Chapter 238: Valhalla (4)
oAhqUntil now the walls had been constantly taking a defensive stance. It was because there was no advantage in leaving the wall and going on the offense.RsyfE
7FZFActually, part of it was that they didn’t dare leave the gates due to the endless rocks and boulders that were being thrown by the titans.7Tc63
TSY“The titans aren’t throwing rocks anymore!”nfproak
oNb0“Now! Now is the time!!”HBVmH
p6bUjoThanks to Josephine and Erin stopping the rocks, and the countless supplies of men willing to fight, the wall was still firmly holding on.cgNGwK
LOI05REven though it should have fallen in its first encounter against 150,000 northerners, they instead became allies and added on top of that were the reinforcements from the capital.xvuvB
1mVbLIThe waves of monsters could not break through the thousands of knights and mages, and a hundred thousand soldiers, despite their numbers.mypbpk9
BBTvHAnd…PWu7Q1
QEUfj“Jormungandr…!”uM0
Lt0Standing on their side and fighting with them was the traitor serpent.OizTG9
c85k7XESnake of Infinity, Jormungandr. World Serpent, Midgardsormr… The beast of Apocalypse was referred to with several names.Gk0x
QnukzZWOriginally, it was the ‘last resort’ that had been handed over to Miruam by Tates Valtazar as a sign of their alliance.Vq6wazm
ud0dThe baby Midgard Serpent that was hiding in her walking stick, which was originally supposed to devour its owner and fall along with the world, woke up without its destined prerequisites.H3u4DTK
Ue23e“Fuu… It’s eating up mana at a ridiculous speed.”4zO
YIy5gZA“Please don’t give up, Lady Dunareff. I will probably die if it’s just me,” said the princess.TobNGu
dymphyn“I am trying my best.”njds1FT
tqtWb90Vampire Marie Dunareff was assisting with the power required to maintain the Snake of Infinity.5NTTGv
BtX9She was the child gifted by mana. Her ingenious talents in magic as well as the abundant capacity of mana allowed the serpent to awake and grow.BKMc
ThxThat was how she was able to control the serpent that was supposed to devour not only Miruam but everything else.loTG
16PSmTOThis was the result of two very-different people risking their lives hoping to save one life, and was perhaps a demonstration of his karma.3MM
xqw“It’s incredible. How much mana… Are you really human?”NP5mAi0
0WuAGz“Yes I am. Hehe…”oCaJQ78
4IVUOpY“…Why are you laughing?”jt2coa
Pzja“You are thinking of me as human, right?”PB0iUT
ysER9Rl“Hmm…”sqcskf
WjdtuMiruam realized that she had unknowingly seen Marie the Vampire as a human like herself.HYb0
Bzn2She had a strong hatred against demi-humans. She detested them; she loathed them and thought of them as demons.UPF
o8258MBecause they killed her mother, her loved ones and left an inerasable mark on her, she hated them so much… that she had stayed in the cycle of hatred.5RdkVx
Qg5u[Let’s stop here. This… this isn’t right.]kYk28
jWl0M6PThat cycle was stopped by one man – a man who held her back with his own life on the line.8HGFlm
miOVubAnd she had a feeling this was his second time. Despite having a second chance at life after experiencing the death of his child and his loved ones, he was still risking his life trying to persuade her to stop.9Fm
ksVcDue to that, she let go of her sword of revenge and was able to confront it.8EPk7h
cx9[My daughter died. She was brutally murdered and I couldn’t save a single bone.]UA4EOk
heO[I wanted to take my revenge. I hated the world, and cursed the humans.]mImz1mN
YeRDNLooking at the nemesis who was similarly lost in the same cycle of revenge…nnFOvM0
gfWB6eG[I must have passed the end at one point… I had crossed the line.]8vIO
Its1ebVShe realized she was no different from them.UzHJ950
XyAJ0Le“Hmph…”JzZGMzF
r6KvdIt was funny how her lifelong hatred had dissipated just from the existence of a single man.HwtBxqH
xONR“Please continue pouring in mana. Leave the control to me.”lEhK
4JaWQThe serpent opened its gigantic mouth.u95f
RcMRaThe Midgard Serpent, which could grow instantaneously and even devour the world itself, was biting into the neck of the Frost Giant, refusing to let go of it.O9Sm42
Ef6tgE1Meanwhile, after letting their Einherjars out to fight one another, the Valkyries were glaring at each other.h0hFK9
2FfG5kE“…”qdpQUl
CWJG9“…”3C0Jx
WcgGxBrunhild, who decided to side with humanity, and Hlokk and other Valkyries who sided with Valtazar – although they were facing each other as enemies of different factions, there was no regret nor remorse on their faces.hNrHRT
soV9mg“I didn’t think I would fight against a sister in a war.” Brunhild said in a calm voice while facing her opponent.5yw
k7GX“Me too,” replied Hlokk. “Against Brunhild-unni at that. More importantly… did you escape your curse?”cA0s5Fs
sCyfHlokk realized immediately that the curse of the God King had disappeared.rZmerwS
7tW“Yes. Sir Korin overcame the Trial of Fire, but he did not remove my armor.”wbh8VE
H1z“What? But right now you’re…”mXtci
47eRM“So I removed it myself and handed it over to the most qualified.”6gh2fFB
FUt“Hmm…”P8Cp
BHbOrmtHlokk found it very surprising… and also tempting. The story of a hero who voluntarily let go of the chance to acquire the leader of Valkyries was intriguing after all.9iP5dwV
AS9hj“The ‘man with a spear’… I see, Skuld might have been referring to either one of the two.”oyrX7
wradr“I firmly believe that Sir Korin is the one prophesied,” Brunhild replied with certainty.8sJ1j
rTX2gs“We will see. Skogul-unni and the Spear Sisters are against him right now. Today will be his fall.”yuZFY
NOrGTNo-one could beat the Spear Sisters by themselves. They were the strongest elites among Valkyries who hunted down countless Frost Giants and Flame Giants. There was no way that they would lose to an individual who wasn’t even a giant—VLo
UOBnzd“They did lose to him, Tates Valtazar. Didn’t they?”6ahAq
7xn1pQA“…He doesn’t count. He is not an existence that mere demi-gods like us can fathom.”yvufrO
aw4Everyone saw the radiant light he had demonstrated – the intense heat ravishing the ground with its might.OMwbYC
B9hWBrunhild understood why the sisters had turned away.JQY8xze
TcMRcThey were entranced by that power.AA0
q00They were so charmed by it, that they even discarded their belief towards the King of Gods whom they had been serving their whole life.QkHSDj
g8whug“Being strong is different from being right… Human lives are always the most valuable.” Brunhild declared.u84
HatzThe value and conviction Korin Lork pursued was instilled even in the heart of Brunhild, who had been in countless battles.447gxm3
455“…But conviction alone can’t win a war.” Saying that, Hlokk turned and looked the titans that were slowly walking their way.QPY
kY4wmNoThey were enemies whom the Valkyries had detested the most. Although the resurrected titans were nothing but empty shells of giants, it was still hard to swallow the disgrace of receiving their assistance.HWQmghI
SoXeG“I am sure the reason behind this reckless attack to our encampment is to get a hold of me for putting Korin Lork inside the gate, but you guys alone won’t be enough.”K7AxM8
et9vThat was how powerful these titans were, let alone the countless horde of demons standing behind the Einherjars.NppxOu
DDA3Bq“You’re right,” Brunhild replied. “We alone wouldn’t be enough.”kLCs7hq
oQTU63“What do you mean?”LpxR5
YtvEIt was then that Hlokk witnessed light approaching from behind Brunhild.qXTbP
FZWDczA radiant and divine light of heaven.Xjb6i
tuQk1kBThe owner of divinity, whom they had been longing and praying for this whole time.6Oj
lew14****TaWxlq
hVL8Qu1Geiro Skugol.SJnrZ
xLD3She, who was always leading the troops at the vanguard, had witnessed countless warriors.PZhHB
VstFighting, killing, winning, losing and winning again.NJhRS5b
c1tThe long history of war sometimes had unique turning points.S3ER5
6WwkqbA superhuman.H3ZJ
8HpOne ‘unique’ existence who could change history.ZslpXF
UNdJ4xThe pinnacle of a generation.KSIFW
NZK9BWt‘To think there was another being of this level… apart from Tates Valtazar.’XYdDnWG
fGrThe combined attack of 7 valkyries had been blocked by a single human. In the long annals of history, Tates Valtazar had been the only one to do the impossible.YIsKCJW
rRIGqSkogul turned to her four sisters who had fallen to the ground – her long comrades had met their end gloriously as a warrior.6fpL
XCGhOThere were only three of them left. None of them were in a good shape but the same was for their opponent.0xR
rfldFF“Huu…”a4n
oXkUTheir attacks had been fully offset, but what shredded the Valkyries and crushed Korin Lork was the aftermath of their attack.Y4l
WvFThe dimensions were cracked… and a hole had been created in the sky.bv6xPRz
WPC7AWLooking at the hole in the sky, Skogul wondered how a human being could possibly do such a thing.HlYlL
V4kSIt wasn’t in the realm of being powerful or fast – it was an impossible feat unless one was a transcendent, but what was most surprising was that he reached that level during the fight.FfzDQ
tEnAA technique that he shouldn’t have been able to manifest, was awakened in the heat of battle.23F
W4xThat truly was the uniqueness of a superhuman.oAk8sef
j7F“But he is also greatly hurt. He won’t be able to do the same thing again. We must end it now before he recovers with his mysterious regeneration.”tQGhm8
D20CPUThe leftover sisters all attacked at once, thinking that with their long experience in battlefields that they would be able to defeat an exhausted foe.rtAFQa
F4ZOG“That’s a mistake.”GBTbna
cmwCLThe first to attack was always Geiromul with her lightning-fast stab.SkhW1
JsXyIb– Kang!tW7
KZUT1pFacing off the sharp and menacing stab was the Secret Art of Ominous Snake.p7IyHqC
QsWWhen the two spears collided, Korin’s Silver Spear slithered forward like a serpent.9zuYA
Fwj0“Huh?”8A5jG
9aY4rIImmediately after that, he added a little twist to his wrist. The spears intertwined like magnets and before long, Geiromul’s spear was digging into the ground.au6Tv98
GZELan:mvK
wiSAfter deflecting the incoming attack,BLIKhVM
DeDwakNa:t59r
5tPTiUFThe Silver Spear pushed down on Geiromul’s spear,Ybu
XQvZ“Ugh?!”yLA4
YMje3lFZha:obq
LPcbBh5And following that was a piercing stab.7agvD
vKPrvab“Kuhuk…!”EnXu
HSDMIt took 0.3 seconds for all that to happen and for the Silver Spear to end up in Geiromul’s chest.DEy7kR
exch4However, when Korin tried to retrieve the spear, he realized it was stuck.pxEcVXJ
5lr“…”bpoLcuL
bhAeEI1In spite of the spear piercing through her body, the female warrior was holding onto the shaft, refusing to let go of it.Gqgdm5
IX2AJ“Korin Lork!”TQXTQd
z0vPNContinuing the legacy of her sister, Geiravor stabbed towards his head. Korin dodged the spear by pulling his head to the side, and after letting go of the spear threw a quick jab at Geiravor’s nose.tGRmgHz
MkN9“Kuhuk…!”WMa
7eSHe then reached his palm out towards Geiravor’s chest and erupted his aura at once.wGDFp8j
RqPyExEight Trigrams: Mixed Originksq
4mIl7WHis aura created a turmoil in her body and Geiravor soon collapsed powerless.cjL4N
bLr“…”zr51N
poaWCMWithout even feeling out of breath, Korin gazed at Skogul. The beautiful red-haired shield maiden was looking straight back despite her falling sisters.ZxewyaD
VzjMdIJ“You seem tired. Let’s end it in one strike.”0PDZL7
bVVThe two of them clenched onto their spears. There was no room for any petty tricks – no runes or magic.eGcA51J
S51DdThere was only thing they had to show each other.dvVPO
BeU58ZTheir fastest stab and the quickest step forward.UJ39
tf6Ominous Snake—RTeUY3B
tp3tKorin Lork entered the black world and unleashed his quickest stab. Only a few were permitted to tread in this dark dimension.Y1Qwt
VJT9O“Don’t look down on me!”qVUVU
H1bSkogul, however, was the pinnacle of spears among Valkyries and took the same step forward. She treaded through the Domain just like Korin Lork.HE9O
0Yx7vQRKak—!Kv4Z7rX
f7tQTheir Domains collided as the dimensions cried out in pain. Physical matter disintegrated and only the most resilient of metals were able to hold on.bS2WC34
1wYI3Inside the Domain of destruction with everything disintegrating to nothing, Skogul witnessed it.RhHQW5
tEPKorin retried the spear before stabbing again. Between those two attacks there was—1Ah
Uyru‘No gap?’P7eFL
2jBknXvWhen Skogul came to herself, a spear tainted in black was penetrating through her chest.sPMND9
Bwu“…”CN0l
OWKrFBG“…”hifGVe
SHdcWhat kind of fallacy was this? There was not a sliver of gap between the retrieval and the second stab. What was she supposed to do against such irrational and illogical attack.bLnnA
AxhsNNSkogul didn’t bother questioning whether that was possible or not. There was no meaning in denying what she saw with her own very eyes.X1Mxy
cC2Ab5Unbeknownst to her, what she witnessed was the final move of Six Ways of the Spear, Void.ad1
kQkkzThe pinnacle of spearmanship that Erin Danua reached had been demonstrated by her disciple.WVt
O2NThis ‘Void’ as well as ‘that thing’ he used to overcome the final attack of the Valkyries. This man…MFweV
vFLju“Remarkable… You combined two truths into one…”mGR
BYcnNot only one but two… How was that even possible?jT7mt
kivgW0“They’re not my originals. It’s all thanks to a great master and a hero who gave everything he had.”hL5A
KlkA61k“Even then…”ot13bR
sIJPutting that to action was a different matter altogether.uVIYQqW
RK7pJErin Danua and Sebancia Duke. The profound truth reached by those two people had been combined by this young man. Who could be called a genius if not him?S0Zzh
ZYNR3t“Perhaps… You really are the one prophesied…”04YZZ1d
UkTRdDid they make the wrong choice then?Flsk3
hdPRegardless, that didn’t matter to her anymore. Skogul decided not to worry about something that was already too late.v6e8Nf
MLSfbT– GURAAAAAAAA!eG8
LibntnThe cries of the dead echoed from all around. The souls of warriors were crying after witnessing the deaths of their respected skjaldmaers.yBYLW
yYfNKXF“Sorry but… you’re too dangerous. You really might… be able to defeat that man.”hqhKFwe
LXtL“…”AykV
LtxnSeSkogul crumbled down after taking out the spear digging into her chest. She was throwing up blood but was still looking straight at Korin’s eyes.sVd
VyXhX“You will die here today. The era of gods… will return.”pU79y
oQEThe reason for their betrayal and their obsession was all because of the warriors under their lead.ixzO
v6aspeAs such, Korin Lork had to die here, whether the Frost Giant or Tates Valtazar wanted it or not…lREF1yg
oAe“Please die here. For my glorious warriors… who I couldn’t save until the end.”b5woZr
enHUyX“Sorry. I can’t do that.”tYVv
zGEUThe legion was fast approaching. All Korin Lork had was a powerless jiangshi girl and his dying body, but even then, there was no giving up in his dictionary.A5rqJVi
Iqcl“I have vowed to save the world, you see.”YDaex
Tq6He lifted his spear.xtB67xX
1eFC6Despite losing the Sun and his arms shaking from injuries… he knew no retreat.unJxM
sHMpB6S“A thousand Einherjar huh. Let’s give it a shot.”cKNpWwA
9VKM——!!!!!!MBDN0pF
9rFXThat was when the sky opened above the Valhalla.IDoLC8
VtLThe sky opened as light descended onto the darkened world. Her light was so radiant that it certainly wouldn’t be insufficient even when compared to the Sun or Light.jJfYXQW
E3sJRV“I, Erin Danua, Divinity of Justice.”J6ity
UGTIt was the Light of Justice.D5Y1GT
4xB“Am the one enraged by injustice, follower of rules, and the teacher of what is right. You shall all kneel before righteousness. And most importantly—0Ev4aC
70BuHlz“For my beloved disciple.”pb7DP91
syOThe final Ard Ri, the Queen of Paradise descended into Valhalla.PxbRE3
PB8mlh****oWXXd
LggMeanwhile, as the Valkyries under the lead of Brunhild were fighting against Hlokk,0rL
YfdJosephine was able to open Hlokk’s ‘gates’ with advice from Brunhild. It was because her dimensional spell operated under the same principles as the Valkyries’.0Lu
Vkxc2“We need to send reinforcements this way as well, but we can only send a small number inside.”3FoZr
iEvGQm“In that case…”43h
tnTdnAsEveryone turned their eyes to one person. Due to the ongoing war with the titans and the hordes of monsters, they had to rely on someone who could fight at their full potential even when fighting alone.qpY3Yvu
eOVcHThey turned to the strongest person in their group, who soon opened her mouth.Kdcp
CQ0“I will go inside alone. I will leave the outside in your hands.”fb2Ww
MepMnChErin Danua threw herself into the fissure heading into Valhalla.NyqqYQ
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