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Chapter 853 The Missing Atreus

Outside Valhalla, on a small island in the black sand.

Squads of heroic warriors were patrolling, with a heroic captain overseeing the defense and keeping a close watch on the situation.

On the surface, their defenses did indeed appear impregnable.

As far as the display is concerned, there is no concept of time, especially since on this small island, even the alternation of day and night is almost invisible.

These soldiers obeyed Odin's orders and patrolled again, day after day, without fail.

However, on this day, despite their heavy guard, the gates of Valhalla suddenly opened.

"Buzzing—"

The gate radiated golden light, attracting the attention of the Heroic Spirit Captain and all the Heroic Spirit Warriors.

Amidst the radiant light emanating from within, three figures slowly emerged.

The robust and burly Kratos, the tall and imposing Tyr, and finally, the relatively plain-looking Li You.

Li You put his Collector's Set back on, but the many weapons he had been carrying had been put back into his system inventory. Now, the legendary equipment looked like an ordinary gray robe.

He himself also concealed his sharp aura, and apart from his eyes, he looked no different from an ordinary person at this moment.

The three walked out of the gate one by one, and were then surrounded by the heroic warriors.

The heavily armored captain of the Heroic Spirits stepped forward, gripping his long-handled warhammer tightly.

"...You really did come out."

Kratos glanced at the soldiers around him, frowned slightly, but said nothing. Tyr exchanged a glance with Li You, then stepped forward and said:
"How long have you been guarding this place?"

According to Kratos, the island should currently be controlled by the Valkyries, led by Freya and Sigriun. However, upon emerging, they found themselves surrounded by Odin's heroic soldiers.

However, none of the three felt any doubt. This was because Kratos had told them before he came out that Freya had mentioned before he entered Valhalla that if Odin sent reinforcements, they would evacuate first.

That's why neither Li You nor Tyr were surprised by the situation. Tyr's question was about how long these people had been guarding the place.

The flow of time inside Valhalla differs from that outside, so their first need is to know how much time has passed in the Nine Realms.

However, it was clear that the captain of the Heroic Spirits would never answer his question.

So at that moment, the captain gripped his long-handled hammer, roared, and swung it at Tyr!

Tyr raised his hand and gently blocked the Heroic Spirit Captain's hammer. With a slight push, a burst of energy sent the Heroic Spirit Captain staggering back several steps, nearly causing him to fall.

This move was learned from Li You. During his battle with Li You, Tyr also learned some tricks—he was a god who never stopped learning.

The surrounding heroic warriors immediately assumed an attack stance. Seeing this, Kratos, of course, wouldn't just wait idly by, and raised his hand to grip his Leviathan Axe.

However, Tyr stopped him: "Wait. Odin is not a fool. The fact that he only sent such a small number of heroic warriors to guard this place means that stopping us is not his purpose at all. He probably wants to get the news as soon as possible."

Indeed, the island's heroic warriors' defenses appear impenetrable at first glance, but a slight comparison with the previous defenses reveals numerous vulnerabilities.

Mimir, holding Kratos's waist, also said, "That's right, brother. That old bastard Odin will never let go of anything that can be used, so he is perfectly capable of doing something like this—leaving a squad of heroic warriors here as bait, just so he can get the news the moment you and Li You leave."

Kratos understood after a moment's thought, and he truly trusted Mimir's judgment.

Li You glanced at Mimir; if Mimir hadn't spoken, he would have almost forgotten that there were four of them.

“So, we need to prevent these guys’ souls from returning to Valhalla in Asgard after they die, to report to Odin,” Kratos said. “How do we do that?”

Tyr was about to say something, but Li You had already stepped forward: "In other words, we must ensure that their souls cannot escape either. Leave it to me."

Kratos and Tyr exchanged a glance, but neither of them said anything to stop them.

Before leaving Valhalla, they had a brief conversation with Li You.

To put it bluntly, even they were quite surprised by Li You's current strength. A mere group of heroic spirit soldiers should be no challenge for him.

Li You stepped forward, looked at the heroic spirit captain in front of him and the heroic spirit soldiers surrounding them, and gently raised his hand.

A wisp of black mist appeared in his palm and gradually transformed into a rising vortex.

The heroic warriors' gazes were all drawn to the vortex, wondering what might emerge from it.

At this moment, Li You smiled slightly and suddenly clenched his fist!
The vortex dissipated, and smoke filled the air, as if nothing had happened.

The captain of the Heroic Spirit was immediately stunned, and then realized that he seemed to have been humiliated by the guy in front of him.

He immediately roared angrily, raised his warhammer, and was about to rush forward to teach Li You a lesson.

"Charge!"

However, before he could finish speaking, a loud dragon roar suddenly echoed across the entire island!

The captain of the Heroic Spirit felt everything go black before his eyes, and then he lost consciousness.

In the eyes of the other heroic warriors, a massive black vortex, almost covering the entire island, appeared in the sky. From the vortex, a jet-black dragon swooped down and swallowed the heroic captain whole!
This dragon was enormous, its coiled body capable of completely enveloping the island. Therefore, it was perfectly reasonable for it not to be satisfied with merely swallowing a single Heroic Spirit Captain.

In fact, the moment it swooped down, it had already devoured most of the heroic warriors, including the captain. Then it raised its head, hovering above the entire island, its cold eyes fixed on the remaining heroic warriors.

The reason why the black dragon didn't devour all the heroic warriors in one go was clearly not because it couldn't, but simply because Li You wanted to get some answers from them.

At this moment, Li You, who had summoned the black dragon transformed from the Mortal Blade and taken control of the situation, looked at the remaining few heroic warriors, randomly picked one, and with a wave of his hand, an invisible force pulled that lucky one in front of him.

"Tell me, how long have you been guarding this place? What happened before that?"

The heroic warriors were all loyal to Odin, and in the new God of War universe, they were actually bound by some kind of restriction placed on them by Odin, making it impossible for them to betray him. Therefore, even though this heroic warrior was terrified, under Li You's interrogation, he could only tremble and utter the number "three months," and then his expression immediately changed drastically, as if his soul was being torn apart, letting out an extremely miserable wail.

"wrong!"

Li You immediately sensed something was wrong and blew out a breath. A thin wisp of blackish-red flame was blown onto the heroic warrior. Before the restrictions within his body could be triggered, it completely incinerated his body and soul, leaving not even ashes.

"Three months...?"

While pondering the answer he had just received, Li You exchanged a glance with Tyr and Kratos.

They spent more time in Valhalla than they expected, and it seemed they needed to return to Sindri's hut as soon as possible to check on their companions' condition.

As for the remaining small group of heroic warriors, Li You already knew that he couldn't get anything out of them, so naturally he had no reason to show mercy.

With a casual wave of his hand, the black dragon that had been hovering above the entire island devoured the remaining heroic warriors, then its body rapidly shrank and turned into black mist, returning to Li You's body.

After casually clearing the entire island, Li You looked at Tyr and Kratos and said, "Let's go."

The two of them had no objections, but they were both shocked by the power that Li You had just displayed.

That's a terrifying power capable of killing any living being!
Mimir couldn't help but exclaim, "Mossol's beard! What kind of power is that? Brother, I thought your twin swords were ferocious enough, but there are weapons like this in the world?! It seems to be made entirely for slaying gods!"

Although Mimir only had a head left, his eyesight was impeccable, as he possessed the same Rainbow Bridge Stone Eye as Tyr. Therefore, he could see that the black dragon from before was essentially a weapon transformed into a spirit.

But this shocked him even more.

Li You didn't hide anything. Although the Mortal Blade had always been one of his trump cards, he had no need to conceal it from allies like Tyr and Kratos.

Moreover, he no longer needs to worry about his abilities being discovered by his enemies, which could lead to them finding ways to target him.

Therefore, he answered with exceptional frankness: "This is the Mortal Blade, which has always been one of my trump cards. It's not that I wanted to hide it or deliberately didn't use it before, but because the Nine Realms have a strong suppression of foreign divine power, I was unable to summon it on this land until I reached this level myself."

Tyr expressed his understanding: "The Nine Realms do indeed suppress otherworldly divine power, especially such a powerful and dangerous force. Kratos, this is one of the reasons why your power has been weakened and cannot be maintained for long."

Kratos himself didn't seem to care much. In fact, by this time, he had lived in Northern Europe for decades and was quite used to it.

So he simply replied, "That's enough."

Without going into further details, the group left the area and returned to the Nine Realms. They then used the teleportation array prepared by Tyr to return to Sindri's hut.

……

Having been away for a long time, this dwelling nestled in the gaps of the World Tree remains unchanged, with not a single change in its environment.

This was Kratos's first time here, and he had come along because he knew Atreus had likely come with Freya and the others. Before entering Valhalla, he had asked Freya to take care of Atreus.

Tyr stepped forward, knocked on the door, and then pushed it open. Everyone inside immediately turned to look at them.

"Tyr, Li You!"

A joyful voice rang out; it was Freya who came out of the room inside the house.

She saw the two people behind her at the same time: "Kratos, you did it!"

But she also noticed the change in Li You's aura and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled: "Li You? Did you succeed?"

Meeting Freya's gaze, Li You said nothing, but a glint of divine light flashed in his eyes. The overwhelming pressure made Freya subconsciously take a half step back.

She immediately realized, "You did it! That's great!"

Li You smiled slightly. He had already heard from Kratos that Freya had let go of her hatred for the two of them.

However, Tyr, who was standing at the front, noticed something unnatural in Freya's expression.

He didn't hide anything and immediately asked, "What happened, Freya?"

When he asked, Freya's expression changed slightly, and then she sighed and said, "I was just about to tell you about this. Kratos, this has to do with you."

Kratos's expression changed, then he realized something and asked, "...Where is Atreus?"

"Come in, I have something to say about him," Freya said solemnly.

A moment later, the group arrived at the hut, in the room that had originally been assigned to Atreus.

Kratos took a letter Freya handed him, read it, and his face immediately turned ashen.

The letter was left by Atreus. The contents of the letter were very simple. Atreus said that he had "made some discoveries" and would be leaving temporarily to act alone for a while. He told Freya and the others not to worry.

The letter was undoubtedly Atreus's handwriting, and it also retained his scent, but nothing else.

Seeing Kratos's pale face, Freya said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Kratos. I was staying at Brok and Sindri's place with Atreus, so I was in the room next to his."

"But just a few days ago, when I came to call him for breakfast, I found that he was gone, leaving only this letter."

“Brock and Sindri checked the house; there were no signs of use on the doors, windows, or the external portal. We don’t even know how he left…”

“I’ve already sent my sisters to help search, and Brock and Sindri are helping too. I just returned from Midgard… because I can’t go to other realms, I can only search here.”

Kratos clutched the letter, his face grim and silent. Beside him, Tyr and Li You exchanged a glance, both sensing the other's worry.

Especially Li You. Atreus's sudden departure without saying goodbye could only lead him to one possibility: the events in God of War 5, where Atreus went to the Iron Forest or Asgard, had now occurred ahead of schedule.

If that's the case, then they'll be quite busy from now on.

So he thought for a moment and asked, "Did Atreus behave anything unusual before he left? For example, did he mention his mission as a giant?"

(End of this chapter)