A thick plume of black smoke rose from the arena, and a powerful shockwave swept outwards in all directions.

The powerful slashing wave almost completely severed the black platforms covered in deep scratches.

Hades took a step forward, causing the already shattered earth to once again churn up several meters of lava.

He emerged from the black mist, wielding his spear and hacking through the arena, cutting down a section of broken rock walls.

Viktor transformed into a surging torrent of water, skillfully gliding past the overwhelming flaming spears, and finally landing on a pile of broken rock ruins.

Beneath his feet, the black rocks slowly rose up and tightly wrapped around his arms.

The rock gradually contracted, forming a huge rock fist.

It left a dark afterimage in the air and slammed violently into Hades's broad back, which was engulfed in flames.

Bang!

The deep shockwave blew away the rock fragments on the ground.

Sharp rock fragments burst through the air like meteors, embedding themselves in the center of the dark platform.

The terrifying shock made the very center of the land tremble, and even the surging lava seemed to freeze for a second.

Hades' eyes widened as he felt his bones bend under the intense impact, and his entire body was subjected to a violent compression.

The two continued to clash, and terrifying shockwaves and scorching air currents relentlessly tore apart the insane arena.

Every intense collision elicited cheers from the ghosts in the audience.

Their cries nearly shook the entire starry sky and echoed throughout the upper reaches of hell.

Cheers erupted, making the arena even more chaotic, and the two fought more frequently and powerfully.

But after a fierce battle, Victor's body transformed into flames and he retreated.

He slowly raised his head, watching Hades's long health bar, which hadn't even dropped to one-tenth yet.

However, Victor was not surprised.

Because gods have always been the most difficult bosses to challenge.

And this is not only reflected in their special mechanisms.

Intermittent illusions do not appear in realms that humans cannot normally enter, such as the realm of gods.

The underworld is equivalent to Hades' own domain.

Similarly, Hades, the law-abiding king of the underworld, will not trigger [Intermittent Illusions] in his underworld.

Therefore, Viktor doesn't need to bother dealing with the illusory buff on Hades.

Even so, the attributes of gods are absolutely superior to those of all living beings.

They are what are known as "numerical monsters".

Especially someone like Hades, who is one of the few god-kings even among the gods.

Even among the gods, he is one of the most powerful bosses.

Despite Victor's apparent advantage and ease in the battle against the gods, don't be fooled by his current apparent dominance.

But in reality, the Hades before us was only displaying one-tenth of his full power.

That's right, the special '10%' seen in the name of this god-king was only one-tenth of Hades' power.

With only one-tenth of that attribute, Viktor's battle with Hades had lasted a long time, yet Hades hadn't even lost a sliver of health.

And most importantly, even if you deplete Hades' health to its limit, you still can't truly kill Hades.

Hades, the ruler of the underworld, not only possesses abilities that surpass those of other beings in numerical terms, but also has a unique and terrifying mechanism:

Hades can revive nine times during battle.

Each time Hades dies, he is resurrected in Tartarus.

All of his attributes will increase by 10% after resurrection, and his level will even increase by one level.

After experiencing nine death cycles, Hades will be fully restored to his prime and will reach the maximum level of eighty.

Therefore, Victor has no way of defeating Hades directly here.

Most importantly, having just entered the Underworld, it's ultimately unrealistic to expect to fight this God-King to the bitter end.

Viktor lowered his head, looked at his current body, and pondered for a moment.

He currently has no physical form and cannot occupy or use Erica's body for an extended period.

Otherwise, Erica's soul will be unable to return to her body and may fall into a prolonged state of suspended animation.

Then he will truly replace Erica.

He doesn't want to do that.

At this moment, Hades, standing on the other side of the arena, saw that Victor had stopped attacking, and he also stopped moving.

As a god-king, he possessed his own unique arrogance.

He would never ambush a challenger during a fight.

Hades then stood still, placing the towering spear steadily beside him.

The gilded spearhead stood heavily beside me, embedded in the earth.

He crossed his arms, his long, burning beard fluttering slightly as his lips moved.

"What, you're too scared to fight?"

He said it in a contemptuous tone.

But to be honest, this was the first time Hades had ever admired a human in this way.

The dog thief in front of him didn't seem particularly strong, yet he was able to fight him to a standstill.

Hades hasn't fought with this much effort in a long time.

Having lived in Tartarus for so long, he had almost forgotten the exhilarating thrill of battle.

His rematch with Viktor has rekindled his old fighting passion.

Unfortunately, the human in front of him was the thief who had kidnapped his beloved dog.

Therefore, Hades would not let his opponent off the hook.

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