Hercules never expected Wanda's attack to change so suddenly.
The moment he found an opening, two scarlet beams erupted from Wanda's eyes and slammed directly into him.
Boom!
The Olympian prince was blasted from the sky like a meteor.
His massive body crashed into the ground, sending debris flying everywhere.
Instinctively, Hercules raised his golden mace to shield himself.
Even so, the force behind the attack pushed him hundreds of meters across the battlefield before he finally came to a stop.
When the dust settled, his appearance had become miserable.
Parts of his armor had melted.
Burn marks covered his body.
His golden hair was stained with dirt and ash.
The mighty champion of Olympus looked utterly disheveled.
The expressions of the Greek gods immediately darkened.
Many of them had expected Hercules to overwhelm Wanda through sheer physical power.
Instead, their strongest warrior had been forced into a defensive position from the beginning.
What they didn't realize was that Hercules' fate was actually better than what awaited many of them.
...
The next moment, Hercules seized a brief opening.
His powerful legs exploded with force.
Boom!
The ground beneath him shattered.
He launched himself into the sky.
Holding the golden mace with both hands, he brought it crashing down toward Wanda with enough force to split mountains.
By the time Wanda stopped firing her optic beams, the attack was already in front of her.
She had no time to evade.
Boom!
The mace struck her crossed arms.
A violent shockwave erupted.
Wanda was sent crashing into the ground.
The battlefield trembled.
Little Wanda and Pietro immediately became nervous.
Both subconsciously looked toward Karl.
However, Karl remained completely calm.
Because he could clearly see the result.
Wanda wasn't injured.
Between her enhanced physique and the protection of Chaos Magic, she wasn't nearly as fragile as she once had been.
...
The Olympian camp immediately erupted in cheers.
Karl merely glanced at them and smiled coldly.
Then he returned his attention to the battlefield.
A scarlet light exploded from the crater.
Boom!
Wanda shot back into the sky.
This time, the Chaos Magic surrounding her became even denser.
A trace of anger appeared in her eyes.
Not because she had been injured.
But because she had been knocked down in front of Karl.
Scarlet energy surged around her body.
She abandoned complex spellcasting entirely.
Instead, she unleashed pure Chaos Magic.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Wave after wave of scarlet energy crashed toward Hercules.
Reality itself trembled under the influence of Chaos Magic.
The Olympian warrior's expression became increasingly grim.
After several exchanges, something even worse happened.
His golden mace suddenly vanished.
Not broken.
Not destroyed.
Simply gone.
Reality itself had been altered.
The weapon's existence had been modified by Chaos Magic.
At that moment, Hercules finally understood why Wanda was so dangerous.
The Scarlet Witch wasn't merely a sorceress.
She was a reality manipulator.
A being capable of rewriting the rules of existence.
...
Boom!
Scarlet energy continued raining down upon him.
Hercules found himself completely unable to close the distance.
Wanda had become a mobile fortress.
A living artillery platform.
Chaos Magic poured from every direction.
The Olympian prince could only defend.
For the first time in the battle, he was completely suppressed.
Boom!
Finally, Wanda raised both hands.
An enormous wave of Chaos Magic erupted.
The scarlet energy instantly wrapped around Hercules.
His body froze.
The moment he attempted to resist, he discovered something horrifying.
The divine power he used for defense was being continuously distorted and weakened.
Chaos Magic was actively modifying the reality around him.
Then Wanda's eyes glowed once more.
Two scarlet beams shot forward.
Hercules roared.
Every muscle in his body swelled as he desperately tried to break free.
But it was too late.
Boom!
The beams struck.
For an instant, the battlefield became silent.
Then—
Hercules' head exploded.
The destructive power continued through his body.
At the same time, the Chaos Magic that had already invaded his existence activated.
Reality Modification.
Soul Erasure.
Existence Overwrite.
The Olympian prince's soul had already been reduced to nothing.
By the time his physical body collapsed into ash, Hercules was completely gone.
No resurrection.
No afterlife.
No return from Hades.
His existence had been erased.
...
The battlefield fell silent.
Then Wanda calmly descended from the sky.
As though nothing unusual had happened, she returned directly to Karl's side.
Standing beside her younger counterpart, she quietly folded her arms.
Karl glanced at her.
After confirming that she was unharmed, he nodded slightly.
That was enough.
...
Across the battlefield, Zeus's expression changed.
He had clearly sensed what happened.
Hercules' soul was gone.
Completely gone.
Even Zeus felt a chill run through him.
The remaining Olympian gods immediately became furious.
Many demanded permission to fight.
Some even wanted to charge into battle immediately.
Zeus remained silent.
His heart sank further.
...
Meanwhile, everyone else's attention shifted toward Thor.
The second battle was his.
The God of Thunder immediately noticed countless eyes staring at him.
Including Karl's.
Thor cleared his throat.
Then straightened his posture.
"Ahem."
"You don't actually doubt me, do you?"
He pointed at himself dramatically.
Then looked toward Hela.
"Especially you, dear sister."
"Why don't you believe in your brother?"
"I'll definitely win!"
"Just wait and see!"
His expression was so determined that it looked almost tragic.
...
Ever since Frigga had informed him that Hela had become a Single-Universe Level powerhouse—and Karl's woman—Thor's behavior had changed dramatically.
To put it bluntly—
His dignity had disappeared.
Completely.
Thor now shamelessly tried to stay on Hela's good side whenever possible.
Karl had been genuinely shocked when he first witnessed it.
The mighty God of Thunder actually possessed talent as a sycophant.
...
Thor had his reasons.
After serving as king for several years, he had finally realized something.
Ruling was exhausting.
Far more exhausting than fighting.
Every day brought endless problems.
Diplomatic disputes.
Trade issues.
Military concerns.
Realm politics.
If he secretly ran off to drink, Frigga would personally drag him back.
Yet despite all his complaints, Thor genuinely loved Asgard.
He loved its people.
He loved his home.
If relying on his sister increased Asgard's chances of survival, then sacrificing a little pride meant nothing.
What was pride compared to protecting one's kingdom?
...
Hela stared at him speechlessly.
Meanwhile, Loki had already pulled out a camera from Earth.
Click.
Click.
Click.
He continuously photographed Thor's embarrassing behavior.
While desperately trying not to laugh.
Unfortunately for him—
Hela immediately kicked him away.
Loki flew several meters through the air.
Then got up and shamelessly returned.
As though nothing had happened.
...
Even Frigga could no longer watch.
She walked over and smacked Thor on the head.
Only then did he finally calm down.
Somewhat.
...
"Okay."
"Okay."
"I believe you."
Tony immediately raised both hands.
Then pointed toward Stormbreaker and Mjolnir.
"Now hurry up and take your hammers."
His expression clearly said:
Please stop embarrassing yourself.
Even Pepper couldn't stop herself from laughing.
Nearby, Howard and Maria weren't paying attention to the battlefield at all.
Instead, both were staring nervously at the sky.
Far above Asgard.
Ruby Crystal sat atop a floating crimson cloud.
Beside her was little Morgan.
The two children happily played together while overlooking the battlefield.
Howard and Maria looked as though they were about to have heart attacks.
They kept imagining Morgan falling off the cloud.
Meanwhile, Morgan herself was completely fearless.
She happily skipped across the cloud while holding Ruby Crystal's hand.
Even Karl found the relationship somewhat mysterious.
Ruby Crystal was a naturally born divine being.
Yet she had become unusually attached to Morgan.
She had even secretly taken Morgan to her own dimensional planet before.
At the time, Howard and Maria had searched both Skyblade VII warships in panic.
They found nothing.
Eventually, Tony had asked Karl to investigate personally.
Only then did they discover the two girls inside Ruby Crystal's private dimensional world.
When they arrived—
Morgan was happily holding two tiny energy creatures in her arms.
...
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