You are not Worthy!

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The God of War, who symbolized strength and power, who struck fear and horror into the hearts of all was unexpectedly called a liar.

"Never has anyone dared to speak to me like this!"

Ares, who has always been prideful and arrogant, twisted his face in anger, his eyes flashing with violent thunder. Explosive divine power erupted from his towering form, erupting like a nuclear explosion, and sweeping everything around him.

Boom!

Fort made of reinforced steel and concrete crumbled like fragile paper.

Sabbac held his hands up to shield against the oncoming force, desperately trying to withstand the surge of divine power. Diana raised her shield in front and was still pushed by the powerful coercion to carve two deep grooves into the ground with her legs.

David's body was enveloped in ripples of purple energy, countering the berserk divine power. Shockwaves brought forth a section of a ton-heavy wall crashing down.

Buzz!

Energy rays sliced through the wall, and the smooth halves whizzed past.

David paid them no mind, his gaze fixed on the rising Ares.

"Mortal, I admire your courage."

The surrounding steel fragments seemed to be drawn in and swiftly melted onto Ares, forming a set of thick, hideous, and fearsome battle armor. From head to toe, it exuded a brutal and violent beauty.

He stood on empty air, towering above them and looking down from a higher place, a battle axe formed in his hand, its immense aura was suffocating.

"But today, you will understand the consequences of angering a god!"

"A god? In front of me, a mortal, you are not worthy of the title 'god'."

David's tone was calm as if stating a fact. The furious Ares rushed down like a meteor and swung his axe with terrifying force.

"Mortal, you are too arrogant!"

Sensing something wrong in David's words, Diana flung the Lasso of Truth to assist him.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The golden ropes extended rapidly toward Ares, but with just a glance, the divine storm surrounding Ares blew away the artifact.

"My sister, I will catch up with you after dealing with this mortal."

The attack came immediately, the ground sinking inches beneath David's feet due to the compressed shockwave. He clenched his fist, cosmic energy condensing into a translucent purple sphere, which hurtled towards the oncoming axe.

Sabbac was astonished. Faced with the wrathful God of War, this guy dared to fight against the god with his bare hands, which was too conceited.

Throughout history, almost all wars have been built upon metal and weaponry.

Although this battle axe was formed by melting ordinary steel, after being blessed with Ares's authority, it was arguably the hardest and most powerful weapon in the world.

Even the vast plains were reduced to canyons under the force of his terrible blow.

Boom!

The earth erupted with a deafening noise, as if a million tons of explosives had been detonated and the earth waves formed like tidal waves.

At the bottom of the huge crater, Ares's eyes widened in fury. He maintained his axe-wielding stance, although internally shocked that the figure had not turned into pulp under his divine power.

Beneath the axe's edge, a fist blocked his attack.

"Only those who possess unimaginable power are Gods."

Taking Ares's attack without a scratch, David's fist erupted with surging cosmic energy.

"Your strength, in front of me is really weak!"

The force from David was no less brutal than the one that came from his axe, causing Ares to retreat, and David launched a punch toward the deeply enraged Ares.

"Put away your worthless pride and be cautious. I don't want the process of killing you to be too easy, with there being not a single memorable moment."

"Killing me? How dare you say that, mortal."

The mortal in front of him attacked with power not inferior to a god's and was able to withstand his attacks. Ares swung his axe furiously, opening and closing in a furious dance, each strike infused with terrifying strength.

Thud, thud!

David alternated between energy blasts and using his fist to clash with the axe. In his battle against the furious firstborn of the Heavenly Father, he held his ground without yielding, and even appeared more composed compared to the furious Ares.

After the fusion of the Black King template reached over sixty percent, his energy absorption ability had also grown stronger.

'Ares's armor and axe are temporarily condensed. They don't resemble the set of armor and axe he had during the ancient war.'

'They were probably destroyed or lost during the battle of betrayal against the gods of Olympus.'

If that axe, which nearly killed Darkside, was still intact, he wouldn't dare to face Ares's attacks so casually.

Buzz!

Dodging the ferocious axe, David swiftly sidestepped and delivered a palm strike. Ares, who was armored, blocked it with a single arm, withstanding the energy shock with his powerful body, roaring in anger as he launched his counterattack.

"A mere mortal dares to speak of slaying gods. I promise your skull will be my trophy."

Ares's face twisted into ferocity and lightning shot out from his battle axe.

Although David's strength matched his own for the time being, he was confident that he would ultimately emerge as the victor.

Clang!

A violent sonic boom echoed as an attack suddenly came from behind. Sensing it, Ares turned and swung his axe to resist. The Sword of Vulcan cleaved through his axe, nearly splitting it apart.

"David was right. You indeed deceived me."

Diana's eyes lit up as she launched the attack. Though the Sword of Vulcan had been reduced to a hilt in her line of sight, seeing its effect, she was still a bit dumbfounded as to how a hilt without a blade could have split the axe.

"With this sword, your fate will be the same as a mortal!"

Seeing that his trick was exposed, Ares's expression darkened as he used the axe to block the sword.

With a domineering posture, he kicked Diana with his massive frame.

"With your unawakened divine power, in my eyes, you are like a child wielding an adult's weapon."

Diana looked angry as she attempted to block the attack with her wrist.

But before Ares's kick landed, a stream of purple energy blasted him away.

He rolled over several times, with the axe hooked into the ground, slowing his momentum. Ares stood up, glowering at Sabbac.

"Trash!"

Even though he was scolded, Sabbac didn't dare retort. His wound on the chest rapidly healed, his face filled with fear as he looked at Diana.

He had tried to stop Diana, to give the ancient war god a chance to deal with the mortal, but Diana's Sword of Hephaestus could effortlessly break his defenses, forcing him to retreat after a few strikes.

The two sides faced off, two people on each side, and the four exchanged intense gazes filled with murderous intent seeming to generate sparks.

Compared to the three who were somewhat battered, David's clothing remained intact, making his presence appear more composed and powerful than others.

However, this was largely due to his manipulation of energy.

'To be able to withstand Ares's attacks with bare hands doesn't mean I'm much stronger than the current Ares.'

His energy absorption and manipulation skills excelled in defense. As long as the attacks didn't exceed his absorption limit, he easily brushed them off. Anything beyond that limit was resisted by his powerful physical body.

He wouldn't sustain injuries unless an attack was pushed to its extreme limits.

"Kill them!"

Ares shouted furiously, launching an attack alongside the obedient Sabbac. David and Diana also jumped to meet them, and the four contended in a chaotic battle atop the ruins.

The fortress that once stood against the mountain had long been reduced to a shapeless mess.

One of the four was an ancient God of War, another was the daughter of Zeus, one possessed the abilities of part of the Six Demon Kings of Hell, and the last was a mortal, but his strength rivaled that of gods.

Bang, Bang, Bang!

Deafening shockwaves resounded, the force of collision between the four causing the entire mountain to tremble.

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