Foolish Brother Odin

Chapter 490 Athena's Grand Revenge Plan

For the first time in his life, Zeus felt ashamed of his lack of knowledge.

His intuition told him he should give chase immediately.

Reason told him that he most likely couldn't catch up.

It's quite simple: all the smaller worlds have flown too far, completely exceeding the limits of Zeus's vision and perception.

While the gods were still bewildered, Hades spoke up: "Zeus, you must decide whether to pursue or not."

Chasing after him would certainly have a high probability of success. After all, there's only one cosmic ocean current, and one can only flow downstream; there are no other detours. This brings up another problem: if the distance to the Greek world is too great, then Zeus can only use the divine power stored within his own divine body. At such a distance, the efficiency of divine power transmission would be greatly reduced, making it difficult to replenish his divine power through local divine offices.

That's a desperate gamble!
If he doesn't pursue them, he'll likely fail to gain any advantage. This means he'll have to lead his men to fight those tough-skinned Titans to the death, and they might not even be able to defeat them.

How to do?
Zeus's gaze swept over his two brothers: "I want to pursue them!"

Poseidon: [Now there's a new problem—even if we catch up and manage to conquer those few small worlds, if they're too far from the Greek world, we might be swept away by cosmic currents to the final battle zone before we can merge with the currents.]

Hades added, "What if Odin would rather let his small world crash into a mutated sector than give it to us?"

Zeus's body trembled slightly.

This presents yet another series of new problems.

Odin was ruthless. He didn't hesitate to sacrifice a large amount of elemental energy in the smaller worlds, desperately widening the distance between several smaller worlds and the Greek world, making it a situation where even if Zeus obtained it, it would be a waste of his efforts.

The assassination plan suddenly became utterly useless.

In the past, Zeus could also propel the entire Greek world forward, catching up with those escaped smaller worlds and taking them down one by one.

That won't work now. Cronus has taken away his divine power. Besides, the progress of the Greek world didn't depend solely on Uranus; it also required the cooperation of Gaia, the Earth Mother. Unfortunately, Gaia and Zeus had never reconciled.

This situation, where the gods of the same family were frantically hindering each other, made Zeus so uncomfortable that he was about to explode.

"Let's go back!" Zeus finally gave the order.

"Go back?" Hera felt very wronged. She had finally made up her mind to go on the mission, but not only would she have made a wasted trip, she might also face an even worse situation when she returned.

To everyone's surprise, Zeus, who had always been obedient to her, coldly ignored her and didn't even ask for her opinion.

Thus, carrying the gods, they transformed into streaks of light and passed through the spatial barrier back to the vicinity of Alexandria in the Greek world.

"Zeus, are we going to fight Cronus to the death? In the current situation, we don't have much of a chance of winning," Poseidon cautiously advised.

I know that in these extraordinary times, we have to take risks.

【adventure?】

Yes, adventure! Let's use every force at our disposal.

Poseidon gasped; this was the first time since the age of mythology that he had seen Zeus so serious.

No, this shouldn't be called being serious; it's more like a gambler who's lost everything and is betting their last chip in a desperate gamble.

Worst of all, they also had to gamble with Zeus!

Because they were so cruel and harsh to the slave gods, they were even more aware of the terrible treatment they would suffer if they fell into the hands of the gods who had once been their slaves.

They... had no way out.

On the other hand, Towns was surprised by Odin's decision.

“My foolish…no, my clever brother! I must admit, you did a brilliant job.”

Given the impending world war, the world of Jinlunga certainly wouldn't rashly consume its elements for acceleration. This doesn't mean Downs, who prioritizes intelligence gathering, is doing nothing.

By combining the Kraken Soul with the Fusang world he ventured into, he could extend intelligence gathering to a distance of 500,000 kilometers. This was the limit that Towns could currently achieve.

It was precisely under these circumstances that the Kraken Soul detected the small worlds controlled by Odin. Those small worlds looked terrible, their size significantly smaller than the ones they had seen last time.

Any god-king would be furious at Odin's extravagance if they saw this!
This is a small world that can exist independently and achieve self-circulation in the chaotic universe. If any main god were sent there, along with a few subordinate gods, it could barely form a small pantheon.

Odin ruined it.

It truly proves the saying, "The son sells his father's land without a second thought."

Odin's cruel and ruthless methods, ironically, became his ultimate weapon under these circumstances.

The elements of the world cannot be conjured out of thin air.

No matter how much trouble Odin causes, if Zeus or Cronus can't get it, then Towns' chances of winning increase.

Strength and weakness are always relative.

This is very simple addition and subtraction.

Odin, the younger brother who is always called stupid by Towns, has actually achieved such results after adjusting his mindset, which makes it hard for Towns to play dirty tricks on him.

Standing by the enormous glass window in the Silver Palace's corridor, looking out at the unusually heavy rain outside, Towns muttered to himself:

"I always thought I was a hypocrite."

hypocritical?

Even if my 'goodness' is feigned, if I've been good all my life, then that's true goodness.

From the very beginning of his time travel, his feelings for Odin were complex.

He both despises Odin, whose personality is highly similar to that of the mythological figure and the real person, and is also torn by his ill-fated relationship with Odin.

The entire chaotic universe is governed by a custom that prioritizes blood ties over loyalty.

Even if Downs were a god-king, he could not change the concept of gods and mortals.

No matter how Towns tries to distance himself, Odin is ultimately Paulson's son, making him and Towns family.

Downs's heavy blow to Odin will only chill the hearts of his subjects and increase their rebellious intentions.

Odin did a terrible job, so Towns could certainly be a bit harsher.

If Odin does well, Towns will have to consider rewarding him.

Odin's independence is ridiculously strong. Even with only a remnant soul left, Odin can still create a small pantheon time and time again, making himself a carefree god-king.

Towns really didn't expect that he had anything to reward him with.

"My head hurts!" Towns rubbed his temples.

"Your Majesty, are you troubled by the reward for Odin?" Athena's voice suddenly came.

Downs glanced at Athena. Lately, Athena hadn't left the palace. When facing him, Athena was truly able to lower herself, wearing a sheer dress to reveal her perfectly shaped, colored, and sized frontal armor.

It must be admitted that the goddess of war and wisdom is no less adept at serving the gods than the goddesses of love and beauty.

Facing Downs's scrutinizing gaze, Athena didn't shy away: "Your Majesty, if I deliberately act foolish, wouldn't that only make Your Majesty more resentful?"

"Indeed. Just tell me."

"When Odin was captured, he vowed revenge against Zeus. He would repay Zeus a hundredfold for what he had done to him. At that time, Zeus had abducted his goddess..."

Towns looked embarrassed.

You're something else, Athena.

So this is your revenge plan all along!
(End of this chapter)