How Dare You Speak Such Words, Mortal
Chapter 92: How Dare You Speak Like That, Mortal
The God of War, a symbol of power and authority, before whom all trembled in fear, was being called a liar.
"No one has ever dared to speak to me like this!"
Ares, always arrogant, was enraged. His eyes flashed with violent lightning, and his towering form erupted with furious divine power, exploding outwards like a nuclear bomb, sweeping everything around him.
Boom boom!
The fortress, built of reinforced concrete, was knocked down like fragile paper.
Sabbac raised his hands in front of him, desperately blocking the surging tide of divine power. Diana stood in front with her shield, her legs pushed back by the immense force, gouging two deep trenches in the ground.
Purple energy ripples surged from David, countering the violent divine power. A gust of wind carried a wall weighing several tons towards him.
Buzz!
An energy beam sliced through the wall, the smooth, severed ends whistling past him.
David didn't even look. He turned his gaze towards Ares, who had ascended into the air.
"Mortal, I admire your courage."
The surrounding steel fragments, as if guided, rapidly attached themselves to Ares, melting and forming a heavy, ferocious battle armor that exuded a savage, violent beauty from head to toe.
He stood in the void, looking down from his lofty position. A battle axe took shape in his hand, emanating a suffocating aura of immense power.
"But today, you will understand the consequences of angering a god!"
"God? You are not qualified to call yourself a god before me, a mortal."
David's tone was calm, as if stating a fact. Ares, incandescent with rage, plunged downwards like a meteor, swinging his axe with terrifying force.
"Mortal, you are too arrogant!"
Sensing something was wrong with David's words, Diana threw the Lasso of Truth, attempting to help David.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The golden rope rapidly extended and coiled around Ares. But Ares merely glanced at it, and the storm of divine power surrounding him blew the divine artifact away.
"My sister, wait until I've dealt with this mortal before we catch up."
The attack was upon him in an instant. The ground beneath David's feet also sank several inches under the pressure of the airwaves. He clenched his fist, and cosmic energy condensed into a translucent purple sphere, which he hurled towards the descending battle axe.
Sabbac was astonished. Facing the enraged ancient god of war, David was actually confronting the god wielding a weapon with his bare fists. It was utter hubris.
Since ancient times, almost all wars had been built upon metal and weapons.
Though it was merely melted steel formed into a battle axe, imbued with Ares's authority, it was practically the hardest and most powerful weapon in the world.
Even a vast plain would be turned into a canyon by his terrifying strike.
BOOM!!
The ground exploded, as if a million tons of explosives had been dropped, and waves of earth surged outwards.
At the bottom of the massive crater, Ares's eyes were wide with fury. He remained in his axe-swinging pose, inwardly shocked that the figure had not been reduced to a bloody pulp by his divine power.
Beneath the axe blade, a fist had blocked his attack.
"Only he who possesses unimaginable strength is a god."
Having taken Ares's attack without a scratch, David's fist erupted with surging cosmic energy.
"Your strength, before me, is truly a bit weak!"
A fierce power, no less than his own, emanated from the axe. Ares was forced back, and David followed up with a punch towards the deeply enraged Ares.
"Put away your worthless pride and be careful. I don't want the process of killing you to be too easy, without a single memorable point."
"Kill me?
How dare you speak like that, mortal."
The mortal before him possessed strength comparable to a god and could block his attacks. Ares was both shocked and furious. He swung his axe, attacking with broad, powerful strokes, each blow carrying terrifying force.
Bang bang!
David sometimes struck with energy blasts, sometimes parried the axe head with his bare fists. In his battle with the eldest son of the Heavenly Father, he wasn't at a disadvantage at all; in fact, he seemed more composed than the furious Ares.
After the Black King template fusion exceeded sixty percent, his kinetic energy absorption ability had also increased significantly.
"Ares's armor and battle axe are temporary constructs. He's not using the armor and axe from the ancient great war."
"They were likely destroyed or lost in the battle where he backstabbed the Olympian gods."
If he still had the axe that had nearly killed Darkseid with a single swing, David wouldn't dare to face Ares's attacks so casually.
Buzz!
Dodging the ferocious battle axe, David raised his palm and struck. Ares, clad in his armor, blocked it with one arm. The enraged God of War, enduring the energy impact with his powerful physique, roared and charged.
"A mere mortal dares to speak of killing gods.
I promise your head will be my trophy."
Ares's face was contorted with ferocity, and lightning crackled from his battle axe.
Even with combat power that could match him for a time, the ultimate winner would undoubtedly be him.
Clang!
A fierce whistling sound of air being cut, an attack suddenly came from behind. Ares, sensing it, turned and swung his axe to block. The Sword of Vulcan cleaved his axe, nearly cutting the entire weapon in half.
"David was right, you really did betray me."
Diana, who had just launched her attack, had bright eyes. Although in her vision, only the hilt of the Sword of Vulcan remained, how could a sword without a blade split an axe?
"With this sword, your fate will be the same as this mortal's!"
His trick exposed, Ares's expression darkened as he used his axe to jam the long sword.
He, with his towering physique, kicked out at Diana with imposing dominance.
"With your unawakened divine power, you are like a child wielding a grown-up's weapon in my eyes."
Diana's face flushed with anger as she raised her wrist to block.
But before Ares could land his kick, a torrent of purple energy blasted him away.
After rolling a few times, Ares hooked his axe onto the ground to slow his momentum. He stood up and looked at Sabbac with a gloomy expression.
"Trash!"
Even when cursed at, he dared not retort. Sabbac's face was unsightly, a wound on his chest healing rapidly. He looked at Diana with apprehension.
He wanted to stop Diana to create an opportunity for the ancient war god to deal with that mortal alone, but the Sword of Vulcan in Diana's hand could easily break through his defenses, forcing him to dodge with a few swings.
The two sides confronted each other, four individuals on either side, their killing intent seemingly capable of sparking.
Compared to the slightly disheveled trio, David's clothes were completely intact, appearing calm and powerful.
However, this was actually due to his manipulation of energy.
"Being able to block Ares's attacks bare-handed doesn't mean I'm much stronger than Ares right now."
He was most adept at defense by absorbing kinetic and potential energy. As long as it didn't exceed his absorption limit, all attacks felt like a gentle breeze to him. For anything exceeding his limit, he had his formidable physique.
Only attacks pushed to the absolute limit could injure him.
"Kill them!"
Ares roared, and together with Sabbac, who obeyed his command, they attacked. David and Diana leaped up to meet them, and the four began a chaotic battle amidst the ruins.
The fortress built along the mountain had already been destroyed beyond recognition.
One of the four was an ancient war god, another was Zeus's daughter, one possessed partial abilities of a King of the Six Hells, and the last, though a mortal, had strength comparable to a deity.
Boom boom boom!
Deafening waves of energy exploded. The force of the four clashing made the entire mountain tremble.
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