Chapter 1559: Chapter 194: Feigning Retreat to Lure the Enemy_2
You don’t come for remote warfare? We will!
Golems appeared from behind the armor, firing their Divine Power Light Cannons from their arms. The formation of ten thousand Gods of War was extremely tight—any random blast from the cannons could strike them. Having just absorbed Divine Status, the golems’ strength improved further, and the might of the Light Cannons was not to be underestimated. After some gods at the front were blasted away, the Gods of War at the rear began to raise their shields for full defense.
Once on the defense, it meant rapid depletion of Divine Power, but it also afforded other gods time. Finally, the close combat began.
Every golem’s one arm turned into a battle blade, while the other remained a Light Cannon. Faced with such a large number and considerable strength of the enemy, the golems had to coordinate highly with one another.
At this point, all the golems’ thoughts were linked, forming a unified network consciousness. Any gap would permit them to provide effective support, any dodge would be met with another golem’s blade. Under such flawless cooperation, even though the invading Gods of War numbered ten thousand, they could not inflict any damage on the golems.
On the contrary, it was the Gods of War who began to suffer losses.
Golems were mass-produced by the Giant, each with utterly consistent strength. After arriving in the Divine Realm, all Divine Statuses were equally distributed, which meant that no golem had any shortcomings in strength. However, the invading Gods of War were not so, with their strength varying widely, and they lacked coordination during combat. This meant that having more gods did not necessarily confer an advantage and could even lead to a weakening of collective combat power due to improper cooperation!
The golems miss no opportunity. Eventually, a God of War was slain on the spot, its Divine Status seized by a golem, and its Divine Power absorbed by Mars.
With the first fallen, more and more Gods of War were progressively slain. The incomparable coordination between the golems instead created immense pressure for the side with the greater numbers of Gods of War!
"Dammit! Where did these gods spring from! It felt like fighting one, but it’s like battling against a dozen gods at once!" a god cursed aloud.
"Don’t think too much, look at their weak appearance, it’s just a momentary struggle. Let the cannon fodder go first, we’ll stay behind. They’ll be done soon!" another god said.
Letting the cannon fodder go first was theoretically a good choice. If faced with other gods, killing the cannon fodder and absorbing their Divine Status wouldn’t immediately convert into combat strength for them, and it would actually weaken them because of the cannon fodder they had killed.
But now, it’s different. After killing the cannon fodder, the golems’ strength almost immediately improved! At first, the enhancement from one or two cannon fodders was not noticeable—after all, there were three hundred golems, and it averaged out to almost imperceptible. But as the cannon fodder continued to be depleted, the Gods of War hiding in the back were shocked to find that the strength of these golems had significantly increased!
"We can’t go on like this! These new gods are uncanny! They immediately grow stronger after absorbing Divine Status! Weaklings fall back! Powerhouses, full assault!"
The Gods of War had an on-site Commander too. Having gone through many battles, large and small, he had also encountered gods that would immediately grow stronger. But those were few, soon overwhelmed by more gods, but now the problem was severe with all three hundred gods in front of him.
Absolutely cannot allow these creatures to rise, for once they do, there would be no god that could stop them!
But he felt it was all too late.
The cannon fodder retreated; the Powerhouses advanced, yet it did not alter the course of the battle too much. Because the golems did not fight relying on individual strength, but through almost inconceivable perfect cooperation. If at the outset, these Powerhouses had attacked, they might have caused some trouble for the golems. But now, the golems had further increased their strength, each having seized more than twice their Divine Status. Within their private spaces, a virus-like spreading of faithful rapidly proliferated, in an instant replenishing the vacuum of Divine Power brought by the elevated Divine Status! In such a state, the Powerhouses also lost their significance at this time.
One God of War after another was slain, Divine Status absorbed, and the Gods of War finally panicked.
"No, we are no match for them!" A God of War shouted, classified just as cannon fodder, he had just been shifted to the rear. He found, however, that the so-called powerhouses were no stronger than them.
"Since that is the case, give me your Divine Status! Help me defeat them!"
Some powerhouses actually turned to attack the cannon fodder, forcibly absorbing their Divine Status and Divine Power. Absorbing Divine Status would not immediately enhance their strength, but it could replenish their Divine Power.
But it was meaningless.
The battle started to become one-sided. The Gods of War went from initially pressing the offensive to barely managing to hold the line, with complete collapse just a step away.
"It’s time! Mars! Don’t let any of them escape!"
The Darkness Saintess suddenly shouted loudly.
An astonishing wave of Divine Power came forth. Mars released all of the Divine Power he had just absorbed, momentarily trapping every god on the ground, while giant Divine Power Alloy Armor rose from the surroundings, attempting to encapsulate the entire battlefield below.
The Gods of War were terrified; the enemy intended to annihilate them! Some of the stronger Gods of War desperately sprinted, escaping the bind of Mars, only to be blasted back to the ground by the intense attacks of the Golems!
At this moment, the armor had also completely closed.
Outside Mars’ planet, a trio of scouting gods had been constantly watching the battle. They had noticed something was wrong early on, but when the battlefield below was completely sealed off, they knew that the group of Gods of War was doomed. Suddenly, ten Golems tore through space to appear nearby. The three scouting gods vanished in a flash of light, each disappearing in different directions.
The Golems, who had planned to catch these scouts off guard, were left stunned. With so many gods fighting them, it was their first time encountering ones who could make such quick escape maneuvers in such short time.
Meanwhile, underneath Mars, the battle was nearing its end. Mars’ core was made of Divine Power Alloy, a substance in hardness unsurpassed by any natural material within the Seventh Ring. Although it was unclear if stronger materials might be found in the future, as of now, Divine Power Alloy was definitely a material that the gods of the Seventh Ring could not destroy. Being indestructible meant that there was no escape. Mars did not engage in direct combat, but by merely affecting the fluctuation of Divine Power, he could ensure that those already demoralized Gods of War could no longer organize any effective resistance.
And then, the battle came to an end.
The gains this time were astonishing. These ten thousand Gods of War, being proficient in battle, had stronger Divine Status. Ten thousand Gods of War meant an average of thirty for each of the three hundred Golems, and the remaining one hundred Divine Status went to Mars. Since Mars had followed the Golems, although he had completed the transformation into Divine Power Alloy Armor, he had hardly received much Divine Status. Now this could be considered a reward for him.
Mars felt if he had eyes, he would have cried out. He felt he had hardly done anything, merely the most basic aid work, and yet he managed to get one hundred Divine Status! He wouldn’t dare to dream of such a thing even in his dreams!
With a grateful heart, he absorbed these hundred Divine Status, and his Divine Power recovery speed saw a remarkable increase. However, for current Mars, there wasn’t much need to use Divine Power. After all, he had completed the transformation into Divine Power Alloy Armor, and there wasn’t much need for him to apply Divine Power in battle. But which god would complain about a stronger Divine Status?
Maybe a fool would, but Mars was no fool. He wouldn’t.
Thus ended the battle of ten thousand Gods of War against three hundred Darkness Divine Beings, with the more numerous side being completely annihilated. This news spread across the entire Seventh Ring almost instantly. The higher-ups of the Legion, having lost ten thousand Gods of War, were furious, while its rival Legions were incredibly excited. Because other Legions saw an opportunity—if they could kill these three hundred new gods during this time, the gains would be not just these three hundred Divine Status but also the ten thousand Divine Status the new gods had just acquired!
