Chapter 220: A Life-and-Death Duel on a Stage of Stars!
The excessively dazzling light made everyone's hearts tighten instantly.
Had someone unleashed their ultimate move right away?
Would it be like the match against Hades, where the outcome was decided in an instant?
So, when the intense light faded and everyone's vision returned to normal, they couldn't help but be stunned.
The central arena, which was several times larger than the previous one, had vanished, replaced by an abyss-like black hole.
"Wh-what's happening, sister?"
The youngest sister, Göll, asked uneasily.
"No need to panic. It's just a change of venue."
Brunhilde crossed her arms, responding with complete composure.
"Venue?"
Göll was puzzled for a moment before noticing a speck of light in the seemingly bottomless void, as if it were approaching from the depths of the abyss.
As the light drew closer and she could somewhat make out what it was, Göll was astonished.
It was a barren planet, its surface covered in craters, looking much like the moon.
As it continued to approach, Göll grew anxious.
It didn't seem like the planet was drawing nearer; rather, it felt as if the coliseum was plummeting toward the planet.
Closer and closer!
Huh?
Once the surface became clear, Göll spotted two figures—Zeus and Arthur.
"Eh? We didn't crash?"
The guests from another world were equally terrified, with Irina even so scared she almost crouched down and covered her head.
The braking was incredibly precise, stopping just as they were about to make contact, without any noticeable inertial force.
"Wait!"
Serafall seemed to have noticed something.
"I see."
At this moment, what the arena displayed was actually just an image.
The entire arena had become a massive holographic projection platform.
"This is..."
"This seems to be the place where the final battle took place back then."
"Zeus killed Kronos right here."
The gods who recognized it were all taken aback.
Moreover, some gods, realizing something, swiftly flew out of the arena.
Upon reaching the sky above the arena, they were slightly astonished to find that the arena was actually floating like a satellite high in the atmosphere above the crater-covered surface.
"As you can all see, this is the true arena for the sixth round of the battle!"
The host, Heimdall, adjusted the holographic projection from a few angles, making everyone understand that the arena had now become purely a spectator stand.
The real battlefield was the land below.
"Now, the Akashic System will once again provide a better visual feast."
As Heimdall finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and a pair of glasses appeared in everyone's hands?
"What is this?"
Irina was startled. After putting them on, she felt as if she had instantly arrived at the arena herself.
Hmm, there were also several perspectives she could switch between.
"Can this switch to the first-person perspectives of both sides?"
Serafall also murmured in slight surprise.
Of course, this so-called first-person perspective wasn't actually connected to anyone's vision—otherwise, it would be hard to see that person's body.
Here, the perspective was centered around that person.
As for the so-called god's-eye view?
That was simply achieved by taking off the glasses and watching the display on the arena.
Huh? It's about to start!
So, Serafall's beautiful eyes fixed intently on the god's-eye view of the arena.
The two sides were about two hundred meters apart. On one side stood Zeus, who had transformed into a giant with a rock-like body. He was warming up, and from his movements came not the sound of cracking bones.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
It was a series of thunderous roars. With each roar, the atmosphere around him trembled.
On King Arthur's side, clad in azure and silver-white knight attire, he suddenly performed an astonishing action.
Was he making a motion as if holding a sword?
The problem was, no sword could be seen in his hand?
"Could it be that the sword is transparent?"
Irina couldn't help but speculate.
As a Holy Sword Wielder, she had seen many types of swords. Although she had never encountered a completely transparent one, the King of Knights's movements made her think of such a possibility.
Suddenly, her pupils widened—the battle had begun!
Zeus vanished in an instant and reappeared beside King Arthur, already in the motion of throwing a punch. His fist pierced through King Arthur's head.
Wait!
King Arthur's hands also made a slashing motion.
It was too fast to see clearly!
In the next moment, Zeus's body split in two, then vanished like mist before reappearing dozens of meters in front of King Arthur.
Meanwhile, King Arthur's head, which had been shattered by the punch, also dissipated like mist.
Both sides had only struck afterimages!
"Hohoho, an invisible sword, how interesting~"
Even Zeus, who had made such an amusing sound, had a very fine wound on his chest—it seemed he had been slightly cut.
In other words, the first exchange had ended with King Arthur gaining a slight advantage.
"Yay!"
Göll couldn't help but feel a little excited.
"Don't celebrate too early, Göll!"
Her sister Brunhilde beside her spoke with a grave tone.
"Huh?"
Her pupils contracting, Göll then noticed that King Arthur's ear was bleeding—a piece of it had been torn off.
Immediately after, a rumbling sound echoed as a mountain about a kilometer behind King Arthur—shattered into pieces!
This was the pure shockwave generated by Zeus's earlier punch, utterly destroying it.
Suddenly, Göll's eyes widened as she noticed something.
"Sister, it seems Lord Zeus isn't using a sacred weapon."
She couldn't help but say with a tremble in her voice.
"Hmm."
This was precisely the reason for Brunhilde's grave expression.
Although Zeus was incredibly powerful, she had never personally witnessed him in battle.
The battles of ancient times occurred long before she was even born.
So, was this arrogant Zeus planning to defeat Arthur barehanded?