Foolish Brother Odin

Chapter 474 The Dangerous Wall
Poseidon said to Zeus, "My divine power here in Syracuse is unreliable. If the remaining five seas are also in danger, I will have no extra divine power to protect this place."

Poseidon was telling the truth: the deepest part of the Mediterranean Sea is only a little over 5,000 meters, while the deepest part of Atlantis is over 9,000 meters, and the volume of water in the two seas is not even comparable.

Holding out in Syracuse would be tantamount to Poseidon abandoning his core territory to defend a small pond.

He could not possibly make any promises to Zeus.

Hades was in a similar situation. Hades, who was always a man of few words, confided in Zeus: "My divine power is only seventy percent of what it was before the living died in large numbers."

Zeus's heart sank.

There is life before there is death.

Hades' recent surge in divine power is closely related to the large number of mortals who perished in Greece. Although Hades' divine power increased dramatically at the time, once the number of living people decreased, the number of dead people would also decrease, thus significantly weakening the foundation of Hades' divine power.

Now things are really messed up. Not only have all the non-Greek mortal souls that were sent to Tartarus escaped, but half of the Greek souls have also been abducted. In addition, the Elysée Garden has been invaded. It can be said that even the illusion of eternal sleep for mortals is about to be shattered.

Of course, Hades could use his winning strategy to keep the mortals in the dark about the raid on his stronghold.

But so what?
Those who are destined to die will not live. The dramatic decline in the Greek world's population is an undeniable fact, which in turn led to a decrease in Hades' divine power.

The only solution is to capture a large number of souls from other worlds and bring them back to fill the void in the Greek underworld.

But is it really that simple?

Hela, that wicked woman, has already proven her fighting prowess. To be honest, now it's Hades' turn to be completely outmatched by Hela.

The gods of death don't have many fancy tricks; whoever has the strongest death power can overwhelm the opponent with divine magic.

Now that Zeus's two good brothers have both suffered losses, this is causing Zeus a great deal of trouble.

Compared to their situation, the deaths of Dionysus and Hermes, along with Hestia's capture, did not actually lower the level of the Olympian gods in terms of combat strength by much.

More than the matter of combat power, Zeus was heartbroken by something else...

"Damn it! I haven't even slept with Hestia! And Artemis!" Zeus didn't say this out loud, but for a super lecher like him, having his specially enshrined virgin goddess stolen by his rival was worse than death for him.

He painstakingly painted a rosy picture, deliberately leaving behind three virgin goddesses to show that he was not just some scum of the divine realm who could be with just anyone.

Well, now look what happened. The cabbage I specially saved for myself has been eaten by a wild boar from outside.

How can Zeus accept your request?

Zeus's current situation is very similar to that of his old father Cronus, who has been imprisoned for a long time; the entire god is filled with resentment and indignation.

Even though Zeus concealed it well, constantly muttering his father's name as a cover, he couldn't fool Athena, the last of the three virgin goddesses.

Even without looking over, Athena could sense the perverse greed and madness of this twisted father Zeus from the occasional 'horrified glance' he gave her.

'Instead of letting that bastard Towns get it, why not let me have it first?!'

Even though Zeus didn't say it aloud, that's exactly what he thought.

Athena shuddered several times. Zeus was the embodiment of Slaanesh in Olympus. Besides using his status as the king and emperor of the gods to seduce goddesses and sleep with mortal queens, he also used tricks on goddesses who rejected his advances. For example, when Hera didn't want his love, Zeus transformed into a bird and nestled in her arms, and then…

It was precisely because Zeus had a long list of misdeeds and a proven track record that Athena felt an indescribable and overwhelming fear.

Even if Athena were given a choice a thousand times, she still wouldn't want to submit to that old bastard Zeus!
At that moment, Zeus was unaware that because he had glanced at his daughter with excessive greed, a rather terrible seed had begun to take root, sprout, and grow in Athena's heart...

On the surface, Zeus was that extremely ambitious god-king.

After his two brothers reported their situations, he convened a council of the gods in the Olympian temple (a branch temple) in Syracuse.

"Today we will discuss how to deal with the combined attack of Cronus and his rebellious Titans, as well as the evil Aesir!" Zeus, in the main seat, began, hoping that the gods would share their opinions.

Unsurprisingly, Ares was the first to speak: "Need I say more? Fight back! We must fight back immediately against both rebels and invaders! Twist the heads off those scumbags and hang them all the way from the foot of the Holy Mountain to the summit!"

His name is War God, but his pronunciation is that of a brute.

Ares has always been like this, always trying to solve everything with force.

In the past, all the gods were annoyed by him and wished they had never met him.

In today's dire circumstances, his recklessness actually has a morale-boosting effect.

Ares rambled on and on, and Zeus instinctively turned his neck to the right. Usually, this was the time for Athena to step forward and berate Ares.

Something unexpected seems to have happened today.

Athena, known for her wisdom, remained motionless, sitting quietly on her divine throne. She didn't seem to care about criticizing Ares, or even have the will to speak.

This time, it was Zeus's turn to panic.

"Athena, my wisest daughter, don't you have anything to say?"

For some reason, hearing the word 'daughter' made Athena feel nauseous: You still know I'm your daughter?!
Quickly gathering her thoughts, Athena knew she couldn't reveal anything to Zeus, so she maintained her composure and tranquility: "Father, what I was just thinking was—have the Titans and the Aesir truly formed an alliance?"

Zeus's eyes lit up: "You mean?"

“Indeed, the Aesir were behind the Titans’ escape from Tartarus this time,” Athena explained. “But we only saw the Aesir providing simple long-range support; they never actually fought alongside the Titans.”

Upon hearing Athena's words, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades' gazes sharpened.

What they fear most is that all their enemies are mixed up together, indistinguishable from one another.

As long as the enemy isn't truly on our side, there's still a chance to fight.

Hades said in a deep voice, "You mean..."

"Whoever poses a deadly threat to our world, we will strike first," Athena declared loudly, then fell silent once more.

(End of this chapter)