Chapter 889: The Release of God of War 4… the God of War Is Old
Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
“Hu…” He didn’t expect the so-called Valkyrie to be so tough to fight.
Lying on the bed in his room, Mr. Fang heaved a long sigh.
After all, he wasn’t Kratos, and the synchronization time had a limit. Besides, the synchronization rate wasn’t high, and the godly weapon was traded for one-time-use and thus couldn’t last the whole battle.
No one would see the difference if it was an instant kill. But the gap was obvious in extended battles like this one.
After all, Fang Qi had never seen the God of War so tired even when he killed all the Olympian gods.
Lying on the bed, Mr. Fang gazed at the snow-white ceiling with blank eyes. “System, even one deity is so powerful. What if a group of them came and caused trouble in the shop? I can run, but you… can’t get away so easily with the shop here…”
[The System is in the process of upgrading. Please don’t disturb…]
“Hey… System, aren’t you afraid that I’ll just leave you behind?!”
The System showed no response.
“…”
After a long while…
“F*cking…” He gave the System a middle finger and said, “I’ll go and cultivate!”
There were three factors to increasing the synchronization rate with a certain character. First, it was Fang Qi’s own cultivation strength. Second, it was his combat techniques. Third, it was the level of understanding that he had toward and the skills that he learned from the character.
Mr. Fang pulled himself together to begin his training.
…
Anyway, a great god-slaying battle finally came to an end.
The whole world seemed to be cheering and celebrating the victory that the God of War had against the powerful Valkyrie.
After the leaders of the Judgement Godly Palace were executed, the Judgement Godly Palace and Radiant Light Godly Nation still existed but were no different from being destroyed.
As the saying goes, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse.
The Judgement Godly Palace and Radiant Light Godly Nation were still huge in size, and no other forces intended to conquer them for the time being.
Besides, the descent of the Valkyrie was a warning to all mortals that the gods who were worshipped in this world really existed. This time, only one goddess descended, but no one could say if more and stronger gods would descend.
Perhaps because of this uneasiness, they admired Kratos, the God of War who had killed all the Olympian gods, even more.
Obviously, the number of God of War players experienced a tremendous growth.
…
In fact, Kratos, the God of War, was both a god and a mortal.
The players continued with their journey in God of War.
– In the Canglan City Shop –
The elves, knights, and other players stood behind the masters in the shop and watched them clear the last stage in God of War 3.
Standing on the top of Mount Olympus, Kratos faced the chaotic Heaven and Earth. The laws of nature were destroyed as the deities who ruled the world fell one by one.
Poseidon’s death caused huge tsunamis, turning the whole world into a great ocean.
The death of Helios, the God of Sun, plunged the world into darkness.
The death of Hades, the God of the Underworld, destroyed order in the Underworld and turned it into chaos…
As the deities who represented the laws of nature fell, the world was plunged into catastrophes, and it seemed like it was the end of the world.
The cost of killing gods was huge. Any rebellion came with blood-shed and sacrifice.
The fire of revenge spread all over the corrupted Mount Olympus and burned up the whole mortal world.
From Olympian gods to ancient Titans, each deity had given Kratos guidance. However, with each betrayal, Kratos didn’t know who his real enemy was. Athena was one example of his bewilderment.
She had broken the promise on behalf of Mount Olympus but returned from the Underworld after death and guided Kratos to complete the destruction of Olympus.
“You have done well, Kratos. Freed from the bondage of Olympus and cleansed in chaos. Mankind is now ready to hear my message.” The players stared at the screen and saw the Spirit of Athena standing behind Kratos.
Seeing the world which had been destroyed and almost returned to the chaos, Kratos said in fury, “Look around you, Athena. The world stands in ruin. What good is your message?!”
Having completed his revenge, he also saw the price of his revenge. However, Athena thought differently; she only wanted Kratos to return the power named ‘hope’ which had once been inside the Pandora’s Box.
She had once guided Kratos to find this power. But now, she intended to use this power to become the new ruler.
After the war, all humans including the Spartans, whom he had once led as the Ghost of Sparta and had protected after becoming the God of War, had vanished.
Looking into the distance, Kratos seemed to be gazing at that land with longing. In the past, he hadn’t been alone as he was now. He had led an army consisting of the fiercest warriors and grandest militants to travel through the mountains dressed in red battle armor.
Big golden shields and sharp spears reflected shiny lights under the sun.
Standing under an olive tree by the golden flax fields, the mother and daughter in white clothes were watching their husband and father go to the war.
They were Kratos’ wife and daughter.
Then, he seemed to see the playful little princess shaking off her mother’s hand. Then, she ran down the hill and through the troops that were ready to set off, coming to his side. As he lifted her high, she gave him the most beautiful smile in the whole world under the warm pale golden sunlight.
But now, she had been turned into pale ashes covering his body, a nightmare that he could never escape from!
On the road of revenge, he had served Olympian gods and became a chess piece of Titans. And now, he was only a chess piece in Athena’s hand.
The deities in this world were alike. After being betrayed several times, he understood that the deities were all selfish and greedy. He could do nothing and change nothing but seek revenge; he could never get rid of the nightmare that had tortured him for the second part of his life.
He didn’t want to be manipulated by anyone anymore.
Perhaps his life should end when he died for the first time, but deities had dragged him back from the Underworld. Now, no one could stop him from ending it all.
The audience watched as Kratos pieced himself with the Blade of Olympus!
The power of hope gushed out from his body and spread to every corner of this dark world. Instead of handing this power to Athena, he chose to give it to the humans who were in destruction.
Perhaps… these humans would enjoy a brand-new era after receiving this power.
They would create their own order, and they would enjoy freedom and a new civilization, controlling their own destiny.
As he came to the end of the road of revenge, he paid the price for destroying the world after killing the gods. Finally, humans were free from the rule of the gods.
Like war itself, Kratos, the God of War, brought endless catastrophes and destruction. But because of him, the world changed and was reborn.
This was the war that he represented.
And this God of War… died just like this!
At this moment, both the players who had come to this stage and the players who watched them play fell silent with complicated feelings including astonishment, admiration, and gratitude.
Perhaps they didn’t know how to express their feelings.
“But… the God of War is dead…? Then, how come there is God of War 4?” Seeing the new game ‘God of War 4′ that Mr. Fang wrote on the small blackboard, everyone felt puzzled.
At the end of the story, they saw only a puddle of blood left in the grand Olympus Palace, and Kratos had vanished.
Fate had arranged him to become a demon, but he retained a bit of conscience in him, which was why he had to continue to battle with furious roars even in the abyss of despair and pain. This was his destiny.
When the players turned on God of War 4 and looked at Kratos’ aged face after losing his godly power, they felt extremely sad.
Fate pulled Kratos back from the abyss of death again, because the war… was far from over.
After losing his godly power, the God of War became old. Seeing that the aged God of War had to return with his young son to the life of war he still couldn’t avoid despite his efforts all his life, the viewers hoped that he could get rid of his past nightmare and fight for a new hope.
The players in the shop prayed for Kratos silently.