Hades looked at the newly appeared figure, a purple light flashing in his eyes. Through the Omniscient and Omnipotent Power, he learned the identity of the newcomer. Then, extending his left hand, he released countless terrifying purple lightning bolts and spoke to the figure before him:
"Stop being so mysterious! I know your identity!! The subordinate of the The Last King!! The son of the Indian Wind God Vayu!! The Divine Monkey Hanuman!!"
The terrifying purple lightning, like a python emerging from its lair, attacked the figure wrapped in white cloth. He raised his blade to block, but after holding out for a few seconds, the giant blade was immediately shattered by the purple lightning.
The white cloth, leather, and mask on his body were all shattered, revealing Hanuman's true appearance. He was a monstrous ape standing on two legs, about 180 centimeters tall, covered in white fur with a red loincloth wrapped around his waist. His expression was very mature, even possessing a sort of intellectual brilliance.
Speaking of which, Hanuman has a deep connection with The Monkey King; there are two theories regarding the prototype of The Monkey King.
One is the Hanuman before him. He shares many similarities with The Monkey King, such as both being monkeys, both possessing miraculous abilities, and both playing important roles in their respective stories;
The other is the divine beast Wuzhiqi from the 'Classic of Mountains and Seas'. Both have vast supernatural powers and a spirit of rebellion.
"As expected of Hades, King of the Underworld, who could defeat all God Slayers in such a short time; you were able to see through my identity at a glance." Even as an enemy, Hanuman couldn't help but praise him.
Subsequently, Hanuman took out a weapon similar to the Golden Cudgel, named the Tiger-Headed Ruyi Golden Staff.
"O my father, Wind God Vayu! Grant me the arm strength sufficient to shake giant mountains!" Hanuman chanted the Kotodama, veins bulging on his arms as he tightly gripped the Tiger-Headed Ruyi Golden Staff with both hands and swung it down at Hades.
Hades closed his eyes and, without even looking, raised the Hades Sword in his hand to block the Tiger-Headed Ruyi Golden Staff swinging toward him.
Although the ground beneath Hades's feet continued to sink and the surrounding land was leveled, Hades remained as steady as a mountain, unmoved.
Hades opened his eyes, which emitted a cold light, and with a swing of the Hades Sword, he sent Hanuman flying.
After rotating several times in the air, Hanuman stabilized himself and landed safely, a hint more caution appearing in his gaze toward Hades.
Hanuman sat cross-legged in a meditative pose, and a Mandala pattern appeared behind him. The circular Mandala was ten times larger than his 180-centimeter frame, and inside were drawn a thousand apes, every single one clad in armor and military gear, equipped with swords.
Wuji! Wuji! Wuji! Wuji! Wuji! Wuji!
Then, the apes jumped out of the Mandala, roaring at Hades and the two Odd-Eyes dragons while raising their weapons high.
The physique of the ape army was different from Hanuman's, being purely standard ape size. However, their fur was white just like their master's. Furthermore, they all possessed the power of the Wind God.
Snap—!!
At that moment, Hades snapped his fingers crisply and ordered the two dragons beside him:
"Deal with these monkeys."
"Roar roar roar—!!!" Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon and Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon let out roars that seemed to say "as you command," turning into a bolt of lightning and a mass of flames as they charged into the ape legion.
Before long, the two Odd-Eyes dragons had annihilated all the white apes.
"How can this be..." Hanuman watched as the two dragons with overbearing power slaughtered his ape army.
"Nine Lives!!"
Hades's figure suddenly appeared before Hanuman. With a flash of sword light, he slashed out nine strikes at light speed, then turned and swung the Hades Sword.
In an instant, Hanuman was cut into countless pieces, and finally, Hanuman returned to myth.
Hades reached out, turned the two Odd-Eyes dragons back into cards, and retracted them into his palm.
Then, Hades looked at Guinevere again and said:
"I'll ask again, Guinevere, where is the god-slaying divine sword?"
Guinevere was so frightened by the aura emanating from Hades that she retreated repeatedly, not knowing what to do, only able to watch as he continuously approached her.
Clop! Clop! Clop! Clop! Clop! Clop! Clop! Clop!
At that moment, the sound of hoofbeats arrived. Hades and Guinevere turned to look. A white knight, clad in white armor that completely concealed his form and riding a warhorse also draped in white armor, charged toward Hades with a spear in hand.
Hades sidestepped to dodge, his eyes meeting the blue eyes beneath the helmet. Hades swung the Hades Sword to counterattack, and the white knight raised a shield to defend.
But Hades's strength was superior, knocking the white knight and his mount back onto the surface of the sea.
The white knight gripped the reins tightly to steady his mount, then galloped toward Hades again. Using Divine Speed—a speed faster than sound and equal to lightning—he quickly arrived before Hades.
"Are you alright, Guinevere?" the white knight said, turning to look at Guinevere behind him. The voice was very heroic, making it impossible to tell if the speaker was male or female.
"You've come, Uncle!!" Guinevere said with surprise and joy upon seeing the newcomer.
Hades stepped forward and said, "So you are the guardian knight of the Divine Ancestor Guinevere, the Knight of Sword and Spear born from the white meteorite."
"Speaking of knights related to Guinevere, based on your aura, you aren't King Arthur. You must be the chief knight of the Knights of the Round Table, Lancelot." Hades analyzed as his eyes glowed slightly while observing the aura emanating from the white knight.
"Correct, I am Lancelot du Lac," the white knight declared righteously, confirming his identity.
At this time, Hades also noticed the spear in Lancelot's hand and said with a meaningful smile on his face:
"You really are a 'loyal' knight, Lancelot, actually remodeling your lord King Arthur's holy sword holy sword excalibur into your own spear."
Lancelot's spear was Guinevere's masterpiece; Guinevere had turned the once-broken holy sword excalibur into a short sword and attached an iron shaft to it to serve as a spear for Lancelot's use.
"Talk is useless!! Give me your life!! Lord Hades!!" Lancelot didn't want to waste words and launched an attack directly at Hades.
Lancelot held the reins with his left hand and the spear with his right. The white horse charged toward Hades as Lancelot chanted the Kotodama:
"O divine sword that once split the earth, pierced the heavens, and struck down the stars. The destination you should go to now is in the hands of the Knight of the Lake. Let the bugle sound once more upon the battlefield!"
"To answer the prayer of the beloved daughter and crush the venerable great enemy, we here turn into lightning and entrust our lives to you!"
The spear in his hand radiated light, thrusting toward Hades with the force of a meteorite crashing down from the heavens.
Purple light flashed in Hades's eyes. He swung the Hades Sword and sliced off the spearhead—which was the holy sword holy sword excalibur—just as the spear was about to hit him. Seizing the opportunity, Hades pulled the holy sword holy sword excalibur into his Alternate Dimension.
Then, Hades released a powerful shockwave from both eyes, sending Lancelot's white horse flying. Lancelot reacted in time and jumped off the horse.
This saved him from harm, but his white horse mount was reduced to nothingness.
Landing on the ground, Lancelot looked at the spear in his hand, now missing its head, with some reluctance. Hades looked at Lancelot and said:
"The holy sword holy sword excalibur, I'll be taking that."
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