He truly had the qualifications to say such things.
Because he was the legendary Sea God.
On Earth, there were almost no beings capable of standing against him.
In reality, his appearance before Nolan Lock was not entirely because he wanted to fight.
He simply wanted to see just how powerful Nolan Lock truly was.
He did not care about the survival of humanity on Earth.
What he cared about was whether the authority over Earth would eventually belong to him.
He had no interest in controlling every living creature on this planet.
But he cared about his own divine authority.
And that was not the only reason.
He had also received requests from certain people.
That was the true reason he had appeared here.
Nolan Lock could not leave Hawaii.
At least not right now.
So he planned to defeat Nolan Lock here.
Injure him severely.
Prevent him from returning within a short period of time.
Of course, he had also considered the possibility of failure.
But in his opinion, after the previous battle, Nolan Lock should have suffered extremely serious injuries.
There was no way Nolan Lock could still be at his peak.
Under such circumstances, he believed there was no possibility of him losing.
However, if his strength truly was not enough to completely defeat Nolan Lock...
Then delaying him here for some time would also be acceptable.
As long as Nolan Lock remained in Hawaii for a few days, his mission would be completed.
For him, this was nothing more than a simple task.
That was why he came here.
Of course...
He also wanted to personally witness how powerful Nolan Lock had become.
What kind of strength allowed him to defeat an existence like Thanos?
He had heard of Thanos before.
That was an infamous powerhouse throughout the universe.
A being whose strength could rank among the strongest even on a cosmic scale.
Even he himself had no confidence that he could defeat Thanos at his peak.
Yet such a powerful being...
Had been defeated by Nolan Lock.
And not just ordinary Thanos.
It was Thanos who possessed three Infinity Stones.
Nolan Lock had completely defeated him.
There was no denying it.
He was also extremely interested in those Infinity Stones.
If he could obtain those Infinity Stones...
Then he would become the strongest god in existence.
Neither his brother nor that damned ruler of the underworld would be able to compare with him.
This was the biggest reason he was willing to come here and stop Nolan Lock.
Although the followers of the Underworld King wanted to bring those Infinity Stones back to their master...
As the Sea God, once they obtained the Infinity Stones, taking them from their hands would not be difficult.
At that time, with such overwhelming power in his possession...
He would inevitably ascend to the position of God King.
Just imagining such a future made him feel extremely pleased.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
The thunder roaring across the sky seemed to respond to his smile.
Behind Nolan Lock, the endless ocean transformed into a terrifying beast capable of swallowing all life.
The raging sea moved according to the will of the Sea God.
This was his power.
The power of Poseidon, the Sea God.
He raised his head proudly.
Then he looked down at Nolan Lock.
However...
He did not realize that Nolan Lock was looking at him in the exact same way.
Like he was looking at a clown.
The Sea God?
Nolan had considered many possible identities.
He had made many guesses.
But he never expected this person to actually be the legendary Sea God.
Many different mythological systems possessed their own sea gods.
And Earth was an extremely complicated place.
There had been more than one divine system appearing throughout history.
But if Nolan had to guess which Sea God this person represented...
There was only one name that came to mind.
Poseidon.
The Greek Sea God.
But he never expected Poseidon to appear here.
And even more unexpectedly...
He had come specifically to oppose him.
"Isn't staying alive better?"
Nolan sighed.
Behind him, everyone had already become extremely serious.
The Sea God.
At first, they had not guessed the man's identity.
But after hearing him claim to be the Sea God...
And seeing the trident appear in his hand...
Everyone immediately understood.
This person was almost certainly the legendary Sea God, Poseidon.
Poseidon was one of the three strongest gods in the Greek pantheon.
In their understanding, if his status was compared with the Asgardian gods...
He would be an existence comparable to Odin.
And now...
Such a powerful being had appeared directly in front of them.
At this exact moment.
And he wanted to attack Nolan Lock.
Honestly...
They had no idea what condition Nolan was currently in.
The previous battle had left everyone injured.
Although they came here for vacation...
Their injuries were still obvious.
They were only trying to relax their minds.
And Nolan Lock was no exception.
In their opinion, Nolan must have suffered even more severe injuries.
After all...
Nolan was the true main force in that war.
He had fought against the Dimension Lords.
And he had directly confronted Thanos.
Under such terrifying battles...
There was no way Nolan could have escaped without serious injuries.
They had personally seen the wounds on Nolan's body.
With such a short amount of time passing...
Those injuries should not have completely healed.
Meaning...
Nolan was definitely not at his peak.
Just thinking about that caused everyone's expressions to become extremely heavy.
Facing such a powerful enemy while none of them had fully recovered...
There was a real possibility they could lose.
And if they lost against this unknown Sea God Poseidon...
They had no idea what the consequences would be.
One thing was certain.
Poseidon was not their ally.
If they lost this battle...
The future of Earth might fall into uncertainty.
Only Hela remained calm.
She looked at the Sea God in front of her without much emotion.
She had not expected to see a god from the Zeus pantheon here.
Their divine systems were different.
They were different forms of life.
But they shared one thing.
They possessed extraordinary power.
And they had left terrifying legends throughout Earth's history.
As for Poseidon...
Hela naturally knew who he was.
Although they had not interacted much...
She had seen him before.
The moment Poseidon appeared, she already recognized him.
However...
She had no intention of stepping forward.
Because this was Nolan Lock's matter.
Before Nolan needed help...
She would not interfere.
After all...
It was only Poseidon.
That was right.
Hela did not consider Poseidon worthy of concern.
In her eyes, Poseidon's strength was nowhere near Nolan's.
Not even close.
Even if it was Thanos...
If Poseidon dared to stand before Thanos...
Thanos could easily defeat him.
The reason was simple.
Although Poseidon possessed immense power...
He lacked actual combat experience.
As one of the gods of the Zeus pantheon, he had spent too long relying on his divine power.
He had strength.
But not enough battle experience.
Against opponents at the same level...
That weakness was fatal.
Such overwhelming power could only be used to bully weaker opponents.
But the opponent he was facing now was Nolan Lock.
Against Nolan...
Forget Poseidon.
Even Hela herself had no confidence that she could defeat him.
Furthermore...
She believed Poseidon had misunderstood something.
Perhaps Poseidon thought Nolan was currently weakened after the previous war.
But only Hela knew the truth.
Although Nolan had suffered injuries during that battle...
Those injuries were not a serious problem for him.
Enough time had already passed.
His body had completely recovered.
At his peak...
Nolan Lock defeating Poseidon would not be difficult.
Of course...
Poseidon had no idea what Hela was thinking.
At this moment, Poseidon looked at Nolan as if Nolan was a helpless fish trapped on a cutting board.
But he failed to notice...
Nolan was looking at him in exactly the same way.
The difference was...
Poseidon had never considered anyone else worthy of attention.
So he could not understand what Nolan's eyes represented.
Nolan looked at this arrogant Sea God.
He had already figured out some things.
Since Poseidon had appeared at this exact moment and wanted to attack him...
It meant there was likely a connection between him and the people who invaded Lock Technology.
In other words...
Those invaders were probably servants of someone from the Zeus pantheon.
Nolan did not know what had caused them to become so reckless.
But that did not matter.
Because the result was already decided.
In the next instant...
Nolan disappeared.
Then he appeared directly in front of Poseidon.
Poseidon's pupils contracted.
He never expected Nolan's speed to be this fast.
Before he could react...
Nolan was already standing before him.
Almost instinctively...
Poseidon raised his arm to block.
The next moment...
A terrifying force struck his arm.
Boom!
A horrifying explosion erupted.
A shockwave spread outward.
Poseidon's body was instantly sent flying backward.
Nolan's overwhelming strength completely suppressed him.
Poseidon had no chance to counterattack.
Feeling that terrifying power...
A look of disbelief appeared on the Sea God's face.
Nolan Lock's strength...
Was this powerful?
He had witnessed Thanos' power before.
Although Thanos was terrifying...
He could never reach this level.
That meant...
Nolan's current strength had already surpassed Thanos.
By a huge margin.
Poseidon had always believed that he could fight Thanos evenly.
But he never imagined the difference between himself and Nolan would be this enormous.
He could not understand.
If Thanos was so much weaker than Nolan...
Then how had Thanos invaded Earth?
How had he caused such enormous trouble?
However...
This was not the time for regret.
The two had already entered combat.
There was no turning back.
Although Nolan's strength exceeded his expectations...
And Nolan did not appear to be seriously injured...
Poseidon still believed he could delay him.
He did not need to defeat Nolan.
He only needed to hold him back.
As long as Nolan remained occupied...
The mission at Lock Technology would succeed.
Because he knew this operation did not only involve the followers of the Underworld King, Cadis.
There was also the Ghost Rider.
Ghost Rider was a servant of the Dimension Lord Mephisto.
His power was incredibly terrifying.
Although he served Mephisto...
He was only controlled by him.
The Ghost Rider himself was possessed by the Spirit of Vengeance.
And the power of the Spirit of Vengeance was extraordinary.
Under these circumstances...
A mere Lock Technology without Nolan present...
Would never be able to resist.
With this thought in mind...
Poseidon attacked again.
This time, he released all of his divine power.
The distant ocean began roaring violently.
Then...
A massive tsunami rose from the sea.
It surged toward the land like a divine punishment.
Even if he could not kill Nolan...
As long as he created enough trouble...
He did not care if this entire area was destroyed.
The terrifying tsunami covered the horizon.
The people on the beach were instantly filled with fear.
When Poseidon first appeared, countless people had already been terrified.
But because Nolan was there...
Most people had not begun running.
They believed that no matter what kind of enemy appeared...
Nothing could threaten them in front of Nolan Lock.
However...
The battle between Nolan and Poseidon changed everything.
And this tsunami completely shattered their confidence.
Everyone began desperately fleeing.
But against a tsunami of this scale...
Their efforts were meaningless.
The moment it reached the beach...
Every living being on this Hawaiian island would likely be swallowed.
But Nolan did not even turn around.
Because he knew...
Although this tsunami could cause trouble for his companions...
There were still people here capable of stopping it.
Just as he expected...
Hela looked at the approaching tsunami.
She clicked her tongue.
Then she stood up.
Although she had no intention of interfering in Nolan's battle...
Since Poseidon was causing unnecessary damage to the people around them...
She would stop it.
After all...
She was only blocking the aftermath.
It would not affect their battle.
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