"Is this the so-called Heart of the Mountain?"
Inside Origin Internet Cafe, Di Tian sat before the computer with a deep frown. On-screen, Kratos stood within a massive mining pit, surrounded by enormous cranes and intricate machinery.
Although he had gradually adapted to the controls of God of War 4, as the Beast God, Di Tian still found the process of crawling through tunnels, solving puzzles, and moving rocks unbearably tedious.
"I came here to fight, not to be a porter," Di Tian muttered, making Kratos kick aside a boulder blocking the path.
Just then, the screen shook.
Roar—!!!
A deafening roar rose from the depths of the mine. Immediately afterward, a massive claw slammed down onto the platform, sending rubble flying.
A colossal beast covered in rock-like scales and wreathed in blue lightning poked its ferocious head out from the shadows.
The lightning dragon, Hraesvelgr.
"Oh? A worthy opponent at last." Di Tian's eyes lit up, and he straightened his back. "A dragon?"
Wang Qiuer leaned over as well, sizing up the beast on the screen. "It's so ugly. That counts as a dragon? It's nowhere near Uncle Di Tian."
Di Tian gave a proud snort. "Naturally! A creature that walks on two legs with wings attached to its forelimbs would only be called a drake or a lizard where we come from. Look at those wild eyes—it has no intelligence whatsoever. At most, it's a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
"Watch how I teach this ignorant lizard a lesson!"
The boss battle began.
Hraesvelgr opened its jaws, sweeping the entire arena with a terrifying bolt of lightning breath.
Di Tian made Kratos raise his shield.
Crackle—
Lightning slammed against the shield, forcing Kratos back again and again.
"It's quite strong," Di Tian sneered. "But that's all."
He made Kratos charge