"What to do?"

Brünnhilde heard Gray's question and turned around with a cold expression.

"Grey, my dear sister... I understand your inner thoughts, but listen! Your thoughts are not only irresponsible to the warriors who are about to fight on behalf of mankind, but also an insult to brother Hercules!

Put away those pitiful and naive thoughts, this is a duel that determines the survival of mankind. It is essentially a cruel war..."

After saying this, Brünnhilde said nothing and stepped into the Hall of Valor with a determined look.

"..."

Gray looked confused as she followed her sister's footsteps.

Indeed, this is an extremely cruel war.

The loser means death for both humans and gods.

The battle between Adam and Zeus was an unexpected special situation. After all, according to normal rules, once they step onto that arena, both sides must fight until one of the souls is burned out.

She would actually want to sacrifice humans to keep her brother Hercules alive?

Such an idea is not only unfair to the human warriors who are about to take the field, but if an upright god like Hercules' brother knows about it... his buttocks will be spread open, right?

"War..."

Gray couldn't help but sigh.

As a Valkyrie, she naturally understands the cruelty of war very well.

The war between humans is still like this, let alone what is happening at this moment is an unprecedented battle between humans and gods.

She felt as if she had underestimated Sister Brunhilde's awareness.

After all, faced with such a situation, if it were her choice, she would probably be so entangled that she couldn't extricate herself.

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On the other side, after saying goodbye to Brünnhilde and Gray, Hercules met an unexpected being.

"I saw it~"

A teasing voice came from behind.

Heracles turned his head and looked around, only to see a vortex of divine power appearing not far away from him, and then, as if by magic, the figure of the cunning god Loki appeared.

"You seem to have a good relationship with the Valkyries, Hercules."

Loki narrowed his eyes slightly and teased, "Ah, that's right... Although you come from different regions in Northern Europe and Greece, you are all the same. You are defective products of demigods~"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and caressed Hercules' face, his tone full of provocation.

"If you win after taking the field, it means that a Valkyrie will die as a result~ Won't you find it difficult to do it?"

However, Heracles seemed not to care about such provocation at all. Not only was he not angry, but a faint smile appeared on his face: "Don't try to shake my determination, Loki. Humans are powerful enemies! As a representative of the gods...

As a warrior, all I can do is fight with dignity and not bring shame on my name, that's all, I don't have any extra thoughts to worry about other issues."

"Huh. Okay then..."

Loki seemed a little disappointed when he heard this.

It can be said that he and the Hercules in front of him have a very bad compatibility. After all, people call him the god of cunning, but this is the completely opposite god of justice.

"You are still annoying me as always."

"Really? What a coincidence, I don't like you either, Loki."

Hercules answered matter-of-factly.

For a moment, the atmosphere between the two gods became tense.

"I'll start with the ugly words, Loki, I...actually oppose the 'end of mankind'." Hercules said calmly something that would make the gods angry.

After all, as a god, saying such words in such a situation is tantamount to being an enemy of the entire divine race.

"But now that 'Twilight of the Gods' has begun, I won't lose."

Heracles said calmly, "As the representative of the gods, I will definitely achieve complete victory, and then...then make a request to the gods to redeem mankind!!"

His tone was extremely firm, from beginning to end.

This is Heracles, the hero of mankind, the god of today, the god of justice who represents pure justice.

"call……"

Listening to Hercules' unexplained speech, Loki's eyes revealed a look of contempt, "You are still the same... I have no idea which side you are on."

"I've always been..."

Hercules was not prepared to accompany Loki. As he spoke, he turned around and left with firm steps, "I have always been on the right side."

"..."

Hearing this, Loki could only remain silent.

"The right side...so...what exactly is right?"

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tread--

After taking a few steps, Hercules stopped again.

Another unexpected figure appeared in front of him.

But this time it's not any god, but a human being.

"It's such a contradictory statement to oppose the end of mankind, but still want to fight for the gods..." the man sighed.

Hercules looked at the humans in front of him calmly, and after a moment, he slowly spoke: "Really? I don't feel conflicted. Or... do you think humans... can really defeat the gods with their own strength?

"

While asking questions, he looked at the man in front of him seriously.

He wanted to know the answer of the man in front of him.

Because this man can be said to be the beginning of everything. It was precisely because he provoked the gods in the Valhalla Chamber and stood up to support the Valkyries that the meeting was pushed to the point where it is now out of control.

"Isn't it? There have been three duels, and the answer to the question is already obvious, right?" Xuan Hao smiled lightly and asked with interest.

"Indeed..." Hercules nodded, then shook his head, "The gods may have underestimated the power of humans, but... why are humans not the same now? Do you really understand the power of gods?"

Hercules' tone was extremely firm.

As a being who was once a human and is now a god, he firmly believes that he is the one who understands both parties best.

After all, why did he become a hero in the first place? Why did he become a god?

In the final analysis, isn't it because mankind needs such a hero to save it, and needs him to become a god at the cost of getting a chance to survive?

Hercules never denied the will of human beings, but as a human being, he also knew very well that human beings have their limits.

Even he gained the power to rival the gods by drinking the blood of Zeus, and was able to give humanity a glimmer of hope in that 'judgment'.

"In the next showdown, what mankind will face...is the unreserved attack of the gods."

"You mean like Poseidon?" Xuan Hao smiled contemptuously.

"No..." Hercules shook his head helplessly, "He will only be stronger than Lord Poseidon... Lord Poseidon did use the power of Poseidon in the duel and lost, but... you won't

Do you think that the real power is just setting off a wave that cannot even submerge the Valhalla Arena? The real power is enough to swallow up the entire world and bury all the famous names in the abyss of the sea."

"It's true if you insist on saying that." Xuan Hao shrugged indifferently, "But if you lose, you lose. Does it make sense?"

"Indeed not."

Hercules calmly lifted his steps and continued to move forward. The moment he passed by, he spoke again.

"Thank you for your support to Brünnhilde and the others, but what I want to say is... that alone is not enough. If you want to refute, then prove it to me... prove that humans can really use their own power.

, obtain the qualification for existence from the hands of the gods."

"Even if the price of proof is your downfall?" Xuan Hao turned his head and asked curiously.

"Hahaha--"

Hercules smiled and strode away, "If the gods can accept my proposal and agree to the survival of mankind, I will be very happy, and if mankind can survive on its own strength, I will not only be happy, but also very proud!

This proves that my choice has always been correct. Since this is the ending I expected, why should I hesitate? Don’t let me down..."

"Yeah……"

Hearing this, Xuan Hao smiled and said nothing more.

Perhaps this is what the ideal ‘god’ in people’s minds should look like.

He will stand up to protect mankind and look forward to the growth of mankind.

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Hall of Valor, Between the Akashic Records.

Brunhild, who came here at this moment, was looking at the information about the Heroic Spirits on the light screen, with a strange smile on her face.
To be continued...