Chapter 030: The Troublesome Curse

"You're awake."

Wang Bo heard Hela's voice, turned his head, and saw Hela sitting on the sofa opposite, staring at him with piercing eyes, as if trying to bore through him.

Wang Bo nodded and asked, "How long was I unconscious?"

"Just a day," Hela said.

Wang Bo breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that a day wasn't too long. He had thought he might be unconscious for ten days or half a month; it seemed the curse wasn't as severe as he had imagined.

"Your situation is very bad now," Hela said slowly.

"I know."

Wang Bo was well aware of his condition. Just now, he had examined his body, and there was a very powerful force inside him, constantly eroding his body.

This force was extremely sinister, devouring his solar true qi, dissolving his magic power, invading his cells, corroding his bones, and corrupting his blood.

It could be said to suppress his power in all aspects, which was the main reason Wang Bo felt so weak.

"Do you know who cursed you?" Hela said.

"Do you?"

"Thanks to you, I once went to that world and suffered a lot, but I also learned many things, including about that Dragon God."

Wang Bo said noncommittally, "You were the one who entered that world; I dare not take credit."

Hela looked at him strangely and said slowly, "Actually, I never intended to rashly enter such a dangerous world."

Wang Bo snorted.

Hela continued, "But I was teleported to the very center of a spatial fluctuation and fell into that world. If I didn't know your character, I would have thought you wanted to use someone else's knife to kill."

Wang Bo: ...

Such a thing happened?

When he had sent Hela to Tokyo, he had directly teleported her to the center of a spatial fluctuation, causing her to enter that world confusedly?

Wang Bo knew that Hela, given her character, probably wouldn't lie to him. That meant that when he hadn't seen Hela earlier, it was because he had inadvertently screwed her over.

For a moment, Wang Bo couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

Hela said calmly, "I know you didn't mean it, and I'm not blaming you. But you're really in trouble."

Wang Bo said, "You mean that Dragon God."

"Yes. The world I entered is a very vast one, with a broad universe, gods high above, wizards conquering planes, and technology igniting the light of civilization. It is a very powerful world."

Hela began to tell Wang Bo about her understanding of that world.

It was a powerful world where technology and magic advanced side by side.

On each star, there were entirely different civilizations.

Every civilization had one or more gods guarding it, and the largest organization in the universe was called the Pantheon, whose leader was the Father of the Gods, the creator of this universe.

Under his command were tens of thousands of gods who had ignited their divine fire.

Each god possessed immense power.

A death goddess like Hela could have a place in the Pantheon, but only a place; when it came to major decisions, she didn't even have the right to voice an opinion.

Besides the Father of the Gods, the Pantheon also had a Council of Gods.

In fact, the Father of the Gods had long stopped managing the mortal world, so the power of the Pantheon fell to the Council of Gods.

The Council of Gods consisted of thirty-two powerful deities, each of them at the level of a major god.

"Even if my father Odin entered that world, he couldn't surpass those thirty-two gods; at best, he would be on the same level."

Hela continued, "And the Dragon God who cursed you is a member of the Council of Gods, a powerful deity who could go toe-to-toe with Odin. He cursed you with his divine nature, the cruelest of curses."

Wang Bo said, "Oh," realizing why he was so weak—it was a curse from a god at Odin's level.

Although Wang Bo was powerful, even unafraid of Hela, he wasn't strong enough to rival Odin at his peak.

"The power inside you will cling to you like an incurable disease, constantly destroying your body. Once your body is damaged, this power will invade your soul, destroy it, and ultimately lead you to eternal damnation."

Wang Bo knew Hela wasn't exaggerating, but he wasn't too afraid either.

"Defeating me won't be that easy."

His solar true qi, magic power, and even his steel body had been affected, but his little universe remained unharmed. Wang Bo could use his little universe to gradually wear down this curse.

It might be a long process, but it wasn't unsolvable.

Moreover, besides the little universe, Wang Bo found that his Stand could also be used freely.

This proved that Wang Bo wasn't at the end of his rope.

Seeing Wang Bo's natural expression, Hela couldn't help asking, "So, you have a way to resolve this curse?"

"More or less. It's just a bit troublesome and might take some time."

Hearing this, Hela's eyes flickered a few times. While Wang Bo was unconscious, she had tried to remove the curse but with little effect.

This made her realize that she and that Dragon God were not on the same level.

But Wang Bo could say he could counter the curse.

This showed that Wang Bo had improved greatly since she first knew him.

That was what surprised Hela.

Because Wang Bo's progress was too fast; he had surpassed her without her noticing.

"Wait, I've thought of a better way."

Wang Bo suddenly thought that the curse targeted the living. If he died, would the curse become ineffective?

So he unhesitatingly pulled out Gungnir and handed it to his Stand. The Stand held Gungnir and thrust it forcefully through Wang Bo's heart, killing him.

A few seconds later, Wang Bo revived.

Based on previous experiences, after revival, Wang Bo would be full of energy and magic.

But this time, Wang Bo was still weak. He checked his body and found that the curse's power was still eroding him. This showed that the curse was very stubborn.

Even suicide couldn't shake off this curse.

It seemed that Dragon God had some skills.

However, Wang Bo wasn't too discouraged, as this was within his expectations. Since he couldn't get rid of the curse by taking shortcuts, he would just grind it down.

Gradually wear away the curse, just a matter of spending a bit more time.