Mockery

Hermes' current appearance was a perfect match for Nick's violent aesthetic; he loved it.

He loved it so much that he didn't want to give Hermes any other choice.

"Hand over your Space Ring."

Robbery had always been Camel Village's livelihood for countless ages. If the fat sheep handed over their Space Rings, they would selectively let them go.

As long as there was a fight, casualties were inevitable. The powerhouses of the Great Earth God Realm never feared a fight, but they didn't fight blindly either.

No one was willing to engage in a battle with no benefit.

Even those cultivation fanatics who pursued extreme combat and sought breakthroughs in battle would often look for evenly matched opponents.

Who would choose a battle they were destined to lose, or even die in?

"I told you, don't mess with me!"

Hermes said unhappily.

The other side had two High-Gods, and he didn't want any trouble. He had already obtained wealth from inter-planar teleportation, so he didn't care much about more money being sent his way.

Unless it was an extremely vast amount of Earth Crystal wealth, Hermes didn't care much for money.

He didn't have the means to extract Sovereign power for now.

Furthermore, extracting Sovereign power required an extremely vast amount of God Realm currency, which Hermes couldn't obtain in a short time.

Improving his strength was more important.

For him, devouring different magical items was the best way to improve.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh~!"

The metal Phoenix Bird mysteriously disappeared, and hundreds of Mid-Gods appeared, immediately surrounding Hermes.

"It seems this battle is unavoidable!"

"What is he saying?"

"A fight? Has this guy never seen a High-God before or something? He wants to fight the boss?"

Seventh Brother of Camel Village, Achilles Erwin, a Mid-God of the Wind Element who had fused two Profound Mysteries, said with a laugh.

"Hahahaha~!"

As Achilles finished speaking, a group of bandits burst into laughter, as if they had heard the funniest thing in the God Realm.

"Boss~!"

He winked at Nick.

The other bandits didn't dare.

It was precisely because he had fused Profound Mysteries to achieve the Mid-God realm that Achilles had become one of Camel Village's seven leaders through his strength.

In reality, he was the third.

This was because the leaders ranked above him had all died in battle, which was too common within a bandit group.

However, Nick and Vester were so used to calling Achilles "Seventh Brother" that they didn't want to change it. It sounded quite natural anyway.

It felt quite affectionate.

"He actually wants to fight you, you absolutely have to give him a chance!"

Achilles mocked.

"You can't even break through the boss's ultimate move, how can you fight? Are you going to kneel on the ground and ask the boss to have a verbal spar with you?"

"Hahahaha~!"

Accustomed to Achilles' sharp tongue, the bandits of Camel Village chimed in with laughter.

They looked like they were having a joyous time.

In the past, Camel Village would indeed lose brothers every time they went out to rob. But ever since Nick broke through to become a Five-star God Hunter, going out to rob was just a side activity.

Especially when Nick led the team.

What danger could there be?

Except for the occasional unlucky fellow who died, Camel Village's personnel were stable, and they didn't even consider robbery their main business anymore.

Despite the mockery, Vester cautiously flew to another direction, standing opposite Nick.

Although he didn't know why Nick wanted to keep this golden-haired strongman, the combat discipline of a bandit group could not be lost.

"Rumble~!"

He hadn't wanted to reveal himself.

Hermes always acted covertly even when killing. Now, he had encountered such a situation right after taking human form.

He was also helpless!

Golden threads expanded for thousands of meters, no longer serving as inner armor. At the same time, his ultimate move, 'Mist Shadow Heavy,' hidden beneath the golden threads, was unleashed.

"Buzz~!"

The surrounding space trembled slightly, and the ultimate gravity Nick unleashed in Gravity Space was easily offset.

Gravity Space of the Great Earth Law, as if anyone couldn't use it?

"Haaah~!"

Amidst Hermes' roar, the ultimate move Mist Shadow Heavy instantly erupted.

Like a mist storm, it swept across a radius of several thousand meters, his imposing figure weaving through Gravity Space as if unrestrained.

Giant golden fist shadows fell like a meteor shower, tearing through the sky and illuminating the entire God Realm.

As expected of the Great Earth Law, it is indeed incomparably ferocious. Even when unleashing an ultimate move like 'Mist Shadow Heavy', it's done in a unique way.

One must know that Hermes' naturally comprehended ultimate move, 'Mist Shadow Heavy', is itself a method of control and Soul defense.

Who would have thought it would erupt like this?

The inner armor formed by golden threads is not physical defense; it is the materialized Soul defense of the ultimate move Mist Shadow Heavy.

The true body is Golden Mountain!

As long as the Saint's true body integrates with the Earth Clone, what kind of physical attack can harm him?

But Souls are different; they are the foundation of all powerful beings, and no amount of protection is too much.

"Boom boom boom~!"

Nick's Gravity Space gradually collapsed under Hermes' fist shadows. The space, originally heavy as a mountain, was now like fragile glass, shattered with each punch.

Golden fist shadows flew everywhere!

Wherever a golden fist shadow appeared, Hermes' imposing figure would also appear.

Every strike he made was accompanied by thunderous roars that shook the hearts of everyone present.

"You're wasting my time and won't let me leave, so all of you die!"

Hundreds of Middle Gods in this storm of fist shadows were like helpless leaves, ruthlessly torn apart, flesh and blood flying, screams echoing.

Their Divine Power and armor seemed so insignificant before this terrifying force.

Their bodies, under the pressure of this ultimate gravity, were as fragile as paper.

Nick's most prideful Gravity Space disappeared.

Everything was controlled by Hermes.

A diameter of several thousand meters was enveloped by invisible golden threads.

Although invisible, the sky full of golden fist shadows was visible to the naked eye, and deadly.

Because of such scenes, the bandits of Camel Village often only saw them once.

And also for the last time.

"Pfft pfft pfft~!"

Another burst of blood mist, the scene extremely violent and bloody.

Hermes didn't know if this was influenced by the Golden Mountain true body; he was clearly a very good-tempered person in his past life.

Why is he so violent now?

"Ah, how is this possible?"

Hundreds of Middle God bandits who followed were killed on the spot. How long has it been since Camel Village suffered such a loss?

Ten thousand years, or a million years?

"No, these are all old brothers accumulated over our endless time, how could this happen?"

Achilles and Vester, though severely wounded, still had unyielding light flashing in their eyes.

"There's still a chance. The boss is a Five-star God Hunter, we must kill this damned guy."

Although this couldn't change the fact that Camel Village was destroyed.

But as long as they were still alive.

Camel Village would have a chance to be rebuilt one day.

"Perhaps, we really should have developed within the city back then."

With countless years of accumulation and Camel Village's wealth, they could definitely buy a residence in the commercial district of the city.

Changing their business strategy and adopting a commercial model was not impossible.

But doing so would make it impossible to achieve a fundamental breakthrough in strength.

A comfortable environment could only breed increasingly corrupt emotions.

"No, I'm not wrong!"

Nick roared in his heart.