Chapter 447 Kill them!
Astraeus was only briefly distracted, but the next moment, William's silhouette obstructed his view.
With a crisp sound of metal breaking, Ares vanished from his previous spot, now holding a pitch-black broken sword in his hand...
It was actually William who had effortlessly caught Ares' sword and snapped it in two.
Half of the sword blade was embedded in the ground, while William still faced off against Ares.
Astraeus had retreated to one side, witnessing Ares with one eye pitch black and the other blood red, his face contorted in rage, his body radiating murderous intent, and the soul energy on the broken sword in his hand wildly unstable.
Clearly, Ares was in a complete frenzy.
"William? You made me wait for thousands of years, I will kill you!" Ares shouted William's name, attempting to pull the broken sword from William's grasp.
However, the sword remained firmly in William's hand, immovable even with Ares' full strength.
Left with no choice, Ares abandoned the weapon, resorting to a flurry of punches and kicks against William.
Astraeus watched in shock. How could Ares know William?
Thousands of years ago?
Back then, William wasn't known by that name, was he?
William stood still, unflinchingly enduring Ares' onslaught.
No matter how Ares struck, his fists and feet couldn't breach the barrier three inches from William's body.
All his attacks hit nothing but air.
A person under a frenzied state?
Again, it was the doing of that entity William had expelled from his body.
Truly insidious!
His intention was to provoke William into killing, thus affecting William's mental state.
After all, he wouldn't be foolish enough to think Ares could kill William.
If William killed Ares, it would not affect him, as the power attached to Ares would simply transfer to someone else.
"Master, please show mercy! Our Guild Leader Ares has just entered a state of madness!" Astraeus stood to the side, not daring to intervene.
He could see that the current Ares was much stronger than before, and with Astraeus's current strength and the last bit of his original life force, he couldn't stop Ares.
Similarly, Ares's so-called attacks seemed like child's play in front of William, with all the force in his punches and kicks dissipating before even touching William. The gap in their strengths was self-evident.
William remained silent, casually discarding the broken sword in his hand, completely unaffected by Ares.
Then he raised his hand...
"Smack!"
What seemed like a simple slap landed on Ares's face.
Ares, who was furiously attacking just a moment ago, was sent flying with a single slap.
"Boom!"
Astraeus couldn't even follow the trajectory in the air before Ares crashed into the wall of the secret chamber.
"What... what happened?" Ares crawled out of the wall, shaking his head to clear it. His eyes had regained clarity, but he was dizzy and vaguely remembered being slapped by someone.
Someone dared to slap me?
Ares's gaze swept over the secret chamber and saw Astraeus staring at him with a pale face.
"Elder Guild Leader... was it you who hit me?" Ares didn't remember what had just happened because his memories were muddled due to the madness.
Astraeus sneaked a glance at William before finally asking, "Ares, are you alright?"
Ares checked his internal energy and touched his swollen left cheek, saying, "Just a bit of pain in the face... Elder Guild Leader, you really hit hard."
"Cough!" Astraeus coughed heavily, covering his mouth, and said, "It's good that you're alright! You had just entered a state of madness."
He could tell that the flow of energy within Ares was now normal, indicating a complete return to lucidity.
If only he had known that a slap from William could bring someone out of madness, he would have tied Ares up and brought him to William sooner.
"If you're okay, then I'll be leaving." William, currently working for the 13th Bureau, adheres to the principle of dedicating himself to his work.
He knew very well that if he had killed Ares, the Pantheon Guild would have descended into chaos for a long time.
That entity trying to force him to kill someone? William has never been one to be soft-hearted, but whether or not he kills depends entirely on his mood.
Currently, he's in a good mood. It was just a trace of dark energy attached to Ares, so wasn't a slap enough?
If William wanted, he could have eradicated that trace of darkness entirely. He simply chose not to at this time.
As for when that entity would be able to reincarnate with a physical body in this world, it wasn't that important to William. He just wanted to do what he felt like doing.
At present, his desire was to ensure that those who have descended into this world follow its laws and not disrupt his normal life.
"Wait!"
Just as William was about to leave the secret chamber, Ares suddenly called out to him, asking, "Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"
Smack!
Astraeus had already appeared in front of Ares, and with a backhand slap, he struck Ares's right cheek.
"You ask too many questions!" Astraeus glared at Ares fiercely, then straightened up and looked at William with a smile, "Master, have a safe journey. I will take care of the matter I promised you right away."
William nodded and then disappeared from the secret chamber.
With Ares's current strength, he could have easily dodged Astraeus's slap, but he didn't dare to. He knew there must be a reason for the elder guild leader's reprimand.
"Elder guild leader... who exactly was that man?" Ares, with a face as swollen as a pig's head, still looked towards the place where William had left.
Astraeus took a deep breath and said, "Ares, in the time you were in a state of madness, the world has changed too much. You'd better go out and walk around. Remember, if you meet that man again, be respectful."
"Elder guild leader, are you suggesting that I live in the world of ordinary people? Two thousand years ago, I had already experienced life in the ordinary world," Ares said, rubbing his face which was now back to normal. "And that man just now, who is he?"
Astraeus nodded and said, "From now on, the Pantheon Guild is in your hands. I have one more thing to do, and then I'm going to the Divine Realm in my soul form."
"Going to the Divine Realm in soul form? Has an envoy from the Divine Realm come here?" Ares looked seriously at Astraeus, his brow furrowing deeper. "Elder guild leader, why is there only a little bit of your original life force left?"
Astraeus explained, "An envoy from the Divine Realm has been living on our Mount Olympus for a hundred years; you just didn't know because you were in a state of madness. If that Divine Realm envoy comes for you, do not go with him to the Divine Realm. I suspect something might be wrong there."
"What could possibly be wrong in the Divine Realm?" Ares asked in confusion. "What if the Divine Realm envoy insists on taking me?"
Narrowing his eyes slightly, Ares said, "Kill them! Then find that man from earlier and stay by his side…"
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