A moment earlier.
Zeus had been smiling amiably while chatting with Adam.
But before he could finish his words,
He suddenly lunged forward, appearing right before Adam, and threw a punch.
Adam's pupils widened slightly.
For a moment, it seemed as if he were startled by the blow.
Yet, with just a slight tilt of his head, he slipped past Zeus's heavy fist.
"Oh? Not bad."
Zeus's brows lifted in surprise. He hadn't expected Adam to dodge so cleanly.
But rather than anger, he felt even more amused.
After all, that punch had been nothing more than a test.
His true strength, his deadliest strike, was hundreds of times stronger.
It was only after the brief exchange of words that the referee, Heimdall, finally reacted.
In shock, he cried out:
"L-Lord Zeus just unleashed a jab approaching the speed of light! But Adam avoided it with ease!"
From the stands,
The human side erupted in excitement.
Adam's two sons shouted at the top of their lungs:
"Nice work, Dad!"
"You can do it!"
…
Meanwhile, seated where Zeus's kin were gathered, Ares took a casual sip of his black tea and muttered with disdain,
"How noisy. All he did was dodge Father's warm-up punch, and they're already celebrating? How naïve."
"Humans are truly hopelessly stupid."
"Don't you agree, Hermes?"
"Yes."
…
Zeus, on the other hand, was thrilled. He bounced on his toes twice, then launched forward again.
"Good. Then I'll stop holding back and strike in rapid succession."
In an instant, he was upon Adam, throwing punches, straight jabs, piercing thrusts, his speed climbing higher and higher.
From 0.01 seconds… down to 0.001… and then to 0.0001…
Yet no matter how fast he attacked, Adam slipped through every blow with ease.
"Dusk Meteor Fist!"
Zeus let out a guttural roar, fists exploding forward in a storm.
To Adam, it felt as though Zeus had sprouted five arms and was striking from every angle.
Of course, Zeus had no such thing, his sheer speed simply created the illusion.
And still, Adam dodged every single blow with effortless grace.
Zeus's punches grew faster and faster, down to 0.000000001 seconds, yet not one landed.
Seeing this, Zeus shifted tactics.
"Try this on for size!"
With a sudden bend of his knee, he lashed out with a vicious kick.
"Divine Axe!"
Watching from the stands, Charis smirked arrogantly,
"His lower body's finished."
However,
Adam's eyes suddenly flashed with crimson patterns, swirling like windmill blades.
Then,
He tucked into a forward roll, vaulting right over Zeus's leg.
"Hm?"
Zeus's eyes widened in genuine surprise. He hadn't expected Adam to evade even that.
Boom!
His kick alone shattered a section of the arena.
"He dodged it!" Heimdall cried, his voice cracking in disbelief.
"Lord Zeus's flowing, flawless combination, avoided in a single leap by Adam!"
"Impressive," Zeus chuckled instead of fuming. "But what good is it if all you can do is dodge?"
"I'm well aware of that," Adam replied evenly.
Then, echoing Zeus's earlier motions, he bounced lightly on his toes.
"Well then, what do you think of this?"
Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, Adam appeared before Zeus and launched a jab.
Even with his guard up, Zeus couldn't fully escape, the blow grazed his face.
So fast!
And that movement just now… could it be, ?
Zeus's thoughts wavered in disbelief.
"Oh… not bad at all."
But Adam's expression remained calm.
"Then I won't hold back either."
With that, his fists surged forward in a relentless flurry, faster and faster.
Zeus barely managed to weave and slip aside.
"I'm coming now, Meteoric Jabs!"
Adam's speed exploded.
"What!?"
This time, Zeus was truly shaken, because Adam was using his very own technique.
Smash!
A fierce jab slammed into Zeus's face.
Then came a torrent of blows, forcing him back step after step.
"And next, Divine Axe!"
Adam's kick crashed against Zeus's body.
"Argh!"
Zeus cried out in pain, clutching his leg.
Yet he was laughing as he spoke:
"You… you're quite something."
The entire audience sat in stunned silence.
None of them had expected Adam to turn Zeus's own techniques against him, and even wound him with them.
"Adam's incredible!" cried Xiao Ming, unable to hold back.
Even without transforming, he couldn't follow their speed at all. But Zeus's injury left no room for doubt.
Carl gave a firm nod. "Indeed."
At the side, Brunhilde explained,
"Adam has the power to replicate any divine technique he sees. He returns the gods' arrogance back to them!"
That ability had a name, [Divine Reflection].
…
On the stage,
Zeus showed no signs of despair. If anything, he grew more exhilarated.
"Not bad. But what about this…?"
Tilting his neck with a crack, he stomped his feet,
Swish!
He blurred, circling Adam at lightning speed, and unleashed a storm of kicks.
Yet Adam evaded each one with ease, even countering by hurling Zeus back with the same technique.
Thud!
Zeus slammed into the edge of the arena.
The humans erupted into cheers.
"Adam, that was brilliant!"
…
Adam gave a soft apology,
"I didn't want to go this far… but since this is a match, forgive me, old man."
"Old man!?"
That word infuriated Zeus. His muscles swelled, skin flushing red.
He exhaled sharply.
"Well then… let's see if you can copy this too!"
Raising his fist, crimson light flared around him.
This was a technique passed down from his father,
[Fist That Surpasses Time].
Zeus struck.
And in that instant, time itself froze.
The entire arena, every soul present, was locked in place.
Only Adam remained free.
He sidestepped the attack, copied it outright, and delivered it back into Zeus's face.
"Not a bad move," Adam said quietly.
"Thanks for teaching it to me."
Thud!
Zeus crashed to the ground.
…
Staring at him, Heimdall screamed in disbelief:
"What, what just happened!? The Father of Gods, Zeus, has fallen to the ground!"
But it wasn't just a fall.
His spine was twisted so badly that his face nearly aligned with his back.
For once, Ares's composure shattered. He gripped the table before him, shouting,
"What's going on!? I've been watching, but I couldn't see a thing!"
Hermes, calmer, explained,
"It seems that human's ability is far beyond what we imagined."
…
Adam looked down at Zeus, his tone flat.
"Didn't I tell you, you'd regret this?"
Heimdall rushed over, crying out,
"Lord Zeus has fallen! He's been completely defeated!"
"We've witnessed a miracle!"
…
"Adam, you're amazing!"
"All hail our champion!"
The humans erupted into wild celebration.
Another victory was theirs.
Yet,
Just as Heimdall prepared to declare the result, Zeus raised a hand to stop him.
He stared at Adam.
"In your eyes, I see no flame of hatred for the gods. Tell me, why do you fight?"
Adam met his gaze calmly.
"Hatred?"
"Vengeance?"
"I need none of those. No reason is required."
"When you must protect your children, "
He clenched his fists.
"Do you still need a reason?"
The words struck like thunder.
The humans on the field burst into tears.
"Adam…"
Even Xiao Ming's voice cracked. "As expected of Adam."
Carl nodded deeply. "Indeed."
…
Shiva, watching from afar, muttered with regret,
"Had I known, I should have taken this match myself…"
The other gods, too, felt a strange pang in their hearts.
Zeus chuckled.
"I thought this would be enough to beat you…"
Then, gripping his own shoulders, he compressed his body grotesquely.
His shoulders, his legs, his torso, all crushed inward.
This was his final form,
[Adamas].
A suffocating aura swept across the arena.
Even Adam, who had never once raised a guard, instinctively braced himself.
With a roar, Zeus charged,
Their fists collided in a storm of blows.
Adam countered strike for strike with [Divine Reflection].
The clash grew more and more savage.
Though Adam dodged everything and landed dozens of hits, his body suddenly began to bleed.
The toll of replicating so many fatal techniques was breaking him down.
Even if he won, his body might collapse in the end.
Yet Zeus too could not sustain [Adamas] for long.
It was a battle of endurance.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Neither yielded an inch.
The humans prayed desperately for Zeus to fall.
But,
Smash!
Zeus's blood splashed into Adam's eyes.
His vision vanished.
Adam faltered, forced onto the defensive.
Zeus seized the chance, raining blows upon him.
But even blind, Adam did not yield.
Suddenly, without warning, his sight returned.
Clenching his fists, he unleashed a storm of copied attacks.
Zeus met him blow for blow, but Adam once again slipped through every strike.
The arena erupted in deafening crashes as their fists collided.
Crack!
Adam's punch landed squarely on Zeus's face. He was about to follow up,
When Zeus suddenly dropped to his knees.
Fwoosh!
A torrent of scorching heat burst from his body.
Even Heimdall, standing nearby, felt the searing wave wash over him.
"Huff… huff…"
Zeus slumped, gasping for breath, utterly spent.
He could fight no longer.
End of chapter...
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