Zeus's grace is higher than the sky

Having said that, without waiting for Zeus's reply, she lifted her foot again and her figure completely disappeared from the mirror.

"Lord Zeus."

Zeus turned his head to look at Sesshouin Kiara on the other side of his body. Her face had been gloomy just now and was now showing a bright smile.

"Well, Lord Zeus?"

"Thanks a lot."

"It's all for you, sir, but..."

"only?"

"I'll be waiting for you the night after tomorrow."

Sesshouin Kiara winked at Zeus.

"You silly girl, fine, but let's take off this 'rejuvenation' first."

Zeus was about to intervene and disrupt the "magic" that the Black Tower was injecting into Sesshouin Kiara to rejuvenate her.

Sesshouin Kiara immediately reached out and pressed down Zeus's hand, which was about to exert force.

"What do you mean?"

"My lord, if you help me get rid of this state now, Lady Black Tower will get angry again."

"What should I do?"

"Don't you think it has a unique charm now?"

Even though she had reverted to her childhood form, Sesshouin Kiara's alluring charm remained undiminished.

"Then we look forward to your presence."

Sesshouin Kiara kissed Zeus on the other cheek, and then thousands of light hands enveloped her and disappeared into Zeus's embrace.

Zeus chuckled as he touched his cheeks, then returned to the viewing platform for the martial arts ceremony.

.......

Because the simulated "scepter" system activated by the Black Tower shattered the defensive force field, the official Martial Arts Ceremony team is working hard to repair it.

As for the arena that Zeus had taken away, it was quickly rebuilt thanks to the Star Peace Company's highly efficient transport route.

"Alright, dear viewers, due to a slight accident, the martial arts ceremony was temporarily interrupted, but fortunately, thanks to the staff's all-out efforts, the ceremony was able to continue. Now let's take a look at the second match."

The contestants are from...

Jimi's voice trailed off as she spoke, and she turned backstage once more.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on? How come there's another contestant who seems to be out of the loop? Was this person on the initial list of contestants?"

"What... was that person added at the last minute?! Could it be like that Sesshouin Kiara from before?!"

Jimi felt a wave of fear, worried that another arena and high-level defensive field might be destroyed in less than three minutes after the start of the match.

"So what?"

"Indeed, this is the only way."

Turn the microphone back on.

"The contestant is Mr. Horus from Holy Terra!"

As Jimi finished speaking, a tough guy in power armor stepped onto the arena.

The white power armor was inlaid with gold patterns, and there was a specimen of a gray wolf on each of the two shoulders of the armor. He gripped a warhammer tightly in his left hand and had a terrifying mechanical claw in his right hand. Just looking at him made people feel that he was very strong.

Chapter 179 The Wisdom of All-in

Although it looked terrifying, the design actually made Jimi breathe a sigh of relief.

In this universe, powerful and ruthless characters usually don't dress like this. They often carry a knife and a gun, or even go bare-handed, relying on their powerful destiny to roam the universe.

The armor worn by this contestant looks very powerful, but it also shows that he is not a formidable character like Sesshouin Kiara who could fight against the Black Tower, a wielder of wisdom, without being at a disadvantage.

"Then, the other player in this match is Lone Wolf Scott from Interstellar Peace Corporation."

Inside the VVVIP private room.

"This Scott?"

This person is quite unique; he is one of the few characters from Zeus's past lives that Zeus remembers. But now, thanks to Zeus's meddling, the universe has changed drastically. Zeus is curious about what this Scott has become.

"Yes, Lord Zeus, this is Lyndon Scott, currently in the Market Development Department, at level P40, and his self-given nickname is Lone Wolf."

"Lone Wolf, Scott, P40?"

This is quite different from what Zeus remembered.

Under normal circumstances, he's only at P35 level now, still navigating the market around Xianzhou Luofu.

"Lord Zeus, what's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing, Yelena, please continue."

"This guy, well, he reported his father, Old Scott, for corruption to get promoted; he interfered with and suppressed his colleague, Asawat, causing him to be transferred to the Border Fortress; when the omnic Lakshmi, who admired him, confessed to him, he secretly recorded her and used the excuse that 'the company does not allow office romances' to prevent her from competing with him for the specialist position. This allowed him to rise to the P35 level at a young age."

Zeus nodded. Indeed, it was the same journey Scott had in his hazy memory.

"He's someone important, so what?"

"He provided certain assistance to Oswaldo Schneider, the former head of the market development department, when he was attacking Jalillo-VI, and was promoted to P37 by Oswaldo Schneider."

Upon hearing this, Zeus became interested.

"How could someone who helped Oswaldo Schneider still be able to climb up the P40?"

Toppa nodded.

"Yes, he was implicated after Oswald Schneider's disastrous defeat, but because the seven-member board of directors at the time continued Oswald Schneider's policies, he was not severely punished and his rank remained unchanged."

"But it's probably impossible to get promoted now."

Providing favors to Oswaldo Schneider in the Market Development Department was like offering a pledge of allegiance. Even if Star Peace Corporation had won at the time, the newly appointed head of the Market Development Department would have promoted his own people instead of him, a "former nobody".

“That’s right, this was unacceptable to Scott, so in the second Battle of Yalilo-VI, he chose to go all in on your Yalilo-VI.”

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Zeus spat out the drink he had just been consuming.

"Wow, that's impressive. He just finished his pledge of allegiance and then went all in on the other team. It's amazing how decisive he can be in order to climb the ladder."

What happened next is self-evident. In the end, Zeus won. When it came time to reward those who had contributed, even though Scott had facilitated Oswaldo Schneider's attack on Arilol-VI, his merits far outweighed his mistakes compared to Scott's second all-in attack on Arilol-VI. In addition, due to personnel changes, Scott was promoted to P40.

Chapter 180 Armor

Young Horus looked at Scott before him. Scott had no aura or pressure of a strong person. He stood there with his body full of flaws and no trace of battle. He was not even a warrior, let alone an opponent who could match him.

"Hmph, this competition is my chance to shine, Lone Wolf Scott. When I return to Pierpoint, I'll be able to get a promotion and a raise."

Scott's gaze swept over Horus.

"Old-fashioned armor, outdated design, primitive weapons—this is hardly worthy of competing against me, Lone Wolf Scott."

As everyone knows, the usual pre-fight trash talk is a common part of the match, and it's a major highlight of the competition. A microphone was also installed in the ring, so Scott's words were heard by everyone in the arena.

"Oh, oh, oh, a very standard pre-match taunting routine. So, how should our Horus fighter respond?"

Horus remained silent for a moment, then looked at Scott again and came to the same conclusion as before—this man was not even a basic warrior.

"Just admit defeat."

His tone was calm, as if Scott was supposed to do it.

"Hmm, Horus's response is rather lukewarm."

However, Horus's indifferent reply only annoyed Scott.

He could accept Horus exchanging trash talk with him in the same disdainful and provocative tone, but he couldn't accept Horus so earnestly advising him to quit.

This comparison makes him seem very low-class and like he's just bluffing.

"The game hasn't even started yet, how can you be so confident that you can win?"

Seeing that Scott believed he could win and refused to withdraw, Horus spoke again.

"Your attire doesn't resemble that of a warrior, nor do you possess a powerful aura or energy response. Your body also shows no signs of battlefield combat. In the arena, swords and spears have no eyes. It would be one thing to get injured by accident, but losing your life would be a much greater loss."

Upon hearing Horus's words, Scott's face immediately lit up with a smile.

"Hahaha, oh my, you're worried about me now. You're such a country bumpkin. Why would I need to learn these fighting and killing things myself?"

With that, Scott snapped his fingers.

A flash of red light appeared at his waist, and in an instant, a layer of red armor covered his entire body.

"The company's latest masterpiece, the lightweight combat armor Mark-1000, has the highest level of combat AI assistance and a top-notch neural link system, which can turn even a disabled person into a martial arts master in an instant."

Scott tapped his armor lightly, producing a crisp sound.

"Did you hear that? That beautiful sound. The outer shell of this armor is forged from several rare materials. The entire armor can even withstand the impact of a star exploding for a short period of time."

Then Scott flicked his right hand, and a short knife appeared on the right arm of his armor.

"Look at this, the overclocked particle kinetic energy cutting blade. It can cut through your rags like it's tofu. What do you have to fight me with?"

"Showy but impractical."

Horus raised the heavy hammer in his hand. Although he said that, Scott's series of exaggerated introductions made him realize that he needed to take the armor in front of him seriously.

"You! Referee, declare the start. I'm going to show this country bumpkin what the company's armor and Mr. Scott's power are all about."

The two were on the verge of exchanging blows.

"Alright, 3, 2, 1, the game begins!"

Chapter 181 Martial Arts Demonstration

The referee had barely finished speaking when Scott was met with Horus's heavy hammer. Indeed, as Scott had said, while Horus's armor, designed for large-scale group combat, was not particularly cumbersome under his skillful handling, it was also not very agile.

Thanks to the AI-assisted combat system, Scott's lightweight armor, powered by propulsion, easily dodged Horus's heavy hammer.

The heavy hammer slammed down on the ring, creating a deep crater in the center, followed by a slight tremor throughout the venue.

"What happened? Was it an earthquake?"

Scott looked at his feet in confusion.

However, the auxiliary combat system then provided an analysis, stating that the core of the tremor came from the place where Horus's hammer fell, meaning that this "earthquake" was caused by Horus's hammer.

Looking at the analysis report provided by the AI, Scott couldn't help but swallow hard.

"Terrifying brute force."

Then it seemed as if he was comforting himself.

"It's alright. No matter how powerful the attack is, it's meaningless if it misses. Besides, my armor's defensive field is strong enough to withstand the impact of a star exploding."

Horus sighed as he watched Scott dodge with astonishing agility.

Although the person in front of me was indeed disgusting.

But he was right. His armor was not suitable for one-on-one duels; it was designed for large-scale army battles.

In large-scale battles, enemies are everywhere. When facing an attack from several enemies, it is impossible to rely on agility to dodge. The only option is to thicken the armor to resist the attack, which leads to a decrease in his flexibility.

"Well then, it's my turn to perform!"

The propulsion system reignited, and Scott drew his short sword from his arms.

Thanks to its powerful propulsion system, even though Horus sensed the direction of Scott's attack through his battlefield intuition, he didn't have enough time to react.

The next moment, two high-frequency particle kinetic energy short swords slashed through Horus's armor.

However, the expected scene of slicing through tofu with a knife did not occur.

The blade sliced ​​through Horus's armor, sending sparks flying.

Scott's expression changed, and the thrusters immediately reversed, pulling him away. In Scott's original spot, Horus raised his right hand and slammed it down hard, causing another earthquake.