Stupid Odin

"Beowulf?" Downs' pupils involuntarily constricted when he heard the name.

A sense of absurd fate filled his heart.

How many years had it been since the Downs brothers reshaped the world?

It had only been 50 years, at most, since he personally created humanity in this world. This was nothing to the Aesir, who often lived for tens of thousands of years. But how did Beowulf, a hero from the late period of Norse mythology, appear?

Beowulf was a Geat. In Midgard, the demon Grendel was causing havoc among humans, and King Hrothgar decided to offer a reward for eliminating this demon.

Beowulf, a Geat from Götaland, stepped forward with 14 warriors, setting a trap during a feast and using his bare strength to break Grendel's arm. Grendel fled to his lair, deep in the forest, where he finally collapsed and died.

Grendel's mother sought revenge for her son, once again causing havoc among humans and beginning a frenzy of retaliation. In the lake leading to the she-demon's lair, Beowulf encountered and fought countless venomous sea serpents. Finally, Beowulf used an ancient sword with magic from the she-demon's hiding place (which, in this life, had been replaced by a piece of scrap metal forged by dwarves) to cut off the she-demon's head, ultimately ending the evil.

Because of this achievement, Beowulf became a king in the mortal world.

Unexpectedly, in the second year of his reign, a fleeing slave greedily stole the favorite treasure of a fire dragon dwelling in a cave - a golden cup. When the dragon awoke and discovered the cup was stolen, it roared and sought revenge, burning villages and wreaking havoc on humanity.

In the end, the dragon destroyed Beowulf's hall and perished together with Beowulf.

Brunhilde, who had been eyeing him for a long time, immediately snatched his soul.

Now, the weak and helpless soul of Beowulf was kneeling below the steps of the divine throne in Valhalla.

Looking at Beowulf, Downs felt both amused and a little expectant.

No other reason.

It seemed that the Ginnungagap world had heard his wish and prematurely created this mortal hero for him.

Bad news: The Ginnungagap world was a patchwork monster.

Good news: It was completely patched up.

Ironically, the twin goddesses of fate seemed to be unaware of this, allowing Downs to do as he pleased.

Downs scanned Beowulf below with his divine eyes, and naturally, the great hero of mythology became even more awestruck.

This was normal. Two meters tall was definitely considered magnificent among mortals.

Compared to an Aesir god who was six meters tall, he was too small, not to mention that the elemental aura casually leaked by the God-King was like a storm in his eyes.

Every breath Downs took was a riot of elements.

And each of the nine divine swords surrounding him could make Beowulf admire and submit.

"Beowulf greets the supreme God-King!"

"Rise. Look at me directly."

"Yes—"

Shouldn't he be called a great hero after all?

Being shocked was one thing, but at least he had the courage to look Downs in the eye.

Admiration in his eyes, but firm!

"Good. Specifically, Brunhilde has already told you, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Beowulf's semi-transparent, illusory figure seemed to solidify a little.

"I can grant you a second life. It may succeed, or it may fail. If you successfully reach another world, I need you to ring a bell regularly every month in a deserted place in the mountains in a special way. You must report what you see and hear there, the identity of the rulers, and so on, as detailed as possible."

"Yes."

Beowulf agreed one by one, and was finally led out by another Valkyrie.

"My Lord, is ringing the bell easy?" Brunhilde couldn't help but ask.

"Easy, but not easy." Downs' gaze transcended space, detached from the Ginnungagap world, and fell into that world, which was obviously larger in space than Ginnungagap.

Due to the obstruction of the power of chaos, even with the divine vision of the God-King, it was still impossible to see clearly.

The only thing Downs could think of was Morse code, but in a Runic version.

As long as Beowulf could knock out the so-called notes and letters of what he saw, Downs could still have a chance to receive a reply by relying on passive perception.

In this way, Downs could avoid directly invading the opposite world with power, arousing the vigilance of the opposite ruler and the will of the world.

Downs didn't expect to get a return immediately, but this was the safest way to spy.

This time, including Beowulf, the Valkyries prepared 36 Einherjar.

Three days later, in the Silver Palace, Downs sat on the divine throne that could enhance his divine power, spying on the faint connection between the two worlds.

Downs was waiting.

Waiting for the moment when the chaotic power was the thinnest.

He waited for a full 23 hours, until the moment before 12 o'clock at night, when he decisively released the Einherjar in his hand in a sweeping manner.

This was the outer world, and no existence could observe this scene in the chaotic turbulence.

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36 brilliant auras submerged into the chaotic turbulence. Even with the power of the God-King wrapped around them, they still looked like inconspicuous fireflies from afar.

"Hiss!" The first unlucky one appeared.

Downs attached a certain amount of divine power around each Einherjar, which could ensure their safety for a certain period of time or when they were impacted by a certain amount of chaotic power.

There was nothing he could do beyond this amount.

The unlucky one was suddenly pulled off course by a chaotic turbulence.

Silently annihilated in chaos.

Immediately afterwards, the second, the third… the tenth…

Along the way, ten carefully selected Einherjar completely disappeared in the chaotic gap between the two worlds.

The remaining Einherjar continued to move forward, and soon they crashed into the barrier of the opposite world.

The feeling was like raindrops hitting an umbrella, splashing a beautiful little splash, and then there was no then.

Don't forget that when the rain is too heavy, umbrellas sometimes leak.

Just from a test, Downs realized that the opposite world had obviously not strengthened the outer barrier or even the atmosphere.

This seemed to be the work of a typical rough guy.

Or, could it be that the sky god that may exist on the opposite side was slacking off?

Downs was very curious.

The faint consciousness he attached to the Einherjar no longer sent back any news after they passed through the world barrier.

"Five." Downs said the result indifferently.

This was already much better than he had imagined.

He didn't know what these Einherjar would encounter after entering the opposite world.

If they were lucky, they might immediately seize an excellent body.

If they were unlucky, they would possess animals such as pigs and dogs.

Or, like him, Downs, back then, did he attach himself to the belly of a key figure like Bestla?