As Hao Ren slowly approached, the Valkyrie in her frenzy began retreating step by step. She crouched on the ground like a cornered beast, her fingernails digging deep into the cracks between the floorboards. As she backed away, she let out threatening growls. Beneath her tangled hair was a pair of crazed eyes that no longer showed the slightest trace of humanity.
"Relax... relax..." After taking a few more steps forward, Hao Ren could only stop where he was. He spread his hands to show that he meant no harm. "We're not enemies, and we're not here to attack Valhalla. We're here to investigate the situation... Oh, we also have an old friend of the Aesir with us."
"Val... halla..." The Valkyrie's body trembled, and a few hoarse syllables came from her throat. It seemed that only those words elicited any response from her.
Seeing that those words worked, Hao Ren immediately recalled the things the Valkyrie had shouted earlier. He quickly adopted an even more harmless posture and cautiously asked, "Are you guarding Valhalla?"
The Valkyrie immediately roared reflexively, "Valhalla must not fall! Valhalla must not fall!"
"That's right, Valhalla must not fall. This place is impregnable. No one will conquer it!" Hao Ren quickly chimed in, waving his hand to signal the restless Lily behind him to stay calm. "We're not here to attack this place. We're friends of Odin, and we came here to help."
"...I don't know you." The Valkyrie's expression suddenly grew tense. "There have never been people like you in Asgard!"
"That's because we don't live in Asgard in the first place," Hao Ren hurriedly explained. At the same time, he hesitated inwardly. He knew there was something that would definitely draw the Valkyrie's attention, but the consequences of taking it out were equally