Heracles vs. Karna (Continued)

Heracles immediately drew nine golden arrows from his quiver and set them to his bow.

If there was an opportunity, it was now!

"Then let me show you my ultimate technique—" Heracles murmured.

The heat had already warped the light in the air, an exceedingly terrible situation for an archer.

—The enemy's position did not match their actual location!

But that did not trouble Heracles.

Correction, begin.

Position, target.

"God Slayer of Hundred Beasts!"

Nine dragons, carrying Heracles's hopes, shot from his bow and headed straight for Karna.

At that moment, the flames finally burned to their utmost limit.

"O sun, obey death!"

The dragons closed in around Karna, howling as they sought to take his life.

But Karna's Spear of the Sun held them back.

The nine dragons wailed, exhausting all their strength as they desperately tried to break through the blockade.

But the Spear of the Sun stood firm as a rock and even began to counterattack!

One arrow was finally burned to ashes within the spear's flames.

Two arrows, then three, were destroyed in succession.

The remaining arrows could not hold on either, burning themselves away with mournful cries.

The sun had won. All the arrows died at once, swallowed by it as it roared toward Heracles.

They had completed their mission, and now it was Heracles's turn!

A blue-black arrow silently shot forth, flying into the sky.

At the same time, Heracles charged at Karna behind his bronze shield. Victory or defeat would be decided in this single move!

"Arrow of the Strange Birds, hold him back!"

The strange birds that had once nested at Lake Stymphalis and been slain by him appeared during his battle against the goddess Ishtar, who had possessed the Einzbern homunculus Filia, transforming from dozens of fired bronze arrows into strange