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Valhalla Saga (Web Novel) - Episode 15, Chapter 2 - Alpha Male (2)
Episode 15, Chapter 2: Alpha Male (2)
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Translator: Tsubak
Editor: Ren
The trip was smooth. Ragnar took in Siri as expected and even held classes with her and Tae Ho. A beautiful student is better than a black man, that was Ragnar’s claim.
After passing through the space door that was located at the center of the hall, they reached the outer areas that connected Olympus and Asgard.
Heda borrowed a carriage marked with the name of Idun’s legion and drove it, and the three people behind focused on training the Strength of a God.
After two days, Heda changed seats with Ragnar and then looked at Tae Ho and Siri that were seated in a corner.
The two persons had their eyes closed and were operating the Strength of a God. It wasn’t strong as an explosion, but it was spread thinly and faintly.
The two of them had talent. It seemed like it was because of Siri’s strong persistence and calm nature that she had few mistakes when handling the strength and Tae Ho handled the power so well, it was unbelievable that he was an inferior rank.
‘He’s a cheat by several means.’
Ragnar knew about Tae Ho’s saga and where he came from. Although he had an unimaginable saga, before coming to Valhalla he had never grabbed a sword and just played the thing called ‘Dark Age’ or something in front of a desk.
When he had first heard that, he couldn’t believe it easily. It wasn’t because it was too bewildering. It was because Tae Ho’s existence made it hard to believe.
‘He’s overflowing with talent.’
Tae Ho fought well. It wasn’t only because he received the strength and techniques from the strength of the saga with the synchro rate. His battle senses, fast judgments, and the ability to find a path made him a born warrior.
Heda had said that Tae Ho’s world was a peaceful world without any fights, different from Midgard. And perhaps that was the reason he wasn’t aware of his talent.
It wasn’t the only talent in fighting, but handling his saga and the power of a God was so outstanding, to the point normal warriors would find it hard to do. As for the precise control especially, it could be said that he really was born with it.
There were cases like Tae Ho at times, of people that came to Valhalla even when they were from another world.
Although he hadn’t met them all, each one of them had outstanding talent.
‘Perhaps it may not be a coincidence but a necessity of the story.’
That shining existence from another world was led to Valhalla.
Ragnar thought of the words he had heard from Sigurd once and looked at Tae Ho. He imagined Tae Ho having been born in Midgard and not in the world that the job of a pro gamer existed.
‘He must have become a powerful warrior.’
Although he would have been different to his current self, he would have entered Valhalla with his own saga.
“Stop. We are resting for a moment.”
As Ragnar spoke in a low voice, Tae Ho and Siri let out simultaneous sighs and loosened their bodies. They were both dripping with sweat.
“The two of you are good. You are fast in learning.”
“Thank you.”
Siri flushed and smiled. If Rolph or the other warriors who knew her usual self saw her right now, they would have been really surprised but it was now too familiar for Tae Ho.
Ragnar, who had been ignored by Tae Ho until now, put on a good smile and then looked at Siri fixedly.
“Siri, you aren’t planning on moving to Idun’s legion? Then I would be able to keep teaching you.”
“Yes?”
“Oh, that’s a good idea.”
“Hmhm. Gandur won’t like it.”
The one that liked the idea was Tae Ho and the one that cleared her throat was Heda.
Siri was seduced by Ragnar’s direct proposal for a moment, but it seemed as if she had gotten a hold of herself after listening to Heda’s words and then trembled and said, “I’m grateful for your words but I’m sorry. I can’t leave behind my comrades.”
“I like you even more. You are a good warrior.”
Ragnar spoke as if he was still interested in her, and Siri forced herself to look in another direction. It seemed like she was trying her best to remain calm.
‘So…the hero she admires not only recognized her but also suggested to work together?’
Tae Ho understood Siri’s struggle, after having analyzed the situation.
‘I’m sorry for Rolph, but it would really be great if she moved.’
Because Siri was a great warrior, just like Ragnar had said. Having an ally you could trust at your back on a battlefield and not having one was a big difference.
Even while this was happening, the carriage reached a forest. It was a really big forest that was naturally connected to a mountain.
“Heda, stop the carriage around here.”
Ragnar tied down the horses from the carriage and then grabbed the reins and said, “Gryphons like to eat horse meat. We will use these guys as bait. You remember the things I told you, right?”
“Yes.”
“Of course.” Siri answered immediately. Ragnar took out a knife from at his waist and then made the horses bleed a little. As Heda recited a chant, the scent of blood was spread with the help of the wind.
And after a few minutes passed, Ragnar opened his eyes sharply. The veteran hunter Siri also turned her eyes.
“They came.”
They could hear the noise made by the fluttering of big winds. Three wild gryphons flew above the trees. The monsters that let out cries like eagles started to gather like a flock of birds.
Ragnar simply took a big step back, as if he would just watch. As Heda also stepped back, Heda and Siri took out their weapons.
Siri was the first to start. She fired arrows that had been smeared with paralyzing poison, and the gryphon that was in the middle lost its balance and crashed. While the ground shook, Tae Ho swung the executioner’s sword. One of the gryphons that were trying to take a horse with its hard feet dodged Tae Ho’s sword and flew up again and the other one just grabbed some dirt and flew up.
“They will come again! Go from the ground and the sky!”
As Ragnar yelled, Siri fired one more arrow into the crashed gryphon, assumed a firing posture and Tae Ho spread out the hawk wing coat that he withdrew from Unnir.
The hawk wing coat.
Siri and Heda flinched at the same time.
Siri remembered the thing they had spoken of and glared at the gryphons and Heda, who hadn’t heard of the plan, didn’t know what to do and moved towards Tae Ho.
However, Tae Ho didn’t look at the two of them. As soon as he wore the wing coat, he glared at the sky and yelled, “Chant!”
Tae Ho became a big hawk and flew to the sky.
Siri let out a sigh of relief unconsciously and Heda flinched again.
“Uh… Should I have told them to fight together?”
Ragnar, who had planned the tactic, laughed awkwardly and then Heda said with a casual face, “It’s not like that!”
However, her face was red. The embarrassment of a person whose thoughts had been read could be seen on her.
‘Her childish side didn’t change at all.’
Ragnar laughed refreshingly. Because it was good to see this side of Heda. After ‘that day’ a lot of things changed in Idun’s legion.
“Anyways, let’s keep watching.”
Ragnar moved his eyes to the sky in consideration of Heda, who didn’t know what to do.
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Tae Ho executed the hawk’s breathing he had learned from Ragnar. He flew higher and faster with strong strokes of his wings.
The one Tae Ho was aiming for was the gryphon that had lost its balance, having dodged Tae Ho’s sword.
The strategy was simple. He would get on it however he could.
[Bewildered]
[Wild Gryphon (♀)]
Just like Ragnar had said, the two of them were female. One of them saw Tae Ho approach them at an unbelievable speed and increased its speed, but it was pointless. For Tae Ho, who was in the shape of a simple hawk, being faster than the lion-bodied gryphon could be said to be a natural law of nature.
Tae Ho caught up to the gryphon in an instant and took hold of it with his claws. The moment his claws carved into it, the gryphon let out a roar filled with pain and twisted its body.
“Chant!”
Tae Ho recited the chant again and hurriedly put strength on his legs. He grabbed its waist tightly and activated “The One That Handles Dragons’.
The red letters started to become white. They weren’t green yet but he could control it to a certain extent.
Tae Ho took out the rope of the hunter immediately and put it on the neck of the gryphon. Then the eyes of the gryphon turned calm.
A smile appeared on Tae Ho’s face. It was because the white words changed to green.
However, he couldn’t be satisfied with just that. It wasn’t because there was one more wild gryphon remaining, however.
In the first place, the real objective Tae Ho and Ragnar were aiming for wasn’t the one he had caught. This was just a bait for the real one.
The remaining gryphon cried towards the direction it first appeared from. Just like he had heard from Ragnar, he made the gryphon he had caught cry. It was quite a bright cry compared to the one in front of them.
“It’s coming.” Ragnar said from the ground. Siri could also sense it approaching. Its appearance was completely different from a normal gryphon.
Papapapapak!
Small birds flew up from the forest and made some noise. They were escaping because of the rage they felt.
Alpha Male.
The strongest male that led a pack.
The gryphons showed a similar ecology to the lions, as if their lion bodies weren’t for nothing. One strong male commanded several females and made a group called a pride.
The alpha males didn’t usually move. They also didn’t participate in the hunts. Becoming stronger by eating the things the female gryphons brought it was their role.
However, this situation was different.
Tae Ho had taken its female. And the other one had requested assistance.
If it still didn’t move in this situation, then a pride couldn’t be maintained. And just like Ragnar had expected, the alpha male showed itself.
[Enraged Alpha Male]
[Wild Gryphon (♂)]
Its size was as twice as big as the female gryphons. Seeing it flying with strength made it look like a tank.
Tae Ho gulped saliva drily and glared at it. Not killing it and restraining it wasn’t as easy as it seemed. If he made a mistake he would be the one to die.
However, that made his heart vaguely beat. It seemed like he was challenging a new title.
“But before that…”
There was one thing he had to check.
[Saga: Immortal Warrior (Synchro rate 20%)]
The synchro rate had increased from 19% to 20%. It was the result of capturing a female gryphon, as it was right before 20% when he beat the fire giant along with Rasgrid.
It was just like he had aimed for. He could now feel that he could see the mechanism in the increase of the synchro rate.
In addition, he was certain that there would be a change at 20% just like there had been one at 10%.
[Saga: The Warrior’s Equipment]
The Sword of the Warrior had changed to that. It hadn’t stopped there and a new small story had been added.
[Saga: The Hammer of the Blacksmith Doesn’t Slip]
The saga that had been added to the record of the weapons Kalsted had used.
The moment Tae Ho saw the title of the new saga, he nearly fell from the female gryphon, but he somehow maintained his balance. He had understood the effect of the saga instinctively.
‘How crazy.’ He laughed and cursed at the same time. He glared at the Alpha Male that was still charging at him and activated his saga.
[Saga: The Hammer of the Blacksmith Doesn’t Slip]
The shape of a huge man holding on to a hammer appeared at Tae Ho’s back. The man, who had a black beard, smirked and then hit down onto the hunter’s rope with his hammer.
Kang~
A light shone on the hunter’s rope with a pleasing sound.
The strengthening of an item.
The devil’s content that also existed in Dark Age!
Kalsted was Dark Age’s best warrior, and countless weapons had passed through his hands. And obviously enough, most of them had passed through the strengthening blacksmiths.
Countless weapons were destroyed by the strengthening failure.
There were even weapons he couldn’t retrieve because they had been pulverized.
Only a minority succeeded. However, the weapons that survived the hands of the blacksmiths could become much stronger.
The stories of the weapons that piled up like that.
The saga of the broken weapons that could inevitably accompany the ‘Warrior’s Equipment’.
The shape of the man smiled refreshingly and disappeared. Tae Ho looked at the hunter’s rope through the ‘Eyes of the Dragon’.
The blue words became gold, which were a rank above that. Although it was a temporary effect, it was enough.
‘Come on, a strengthened weapon is a first for you, right?’
Tae Ho removed the rope from the female gryphon and smiled brightly while looking at the Alpha Male which was starting to make big circles. It was that smile that Siri said was evil.
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