Foolish Brother Odin

Chapter 475 Disregard
Suddenly, the thoughts of the Olympian gods became clear. Although the Titans threatened the legitimacy of Zeus's rule and seemed unforgivable, in reality, no matter how much the Titans caused trouble, they were still fighting for control of the Greek world. Moreover, even if Cronus succeeded in his restoration, it was not necessarily true that he would purge all the Olympian gods.

Don't forget, Poseidon, Hades, and Demeter are the children of Cronus. The rest of the Olympian gods are all related to the other second-generation Titans.

On the other hand, the Aesir are determined to destroy the entire Greek world.

It's obvious who poses the greater threat.

Of course, this is from the perspective of an ordinary Olympian god. From the perspective of Zeus's three brothers, Cronus was definitely the greater threat.

The scene appeared to be a discussion among the Olympian gods, but in reality, the final decision was made by the three Zeus brothers.

Zeus's children were clearly a level below in power and had little say in important matters.

Poseidon: "Are all the Hundred-Handed Giants dead?"

Hades: "It seems so."

Zeus: "Where is the Cyclops?"

Poseidon: "Not found at the moment."

Hades: "Find them as soon as possible, and then the three of us plus the Cyclops can hold out, albeit barely."

Ultimately, the three brothers are now unwilling to take action.

If you go out and your hideout gets raided, who can withstand that?
If the three of them don't make a move, the rest of the fighting force, in principle, wouldn't be able to defeat the Aesir.

However, one piece of news caught their attention.

Helios, the sun god, warned, "Your Majesty, we can already observe the end of this spatial passage. It will take at least three days, at most five, for our communication with the other world, Jinlenga, to be severed again."

This news caught Zeus's eye.

With the Aesir as a guillotine hanging over their heads, the Olympian gods hardly had to do anything, living in constant fear.

Downs and his allies couldn't possibly allow their chief gods to cross the border in their true forms while the connection was broken; they might not be able to return. The next large-scale divine war was likely a month away, so if Zeus didn't seize this once-in-a-lifetime window of opportunity, he'd be an idiot.

Poseidon: "I have diverted the waters of my two seas to the subordinate world."

Hades: "The souls of subordinate worlds are also souls."

Zeus: "Their sky is also the sky."

The three brothers declared, "It's time to make those traitorous slave gods pay the price!"

Slave owners never cared about the freedom their slaves once had; all they knew was that any damned slave who dared to rebel would pay the heaviest price.

So, it's obvious who to target next.

Athena sensed the change in atmosphere and calmly added, "After all the subordinate worlds were conquered by the Aesir, they are now united under the banner of the rebellious god-king Odin!"

Zeus's eyes flashed with a fierce light, his face contorted with rage. He spat out a vicious curse: "Odin, who should have been torn to pieces long ago, doesn't even understand his own slave status, yet he dares to incite my father to rebel against my rule?!"

Poor Odin, even though he never once expressed his submission to Zeus, in Zeus's eyes, Odin was already a slave god under his command. Odin's daring to rebel was a great act of treason in Zeus's eyes, and he had to be severely punished.

Zeus turned his head and said, "Athena! Once the space passage is closed, you, Apollo, and Hercules will choose twenty more true gods to kill Odin, that traitor, and regain control of all the subordinate worlds."

“…Yes!” Athena ultimately did not object or argue, and calmly accepted the task.

In Zeus's eyes, this fighting power was more than enough.

After all, Athena, with only Apollo, Ares, and Helios, managed to defeat Odin and his followers, seizing the entire world of Lyranca (Zeus ignored Artemis's achievements). Losing one goddess of the hunt but adding a few more righteous gods should have been enough to bring down Odin.

While losing a bunch of subordinate worlds might provide enough divine power in the short term, things would become difficult if Odin were to convert the power of those smaller worlds into his own divine power over time.

Taking advantage of Odin's unstable footing, defeating him and regaining control of those fickle people—this plan is perfect.

After leaving Odin to Athena's side, Zeus continued discussing with Hades and Poseidon how to deal with his good-for-nothing father.

Athena turned to Apollo and Hercules and said, "Let's go to my temple to discuss this."

“Alright,” the two god-kings replied.

As Athena left, she glanced at Zeus and Ares, who was left behind not far from him, and finally locked eyes with Hera.

This wasn't a misperception; Athena felt that Hera couldn't wait for her to get out of there!
This once again proved Athena's intuition correct—Zeus desired her, and Hera, the goddess of jealousy, clearly sensed this, which is why she tried to keep Athena away, even if only for a while. Hera could not accept Athena becoming Zeus's lover; Athena, with her strength and wisdom, posed too great a threat to Hera's position.

Athena felt a pang of sorrow: what had she received in return for all these years of dedicating herself to the Olympian gods?
The God-Emperor wanted to sleep with her, the God-Queen wanted to get rid of her, she didn't gain much territory, and that fool Ares was targeting her at every turn... Originally, Zeus was on her side, and she could barely survive, but now she's practically surrounded by enemies in the pantheon.

This is so painful.

On the surface, Zeus still valued her highly, allowing her to lead an army to reclaim those subordinate worlds.

What happens after she completes the task perfectly?

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Aesir gods haven't attacked in these last three days, leaving only Odin here. Any god with a discerning eye could see that this so-called god-king Odin is just a sitting duck, a typical easy target. Odin's divine soul is incomplete; most of it is probably still in the world of Jinlunga. Even if he were destroyed, it wouldn't fundamentally harm him.

In Athena's view, this remnant version of Odin was a trap deliberately set to lure Olympus into attacking.

Even if we destroy Odin and his tiny Mayan pantheon, what good will it do to reclaim all the subordinate worlds?

The origins of the Greek world have been emptied out too much, with many elements deliberately dispersed into the universe, and it will take at least ten or eight years to collect them back.

The key issue was the rapid decline of the Olympian pantheon.

Everyone originally believed Zeus was the sole ruler of this chaotic universe. Now, however, the opposing god-king, Downs, has proven through a series of battles that he is a more powerful and intelligent being than Zeus. Is it still necessary to cling to the sunken ship of Olympus?

Especially when the ship was sinking, she was ridden by that old bastard Zeus.

Dissatisfaction with the status quo, pessimism about the future, and anger at Zeus for coveting her beauty—each of these was tormenting Athena's heart.

(End of this chapter)