The opponent before me possessed an intuitive sharpness surpassing that of wild beasts, coupled with a vast and intricate array of combat skills. Every part of their body was a weapon; every movement had the potential to deliver a lethal strike. They were simply a monster born for battle!
And indeed, it was so.
Luo En had never undergone systematic training in any particular school of thought, but thanks to the blessing of his warlike divinity, he forged every experience and skill he encountered in continuous challenges and practice into this body, transforming them into an instinctual understanding that served the purpose of combat.
This was the "Infinite Martial Refinement"!
"Woo~~!"
As Luo En and Orion stood facing each other from a distance, a high-pitched and vigorous sound of a horn came from the coast, echoing across the whole of Crete Island.
"Roar..."
Accompanied by a noise resembling the mournful cry of a fish or a snake.
At the same time, on the sea's surface.
The remaining Minos Warships and the Divine Blood Guard, led by a monstrous Minotaur, sliced through the waves like a sharp sword amidst the tide of beasts, pushing the battle line right up to the Mother of Monsters and releasing spears and bow and arrow.
Chunks of fresh flesh peeled away from the body of the Mother of Monsters, falling into the water.
The pained Keto thrashed its tail angrily, stirring up towering waves and ether tides in an attempt to engulf all threats and resistance.
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However, the pale yellow wings spread out in front of the fleet, shielding them from the Mother of Monsters' dying struggle.
As the golden wings slowly unfurled, the Hundred-eyed Gorgon Witch, a fusion of the three sisters' divinity, displayed the ferocious stature of the serpent goddess above the sea, uttering a chilling and solemn proclamation.
"Keto, you have no right to step onto this land, let alone harm the humans here. It's over!"
In a deep chant, the Gorgon's serpentine divine eyes glowed intensely, and the thick, viscous aura of her might spread out once more.
Every Sea Beast that met her gaze, unable to even cry out, froze into stone statues and sank to the bottom of the sea.
"Roar...!"
At this very moment, in a concealed valley of Crete Island.
When the dying scream of the Mother of Monsters reached his ears, Orion realized something was terribly wrong, feeling as though he had fallen into an ice cave.
How is it possible? Keto has lost!
And hearing the cheers signifying the dust had settled, Luo En's hanging heart finally relaxed as he stretched his limbs comfortably, showing a radiant smile to his opposite, Orion.
"So, the game is over..."
Orion looked at the figure whose aura was climbing with every step towards him, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He hadn't even used his full strength yet!
— Run!
Almost at once, Orion made the decision, turning his head and rushing towards the valley's edge, heading straight for the sea.
Only by entering the domain of the ocean did he have a sliver of a chance to win!
However, he had barely escaped a few steps when the sharp sound of something cutting through the air attacked from both sides.
Orion's instincts kicked in, tensing his muscles and tumbling awkwardly on the spot.
"Puff puff puff!"
Immediately, a bone-white spear and two bone arrows grazed his skin by a hair's breadth, piercing through the rock behind him.
Following quickly, the grinding sound of bones filled the air as two sharp swords and two long spears jabbed toward Orion's head and heart.
"Roll!"
In the face of this crisis, the Son of God of the Sea immediately released his oceanic divinity, stirring up a deep blue halo around him, throwing off the sharp swords and long spears.
But by then, the three skeletal creatures in the back, already armed with close-combat bone weapons, alternately surged forward.
"Dragon Tooth Soldiers!"
Orion, seeing the seven bone creatures with serpentine features that seemed to have been lying in wait all around, couldn't help but curse through clenched teeth.