American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 530 Seeking Justice

Soon, some of the demigods realized what was happening. Some glanced back at Apollo's expression and found that the current king of gods looked terrifying.

Apollo is not an easy god to get along with.

He was arrogant and conceited, looking down on Ares's barbarity and viewing him as a tool to be used; he distrusted Hermes's cunning, merely using this messenger of the gods for personal gain; he cultivated relationships with demigods and mythical creatures, exploiting their discontent with the old order and their greed for new power.

Apollo had no true allies; in his eyes, all gods, demigods, or mythical creatures were nothing more than tools.

If a tool cannot perform its intended function, it is better to discard it.

The demigod heroes had never been so clear about this—if they didn't do something, they would probably be killed by this god.

So the demigods began to rally their army and charge toward Rune, even though he had killed the God of War almost effortlessly, these demigods still held onto a sliver of hope.

What if the magic that Rune used to kill Ares consumed a huge amount of mana? What if he could only use this move a few times?

But Apollo's methods—

Some mythical heroes, recalling the recent fates of certain nymphs and demigods, felt a chill run down their spines. Compared to falling into Apollo's hands, perhaps being killed directly by that dark mage would have been more pleasant.

They began to use brutal methods to force the mythical creatures, who were in a state of fear, to charge, even going so far as to stab some of the more stubborn creatures to death.

It's ridiculous that these mythical creatures didn't die at the hands of Rune, but instead at the hands of these greedy hero knights.

And Rune, of course, gave these creatures their deaths.

The centaur, still galloping, its hooves raised, its upper body already reduced to ashes. The chimera, its wings outstretched, crumbled like withered leaves. The howling cyclops, its voice abruptly cut short, its massive body collapsing like a sandcastle.

As for those demigods—although they possess the bloodlines of Zeus, Poseidon, and other chief gods, and although they also possess a certain amount of divine power, in front of Rune, the demigod heroes are like the few remaining drops of water at the bottom of a hot pot, quickly boiling and disappearing into the air.

In the blink of an eye, the area in front of the Temple of Olympus became much emptier, and Rune let out a rare burp.

Ares's divine power, combined with the power of numerous demigod heroes and mythical creatures, was still somewhat overwhelming. Furthermore, the runes' absorption significantly weakened the influence of the Greek pantheon in this universe.

Even if Hera were to return to power, release the other imprisoned Greek gods, and incidentally gain the full support of Poseidon and Hades, it would still be the same.

Not to mention that Hades himself was also eyeing the throne of the gods, but because the situation in Hell was unstable at the moment, he needed to maintain his rule, which is why he did not join the battle for the throne of the gods.

Undoubtedly, Apollo was enraged. Far from being frightened by Rune's annihilation of Ares and his army, he instead believed that the dark mage had offended him.

Then a blinding golden light burst forth from not far away, attempting to dispel the pervasive dark magic. The sun god merely waved his hand, and the pure gold chariot pulled by four golden horses stopped beside Apollo, the horses and the chariot radiating light and intense heat.

After summoning the sun, Apollo feigned friendship and extended his hand to invite Hermes to join him on the chariot, but Hermes refused.

"My God-King, although I long to fight alongside you, my greatest skill is running. Staying in the chariot will prevent me from serving you as well—" Hermes said, feigning humility.

He's actually quite right. Hermes is a speedster who has connected with the Speed ​​Force through divine power, so boarding the chariot is indeed a weakening factor for him.

Apollo nodded in satisfaction. "Let us crush this blasphemous mortal!"

Hermes outwardly nodded, obeying Apollo's decision, but inwardly he was already having second thoughts. Hera and the First Fallen had both given a general account of Rune's strength, but Hermes himself had previously dismissed it.

Seeing Rune's current performance, Hermes only wants to escape, and the only reason he is still here is because the outcome is still undecided.

Apollo's power did indeed increase dramatically after he assumed the throne of the gods, and dark magic was indeed countered by Apollo.

Therefore, Hermes felt that the odds of victory for both sides were roughly equal, and that he might be the final straw that changed the course of the battle. Thus, this greedy god believed he could profit handsomely from the situation.

It's just unknown what Hermes would think if he knew that Rune possessed the Kryptonian ability to absorb yellow sunlight to become stronger.

Apollo, unaware of Hermes's ulterior motives, rode his sun chariot into the sky, golden light condensing in his hand into a tangible bow of the sun god, which he drew to its fullest extent.

An arrow of light, imbued with the temperature of the sun's core and powerful enough to evaporate stars, instantly took shape and locked onto the dark mage below.

After successfully ascending to the throne of the god-king, his control over the sun reached a new level, which enabled him to condense countless rays of sunlight into arrows of light.

"Die!" Apollo roared, and the arrow of light, carrying the wrath of the god-king and a scorching torrent that purified all things, shot toward the mage's head.

Rune didn't even bother to defend himself. He opened his arms wide, withdrew all his dark magic, and welcomed the arrows formed from countless rays of sunlight without any defense.

Apollo looked surprised, but the surging torrent of light, after reaching within three meters of Rune, rapidly dissipated, collapsed, and eventually dimmed and went out, like a punctured balloon.

Before Apollo and Hermes's wide-eyed eyes, the terrible arrow of light vanished without a trace.

"No—this is impossible!" The astonishment and majesty on Apollo's face collapsed, leaving only horror. He carefully felt the connection between himself and the sun and found it to be as strong as ever.

Looking at Rune again, his face was flushed, and he even let out a satisfied sigh. Blazing white light overflowed from his eyes, making it difficult to see the iris. It seemed as if a golden light like lava was flowing under his skin.

If Clark had absorbed all that solar energy, he might have been able to completely overpower Darkseid. Rune could certainly do the same, but the underlying mechanisms would be very different.

"My relationship with Doctor Fate isn't that good." Rune took a deep breath and calmly looked at Apollo and Hermes not far away. "But I don't like to see a hero die because of the selfish interests of a few scoundrels."

"I wasn't by Kent's side when he had the accident, so the only thing I can do for him now is—"

"It's about getting justice for him!"