CHAPTER 436: CHAPTER 436: WHO KILLED HIM?

The rest of the journey was uneventful. Starscream’s appearance confirmed that the Decepticons had received the news that Megatron was being transferred by humans, and they did indeed launch an attack on the transport convoy.

Starscream was the fastest, so he arrived at the convoy alone.

He thought he had the advantage in mobility and could just run if he could not win, but he did not expect to be caught and killed by one of Tony’s "ultimate moves".

"How did you come up with that move?"

Ethan had seen it very clearly. Tony’s move was a combination of technology, magic, and even some magic stone technology.

It utilized the energy of the Arc Reactor, and the energy release clearly used the shaping techniques of an Arcane Mage, which allowed him to form a thick energy layer outside his body.

"At first, I just wanted to see if forming an energy layer outside my body could help increase flight speed. Then I started thinking about how to attack while accelerating rapidly. The result was that at such high speeds, the surrounding energy is the most powerful weapon. I did not need to do anything else, just control the direction and crash into them."

The equipment that deformed on the armor was actually various pre-set magic structure deployment devices in the armor’s program, because with Tony’s current magical strength, he could not complete such a complex spell in an instant.

But with the help of the armor, he could mobilize sufficient powerful energy in a very short time and complete this spell to deliver a fatal blow to a strong enemy. This was the power of combining technology and magic. You could pre-set spells like a Spell Slot Mage and instantly cast them in battle, and you could also repeatedly use the same spell like a Mana Mage.

Ethan could certainly do it too, but it would take Tony who knows how many years to reach Ethan’s current level if he did not use technological assistance.

He had already gone very far on the technology side, and there was no need to abandon his previous advantages. The best choice was to effectively combine the two and forge his own path.

"It’s a shame there’s still a cooldown issue. This move can’t be used for a long time, otherwise, even you wouldn’t have a very good way to deal with it, right?"

Tony, wrapped in that massive energy, would be severely injured even by a strong gust of wind. Simply grazing him would be fatal. Coupled with his extremely fast flight speed and the ability to control direction freely, it would be very difficult for ordinary people to resist.

But for Ethan, this was no trouble at all, so he simply replied with two calm words.

"Heh heh."

Tony, of course, understood what Ethan’s reaction meant. Just as he was about to say something else, he suddenly remembered the scene where Thor was utterly thrashed by Ethan.

For a master skilled in controlling space, flying fast seemed useless. The opponent could interfere with and distort the spatial structure. He might fly until he vomited blood and still be spinning in place. Even if the opponent seemed to be right in front of him, he could not actually get close.

Thinking of this, he lost his previous confidence. He did know a few ways to break such spatial magic, but with his current strength, he could not do any of them.

"Looks like you figured it out."

Seeing Tony suddenly fall silent and lost in thought, Ethan knew the guy had realized it. Although his move had strong lethality, it lacked duration and stability. Seeing that even the armor overheated afterward, the burden of this move on the armor was definitely more severe than he showed.

"Anyway, the direction is right. Next is to solve those technical problems."

After cooling down for a while, and with the armor’s cooling system running at full power, Tony could finally retract the nano-armor. Returning to the command vehicle, he did not have to fly at a constant speed with the convoy alongside Ethan anymore.

Of course, the most important reason was that he did not want Ethan to show off inexplicably again. Because Tony’s armor could not be retracted temporarily, Ethan had been flying outside with him, following the convoy.

It was not a big deal that Tony had armor on, but Ethan did not show any mysterious spell runes, did not have wings, and did not have any high-tech equipment like jet propulsion devices on him. He just flew up like that. This scene was even more attention-grabbing than Tony’s armor.

When they returned to the command vehicle, Sam was the first to press for answers.

"How did you do that? Was that magic too? Why didn’t I see you make any spell-casting movements? Or do you have some special equipment on you? Like an anti-gravity device or something?"

Sam listed almost every possibility he could think of, yet Ethan answered with the one possibility he had not mentioned.

"Uh... this is kind of an instinct, I guess? Like how people walk or fish swim."

Sam’s mouth hung open, not knowing what to say, but Mikaela, who had successfully obtained the assistant position, had fewer reservations. She directly blurted out what everyone wanted to ask but could not articulate. "You can fly on your own?"

"I only recently mastered this ability. Actually, I didn’t know I could fly originally."

If Diana had not suddenly wanted to see if Ethan could fly on his own, he would still have been flying using the wings he created with magical energy.

Although flying that way was cool and "impressive", it was ultimately not as effortless as it was now. One was like waving your own arm or wiggling your own finger; the other was like holding some kind of tool in your hand and then using these tools to do things you could previously do with your hands.

Which was more convenient was obvious at a glance.

For Sam, this was merely another amazing ability displayed by the miraculous alien (or god) Ethan. However, in the eyes of two sharp-sighted and highly experienced individuals, this meant that Ethan, a creature of unknown race, did not have fixed innate abilities and could even continuously improve.

Kevin Smith pondered for a moment and asked a question he had been thinking about for a while. "Mr. Ethan, you mentioned earlier that beings like you were once revered as gods on Earth. I wonder if there are any familiar gods who happen to come from the same civilization as you?"

Ethan stroked his smooth chin. Kevin Smith’s question was interesting, a kind of probing, but if they were to discuss this, he certainly could not mention characters from the Ocean World.

Tony suddenly rolled his eyes discreetly. He already anticipated what was going to happen next.

"Thor."

Ignoring Tony’s "I knew it" look, Ethan shamelessly included Thor as one of his own kind.

"Thor?"

If Thor were mentioned normally, it might not be easy to associate him with the Norse god of thunder, but when there was a man nearby who called himself Iron Man, everyone’s first reaction upon hearing the name was the Norse god of thunder.

Sam, the young man, had a very strange expression. In fact, Kevin Smith and his advisor’s faces were equally strange.

Iron Man, and now Thor, the God of Thunder... this guy was not going to say the Avengers were actually his compatriots, was he?

"Cough, the God of Thunder from Norse mythology?"

"Yes."

Ethan’s expression remained normal. This was a test of thick skin. If he showed even a hint of embarrassment, the other party would take it as a lie.

He had to look completely matter-of-fact so that the other party would not question his words.

Ethan also wanted to mention others, but after thinking about it, he realized that the only gods he knew were Odin, Thor, and Diana. Diana was not considered a "god from mythology". Like Tony, she was a comic book character.

However, thinking of Diana, he suddenly thought of another god.

"Oh, and Ares."

"Ares? The God of War Ares from Olympian mythology?"

"Yes, that Ares." Ethan nodded. "And in terms of bloodline, I’m a bit closer to him than to Thor..."

The key ingredient in the divine blood potion that helped Ethan take a crucial step was Ares’s blood, so saying this was not wrong.

In this regard, Ethan was indeed closer to the Olympian gods in Greek mythology and more distant from Thor, the God of Thunder from Norse mythology, in terms of "bloodline".

"Is Ares still alive?"

Compared to Mikaela and Sam being shocked that a legendary god actually existed, Kevin Smith was concerned about something else.

As someone who once had considerable fame on Earth and whose legendary stories have been passed down to this day, even though there were no true believers left, there was still fertile ground for developing believers. Would that Ares suddenly return to Earth?

From Ethan’s strength, it was clear that these so-called gods possessed very powerful abilities. If they wanted to rule Earth, humans would have almost no power to resist.

"Oh no, Ares died a while ago."

"Died?"

Kevin Smith’s spirits lifted. Such powerful beings could also die. This was truly good news.

"How did he die?"

He thought Ethan would not answer this question. This question seemed to involve the secrets of "gods", and perhaps one might inadvertently expose their weaknesses, so he would likely be vague and gloss over the question.

If that were the case, it would mean that although the other party was powerful, they were not invincible.

Unexpectedly, Ethan did not mind discussing the cause of death of Ares, his kinsman, at all, and stated it very directly.

"Killed by someone."

Kevin Smith felt his head buzzing. He realized things seemed to have become more complicated.

The God of War Ares was killed?

In his mind, Ares, having the name God of War, must be more powerful than this unknown alien Ethan. Extrapolating Ares’s combat power from Ethan’s strength, it was simply terrifying...

Such a powerful God of War was actually killed? How terrifying was the being who killed Ares? Was this universe really that dangerous?

"Killed by whom?"

Kevin Smith did not realize that he was asking this question almost through clenched teeth.

Ethan did not care about his tone, he just did not know how to answer. Should he tell him: "Killed by my girlfriend."

He felt that if he really said that, the senator would immediately "gasp" and pass out.

(To be continued.)