I don't like the gods, I want to be a hero

"And I took the opportunity to sneak into Asgard and trick Hodur into killing his elder brother, the pride of Asgard, Baldr."

Loki's half-drunk face showed a bit of playfulness.

According to Asgard's habits, the death of a close relative alone is already extremely sad, and being killed by one's own close relatives is even more sorrowful.

It is the greatest misfortune for a family member to kill another family member. No means will help. Even killing the murdering family member cannot make up for the trauma, but you can't let people outside the family kill your own family. member, for it can only invite greater misfortune.

And this is why Loki insists on bewitching Hoddle—as an evil god, his revenge must kill two birds with one stone, and the more lethal the better.

The drunken Loki completely collapsed on the seat, his blurred eyes looked at the dim sky with a little melancholy.

"Next, are you going to use the third request to ask Seleus to go to the kingdom of the underworld to bring back Baldr's soul?"

Loki showed a sneer, but then he returned to the drunkard who didn't care about anything, but the depths of his eyes were filled with endless darkness.

"How can I make you wish..."

.........

Serius went to Hela, the kingdom of the underworld, at full speed, and along the World Tree, he went from the darkness of the day to the darkness of the night, and then to the darkness without starlight and shrouded in endless fog.

In this endless darkness, the only thing he could see was a little golden shimmer not far away.

[Wouldn't it be faster to jump directly from the huge pit that hasn't been repaired before? 】

"This time I'm here to visit Hela, so I naturally need to go through formal channels to show my respect."

As Seleus drew nearer, the golden light grew brighter, until at last he saw a long bridge covered with golden straw.

That bridge spans the River Styx, that is, the Galar River, which is the only way for every dead person to pass.

Serius stopped at the end of the bridge, because on the other side of the bridge, a girl was looking at him curiously.

Even if it was his first time here, he knew that this beautiful, pale girl in front of him was the guardian of Hades...or at least the guardian of the Bridge of Hades.

"My name is Serius." Serius took the initiative to greet him, and at the same time, he was ready to be made things difficult.

"Hello, the only survivor who went to the Kingdom of Hades." Unexpectedly, the girl in front of Seleus saluted him very friendly. "My name is Modgood, and I have come to meet you by order of the Queen."

"Hella..." Serius pointed at himself with a puzzled look on his face. He didn't realize that Hela would welcome an Asgard lobbyist, especially if the lobbyist was himself. "Let you welcome me?"

"Indeed." The girl nodded slightly, then turned around and walked towards the gate of Hades.

"Hella?" Serius looked up at the gate of Hades surrounded by thick fog, and then walked behind the girl...

Chapter 40 Hella's Plan

There is no day, no night, there is only a barren, desolate, lifeless wasteland shrouded in mist.

The top of the head is gray, and behind him is a turbid river that seems to have deposited black impurities. Not only does the environment give people a depressing feeling, but even the air is filled with the breath of death.

Although there is a very majestic palace standing, as long as you concentrate and observe carefully, you will find that the palace is full of traces of decay and dilapidation.

Although it can be seen that the owner of this place has worked hard to repair it recently, the corruption that has accumulated for tens of thousands of years is not something that can be easily eliminated...

In addition, the repairers really don't have much experience and talent.

This makes the palace that has been destroyed with a heavy historical beauty not only not revived, but also full of nondescript sense of humor.

However, Seleus is not a guy who will judge others, and because of the heavy responsibility, he just glanced at the surrounding environment and thought about the countermeasures when meeting Hela.

But... the moment he followed the girl who claimed to be the guardian to the palace, even Serius couldn't help showing a dull face...

"Metis..." Seleus blinked, looking at everything in the palace with a stiff face. "Are you sure we are now in Hela, the kingdom of the underworld in Northern Europe?"

【Yes yes yes, I'm sure. 】

There was helplessness in Metis' tone, as well as a kind of perfunctory coaxing a child.

"It's really not..."

[Yes, yes, you have already asked three times. This is Northern Europe. I have never heard of Xiliang, let alone the so-called daughter country. 】

'Yeah, what am I thinking? 'Selius withdrew his outstretched fingers and scratched his hair in distress. 'Is it because the sense of déjà vu at that moment was so strong that I hallucinated? '

What to say?

Before meeting Baldr, Seleus had fantasized about his encounters in the Kingdom of Hades, such as being imprisoned, being revenged by Hela, and even being taken over by Hela as a prince because of his handsome appearance. He could understand it.

But...Selius looked at Baldr with a subtle expression on his face.

On the weird bed that was in a 'half-life and half-dead' state like its master, the God of Light was accepting the feeding of the dead soul girls who were enthusiastic enough to be called 'intimate' with a tangled expression.

And the king of Hades is sitting on his left, watching him carefully with the perfect right half of his body.

"Why do I think it's good for him to keep Baldr in the Kingdom of Hades?"

【Even Serius would have this kind of masculine fantasy? 】

"While I'm proud of my self-control, please don't exclude me as a man."

[So you are worthy of those cuties in Greece? 】

"If you don't have this persistence and sincerity, you will be sorry for them."

【Do you know who I'm talking about?I thought you only had little Atta and little Circe in your heart. 】

"The attitude has changed so much before and after, so it's strange not to know."

"Enough!" Serius, who had been talking to himself, obviously angered Hela who was waiting for him to come to the door. Pluto stood up and came to Serius aggressively. "Are you humiliating me? A warrior from a foreign land!"

"Of course not, Your Majesty Pluto." Under Baldr's worried gaze, Seleus bowed calmly.

Thanks to his rich experience, the calmness and demeanor he displayed made Hela, who was determined to find fault, unable to find any faults at all.

"Honorable 'His Majesty Pluto'?" Hela said with deep sarcasm in her accentuated tone. Then, she bent down, and her rotten left cheek was almost pressed against Serius'.

"Then for the name's sake...I allow you to tell me why you came here."

Hella's malicious actions didn't cause too much trouble to Serius, who was used to death, but this knowingly teasing made him feel a little bit wrong.

"I'm looking for Badr." Seleus, who was ready to be made things difficult, sighed silently in his heart, but on the surface, his performance was still unmistakable. "The world cannot lose its light. Therefore, I implore His Majesty Pluto to release Baldr's soul."

The flawless Serius made Hela stunned for a moment, but Pluto, who quickly reacted, straightened up and sat back on his 'hotbed' with an indifferent expression.

"The living have the order of the living, and the dead also have the rules of the dead." Hela's green eyes were fixed on Serius in front of her, and her left hand gently covered half of her cheek.

"I know the value of Baldr. Among all the dead souls who went to the kingdom of Hela, he is the most beautiful and the brightest...but this can't hide the fact that he is dead."

As if to strengthen her tone, Hela's shriveled and necrotic eyes also looked at Serius.

"Since a dead person has come to me, he cannot return to the upper world... In other words, why should I let Baldr go?"

"Maybe we can talk about the conditions?" Seleus blinked, and the fact that he didn't directly refuse meant that there was something to talk about, and it was a good start.

But considering Hela's bad attitude towards him before and Loki's hatred for Odin, Seleus understands that the next conversation is the key to bringing Bader back.

"Conditions?" Hela looked at Bader with her two different eyes, and then sighed softly.

"I heard that because of Baldur's death, whether it is a god, elf, dwarf, human, or even the always fierce frost giant..." Hela subconsciously looked at the center of the kingdom of the underworld—the World Tree You Ketra Hill.

"...everything grieves for him, even the most pitiless stone dreams of the return of the bright Baldr to the world."

"You can say that." Serius nodded in agreement.

Even if Badr fell on the Xieji, the terrifying protection on him cannot be ignored.

"Then, listen up to the warriors of foreign lands!" Hela had an inexplicable insistence on addressing Serius.

"If all living beings mourn for Baldr, and all things love him, I will release his soul."

Hela came to Serleus's side, she bent down, and whispered in Serius' ear with her teeth-only lips.

"So, ask all living beings, like gods, men, giants...ask everything, like stones and plants..."

"If all beings cry for him and want him back, I will return Baldr and let him return to the world."

"However..." Hela changed the topic, and put her rotten left hand on Serius' shoulder. "If even one creature refuses to cry for him, he will stay with me forever!"

Chapter 41 The Incredible Odin

"Metis, do you have anything to say about Hela's request?"

On the way back to Asgard, Serius thought carefully about Hela's condition, but the more he thought about it, the more wrong he felt.

Puzzled, he could only ask about his increasingly undisguised 'wisdom'.

【You are aware that the conditions proposed by Hella are naturally full of tricks, and judging from this familiar calculation, it must be written by Loki. 】

"Loki?!" Seleus exclaimed.

[I originally wanted to help you fight him in secret, but he didn't show up at all, and depending on the situation, Odin really made him anxious this time. 】

"How to say?"

[Do you still remember the first time you met him?At that time, Loki did bad things in a set way. He said it was revenge, but it was more like a prank to play on people's mentality. No matter what, there would be no irreparable situation. 】

"Thinking about it now, it really is." Serius nodded, agreeing with Metis.

Whether it was Metis and Loki's tricks when they first met, or the first two requests made by Loki when he pretended to be Odin for the second time, there was room for these two things from beginning to end.

【Let's look at what happened recently. From the known clues, Loki should have learned of Odin's request at the same time as us. 】

"Well, I just don't know why Odin let him go so easily."

[It is estimated that he also knows what he did... Forget it, let's not mention him. 】

【Loki followed us all the way, and then judged your thoughts based on his understanding of you. Then, he went to the Kingdom of Hades non-stop, and discussed everything with Hela before us. 】

【After that, he immediately found his son Fenrir...】

"Wait!" After being reminded by Metis, Seleus suddenly realized something.

"In other words, everything that happened from the moment Odin asked me to kill his two sons to the time I return to Asgard now..."

"It's all in Loki's calculation." Seleus couldn't believe it.

[Otherwise, why do you think Hella knew about your arrival?And why would you make such an inexplicable request? 】

"And that wolf! It's really trying to trick me into delaying time, right?" Thinking of Fenrir who was leading him around circles like a monkey with his invincible defense, even Serius couldn't bear it. I couldn't help clenching my fists.

[And the reason why Odin failed to prevent Baldr's death has also been found... At that time, he must have been watching you with all his attention. 】

"Then, Loki sneaked into Asgard decisively and quickly by taking advantage of the opportunity he created..." Thinking about it carefully, Loki's series of operations were so showy that Seleus's scalp went numb.

[Bear fratricide, in Northern Europe, there is nothing more sad than this. 】

"What about this time?" Serius arrived at the Asa Garden, and quickly walked towards the Golden Palace.

[You should know that the more complicated the plan, the more it will lose everything due to a little accident. Therefore, Loki's strategy this time is extremely simple, but you have to act according to his requirements. 】

"The conspiracy arranged by virtue of Hela's identity as Pluto, I just don't know the ultimate move... huh?"

Serius, who was approaching the Golden Palace, was suddenly attracted by a thunderous roar, and with the roar, a dazzling thunder flashed in the direction of the Golden Palace.

"It's Thor!" Despite his short time with the gods of Asgard, Seleus recognized his irascible brother.

After all, except for Thor, no one can show such a strong power of thunder, and among the gods, only he dares to fight Odin in front of the gods.

"I've only been away for less than a day, why are the two of them fighting again?" Serius shook his head helplessly, and hastened to stop...

.........

Not long after Seleus left, the gods began to hold a funeral for Baldr's body. This is the custom of Asgard, even if Baldr still has hope of resurrection.

Four gods - the two sons of Baldr, Brono, the god of the sun, and Forseti, the god of truth and justice, and their two cousins, the two sons of Thor, Mani, the god of strength, and courage God Modi.

They carried Baldr's body and walked carefully on the road paved with gold and silver.

Among the silent crowd, Odin stood at the front, his crows and wolves stood beside him, and Frigga, Valkyrie and other Asa gods stood behind him.

They carried Baldr to the cremation altar, and in order to show Baldr's noble status, Odin put his golden armband, Dropnir, beside Baldr.

In the end, Modi raised the torch and subconsciously set the altar on fire to complete the last step of the funeral, but this reckless move was naturally severely sanctioned by his father.

"Idiot!" Amid Thor's scolding, Mo Di, who was slapped flying, felt aggrieved and touched the redness and swelling on his face.

"Selius is going to bring Bader back." Thor didn't care about his son's mood, but looked at the silent Odin with a serious face. "But now there is a problem—Hoddle, what should this fool who was bewitched by Loki do?"

The gods looked at each other, listening to Thor's tone, he didn't intend to characterize Hodur as a murderer, especially when Baldr still had a chance to be resurrected.

And according to the customs of Asgard, killing Hodr by the gods not only cannot make up for the trauma of Baldr's death, but also cause unimaginable misfortune, but they can't let people other than the gods kill Hodr, because this It can only lead to greater misfortune.

Therefore, they can only exile Hoddle at most.