Ares cracked his neck and his knuckles before slightly crouching and opening his arms widely, spreading his legs apart with a menacing grin on his face.
"I shall commend you for your attempt at killing me. But I am the son of Zeus, the god of thunder. No such attack will be enough to kill me! I am Ares, the blood of Zeus and the god of war! You shall perish, puny mortals!" Ares declared as he dashed towards the players.
Hounder put up a barrier that covered all the players that Ares was charging towards. But, it was merely a fluke.
Ares slid on the ground, spun around and pushed himself towards Hounder and Emerald.
Hounder quickly put up a small barrier that protected Emerald. Ares then plunged his hardened fist into Hounder's stomach and made him vomit blood, also causing his nose to bleed and his eyes to redden from the attack.
Then, he grabbed Hounder's face and smashed it onto the ground, sending shockwaves through the ground.
{ HP: 1,100/20,000 }
Hounder worriedly looked at his health bar and gritted his teeth. Before Ares could land another hit, the cyborg known as Anti-Virus charged for Ares and landed a barrage of attacks.
His metallic fists collided against Ares's skin, who at first did not react. Until he noticed that he was starting to get bruised up.
Ares then decided to put his fists up and brawl with the machine, each of them exchanging attacks and going blow for blow.
Anti-Virus threw a power-filled punch that landed on Ares's chest, who tanked the attack and simply returned it tenfold.
Anti-Virus broke into two and didn't utter a single word as he staggered backwards. Then, his green eyes turned red, allowing his broken body to be pieced back together.
Suddenly, his speed and power doubled, shocking Ares.
'To think that there's a mortal who can match me like this. He's interesting...'
Then, he increased his speed and managed to grab Anti-Virus's face. Then, he crushed it, causing oil to ooze from his head.
{ HP: 1,000/15,000 }
"At least you got me working," Ares said as he tossed him aside and looked at Emerald, who was already making her way towards him.
He conjured up his blue-coloured mana that surrounded his entire body and took an attack stance. "Let's dance, you damn witch's spawn!"
With Emerald's eyes now glowing red, she whipped her whip around and attacked Ares, who blocked each attack but got burnt with every attack.
He clicked his tongue and tried closing in on her, only for Emerald to elevate her movements and attacks, making it harder for him to get closer to her. At that moment, all he could do was block.
'She's using a snapping enchantment. She must've been rewarded by that retched system,' Ares assumed as he observed Emerald.
"You'll pay for what you did to Lord Hounder!" Emerald crowed as tears flowed from her eyes.
"All you do is talk. Just shut up already," Ares retorted as he suddenly disappeared and reappeared in front of Emerald.
Her heart began beating faster as Ares drew closer. Then, he choked Emerald and snapped her neck with one hand, not giving her a chance to say her last words.
{ HP: 0/35,000 }
{ Emerald_3 has been slain! }
"Now then, who's next?"
Without warning, Ares dashed around and began slaughtering every player he came across. One by one, they fell and his hands were covered in crimson blood.
Genesis summoned his Adamantine Knuckles and took a defence stance, which was useless because Ares was already right in front of him.
Luckily, Jessica stepped in between them and blocked using her magic. Then, she punched Ares and sent him back, forcing him to cease with his killing spree.
"It seems we have some capable women after all. In Greece, we never had many of them who were capable of such feats. Show me what you can do, child," Ares said as he smiled at Jessica.
Jessica charged ahead and they began brawling. But, with each passing second, she realised that she was being toyed with.
It didn't matter how many times she hit him or managed to avoid getting hit. Compared to Emerald and Dante, she paled greatly in comparison.
Her face darkened when she realised that she had yet to become strong enough to kill a god. She tried landing a kick, only for Ares to catch it with his hand and sigh in disappointment.
"I really thought you'd be more active than that woman I killed. I guess you're all just birth canals after all," Ares commented as he broke Jessica's leg.
She screamed in agony and tried freeing herself, only for Ares to lift her using her leg and constantly use it to smack her onto the ground.
Her body hit the hard concrete over and over and she went braindead and bled internally. Once she fell quiet, Ares violently smacked her one more time and violently hit her head on the ground.
Sophia watched as it all unfolded. Her heart began beating faster and faster, and she could feel her sister's presence die out. She didn't want to believe it.
She couldn't believe it. But, the system proved her worries to be true.
{ Jess11 has been slain! }
Sophia's eyes became glassy. She slowly walked towards her sister, her hearing deafening as she got closer to the corpse.
She fell on her knees and her tears wouldn't stop flowing out of her eyes. She felt Jessica's face and felt her temperature dropping fast. Then, Sophia held Jessica's corpse closer to her body and hugged it, screaming at the top of her lungs.
Then, all of a sudden, Genesis grabbed Sophia and held her in a chokehold from behind, making her gasp for air.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you... I just need a dose of your blood...!" he exclaimed as he cut the skin on Sophia's arm and drew her blood.
Then, he squeezed as hard as he could. From Sophia's blood, a pink-coloured smoke emerged and enveloped a huge part of the battlefield.
Ares, who continued with his killing spree, immediately stopped and slowly turned his head to look at Sophia.
As if enthralled by the smell of her blood, Ares turned his attention to her and walked towards her. Sophia was terrified and confused. Why was Ares suddenly approaching her?
Then, she realised why Genesis had drawn her blood...
As a half-succubus, her blood is a natural aphrodisiac. When she bleeds in battle or during stressful times, her blood evaporates and turns into an aromatic compound that draws any male towards her.
It was a curse that she could utilise to her advantage at times. But, unfortunately, today didn't seem to be that day.
Ares was enthralled and driven by lust. Gods were the most sex-hungry species as humans follow right behind them, it was only natural that Ares became drawn to the succubus's pheromones.
He drew closer and Genesis released her before making a break for it. Leaving the two of them behind, he smirked and realised that his plan had worked.
Ares gently brushed Sophia's cheek and wiped away her tears. "Did I kill someone dear to you...?"
Without responding, Sophia glared at Ares and continued crying. "I can't bring them back to life, but I can spare you at the very least. All you have to do is to be quiet. Can you do that for me?"
Sophia froze in place. She then remembered her first day in the new world and remembered how she was violated. At first, Jessica saved her. But now, there was no chance of being saved.
Ares smirked and tipped Sophia's chin. While he was distracted, 6 of the 7 Pillars of Salvation appeared behind him and immediately plunged their weapons inside him, piercing through his tough skin.
Ares's eyes widened in disbelief as he slowly turned to look at the mortals. "I can't believe you're dumb enough to think weapons like these can kill me. I'm the god of war!"
"That's why we brought this!" Emerald said as she suddenly appeared behind Ares and smacked him 3 times on different spots. "Lord Hounder!"
Hounder put his fingers together and weaved the same hand sign as Dante, performing the same sort as him.
"Shattered Soul Shackle," he said with a dry voice as his eyes began glowing.
Suddenly, Ares bled from his scars and vomited blood. His eyes became bloodshot red as he stared at them in pure anger.
"H-How are you still alive, woman?!" he questioned as he looked at Emerald, who was still up and healthy.
"I'm immortal. Even if you try to kill me, my goddess will bring me back to life," Emerald nonchalantly replied. "I've added a little extra kick to Lord Hounder's spell, so make sure you enjoy your last few seconds."
"You... How can you use another man's spell?!"
"My eyes can copy and evolve abilities. All Dante could do was hold you back for 45 seconds. I can do that for 120 while adding a death and vulnerability curse," explained Hounder.
"Face it, it's over," said Genesis as he smirked. "We've won."
"... I will be the last god you fools kill... Watch your backs... Less merciful deities will avenge me..." Suddenly, Ares began crumbling and fell into different pieces.
{ The god of War, Ares, has been slain!
- Reward: 200% stat increase, 3 new abilities, 1 new awakened weapon and 1 truth }
"'Truth?'" Genesis said as he read the contents of the screen.
"That's good enough. We all get to use this one truth. So, we know what we want, correct?" H
Der asked his comrades, who all nodded in unison.
He then turned to the system screen and asked, "How do we return to the real world?"