—Hahaha! You dared to run wild in my territory, and now look at you! 0

With Leonard restoring part of his divinity and authority, Hades joined the fray, pushing the Outer God Balor into a dire predicament. 0

It was inevitable. The damage left by Simon and Adam Kadmon, the relentless delaying tactics that exhausted Balor’s reserves, and the blade that dug near his heart had led to this. Up until now, Balor had relied solely on the sheer disparity in divinity to dominate his opponents. But now, with an equal-standing god joining the battle, the fragile balance had crumbled. 0

—■■■■■!! 0

With a roar filled with agony, fury, and desperation, hellfire erupted in a towering wall of flame. Yet, Hades remained unfazed. 0

Lifting the bident, which had once again regained its divine artifact status, he charged forward and cleaved through the infernal blaze with a single strike. While Balor’s choice was effective against lesser beings, it was a flawed choice against a being of equal standing. 0

—You fool! You must have relished toying with mere mortals!0

Hades had regained more than just his divinity and power now that he had reclaimed his status as a True God. Fragments of his memories and experience from the...0