The Monster Called Father

Riding Freya's flower boat, Kratos was slowly carried toward his home by the magic guiding the oars.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared along the way, while the sky was stained blood-red, as though the world were ending.

Howling winds, lightning, and the shrill cries of crows.

As the boat passed through a tunnel, a figure appeared before Kratos—it was Athena in her ghostly form.

Athena... get out of my head! Kratos took a deep breath and suddenly opened his eyes.

With Kratos's roar, Athena's ghostly figure vanished as the boat passed through the tunnel.

This part of the story left Zhang Yi somewhat stunned. Had ghostly Athena come to the Norse lands as well, or was this merely Kratos's hallucination?

Guided by the magic of Freya's flower boat, Kratos followed the stream all the way down and finally returned to his doorstep.

The entire journey home was filled with frost Undead Warriors.

Putting away the Leviathan Axe, Zhang Yi controlled Kratos as he punched the Undead Warriors one after another.

Because the axe's frost attacks not only failed to hurt these minor enemies but also triggered the Bounce mechanic, and because Zhang Yi's previous Skill Allocation had largely focused on the axe, the fight was a little difficult.

After throwing a round of punches, Zhang Yi saw that the energy gauge had filled and immediately activated Spartan Rage. Only then did he enter slaughter mode and fight his way to the front door.

Kratos paused at the door for a second or two, took a deep breath, and then pushed it open.

There was a huge hole in the ceiling, left behind from Kratos's previous battle with Baldur.

Walking to the center of the house, Kratos lifted the fur rug spread across the floor.

Beneath it was a basement that