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Chapter 826 The Struggle Outside Valhalla

In the afternoon, Li You stood on the top of the Bergen Museum, looking at the city buildings in the distance.

Besides the two buildings in the world of extinguished light, there is also the Bergen Museum at his feet. The only other important buildings remaining in this city are the Raccoon City Police Department and the Tracer headquarters.

In terms of distance, the Bergen Museum is on the outer edge, but that's not surprising, since that world doesn't have supernatural abilities.

Moreover, judging from the style, the levels that appear in the Lower Realm of Valhalla are all from bio-themed worlds, making the appearance of the Bergen Museum rather incongruous.

In fact, according to the usual order, the museum should be the highest priority level to conquer, but unfortunately Li You did not take the usual route into the city and skipped it directly.

However, it happened to be daytime after he came out of the tower, so there was less activity from the horde of zombies and infected people. He came over to check on the situation.

There were no powerful enemies in the Bergen Museum. The trial here was a replica of his experience in that other world. As soon as Li You entered the museum, the building's exit was sealed off, and then a large amount of artillery fire seemed to appear out of thin air and fell on the already riddled building!
What Li You had to do was find a way to prevent the building from being destroyed in the shelling.

The difficulty here is not only because others are trapped inside the building, but also because the building's entrances and exits are blocked, leaving no way to escape. It is also because the horde of corpses outside the building is linked to the artillery fire. The infected people attracted by the explosion have densely surrounded the museum. If the building collapses, Li You will not only be buried under the rubble, but will also be surrounded by them.

Fortunately, this level is no longer too difficult for Li You now.

Instead of trying to prop up the crumbling museum, he unleashed a fiery domain that enveloped the entire building and summoned eight fire dragons to protect the museum.

The power of those artillery attacks was naturally far beyond that of heavy artillery in the real world, but since they were explosive attacks, the damage they caused to the fire dragon he had transformed into was extremely limited.

Moreover, Li You's understanding and control of divine power have become increasingly profound, and he is now fully capable of manipulating the fire dragon to absorb energy from the flames of the explosion and replenish himself.

Therefore, apart from the consumption of activating the Flame Domain, he didn't even need to worry about the issue of divine power reserves.

The artillery bombardment continued for quite some time, but eventually had to stop. After the shelling subsided, the infected horde outside the building gradually dispersed—they avoided activity during the day.

Having confirmed that the outside world was safe and received a system notification that he had completed his mission, Li You went up to the rooftop.

Looking at the remaining important buildings, Li You thought for a moment and then took out the little red flower that Kelan had left behind and looked at it.

Although it can be used to summon and command Night Demons, it certainly won't be as easy to control as Crane and Edge; it can only give Night Demons commands that they can understand.

The number of Night Demons left behind by Kran was not as large as expected, and only a small fraction of them were Sensing Night Demons. The rest were unable to operate during the day, so Li You planned to keep them as a backup plan for a critical moment.

Unfurling wings formed from the teardrop-like material, Li You carefully concealed his form and flew out of the city.

He didn't actually want to leave Valhalla to rest or anything; the direction he was heading was the direction from which the artillery fire that bombed the museum had come, based on his previous observations.

Perhaps due to the influence of the system and world fragments, the world evolved from the Hall of Heroes seems to have monster spawns that are completely illogical. However, after observing it, Li You discovered that this world is actually quite methodical in its details.

For example, during heavy artillery bombardment, the shells seemed to be refreshed directly, but Li You had previously discovered through the Fire Dragon's Eye that all the artillery fire was coming from outside the city, and he had now locked onto that location.

Although it is a test of Valhalla, the necessary assistance within the level can still be used. There is no conflict between them. Valhalla is, after all, a test of the challenger's understanding and mastery of power.

After arriving at the direction from which the artillery fire was coming, Li You searched around the city's edge several times before finally finding the heavy artillery array lying quietly under what appeared to be ordinary ruins.

As Li You had expected, these heavy artillery pieces were still operational, and their ammunition could still carry out two to three rounds of bombardment. Judging from the quantity, this was clearly one of the countermeasures that the Hall of Heroes had deliberately left behind.

However, heavy artillery arrays are very complicated to operate, and it is difficult for one person to handle them.

But this problem is easy to solve.

Li You took out a small red flower and issued a summons. Soon, a small team of Night Demons arrived from different directions.

Needless to say, Li You instructed them to stay and operate the heavy artillery, and to provide artillery support as needed according to his orders.

After that, he flew toward the ruins of the Raccoon City Police Department.

……

Meanwhile, outside Valhalla.

The two Valkyries, Hilde and El, remained quietly waiting here for Li You's return.

Since the last incident at Valhalla, the two discovered that they had lost the ability to open the gates of Valhalla and could not even connect to the inside, leaving Li You isolated inside.

After their attempts failed, they immediately contacted the current Valkyrie Queen Sigriun for help.

Upon hearing the news, Sigurd also arrived quickly, bringing with her two other Valkyries, Gerndar and Kara.

Five Valkyries, including the Valkyrie Queen, arrived together. Logically, even if something happened to Valhalla, they should have been able to force open the gates and rescue the people. However, even with all five of them exerting their influence together, the gates of Valhalla remained tightly shut.

This completely baffled Sigriun. She had never seen anything like this since she became Valkyrie Queen, or rather, since she became a Valkyrie.

Her first thought was whether Odin was behind this. After all, if someone could tamper with Valhalla without her, the Valkyrie Queen, knowing, only the "All Father" could do it.

However, after careful examination, she found no trace of Odin's interference, which meant that the anomaly in Valhalla should be unrelated to him.

So Sigrun was also at a loss.

She immediately thought that she might be able to ask Freya for help, but she also knew that Li You was one of the people who killed Baldr. Even though Freya was persuaded by Tyr not to seek revenge on him, it was still... wait!
Tyr!

Sigrun was startled again. Others might not know, but she knew very well that Tyr's departure was actually a preemptive step into Valhalla, where he was preparing to personally confront Li You in the final battle.

Tyr asked her to keep it a secret, so she didn't say anything.

But now it seems... could it be that Tyr is also trapped inside?

This has more than doubled the severity of the problem!
So Siegrun made a quick decision without hesitation, telling her sisters to guard the gates of Valhalla and report any situation immediately. Then she went to find Freya without stopping.

If Li You was trapped, she might hesitate to ask Freya for help, but with Tyr also trapped, there was no need to consider it at all.

Go and fetch Freya!

That's roughly the situation. So, after Sigrun came by once, she left immediately.

She only allowed Grendel and Kara to stay behind, to take turns guarding Valhalla with Hilder and El. And today, since Li You entered, almost a month has passed.

Hilde and El, who were on duty, looked at the unchanged gates of Valhalla and couldn't help but look worried.

Sigrun said she was going to find Freya, but she never returned. Li You, on the other hand, has been trapped there and shows no intention of coming back.

The four Valkyries guarding this place were worried about Li You, and also afraid that something might have happened to Sigriun.

But they couldn't just leave; they had no choice but to stay here day after day.

However, things seem to have finally changed today... but not inside Valhalla.

Thunder suddenly roared across the horizon of the Black Island, followed by a dazzling rainbow of light that appeared almost instantly before the two Valkyries!
"boom--!!"

After the rainbow bridge flashed, a figure in white robes appeared before Hilde and her companion, followed by a small squad of heavily armored heroic warriors and two Valkyries with green and yellow armor and feathers.

The newcomer looked at Hilde and El, a nasty smile spreading across his fairly handsome face. He spread his arms wide and said, "Oh, isn't this the mistletoe queen's good friend? Instead of going with her to 'restore the balance of the Nine Realms,' why are you idly guarding the gate here?"

Hilde and El looked at the group of people, their expressions behind their masks quite unpleasant.

The squad consists of a captain of a small group of Heroic Spirits, two Valkyries who were candidates in the past but have now been officially appointed, and Heimdall himself, the guardian of the Rainbow Bridge.

Without a doubt, this group of people came with ill intentions—they were all die-hard Odin's loyal followers.

Even with Kratos and Freya present, this lineup still requires careful consideration of the relative strength of the enemy and ourselves. Not to mention that even with the standby Gendal and Kara, there are only four of them.

Even though Hilde and Gendal are among the top Valkyries in terms of combat power, the four of them alone still cannot defeat Heimdal and his group.

However, they have no intention of leaving.

With a flapping of wings, Grendel and Kara, sensing the enemy attack, descended from the sky and landed beside Hilder and El. The four Valkyries each gripped their preferred weapons, adopting a stance that would not allow the other to get any closer.

Heimdall looked at them and suddenly laughed again, a loud laugh: "Hahahaha! You four don't really think you can stop us, do you? Huh?"

He laughed exaggeratedly, only stopping after a long while, then waved his hand: "Rest, Mister, I'm now handing the task over to you. As newly promoted Valkyries, you also want to achieve something and impress the Father of the Gods, don't you?"

"—Now, take four Heroic Spirit Captains and go deal with your past sisters!"

Rist and Mist, whom he summoned, were the two newly promoted Valkyries. Upon receiving the order, they stepped forward without hesitation and drew their weapons as well.

Rist used the same long-handled halberd as Ganna, while Mist used two large cross-shaped frisbees.

After they stepped forward, four heavily armored warriors wielding various weapons such as greatswords, hammers, and scythes also emerged from the Heroic Spirit Captain's squad. They followed silently behind the two, confronting Hilde and her group of four.

The two sides were locked in a standoff, and even the air seemed to be affected by this tension, becoming dry and cold.

With a casual wave of his hand, Heimdall sparked a conflict!
"For the Father of the Gods—!!"

"Valhalla!!"

The two sides' warriors immediately engaged in battle!
Hilde and Kara, along with Rist and Mist, were locked in a fierce battle. They knew these two newcomers, but had never imagined they would meet on the battlefield in this way.

As for Grendel and El, they faced off against four Heroic Spirit captains.

Hilde was skilled in magic, Kara excelled in defense, and they knew these two "sisters," Ristmist, quite well. So, in their clash, one suppressed the opponent, while the other stabilized the situation.

As for Gendal and El, one excels in physical combat and explosive power, while the other specializes in healing but is weaker in combat. Therefore, when they fight together, even against four well-coordinated Heroic Spirit captains, they still maintain a firm advantage.

Genndal spread his wings and weaved through the ranks of the four heroic captains, using physical attacks, wing blades, and scepters in succession, making it difficult for the four to break free of his suppression.

Although Gerndale herself was also trading injuries for injuries, El was continuously providing her with treatment.

From this perspective, the four Valkyries seem to have a much greater chance of winning. Unfortunately, not to mention Heimdall, who is watching the battle with great interest, the remaining captains of the Heroic Spirits would also make the outcome a foregone conclusion once they join the fight.

Hilder and the other three were naturally aware of this, so they had other preparations in place—that is, to send the highest level of distress signal to Sigurd by relying on the connection and communication between the Valkyries.

Of course, since there had been no news from Sigrun for a long time, they were not sure if this would work, but they had no other choice.

If Heimdall himself were here, he could easily kill all four of Hilde's bodies here, leaving only their souls to escape.

Fortunately, this time their appeals were answered.

As Heimdall watched the spectacle unfold, occasionally offering reminders to help his side avoid fatal attacks or launch surprise attacks to gain the upper hand, a spatial rift suddenly appeared silently behind him.

The next moment, Sigurd, clad in gold and red armor, burst out from behind and pounced on Heimdall!
However, even though Heimdall was facing away from the spatial rift and none of the other Heroic Spirit captains reacted or warned him, he seemed to have known about Sigurd's sneak attack all along. He suddenly turned around, his longsword at his waist flashing out, and with a "clang," he blocked Sigurd's scythe!

Looking at Sigriun's mask, Heimdall grinned menacingly: "You don't think this kind of trick will work on me, do you?"

Surprisingly, Sigurd answered him seriously: "Of course not."

Heimdall: "Huh? Oh no...!!"

But it's too late.

“(Old Norse) Rót——!”

A low chant rang out, and suddenly a large clump of green vines sprouted from the black sand, sweeping towards Heimdall, the heroic warriors behind him, and those who were fighting on Odin's side!
Heimdall instantly activated Nation Movement, his speed increasing dramatically, barely avoiding the emerging vines.

However, while he could dodge, his heroic warriors and two Valkyries had no way to avoid it and were instantly bound tightly by the vines!
Heimdall hid in a corner of the beach, looking at Sigriun in front of him, and the woman in battle robes who walked out from the other side, his expression changed slightly:
"Freya... I was just talking about the Mistletoe Queen, and here you are. What, are you here to summon the spirit of your son?"

Although the current situation is clearly unfavorable, he still doesn't know how to restrain his mouth.

At this moment, Freya was not like the character in the game who had already resolved most of her inner conflicts. Upon hearing Heimdall's address, her eyebrows furrowed, her whole body radiating murderous intent, and her eyes seemed to be filled with the turmoil of a storm, ready to roar out!

"...Don't worry, I'll cut off your head and then carefully sew up your hateful mouth so that you won't be able to spout nonsense anymore once you get to Helheim!"

(End of this chapter)