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Chapter 884 The Final Pre-Battle Meeting
Midgard, at the gates of Tyr's temple.

Li You, Tyr, and Kratos stood side by side on the temple bridge, looking up at the towering statue of Tyr in front of the temple.

"...All preparations are complete, and it's about time."

After a long pause, Tyr spoke.

Kratos simply nodded without speaking, while Li You turned around and looked at the Temple Bridge, which had been covered in snow but now had a large open space cleared out.

Along the long temple bridge, rows of barracks and many functional buildings now stand, where inhabitants of various races move back and forth, preparing for the upcoming war.

The commanders of the light and dark elves rested peacefully in adjacent tents; the tall, but frigid undead general sat alone in a corner, keeping the living at bay; the materialized Valkyries moved about the camp, inspecting the preparations for various projects.

In the logistics area, a few dwarven craftsmen, with human assistants, were forging weapons and equipment, while the creatures transporting supplies and equipment were ferocious-looking night demons. Occasionally, beautiful flower demons could be seen directing the night demons to work, and these flower demons would also talk to the Valkyries.

At first glance, the scene here is similar to that of Gladsheim preparing for war, and even more professional and efficient.

However, unlike the scene in Asgard, the people coming and going here do not have fatigue and numbness on their faces, but rather an unwavering determination and hope for the future.

Furthermore, none of those present were commoners, and certainly no child laborers. Everyone who came here could be considered a warrior, even the few dwarves or other races of artisans who were not skilled in combat, all of whom came with a purpose.

In the game, this is also the headquarters of the Allied leaders. On the eve of the war, Kratos and his group rested here.

As for why this place was chosen, it's because when Ragnarok begins, the allied forces of the Nine Realms will march through Tyr's Temple toward Asgard.

In the game, according to the established setting, although only the leadership is gathered here, the armies of various races are actually already prepared in their respective realms. They are just waiting for Ragnarok to arrive before they march on Asgard.

That being said, the scenes in the game are really too small, so much so that even Kratos's pre-battle declaration at the end doesn't seem like preparation for Ragnarok, but rather like a village brawl.

The situation is different now. Although Li You followed the same approach as in the game, only gathering the leadership here, this world is much larger than the original game, so the atmosphere is on a completely different level.

Just like the temple bridge, which was twice as long and stretched towards the Kingdom Tower in the far distance, the entire bridge was now filled with all kinds of tents, and everyone was busy at work. The scale was many times larger than in the game.

Even so, this is only a preparation area for a portion of the core troops. As mentioned earlier, only commanders of mid-level or higher rank will gather here.

As for the armies of the Nine Realms, just as originally planned, they are currently ready to go in their respective kingdoms.

Li You glanced at the well-organized preparations on the temple bridge, then turned back to look inside the open gate.

The foyer that originally led to the temple's teleportation room, which was formerly the location of Brock and Sindri's blacksmith shop, has now been converted into a command center and conference room, where Freya and the others are currently.

"It's almost time."

Li You then nodded to Kratos and Tyr and entered the temple's front hall.

Where the blacksmith's counter used to be, a three-dimensional map resembling a sand table has now been placed, showing what Asgard looks like, from the outermost walls of Halidor to Odin's great wooden house in the deepest part, all scaled down to the same proportions as reality.

If needed, this sand table can even be zoomed in and out in certain areas. Clearly, such an ingenious tool was made by dwarven craftsmen.

At this moment, Freya and Frey, siblings, were discussing the overall strategy around the sand table. On the other side of the sand table, V and Isshin were gesturing at the sand table, seemingly discussing from which angle and position to launch an attack.

The Freya siblings are one thing, but V and Isshin, one from ancient times and the other from the future, make for a rather abstract combination. However, the two involved are completely unaware of this and are instead discussing specific tactics in a very harmonious manner.

Incidentally, the two of them, along with Frey, had only recently returned from Vanaheim, where small-scale battles frequently broke out as Odin continued his attacks.

Eager to familiarize himself with his powers, and with V wielding the Black Blade, the two of them had been helping Frey and guarding Vanaheim.

Besides the four of them, the dark-skinned Hildesvini was also standing by the sand table. As a strategist, he would occasionally offer his opinions.

Although they were all having a lively discussion, when Li You and his two companions walked in, everyone on the sand table stopped talking and looked over.

“…It’s time for the meeting.” Freya realized something. “They should be back soon.”

As soon as she finished speaking, a mysterious door on the other side of the temple's front hall activated on its own, revealing a blue and white light screen. Then, Yuzu and V walked out from it.

Needless to say, the two of them had just returned from the Night Demon's lair in Niflheim.

As the Night Queen, Edge can significantly accelerate the rate at which the lair breeds Night Demons simply by being near it.

However, Li You had never restricted Edge's freedom for such a small increase in the past, and this time was no different. But Edge understood the importance of Ragnarok, so he chose to stay in Niflheim.

Yuzu stayed with her the whole time. Because the Night Demon's Lair in Niflheim was close to the Temple of Tyr, he was there to guard the core of the Night Demon's Lair, and more importantly, to ensure Edge's safety.

But that wasn't all. After the two, the mysterious door opened again, and this time Bigville and Bella emerged, the light and dark elves who had united after escaping Alfheim.

"Bella! Bigville!" Frey was delighted to see the two of them. "It seems everything in Alfheim has been taken care of as well."

Naturally, this pair of elves, who were born in Alfheim, were assigned the task of leading the elven army.

They were not the commanders of the elven army; the actual leaders were the leaders of their respective tribes. However, the two of them bore the heavy responsibility of conveying orders, connecting the two sides, and integrating the army.

Originally, neither of the two was accepted by either the light or dark elves, but with Frey's prestige and endorsement, their appointment went smoothly, and no elf had any objections.

After the two people, the mysterious door opened again, and a figure that everyone was familiar with walked out of it.

“Sigraune! Sister!” Freya smiled. “Helheim is alright too?”

Sigrun bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, Mimir and I have personally confirmed with Lord Helaswald of Helheim, and they have made full preparations. The undead warriors will be our vanguard."

Freya nodded: "Great! Wait, didn't you bring Mimir back with you?"

Only after she said this did everyone notice that Sigriun was not holding Mimir's head.

Kratos raised an eyebrow and looked over, but Sigraun smiled mysteriously: "Of course he'll come back, he'll just be a step too late—he doesn't need anyone to guide him now."

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this, except for Li You, who wore a strange smile on his face.

It was only then that everyone noticed that the mysterious door behind Sigriun had never been closed.

Then, a figure appeared on the mysterious door and then passed through the light screen and entered the hall.

Slender, dressed in a simple short robe, with no hair on his head only marked with rows of runes, and possessing a pair of short, upward-curving horns and a pair of golden eyes—if he is not the complete Mimir, then who is he?
"Oh, bro, Freya, everyone!" Mimir stepped out of the portal, waving casually to greet everyone.

As for the rest of the people, they were already dumbfounded.

Kratos was utterly astonished: "Mimir, you... you've been resurrected?"

Freya exclaimed in surprise, "This body... is your original one? How did you do that?"

As for the other inhabitants of this world who were seeing Mimir for the first time, they naturally had similar expressions.

Those present, besides Sigriun, were Li You and his companions, with perhaps a little more than Yixin, and none of them showed much emotion.

Mimir was pleased with everyone's surprise: "Hehe! Surprised? Want to know how I got back my past body?"

Frey noticed the calm demeanor of Li You's group and a thought flashed through his mind: "Could it be... Li You, this isn't your doing again?"

His keen insight was indeed remarkable, and since he had asked, Li You naturally wouldn't hide anything: "Ah, that's how it is."

Kratos and Freya exchanged a glance, both seeing similar emotions in each other's eyes: surprise, yet seemingly all of this made sense.

Mimir said with a hint of helplessness, "I wanted to keep them in suspense for a bit."

Tyr, who hadn't spoken until now, had a slight glint in his eyes: "I suppose Li You used the power of that nest to help you reconstruct your body?"

Mimir snapped his fingers: "That's right! As expected of you, Tyr!"

The facts were indeed not much different from Tyr's guess.

Some time ago, Li You went to the top of that high mountain in Midgard and found Mimir's body in the collapsed ruins at the summit.

Although Odin, Baldr, and the others had caused a great disturbance on the mountaintop, destroying the original buildings, coincidentally, Odin had previously placed a spell on the ancient tree that bound Mimir to prevent him from escaping, ensuring that no external force could interfere with the tree's binding of Mimir's body.

Needless to say, this spell has now protected Mimir's body, preventing it from being destroyed in the aftermath of the great war or from rotting after losing its head.

Li You uprooted the entire tree, burned the trunk with the flames of his spiral sword, extracted Mimir's body, and finally threw the husk and his head into the incubation pool at the core of the Night Demon's Nest.

Of course, the actual resurrection process is much more complicated, and this part was also handled by Edge—she is quite experienced in this area now.

For Edge, since she had nothing else to do while staying in the Night Demon's lair, she spent about a month getting the surgery done.

In this way, Mimir was finally resurrected with his own body.

As for why Li You helped him... it's probably because Mimir's presence was too low when he only had a head, and he was easily overlooked.

Mimir's resurrection surprised everyone, but most of them were also happy for him.

However, from the perspective of combat power, having one more Mimir is practically the same as having none.

His greatest significance after his resurrection was that when Li You needed him to meet someone in a certain kingdom, he could go by himself without needing anyone else to accompany him—although Siegrun still went with him to Helheim this time, since the kingdom of the dead is not a place one can come and go as they please. After these two, all the meeting participants had arrived.

The group then formed a circle around the sand table. After exchanging glances, they all turned their attention to Li You, Tyr, and Kratos.

Without a doubt, these three were the overall commanders of this war.

Kratos stood in the very center, for as a general, he naturally bore the heaviest responsibility.

In the original game, Kratos didn't actually want to be the general. Although he was willing to participate in Ragnarok to avenge Brock, leading troops into battle was another matter entirely.

However, his thoughts are different in this world. He has decided to fight for the future of the Nine Realms, so he will not shirk the responsibilities he should bear.

Even so, Kratos initially did not intend to take on the position of general. After all, in his opinion, both Li You, the core of uniting everyone, and Tyr, the native war god, were more suitable than him.

But Li You clearly wouldn't seek the limelight. The post-war reconstruction of the Nine Realms needed someone with sufficient prestige to lead it, and the general leading the Nine Realms' allied forces during Ragnarok was undoubtedly the best candidate.

Li You will probably leave this world after this battle, so he is certainly not capable of taking on such a responsibility, and he is not good at leading troops into battle.

As for Tyr, this old Norse god of war believed that although both had the title of god of war, Kratos was superior to him in military campaigns.

Moreover, Tyr hoped that the Nine Realms would have a different future after this battle, so as an older generation of Aesir gods, he was not suitable to serve as a general.

So in the end, both of them voluntarily gave up, and the position of general naturally fell to Kratos.

This person, who led an army to conquer east and west when he was still a mortal, and later became the god-slayer of the new god of war by personally killing the god of war, is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

After understanding the two men's thoughts, Kratos naturally did not hesitate and accepted the position of general.

However, in reality, all the important decisions regarding the Nine Realms Alliance were made jointly by the three of them.

At this moment, under everyone's gaze, Kratos nodded heavily: "Let's begin... This is the last meeting before Ragnarok."

Everyone tensed. Kratos continued, "We'll attack Asgard first thing tomorrow morning. Today is the last day; I need to make sure all the departments are ready."

As a general, he needed to oversee the overall situation, so even though he had confirmed some matters beforehand, he still inquired about them one by one, and only expressed his approval after receiving a definite reply.

Of the nine kingdoms, their alliance this time comprised the forces of seven of them. Apart from Asgard, only Jotunheim, which was almost uninhabited, did not send any combat troops.

However, strictly speaking, Jotunheim also contributed, and the few remaining giants will obviously participate in Ragnarok.

Kratos then confirmed the preparations of the Elven forces in Alfheim and the Legion of the Dead in Helheim.

Aside from Li You's troops, they were the key force.

In addition to them, the two ancient giants located in Muspelheim and Niflheim also sent reinforcements.

They brought piles of special totem poles. Placing these totem poles would summon fire phantoms and frost phantoms suitable for defending strongholds. These phantoms were quite powerful and extremely difficult to destroy, making them a formidable fighting force.

The Valkyries, of course, cannot forget that they are now considered part of Vanaheim's power, because they are now physical entities obtained through the magic of the Vanir gods and cannot be corrupted.

As planned, they will be responsible for leading the armies of various countries, as well as relaying messages and monitoring the battlefield.

Finally, the dwarves of Svartalfheim, led by Dallinn, have reconstructed the blueprints for Odin's war machines and created secret weapons that can disable them—these are now being crafted by Brock and others.

The remaining dwarves of Svartalfheim are no longer able to wield hammers and are therefore unable to undertake this task.

The dwarves who forged weapons in the allied forces were actually wanderers who had left the dwarven lands long ago, just like the Broc brothers.

In short, it can be said that all eight kingdoms on this land, except for Odin's Asgard, contributed their share to this war.

From this perspective, it's clear how much divine wrath and popular resentment Odin's rule caused in this land.

After confirming the preparations of the Nine Realms Alliance, the operational meeting continued.

Kratos, of course, did not forget to inquire about the situation of the Night Demon army from Edge, not to mention the elite troops that Li You had prepared for a long time.

And naturally, neither of these two teams could afford to make a mistake; both Li You and Edge gave Kratos a positive response.

After that, Kratos inquired about many trivial matters from the various officials present, including some issues that Li You had never even considered before, but Kratos paid close attention to and even emphasized.

Li You couldn't help but sigh, realizing that war was indeed a science, and he hadn't even scratched the surface of it.

After learning more about the situation from the others, Kratos looked at Li You one last time.

"One last thing. Li You, are you ready for your 'Ragnarok'?"

Upon hearing this, not only Kratos, but everyone present turned their attention to Li You.

Regarding Li You's "Ragnarok," there is no doubt that this is a top secret matter, and even many of those present only learned about it in the last few days.

Clearly, this will be the Allied Forces' trump card in their attack on Asgard, and no one is indifferent to the situation.

Facing the gathered gazes, Li You gave everyone a confident smile: "Of course, He is ready."

Most people breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, there are also people who are not familiar with the situation and have raised questions.

Frey then raised his hand and said, "Um... I still want to ask. Are you sure that 'Ragnarok' is controllable?"

After saying that, he thought for a moment and added, "It's not that I don't believe you, Li You, but you probably know that in the prophecy I will be killed by that thing, so we still have to be careful."

Li You laughed when he heard this, saying, "You certainly have foresight."

Frey hadn't finished speaking: "And more importantly, according to the prophecy, once Ragnarok arrives, it won't just be the destruction of Asgard; the entire Nine Realms will be destroyed as well! So we must not be careless."

Upon hearing this, Li You was about to say something when he heard a somewhat immature voice from the other side of the hall: "There's no need to worry about that."

Everyone turned to look, and there was Atreus, who had been absent before, with Angleboda, who was wearing a hood, by his side.

"Son!" Kratos nodded when he saw him return, clearly knowing what his son had been doing.

Atreus nodded to Kratos, then looked at the crowd: "Gentlemen, I have brought back the true prophecy of Gloria."

He took out a magic bead containing the scenes he had previously witnessed, which could be activated and recreated using magic.

Atreus came to the sand table and revealed the "true prophecy".

Then everyone saw that golden light emanated from the magic bead, outlining a simple and easy-to-understand scene above the sand table.

The simple line drawing of the two giants is Surtr and Zimmara. The two merged during Ragnarok, transforming into terrifying creatures with the power to destroy the nine realms.

The creature stood before the World Tree, wielding its greatsword, and completely destroyed the circular symbol representing Asgard!
After that, the giant god disappeared without a trace.

Seeing this, most of the people present couldn't help but be surprised.

Before they could ask, Atreus explained, "Ragnarok, which will destroy the entire Nine Realms, is just a false prophecy left by Groya to deceive Odin."

"This is the true prophecy—we will win this war, and only Odin's Asgard will be destroyed."

"In other words, even in the worst-case scenario, the other kingdoms of the Nine Realms can be preserved."

Upon hearing this, most people, especially Freya, had their eyes light up!
“So that’s how it is… So that’s how it is!” she murmured. “Odin, Odin, you’ve prepared for so long for a false prophecy, but you never expected this to be the truth! Hahaha! Gloria, you’re a genius!”

The victory, confirmed by the prophecy, was encouraging for many of the locals present, while the other outsiders were less concerned.

Tyr, who clearly already knew the true prophecy, was not surprised. Instead, he said, "Although Gloria's prophecy says so, if possible, I still hope that Asgard will not be destroyed, after all, it is also part of the Nine Realms."

"--That depends on you, Li You."

Li You understood that one of the reasons Tyr initially cooperated with him was to protect the kingdom of Asgard during Ragnarok, since besides the Aesir gods, there were many innocent lives living there.

So Li You said to Tyr, "Don't worry!"

Tyr knew that Li You never made promises lightly, so his words must come from a great deal of confidence and certainty. Therefore, he said no more and nodded silently.

At this point, the pre-war meeting was practically over.

Looking at the crowd, who were filled with a mixture of tension, excitement, and exhilaration, General Kratos finally nodded and said, "...That's enough. We are ready."

"Everyone, get a good rest tonight and recharge your batteries. We must win tomorrow's battle!"

Everyone nodded in unison: "Yes, General!"

(End of this chapter)