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Chapter 162 The Thief and the Clown

The participation of Hephaestus and Demeter in the war discouraged others. Becoming the god of war is indeed tempting, but one must be alive to enjoy it.

If they really managed to snatch it, they would have offended the four main gods and the Queen of Heaven at the same time. It was hard to imagine how difficult the days would be in the future. No one dared to get involved.

Mo Gui was very dissatisfied with this phenomenon!

How can there be such a fuss with only four people? There are too few people!

"Who else wants to join the duel? Anyone else?"

Mo Gui asked again, but still no one dared to stand up, which made him extremely disappointed.

"Don't waste your time, Hades."

Hera couldn't wait any longer. Ares' condition was getting worse and worse, and the priesthood of war had to be taken back as soon as possible.

Others couldn't wait any longer. The battle between the four main gods was a rare sight. Although they didn't dare to join the battle, they dared to bet on the outside!

In this short period of time, they all placed heavy bets and couldn't wait to win money!

"Tsk! You guys are useless even though I gave you the chance. Well then, Zeus, let's get started."

Zeus nodded, raised his scepter high, and drew the stars in the sky to create a venue for the duel.

The melee among the four main gods is still a little dangerous for the gods watching. Those who are not fighting will be fine, but it will be fun to see a bunch of onlookers being killed.

"Then, let's get started."

Before Zeus finished his words, Athena's spear had already stabbed in front of Hermes. Although Hermes seemed the weakest, Athena still decided to kill him first.

This guy is a scheming guy. Since she has offended him anyway, she might as well offend him more severely!
Hermes is not good at fighting. To be more precise, apart from stealing, he is not good at much else.

Although there is a saying about the three great Hermes in the world, that is in the field of alchemy. It means nothing to God and is just a trick of the jester.

But this duel involves more than just two people. Hermes cannot fight head-on, but Hephaestus can!
Hephaestus's big hammer hit Athena, forcing her to defend herself and give up the attack.

The spear blocked the sledgehammer, and Hephaestus struck Athena with great force, forcing her to retreat.

At this time Hermes took action. Although he was only good at stealing, it took some skills to do such things. When it came to stealing, he was worthy of the title of the patron saint of thieves.

With a move of his cloud-reaching hand, he stole Athena's sword.

"You really can only be a thief."

"Athena, don't be complacent. You're definitely going to lose if there are three of us fighting against you alone!"

Just now, the three of them exchanged glances and reached a cooperation. Athena is the strongest, so they should join forces to eliminate Athena and then compete for the priesthood, which is beneficial to them all.

Hephaestus's hammer struck again, and Athena, who had no way to retreat, used her spear to knock the hammer away, and at this time Hermes took action.

Hermes is the fastest god among all gods, so he became a messenger. Of course, this fastest speed may be exaggerated, but it still has some value.

He took advantage of Athena's spear to knock the hammer away and appeared on Athena's side, where there was no defense.

"Ding!"

Athena's sword was blocked by a shield. Don't forget that Perseus' shield was given by Athena, so how could she not have a spare one!
As the goddess of war and victory, Athena is proficient in the use of all weapons, and her arsenal of weapons is bottomless.

Although Hermes stole her most powerful sword, her shield was not impenetrable.

"Damn it, you favored guy, you have so many things!"

Hermes' face was distorted with jealousy, he had done so much for Zeus but received almost no reward, while Athena and Artemis received favoritism without doing anything, which made him extremely unbalanced.

"Favoritism? You think I'm favored because you're incompetent."

Athena would not spoil him. She had achieved what she has today by herself. Her mother was still in Zeus's belly. If this could be considered favoritism, then what about Artemis?
Zeus's mother!
She was the one who had been given countless honorary priesthoods without having to do anything. The reason for this meeting was that Zeus killed all other moon gods for her, causing the entire pantheon to feel unbalanced.

Compared to Artemis, they were all unpopular guys.

When this was mentioned, Hermes' face became even more distorted. He cursed Zeus's partiality in his heart, but forgot that they were in a duel, not a complaining meeting, and distraction could be fatal!

Athena tilted her shield, allowing the sword to pass by her side, and she moved closer to Hermes and stabbed Hermes' heart with her spear.

Fortunately, Demeter came to the rescue at this time. She hooked Hermes with her sickle and pulled him out, avoiding Athena's spear.

"You're also a waste if you're distracted during a fight."

"You are just taking action now, who do you think you are!"

Demeter glanced at him and ignored him.

She had experienced the war to overthrow Kronos, so she knew when to take action. It was not the turn of a second-generation god who was not good at fighting to lecture her.

Hephaestus continued to attack. Although he was ugly, his martial arts skills were very strong. How could he forge iron without strong strength?

Athena was hit by powerful hammers one after another, and she was unable to resist. She could not win at all in terms of strength.

"Hephaestus, do you really think you can get the priesthood of war?" "That's for later."

The most important thing now is to eliminate you. An honest man like Hephaestus is not easy to fool.

The big hammer hit the shield, sparks flew everywhere, and Hermes was standing next to her, appearing and disappearing like an assassin, running out from time to time to hit her.

Although he caused no harm, he provided cover for Demeter, who was the real danger due to her experience.

Not long after, Athena began to bleed. This was the damage caused by Demeter's sickle. In this duel, their divine powers were sealed by Zeus, and they could only fight with their own bodies.

Otherwise, Athena wouldn't have fought so hard. Her physical strength was suppressed by Hephaestus, and her experience was suppressed by Demeter. If she could hold on until now, she deserves the title of the goddess of victory.

"Demeter, I swear on my wisdom that if I win this duel, I will give the prize to Persephone."

Demeter immediately swung her sickle at Hephaestus beside her. This was exactly what she was waiting for!

The alliance between the three seems to be shaky, but in fact it can be broken with just one poke.

Demeter saw clearly that Hephaestus came for Ares and went to fight at Hera's request. Hermes had already offended Zeus and would never dare to offend Hera again.

So no matter which of them wins, Persephone will not get the priesthood of war.

Her best solution is to join forces with Athena. With the strength of both of them, it would be easy to eliminate Hermes and Hephaestus. The problem is how to ensure that Athena will give her the priesthood of war.

Hera's friendship is definitely more valuable than her, Demeter's!
So when Athena swore an oath and promised to give the priesthood to Persephone, she turned the gun without hesitation and killed Hephaestus beside her.

"Demeter, don't fall for it! She only said it was a prize, she didn't say which priest it belonged to!"

"Whichever it is, it's enough!"

Hephaestus, an honest man, never thought that Demeter would betray him. He was caught off guard and his entire hand was cut off by the sickle.

With one hand broken, he was doomed to fail in the duel and had no chance of stopping either Demeter or Athena.

As for Hermes, it is better to rely on yourself than on him. Even with one hand broken, he is much stronger than Hermes.

As expected, when his head was chopped off by the sickle, Hermes was caught up by Athena and stabbed through the heart.

The fastest god? Not fast enough!

"Athena, remember your oath."

"Rest assured, Demeter, I never joke with my wisdom."

Athena's reputation is not exaggerated. If her reputation was not good enough, Demeter would not dare to betray her just because of her oath.

Demeter admitted defeat. As long as Athena kept her oath, her goal would be achieved and there was no need to fight any further.

Although it is best for her to win, if you think that Athena, who was slightly injured, is easy to deal with, then you should check your brain to see if it is filled with straw.

"It's so boring."

"Yeah, this is fucking boring! Why do we have to seal the power? This doesn't look fun at all!"

Mogui and Poseidon each had a bucket of popcorn and were complaining, which made Zeus so angry that his veins were throbbing.

If the divine power is not sealed, and the four main gods open fire with all their might, how long will the fight last?

Demeter and Hermes both have medical abilities, Athena has a bunch of artifacts, and Hephaestus himself is a weapon maker. It is possible for the four of them to fight for ten days or half a month.

Do you think everyone is as idle as you two and have so much time to watch the duel here?
Athena won undisputedly and received her reward amid the wailing of the gods. They knew that Athena would be targeted and many bet on her to lose, but Demeter's backstab made them suffer huge losses.

Hecate and the three goddesses of fate, who were the bankers, made a lot of money. I don't know where these gods got the courage to gamble with the four of them.

Surprisingly, Athena did not immediately accommodate the position of the goddess of commerce, but gave both positions to Demeter.

"Athena, you..."

"This is the agreed compensation. I don't need a new priesthood."

Athena signaled Demeter with her eyes, asking her to look aside. Demeter glanced and saw Hera, who was cold as ice and filled with murderous intent, staring at the two of them.

Demeter suddenly understood that Hades could ignore Hera and leave the priesthood of war, but they could not. Not everyone could withstand Hera's targeting.

If Persephone became the god of war, her life would be miserable, and Athena would not dare to take over the position of war.

She is already the goddess of war and victory. If she takes away Ares's priesthood of war, the one who will target her will not be Hera, but Zeus.

Even though Zeus seems to dote on her, she will still die if she threatens Zeus' position!
Just like when Metis was prophesied to give birth to a son who would overthrow Zeus, she even had no time to give birth to a daughter before she was eaten by Zeus.

Persephone received the priesthood of commerce, and Demeter walked towards Hera holding the beating priesthood of war, which would be returned to Ares.

Everyone is satisfied, so who would be dissatisfied?
Of course it’s our Mr. Thief, Hermes!

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