Escora came back to her senses and immediately remembered what had happened to her. It was humiliating that she fainted during combat without being able to do anything to her opponent but at the same time, that also made her aware of how superior the opponent was compared to her.

Immediately she tried to open her eyes but an unwilling feeling came upon her. She fought through the feeling and slowly opened her eyes. After opening, the first thing that came before her eyes were two massive pair of boobs. Seeing this heavenly sight before her, she was at a loss for a few moment.

But then she came back to her senses and and felt the soft thing below her head. Immediately she realised that she was lying on the thigh of a beautiful woman. And this beautiful woman was none other than the opponent who had bested her, Elena.

Seeing that Escora was waking up, Elena patted her head gently and smiled at her. Seeing her smile and getting patted in the head like a child, Escora suddenly felt very embarrassed and her face turned slightly red. She quickly brushed Elena's hand away and tried to sit up. But Elena pushed her down on her lap again and said in a gentle but stern tone.

"Don't try to sit up. You have used up all your MP and 60 percent of your HP. Not only that but the skill you have used had a very severe adverse effect on your body. So, for the time being, just rest. And while resting, tell me what you were trying to do by suddenly attacking me."

Hearing what Elena said, Escora did not feel like she would be able to go against her words. In her culture, losers needed to not disobey the winner's words without a good reason. As she was the loser here, Escora followed Elena's words obediently and put down her head on Elena's soft lap again. Then she started telling her about her true identity and what he was trying to do with Elena.

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Escora's full name was Escora Neif Antogalia. This Antogalia surname had no fame in the mortal world but in Valhalla, it was a very famous name. Most of the demigods that ascended from the mortal world to Valhalla were aware of this name. That was because the Antogalia were the royal family of the giants that guarded the doors to Valhalla.

So by having the same name as the royal family, Escora identified herself as a member of the royal family. Not only that but she was actually one of the candidates for the throne and had reached the demigod rank. Even though the giants were the guardian of the Gate of Valhalla, not all of them were super strong. The weakest among them could have power level of as low as 100 and the strongest among them was their true ancestor, who was one of the direct subordinates of the supreme goddess Asteria. He was just one step away from reaching level 700 and becoming a real god.

So the real identity of Escora was that of a giant princess who was currently living outside their great city for a mission. As for why she did not look like a typical giant, it was simple. As a member of the royal bloodline, she was capable of changing her size.

Actually, for giants, their large body was not always a good thing. With a body so large, they had a hard time moving around. When fighting, their large body not only made them slower but also gave the opponent more surface area to easily land hits.

Some of the giants made full use of their size advantage and some decided use different methods to overcome their shortcomings. The royal family managed to develop a new racial skill that allowed them to compress their power and body mass to make themselves smaller. This not only solved the problem of having a super large body but also made them stronger with the concentrated strength. So this technique had no disadvantages for the royal family of Antogalia and it was an excellent skill.

So when Escora had fought Elena, she had already used all her strength even without taking her large giant form. After telling Elena this much and praising her strength again and again, Escora finally started telling her why she had suddenly attacked Elena. But to explain that, she first needed to explain the mission that brought her out of the city of giants where she was born and raised.

Escora living her home was not a recent incident. She had done that several millenium ago. And she would continue doing this mission for couple more millennia. As for what her mission was, it was to become the first test taker for any powerhouses who wanted to go through the gates of Valhalla.

Going to Elysium was easier than going to Valhalla because every demigod were allowed to go to Elysium. Even aspiring future demigods would get a chance to go through the gates of Elysium. But that was not the case for Valhalla. Giants guarded the gate very seriously and even proper demigods needed to pass some tests in order to get access to the gate. So the very first test that all the demigods coming here needed to face was Escora.

A demigod did not need to defeat her to show their worth. Even though Elena had defeated her quite easily but that was only because Elena was a special case. Escora was actually extremely powerful and a just advanced demigod had no chance of winning against her. So taking the test and becoming the first obstacle for the new demigods was her main duty.

But she also had a side duty in his mission of hers. And that side duty was to look after the Yanchon city. This city was founded by a group of very powerful demigods and before going to Valhalla, those same demigods had made a deal with the Royal Antogalia family to watch over the city and to make sure that it remained safe. Those Demigods wanted this city to become a safe space for the powerhouses to relax before entering the extremely terrifying Ikrovi Wasteland. So Escora was sent to this city on behalf of her family to fulfill that promise.

That was the history of Escora. After telling Elena this much, Escora apologized to her for not telling the truth before. Actually there was no reason for Escora to hide her real identity from Elena. But as she was a true battle loving muscle-head, she had completely forgotten about this in her excitement of finding a good opponent to fight.

Hearing Escora's apology, Elena told her that it was not a big deal and that she also enjoyed the fight. Then Elena asked Escora another question. She had heard that some times, people other than the giants were guarding the gate and Elena asked her what that was about. Escora immediately started to tell Elena more details about how the guarding system of the gate of Valhalla worked.

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