In the previous battle, Hao Ren hadn't just stood there like an idiot waiting to get blown away—well, from the outside, that was exactly what it looked like. But he hadn't been idle for a second. With the Data Terminal's help, he had been rapidly collecting all kinds of data on the Destruction Goddess, from her attack styles and energy levels to the frequency of her moves and behavioral patterns that could be called "habits." He'd collected all of it because he firmly believed something Raven 12345 had once told him. Even if a lot of what that lunatic said could be dismissed as nonsense, this one thing was genuinely convincing.
She'd put it like this—
"Hao Ren, you have to understand, even a god's behavior follows patterns. Like how I especially love noodles—that's a god's pattern."
Honestly, if not for the second half, he wasn't sure he would've remembered that line.
It turned out Raven 12345 hadn't been bluffing. Not about the first half, or the second.
It was impossible to figure out every aspect of a possibly deranged evil god's behavior in such a short time. But simply gathering combat data wasn't difficult with the Data Terminal's help. At the cost of being beaten down, Hao Ren had finally managed to get a rough read on the Destruction Goddess's fighting rhythm. He'd also confirmed that her power had indeed weakened, and that he could land hits on her in close combat. That was why he'd brought out his secret weapon of a Bible, which went on to shine in the battle.
It had originally been meant for the Creation Goddess, but it seemed to work even better on the Destruction Goddess when wielded as a weapon... After all, he couldn't exactly go all out when whacking Vivian's Mother,