Heroes Return

As more and more people ran out of the shelter, a little boy finally couldn't resist and ran to Zero's inverted flying plaza, but now all that was left was a mountain covered in weapons.

"Zero! Go for it! Zero! Don't die! Don't die! Ah... Zero! Zero will never be defeated! Zero is the strongest... Waaah!... Zero, go for it!!!!" Accompanied by the child's cries, the child kept shouting towards Zero's location.

When the child's parents found him, they rushed towards him in a panic, but unfortunately, they were too far away. Even the parents had no idea how their child had ended up so far away in the city center.

Of course, there were many others who cried like that child. After all, zero was a symbol of invincibility in their hearts.

Many people were unwilling to look at this scene closely and were chanting Zero's name, constantly trying to cheer him on.

A cracking sound rang out again amidst the boy's cries. This time, it wasn't a soft crack; almost everyone heard it, and the expressions of the gods who heard it all changed.

Even the gods were surprised that Zero was still alive! Despite being directly injured by an attack powerful enough to destroy the world, Zero was still alive! Keep in mind that Zero absorbed all the attacks while locked in the Heaven and Earth Lock.

Without the old man needing to say anything more, the gods' second wave of attacks descended directly upon the plaza.

Endless light, magical energy was compressed and concentrated at the location of zero at this moment.

'Crack!' This time, the cracking sound rang out again, but unlike before, this time it was a deafening roar, a roar that seemed to shake the heavens and the earth, as if the entire world had been torn apart.

With a tremendous sound of the heavens and earth tearing apart, countless spears of light flew up from the ground, or rather, were blasted off the mountain. Zero's figure reappeared in the middle of the mountain, and all the weapons covering him were blasted away at that moment.

Of course, this wasn't the end of it. As everyone's weapons were thrown away, Zero turned and ran to the little boy, embracing him tightly.

On the ground, fragments of broken chains were scattered everywhere, but Guixu still floated beside Lin Jie. At this moment, Ling had already embraced the little boy's body, her cloak shielding him from view. The second wave of attacks from the gods also landed on Ling's location at this moment.

"Zero will not be defeated by bad guys." Lin Jie said calmly, patting the little boy's head.

Chapter 62

With the massive energy attack from the sky, night was instantly turned into day under such terrifying force. However, after this round of attacks ended, Zero's figure still stood in the same spot. Although his body was pierced by many powerful weapons, it was clear that Zero was still alive this time.

"Go back to the shelter. Don't worry, Zero won't be defeated." He said this casually to the child he was protecting in his arms, and then Zero stood up once again.

As Guixu returned to Zero's hands, almost all the weapons that had pierced his body were pulled out. Without a word, Lin Jie's longsword was already pointed at the two mysterious figures who had been trapping the two swords. Almost in the blink of an eye, Zero was standing before a deity whose face seemed somewhat familiar to him.

He swung his longsword directly at the god.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Gui Xu cleaved it in two. However, almost at that moment, everything around them began to become illusory, as if Lin Jie had just severed something other than an enemy. But almost the next instant, Gui Xu's sword light simultaneously shone brightly, and everything returned to the moment Lin Jie had cleaved his opponent in two.

Without any unnecessary words, the sword cut the opponent in half at the waist. The previous illusory feeling had no chance to activate, because every time it appeared, it would return to its original state.

It's not just this feeling; as the laws and domains of the gods unfold, as soon as Guixu's sword light flashes, the laws of heaven and earth will revert to their original state. Under such power, the defenses based on the laws become almost useless against Lin Jie's attacks.

After slaying the person controlling the divine sword, the sword light of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation immediately shone brightly once again. Although it was still suppressed by many Heaven and Earth Locks, it was still barely operating with the help of Lin Jie's Returning to the Void Sword.

On the ground, the armies of the gods were also constantly attacked by the sword light of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation. Although its power had been greatly reduced, it still caused quite a few terrifying casualties.

The instant Lin Jie landed, a hand suddenly rose from the ground. It was a hand large enough to lift an entire city, but the next second, Lin Jie's Gui Xu sword pierced directly down into the ground. In the blink of an eye, the giant hand was deflected back by Lin Jie's sword.

As he shoved the giant hand back, Zero leaped into the air once more.

Almost simultaneously, the enormous bird in the sky finally arrived, and the tiny Lin Jie collided directly with the terrifying being before him.

In that instant, a terrifying shockwave formed between heaven and earth, causing the giant bird to halt its flight in the sky. It then flew backward a considerable distance.

At the same moment, an enormous fist also slammed towards Zero.

In the vast expanse of heaven and earth, a giant as large as the earth itself stood before this tiny, bacterium-like figure. It turned out that Na Jing was a beautiful giantess.

A terrifying gravity was applied to Zero at that moment, while a giant hand slammed down towards Zero from the sky.

Facing the immense power of the earth and the mountain-like palm, Zero made no attempt to dodge. The reason was simple: if Zero dodged, the city behind him would undoubtedly suffer; that punch could completely destroy the entire N City.

Just as Lin Jie was about to lift up Gui Xu, a Heaven and Earth Lock wrapped around him and instantly bound Gui Xu.

Lin Jie hadn't expected this sudden change, but now wasn't the time to break free from the Heaven and Earth Lock, so he simply released the Return to Nothingness in his hand.

Zero's arms collided head-on with the fist of the largest Titan at that moment.

Everyone below the city was shocked to witness this scene: a massive mountain, large enough to cover the entire city, slowly descended from the sky.

However, the speed at which the fist pressed down became slower and slower, and eventually it stopped altogether.

Seeing Zero's raised fist, the army of gods launched another attack at that moment, and several gods wearing armor from different countries appeared beside Zero. Attacks imbued with immense divine power slammed into Zero in that instant.

Unfortunately, his attack ultimately failed, because at this moment Guixu had broken free from the imprisonment of Zero's Heaven and Earth Lock and was once again hovering beside Zero. All of these attacks hit Guixu.

Before these gods could say anything, they met a pair of blood-red eyes that made them tremble.

In the sky, the armies of the gods all attacked Zero. Almost simultaneously, the giant let out a scream as Zero's fist slammed into the giant's fist. But this wasn't the end. Zero then gripped the Void Sword and swung it fiercely at the mountain peak above him.

Right before the eyes of the gods, one of the giant's arms vanished.

Without a word, Lin Jie's other hand once again grabbed a god who was trying to seize the opportunity to attack. Accompanied by a tearing sound, Lin Jie's other hand directly grabbed the god's body and pierced through it.

His body flew forward with lightning speed, one hand grabbing an angel's holy spear and casually plunging it into the body of another angelic warrior. Zero's figure accelerated once more, punching down an axe-wielding figure and snatching the axe to unleash a fierce swing.

In an instant, the army of gods that had been surrounded by zero was actually cut open, creating a terrifying gap.

He casually left the axe on the head of another general of the gods' army, then snatched the round shield and longsword from Duofang's hands and flew towards the standing female giant in the distance. Along the way, he swung his shield and sword continuously, and no one could stop Zero's attack.

At this moment, the power was unleashed to its fullest extent, and the True Martial Hundred Battles within Zero's body was also pushed to its limit after a long absence, resulting in a terrifying war between an extraordinary number of millions.

Ultimately, both the shield and sword were destroyed. Zero simply grabbed a strong-looking man, swung him around, and then smashed a goddess wielding a bow and arrow away. Zero then snatched the bow from her hand, and without any aiming, drew the bow forward. The True Martial Hundred Battles Power, pushed to its limit, instantly formed a terrifying energy sword. With Zero's draw of the bow, almost nothing remained standing in front of him.

With a terrifying burst of energy and air currents, Zero's sword actually pierced through the battlefield surrounding him. At that moment, several weapons simultaneously stabbed at Zero's body, though they pierced through, they didn't seem to penetrate.

Turning around, Zero punched a man wielding a short sword, sending him flying. He then pulled the short sword from his body and flew towards the Titaness at incredible speed. His short sword clashed repeatedly with those blocking his path, and for a time, countless figures of gods fell from the sky, ultimately vanishing from the world.

Zero finally broke through the army of the gods, only to be met with the Titaness's fist, which seemed to strike him squarely. With a deafening roar, almost everyone witnessed the massive shockwave that distorted space itself. The Titaness was once again thrown backward by the shockwave.

Without further ado, Zero unleashed a powerful kick, directly confronting the oncoming giant bird. A massive shockwave erupted once more, sending the continent-sized bird flying backward. Under Zero's attack, it was sent hurtling towards outer space.

At that very moment, terrifying cracks appeared in the holy light surrounding Guixu, which had been bound by the white-robed elder's power. Then, a vortex materialized around Guixu, instantly reverting the elder's binding magic to its unused state. Guixu appeared to be still in place at this moment, but under the watchful eyes of the gods, it was already in Zero's hands—or had it always been there? No one knew.

But without a doubt, as Zero broke through the blockade of the gods' army, he finally arrived on the top of the giant female giant. Zero fell directly from the top of the female giant at a speed of several pieces, and the Void in his hand also slashed down at this moment!

In the sky, everyone once again witnessed the sight of a giant sword, seemingly as large as the Earth, slashing down.

'Snap!'

At this moment, the Zero Titan finally lost its ability to move, because her body, which was as huge as a continent, suddenly split open from the middle.

With an incredulous look in her eyes, the female giant was cleaved in two by Zero! A massive burst of green energy began to dissipate into the atmosphere. A colossal figure perished in that instant and gradually vanished into the air.

In the starry sky, above the Milky Way, the giant bird also saw at this moment a colossal sword as terrifying as the Milky Way itself. Compared to the sword, this originally enormous creature now appeared as small as a bacterium.

The giant sword fell once more, and the giant bird vanished into the starry sky beneath its terrifying power.

In N City, the second sword gained a chance to break free. Almost the instant the suppression of the sword ceased, Gui Xu appeared beside it and slashed at the Heaven and Earth Lock that seemed to be binding it.

Within the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, the sword light intensified, and Zero once again appeared on the sea surface. Looking at the seemingly undiminished number of enemies in the sky, he casually pulled out a spear stuck in his body.

"Looks like it'll take a while longer. I hope you can hold on." After muttering to himself, Zero charged towards the army of the gods once again.

Chapter 63

The battle between Lin Jie and the gods had undoubtedly lasted for a day and a night, but at this point, neither the Hero Association nor the military had appeared. This wasn't because the military or the Hero Association had abandoned N City.

The real reason is that almost all of the military's and the Hero Association's forces have been concentrated on another battlefield. And in that other battlefield, a war of just as brutal scale as this one is raging.

Rewind to a day earlier, before the gods had officially descended, and at the Hero Association headquarters, two very special people arrived: Zero and Solomon.

Even Lin Jie never expected that one day he would come here as Zero, to the Hero Association headquarters. Unfortunately, when he saw the statue of Zero standing tall in the headquarters, Lin Jie couldn't help but feel a sense of shame.

At the same time the two arrived, almost all the heroes wore expressions of surprise. However, Leng Yan and other SS-class heroes immediately appeared before Zero.

"Zero! You've finally come? Who's the woman with you?" Master Miracle asked Lin Jie and the others with a puzzled look. When Zero first appeared, many people doubted his true identity. But ultimately, under the oppressive aura of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword in Zero's hand, everyone believed that the person before them was indeed the real Zero.

"This isn't the right place to talk. Let's go inside," Leng Yan's voice rang out amidst the slightly chaotic Hero Association. Looking at Zero before him, Leng Yan didn't display the same excited expression as the other heroes.

"Are you sure you really want to talk to them about this?" Solomon asked again, looking at Zero. "I don't think they can be of much help."

"I think we need to rely on their help, so let's tell them the whole story." Lin Jie simply gestured for Solomon to tell the whole story.

Hearing Lin Jie's words, Solomon could only sigh helplessly: "Is protecting ordinary people really that important to you?"

“It is very important, and I will not abandon anyone willingly, even if it is a very foolish thing to do.” Zero said to Solomon again, this time with a very firm tone.

“Alright, since you’re willing to believe in these heroes, then this time let me try to believe in these humans.” Having received a positive response from Zero, Solomon said nothing more. She then smiled and looked at the members of the Hero Association.

……

Half an hour passed here, and during this half hour, Solomon finally recounted the history she had told Zero.

"Wait! You mean the strongest god has always been sealed inside you? And when the gods descend, they prioritize unsealing them?" Upon hearing this, Leng Yan's face darkened once more: "Take us there immediately, we'll find a way to kill that god as soon as possible."

“I will take you there, but you’d better not even think about killing that god! I’ve seen all of your abilities, but they won’t do anything to that being! Your attacks will only help him get away from the pillar.”

"Hey, you're underestimating our strength!" Sonic said to Solomon with dissatisfaction.

"Gods? I have no fear of any god!" Fenrir's voice rang out at that moment.

“I know you are not enormous, but you cannot defeat him,” Solomon said with a smile to Fenrir. “At least, your strength is insufficient to kill him. He has begun to far surpass the existence of the World-Destroying Black Dragon and the Spirit of the End!”

"If that's the case, I'll try with my power." Zero's voice suddenly rang out.

"If we're talking about ways to kill the opponent, the only thing I can think of is Zero's weapon," Solomon's voice rang out once again.

"If that's the case, why not go and kill that being immediately?" Bai Yu suddenly asked, puzzled.

"Because Ivan didn't give me time." Zero's voice rang out again. Almost simultaneously, his figure inexplicably vanished from the spot.

“I’m sorry, it seems that Zero has encountered some rather troublesome enemies. Those enemies seem to have completely blocked my spatial projection.” Solomon said with some helplessness, “As you can see, although most of the gods who descended to various parts of the world have left, there are still a few powerful beings left behind, and Zero is currently fighting against these gods.”

“I know all this very well.” Leng Yan looked at Solomon and said, “For the past short period of time, Zero has been fighting the gods without sleep or rest.”

"This is exactly what Ivan wanted!" Solomon said with a hint of helplessness. "It's practically an open conspiracy, but it's surprisingly effective for Zero. Whenever Zero tries to go with me to deal with the beings in the pillars, powerful gods immediately descend from certain places and begin to massacre ordinary people. The local heroes, in terms of combat power, clearly seem no match for the gods. So Zero has been running around for those people. I think you've seen the information recently, haven't you? Zero's figure, constantly fighting."

This is Ivan's goal, isn't it? He's forcibly keeping Zero here by sacrificing him. It's cruel and a waste of his fighting strength, but it seems very effective. Because that idiot Zero doesn't seem to intend to abandon anyone! What a foolish person who completely lacks the ability to make choices!

At this point, Solomon's face showed a mixture of anger and helplessness.

Is this why you came here?

“Yes, I need your help! Because while Zero is protecting the world, my place will become the target of the gods’ attack. So I need you to protect that pillar while Zero is away.” Solomon’s calm words concealed a terrifying message: “Speaking of which, it seems the gods have no worries now, right? After all, your backup plan seems to have been destroyed by the gods.”

Upon hearing Solomon's words, Leng Yan's eyes turned cold, but he quickly regained his composure.

"I understand. The Hero Association and the World Government will do their best to help you," Leng Yan said calmly.

"Not just as much as possible, but with all our might!"

“But this place also needs heroes to protect it. If the gods act separately, even Zero can’t guarantee everyone’s safety,” Leng Yan said calmly. “Just like that kind of descent before.”