After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 445 - 170: What Do You Want to Do to My Family?
Tick-tock.
Tick-tock.
Tick-tock.
Blood dripped from the fingertips onto the gravel, and then a hand reached out and grasped the axe buried in the ground.
The God of War lifted his head and looked at Ahtal, who approached slowly, his body ablaze with black flames, wearing an unprecedentedly joyful smile.
"I might die here," he swung his axe, a furious power whipping up a sandstorm, as if to swallow the whole world.
"This feeling is indeed exhilarating."
"Is it?" Xi Mu watched with a cold expression as the God of War, whose body had already started healing, unexpectedly did not seize the opportunity to attack.
This was not because he had any knightly grace but simply because he was waiting for the God of War’s powers to decrease, making it easier to kill him.
Dealing with someone like the God of War, who possessed nearly invincible abilities, required a lot of consideration. It wasn’t easy to slay him with brute force unless a player could reach an omnipotent height and then rely on strong hard power to kill the God of War.
Otherwise, one needed to think more and use all available factors to succeed in slaying the God of War.
"Ahtal, you might suitably walk the path of war," the God of War, feeling almost fully recovered, stepped towards Ahtal, his axe scraping against the gravel on the ground, leaving a clear trace.
"Not just relying on violence to defeat enemies, but considering other factors as well, thus influencing the outcome," he said sincerely.
"I’m somewhat... fascinated by you." No sooner had he spoken than his tightly gripped axe clashed head-on with the Sword of Light in Ahtal’s hand.
"Boom!" The collision unleashed power in all directions, the air screamed as if frightened birds taking flight, creating an almost vacuum area, while the endless piles of gravel were swept away with the fleeing air. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
From the sky above, one could see a huge crater, as if it had been struck by a meteor from outer space.
Then.
"Boom!" A series of sword and axe clashes, the sparks that splintered off and the roar shook the desert, expanding the already depressed crater, as if a giant were repeatedly smashing it with fists from the sky.
Until.
"Clang!" The axe suddenly slipped from the hand, spinning into the sandy ground while the God of War kneeled, fresh red blood flowing from his chest.
The Sword of Light was drawn out.
Xi Mu kicked the God of War in the stomach, sending him flying towards the horizon like a cannonball, simultaneously unleashing the Sword of Light.
The flying God of War turned to ashes and vanished.
He had won.
"You shouldn’t die so easily, right?" Xi Mu looked around, his voice very firm, "Planning to attack me by surprise while I let my guard down?"
"No, resurrection just takes time." Suddenly, the voice of the God of War came from the void, and not far away, the silhouette of the God of War appeared, pulling the axe from the ground.
The God of War shook his axe, checking that his body was not too damaged. He had gone to Hell specifically to find a companion to prevent himself from being killed by Ahtal’s "Striving for Life in the Realm of Death."
And his ability was to transfer all harm... death unto the citizens under his rule. Even instantly fatal powers could be shifted onto his followers, thereby averting death.
However, this ability had a limit; the citizens must truly acknowledge him as their ruler, willing to die for his domain for it to work.
Otherwise, this ability would not be effective.
"No wonder you’re the God of War, truly hard to kill," Xi Mu remarked and then charged towards the God of War again.
By now, his stats were still inferior to the God of War’s; there was still a huge power gap between them. If not for the power of the Cocoon of Time assisting him, he wouldn’t stand a chance against the God of War.
But with the mare’s ability to boost initial mindset helping, the situation reversed. Though his strength was not as great as the God of War’s, his speed was unquestionably overpowering.
The resulting effect was domination.
"Splat!" The hand gripping the axe broke off, spewing shocking blood, immediately followed by a slash of the sword through the void.
The head of the God of War flipped and fell to the ground.
Yet soon, the figure of the God of War reappeared, refreshed, and grabbed the fallen axe from the ground.
"Can you keep resurrecting?" Xi Mu asked while continuing to attack the God of War.
In theory, it was possible to kill the God of War with his Citizens of Fate ability; just required killing him enough times until sooner or later there would not be enough believers to shift the cost, and thus the God of War could be finished.
But that was only in theory.
"You can’t undo my immortality," the God of War stepped back, his axe blocking Ahtal’s strikes, "then you’ll just have to be dragged to death here by me."
After several rounds of fierce battles, Ahtal’s magic power was greatly depleted, still continuously operating Inner Kingdom and shadow magic to supplement his strength, always consuming a large amount of magic power.
Even though Ahtal had become a demon, he couldn’t maintain this kind of consumption for long, and sooner or later would be unable to sustain the Inner Kingdom and shadow magic due to a lack of magic power.
Then Ahtal would be like a lamb to the slaughter.
"Is that so?" Xi Mu stepped back a few paces, his lips moved slightly, he deactivated the Inner Kingdom and immediately reactivated it.
