Chapter 327: Battle-Type Eternals

"King of Heroes" Gilgamesh and the guardian of Athens, the "Goddess of War" Thena.

These two epic heroes of the Eternals lived peacefully in this secluded, rundown stone cottage.

"To be honest, I often envy your attitude towards life."

There were honey bread, cherry pies, vegetable salads, and steaks laid in front of Oaks, and they tasted quite good.

And Oaks could tell at a glance that the wine Gilgamesh used to entertain him was Odin's divine brew.

Hmm, it is available at the Valhalla New York bar chain.

But Malorn's habitual scan made Oaks put down the wine glass with a pale face.

There were saliva components in this stuff!

Damn Big guy!

"Um... I can't handle alcohol. Have one of my special drinks instead."

Oaks took out a few beverage acorns, and Gilgamesh and Thena's eyes lit up—

They had heard of this drink in their living environment, but they had never tasted it.

Oaks looked at this seemingly ancient hero who seemed completely unrelated to legends, contemplated for a moment, and decided to first conceal the information about their true nature:

"Druig said that you have a peculiar mission and rules, and he also mentioned the Celestial, Arishem. It put a lot of pressure on me... So far, I have had to work hard to strengthen Earth's power to deal with unforeseen difficulties."

"Ah... Although we are also puzzled by this, Arishem's command is not to be disobeyed."

Gilgamesh fell silent for a moment and shook his head helplessly.

"The Aztecs were the last civilization we had a significant influence on, but even now, we still don't understand the conditions for returning to Olympia.

We keep a low profile, not getting involved in various human matters, and Druig shouldn't has told you about us. How did you find us this time?"

"Not long ago, we detected a cosmic energy burst in this vicinity."

Oaks didn't hide anything either.

"Originally, we didn't know it was you here, but the Eternals are masters of controlling cosmic energy. If you emit that level of energy, coupled with your special code of conduct, was it..."

Oaks's expression gradually turned serious.

"... Deviants?"

"Deviants? No, no, no... We eradicated them a few hundred years ago."

Gilgamesh decisively denied Oaks's doubts, then looked somewhat embarrassed:

"Um... Actually, that time was just a friendly spar between Thena and me, yeah, a spar."

"A spar..."

Thena, beside him, rolled her eyes at him.

"Indeed, we just had a little spar. But can you detect it now?"

She raised her hand, and beautiful and mysterious three-dimensional golden patterns appeared. Cosmic energy formed a small knife in her hand.

Thena cut a small piece of food with the knife and put it in her mouth.

"Now, can you detect it?"

"No."

This time it was Malorn, who was lying next to them, shaking his head. Then his beautiful antlers phased through the table, causing Gilgamesh to widen his eyes.

"The energy reaction just now was too weak, but we're right across from you, so we can still sense it."

"..."

Gilgamesh and Thena glanced at each other and then laughed.

"That was a rare occurrence before. We always find ways to alleviate boredom.

But like Druig, we won't tell you about the other members of our race. You can pretend we don't exist.

We have some understanding of what the Avengers and your Benevolence Society are doing. You are defending your world in your own way, and that's great."

He raised his glass and took a big sip, letting out a sigh.

"In fact, sometimes we wonder if we intervened too much in the human evolutionary process back then, causing civilization to evolve too quickly, and as a result, we failed to maintain the balance between humans and nature.

The ecological environment of this planet is indeed very beautiful, but we have also watched it be destroyed by humans little by little over the past seven thousand years to become what it is now."

"Civilization, war, wisdom—these elements seem to be inherently opposed to nature."

Thena put away the small knife made of cosmic energy and remained calm.

"In Arthur's time, the wars of mass slaughter and nation extermination, in comparison to today, would not be as severe as a localized regional conflict.

Back then, a King's Sword could secure victory for Arthur. Now, what can a divine weapon like the King's Sword do?"

"...Forgive my rudeness, but does the King's Sword still exist?"

Oaks had searched Avalon but couldn't find this legendary divine weapon. Did Arthur not bring it back to Avalon?

"Well, maybe it's in the hands of someone who likes to collect things... I haven't paid attention to those things for a long time."

Thena smiled.

"Just as Gilgamesh said, what you're doing now is already good. You can ignore our existence.

We're just waiting for Arishem's new command."

"If Arishem's new command is for you to be enemies with humans, what would you choose to do?"

Oaks had never seen Arishem take action, but he had witnessed the power of the god Ego. Arishem would definitely be much stronger than Ego:

"And even if Arishem were to harm the Earth?"

"If Arishem were to do that, then he wouldn't have sent us to protect human civilization."

Gilgamesh waved his hand, somewhat dismissive of Oaks' statement:

"What he does is not for us to speculate on, so until further instructions are given, we won't take any action...

You don't have to worry about us at all. In fact, if our existence becomes known to human society, the Avengers will only encounter more trouble."

Oaks knew that Gilgamesh was right.

If the existence of the Eternals became known to humans, then the Avengers would inevitably face two choices—

Either prove to human society that the Eternals are harmless and form an alliance with them.

Or, for the sake of human society, become enemies of the potentially threatening Eternals.

And if Oaks were to tell them about the Eternals' special nature, would they also, like Druig, seek answers in the human world and even rally together?

By that time, the Avengers would probably find it difficult to ignore their presence.

It will be better to deal with the matter of Thanos first and then consider their situation.

However, Oaks thought about the reason for discovering the two of them this time, as well as Nick Fury's mentioned "checks and balances."

"Ah... I'm already full. Thank you for the hospitality."

Oaks smiled and put down his utensils, expressing his gratitude to Gilgamesh and Thena:

"As the oldest epic heroes on Earth, I wonder if Gilgamesh and Thena would be willing to have a friendly match with us?"

He looked at the puzzled Gilgamesh and Thena and casually shrugged:

"Although I advocate peace, as someone with special abilities, especially as an Avenger, it would be a pity if I didn't have a sparring match with the two of you—

Druig said he's not a combat type, but he still surprised me—

I want to see what level I am compared to opponents from the Universe."

"You sparred with Druig?"

Gilgamesh finally became serious. He knew how formidable Druig's abilities were:

"Did you fall asleep?"

"No, I knocked him out."

"..."

Gilgamesh put down his utensils, stood up slowly, and a look of interest flashed in his eyes:

"Although the two of us are not the strongest Eternals, we are the best at direct combat."

"Ah, can I join too?"

Malorn also stood up:

"I've never been in a fight since I was born!"

"It's just a friendly match."

Oaks patted Malorn's head and looked at Thena:

"Lady Thena, Malorn... is quite powerful."

"Oh? I am also known as the strongest warrior of Olympia."

Thena looked Malorn up and down, and smiled:

"However, it seems that my opponent this time is quite special, but I have plenty of experience fighting opponents in animal form—most Deviants were in animal form."

So, on the vast expanse near the desert, Oaks faced the "King of Heroes" Gilgamesh, while Malorn faced the "Goddess of War" Thena.

"Oaks, I have some understanding of your abilities from the news... but if you estimate my combat power based on the things from legends, it will likely be greatly mistaken."

Gilgamesh adorned his right hand with beautiful and mysterious golden runic lines, forming an illusory gauntlet:

"I am a strength type."

"...I can tell just by looking at your physique."

Gilgamesh was dressed in casual clothes. Although Oaks didn't know if they had battle armor, they probably did.

And, it was truly just a friendly match.

Therefore, he wouldn't wear his battle armor either—

"Buzz~"

At noon, the radiant power of the sun descended upon Oaks. With a roar, a golden bear empowered by the energy of the sun appeared in front of Gilgamesh. It was a form Oaks had never used before!

"I'm also skilled in strength!"

"Boom!"

The immense strength of the golden bear's giant paw collided fiercely with Gilgamesh's fist, and the explosive air created a missile-like shockwave, blasting a huge crater beneath them!

The swirling yellow sand obscured even the sun.

"In comparison to the Hulk, you still have a ways to go!"

"Ah, I know that big green guy!"

Gilgamesh chuckled and raised his other fist, shaping it into a blade. Cosmic energy formed an illusory gauntlet, and he slashed at the enormous bear paw!

"Boom!"

Gilgamesh's bladed fist struck the ground, causing the ground to shatter, and he stumbled—

The giant bear that he had exchanged blows with had vanished!

"Szzz—!"

Startled, Gilgamesh immediately rolled to the side, protecting himself with his hands, and then felt the energy gauntlets on his hands, which were capable of shattering anything, explode!

It was a claw burning with the fire of the sun, and a massive flame cheetah slowly emerged from the swirling yellow sand!

"It seems that your skills have dulled after not fighting for several hundred years, King of Heroes!"

"Ahaha... This is exhilarating!"

Gilgamesh slowly stood up, put on even more dazzling energy gauntlets, and his excitement was evident:

"Although there are reasons for this—

In the past, when fighting Deviants, I always used lethal force!"

"It's okay, come at me... As long as you don't kill me with a single blow, you don't need to worry about my life or death."

"If that's the case, as you wish!"

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