Chapter 116
Ares smiled slightly as he raised his hand to face the incoming God-Slaying Sword.
"Hiss hiss hiss—"
The god- God-Slaying Sword, thrusting forward, shattered inch by inch in Ares's palm, turning to ashes.
Diana stared blankly at the remaining hilt of the sword, somewhat incredulous. "This, this is a weapon that can kill a god."
"It's not a weapon to kill gods, you—"
Ares was about to use words to sow discord and sway Diana's stance when he saw that Diana had already recovered from her shock and directly bound herself with the shining Lasso of Truth.
Diana held the Lasso of Truth in one hand and reached behind her with the other, summoning Stormbreaker.
"I am not the God of War, Diana, I am the Goddess of Truth."
"Humans have taken this world from us, and they are destroying it day by day. I, the only god who has seen through this, am powerless to stop them."
"For so many years I have been fighting alone. I whispered in their ears, inspired them, and invented poison weapons. But I never forced them to use them. They started the wars themselves. All I did was devise a ceasefire agreement that they would never abide by, leading them to self-destruction."
"But that was never enough until you came."
Ares spoke enticingly, using the tone of an uncle showing you goldfish.
"If you can see things that the gods can never see, then you will stand with me! When we unite, we can end all suffering, all torment, and the destruction brought by mankind."
"We can turn this world back to the paradise it was before humanity appeared, forever!"
Ares smiled as he looked at Diana, the divine power emanating from his hand having already allowed her to see the changes in the world through the Lasso of Truth.
A world gradually destroyed by humans, and a world that regains its natural vitality after the absence of humans.
He could sense Diana's hesitation and wavering!
"Come, join me, and together we'll make the world a place where humans can live again—"
"Puff!"
The belated Stormbreaker interrupted Ares's instigation, striking him squarely on the shoulder with its axe!
What goes around comes around!
Many years ago, Ancient War, Ares, at the peak of his power, injured the arrogant Darkseid with an axe. Time has passed, and now he is the one who was arrogant, and he is also the one who was injured by the axe!
"You talk too much nonsense!" Diana gripped the Stormbreaker and suddenly unleashed her divine power.
"Bang!"
The Stormbreaker unleashed a powerful burst of lightning, blasting the stunned and pained Ares away.
His persuasion did indeed cause Diana to waver for a fleeting moment.
Aside from the previous accidental invasions by humans, Diana's understanding of humans was basically limited to the stories her mother Hippolyta told her.
The main villain in these stories is Ares; humanity is merely being manipulated. So when Ares reveals the true nature of humanity, Diana does waver somewhat.
Is such a human being worth saving?
Then, she regained consciousness.
Whether humanity is worth saving is another matter, but their main objective this time isn't to save humanity; they're here to defeat Ares!
Saving humanity and defeating Ares are not mutually exclusive; you can only choose one!
Seeing Ares rise up with a ferocious expression in the distance, Diana charged straight at him.
Ares glared angrily at Diana as she rapidly approached, then raised his arm and swung it forcefully at her.
In an instant, car wreckage and airplane debris rained down on Diana.
Diana swung her axe like lightning, instantly blasting the debris in front of her into dust. Then she leaped high into the air and slammed the Stormbreaker down on Ares.
"Bang!"
The powerful energy scattered and impacted, causing the ground to crack and spread like a spider web.
Ares, who had Teleportation to another location, activated his divine power. Some nearby metal debris floated up instantly, then quickly changed and landed on him.
Ares used his divine power to reshape these remains into a suit of armor.
"Bang--"
Diana shot forward like an arrow and instantly appeared in front of Ares, bringing her Stormbreaker down once more.
"Thump!"
Ares had just put on his armor, had his arm severed!
He reacted quickly and took a step back; otherwise, it wouldn't have been his arm that was severed.
The pain and rage from the severed arm made Ares roar, and his remaining arm directly channeled divine power, transforming into crackling lightning that blasted towards Diana.
Diana held the axe in both hands in front of her.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—sizzle sizzle sizzle—"
The Stormbreaker, struck by lightning, showed no signs of being outmatched; instead, it too crackled with lightning.
The two bolts of lightning collided, crackling loudly; the two divine powers were locked in a stalemate, neither able to gain the upper hand.
However, with a loud shout from Diana, her divine power suddenly erupted!
In an instant, a torrent of divine power poured out.
The lightning from the Stormbreaker suddenly intensified, shattering Ares's lightning.
Ares was sent flying backward by the combined impact of Thor's Power and divine power. At the same time, his armor shattered into pieces under the impact, turning into ashes.
Just like the God-Slaying Sword before!
P. S.: There's renovation work going on upstairs, it's so annoying.
"Bang!"
Ares crashed to the ground, leaving a long trail in his wake.
A few seconds later.
The one-armed Ares staggered to his feet, his face ashen, and looked at Diana with a complicated expression, who hadn't taken advantage of his weakness.
"You have two divine powers, one of which is the same as theirs. Is it because of that axe?"
Even though defeating Zeus and the gods had diminished his power and brought him to the peak of his power, Ares did not believe that Diana, who was only a demigod, could be stronger than him.
The only reason is that they each have an axe!
What exactly is this axe, and why does it grant them thunderous power comparable to that of the gods?
Diana glanced at Stormbreaker, ignored Ares, and turned to walk towards Su Quan.
This disregard enraged Ares, who had previously disregarded her, and he immediately controlled the distant wreckage to fly rapidly toward him.
It flies and changes at the same time.
In the blink of an eye, it was reshaped into a sword.
"Smack!"
Ares, having fully unleashed his divine power, grew exponentially, gripping the greatsword with one hand. His divine power transformed into lightning, crackling and swirling around the blade. He seemed to transform into a cannonball, creating a series of sonic booms, and instantly caught up with Diana.
"Bite!"
A crisp clang rang out, but the greatsword didn't strike Diana; instead, it was shattered by another Stormbreaker that flew out from the side.
As Ares turned around, Antiope kicked him, sending him staggering back two steps.
Antiope quickly recalled Stormbreaker and forcefully pulled it downwards towards Ares.
"Boom!"
Lightning descended from the sky and struck Ares hard.
It's that thunderous power again!
Why!
Why can they use such divine power so easily?
Ares roared in fury and used his divine power to shatter the lightning!
"Boom!"
In the distance, someone from Thor Corps raised Stormbreaker and swung it at Ares.
Ares then used his divine power to shake it off.
"Boom!"
Another bolt of lightning!
Ares a surge of anger and immediately used his divine power to create an energy shield.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"