"Only four heads?"

"You think you can defeat me with just four heads?"

Kaiser eyed the Hydra's form.

In mythological legends, the Hydra's heads could regenerate infinitely.

It was nearly impossible to kill.

If Hercules hadn't used a torch to seal its regenerative ability, he never would have passed that trial.

The key was this!

The power that sealed the Hydra's regeneration was the primal flame of human civilization!

Indeed, the heavenly fire stolen from Olympus by Prometheus.

Kaiser glanced at the missing section in the Hydra's body.

"Good. Its Head of Eternity hasn't been retrieved yet."

"Otherwise, this fight might require Athena herself to step in."

The Head of Eternity was the source of the Hydra's power.

Without it and the other four heads, the Hydra's current strength was less than a third of its peak.

"Puny mortal! You dare provoke a god!"

The Hydra roared in fury.

Dracula's last remnants of flesh exploded.

It fully transformed into the Hydra's appearance.

The trident in Kaiser's hand shifted into a holy sword.

Kaiser pointed the blade at the Hydra. "Come, let's fight!"

"Roar!"

The battle erupted!

The four grotesque heads hissed and roared, charging at Kaiser.

If not for him, the Hydra could have quietly carried out its revival plan.

But it wasn't too late.

As long as it could kill the Golden Saint before it, the revival plan could still proceed!

"Clang!"

In midair, Kaiser swung his holy sword.

It clashed against the Hydra's body, sparking bursts of light.

But it failed to pierce its defense.

This shocked Kaiser.

The Libra Gold Cloth's weapons could shatter the pillars supporting the seven seas.

Yet now, they couldn't breach the Hydra's defenses.

Its scales were incredibly tough.

"Buzz!"

Kaiser's eyes flashed with golden light.

His seventh-sense cosmos burned to its limit.

The Libra weapons detached from his body.

Twin shields guarded his sides, while the other offensive weapons were manipulated by Kaiser to swarm the Hydra.

"Let's see how long you can hold out!"

The Libra weapons turned into streams of light.

They carved arcs of brilliance across the Hydra's body.

The sound of collisions rang out endlessly.

"Roar!"

The Hydra bellowed.

Its divine power surged.

Kaiser, along with the Libra weapons, was blasted back.

His body crashed into the earth, creating a deep crater.

"Looks like I'll have to focus my attack."

Though knocked back, Kaiser wasn't heavily injured.

Protected by the Gold Cloth and with the power gap between him and the Hydra not too vast, he was fine.

"Die!"

The Hydra's massive form lunged at Kaiser.

"So fast!"

"You can't afford to lose focus against a god."

Kaiser barely had time to raise the golden twin shields in front of him.

His entire body was driven deep into the ground.

The massive impact tore the surrounding earth apart.

This battlefield was on Earth.

If it were on another planet, the Hydra's strike could have shattered it entirely.

Such was the power of a god!

"Pfft!"

Kaiser spat out a mouthful of blood.

His organs felt as if they'd shifted.

Even with the golden twin shields, he could only barely withstand the blow.

"Six Paths Samsara Fist!"

Kaiser unleashed his mastered technique!

A fist technique he created by combining the Virgo Saint's Six Paths Samsara.

It shared a name with a certain Heavenly Emperor's technique.

It could not only strike the body but also banish the soul Ascendant Knight.

The fist's light tore through the earth and soared into the sky.

The Hydra was sent flying by the punch.

Kaiser seized the chance to break free, soaring out.

"Mortal!"

The Hydra was enraged.

It couldn't accept that it was struggling against a mere human.

"Even the golden humans of the Mythological Era."

"Wouldn't dare act so arrogantly!"

The Hydra roared in madness.

Kaiser's earlier punch had shaken its divine soul!

It sensed danger.

Its heart was filled with dread.

Having just escaped its confinement, was it to be sealed again?

That was absolutely not what it wanted!

Though it had only four heads left, the Hydra's divine power remained immense and formidable.

Its strength, comparable to the eighth sense, pushed Kaiser to his limits.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

This battle was grueling.

"If that's the case, try this move."

The twelve golden weapons floated into the air.

"Libra's ultimate technique! Final Justice!"

The cosmos-infused golden weapons merged with the Cloth.

Radiant brilliance flashed across the sky.

"Break through with a focused strike!"

"Buzz!"

The twelve golden weapons danced.

The Hydra was locked in their sights.

"Courting death!"

The four snake heads writhed.

Clashing relentlessly with the golden weapons.

"Boom!"

The Hydra's body was struck down, crashing into the earth.

Kicking up a storm of dust.

But Kaiser was now panting heavily.

Controlling all twelve golden weapons simultaneously was immensely taxing.

"Even Final Justice didn't work?"

Kaiser stared at the dust below.

"Swish."

The Hydra rose, scattering the dust instantly.

"So, gods can bleed too."

Seeing the Hydra's condition, Kaiser smirked.

"Mortal! You dare wound my divine body!"

The eyes of the Hydra's four snake heads nearly burst with rage.

A mere Golden Saint, not even at the eighth sense, how could he be this difficult?

At this moment, the Hydra was beginning to consider retreat.

The earth was Athena's domain.

If she took notice, it might lose its chance at revival entirely.

"Kill him, and I'll help you!"

A voice sounded in the Hydra's ears.

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