Chapter Ninety-Eight: Calm
Magellan began to slowly calm down.
When he realized that anger was useless, and the mortals facing the gods quickly forgot about it, and somewhat unexpectedly, Magellan found himself easily forgiven.
That is the true meaning of reconciliation with the soul, who no longer dwells meaninglessly on the past, but focuses on the present.
Of course, anger is not a negative emotion that most people think of, it is a weapon that humans have acquired over a long evolutionary process.
When a person starts to get angry, the adrenaline rush will speed up, increasing his strength and weakening the pain. On top of that, anger can even cause the body to urgently transfer fat, building a cushion layer on the chest, abdomen and face.
The so-called emotion is an unconditioned reflex that is not controlled by the intellect, and it is a threat response mechanism left over from evolution.
That's why Magellan had only allowed himself to be immersed in anger before, but unfortunately, he didn't get the adrenaline he expected.
The pain was like lightning, and every time it struck, half of his body was unconscious.
But Magellan is still holding on.
Saul's attacks were still sharp, he was well aware of all Magellan's weaknesses, and he didn't let go of any of them.
A drop of cold sweat slowly ran down Magellan's face.
At that moment, the god's fist was still a centimeter away from Magellan's flank wound.
Despite this, Magellan began to get distracted, wondering why he sweated in the adrenaline-free world of the soul after death.
The thought came like lightning and then vanished into the darkness.
Magellan's heart was a quiet darkness and nothingness, and he blocked Thor's attack before slamming his fist into the god's flank.
It was a counterattack that surprised both sides.
The god finally stopped talking, and he realized that his tactics had failed.
Not only that, but the mortal in front of him had done something that he would never have been able to do.
"That can't be, right?"
Magellan spoke, and, moreover, his movements were not affected in any way.
Although the wound on his flank should have been pulled as he spoke.
Thor began to make a desperate bet, and he took a radical step forward, completely abandoning dodge and defense, and slammed into him viciously.
The gods have departed, and this being, which has copied Magellan's soul, feels the aura of danger, and no one knows Magellan better than him.
Magellan didn't take a step back, he slammed into Thor in a-for-tat manner.
The mortal and the god's shoulders collided, and the entire hall shook.
A crisp sound was mixed in, and it was incomparably clear.
Thor stepped back.
Magellan did not follow.
The god's right arm hung limply, and his right shoulder was shattered.
Thor gasped and trembled uncontrollably.
"Who are you?"
Magellan's voice was also trembling, and the wound on his flank did not disappear, but was even more serious.
The god smiled disdainfully, "I know everything you have in mind. ”
In this place where there are only souls, all wounds, not even death mean defeat, only if the soul completely admits defeat, the victor will appear.
Therefore, words are an important weapon that cannot be ignored, words can touch the soul and destroy the will.
But it was a futile attempt for Saul, who knew Magellan, who could discern every lie.
"You think you're a clone of me, but you still believe that you're Thor, the god of thunder, and you're sure to win. ”
"Because I'm stronger than you, that's all," Thor had gradually suppressed his trembling, "This space is created with the power of the gods, if you have one power, I will have two, even if your power is infinite, I will be stronger than you, even if my power is insignificant, you are weaker than me." ”
"You think the battle of souls is just a numbers game?"
Despite his recent victory, Magellan felt powerless.
His opponent didn't miss a chance, and Thor was like Magellan, turning dialogue into his weapon when the mortal in front of him began to speak.
The gods were declaring to Magellan that he was invincible.
"The one who tugs war with himself may win, but it's definitely not on his own, luck, or outside help, you don't have anything that can make you win," Saul smiled at Magellan, "but I do." ”
Magellan laughed too.
He had seen despair clearly, but had not yet given up.
"If I lose to myself, I can say that I am unlucky, but if I lose to a god, it will be a shame. ”
"Then I'll tell you what you think now, Magellan," Thor's face was full of mockery, "the presence of the gods has made me a specious monster, and I can't defeat Magellan because of the weaknesses that are peculiar to the gods. ”
"Isn't it?"
"You know the answer, don't kid yourself. ”
Magellan smiled helplessly.
If the god really left something other than the appearance to this "fake Magellan" in front of him, then he would not have been injured in the collision just now.
The soul is not a mere number, which is why Saul, who is much stronger than Magellan, eventually fails to give up and let another Magellan enter. When the gods gave up completely, they were convinced that no one could defeat Magellan except a "double Magellan".
Anything extra will bring possible flaws, and now that victory is assured, there is no need to add to it.
Perhaps Saul could not have thought about it to this extent, but it was Odin who designed this test and cornered Magellan.
In the mythology of Esyad, he is the god of wisdom, a cunning conspirator, and the master of the whispers in the ears of noble lords when they plot murder.
"But why, you, who are stronger than me, get hurt?"
Faced with this question, Thor smiled desperately.
It's like the nervous smile of a person before committing suicide, or the relieved smile of a soldier before the last charge on a battlefield that has already been defeated.
"I don't know. ”
Magellan suddenly felt the aura of danger.
He did his best to turn sideways so that his uninjured half of his body was facing Thor as he rushed up, and then uncharacteristically raised his left hand to attack.
The god paid the price for his rash attack, having lost his right arm, dodging his left fist and punching him to the wound in the shoulder.
Worse.
It's hard to imagine the pain, because the vast majority of people fall into a coma and lose consciousness at the first moment they feel the pain.
But Thor persevered.
He told himself in the depths of his heart: "You are Magellan, you can hold on." ”
Then, the god of thunder really persevered.