Kronos looked at Zhang Heng's back, and complicated emotions flashed in his eyes. In the end, he did nothing but disappear from where he stood.
And as he left, time resumed its flow.
The breeze blew, and the leaves rustled again. Insects chirped in the summer, and the mountain seemed to have returned to its previous state.
But Zhang Heng knew that this place was different from before. He wasn't too worried about the three major guilds. Even if there were too many of them, and he couldn't completely defeat them, he could still protect himself. If the gods were involved, however, it would be a different story.
Although Zhang Heng had killed several gods, and all of them were famous, Zhang Heng knew that there was still a gap in strength between the two sides when he encountered a truly powerful enemy. For example, the brief battle with Thor in the convenience store. Other than that, according to Kronos, there was more than one god who came this time.
For Zhang Heng, perhaps the only good news was that the Shrouded Sheath in his hand seemed to be about to be upgraded.
Since the game checkpoints were now closed, Zhang Heng had no place to appraise it. However, he could still feel that he had mastered the method to upgrade the Shrouded Sheath. After cutting off Ann's scepter and destroying Poseidon's trident, this Grade-B game item that he spent a lot of money on seemed to be on the verge of being upgraded.
It was just that this upgrade method was a little too expensive.
Zhang Heng placed the little girl on the side of the road. After the time halt was lifted, the little girl had regained her ability to move. However, she was still a little confused about how she suddenly returned to Zhang Heng's arms from the side of the sunglasses man until Zhang Heng said to her, "Let's go and find your grandfather."
However, the little girl did not leave immediately when she heard that. Instead, she still looked at Zhang Heng with a little reluctance.
Zhang Heng smiled when he saw this, "Each of us has a different path to take. Only I can walk my path. You can't walk it. So let's stop here. Remember what I taught you."
"Well said." At this time, a woman's voice sounded.
Zhang Heng clearly heard the voice coming from the right side, but he didn't see anyone there.
Just as he turned his head, a black crow suddenly flew down from the tree behind him and pecked at his neck with its sharp beak. If it managed to peck him, there was a high chance that a bloody hole would appear on his neck.
But just as the crow was about to succeed, a cold light flashed, and in the next moment, its head and body were split into two!
Holding the Shrouded Sheath, Zhang Heng stood under the tree with a thoughtful look on his face. "Nyx, the Goddess of the Night?"
"I'm one step ahead of the others because I know that one of my husbands must be secretly discussing something with you," the woman said. Her words were equivalent to admitting her identity.
In Greek mythology, Nyx was married to her brother, Erebus, the God of Darkness and the Nether. However, in the Orpheus' Sacred Words, she was considered to have three bodies. One of her identities was that she was the wife of Kronos, and her status was equal to that of Kronos.
However, no matter which mythological system it was, Nyx was regarded as one of the powerful primordial gods. Of course, she wasn't as famous as Zeus and Thor, but she was definitely a tough character to deal with.
And most importantly, the day had passed, and the land was shrouded in darkness. It could be said that it was Nyx's home turf.
Zhang Heng had just experienced how powerful Poseidon's trident was in the water. Facing Nyx in the dark, he certainly wouldn't let his guard down.
As a result, not long after Zhang Heng killed the first crow, another group of crows swooped down on him from the sky. There were about twenty of them, and they were different from ordinary crows. They were twice the size of ordinary crows, and their beaks were harder and faintly glowed with a cold light.
However, their fate was no different from the first crow. In the blink of an eye, their heads were separated from their bodies, and they became ghosts under the Shrouded Sheath's blade.
These crows swooped down at the same time. It seemed that they were moving at different speeds, and it was this subtle difference that ordinary people couldn't capture that caused Zhang Heng to kill them one after another. However, Zhang Heng's movements were too fast. It looked like he only used one blade to end the battle.
The crow's body fell to the ground, and after a while, it melted back into the darkness, leaving nothing behind.
"Good swordsmanship," the female voice praised. "Let's try this again."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Heng heard another rustling sound coming from the grass around him. This time, a group of rats emerged. They were also very big, almost the size of a rabbit. Their bodies were black from head to toe, and only their eyes glowed with a bloodthirsty red light.
Instead of retreating, Zhang Heng waved the Shrouded Scabbard in his hand and charged at the rats, carving a bloody path out of the swarm. This time, the number of rats around him was a little ridiculous. It was as if there was no end to them. Soon, Zhang Heng was surrounded by black rats.
Although the Shrouded Sheath's blade was still unbreakable, it was only a matter of time before Zhang Heng was bitten.
In fact, Zhang Heng's speed had slowed down. His initial sprinting had now become a walking gait, especially the last two steps. It took him almost half a minute to complete, but in the end, he managed to make it to the stream despite the swarm of rats.
After that, Zhang Heng stepped into the stream, and the rats didn't seem to be afraid of water at all. They rushed to him, but the next moment, the calm stream suddenly became turbulent. Not only did it sweep away the rats, but it also caused the rats on the shore to fall into the water.
After a while, the large group of black rats was swallowed by the stream.
On the other hand, the place where Zhang Heng stood was still. The water even parted automatically in front of his sneakers. Not even his clothes got wet.
"Is this the ability that the guy who lives in R 'yleh gave you?" Nikos asked. "It's indeed as tricky as the rumors say."
"Same here. Your Black Army is not easy to deal with either," Zhang Heng said.
"This is just the beginning. This time, I prepared six waves of warm up attacks for you. But now, it seems that the last few waves are meaningless. As long as you stand by the water, no matter what animal I summon, you can control the water to block it. In this case, let's get straight to the point."
"I couldn't ask for more," Zhang Heng said as he tightened his grip on the Shrouded Sheath in his hand.
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