Chapter 195 Even the Almighty is New to Being a Dad Chapter 196
Absolute One Is Also New to Fatherhood Chapter 196
[You have entered the Gate: 'Savage Hill of War.']
Kang-jun stepped inside the Gate and surveyed his surroundings.
It was a wasteland strewn with flesh and bones.
His gaze soon turned toward the distant hilltop.
"That must be him..."
Far in the distance, atop the hill, stood a man clad in formidable armor, arms crossed as he looked down with an imposing presence.
Kang-jun felt irritation bubbling up.
Just moments ago, he had been watching his daughter's joyful face, his heart warm—only for this fly to buzz in and ruin the moment.
"I will slaughter all your kin..."
The meaningless provocation disgusted him.
And so...
His anger flared.
"Then you'll have to kill me first."
But...
"You didn't come alone."
The Savage God of War seemed to have brought several divine beings with him.
Then—
A booming narrative, neither text nor voice, reverberated across the battlefield.
『The Savage God of War, a deity of the Olympian Star Cluster, is the trueborn son of the Chief God, Zeus...』
『Infamous for his cruel and violent temper, yet renowned for his countless battlefield exploits...』
『He has marched across every warzone alongside his twin sons, Phobos and Deimos...』
『Accompanied not only by the Goddess of Discord, Eris, and her children, but often even by the Goddess of Death, Ceres...』
Just as Kang-jun began advancing toward the hill—
Toss.
The Savage God of War, still standing atop the hill, casually threw a small pebble high into the air before catching it again.
Then—
Flick.
He scattered the pebbles in his hand, tossing them toward the ground.
Roll, roll, roll—
The pebbles tumbled before stopping, then began transforming into human soldiers armed with spears.
"Tch."
It had begun.
Roll, roll, roll—
The god kept throwing pebble after pebble onto the ground, each one rolling before morphing into another soldier.
The soldiers, now armed with spears and swords, multiplied like a swarm, forming an entire legion.
Then—
The soldiers, sprouting from the earth, moved in perfect unison, charging toward Kang-jun with terrifying speed.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The earth trembled with each step they took.
Kang-jun watched them with cold, sunken eyes.
『To oppose the exalted ■■■, the Savage God of War gathered divine relics from across the star cluster...』
『He wielded the Olympian relic, "Mother's Bones," to forge soldiers capable of fighting ■■■...』
『A divine artifact from the time the Olympian gods sought to exterminate humanity...』
『Originally, it merely spawned "humans" from the earth when thrown...』
『But Ares infused it with his divine power, creating soldiers armed with spears and swords...』
The next moment, the army forged by the Savage God of War clashed with Kang-jun.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
Surrounded by thousands of soldiers, Kang-jun moved like a wolf among sheep, tearing through them with brutal efficiency.
"Cheap tricks..."
He fought using every part of his body—hands, feet, elbows, knees, forehead, shoulders—anything that could serve as a weapon.
THUD!
He wrenched a spear from one soldier and drove it deep into another's chest, muttering:
"This will be your downfall."
Black magic surged from Kang-jun's hand, seeping into the fallen soldier's body.
"Close combat is my specialty."
The corpse, infused with Kang-jun's black magic, erupted in dark flames before resurrecting—
Its flesh melted away, leaving only a skeletal warrior with glowing red eyes and a grotesquely enlarged frame, small horns sprouting from its skull.
"Go."
One by one, the fallen soldiers rose again as Skeleton Warriors.
One, two, three, four...
Soon, their numbers matched the Savage God of War's legion.
"Let us join forces."
The Savage God of War, still standing atop the hill with arms crossed, gave his command.
"Yes, Father."
"Yes, Father."
His twin sons, Phobos and Deimos, drew their swords and charged into battle.
"Engage!"
The twin sons of the god—
Phobos and Deimos.
Divine offspring and...
"Outstanding swordsmen."
Infamous for their savagery, they carved through Kang-jun's forces.
Meanwhile—
The Savage God of War himself drew his sword, dancing across the battlefield as if performing a deadly sword dance.
『Two armies clashed.』
『Blades met blades.』
『Blood and flesh flew.』
The moment the Savage God of War joined the fray, his soldiers' morale soared.
"Of course!"
He shattered a Skeleton Warrior's skull with a swing of his sword and roared:
"The Goddess of Death, Ceres, stands behind you, blessing you with her grace!"
His voice thundered.
"Advance without fear!"
His soldiers cheered, swinging their weapons with renewed vigor.
『The Savage God of War's arrival bolstered his army's morale...』
『The tide of battle began to shift in his favor...』
Then—
The god smirked, taunting Kang-jun from afar.
"You defeated the Wise Goddess of War? Pathetic! You're nothing special!"
He crushed a Skeleton Warrior beneath his foot and bellowed:
"Enemy of Olympus!"
Rage dripped from his voice.
"Thanks to you, I can prove my worth to Father!"
His tone dripped with glee.
"Your army is on the brink of annihilation!"
One by one, he felled the Skeleton Warriors, laughing.
"Accept your defeat!"
To him, victory was already assured.
Though Kang-jun turned fallen enemies into his own soldiers...
Since the god and his sons joined the battle, his forces dwindled like autumn leaves.
"I knew it'd come to this..."
The god grinned madly.
"That arrogant bitch acted so high and mighty, only to fall to a worthless fool."
He tightened his grip on his sword and muttered:
"Disappointingly weak."
Was this really the being who bore the great title of ■■■?
Yet...
His army was on the verge of destruction.
"War..."
Kang-jun, meanwhile, felt nothing but disgust at the scene before him.
He had seen countless battlefields.
Though he had never dwelled on it...
He never wanted to face this again.
The clashing steel, the stench of blood, the screams of the dying—
It all made him sick.
"How tedious."
Who knew a peaceful, ordinary life would be so hard to attain?
How many more must he kill to live it?
Lost in thought, Kang-jun raised his hand—
CLANG!
Blocking the swords of Phobos and Deimos as they lunged at him.
"Father's nemesis!"
"Embrace death!"
The twins moved with terrifying synergy, launching a relentless assault.
"My sons, make him kneel!"
The Savage God of War raised his sword and roared:
"Cut off his nose and ears! Feed his corpse to the dogs! Hunt down every last one of his kin!"
He pointed his blade at Kang-jun.
"Find them all, slaughter them the same way, then behead them!"
At that moment—
CLASH! CLASH! CLANG!
Kang-jun, dodging the twins' attacks, muttered under his breath:
"Lunar Eclipse."
A monstrous howl echoed as the sun was eclipsed by the moon.
"Return the favor."
Kang-jun's voice scraped like metal.
SCREEEECH—!
The scattered bones of the Skeleton Warriors reassembled, resurrecting.
"Kieeeek..."
"Kieee..."
"Kieeeek..."
The world flickered.
FLASH—
Then—
CRACKLE—BOOM!
Black lightning struck Phobos and Deimos, charring them instantly.
"Now they're just lumps of charcoal."
They collapsed without even a scream.
"You said you'd cut off my nose and ears."
Kang-jun snatched a fallen sword and swiftly sliced off the twins' noses and ears.
"Then you'd behead me."
Two more swings—their heads rolled.
CLANG.
He tossed the sword aside and turned to the Savage God of War.
"You... how dare you kill my sons?!"
The god's voice trembled with rage as he glared at Kang-jun—
Now a skeletal figure wreathed in flames, his body ravaged by the Eclipse.
"How many more must I kill?"
Kang-jun tilted his head.
"How many more must die before I can live the life I want?"
People always said he had changed.
Half true, half false.
He had changed—yet remained the same.
"I..."
He had never lost his old nature.
If someone provoked him...
He could always return to what he once was.
"So tedious."
War was exhausting.
But...
It was something he excelled at.
So—
For the life he desired—
He would kill as many as needed.
Even if it took slaughtering countless more...
"I'll kill every last one in my way."
"You bastard—!"
"No, I should think of it as cleaning."
He would live the life he wanted.
"Yes, this is just taking out the trash."
Kang-jun murmured.
"Clearing away the garbage that has no place in the world my daughter will live in."
Thinking of it that way made it bearable.
Even satisfying.
Kang-jun grinned grotesquely.
"Now, your turn."
He added:
"Time to pay for words that should never have left your mouth."
The next instant—
BOOM!
Kang-jun kicked off the ground, leaving a crater behind.
Likewise—
The Savage God of War charged—
ROOOOOAR—!
The two divine forces collided.