Heroes Return

"Master, the reporter is really brave!!" Togami sighed helplessly in his heart and turned the camera back on.

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Just as the Son of God gripped his longsword, preparing to strike at the zero, he stopped and looked down in another direction.

The golden greatsword in his hand remained still, and a trembling sensation spread throughout his body!

"Impossible! This is impossible! I have long since transcended the realm of mortals! Why am I still trembling! Why am I trembling!" The Son of God hugged his arms and looked in disbelief in one direction. What on earth was coming? What was coming?

The Son of God was certain that something extremely terrifying was flying towards them from that direction. It was something so terrifying that even the Son of God, who wouldn't react to the wrath of Satan, trembled all over when he sensed the approaching object.

This was a dangerous intuition born from long-term battle, an intuition that now warned the Son of God to leave immediately! He couldn't afford to have anything to do with that thing.

However, for the proud Son of God, running away without even knowing what the true form was was simply impossible. So the Son of God stopped what he was doing and looked in one direction.

This time, it wasn't just him; 'Zero,' trapped inside the metal sphere, also gave up struggling, and his gaze turned in the same direction.

On another battlefield not far away, Captain Justice and Kira exchanged a few glaring glances, their expressions grim. Then, they both flew toward Zero and the Child of God. At this moment, cold sweat broke out on both of them. Their long-term combat instincts told them that something extremely terrifying was about to appear.

So everyone unanimously chose to reunite with their own people first.

Cloud, who had just reassembled his body and was about to launch a sneak attack on Captain Justice, also ran towards the iron ball where 'Zero' was.

And so, the two groups met again, and at the same time, they all looked in the same direction.

They both knew very well that if something extremely dangerous appeared, they would likely need to work together to deal with the sudden threat.

No, a dark figure appeared in their sight.

When everyone saw the dark figure's appearance, they couldn't help but widen their eyes!

Shi Ran wasn't wearing a cape, but her appearance was exactly like Zero's.

As this person approached, all the powerful figures present felt a sense of tension that made it hard to breathe, as if their hearts were being gripped tightly by something.

"Hey, hey, hey... No way... Could it be that they wanted to lure this here?" The Son of God looked at Lin Jie, who was floating not far from them and facing the people present from a distance, in shock.

"Is this... the real Zero?" Captain Justice murmured to himself, his muscles tensing as he met the gaze of this person. It felt as if his heart had been gripped tightly.

Even a man of unyielding integrity would tremble with unease at the mere sight of him.

"..." The Son of God also gazed at the individual, if he were truly a human.

At this moment, Kira was undoubtedly the one whose heart was most unsettled! He had been searching for 'Zero' for five whole years, and now he was certain that the person before him was the real Zero. When two Zeros stood before everyone at the same time, everyone had a clear answer in their hearts regarding truth and falsehood!

Claude looked at Lin Jie with a trembling expression. At this moment, he realized a fatal problem: even if they found Zero, it still wouldn't change anything! Because he didn't even have the courage to ask Zero for help, let alone the arguments and conditions they had prepared to win Zero over.

Only when they actually faced the real person did they realize that everything they had prepared was a joke.

Cloud wasn't the only one who felt the same way; Kira felt the same way too.

It wasn't until they actually met that he clearly understood what he had been searching for for the past five years.

Looking at the golden longsword in his hand, Kira subconsciously raised it and made a gesture of offering as tribute to Lin Jie from a distance.

From the moment Kira saw Lin Jie, he knew he should return the sword to him.

Lin Jie naturally saw Kira's actions, but after recognizing the sword, he had no intention of taking it back. When it came to divine weapons, Lin Jie knew very well that he had a collection of weapons even more powerful than that so-called King's Treasury.

Both in terms of quality and quantity.

Thinking of this, Lin Jie waved his hand at the person, indicating that he did not intend to take the sword back.

Seeing Lin Jie's actions, Kira's expression stiffened. At this moment, he couldn't utter a single word, but he didn't put away the sword; instead, he remained in that position.

Lin Jie didn't give him another glance. Instead, he looked at the imposter imprisoned on the golden giant egg and slowly raised the black longsword in his hand.

Seeing Lin Jie's actions, the imposter breathed a sigh of relief: "Well, dying at your hands is better than dying at the hands of that charlatan."

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Zero and 'Zero' were quite a distance apart. Zero, bound inside the metal sphere, calmly watched as the black figure opposite him raised the longsword in his hand towards him from afar.

The moment Zero raised his sword, he realized that today might very well be his death day.

The moment that powerful aura appeared, he knew that the real Zero had returned, perhaps because he had stolen the cloak that symbolized Zero's illustrious achievements. It could also be because of Ivan's death announcement; after all, they were old rivals who had fought countless times.

But regardless of the reason for his presence here, now that this person has appeared before him, the matter is unlikely to end well. He had originally thought that if Zero appeared, he might be able to have a proper talk with him; in fact, he was quite willing to return the cloak.

The premise is that Zero is willing to reappear; otherwise, he will not return the cloak, but instead will fight Zero in a fierce battle.

But when he actually saw this person raise his longsword towards him from afar, he realized how ridiculous his previous plans had been. The mere presence of this person around him made it difficult for him to even breathe. The mere raising of the sword towards him made him feel as if he were witnessing the apocalypse.

He suddenly realized that his previous ideas were ridiculous.

If you can't even get close to him, what method do you plan to use to convey your expectations and ideals to him? Just by standing there, everything else seems so insignificant.

He had harbored resentment towards Zero. Why didn't Zero appear when so many heroes were embroiled in conflict and even suffered heavy casualties because of a contract? If he had simply stepped forward and said a word, whether in support or opposition, everything would have been resolved, and his lover wouldn't have died. But Zero simply allowed the heroes to descend into chaos without any reaction.

But now he understands that it's impossible to expect an elephant to pay attention to the thoughts of a group of ants.

"Forget it, dying at your hands is better than dying at that guy's hands." This thought flashed through Zero's mind.

An astonishing power gathered on the black longsword, and an immense aura erupted at that moment. Although it hadn't been used yet, everyone present understood that anyone struck by this sword would be severely injured.

Lin Jie raised his longsword, but surprisingly, no one stepped forward to stop him. This was fine, as it would save him a lot of trouble.

To everyone's astonishment, the long sword in Lin Jie's hand slowly fell.

The next second, a powerful sword light that pierced through the heavens flew toward the location of 'Zero' and pierced right through the huge metal sphere that was binding 'Zero'.

Following Lin Jie's command, a wall of light stretched into the distance, starting from Lin Jie. At that moment, Lin Jie cleaved a line through the dark clouds in the sky with his sword, allowing sunlight to shine through and form the wall of light.

Starting with Lin Jie, passing through the giant metal sphere and the bound Zero, they separated Kira's group and the Son of God's group on either side of the light wall, which stretched all the way to the end of the sky.

"One sword cleaves the heavens!" These four words flashed through everyone's mind at that moment.

At that moment, the metal sphere, which was bathed in the golden light, suddenly cracked open, smoothly sliced ​​in two, and fell into the sea on both sides.

'Zero' floated blankly in the sky, and the imagined splitting in two did not happen at this moment.

In fact, Lin Jie never intended to kill him. Although this man had caused a lot of chaos recently, he had surprisingly not done anything wrong each time he appeared. On the contrary, he had not only refrained from doing anything bad, but had also defeated quite a few monsters and criminal elements. Therefore, Lin Jie did not feel any aversion towards him.

On the contrary, Lin Jie actually really wanted to ask him about the entrance ceremony. In fact, Lin Jie still couldn't figure out why there were never any flowers, applause, or cheers when he entered the arena. As for the fact that this person stole his cloak, Lin Jie didn't seem to care at all.

In Lin Jie's opinion, it's just an old piece of clothing that's been worn for five years, right? Is it really worth making such a fuss? Besides, stealing an old piece of clothing is only a crime punishable by a few hours of detention. Moreover, the owner probably doesn't care about the clothes at all.

Of course, this is just Lin Jie's perspective.

At this moment, 'Zero', who was floating in the air, was truly stunned and remained suspended in mid-air. He had closed his eyes and awaited death, but he was surprised to find that he himself was unharmed by the earth-shattering sword strike.

While shocked that he was still alive, he was also surprised to see Zero floating towards him along the path formed by the light.

Zero flew towards it silently.

Within the wall of light stretching towards the horizon, True Zero and False Zero float face-to-face in the sky at this moment.

Feeling the terrifying pressure so close at hand, even though she was standing in the sunlight, 'Zero' truly felt as if she had fallen into a dark abyss. Despite being in the sunlight, as long as she was face-to-face with the person in front of her, she couldn't feel any light at all.

Immediately afterward, to his horrified surprise, a pair of hands, wreathed in black mist, reached out and grabbed at him.

He held his breath as he faced those hands. To his astonishment, he realized that he, who had never feared anyone or any power and had always fearlessly challenged his enemies, was now completely unable to react.

He could only watch helplessly as the hand reached out to grab him.

"Although it's not anything valuable, since so much trouble has already happened, I'd better not wear it." Lin Jie thought to himself as he grabbed the cloak.

As Lin Jie grabbed me, the cloak automatically detached from 'Zero's' body.

A man who looked to be in his thirties but was extremely handsome appeared in everyone's sight.

This person is very famous; even Lin Jie himself knows him. This person is none other than the popular movie star 'He Qi', the lead actor in the Zero series.

"What! It's you!" Cloud and Killer both thought the same thing at the same time. Five years ago, Heqi was also a powerful hero, 'Blood Sword'. At that time, he was also an opponent during the Law War. However, unlike before, after the Law War ended, Heqi accepted the government's offer of amnesty, but he gave up his hero career to become a movie actor, and starred in all of the Zero series movies.

"It really was you!" That was the thought in the minds of the Child of God and Captain Justice at that moment.

But whatever their thoughts or ideas were, Lin Jie's next action stirred up a storm in the hearts of everyone present.

The moment Lin Jie received the cloak, he tossed it high into the air, raising his black longsword. The next second, the cloak, which bore witness to countless glorious victories, was reduced to shreds before everyone's eyes. A sea breeze swept through, scattering the shredded fabric into the sea.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was deeply moved. They had never imagined that Zero would personally destroy this highly symbolic cloak.

At this moment, everyone's expression is different.

On Cloud's and Killer's faces, one showed admiration and the other regret, because both of them had considered the possibility that Zero had done the same thing. Captain Justice's face showed surprise, while the Son of God's face was filled with deep confusion.

But whatever these people were thinking, they had nothing to do with Lin Jie.

As Lin Jie personally shattered the cloak, he finally uttered his second sentence as Zero Hour to everyone present.

"Alright, the battle can stop now." After saying this, Lin Jie flew back in the direction he had come from.

All that remained were expressions of deep thought on everyone's faces.

Of course, there is one exception: the Son of God.

Just as Lin Jie turned to leave, a voice on the phone reached the ears of the Son of God.

"The railgun is ready. Due to cloud interference, please fire the coordinates towards us." Upon hearing this, the Son of God snapped out of his surprise. Then, his eyes turned maliciously towards Lin Jie, who was leaving.

The way he descended, almost like a god, the way his every move made people ponder—all of this should have belonged to him, but this person stole it all away.

His mission to lead humanity, his glory, everything that should have been his—all of it was taken away by this person…

Thinking of this, the Son of God raised the positioning device in his hand and pointed it at Lin Jie, who was flying away from the scene.

The next moment, a massive beam of light, tens of meters in radius, descended from the sky, striking Lin Jie directly in the head, giving him no time to react.

Giant waves hundreds of meters high surged in this sea area, and a large amount of steam enveloped the area at that moment.

The sudden attack left those present with no time to react.

Even so, that oppressive atmosphere still lingered.

"From this day forward! Your legend will end!!" The Son of God roared as he charged into the thick fog, brandishing his hundred-meter-long lightsaber.

……

A powerful shockwave was blown away by the thick fog, and two figures appeared in everyone's sight.

At this moment, the tip of Lin Jie's sword was pointing directly at the Son of God's forehead, while the Son of God's lightsaber had already disappeared.

The next second, the radiance on the Son of God and his clothes instantly split open in the middle and flew to both sides of him.