Fight! We can only fight!
Alone's most primal combat instinct drove him to choose.
Two bodies collided, and the destructive concept of the Boar's Charge contorted Alone's face. Then, not to be outdone, he likewise gripped Seiya's arm, his Cosmo forcing the power in his hands to burst forth instantly.
A light arc flashed from Seiya's neck guard, evidently his Cloth struggling under the immense pressure. But it was Alone who coughed up blood. At this moment, Seiya, like a charging boar, continued to push Alone forward, his concept of destruction utterly demolishing Alone's defense, plowing a massive trench several kilometers long in the earth.
"You heartless dog-breed!"
"Obey death, Pegasus!"
From beginning to end, Alone's grasp of the battle situation and his mental state were far inferior to Seiya's. Even more fatally, the not-yet-fully healed wounds Seiya had inflicted on him last time now flared up.
Black blood seeped from the lightning-shaped scar on his forehead, and Alone's head throbbed with pain.
Pandora, and even Thanatos, the God of Death, from afar, launched attacks, but the mysterious light barrier caused all the Gods' attacks to transform into mere light points.
Seiya, meanwhile, continued his advance against Alone, whose ribs were caved in. He hammered Alone's chest with punch after punch, causing it to buckle and crack, and blood gushed out with a sound of unbearable strain.
As the battle between Seiya and Alone devolved into a brutal, no-holds-barred exchange, the fight between Thanatos, the God of Death, and the two generations of Cancer Saints also escalated into a white-hot struggle.
"Have you still not grasped the difference between God and human? Now, let me show you just the tip of my power."
The Gates of the Underworld opened behind him. The departed souls, closer to death than even the departed souls, now, in the form of a screaming tide, enveloped the Cancer Saints before him.
This was originally a fatal blow meant for the hateful Pegasus, but now it landed on these two Cancer Saints, which displeased Thanatos, the God of Death. Because he felt it lowered his own standing for no reason,
"However, temporarily reaping the souls of two Gold Saints is not bad, and it even includes a Pope of Athena's Sanctuary—Terror Abyss!"
The departed souls were like smoke and sea. Just as they were about to engulf the Saints, a blue light erupted from deep within the departed souls. In an instant, it scorched all the departed souls before them.
This combat technique itself specifically targets departed souls. If it were only against ordinary opponents, it might not even be as effective as the most basic combat techniques, but when fueled by the current tide of departed souls, it transformed into a terrifying move capable of wounding a God.
—Sekishiki Rose Thorn Crush!!!
Like flames, it devoured the departed souls, transforming into ultimate soul power that enveloped Thanatos, the lofty God of Death.
At this moment, Pandora could finally understand Alone's feelings from earlier. She no longer knew whether she should go support Thanatos, the God of Death, or join Alone in assassinating Pegasus.
However, she quickly made up her mind, because after being wounded, Thanatos, the God of Death, showed no sign of weakening in his aura; it even covered this Underworld region more furiously. Although they gained a slight advantage over the God of Death with some cleverness and targeted combat techniques, humans still stood no chance against a God.
She once again summoned her chariot, rushing towards the two men who were now exchanging punches and curses on the ground.
At least Thanatos, the God of Death, could still suppress these two Cancer Saints. But if she didn't intervene, Lord Hades might truly have to prepare to resurrect himself. As for that vague, foreboding sensation, she would temporarily cast it aside.
Just as almost the entire Underworld was captivated by this chaotic battle, at the boundary between the Third and Fourth Hells, before the Great Blood Waterfall, Yato and Lethe finally arrived before the Mokurenji Tree.
"Is it that simple?" Yato looked at the lush, leafy tree before him, feeling a wave of apprehension.
But then, a violent blow struck the back of his head, causing him to glare at Lethe, the Heavenly Crane Silver Saint, behind him, "Don't zone out! If the Gold Saints weren't holding them back over there, do you think it would really be this easy?"
"You're right, I zoned out." To his surprise, Yato admitted his mistake so frankly this time.
He looked up towards the southwest. Although it was another dimension, that terrifying Cosmo could still be felt here. He couldn't believe how fierce that battle must be, and that they had managed to reach this point safely was entirely due to those Gold Saints.
"Let's quickly take these fruits and return to Sanctuary," Yato said, taking out the vessel he had already prepared from his backpack.
But just then, a white puppy wagged its tail and appeared from behind the large tree.
"What a cute little dog!" Yato was somewhat surprised.
"Idiot! How can there be a cute puppy in Hell?!"
Just as the white puppy was about to bare its fangs, it seemed to sense something, whimpered, and turned to run back into the Hell behind it.
And in the Saints' eyes, a sacred golden light emerged from beneath the tree. Accompanying it was a figure like a Buddha.
Sanctuary's true contingency, Asmita of Virgo, the Gold Saint, made his appearance.
Under the current circumstances, no one, or even any God, had the time to stop him from completing the Mokurenji alchemy.
Meanwhile, in the Great Forest of Death, the battle between human and God had completely devolved into its most primitive state.
Fighting with absolutely no discernible method, Seiya used his knee to press into Alone's sunken chest, while his hands gripped Pandora's neck as she lunged from behind, then, grabbing her hair, repeatedly slammed her to the ground.
Taking this opportunity, Alone, ignoring his wounds and headache, struggled free, digging his heels into the void, wrapped his arms around Seiya's waist, and with gritted teeth, pulled backward, similarly slamming him into the ground.
"I'm going to make you die, Pegasus!"
Pandora, having recovered, quickly came forward, thrusting her Trident directly at Seiya's face. But he raised his foot, and his Light Speed Kick first struck her abdomen.
Immediately after, Alone's expression drastically changed as he found he couldn't hold Pegasus down. At this moment, in Seiya's pitch-black leg holes, a chilling light seemed to flicker.
Then came a fierce charge, which was none other than the Pegasus Rolling Crush!
The excruciating pain of two shattered testicles was unbearable even for Hades' human vessel. He knelt on the ground, his expression twisted in agony.
"Lord Hades!" Pandora cried out.
Her scream was just that one sentence, because the next moment, the Pegasus Rolling Crush successfully connected, striking the horrified Pandora squarely. Her wrist guards instantly deformed, and Seiya suddenly exerted force, twisting Pandora's wrist.
Just as he punched her head into her sternum, Alone, despite the fatal pain that would afflict any man, even a male God, still managed to unleash the combat technique he had just learned at this critical moment.
That was the Cancer Strangler, which involved clamping the opponent's neck between one's legs, and then using a combat technique to completely sever the opponent's arm at the reverse joint!
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