Chapter 897: Learning a New Divine Skill from Boss Fang, the Strong Man's Lock!

"Haaah—!" With a barrage of heavy punches, he even grabbed Kratos by the legs and swung him out violently.

No one had ever seen Kratos beaten so savagely before.

He even pinned Kratos's body, slamming right through the small cabin and collapsing it.

"Why are there two beds inside?" With a mocking, frigid tone, the stranger's voice grew colder; he seemed to have scented a clue, or perhaps he had found what he was looking for.

"Is Kratos trying to protect his son?" Originally, Fang Qi could clearly feel that Kratos was outmatched by such a powerful enemy, but at this moment, he suddenly felt a surge of power, as if exploding from deep within his body.

"Let's smash this bastard to death first!" Obviously without much time to chat mid-battle, Fang Qi rolled over and used this newfound strength to pin the opponent directly to the ground, delivering a double-fisted hammer blow that smashed him straight from the second floor down to the bedrock.

But the opponent rose even faster than Kratos, countering with a waist-lock suplex before kicking Kratos like a soccer ball, sending him flying dozens of yards away, snapping countless trees, and even collapsing half a mountain!

One had to realize that this was a mountain in a mythological world where gods resided, by no means as fragile as those of later generations.

"Holy shit—!?" At this point, even Owner Fang was left a bit dazed by the beating. Most importantly, this sequence was a scripted cinematic event, meaning it wasn't factored into his active controls; Kratos himself had been kicked flying dozens of yards!

"Old and slow, you should never have come to Midgard." After the strike, he did not forget to mock Kratos, "Don't want to talk? That's fine, maybe the person in your house will be more cooperative."

Crucially, he hadn't taken much damage himself, and at this moment, he had actually fully recovered.

"Is this guy really that strong?!"

"Pure, unadulterated provocation..." St. Wilson and several other Saint-tier powerhouses muttered.

"Terrifying... It's the first time I've seen Kratos get beaten like this." Kelanbell also sucked in a cold breath.

"Is this the Nine Serene Underworld?! How is everyone getting stronger and stronger?!" Even the Valkyrie Isabella felt bewildered. Where exactly was this Scandinavia?!

Could it be...

She kept feeling that this Scandinavia was not in the Nine Serenes, or rather... it seemed entirely outside of this world!

Suddenly, she wondered if she should learn from this Scandinavia.

Thinking this way, it instantly felt highly plausible; he could actually beat Kratos, the one who had defeated her, like this!

"Once I recover, I'll change my title to Scandinavia's Number One Valkyrie!"

...This Scandinavian god is truly strong!

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"This is probably the first person to provoke Kratos who didn't get beaten to death, but instead beat Kratos until his face was covered in blood," Owner Fang remarked.

Most importantly, the man knew no bounds, threatening Kratos's son as if desperately afraid Kratos wouldn't kill him.

"I can feel the rage inside Kratos about to erupt."

"Spartan Rage, it's here!"

Suddenly, a blaze resembling the fires of hell erupted across Kratos's body. The battle between the two through the mountains and forests became swift as lightning. The opponent was fast, but Kratos was faster. The battle axe was not Fang Qi's forte, but fist-fighting clearly was.

After the rage subsided, Kratos's wounds also healed as before. Following a flurry of vicious punches, he even lifted a small rocky hill and slammed it down hard upon the opponent!

Boom!

The moment it crashed down, the mountain peaks fractured, and even the forests tore open into canyons!

At this moment, everyone felt exactly as though they were watching a *God of War 4* movie! It was too brilliant, too shocking!

"I'm actually watching a mythological anime on the big screen!?" Song Qingfeng, who usually chased *Naruto* or *Re:Zero* with a communication jade whenever he was idle, posted a bullet comment in a daze.

"Yes, and it's a two-cour series." Evidently, there were quite a few anime watchers in the shop. "Looking at this pace, the boss won't finish it even in half a year."

"Or he might never finish it in his lifetime (doge face)."

"If it drops project, let's beat this trash boss to death!"

Just then, another wave of gasps echoed through the shop. The earth shuddered, and the rocky hill pinning that monster actually began to levitate slowly once more.

Directly after, the man could be seen hoisting the colossal, mountain-like boulder and hurling it violently.

Shield wings deployed from Kratos's gauntlet—parry! A highly precise concussive force from the shield merged with the tyrannical power. Everyone watched as Kratos raised his arm with the shield, shattering the mountain-like boulder to pieces on the spot!

"Not dead yet!?" Owner Fang was also stunned. One had to remember they had only just started playing this game a short while ago!

For this single boss fight, Kratos had already battled the opponent for nearly two hours!

"Is this grandson just like that stupid bird Valkyrie?!" Owner Fang was completely dumbfounded.

"Yaah—! I was mentioned, I was mentioned!" Relaxing in the pool while watching the livestream, the Valkyrie Isabella felt a surge of excitement, but immediately reacting, her face darkened, "Who are you calling a stupid bird?!"

"Do we need to find an Blade of Olympus to kill this guy?! A scripted kill?" Of course, what Owner Fang did not know at this moment was that against this guy, even a strike from the Blade of Olympus might deal zero damage.

"How do we fight this?!" The hearts of the audience couldn't help but leap into their throats for Kratos.

"Too powerful!"

Slaughtering his way up Mount Olympus, who would have thought that before even stepping past his own front door today, he would encounter such a terrifying adversary.

"Though it feels like he hasn't gotten much stronger," Fang Qi said as he controlled Kratos. "Let's serve him the same combo meal again!"

"Parry!" Owner Fang called out while operating the controls. "The opponent's skill attacks are manageable, but his punch speed is extremely fast. The parry demands quick reflexes, but now I'm slowly starting to adapt."

"This time, this owner has mastered the axe, so don't even think about getting back up!"

Fang Qi's usage of the Leviathan Axe grew increasingly proficient.

"Heavy strike!"

"Evaded?!" Almost like a reflex, Fang Qi executed a parry.

Following immediately, the battle axe cleaved down fiercely!

On the screen, Kratos grabbed the opponent upside down by both feet and swung him out directly!

Locking the throat, pinning him to the ground.

Then he lay down similarly, his thick arms locking the opponent's neck viciously from behind.

No matter how the opponent struggled, he could not rise.

Finally, with a twist from the bend of his arm and the strength of his left hand!

Snap!

The entire world fell silent.

Leaving only the whistling northern wind and Kratos's heavy panting.

At this moment...

"Is he really dead...!?" A crowd of people expressed their doubts.

After all, being crushed like that earlier hadn't killed him.

"Nonsense. This guy may be powerful, but in the end, he was taken down by my 'macho chokehold' technique." Owner Fang pushed himself up from the floor, panting as if he himself were about to die. "He's definitely dead!"

After all, how could a boss in the starting village have three health bars? He even took a cinematic macho chokehold, how could he not be dead?

"Macho chokehold?!"

"Is this a new posture for god-slaying?!" A group of elves stared wide-eyed at the screen. This was absolutely a god, and so incredibly powerful!

Could this strange "macho chokehold" actually kill a god who couldn't be killed by any other means?!

"What kind of new combat technique is this again!?" To her surprise, there was another new technique. The Valkyrie Isabella felt a shock in her heart. Was there truly a method to break immortality relying purely on technique?!

There was actually a technique this incredible?!

She hurriedly focused all her attention, watching intently before simulating the movements in her mind.

It seemed to be... first pulling the person close to slam them onto the ground, then embracing them from behind... and then...

"A dominant lock...?" This god-slaying technique seemed rather simple!

Parrying was something she could only watch without practicing, making it obviously harder for her to learn, but this...

"Oh—!" Her eyes lit up; this was definitely something she could learn!

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