Chapter 626: Slaughtered Men and Gods (2)
The Shadow of Anubis
The aura of death enveloped the entire Colosseum, heavy and suffocating, casting a profound shadow over everyone's hearts.
"What is that?"
"Human body, wolf's head... it looks like Anubis from mythology."
Martian Manhunter asked confusedly, "Who is Anubis?"
"The Egyptian God who controls death."
"The God of Death?"
"Yes," Diana said sternly. "That creature's gaze on us isn't right. Be careful."
As she spoke, Anubis had regained consciousness from the chaos. Heeding Black Adam's command, he raised his scepter and slammed it forcefully downwards.
Boom!
The earth shattered.
The Underworld opened.
Countless vengeful souls, fierce ghosts, and wolf-headed soldiers surged from underground, marching in a huge tide toward the seven Angels.
The Six-Winged Angel prayed to the sky. The dark clouds dispersed, revealing a clear sky. Holy light descended from above like a miniature sun, driving away the darkness and illuminating the area as bright as day.
The creatures of the Underworld disintegrated into ash one after another. The dry, dark earth was also revitalized under the holy light.
This was the power of the Angels.
Extreme Light, Extreme Heat. Destruction and rebirth were accomplished in a single thought.
Diana's face darkened, looking displeased.
"She's been holding back this whole time."
Martian Manhunter frowned, also realizing this. The power displayed by the Six-Winged Angel far exceeded what they had shown before. Clearly, the Angels had intentionally conserved their strength, allowing the heroes to deal with the Demons.
The legion of the dead was harvested by the holy light like fields of wheat.
Darkness and Light!
Death and Holiness!
The two forces constantly clashed. On the surface, the latter held the upper hand. However, Anubis showed no sign of anxiety. He simply raised his scepter and slammed it down repeatedly.
With every strike, the Gate of the Underworld expanded.
The area grew larger and larger, quickly covering most of the Colosseum and expanding at a tremendous speed.
"Something is wrong!"
Diana's expression tightened. "It looks like he's summoning the Underworld, using its power to consume this space."
The Six-Winged Angel also noticed and used its full power, leveraging the holy light to desperately try to stop the Underworld's expansion. The two forces wrestled for only three breaths before the holy light completely retreated.
The rapidly expanding Gate of the Underworld turned the Colosseum into an extremely bizarre world.
Above was the realm of the living, while below was a horrifying hell filled with ghosts and spirits. Looking down, they could even see faces twisted with despair and resentment.
Clark felt his scalp crawl. He couldn't help but ask,
"What kind of magic is this?"
"Don't ask me. It's my first time seeing it too."
J'onn hesitated. "What happens if we fall in?"
"My mother once told me that the Underworld is the realm where the dead reside. The living cannot survive there. Gods are no exception."
J'onn gasped. He couldn't help but look at Anubis, whose body was riddled with injuries.
"I think we should stop him."
"I agree."
Diana drew the Sword of Hephaestus and charged first. Clark and J'onn followed closely, one firing a high-temperature heat beam and the other using psychic abilities to disrupt the God's actions.
The three attacks arrived almost simultaneously.
Boom!
The high-temperature beam struck Anubis's chest. Diana was about to follow up, but Teth-Adam blocked her path.
"Get out of my way!"
The sword swept out, carrying enough power to cleave anything. Teth-Adam dared not take the hit. He stepped back slightly, dodging the sword while simultaneously unleashing a right punch.
Bang!
The punch was blocked by Diana's shield. The resulting shockwave forced Teth-Adam back three steps.
"There's something wrong with your shield!"
"None of your business."
Diana raised her shield and charged. The shield, which was absorbing kinetic energy, glowed faintly and formed a protective ring-shaped field around her.
Teth-Adam, refusing to believe it, powered up his right fist and slammed it down.
Whoosh!
The punch ripped through the air, creating a terrifying sonic boom. It was powerful enough to shatter a mountain, yet the moment it hit the shield, it was absorbed like a stone sinking into mud.
The kinetic energy was absorbed, converted, and stored in the shield.
Diana saw her chance. She shifted from defense to offense, releasing the energy stored on the shield's surface. The ring-shaped blast detonated in the air, instantly throwing Teth-Adam backward until he slammed into the light barrier and stopped.
"Your shield... it actually absorbs my power!"
Diana scoffed.
"I'm giving you a warning: don't stop me, or I will cut off your head."
With that, she turned and charged toward Anubis.
A World Consumed
Teth-Adam's face was grim. He glanced around. Seeing that the Gate of the Underworld had already covered the entire Colosseum, he smiled.
You are strong, but unfortunately, you were too late.
The boundary between the Underworld and reality was blurring. Or rather, the two were merging.
The air grew thin and hot. The dead's screams echoed, clearly audible. The world was subtly transforming. Looking up, the sky permeated with holy light was gone, replaced by a dark, oppressive blanket of clouds.
The three heroes were forced to stop, looking around bewildered.
"What is happening?"
J'onn closed his eyes. The moment he activated his psychic abilities, he was overwhelmed by the wails of billions of souls. He had to stop.
"I can't sense any human voices. Where exactly are we?"
Diana spoke with a strained expression. "If I'm not mistaken, the Colosseum has merged with the Underworld."
"How is that possible?"
"We can't worry about that now. If we take down Anubis, we might still have a chance to get out."
With their lives at stake, the three held nothing back, desperately attacking Anubis. Diana hurled the Lasso of Truth, binding Anubis's body. Clark closed in and delivered a powerful punch.
Bang!
The wolf-God's head burst open like old bark. The next second, the scattered body fragments instantly converged inward, returning him to his original form.
J'onn fired a red beam that pierced his body, but the damaged parts healed instantaneously.
"Don't waste your energy. It's useless," Teth-Adam spoke up. "Anubis was born in the Underworld. He is the God of Death. Here, he is immortal and indestructible. Do you know why he looks like he does now? Because someone tricked him into the realm of the living."
Diana gritted her teeth.
"What exactly do you want? Why are you doing this?"
"You don't need to know the reason. The more you know, the more painful your death will be."
"Farewell, everyone."
Teth-Adam transformed into lightning and slipped back through a crack into the original Colosseum space. After he had successfully trapped the Angels, the Demons, and the three heroes, the Gate of the Underworld began to contract. The ground returned to its original appearance.
Looking down from above, he could clearly see the situation inside. A simple, thin membrane now isolated an entire world. The trapped beings were like flies caught in a bottle; no matter how hard they struggled, they could not escape.
"Treat them well, Anubis," Teth-Adam said coldly. He was about to erase the Gate of the Underworld when several unfamiliar presences suddenly appeared behind him.
He turned his head. What met his eyes was a tall, strong man with a somewhat simple-looking face.
"The Power of the Six Gods?"
"It's you."
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