Chapter 125: A Bat God or a Demon Bat?

Chapter 125: A Bat God or a Demon Bat?

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"Most men's hearts are restrained by mortality, recoiling in fear from the fabulous fruits of evil. But some do not constrain themselves to mortality and its tyranny."

- Dio Brando, (Jojo's Bizarre Adventures)

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In just a few moments, Hercules' once muscular, tall, and well-built body was reduced to a husk of its former self as his skin dried up and his muscles disappeared into thin air. Even his hair fell off while his eyes and cheeks sunk in, making him look like a living skeleton. Within a few seconds, Hercules could no longer even talk as his saliva dried up and his teeth fell out like a bunch of dried leaves.

"Weak!" The Merciless exclaimed before throwing the dried-up body of Hercules to the side like trash. He didn't even need to finish the job with his All-Blades, he could sense that Hercules was already dead. After all, even the Greek demigod's godly immortality had been completely sucked off by Bruce. "You know, it will be a true disappointment if Shazam is as weak as you too" Bruce snickered mockingly as he moved his attention to where Hippolyta and Diana previously were.

However, only Hippolyta was still lying there, applying pressure on her wounds while watching him with wary eyes. Diana on the other hand was nowhere to be seen.

A few seconds after spreading his senses around to search for the princess, he finally found her as he muttered in realization. "So, she went ahead to battle the pest before me" He could not help but chortle from within his armor at the opportunity of witnessing so many bloody battles in a single day. "So many gods to kill, so many Amazons to tame, and a war to win, it's a jackpot for me. HAHAHAHA." He laughed. "I am having so much fun, but this war still lacks something..." He mumbled to himself while slightly tilting his head, wondering how he could make this entire thing more interesting as he sensed different battles happening simultaneously all over the island.

The Amazons were initially winning the war against the Golems with almost no casualties due to their superhuman physiques and combat experience. In fact, most of the rock golem army had already started to fall back after I slaughtered Ares. However, with the rebirth of the titan named Iapetus, members of a similar yet different army began to emerge to fight the Amazon warriors again. These new warriors looked similar to the golems, appearance-wise. But instead of rocks, their bodies were composed of some sort of iron-like metal, and they were much more agile and organized while also being way better fighters than the rock golems.

After Iapetus awakened, these monsters rose up from the ground like an army of the dead and instantly started attacking the Amazons without any warning. They were not only a very efficient army but also had considerable numbers as well, something that even these experienced warriors would find tough to handle.

"So, this barrier around the island is the reason why no machinery ever finds Themyscira?" He wondered aloud while looking at nothing in particular before raising his hand towards the sky. As soon as he did that, a beam of dark energy left his index finger towards an invisible target. However, after traveling for some distance, the energy hit something in the sky, revealing a thin golden barrier covering the entire island protectively like a dome.

'Anti-magic, anti-technology, kinetic energy repellent as well as a feature to make this island undetectable and "unplottable" on any kind of map like some dope Harry Potter hideout, Zeus truly went up and above to protect his little pets.' He smirked as he waited for his energy to make a hole in the center of the barrier.

He had a big grin under his helmet as he could already sense what was outside the barrier, waiting for him.

Iapetus could sense a familiar aura around the girl. Even though he could not remember where he had sensed this familiar aura before, he was sure that she was one of the unholy god-spawns that he needed to purge from this world.

"After I am done with you, I will drink the blood from every Amazon of Themyscira, only then will my anger soothe." He growled before releasing a burst of lightning toward Diana that made a crater in the ground with its raw power.

However, the Amazon princess was able to dodge it at the last moment while redirecting some of her own lightning with the help of her sword at Iapetus which the titan effortlessly blocked using his hand. His power seemed to be on a completely different level when compared to Ares and Hercules.

"Lightning powers are just getting too common nowadays, aren't they? Almost everyone seems to be able to use it. So, maybe try using something else for a change." A calm but ominous voice interrupted their standoff. "For example, I like blood more than lightning. So, how about I try and see if I can choke you in your own blood."

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