Did Zeus really want them to become slaves of the gods?
Fenric sneered.
Fenric also knew that in Olympus mythology, it was clearly recorded how lustful these gods were and how chaotic their relationships could be.
Especially Zeus. He was absolutely an old pervert, a demon among degenerates!
Not to mention all the affairs he had—there were even stories of him not sparing his own daughter.
And the way Zeus had just looked at Aurora twice… Fenric was certain it was because of her.
"The king of the gods?" Fenric said coldly. "Did I give you the face to say something so stupid?"
"What did you say? Stupid?"
Zeus immediately flew into a rage. With a roar, he pulled out his weapon—Thunder.
"Mortal, kneel and confess your sins!"
Poseidon, Hades, and the others also prepared to attack.
Fenric was too lazy to waste words and shouted directly,
"Kill them!"
He was not acting impulsively.
Earlier, Fenric had already suspected that these gods might also have their divine powers restricted, which was why they were walking on the ground like ordinary people. Zeus and the others' behavior only further confirmed his judgment.
Otherwise, why would lofty gods even need human servants?
Since everyone was restricted, Fenric had nothing to fear.
In the DC world, he had once defeated Poseidon, one of the main gods!
Perhaps the Poseidon from that world had been weaker.
But once these beings who relied on divine power lost that power, they were nothing special.
At best, they were slightly stronger than ordinary humans.
Swish!
Fenric moved the moment he gave the order.
Almost as soon as the word left his mouth, he attacked.
His target was Zeus.
With Fenric's current speed, combined with the boost from Chasing the Stars and Stepping on the Moon boots, his movement had become terrifyingly fast.
Moreover, Fenric was already very close to Zeus.
In the blink of an eye, Fenric's fist arrived.
Zeus couldn't even see Fenric's movement before the punch landed.
"Crack!"
The sound of bones breaking rang out.
Zeus's neck bent instantly into an unnatural angle!
Since Fenric had chosen to strike, he had no intention of holding back.
He intended to kill!
The neck was one of the most fatal vital points of the human body!
After breaking Zeus's neck with one punch, Fenric didn't stop.
He immediately followed up with another strike aimed at Zeus's heart.
A lethal blow!
"Crack!"
Zeus's chest collapsed inward as his heart was crushed. His entire body flew backward like a cannonball.
Fenric was simply too fast!
Only after Fenric finished his attack did Hades, who stood nearby, react.
Hades raised the double-pronged fork in his hand and stabbed toward Fenric.
Among the three brothers—Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades—each possessed their own weapon, but Hades's weapon was the weakest.
Facing Hades's attack, Fenric didn't even need to look carefully.
His long-trained combat instincts allowed him to react instantly.
Fenric grabbed the double-pronged fork mid-attack, then twisted his body and drove the weapon back into Hades himself.
At the same time,
Aurora's attack arrived.
Her target was Poseidon.
Aurora dodged Poseidon's trident thrust and swung a heavy hammer into his temple.
The blow made Poseidon's vision explode with sparks as his brain reeled violently.
Soon, Poseidon's eyes filled with blood, and his vision blurred completely.
In just a single exchange, the three main gods were already severely injured.
However, these were still genuine gods with divine bodies and extraordinary vitality.
Even though Zeus's neck had been broken and his heart crushed by Fenric, he did not die immediately. He simply lost his ability to fight.
"Tear them apart!" Zeus roared.
Following Zeus's order, the other gods recovered from their shock and launched their attacks.
The A-level Samsara players behind Fenric naturally did not stand idle.
They attacked as well.
"Whoosh!"
The sound of something cutting through the air came.
A sword passed dangerously close to Fenric's neck.
Fenric avoided the blade and frowned as he looked at the goddess wielding it.
She had a beautiful appearance and a charming figure.
Judging by her attire, Fenric guessed she was Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war.
However,
Fenric had no intention of showing mercy.
It didn't matter who she was. Since she had attempted a lethal strike, Fenric would never spare her simply because she was beautiful.
So,
Fenric immediately launched a counterattack.
The result of the melee was complete defeat for the gods.
This outcome was largely because Fenric and Aurora had taken the lead in severely injuring the three strongest figures at the very beginning.
The remaining gods, aside from a few, were nearly helpless once their divine powers were restricted.
In fact, among Fenric's group, only one Samsara had been accidentally injured. Everyone else remained unharmed.
"You insignificant mortals dare attack the gods! You will be cursed forever! Misfortune will follow you for eternity!"
Zeus was still shouting angrily.
Fenric walked over and stepped directly on Zeus's head.
"Crack!"
Zeus's skull burst like a watermelon beneath Fenric's foot, fragments splattering across the ground.
Finally, the arrogant god fell silent forever.
After the battle, Fenric and the others began to clean the battlefield.
In reality, there wasn't much to collect.
None of the gods carried anything valuable. It seemed they hadn't yet searched for the system-released items and supplies.
"Shura, are those people really gods? Why were they so weak?" Aurora asked.
Fenric smiled.
"It seems the restrictions don't apply only to us. I'm afraid all opponents on this island have their abilities limited to a certain degree."
"You mean their powers are restricted too?"
"Exactly. Otherwise, with their supernatural abilities, we would have needed much more effort to defeat them."
Aurora nodded.
She had participated in many Samsara Tower dungeons before, including one set in the world of gods. She knew exactly how powerful those deities could be.
Perhaps their raw combat strength wasn't overwhelming, but their constantly changing divine abilities made them extremely troublesome to deal with.
At that moment,
Fenric looked at the injured player.
"How is your injury?"
The wounded Samsara was the soldier who had been searching with Fenric earlier.
Hearing Fenric's question, the soldier shook his head and said firmly,
"The wound is on my arm. It's not serious and won't affect my movement."
The upper part of his arm had been slashed by Ares, the god of war, with a spear. The wound was quite deep.
Fenric thought for a moment, then took two Grass Fruits from his backpack and handed them over.
"Eat these. They'll help heal your injuries."
The soldier didn't hesitate. He accepted them and swallowed them immediately.
The effect was instant.
The wound on his arm began healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In just a moment, more than half of the injury had already recovered.
"This fruit is amazing! It's a great item."
Aurora exclaimed, then added, "Unfortunately, it isn't classified as a special item."
Fenric smiled, glanced at the poison circle that was drawing closer and closer, and announced, "The poison circle is still shrinking. Let's keep moving forward."
…
The other side.
Son Goku was panting, his gaze fixed on Thanos with a serious expression.
At this moment, his face and body were covered with injuries, making him look somewhat battered.
On the other hand, Thanos was in slightly better condition. He didn't have many visible injuries, though he was also breathing heavily, clearly having consumed a great deal of stamina.
"You're really strong! This is so exciting!"
Although Goku's eyes were solemn, a smile remained on his face.
Saiyans were like that.
The more intense the battle, the more excited they became.
Thanos did not respond. His eyes remained locked on Goku, his brows tightly furrowed.
He had miscalculated.
Thanos originally believed he could easily deal with the strange human standing before him.
Unexpectedly, the opponent was astonishingly powerful.
His combat experience was terrifying, and his raw strength seemed endless, almost matching Thanos himself.
"Kakarot!"
Vegeta's impatient voice rang out.
"What's wrong? Are you dying or something? If you can't finish it, then switch with me! Stop wasting time."
As he spoke, he prepared to attack.
Goku quickly blocked him.
"Vegeta, don't rush! I said this guy is mine."
Vegeta had no intention of waiting any longer.
"Fine. This guy is yours, and the others belong to me!"
The moment his words fell, without waiting for Goku to object,
Vegeta rushed straight toward Proxima Midnight, Gamora, and the others.
"Bang!"
With just a single kick, Ebony Maw, whose physical strength was barely stronger than that of an ordinary person under the restrictions, died instantly, his body shattered from the blow.
…
At the same time,
Fenric and the others had arrived in a forest.
"Wait!"
Fenric, who had been walking ahead, suddenly stopped.
"Shura, what's wrong?" Aurora asked.
"Look over there."
Following the direction of Fenric's finger, Aurora saw more than a dozen corpses lying motionless on the ground.
Upon closer inspection, many of the bodies were incomplete, as if something had eaten parts of them. The scene was horrifying and grotesque.
The others also noticed the corpses.
"What happened here? What kind of danger did they encounter?"
"Could it have been done by some monster?"
"This is terrifying…"
Fenric's expression darkened.
Because he had already recognized who those corpses had been in life.
Important characters from Fairy Tail!
Even Natsu, the so-called Son of Destiny, was among them.
Many powerful figures were present as well.
Yet they had all been annihilated.
An enemy capable of wiping out that entire group was certainly not simple.
At that moment, movement came from within the forest.
A headless monster slowly emerged from the woods.
It was a terrifying creature with a huge bloody mouth located on its abdomen.
"Prepare to fight." Fenric whispered.
He had noticed that the wounds on Natsu's body matched the size of the monster's gaping mouth.
In other words, this monster was the one that had annihilated that entire group!
The others realized this as well and couldn't help feeling nervous.
However, the monster didn't even glance at Fenric and the others.
It simply wandered around slowly, completely ignoring them.
It was as if it couldn't see them at all.
Seeing that the monster showed no intention of attacking, Aurora asked quietly,
"Shura, what's going on? Why isn't it attacking?"
Fenric frowned. After thinking for a moment, he said,
"It's very likely we haven't entered its territory yet, so it won't attack us."
He made this judgment based on the strange mechanics he remembered from Fantasy Westward Journey.
In that world, certain hidden monsters required movement within specific areas to trigger encounters.
"Let's go around it," Fenric said.
Then he led the group to slowly retreat before carefully bypassing the forest.
In truth,
Fenric had considered lighting the Demon-Repelling Incense at that moment, which might have driven away such monsters.
However,
he felt it was better not to waste it unless absolutely necessary.
Fenric quietly memorized the location of this forest with the terrifying monster.
(Author Note: Even if someone hasn't played Fantasy Westward Journey, it's fine—the story only borrows some items as settings, and it won't affect reading.)