Chapter 766: True Depravita vs Valhalla
Even with the cultivation level of a Superior Legend, the fear of death was so potent and primal in Earl Octavio that he dared not challenge the four figures who now stood before him. Desperate, he tried to invoke the authority of Valhalla, hoping to drive them back with words alone.
But that only fueled the four True Depravitas’ contempt.
The True Depravita of Wrath stepped forward, his presence blazing like a storm of hatred. His eyes burned with such intensity that the air around him seemed to ignite with invisible flames.
"I am Vlad Xaos, Duke of Graecia, King of the Xaos Kingdom, and I have come to set things right in the name of my Queen."
Vlad’s voice boomed across the arena, echoing through the sky in all directions. Every Viking, from the stands to the farthest reaches of the coliseum, heard his words—and their hearts trembled.
Vlad was an outsider, a ruler from another empire, another world entirely. By all rights, he had no place here, no reason to involve himself in the internal affairs of Valhalla. Yet not a single Viking dared to reproach him.
If anything, they felt a deep sense of frustration and envy.
Frustration at their own weakness—at their inability to act, to protect one of their own. And envy at the righteous, honorable spirit of the Xaos King, who did not hesitate to stand against a high civilization in defense of a member of his kingdom.
If that was not the heart of a true Viking, then what was?