Foolish Brother Odin

Chapter 421 Fighting Will
Honestly, if ordinary gods could open their eyes and know Hera's actions, they would only admire Hera's wisdom.

In a world where information dissemination is underdeveloped, this approach is not only perfectly sound, but it can also unite the team and boost morale.

However, the opposing God Emperor Tang Si was a time traveler from the modern world.

Having lived through an era of highly developed information technology, no one understands better than him what transparency in information technology can bring.

Without more authoritative external information, whatever Mount Olympus says, those ignorant subordinate gods will believe it. Even if they question it, they can't produce any evidence.

Towns's swift rebuttal is a tremendous blow to Zeus's authority.

Haha, didn't you say Olympus was winning?

Is this what you call winning?
This is called the art of winning!

The Greek gods, though outwardly oblivious to Thanatos's fall, would always find a way to confirm it.

Regardless of the size of a pantheon, there will always be a god of death within a complete pantheon.

Rumors may cause a commotion, but the truth is the sharpest knife.

Hera's dark complexion drastically reduced her attractiveness by two levels.

Ultimately, Hera was the kind of person who was good at civil wars but bad at foreign wars.

If she were to wield Zeus's authority and persecute the children of mistresses throughout the Greek world, she would be an absolute demon lord.

If you really send a family goddess to fight in an external war, to outwit and outfight the opposing god-emperor, she's nothing.

So much so that when the matter reached Zeus, he merely glanced at his noble wife and said nothing.

Has Hera made enough messes over the years?

It's just that Zeus's authority was too great, and everyone ignored Hera's nonsense.

This time, the subordinate gods were still cooperating with Hera's performance, even turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to the truth.

Anyone with a brain knows that this is magma hidden deep in the earth. Once Zeus shows signs of defeat and is unable to control the situation, the backlash will be a thousand times greater on Mount Olympus.

Far away.

As Athena watched closely, she noticed that the morale of the subordinate gods had clearly plummeted.

They would still attack under the orders of Zeus and Athena, and their complacency and lack of effort were almost palpable.

When they encountered the god Aesir, their first move was to cast a shield.

Layer upon layer of divine power shields were placed on him without any cost.

Weapons can be left behind, but a shield must be in hand.

Large tower shields that incorporated certain elements became highly sought-after.

Don't be fooled by the fact that steel weapons are quite effective against bronze shields; that's only true when there's a significant difference in divine power between the two sides, or when the defenders distribute their divine power evenly. When these slave gods put all their divine power into defense, it truly becomes a case of 'putting all their talent into defense because they're afraid of pain'.

For three days in a row, every day one could see those slave gods wearing bronze armor and carrying bronze shields retreating from the battlefield covered in cuts and axe marks, looking incredibly miserable, but in reality all flesh wounds. Athena was speechless.

You think they're not putting in enough effort?

They were covered in injuries.

The critical injury is in the front, not the back.

Being wounded is, in Greek culture, absolutely proof of bravery.

Even if Ares was extremely irritable, he found it difficult to reprimand these guys.

But anyone with eyes can see that these guys are just slacking off.

Despite the lively fighting, the results were minimal, with numerous drawn and drawn matches, creating a bizarre situation. Then, when their weapons and equipment broke, these guys came to Hephaestus for more, much to the god's anger.

The newly emerging gods of the Aesir were clearly dissatisfied with this outcome, but there was nothing they could do about it.

They've managed to hold on, what can you do?

Being able to mobilize the main god does not mean that it is necessary to mobilize the main god.

Even though the laws of the star field tend to favor one-on-one battles between the main gods, if a god-king level being wants to cheat, they can still send out an avatar to disrupt the situation.

This caused the gods to show restraint.

The following week, Bose, who was once a knight under Arthur, unexpectedly killed a sea goddess with his mortal body, which can be regarded as a new upset.

The gods did not have any further notable achievements.

A great battle that could have reached the level of a god was turned into a fizzle-out due to the Greek side's proactive and reactive adjustments.

As the spatial passage narrows, fighting becomes even less likely.

Everyone knows that one can only live a short time, not a lifetime.

Driven by the chaotic cosmic currents, the two world clusters advance in parallel, engaging in this piecemeal battle across mutated star sectors. Eventually, this will come to an end. Based on past experience, the day of the final battle is not far off.

Not long after, Ishtar's clone sent a new message: "Large openings! Several large openings! Without a doubt, this is a battle between god-kings!"

"Hmm?" Towns seemed surprised, yet not so surprised.

Judging from the projected mental projections, the new cluster of passages resembles a honeycomb; once you enter through one passage, you're unlikely to be able to access the others. After all, even the God-Emperor wouldn't dare claim he could easily break through in the mutated star sector.

This means that multiple offensive and defensive maneuvers will severely test a pantheon's ability to fight on multiple fronts.

Downs's gaze swept over Thor, and over his younger siblings.

"Gentlemen, the time for your test has come. Prove with the souls and blood of your enemies that you are worthy of the crown you wear!"

"Yes—" Led by Thor, the six great god-kings, and the other sons of Downs, all stood up from their thrones and solemnly swore an oath in their own way.

The significance of Downs's investiture of the six God-Kings was best demonstrated at this moment.

They had been nurtured for half a century, waiting for this moment. These grown-up divine children would lead their followers in a fierce battle against the Greek gods.

Towns was pleased to see the enthusiastic atmosphere at the event.

Once they cross this threshold called "Blood and Fire," they will grow into true God-Kings. Their power will no longer derive solely from the authority of the God-Emperor, but will have their own supporters.

This is also the dilemma of being a father.

I both long to see them succeed and become capable, and fear that they will fail on their path to adulthood.

Thor seemed to sense Towns's anxiety and laughed heartily: "Father God, which goddess have you set your sights on this time? I'll go and snatch her back for you."

puff!
That speech was very Viking-like.

No wonder the Vikings in mythology worshipped Thor.

Downs chuckled: "The three great virgin goddesses of the Greek world—Athena, Hestia, and Artemis—each possess the divine power to kill you. Just don't throw your lives away. What your father wants, I will take myself!"

The six great god-kings secretly memorized these three names.

Those who are strong naturally have ideas. Those who are weak, on the other hand, are determined to retreat.

Being able to correctly analyze the situation and take action is also a kind of wisdom.

(End of this chapter)