However, Hespera, as the eldest sister, did not give up so easily. She took out the remaining three stone statues she had.
Wrath, Greed, and Gluttony.
"Accept our power! This is the only way you can fight him!"
Under the dual influence of "Pride" and "Sloth," or perhaps under Dane's assault, Hespera overlooked the danger of Sin and smashed the last three stone statues to the ground.
Three thick mists instantly enveloped Hespera, and their powers simultaneously entered her body.
From this point, the seven deadly sins finally found their host in the human world, giving them the ability to cast a summoning spell.
To summon their artifact, the seven deadly sins'!
"Come, come, hurry, come! With our eyes, witness the Sin of this world!"
The Witch suddenly noticed that another important artifact in the Rock of Eternity had disappeared. She quickly informed Dane telepathically.
Dane, the seven deadly sins' magic eye has disappeared.
In the ruins, Hespera's eyes opened, and at the same time, a blue eye also opened on her forehead.
"Yes, yes, I can see, you poor wretches, how sinful, how wonderful ~"
After being possessed by the five Sins, Hespera's personality also underwent a huge change. She took a deep breath, and the Sin of the entire city was absorbed into every pore of her body.
But because there were only five Sins, she could only absorb the Sins of Pride, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, and Gluttony.
Even so, the amplification it brought her was enormous. The magic in her body rapidly swelled, and before long, it reached an incredible level, almost comparable to a complete Demon Lord!
But the price paid for this was that her self began to become increasingly weak, and her personality was completely different from before.
She tore the air with both hands, and the surrounding buildings were torn apart by invisible hands, making way for her vision.
The surrounding crowds screamed and fled. Hespera did not attack them. In her eyes, these humans were all her wealth, her magic pool.
Dane had intended to capture Calypso as well, but before he could finish, Hespera emerged from the ruins.
"You must pay the price for what you've done!"
Hespera's arms were like batons. With just a gentle wave, the earth obediently reshaped according to her will.
Giant hands formed from granite rose to Dane's left and right, then instantly closed, trapping him in their palms.
Hespera beckoned, and molten core lava was summoned by her, engulfing the granite in Fire.
She then casually summoned groundwater, transforming the Water into a sharp blade, cutting the granite into countless pieces.
However, Dane pushed with both hands, and shattered rocks fell from him, but he was completely unharmed.
Not even a single mark.
Hespera felt it was unbelievable. Using magic against magic was an eternal truth in the mystical world. Why could Shazam be completely unharmed?
That answer she was unwilling to admit.
Dane's ability might be far stronger than she imagined, perhaps even truly comparable to the ancient gods.
"What? Are you done?"
Dane said expressionlessly, then vanished from Hespera's sight in the blink of an eye.
This was because his speed was so fast that it created the effect of sudden disappearance.
Hespera sensed Dane's position in advance through her magic, but she was still hit by a punch to the jaw, sending her flying high into the sky.
Intense lightning flashed in his eyes, and the weather in the sky changed accordingly. Countless bolts of lightning struck Hespera in the air from all directions.
She and the Sins within her suffered a violent impact, and her body began to sustain damage. Within the broken cracks, the magic of Sin surged.
"Hespera, we are no match for him, we must retreat quickly!"
"You want me to desert in battle?" Hespera said angrily.
"No, this is just a temporary retreat. We need stronger power, more help!"
Hespera's expression kept changing. Although they hadn't fought much, she could feel the gap between them.
"But Anthea and Calypso..."
"Calypso has already escaped with the help of jealousy. As for Anthea... perhaps it's not a bad thing to let her stay with Shazam."
Anyway, this Goddess was disobedient. The Sins didn't say it directly, but they believed Hespera would understand their meaning.
Hespera finally made up her mind: "Alright! Where should we go?"
"We can find someone."
When Sloth possessed Mary just now, although it was for a short time, it still saw her memories.
As the first super-criminal Teth-Adam was apprehended by the Justice Society, his appearance spread to every household through Kuaishou.
Although there was no specific information about him on Kuaishou, the seven deadly sins knew him.
The defender of Kahndaq, the criminal of the Rock of Eternity.
It was precisely because of his great battle with the Wizard Council that the seven deadly sins briefly escaped their seal back then.
And it was this disturbance by the seven deadly sins that exhausted the already limited lifespan of Wizard Shazam.
"What are you discussing?"
Hespera suddenly turned her head and saw Dane looking at her from the storm in the clouds, and her heart sank.
Dane gripped the clouds with both hands, as if they were a giant curtain, and with a forceful tug, the clouds were pulled into wrinkles like fabric.
Those wrinkles were the storm, and lightning violently attacked Hespera within them, continuously damaging her divine body.
Even Titan blood couldn't withstand such destruction!
What's more, this place was tens of thousands of meters away from the crowd, so it would be difficult for her to recover by absorbing the Sins... In desperation, Hespera could only come up with a despicable method.
She used her power of nature to deflect the direction of the thunderstorm, guiding it towards the ground, descending towards Philadelphia.
She actually wanted to shift the blame!
As a God, doing so was quite unprincipled, but considering that her mind had been corrupted by the Sins, it was not unexpected that she would do such a thing.
But Dane could not ignore it, as he was, after all, a righteous person.
Moreover, he actually harbored the idea of letting Hespera and Calypso continue to cause trouble to draw out other Gods.
So he went along with Hespera's wishes, abandoned her, and flew in the direction of Philadelphia.
Hespera, seizing this opportunity, quickly left the area and flew towards the horizon.
She did not go to meet her sister Calypso, but instead flew in the direction indicated by the Sins, towards where Teth-Adam was imprisoned.
Calypso's choice was similar; she was not in a hurry to reunite with Hespera. Instead, she returned to the Rock of Eternity through the passage she had previously used to smuggle herself into the human World, and then from the Rock of Eternity back to the God Realm.
She thought her actions were very secretive, unaware that the Witch had long been watching her.
Since he already knew that these Three Goddesses were behind the mischief, how could Dane not be on guard?
Not catching her at this moment was simply because he had already tipped off the Witch, asking her to temporarily let Calypso off the hook.
As long as this Goddess didn't touch his other collections, she was free to enter and exit the God Realm.
After Calypso returned to the God Realm, she immediately went to the location of the temple. Beneath the statue of Atlas, the pattern of the Tree of Life was carved on the ground, sealing an evil dragon—Ladon.
Ladon was once the three-hundred-and-fifty-headed giant dragon guarding the sacred garden of golden apples. Even the mighty Hercules had to wait until it was asleep to find an opportunity to kill it.
And when Hercules was elevated to Godhood for his achievements, Ladon also benefited from the misfortune, dying and being reborn as an immortal dragon, though only one head remained.
But as compensation, Ladon gained an ability: all who looked directly at it would feel intense fear, be unable to stand, and eventually be devoured by it.
No one knew, not even Calypso's two sisters, that Ladon actually had a very good relationship with her, almost completely obedient.
Of course, this might also be related to her abilities; she could control Ladon, ride it, and bring fear to anyone who dared to oppose her.
"Watch, I and Ladon combined will become the true rulers of this World!"
jealousy was deeply rooted in Calypso's heart, silently amplifying her emotions.
In Philadelphia, Dane easily dispelled the thunderstorm cloud he had released, and by this time, Hespera had already left.
But he was surprised to find that Anthea was still foolishly staying in place.
She actually didn't take the opportunity to escape!
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