Kuta and his two companions exchanged glances as they watched Fárbauti, who radiated a faint air of readiness to face death. All three saw the astonishment in one another's eyes.
"Someone's challenging Fárbauti's authority?"
Robin stroked her chin, her expression grave.
"Looks like it."
Kuta nodded, then walked outside. "Come on, let's see who's brave enough to challenge Fárbauti, a king who's held his throne for nearly three hundred years."
Chapter 530: You... want to kill me?
Outside the Temple lay a vast plaza.
At the foot of the steps, two Giant guards stood with their spears crossed, their expressions grim as they faced a powerfully built, bare-chested Giant.
"Not moving?"
Gripping his spear tightly, Kratos stared at the two guards before him, a vicious gleam gradually surfacing in his eyes.
Cold sweat poured down the guards' foreheads as they faced Kratos, as though they were under immense pressure.
But they could not retreat.
As Kratos gradually revealed his strength and grew increasingly brazen, many among their people had already learned of his ambitions.
Behind them stood the Giants' Temple, and inside it was His Majesty Fárbauti, whom they loved and respected. They could not retreat.
Just as the tension at the foot of the steps reached its breaking point and a fight seemed imminent, a voice brimming with authority rang out from the Temple.
"Kratos, what do you think you're doing?"
"What am I doing?"
Kratos raised his head and stared at the enormous figure emerging from the darkness beyond the Temple doors, clad in golden armor and wearing a crown.
He bared his teeth in an arrogant grin. "Haven't you already figured that out, Your Majesty?"
"Your useless son Loki—everyone in the Kingdom knows he's worthless. He's been in the Temple for over a month and still hasn't