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Chapter 805 The Spartan Wrath of Atreus

When Freya saw Kratos step forward, she was first surprised, and then instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

She quickly tried to stop Kratos: "Kratos, this has nothing to do with you, you don't need to..."

However, Kratos looked at Baldr but did not attack him. He simply said in a deep voice, "The path you have chosen, revenge, will not bring you peace... I know that very well."

Badr glanced at him, then laughed: "You... I'll deal with you later. Family matters come first."

As he spoke, he tried to get closer to Freya, but Kratos reached out a hand to stop him and pushed him back a few steps.

Baldr looked at Kratos, who stood unwaveringly in front of Freya, then at Li You, who was standing to his side, gently stroking the hilt of his spiral sword, and smiled: "Want to try again?"

He spread his arms and looked at the crowd: "You all seem to think that you can kill me now? Then I can only say that you are truly the most foolish people in the entire Nine Realms."

Kratos and Li You didn't say anything, but Freya's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and the piercing premonition she had felt earlier resurfaced in her mind.

"……Now?"

She looked closely at Bader and finally realized where her persistent unease was coming from.

She sensed the change in Badr's aura.

Freya's face turned deathly pale. She looked at Baldr and asked in a trembling voice, "Child, your protective charm...?"

Badr noticed her expression, and as if realizing something, burst into laughter: "Hahahaha—!! You finally noticed? That's right, the curse you left me has been broken! I can feel it now!"

Upon receiving Bader's confirmation, Freya swayed instantly, almost collapsing on the spot despite being a goddess.

"How could this be... How could you..."

Badr noticed Freya's distress and seemed quite interested in mentally tormenting her. Instead of acting rashly, he sneered:
"You'll have to ask that collector over there. I don't know how he did it, but he really did break my curse—I almost have to thank him."

Upon hearing this, Freya looked at Li You, her eyes filled with extremely complex emotions—anger, confusion, but mostly grief and fear.

"Why are you?"

Kratos and Atreus also looked at Li You at this moment. They had just learned that Baldr's immortality had been broken.

When Freya appeared, Li You was already mentally prepared for what was to come. So, facing the gazes of everyone, including Bader, he spoke without hesitation:
“Baldur ambushed Kratos and me on our way back from Helheim. I wounded him with my mistletoe spear at that moment, breaking his immortality, and then Odin rescued him.”

Upon hearing this, Freya subconsciously looked at Kratos again, and Kratos nodded to her.

Freya's vision went black again.

Of course she remembered that when Kratos returned from Helheim with the heart of the bridge keeper, he told her that the person who had been tracking them had blocked their way, and it was Li You who had held him back, which was why he had brought Atreus back to Helheim.

But Freya never imagined that the person who had been tracking Kratos and his son, as well as Li You, was her own son!

Badr was still laughing maniacally: "Hahahaha!! So that's it, it was mistletoe, the antidote to my curse. Mother, you've kept this from me for so long!"

Hearing her son's sarcastic laughter, Freya gradually calmed down.

Kratos and Atreus both looked at her with some concern. Atreus even wanted to come over and help her up, but she just waved to Atreus gently, composed herself, and stood up again.

"...Excuse me, please give us some space now."

Upon hearing this, neither Kratos nor his son approached any further, while Li You narrowed his eyes slightly.

Freya looked at Badr, took a deep breath, and said, "...Child, I know you hate me, and I realize that I made a mistake. I ignored your feelings and imposed my protection on you."

She gently extended her hand: "But I've already paid the price for my mistakes. Look at you, you're free now! You've got what you wanted!"

Freya spoke sincerely to Bader, telling him about her feelings over the years.

"If you can try to forgive me, maybe we can start over..."

But upon hearing this, Badr erupted once again.

“…No, no, no, no.” He glared fiercely at Freya. “Absolutely not. Because I will never forgive you!”

Looking at Freya, whose arm hung limply at her side, Baldr let out another chilling laugh: "All these years, I've done so much for Odin, just to find a way to break the curse."

“But this time, my curse has been lifted. Why do you think I would still listen to that old man and track these people?”

Freya understood, and the color drained from her face again: "You did this for...me?"

“That’s right!” Badr said hatefully, “It’s all because of you, Mother! Even if my curse is lifted, I will never forgive you. You must pay the price for the time you took from me!”

Hearing this, Freya finally gave up all hope. She now understood just how deep Baldr's hatred for her was, that even after losing his immortality, he would still come back to find her.

Freya wanted to argue that she had already paid a heavy price, but she only felt exhausted at that moment.

Looking at Baldr, whose eyes were filled with hatred, Freya slowly stretched out her hands again.

"...I understand. If this makes you happy, if my death can put your life back on track, then I won't stop you."

She opened her arms to Badr, completely letting her guard down.

Bader looked at her and simply said, "...I know."

He then stepped forward and reached out his hand as well. At first, his gesture seemed to be to touch Freya's face, but when he got to her, he grabbed her neck tightly!

His hands gradually tightened, and Freya slowly lost her strength. But she still did not resist; she simply looked at Bader with tenderness in her eyes.

She opened her mouth: "I...love..."

"boom--!!"

Suddenly, there was a loud crash. Freya felt a gust of wind sweep past her, and the hand that was gripping her neck disappeared instantly.

She opened her eyes and saw that Baldr had already been sent flying by Kratos's punch!
"No! Kratos, no..."

But Kratos didn't turn around to look at her, because after being punched away, Baldr had also unleashed all his divine power and roared as he charged over!

“Ahhhh——!!”

"Boom!!"

Kratos and Baldr clashed head-on, their fists and palms locked, their terrifying power colliding without reservation!

The ground on the mountaintop platform shattered under the force of their outburst, and Kratos and Baldr both roared in fury!

Freya tried to stop them, but the aftershocks of their fight completely drowned out her voice.

"Boom——!!"

The platform shattered, and the sound of collisions echoed continuously. Baldr roared, his voice even drowning out Kratos's.

With another loud bang, everyone saw Baldr unleash his divine power without reservation, punching Kratos back and slamming him into the mountainside.

Gravel fell in a flurry, dust and snow scattered everywhere, and Baldr roared as he charged toward Freya, slamming his fist down!
"Boom—!!" An invisible shockwave spread out again, and this time, it was Li You who stood in front of Freya.

The glass umbrella opened, and the Shield of Aegis covered it, allowing Li You to block Baldr's punch.

"Are you going to get in my way too?"

"Li You, this has nothing to do with you. I can handle this!"

Badr and Freya spoke one after the other, but Li You didn't respond to either of them. He just stared at Badr and said:
“I thought you would go and experience your new life after losing your immortality, but I didn’t expect you to still be running errands for Odin. You are really a good son of your father.”

Baldr simply continued punching Li You's shield: "Odin? I don't care what that old guy is thinking, I just want revenge!"

Another punch landed, causing the Aegis Shield to tremble violently, and the blue light barrier quickly turned red.

“I’ve already experienced a new life in Asgard. But Odin found me and reminded me that I still have a score to settle with her!”

The red light of the Aegis Shield grew even brighter. Li You temporarily withdrew the shield and held his spear horizontally in front of him, blocking Baldr's attack.

"So, to put it another way, your own father Odin sent you to seek revenge on your birth mother? Don't you find that absurd?"

Freya, who had originally given up resisting, was jolted awake and roused after hearing the conversation between Badr and Li You.

"Odin? He sent you to find me?"

Freya's face even regained some color. "Child, no matter what happens to me, you can't trust him!"

Badr continued his frenzied attack, and Li You felt he was struggling to hold on—mainly because it was difficult to protect Freya, who was not resisting at all.

But then a roar came, and Kratos burst out from under the collapsed rocks, swinging the Leviathan Axe at Baldr!

The two clashed again, and this time the burst of divine power shattered most of the platform made of giant rocks beneath their feet. Everyone fell onto the snow-covered mountain path below, and the sound of impact was deafening.

Atreus was also assisting during the earlier exchange of blows. He drew his bow and aimed at Baldr's head repeatedly, but to little effect.

At that moment, the platform beneath his feet shattered, and he, along with the others and the dying Red Dragon lying beside him, fell heavily to the ground.

He managed to get up, but because of the falling pebbles and swirling snow, he couldn't see anything for a moment.

Just then, a hand grabbed his neck from behind.

"Father... Ugh!!"

"Atreus!!"

Kratos was also taken aback and turned to look for his child, while Li You immediately unleashed his Flame Domain, instantly melting and blowing away all the flying snow and smoke.

Their vision returned, and then everyone saw that Baldr had grabbed Atreus and was standing on the edge of the cliff.

"Atreus—!!"

Li You was somewhat helpless. How did Atreus end up being taken hostage again?

Are you also a naturally born hostage saint?
Freya was also startled. She tried to persuade Baldr to release Atreus, but Baldr ignored her and just looked at Kratos and Li You.

"If you don't want me to strangle this brat, get out of here and mind your own business!"

Kratos stared nervously at Baldr, pondering how to save his son. Li You then spoke up, "Atreus is the person Odin wants, isn't he? You strangled him; aren't you afraid you won't be able to explain it to Odin?"

Baldr just scoffed: "I told you, I don't care about that old man at all! My mother cursed me and abandoned me, and Odin only used me as a tool. I have no attachment to either of them. I only want revenge!"

Upon hearing this, Freya's eyes turned red: "I abandoned you? Who told you that? Was it Odin?"

She cried out in a hoarse voice, "He's a liar! I never intended to abandon you, I only wanted to protect you! He's the one who banished me to Midgard!"

Freya wept bitterly, but Badr remained unmoved:
“I don’t care. He may have deceived me, he may have taken advantage of me, but in the end, the one who placed that curse on me is you, Mother!”

Upon hearing this, Freya swayed again.

She had come to realize that her child had been completely warped, because of the hatred in his heart and because of Odin's instigation.

Li You looked at Bader with an inscrutable expression.

He had said so much to Badr, of course not because he thought he could persuade him with words alone.

From the initial background recap to the repeated emphasis later on, all these words were actually meant for Freya.

From all perspectives, it's unlikely that Badr will survive, and Li You doesn't want to let him go either.

But the person who killed Badr will undoubtedly bear Freya's resentment and anger. Li You wanted Badr to say a few more words so that he could help Freya recognize who she should really hate later.

Of course, Li You didn't expect to quell Freya's anger with just a few words after killing Badr, but he had other preparations.

"child……"

Seeing the resolute look in Baldr's eyes, Freya wanted to say something more, but Baldr had already tightened his grip on Atreus's neck: "Now!"

Kratos grew increasingly nervous, and Freya, seeing that her attempts to persuade him were futile, also sighed.

"Kratos, Li You, I appreciate your protection, but this is ultimately my family matter."

She took a deep breath to calm herself. "My affairs with my child are none of anyone else's business. I also don't want Atreus to get hurt, so leave me alone and let me handle it."

As she spoke, she gently pushed aside Li You, who was blocking her way, and walked towards Bader.

As she approached, Badr laughed, but his laughter carried an undeniable sadness.

However, at that moment, seeing Freya, who had saved him, about to fall into Baldr's hands, Atreus could no longer hold back.

He was intelligent enough to know that if Baldr really took Freya away, Freya would have no chance of survival.

So, as Freya walked towards Baldr empty-handed, Atreus gradually let out an angry shout!

“Ahhhh——!!”

At that moment, everyone present noticed a powerful and intense divine force emanating from him!

Freya was startled, Badr's eyes widened, and Mimir was also amazed.

Even Kratos couldn't hide his shock: "...The Wrath of Sparta!? Atreus!"

Li You, who had originally planned to have V, who had been lying in wait, make a move, stopped what he was doing and watched in surprise as Atreus roared and his body gradually swelled up until he finally transformed into a tall brown bear!

"Roar--!!"

During the transformation, Atreus broke free from Baldr's restraints, roared, turned around, and slammed his huge bear paw down at Baldr!

"boom!!"

(End of this chapter)