The clash between Lü Bu and Thor ended in an instant.
Lü Bu appeared two meters behind Thor.
Thor collapsed onto the ground,
a corpse without even a whole body left.
On the spectator stands,
Thor's close friend and most loyal fan, the so-called God of Peace, could not contain his cry:
『God of Peace』: Lord Thor!
His eyes brimmed with tears.
Years ago, Thor had once saved his life.
That mighty figure was something he had never forgotten.
Never had he imagined,
that the invincible God of Thunder would fall here of all places.
Not far away,
Heimdall, who had been sent flying earlier, was startled awake by that cry.
He hurriedly raised his horn and announced:
『Heimdall』: "The final duel between the Gods and Humanity, Ragnarök, "
『Heimdall』: "Victory goes to the Human champion: Lü Bu Fengxian!"
Lü Bu turned his steed, Red Hare, to face the body on the ground.
He remained silent, though a faint smile rested on his lips.
It was not the joy of victory,
but the satisfaction of having poured out every ounce of himself.
This battle had been utterly exhilarating.
Upon hearing Heimdall's declaration,
the human side of the arena erupted in thunderous cheers.
『Humans』: Lü Bu!!
『Humans』: Lü Bu! Lü Bu!!
『Humans』: To think he actually defeated a god, unbelievable!
『Humans』: Now I can't wait to see the battles that follow!
…
On the stands, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were beside themselves with excitement.
『Zhang Fei』: Hahaha! As expected of Lü Bu Fengxian, the strongest man of our era!
He raised a wine barrel and drank deeply.
『Guan Yu』: Indeed. Truly refreshing.
『Liu Bei』: Yide, drinking is only joyous when shared.
Zhang Fei nodded, setting down the barrel.
『Zhang Fei』: Oh… you're right.
He poured wine for his two brothers.
Liu Bei raised his cup high:
『Liu Bei』: Raise your cups!
『Liu Bei』: To humanity's victory!
『Three Brothers』: To victory!
The three clinked their cups and drank deeply.
…
Heimdall's voice rang out once more:
『Heimdall』: "Thus concludes the first round of Ragnarök! Victory belongs to humanity's Lü Bu!"
『Brunhilde』: Hahahahaha! This is my warrior! Gods are nothing to fear. One day, all of them shall be sung of as heroic spirits!
Though Brunhilde had always believed in Lü Bu,
the moment victory was secured, she could not suppress her excitement.
Beside her, Göll broke into a nervous sweat.
『Göll』: S-sister…
Though happy for Lü Bu's win, Brunhilde's triumphant outburst made her uneasy.
Her voice was so loud, so brazen,
that it was as if she feared the other gods might not hear her defiance.
…
Meanwhile, Ming-ge let out a long breath.
『Ming-ge』: That scared me to death, I thought Lü Bu was going to lose.
After all, Lü Bu's condition had been dire.
His legs had been broken, leaving him unable to stand.
Without Red Hare, he could not even move.
By all logic, his odds of victory had been slim.
And yet, Lü Bu had won.
Beside him, Carl only smiled silently.
Normally, with a broken body and a shattered weapon, Lü Bu would have been outmatched.
But Carl was here.
Earlier, he had used the power of time to restore Lü Bu's legs,
and even returned Red Hare and the Sky Piercer halberd to their prime condition.
Otherwise, the Valkyrie-forged halberd would never have matched Thor's Mjölnir.
Was it unfair?
Carl didn't think so.
He had not enhanced Lü Bu beyond his natural limits.
He had merely restored him to his prior state.
He hadn't healed the rest of Lü Bu's injuries at all.
And besides, why had Sky Piercer broken in the first place?
Because it was simply outclassed.
Could a mere human's weapon truly shatter a god's divine hammer?
No.
It was because the two weapons weren't on the same level.
Though Valkyrie-forged arms were divine,
Mjölnir was one of the supreme godly artifacts.
The fight was never fair to begin with.
Carl had simply evened the scales.
And in the end, both fighters had stood at their best.
The gods themselves had tacitly allowed this.
And truth be told,
Carl had never cared for others' judgments.
He did only as he wished.
…
Among the audience chatter,
『Hot-blooded Spider』: ? (????????) ? He actually won! Lü Bu yyds!
『Great Wall Commander』: What a breathtaking battle. Both sides were powerful.
『Pink-haired Vessel』: That was incredible!
『Pink-haired Vessel』: I've decided, someday, I'll train to become that strong!
『Sherry』: I'm not one for violence, but… this was entertaining to watch.
…
While humanity reveled in triumph, laughter, and joy,
the gods' side sank into grim silence.
On the throne, Zeus sat wordless.
At length, he spoke slowly:
『Zeus』: To think… Thor would lose.
『Shiva』: Indeed. It surprised me as well. But now, I can hardly wait for my turn to fight!
『Aphrodite』: What a pity… Lord Thor.
『Odin』: Damn it all!
Odin shot to his feet in fury.
Thor was his son,
one of the Norse gods' greatest champions.
Now slain by a mere human,
Odin could not simply let this go.
『Odin』: Cursed mortals! Slaughter them all!
Even the two ravens on his shoulders shrieked in rage.
But a cold, commanding voice cut across his wrath:
『Zeus』: Odin.
Odin turned, meeting the empty, abyssal eyes of Zeus.
『Zeus』: Do not forget the rules of Ragnarök.
『Zeus』: One on one. Win or lose, that is final.
『Zeus』: Or do you intend to break them?
Odin fell silent.
At last, he lowered himself back into his seat.
His silence was his answer.
Zeus's face softened.
『Zeus』: With so many eyes watching the arena, we must uphold the rules.
『Zeus』: But once Ragnarök ends…
His voice grew quiet, edged with menace.
『Zeus』: None of them will survive anyway.
At this, Odin's brows relaxed.
Zeus was right.
There would be plenty of chances for vengeance.
And ultimately, humanity would perish.
For not only Zeus,
but Odin himself would fight before the end.
End of chapter...
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