Comprehensive Anime: The End Begins by Playing the Hero King

Goll lacked confidence.

"How about King Gilgamesh or King Solomon instead?"

If possible, King Gilgamesh would be best; he was a fearsome man who had slain Sovereign.

"Goll, are you an idiot? You can't just throw out your trump card in the first match! Just watch properly!"

"Waaah~"

Scolded, Goll merely shrunk her neck.

"Next, to challenge the representative of the gods, the vanguard of foolish humanity is—this man!"

From another exit walked out a man whose appearance and build were no less imposing than Thor's.

"Known as the unparalleled divine warrior in human history—the Western Chu Hegemon King, Xiang Yu!!!"

Chapter 054: When the Gods Don't Interfere, He Can Unify All Humanity

The Battle of Julu annihilated the main Qin forces, overthrew the Qin Dynasty, and established the Western Chu regime.

It could be said that most people of that era believed the Hegemon King would pacify the other states and become the second emperor to unify the nation.

However, history records that this Hegemon King was somewhat arrogant and made strategic mistakes time and again, which ultimately led to him being surrounded by the King of Han at Gaixia.

Finally, feeling too ashamed to face the elders of Jiangdong, the Hegemon King took his own life at Wujiang.

Thus, a heroic figure of an era came to a close.

So, is this the truth of history?

Later generations often praised the Hegemon King as divinely valiant and unparalleled in martial prowess, but not so much in military strategy. Is this true?

If he were truly just such a person, could he have achieved an upset victory with such a massive disparity at the Battle of Julu?

Defeating an army of 400,000 with just 20,000 soldiers.

Is this something only a divinely valiant warrior could accomplish?

"Absolutely not!!!"

Heimdall, who was introducing the Hegemon King, denied this and widened his eyes as he looked at a piece of parchment in his hand.

This was no ordinary parchment; it could perhaps be described as a tablet with the appearance of parchment—connected to the Akasha System.

"The reason the Hegemon King lost was simply that he withdrew from that era under the First Emperor's orders!!!"

He then declared this loudly in astonishment.

This announcement immediately caused a stir throughout the venue.

Those who didn't know the Hegemon King's past were confused, while those who did were greatly astonished.

"Wait, I remember the Hegemon King Xiang Yu's greatest achievement in history was overthrowing the Qin Dynasty. Why are they saying he withdrew from that era under the First Emperor's orders?"

"These two were enemies."

"This makes Xiang Yu sound like a subject of the First Emperor."

"What nonsense are they spouting?"

So, the perspective shifted to a corner of the audience, where an emperor was seated—Emperor Gao of Han, the second founding emperor.

"That's right, the empire I received was indeed yielded by the Hegemon King. I never truly defeated him."

Emperor Gao of Han said with a wry smile.

"No, it should be said that the empire I received was given by that person!"

He corrected himself, his expression turning respectful.

There were things he only learned later, things that made him realize how shocking that person's plans were, and how great a burden he had carried.

"That person?"

"Your Majesty, who are you referring to?"

"Could it be—"

The ministers beside him were confused, while some seemed to have thought of something and were astonished.

A few individuals, however, clearly understood what was being said, as they had been placed there by that person from the beginning.

"The Eternal Emperor—the First Emperor!"

Emperor Gao of Han declared.

"In that era, if the gods had not interfered, he could have unified the world and ruled all of humanity!"

This subsequent revelation further astonished those who heard it.

"Your Majesty, you—"

"You'll understand if you keep watching. The First Emperor must also be watching here. I'm truly looking forward to the surprise he'll bring when he makes his appearance."

It wasn't just humanity that would be shocked; the gods themselves would be shaken.

Perhaps the First Emperor had foreseen that humanity would eventually reach such a situation and had been preparing for it, which was why he withdrew from history and from the sight of the gods.

"Oh? If the gods don't interfere, they can rule the entire world? All of humanity?"

Seated in a spectator box for the Sovereign audience in the arena, Zeus stroked his beard with amusement upon hearing the Emperor's statement.

"Lord Zeus, perhaps we should pay attention to the human representative from that region,"

Hermes, dressed quite gentlemanly, felt it necessary to remind him.

The mythological system of that region, after that large-scale intervention in the lower realm thousands of years ago, had become like a closed-off nation, rarely visiting or interacting with other mythological regions.

They hadn't participated in the few subsequent millennium-scale conferences either, only showing up this time. And it was a new god who agreed?

So casually? This was rather strange.

It was known that the mythology of that region had a deep relationship with humanity in the lower realm for a long time, so they shouldn't have agreed.

The fact that they agreed so easily felt like a conspiracy.

Coupled with Emperor Gao of Han's words, it made one even more suspicious that the representative chosen by that region was truly extraordinary.

"Pay attention to what? Isn't it better if the opponent is more interesting? If they were instantly vaporized, wouldn't that be boring?"

Zeus responded this way, his benevolent face giving off a rather brutal impression.

However, that Hegemon King, Xiang Yu, in the arena, looked human no matter how you saw him.

"That's human, right? Odin?"

He decided to ask this guy for confirmation.

"Indeed, he is human. I don't sense any divine bloodline,"

Odin, the supreme god of Norse mythology, replied calmly.

He also couldn't figure out where the Valkyrie got the courage to let these humans fight against gods, believing they could win against gods? Slay gods?

Speaking of which, would Brunhilde summon that guy? Because that guy was a dragon slayer.

Although that giant dragon was something Odin could destroy with a wave of his hand, being able to slay a dragon in human form was quite an remarkable figure.

Furthermore, with what Brunhilde had prepared, perhaps they could truly contend against gods.

As for what Brunhilde had prepared, Odin knew very well, and he chose not to reveal it.

In his opinion, Brunhilde's preparations were barely enough to deal with some ordinary gods, and facing a being like Thor would be akin to throwing an egg against a rock.

Brunhilde didn't know Thor's true power either.

Let her witness what despair was, what meaningless resistance was.

To watch in despair as the person she chose turned to ashes, and to watch her own sister disappear into nothingness.

This was the doomsday she had chosen herself.

Therefore, Odin's lips curved into a slight smile, letting him properly enjoy the despair of the traitor.

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

The Horn of Doom was blown!

The first battle of the war of [Ragnarok]—commence!

Chapter 055: One Spear Shatters the Pillar of Thunder

Thor, the Norse God of Thunder?

From his fierce aura, it was evident that such a person craved one thing: battle.

Of course, one couldn't say he was a murderer.

He purely sought an opponent who could match him, someone who could give him a thrilling fight, allowing him to fully enjoy the thrill of life-and-death combat.

And upon seeing his appearance, although there was a slight surprise in his expression, it was only that.

In Thor's eyes, he clearly lacked the sufficient power to provide him with a true battle.

However, this was normal.

After all, he was summoned in a purely human physical state.

While he had killed Yokai in this state, those Yokai were several levels below the Thor before him.

Gripping the spear in his hand, he twisted his body.

The next moment, all his strength was transferred from his waist to his arm and then injected into the spear.

He hurled it!

In an instant, an orange-red beam flashed through the air, hitting its target.

Crack—!

Like porcelain hitting iron, the spear, whose weight was enough to instantly crush an ordinary person, was instantly shattered.

"Wh-what happened?"

"Xiang Yu attacked first?"

Most humans, including some gods, couldn't see clearly what had happened.

Xiang Yu merely swung his arm, and a beam of light struck Thor. The intense shockwave of air that erupted from Thor's side distorted the light, preventing anyone from immediately seeing the spear that hit him shatter into pieces.

The resulting air blast was incredibly powerful, sweeping towards the spectators closest to the arena like a gale. If they weren't careful, the wind force alone was enough to knock them over.

"Huh?"

"Is that attack just tickling Lord Thor?"

The spectators on the gods' side began to jeer.

The human spectators, who had been about to erupt in excitement at the astonishing strike, suddenly froze, their expressions hardening into looks of dejection and gloom.

"Sister Brunhilde, the difference is too great, it's impossible!"

Goll said with a hint of despair.

It looked like Xiang Yu's full-power attack, yet his weapon had shattered like that, while Lord Thor remained completely unmoved, completely unharmed.

Huh?

No, there was a tiny wound, but it was so small, like a human accidentally pricking themselves with a needle, just a tiny drop of blood seeping out.

Hmm?

Goll noticed that her sister wasn't upset by Xiang Yu's attack, which had barely managed to scratch Thor, but instead looked even more delighted.

What was going on?

"If he can wound Thor like this, we can win!!!"

Brunhilde said joyfully, not responding to her youngest sister.

Why would she say that?

It was because the weapon Xiang Yu had just used was purely a mortal weapon.