"The upcoming scene is too gruesome. Share some of the Divine Speed with me and just turn away."
Su Ming patted Barry, indicating it was best not to watch. If they threw up within the Divine Speed, both might end up falling into the Divine Speed Plane.
Barry widened his eyes. Wasn't it gruesome enough already? The enemy's black blood was already making it rain in the desert.
He took the suggestion, sharing a bit of the Divine Speed with Su Ming through contact, then turned away.
Due to some special reason from the past, Su Ming's body had a great capacity for Divine Speed, acting like a battery for it.
This special energy could exist within him for a few seconds.
That time was enough.
For creatures like this with a head, lopping off the head should end it. With the aid of the Divine Speed, no matter how big the monster, it was just about swinging a few hundred more swords.
Knocking it down and burying it in the yellow sand were just the preliminary steps.
Since the cape seemed incompatible with the Divine Speed, Su Ming noticed earlier that the flying speed of the cape couldn't be enhanced even with the Divine Speed.
So he had to be on the ground, relying on his own movement to maximize the speed of the Divine Speed.
Now that the Crow Death God was ensnared in the ground, the height of its neck was just right...
"Ugh..."
"...oh no."
As the black and yellow lightning streaked by, the Death God that was previously trapped in the ground crying out had been sliced into standard chunks of meat, each piece almost matching the length of the Nightfall Greatsword.
Donna and Bo Bo both showed discomfort; indeed, it was too gruesome. The yellow sand beneath their feet had become a black mire, and white brain matter was still floating on top...
In fact, after Su Ming chopped off the Crow Death God's head, he found there was still plenty of time left, with the Divine Speed not yet fading.
To be safe, he completely dismembered all of the enemy's body protruding from the surface.
Barry lent him the Divine Speed, so of course, he had to repay the favor well.
Now, not only were the materials for roasted crispy wings obtained, but even the chunks for finger-lickin' good chicken had been chopped up for Barry.
After hearing this, Barry looked again at the neat, large blocks in the distance...
Barry's eyes turned lifeless, as if he lost the will to live. That internal helplessness made him feel exceptionally weary.
So, like I said, who would eat something with black liquid coming out of it!?
When you said you'd treat me to a meal, you didn't mean this, did you!? Not everything is edible!
"What's next? Head to the Amazon River Basin to help the Tree Council?"
Barry didn't say it out loud, just turned around tiredly, wanting to stay away from those chunks of meat.
Su Ming first took out his phone to have a word with Batman, asking him to send the Blackhawk Squadron over to clean up. After all, even if you don't eat such a large monster, its body still has research value.
So Batman readily agreed, stating that the Blackhawk Squadron would arrive shortly.
Only then did Su Ming answer Barry's question.
"We're not getting involved with the Green of All Things."
"Hmm? But that's the collective consciousness of all Earth's plants, which has been transformed into a Life Pillar..." Barry wavered, inclined to solve another pillar.
Su Ming shrugged. "If the trees and flowers fight, which side should we help?"
"Uh..."
"They're all plants. Eliminating either side reduces the power of the Green of All Things. I think it's best to let the Swamp Monster mediate, let them talk it out. Flowers and trees are family; no need to fight to the death."
Su Ming was more inclined to head straight to Olympus to ambush Hecate and solve the root cause sooner, so he could rest earlier.
The X Metal prevents fatigue, but injuries accumulate bloodthirsty desires, requiring a period of calm.
Listening to music, eating something.
Barry thought about it; what Deathstroke said sounded reasonable, so he decided to proceed with that plan.
The Swamp Monster appeared like vines, the perfect intermediary between woody trees and herbaceous flowers for mediation.
Not to mention, Superman was there, and his strength was trustworthy.
"Shall I bring the two ladies back to head to Olympus together?"
"It was Old Olympus, destroyed by the 'Primordial.' The current New Olympus resembles a resort more, and the Magic Pillar isn't there."
Last time Su Ming went to Olympus, he noticed that New Olympus looked more like a lone peak in the sea, floating amid the vast ocean.
Modern equipment and buildings dotted the place, clearly built not long ago.
Whereas Mount Olympus used to be the highest mountain in Greece, situated on the northern shore of the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, about 100 kilometers from Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, comprising 52 peaks, with the highest peak, 'Mytikas,' meaning 'Place of Light,' at 2917 meters elevation.
That place should have been sealed off due to a deep pit leading to the Earth's core, where Diana sealed the 'Primordial.'
He was Zeus's eldest son, an illegitimate child with an unknown creature, whose birth was cursed; he didn't even have a name.
Primordial, the first-born child, became his name.
He possessed infinite strength, was undying and unkillable since he shouldn't exist at all.
Upon birth, Zeus abandoned him, and he was raised by beasts, later leading humans to war against Olympus, only to be defeated by Zeus and sealed beneath the Arctic glaciers.
Years ago, an oblivious archaeologist unearthed him. However, he'd grown stronger beneath the ice over thousands of years.
He devised a grand plan, wreaking havoc everywhere, even involving the New Gods of the New Genesis Star.
Eventually, he attacked Olympus. Zeus wasn't home, having embarked on a reincarnation adventure, leaving Apollo to temporarily assume the role of Main God.
But the Primordial was too powerful, casually tearing off Apollo's head and treating it like a flashlight, killing other gods as easily as squashing insects.
In the end, Diana sealed him once more.
The battlefield then was the 'Place of Light,' initially used as a throne for stacking corpses by the Primordial, later hollowed out during the battle, unsuitable for habitation.
Other peaks were mostly flattened, with valleys filled with rubble and corpses of humans and gods.
The miasma and resentment never dissipated.
In this incident, Ares fell, Apollo fell, Hercules fell, Dionysus fell, and even more gods of lesser renown perished.
Thus, Diana became the War God, and Hera temporarily assumed the role of Master of Olympus.
But the old home was utterly destroyed.
Hera sought help from her brother-in-law, Poseidon, raising a new mountain range from the sea as their new residence.
To maintain appearances, they deluded themselves, calling the new high mountain island Olympus, as if they'd never left.
Diana thought Su Ming didn't know, but from an observer's perspective, he knew far more...
Even more than she, the one fully involved, knew, though he didn't say anything.
But now, there was no longer any concern for the Greek Gods' pretense; the final battlefield lay at the former Olympus.