Heroes Return

"Analyzing... New mode analysis in progress, using new impact, new impact analysis complete, new resistance unlocked." A series of boosting sounds rang out from Rose's wrist: "Complete, activating the mysterious power mode."

As she spoke, a large number of indescribable magical runes appeared in front of Rose.

On the other side of the Great Wall, while Leng Yan and Rose were fighting, Ivan and his men quietly approached the Master of Fate.

The battle continued. Cold Flame's icy flames and Rose's attacks once again lashed out at the Master of Fate. Undoubtedly, once the Master of Fate was dealt with, along with the floating key remaining on the Wall behind him, the battle would be over.

So, just as the two attacked, others began to rush towards the six keys. But no matter who they were, their abilities were all exposed under the illumination of the Wand of Truth. Ultimately, they were all sent flying by a single blow from the Master of Fate's wand.

In just a few dozen seconds of fighting, Leng Yan had already been knocked away four times by the opponent's magic wand. In the sky, the second Star Orbiter Cannon finally completed its charging. The second Star Orbiter Cannon descended directly from the sky.

Everything around us was once again enveloped in a white and dazzling light.

But when the light disappeared, everyone was shocked to find that the other party was still standing tall in the same spot, as if the previous attack had not taken effect.

The Master of Fate remained calmly standing there, looking at everyone present: "You have all succeeded, not failed."

As if the master's words were being proven true, Rose's next attack was casually blocked by the Master of Fate, and then, with a single strike of his staff, he sent Rose flying once again.

"New resistance analysis in progress, new resistance evolution in progress. The power gap is too large, and a full-scale upgrade is underway." A series of voices rang out again beside Rose's machine.

At the same time, a giant wave suddenly rose up from the battlefield.

"No matter who you are! Human, you are doomed today!" Fenrir's voice resounded throughout the battlefield at this moment, accompanied by boundless majesty and the rage of an ancient demon beast!

Chapter 43

While everyone was fighting, things were changing around Alice and Chloe. As Chloe became a deity, her singing began to possess special magical power.

"I don't recall having a godhood for music among your divine attributes," the music master said helplessly in the face of this peculiar song. At that moment, the song completely awakened everything in the space, and the music master's music, under the influence of the divine voice, had lost all its power.

"What... what's going on?" Fenrir yawned and looked around.

"Don't you understand yet? You noble dire wolf, the most powerful magical beast in the world, have been hypnotized and become a helpless beast at the mercy of others." Alice's voice rang in Fenrir's ears: "Speaking of which, for someone with such an ancient life, do you even know who this person before you truly is?"

Upon hearing Alice's words, Fenrir's gaze finally turned to the white-robed figure in the distance. At that moment, the girl's face contorted with anger: "The Council of Truth!"

After uttering the words "Truth Council" slowly and deliberately, Fenrir instantly appeared in front of the music master and slapped him across the face.

The shockwave reverberated within this human space, shattering the surrounding environment in an instant. The music master was caught and sent flying. Several buildings around the Hero Association were also smashed by the flying music master.

"Kuhuhu, if you don't want your days of being worshipped by humans to end, then hurry up and take action. The gate is about to open." After crushing the music master with a single paw, Alice finally spoke to Fenrir.

"What did you say?! The door is about to open! Have all the keys been collected?" Upon hearing Alice's words, Fenrir's body began to grow larger, and eventually, a giant dragon appeared in the city.

“Kuhuhu, now it’s time to settle accounts with I!” Alice said to Fenrir with a smile. “I know where the battlefield is! I can take you there right now, but you have to promise me one thing.”

"What is it, human! And don't order me around!" Fenrir's icy voice rang out at that moment.

“We must get rid of a man named Ivan,” Alice said with a smile. “He’s still alive, and he’ll be a lot of trouble for you in the future.”

“Evan? I’ve heard of that human. He seems to be a very dangerous criminal. Don’t worry, even if you don’t say anything, I’ll still teach him a lesson!”

As Fenrir spoke, he gestured for Alice and Chloe to climb onto his back.

At that very moment, time seemed to stand still, and Kuror looked around in a daze. In the distance, a portal of light suddenly opened. A figure whose features were obscured spoke to Kuror, saying, "The mission to guard the key is over. You may return."

"Is...is it you?" Instinctively, Chroll seemed to know who the other party was. It seemed that there were very familiar people behind the light gate, but Chroll couldn't remember them for a moment.

“Come back. You should be like us, not wanting to get involved in this conflict, right? Then there’s no point in staying in the human world.” The person behind the portal asked.

"You...you are another group of gods. Are you the gods who refused to participate in the judgment of humanity?" Upon hearing the other party's words, Chloe seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Is it you?"

"Yes, we're here to pick you up," said the person behind the portal.

"Wait a minute, since you don't want these things to happen, why don't you stand up and stop them from happening?" Kuroru suddenly asked. "Why don't we help humanity?"

"We shouldn't interfere in human affairs," the person behind the portal said calmly. "We won't interfere with human development, nor will we protect them."

"But are you just going to watch them wipe out humanity again and redefine faith?"

"I'm sorry, but there's nothing we can do." Hearing Kuror's words, the figure in the portal said, "Compared to those gods over there, we are far too weak. They don't seem to care about protecting humanity, and if we act, it could escalate into a divine war, making human survival even easier. I'm sorry, but the return of the gods this time is the will of the world. No one can defy it, especially since most powerful beings have joined this struggle. All we can do is stay out of it and try our best to protect ourselves from the consequences. Alright, let's go back and talk about it."

Hearing what the other person said, Kuroru shook her head: "Sorry, I'm not going back."

Is it worth it for humanity, which is destined for destruction?

“It’s not a question of whether it’s worth it or not,” Chrollo said calmly. With that, time, which had been frozen, began to flow again. The portal of light in front of Chrollo disappeared.

Just as there are many anti-war voices during times of war, not every god agrees with a world-shaking, massacre-like change. However, the powerful gods have made up their minds, and these opposing gods, compared to those who agree, appear weak and powerless. Therefore, these gods ultimately forgo their chance to descend and choose to participate in this catastrophe.

Chloe is clearly one of them, but like the other gods who slumber in the world during the end times, she was given the mission of guarding the key.

But in the end, Kuroru, who could have left after completing her mission, abandoned her plan to return. A black figure had quietly appeared in her mind—a figure she absolutely refused to believe would be defeated. Looking at the giant wolf before her, the girl gritted her teeth, her wings unfurled once more, and she flew towards Fenrir's back.

……

Back in the present, at the location of the Great Wall, the deafening howls of wolves have completely drowned out all other sounds on the battlefield.

After the sky, the Exploration Master was pinned to the ground by the wolf claws. The Aurora Master stepped forward and released special energy to try to block the giant wave's attack, but the giant wave completely ignored the attack and stomped down with its claws once again.

When he looked up again, the Master Explorer had been trampled beyond recognition.

At this moment, the strongest member of the Hero Association officially stepped onto this battlefield.

"Hurry! Destroy those keys! Otherwise, the gate to another dimension will be opened!" Leng Yan's voice rang out immediately. Hearing Leng Yan's words, Fenrir's claws slammed directly towards the Master of Fate on the Great Wall.

Faced with that enormous claw, as large as a mountain, the Master of Fate's expression became extremely solemn. He hadn't expected Fenrir to actually wake up on the last one.

"Is this your choice?" The Master of Fate's gaze fell upon Alice and Chrollo, who were with Fenrir. The next second, he was slammed down by a giant claw.

But surprisingly, despite such power, the Great Wall did not collapse! It still stood tall before everything. At that very moment, Fenrir felt a sharp pain in its claws. A magic circle appeared beneath Fenrir's feet, ultimately blasting it away. Within the magic circle, the Master of Fate stood calmly, the Staff of Truth in his hand still radiating light.

Countless enormous chains from heaven and earth lashed out at Fenrir.

On the other side of the Great Wall, Ivan finally appeared on the wall, and he finally stood before the Master of Fate.

"Hahaha! I've finally arrived!" Evan said, an energy dagger appearing in his hand without his noticing. Without any hesitation, Evan leaped towards the Master of Fate, the dagger aimed directly at the Master of Fate's neck.

Then, unsurprisingly, the Fate Master, no longer controlling his magic and entangled with Fenrir, simply slapped Evan away. With a spray of blood, Evan staggered to his feet once more from the edge of the city wall.

"I thought I could kill you, but I guess I'm still too weak? Hahahaha! But humans are inherently weak! These monsters shouldn't even be human!"

"Evan, your tricks won't work!" the Master of Fate said, then abruptly turned to look at the keys in the distance that were moving on their own. The Wand of Truth in his hand glowed once more, and a blurry figure with many hands appeared in reality. Undoubtedly, this was the ability of the third son of the Cullen family—an ability similar to a Stand user.

While Ivan was drawing the attention of the Master of Fate, the invisibility ability of the third son of the Cullen family also began to come into play.

At the same time, multiple figures appeared, including a humanoid shape formed from air currents. This was one of the elemental abilities, a separate element of air.

Without a word, the Master of Fate turned around, and the Wand of Truth burst forth with light. The intense light directly dispelled the elemental clones and the individual entity invisible to normal people.

In the instant it was dispelled, Fenrir also bit down on the Master of Fate.

The Master of Fate ignored Ivan, turned around again, raised his wand, and a stone golem suddenly leaped out of the ground and pounced on Fenrir.

But in that instant of turning his head, a powerful force erupted once again from behind the Master of Fate. This time, it was none other than the eldest son of the Cullen family.

"Hmph!" The Master of Fate snorted coldly, and his wand glowed once more. But in that instant, a hand actually grasped the gem on the wand.

"Aaaaaah!!!" With a scream, the energy-absorbing hand of the second son of the Cullen family was completely destroyed. But at the same time, the attack of the eldest son of the Cullen family also came. The huge fist sent the Master of Fate and the second son of the Cullen family flying together.

At that moment, everyone who was most annoyed by the Cullen family abandoned their enemies and rushed towards this place. Almost simultaneously, a whole cartload of magic scrolls appeared on the Great Wall. Countless barriers were erected at that instant. After throwing a special box to Ivan, the Cullen family's leader once again went to meet the others.

"Haha ...

He had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.

"What a pity. These keys can only be used here, otherwise the plan would be much easier!" Ivan's excited voice reached everyone's ears.

At that moment, everyone on the battlefield attacked Ivan. Heroes and the remaining masters alike, including Fenrir, all charged. But now, Ivan had obtained all the keys and stood at the position to activate them.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!..." Accompanied by maniacal laughter, Ivan shouted loudly at the sky, "Didn't expect that, did you! This time, everyone's fate! Including the future of the gods! Is in my hands! The keys to the new game! Are finally all gathered!!"

Chapter 44

The battlefield has changed once again, transforming from a chaotic melee into a scene where everyone is trying to attack Ivan. However, for Ivan, who is surrounded and besieged, the situation is quite different.

There was no fear on Evan's face at this moment, as if the power that could destroy him at any moment was illusory, and Evan didn't even have the interest to look at it.

"Gods! I've heard you are all high and mighty beings, born superior to humans, above all humans, aren't you? You possess power greater than humans from birth, don't you? Hahahaha! Have you ever thought that one day you would be threatened by a weak mortal like me!" Ivan's face revealed an excited, almost manic expression: "Now, make your choice! In the name of the gods, grant my request or give up this opportunity to descend. Of course, it's also possible to give up the opportunity to descend forever! Hahahaha!! You have twenty-five seconds to consider, after which I will be crushed by Fenrir's power! Along with the key that allows you to return."

……

Ivan's voice wasn't loud, but it sounded incredibly eerie on the battlefield. No one could have imagined that Ivan was threatening the gods! At least to everyone else, it seemed like a completely insane decision!

Even the Master of Fate wore a shocked expression. He hadn't expected Ivan to have gone to such extremes.

The Hero Association felt the same way. Whatever Ivan's purpose was, they were certain it was definitely not a good thing! And precisely because it was definitely not a good thing, they had to attack Ivan with all their might.

"Oh, and you also need to allow time to activate the key." Ivan's face still held a smile. "The decision is yours, gods! Will you accept me, a weak mortal, or forgo the opportunity to descend?"

Time passed second by second. In fact, for everyone present, almost every second felt incredibly long. Of everyone present, only Ivan remained calm and composed. It was as if the one awaiting the outcome of the negotiations was someone else, not him.

This may be the most special day in human history, because on this day, the gods yielded to a weak mortal!

In the sky, the clouds actually started moving on their own. This scene shocked almost everyone present.

The clouds in the sky formed a short phrase.

"In the name of the gods, your request is granted."

"Damn it!! We have to stop Ivan!!" Leng Yan finally lost his composure at this moment. His roar vibrated in everyone's ears through all the communicators.

"Hahahaha!! The game pieces are finally complete!" With a twisted laugh, Ivan gathered up and took out the last key, placing it with the others. Right before everyone's eyes, all the keys once again floated in mid-air.

It was at this moment that Ivan's final defense was finally breached! Fenrir's claws reached out to grab Ivan. But this grab ultimately failed, because an even larger hand had already blocked Fenrir's path, and even more terrifyingly, this hand actually slapped Fenrir away.

In the sky, a beam of light shot straight up into the clouds. Golden light began to gather in the sky and converge upon it.

At that very moment, the golden gates opened, and the gates to heaven officially opened to humanity. But this time, the opening of the gates to heaven brought with it a catastrophe called redemption!

Amidst the golden light, sacred bells rang out, and feathers seemed to fall from the sky. Everyone watched in astonishment, including the Master of Fate. He had long foreseen the opening of the gates of Heaven, but what shocked him was that the gates had indeed opened. However, it wasn't opened under his control; the one who truly opened the gates was Ivan, bathed in holy light!

In the vast emptiness, a barrier of holy light blocked Ivan, instantly halting all attacks.

As the crowd spoke solemnly, countless shadows began to emerge from the light.

Wings unfurled, and countless angels passed through the gate, floating in the sky and looking down upon everyone. Then, all sorts of beings, dressed in various styles, appeared in mid-air. These beings all shared one characteristic: they were incredibly powerful.

After the angels, all sorts of creatures from myths and legends flew out from among them, interspersed with all sorts of strange figures.

"I never thought in my entire life that different mythologies would stand before me at the same time," a hero said, unable to contain his excitement.

At this point in the battle, there was nothing more to say. Faced with the increasingly terrifying beings emerging from the gate, none of the heroes present had a chance of victory. As for the masters of the Council of Truth...