Zeus's roar shattered the glass curtain walls throughout the Washington District, and city-destroying thunder crackled in his beard.
"You lowly ants!" His golden lightning tore through the sky, "You dare profane the divine power of Olympus! Hand over my useless daughter! Then! Kneel and die!"
His roar made the golden lightning Flash again, and several tall buildings vanished into dust in the lightning.
Ares strode down Pennsylvania Avenue in burning combat boots; with every step he took, blood-stained swords grew from the ground.
The God of War casually grabbed a car and threw it into the air, his Black Flame longsword cleaving it in half mid-air: "Father, no need for more words! They deserve to die for profaning the divine power of Olympus! Let us utterly destroy this mortal realm!"
Artemis stood atop a tall building, each time her silver bow was drawn to its full extent, three blocks simultaneously froze.
Her emerald eyes reflected the frantic retreat of the Washington District defenders: "Pitiful mortals, you don't even understand the pleasure of hunting." A crystal arrow pierced five armored vehicles, freezing them into ice sculptures.
— — — —
Tony, carrying Batman on his back and Flash Barry in one arm, fled in a disheveled state, with Hermes constantly leaving afterimages in the air behind him, sometimes appearing on walls, sometimes on rooftops.
Sometimes, he would even appear in front of Tony, casually crossing his legs and tossing his scepter, "Tin man, run faster, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Tony's nano-suit alarm blared piercingly, and his thrusters spewed erratic sparks. "Attention everyone!" He roared into the comms channel, "That electric old man is going to turn Washington District into a barbecue! We need— "
"Watch your left."
Quicksilver's voice was exceptionally clear amidst the explosions. Tony snapped his head around, only to see a golden streak of light graze his faceplate. The Libra Cloth refracted twelve weapon phantoms, and Quicksilver's right leg, trailing a sonic boom cloud, viciously kicked Hermes in the chest.
"Bang!"
The divine messenger's scepter flew out of his hand, creating a twenty-meter diameter meteorite crater in the ground. Hermes crashed through three buildings before barely stopping. He wiped the golden divine blood from the corner of his mouth, staring in disbelief at the sunken footprint on his chest: "A mortal… dares… "
Quicksilver had already assumed the Libra starting stance, with twelve weapon phantoms rotating behind him: "Express delivery, divine speed special." He winked at Tony, "Captain and them will be there soon—above Zeus's head."
The sky suddenly ripped open as Thor, enveloped in immense thunder, swooped down, mjolnir trailing a hundred-meter long blue electrical glow. "Zeus!" Thor's roar and lightning struck simultaneously.
The King of Gods sneered and raised his hand, golden lightning soaring like a giant dragon. The instant the two divine thunders collided, the entire city was illuminated by a blinding Flash of light, and the Impact wave overturned buildings for a thousand meters around.
Ares was about to charge when a huge shadow suddenly fell over his head. Hulk, clad in the Taurus Cloth, plummeted like a meteorite, his lava-like fist smashing towards the God of War's face: "Hulk—smash red-eye!" The Black Flame longsword and the bull-horn gauntlet collided, the sparks igniting the entire street.
Fifteen streaks of crimson light cut through the sky as Natasha's Scorpio venom needles precisely intercepted Artemis's ice crystal arrows. "Goddess of the Hunt?" A cold glint flashed in Black Widow's eyes, "Let me teach you how to play assassination." She suddenly appeared behind Artemis, her stinger aiming directly for the back of her heart.
Steve's vibranium shield and Hercules's spiked club collided with a roar, the shockwave shattering the remaining glass nearby. The Leo Cloth erupted in golden light, constantly flowing over Steve's body, while the demigod hero's muscles bulged like mountains.
"Captain America?" Hercules grinned, "A mortal can withstand my strength? You truly are a good opponent!"
Hermes's figure suddenly transformed into twelve afterimages, his scepter tracing golden trajectories in the air.
"Clang, clang, clang— "
The sounds of metal colliding merged into a single continuous noise. Quicksilver's Libra Holy Sword and the divine messenger's scepter clashed hundreds of times within 0.01 seconds, sparks weaving a net of light between them.
"Interesting!" Hermes's voice came from all directions. While his afterimage was still speaking on the left, his true body had already appeared behind Quicksilver's right. The scepter, with a whooshing sound, smashed towards the back of Quicksilver's head, but was blocked by a suddenly appearing Holy Shield.
Quicksilver turned, creating a sonic boom: "Divine Speed Express also has expedited service!" His spinning kick cut through the entire building. The moment Hermes tilted his head to dodge, the Libra Holy Sword was already pressed against his throat.
"Boom!"
Both were simultaneously sent flying by an explosion—Zeus's lightning had mistakenly struck the battlefield.
Hermes adjusted his posture mid-air, his scepter touching the ground to brake; Quicksilver, however, bounced off falling debris, his Cloth constantly shimmering with golden light.
"Mortal, what is your name?" Hermes wiped the golden blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Quicksilver!" Quicksilver's Holy Sword glowed golden again, and the two transformed into entangled beams of light, streaking through the entire street, leaving only continuous metallic clanging sounds in their wake.
Two golden streaks of light collided wildly amidst the city ruins, each encounter erupting in a blinding Flash of light. Hermes's scepter suddenly changed its move, splitting into twelve phantoms the moment Quicksilver blocked— "Clang, clang, clang, clang!"
The Holy Sword barely parried the first eleven strikes, but the last staff struck Quicksilver's left shoulder hard, sending fragments of his Cloth and blood flying.
"Cough…" Quicksilver staggered to one knee, but suddenly revealed a blood-stained smile. Hermes's pupils contracted—he had stepped into the Libra Cloth's weapon trap. Twelve golden weapons burst from the ground, instantly piercing the divine messenger's limbs.
"Ah!!" Amidst Hermes's screams, Quicksilver lunged forward as an afterimage, his three-section staff, burning with golden light, merged into a single long staff and heavily slammed into his abdomen.
"Boom— "
Hermes crashed into the Capitol Building, his scepter clattering to the ground. He was in excruciating pain and was about to struggle to his feet.
A golden light appeared before him. Quicksilver, shielded by the Libra Holy Shield, crashed into Hermes again.
"Pfft!"
Hermes spewed divine blood everywhere.
Quicksilver, gaining the upper hand, produced a nunchaku. His figure constantly flickered around Hermes, each strike slamming hard onto Hermes's head.
"Get! Down! Now!"
With the final strike, Quicksilver, wielding the long staff, descended from the sky like a falling meteorite, smashing onto Hermes's head.
"Boom!!"
The Capitol Building collapsed under the immense Impact, dust and rubble filling the sky.
As the dust slowly cleared, Quicksilver slumped onto the ruins, his chest heaving violently.
"Hoo… hoo…" Every breath carried the taste of blood. He looked down at the unconscious divine messenger—Hermes's golden crown was shattered, and the face that always wore a playful smile was now contorted in pain.
From a distance came the thunderous sounds of Thor and Zeus clashing. Quicksilver tugged at the corner of his mouth: "Looks like… my delivery… was faster… than Thor's…" He tried to stand up, but suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
The rubble suddenly shifted. Quicksilver's pupils contracted, but he saw that Hermes's fingers were only twitching unconsciously—the divine messenger had indeed completely lost his combat ability.
Quicksilver lay back on the ruins, gazing at the sky torn apart by the divine battle, and slowly formed a "V" sign with his blood-stained fingers.
On the other side, the battle between Black Widow and the Goddess of the Hunt (also the Moon Goddess) was raging fiercely.
Natasha's scorpion stinger sliced through the frozen air, suddenly changing direction three inches behind Artemis's neck— "Clang!"
An ice crystal arrow precisely intercepted the venom needle. The Goddess of the Hunt's figure disintegrated into seven phantoms under the moonlight, each phantom drawing her bow in a different pose.
"You are more interesting than those fleeing prey." Artemis's voice came from six directions simultaneously. The seventh arrow suddenly shot from Natasha's shadow. As Black Widow spun to dodge, the arrowhead grazed her waist, instantly freezing her tactical belt.
Natasha snapped off the frozen belt, her venom needles flipping out crimson arcs of light between her fingers: "It's not certain who the prey is yet, Goddess."
She suddenly vanished, leaving five gradually freezing footprints on the ground. Artemis's emerald pupils contracted sharply, and her silver bow rapidly swung to the left—but pierced an afterimage.
The real attack came from above. Natasha descended upside down, her twelve venom needles fanning out. Artemis pushed off the ground with her toes and leaned back, firing a volley of ice crystal arrows. The needles and arrows collided, exploding into a red and blue interweaving ice mist.
"Got you." Natasha's voice whispered in her ear. Artemis felt a chill at the back of her heart, the scorpion stinger having already pierced her divine robe.
But the Goddess of the Hunt suddenly transformed into a group of silver deer scattering, the furthest deer shadow re-coalescing into human form, her bowstring drawn to a full moon: "Mortal tricks!"
The instant the ice arrow left the string, Natasha flung her frozen belt, deflecting the arrow's path, and slid through the ice mist directly in front of Artemis.
The venom needle and arrow tip pressed against each other, emitting a jarring, teeth-grinding friction sound.
"You missed one." Natasha suddenly relaxed her grip and stepped back. As Artemis stumbled forward, the venom needle that had missed earlier suddenly sprang up from the ground, accurately piercing her ankle. The Goddess grunted and fell to her knees, her silver bow smashing into the ice.
Natasha breathed heavily, wiping ice shards from her brow, her scorpion stinger pointed at the Goddess's throat: "Assassination Lesson One—" She suddenly rolled sideways to avoid an ice arrow shot from behind, "Always keep a trick up your sleeve."
Artemis supported herself on one knee, her emerald eyes for the first time burning with rage. The ground within a hundred meters began to crystallize into countless ice thorns, each thorn tip shimmering with a miniature silver bow.
The Goddess of the Hunt's blood-stained lips curled into a smile: "Prey that fights back is good prey."
The ice thorn forest grew wildly under Artemis's moonlight divine power, and ice flowers instantly formed on Natasha's boot soles.
She flung three miniature bombs, the explosive heat tearing a path through the ice thorns, but new ice thorns immediately regenerated from the scorched marks.
"Clang!" A venom needle shattered an incoming ice arrow. Natasha suddenly ducked and rolled, a circle of ice spikes erupting where she had stood.
Artemis hovered atop the ice thorns, moonlight coalescing into new arrows at her fingertips: "Run, little mouse."
Natasha suddenly pulled off her frozen hair strands and flung them at the Goddess, the hair transforming into a fine steel mesh in the air.
The instant Artemis swung her bow to block, Black Widow had already leaped onto the ice thorns— "Crack!" The scorpion stinger pierced the Goddess's right shoulder, but only went in half an inch before getting stuck in the ice armor.
"Got you." Artemis grabbed Natasha's wrist with her left hand, and ice spread up Natasha's arm.
Natasha's pupils reflected the Goddess's fully drawn silver bow, the arrow tip pressed against her own forehead.
The moment the ice arrow left the string, Natasha suddenly twisted her wrist, flicking out crimson venom from her fingertips. Artemis tilted her head to dodge, the ice arrow grazing Natasha's earlobe and missing, drawing a string of blood beads. Black Widow seized the opportunity to knee the Goddess in the abdomen, using the recoil to flip backward and land.
"Lesson Two." Natasha wiped the blood from her ear, flinging out her last three venom needles, "Always have a Plan C."
The first needle was knocked down by the silver bow, the second was blocked by an ice wall, and the third—suddenly split into hundreds of hair-thin needles.
Artemis rapidly retreated, her ankle suddenly going numb as a dozen tiny needles seized the chance to pierce her neck. The Goddess's form wavered, her emerald eyes beginning to lose focus.
"Scorpio venom, even a god can't withstand it." Natasha walked closer, breathing heavily, but was suddenly cut on the thigh by an erupting ice thorn.
Artemis knelt on the ground, but was still sneering: "You think… this is…"
Natasha extended her index finger, crimson venom seeping from its tip, and touched it to the back of the Goddess's neck. Artemis finally collapsed onto the ice.
Natasha dragged her injured leg and leaned against a broken wall, feeling for half a tube of hemostatic agent in the remnants of her tactical belt and injecting it into her thigh.
The Goddess of the Hunt's long eyelashes were covered in frost, all her previous arrogance gone.
"Whew, I hope there are no more surprises."
No sooner had she spoken than she heard an angry roar from the sky, "Sister!!"
Natasha looked up at the flaming chariot descending from the sky, a helpless smile playing on her lips: "This is truly… endless…"
She pushed herself up against the broken wall, blood seeping from her thigh wound with the movement.
Apollo's golden chariot crushed the clouds, four flaming warhorses neighing and spewing sparks. The Sun God's handsome face was contorted with rage. The moment he drew his golden bow, sunlight coalesced into an arrow at his fingertips: "Mortal! You dare— "
Apollo's golden bow hummed and vibrated. The instant the Sunlight arrow left the string, Natasha's pupils contracted. As the golden light of the Scorpio Cloth had just flowed to her left shoulder, she forcefully pushed off the ground—
"Crack!" The sharp pain from her bursting thigh wound slowed her movement by half a beat.
"Whoosh—Boom!"
The entire street turned into a sea of fire amidst the roar.
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