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Chapter 895 Odin's Fall, the War Ends

"Click."

After the soft sound of a blade piercing through flesh, a series of crisp cracking sounds followed. Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see that the battlefield where the rainbow bridge's light had been gathered was beginning to disintegrate.

Although it was only a few cracks on the outer layer, the light of the Rainbow Bridge was formed according to Odin's will, and its breakage now proves many things.

At the center of the Rainbow Bridge, Li You and Odin stood frozen, motionless. Around them, the soldiers who had been fighting to the death also stopped.

It wasn't that there was no need to continue fighting, but rather that the heroic spirits, along with Odin, had all frozen in place.

Li You gripped his long-handled sword, gazing at Odin who was almost within reach. At this moment, it was practically his blade supporting Odin's body.

"ended."

As he said this, Li You unleashed his divine power, and blazing black and red flames instantly ignited on the blade, while golden and red flames rose from the hilt!

He didn't want to kill Odin, but rather sever Odin's connection to the core of the realm.

This was almost impossible, but now that Odin is powerless to resist, and Li You's weapon is a fusion of the Spiral Sword and the Mortal Blade, its power is completely beyond reason, making it feasible.

Two flames swirled on the long-handled sword, then faintly transformed into several dragon-shaped phantoms, which wrapped around Odin and opened their mouths to bite down on him!
After a faint dragon's roar, Li You swiftly drew his sword and swung it horizontally. Odin immediately shuddered, as his last source of power was severed!

In this way, he would no longer be assimilated, but he would also lose the power to resist and the leverage to threaten the coalition forces.

Odin, having lost his support, loosened his grip on Thor's hammer and let the divine weapon fall to the ground.

"Click——"

It seemed as if they were smashed by the force of Mjolnir's fall, but in reality, it was because they lost the support of Odin's will that the cracks on the Rainbow Bridge beneath their feet expanded instantly, and in the blink of an eye, they shattered into pieces, scattering into thousands of points of light floating in the air.

The last legion of heroic spirits that it carried had no ability to fly, so they fell helplessly without any reaction.

However, a series of white shadows flashed by, and Li You's knights spread out their wings, which were formed from their large shields, and swept across the air, piercing through and taking away these remaining soldiers.

High in the sky, Li You remained motionless, but Youzi had already transformed into a three-headed ancient dragon, carrying Li You through the air.

As for Odin, he did not fall like the heroic warriors. The eight-legged horse beneath him was shimmering with rainbow light. Although it was also covered in cracks and peeling pieces, it showed a trace of its last bit of spirituality at this moment. The horse's hooves moved lightly, carrying Odin down slowly.

Li You stood atop the pomelo, not giving chase. The eight-legged horse formed from the Rainbow Bridge, though possessing its own sentience, was now at its limit and had no chance of carrying Odin away.

All they could do was send this supreme god to the ground to prevent a god-king from ending up falling to his death from a great height.

The eight-legged horse's target was the open space in front of the large wooden house, where Freya and the others were already waiting.

With its last strength, the eight-legged horse carried Odin to the ground, then reared up and neighed before its body shattered completely, turning into a shower of light and disappearing.

Odin was still alive at this time, and everyone surrounded him, but no one, including Freya, rushed forward.

There's no such thing as dying from talking too much; Odin has nowhere to run at this point.

But he hasn't given up yet; he's still struggling.

He gasped for breath after being put down by the eight-legged horse, rolled over on the ground, and then, using Gungnir, which had lost all its sharpness and turned back into a cane, he managed to stand up.

Even Freya didn't rush forward to end Odin's life with a single sword strike, but instead waited to see what he would do in his final moments.

Odin's choice was no surprise to everyone.

Leaning on his arm, he staggered and stopped as he entered the cabin, making his way inside. He pushed open the study door and the cellar entrance, and finally descended the stone steps, approaching the crevice that emitted a green light.

Because the flame of life had almost burned out, Odin struggled to walk into the chamber, but he could no longer stand steadily and fell to the ground with a thud, while Gungnir rolled to the side as well.

But he still crawled toward the crevice, using both his hands and feet, as if he wanted to risk his life one last time before he died, to try and touch the truth behind it.

However, it was clearly a waste of effort. Odin paid the price of losing an eye when he came into contact with the rift in his prime; how could he possibly gain anything in his current state?

The people who had followed him all the way here, upon seeing this scene, all showed expressions of either pity or mockery.

To remain so persistent even at this point, one can only say that he truly lives up to his name as Odin.

Freya wanted to step forward, but footsteps came from behind. Li You had arrived with Yuzi, and everyone looked at him.

Li You had already sheathed his weapons and armor, resuming his normal posture. He nodded to everyone, then looked at Odin.

Seeing that the god-king was still unwilling to give up, Li You shook his head and stepped forward.

He took out the mask he had retrieved from the divine light of Versace and looked at Odin: "Stop struggling. You know very well what will happen if you touch the rift without this."

Odin looked up at him. This god-king who once ruled the nine realms had now lost all his power and looked like an ordinary old man who was about to reach the end of his life and was about to lose even his last bit of dignity.

He looked at Li You, who had caused him this, but there was no hatred in his eyes; instead, a light shone through them.

As Li You approached, the mask in his hand echoed the crack, emitting rays of light as if breathing.

Odin's eyes were fixed on the mask in Li You's hand, and then he spoke in a hoarse voice, filled with barely concealed excitement:

“…Li You, nothing else matters now. You saw it, didn’t you? The mask’s reaction. You should be able to sense more clearly than I do what lies behind this crack.”

"Give me the mask. If I can see what's behind it, the future of the Nine Realms will be better... After that, I can even share the truth behind it with you!"

Li You shook his head matter-of-factly: "Do you think that's possible? And to tell you the truth, even if I gave you the mask, you wouldn't be able to use it."

Odin, who was lying on the ground, was stunned.

Li You continued, "This mask is not something an ordinary person can use. Only the 'Guardian of Giants' from the prophecy has the ability to use it. Even if I gave it to you, you couldn't do anything with it."

As he spoke, Li You simply waved his hand, sending the mask out with a surge of power and placing it beside Odin. Odin reluctantly reached out and grabbed it, only to see the shimmering light on the mask immediately fade, as if it had turned back into an ordinary wooden mask.

Odin understood, and smiled bitterly: "No wonder, no wonder you agreed so readily before... Ha! So that's how it is!"

However, although he in this world did not know who the "Guardian of Giants" in the prophecy was, he did notice the mask's reaction just now.

This rekindled his last hope, and he looked up at Li You once more: "Although I don't know if that 'Giant Guardian' is you, you can activate this mask, right? It reacted just now!"

Li You was also a little puzzled by this. This mask was supposed to be worn and activated only by Atreus, but it reacted when he held it in his hand just now.

Could it be that he can use it too?
However, Li You said nothing in front of Odin.

Odin, however, seemed to have found his last straw. At that moment, he abandoned all pride and hatred, reaching out to grab Li You's leg, his voice tinged with pleading, "Please, put on the mask and see what's behind it...!" "You should be able to sense it clearly; beyond that lies perhaps the most primordial mystery of heaven and earth!"
"You are so young, yet your strength has already reached this level; it's very likely you'll reach a point where you can't progress any further. But perhaps after that, you'll find the truth that will allow you to transcend your limits and escape this world!"

Having said that, Odin became even more energetic, pushing himself up from the ground and putting his fatal wounds behind him: "Put on the mask, Li You, and go see what's behind that!"

"You don't need to share what you've seen with me. Just tell me what's behind it all... and I can die in peace!"

His words moved even Kratos and the others behind him, and Freya's expression was somewhat complicated.

It was only at this moment that she realized she didn't truly understand the man she had once called her husband.

At this moment, no one spoke to disturb Li You's thoughts, and whatever decision he made, he naturally wouldn't say anything more.

Li You met Odin's gaze and pondered for a moment before speaking, "You are indeed very good at persuading others. At this moment, you can still list out the points that might attract me, so that I can fulfill your long-cherished wish."

"But unfortunately, I will not agree to anything you ask. Otherwise, I would be letting down the soldiers who followed us to this battlefield and fought to the death."

"Odin, your wish will never be fulfilled."

"...After all, he was a god-king. At least let him die with some dignity, otherwise the victory of the allied forces will lose its glory."

Li You was already saying this last sentence to his companions. After that, he truly stopped caring about Odin, flipped his hand to put the mask back into his system inventory, and turned to leave.

Odin's eyes widened as he tried to grab Li You, but he ultimately lacked the strength.

"No, wait, don't go... No!!"

The former god-king let out a desperate roar, still trying to catch up with Li You, but he didn't even have the strength to support his body.

Even in the next moment, when Freya, Kratos, and Tyr stepped forward, they found that his body had frozen in place, and the light in his eyes had vanished.

Of course, this did not mean he was completely dead. At that moment, four dim points of light flew out of his body and drifted into the air. But before that, they were absorbed into a round bead that Tyr had taken out, and the surface of the bead also emitted light.

This bead was the same one he had given Sif before; it was a container used by the giants to absorb and store souls. Odin's soul was now being absorbed into the bead.

Tyr held the soul bead and looked at the others: "What should we do with it?"

Kratos, Frey, Atreus, and the others all looked at Freya. If anyone present harbored the deepest hatred for Odin, it was undoubtedly her.

Freya looked at the soul bead in Tyr's hand that was emitting streaks of blue light, took a deep breath, and said, "...I have waited too long for revenge, and now the moment has finally come."

She gently took the Soul Bead from Tyr's hand, examined it for a moment, and her eyes flashed with various colors.

But in the end, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "But now I've realized that I don't need to kill him to become whole. Odin has failed, the Aesir are coming to an end, and my revenge is over."

"As for what to do with Odin's soul, let's do as one of the plans we discussed beforehand did: let the Nine Realms Alliance witness his end."

"His death will not be for revenge, but for the future of the Nine Realms."

Hearing Freya say these words, everyone's faces showed both surprise and relief.

When they first discussed it, Freya had considered killing Odin herself, but after seeing Odin's final state, she finally gave up on the idea.

Let this former God-King make one last contribution to the future of the Nine Realms before his death.

Without further delay, Tyr carried Odin's body, Freya held the Soul Orb, and the rest of the group followed Kratos, who was now a general, as they walked out of the large wooden house.

Outside the large wooden house, leaders or representatives from various nations within the Nine Realms Alliance had already gathered together.

They had all received the news that Ragnarok was over and Odin had failed, which was why they had gathered here.

Delrin, the new Dark Elf King and Chief of the Light Elves of Alfheim, was already waiting here.

Of course, there are also Angorboda, the giant survivor of Jotunheim, Sif, one of the last remaining Aesir gods, Skelder, who was temporarily assigned as the human representative of Midgard... and even Herasvalg, the lord of Helheim, sent an avatar here.

The representatives of Vanaheim were naturally Freya and her brother, who were following behind Kratos at the moment.

Of the nine kingdoms, except for Muspelheim and Niflheim, witnesses have already been present.

The crowd gathered in front of Odin's great wooden house, with the towering giants, Ragnarok, behind them.

Kratos strode out with his comrades and loudly proclaimed to the crowd—the war is over!

Tyr and Freya followed closely behind, one placing Odin's soulless body before the crowd, and the other raising the shimmering soul orb high to show everyone present.

Then Freya proclaimed, "Odin, the culprit behind the many sufferings of the Nine Realms, has been defeated! We have won this war!"

Upon seeing Odin's corpse and the Soul Orb, everyone present was excited and thrilled, and some even burst into laughter, though their voices were tinged with sorrow.

That was the case with Delrin. The war ended, and they were victorious, but his brethren, who had been abducted by Odin, would never return; even their souls were gone.

Odin used ancient, inhuman magic on these dwarves to corrupt and manipulate their bodies and souls in order to create the twelve ultimate war machines.

So when Dellin found his former kin, all that remained of them were their mangled corpses.

There are many similar tragedies caused by Odin, and almost all of those who witnessed them were firsthand witnesses.

Therefore, unlike Freya, who finally chose to let go of her hatred, these people had only one thought when they saw Odin's Soul Bead: they must make him perish and never be reborn!
Yes, based on the soul operation mode in the new God of War worldview, the idea of ​​never being reborn really does exist.

Kratos and the others were well aware of their hatred and anger, and it was impossible for them to tell them to let go of the past at this time.

Therefore, without any reading of the charges or any formal ceremony, in front of everyone present, Freya used magic to create a small stone platform and placed Odin's Soul Orb on it.

Then Kratos stepped forward and gripped the Leviathan Axe tightly.

He glanced around one last time, made eye contact with everyone, and then, without hesitation, raised the axe high and brought it down with a mighty chop!
"Snap—!!"

The moment the axe blade sliced ​​through the Soul Bead, a burst of blue light erupted, and the entire Soul Bead shattered instantly, along with the Odin soul contained within it, which vanished into nothingness!
—Odin, the king of the gods of Asgard, has fallen!

After the light faded, Tyr, Freya, and the others still had complicated expressions as they looked at the remaining fragments of the Soul Bead on the stone platform, but cheers and shouts of approval rang out all around them!

"Oooooooo—!!"

The day has finally come! Odin and the Aesir will no longer oppress all living beings in the Nine Realms!
Thus, this war that swept across the entire Nine Realms was finally brought to a successful conclusion.

Ragnarok is over!

(End of this chapter)