Foolish Brother Odin

Chapter 496 Don't come any closer!
The world is a giant boomerang.

The sins and troubles you committed back then will eventually come back to haunt you.

At the beginning of Zeus's reign, the gods were exhausted. Having effectively destroyed one of the world's functions by slaying the gods, he failed to completely eradicate the rebellious or hostile forces, including his father, thus sowing the seeds of a great crisis.

Many of the gods of the first generation refused to submit to Zeus, hiding away in their own territories and acting as they pleased, refusing to pledge allegiance to Zeus. If any of Zeus's men dared to enter, they would be soundly beaten.

These isolated hilltops were an internal threat to the Olympian pantheon.

If Zeus had eliminated all his opponents or gods who refused to submit to him before confronting the Aesir, the overall fighting strength of the Greek world would have been significantly greater.

If Zeus had done this earlier, and then allowed ten or eight years to cool down, letting all the surrendered gods get used to his rule, the world would have been much more stable.

Conversely, on Downs' side, if he hadn't purged the Vanir gods and spared the sea god Egil, it would have become increasingly difficult for him to integrate newly joined pantheons. After all, if the Vanir gods had joined as allies rather than subjects, Downs would have had to share the spoils with the original Njord for each new pantheon he subdued. Ultimately, this would have resulted in a situation where various factions within the pantheon became too powerful to control.

In short, without a thorough massacre to purge the opposition, there can be no so-called one-man rule.

Now, starting with the Vanir gods, every god that joins the race will undergo a major overhaul, and gods from that world cannot hold office in their native land. This directly destroys the foundation upon which they have established themselves as mountain kings.

This is why Towns was able to quickly unite the newly descended deities into a cohesive force.

Unfortunately... there aren't that many "what ifs" in life.

Different decisions led to different outcomes.

As the Greek world reluctantly drew closer, some deities in the Kinlunga world were already popping champagne in celebration.

Odin was delighted after merely glancing at the spatial barrier of the Greek world with his divine vision.

Although there are barriers blocking the view, making many things invisible, the [Sky] attribute is the easiest to see.

While Uranus was indeed the true Greek god of the sky, Zeus also held a divine position related to the sky. Whether the sky was tainted by chaotic forces was something a deity could discern at a glance.

Odin laughed heartily: "Hahaha! Wahahaha! That idiot Zeus! He actually, actually played with the power of chaos! Hahaha! I'm dying of laughter."

Apche, the lackey, sidled up to him: "Your Majesty, this humble subject is foolish and does not know why Your Majesty is smiling so happily."

Odin grabbed one of the sea goddesses that Downs had given him, gave her a good squeeze, and then continued to laugh loudly: "That idiot, he's playing what I've already played back in the day. My older brother... he's got way too much experience dealing with the Chaos Titans."

Upon hearing this, the gods below, who had been somewhat apprehensive, finally felt relieved.

In the rear palace of the Silver Palace in Asgard, Downs was watching the song and dance of several goddesses of love and beauty when he suddenly felt something and looked up at the sky.

Towns chuckled, though he tried to keep a straight face, but the subtle expression of his secret delight was still noticed by the goddesses.

Freya: "Your Majesty, is it good news?"

"That's true. But I can't be too happy yet."

"Hmm?" Athena leaned closer, looking at Downs with great curiosity.

"Strategically, we must despise the enemy; tactically, we must take them seriously. If even I, as the God-Emperor, am so excited and careless, the guys below will lose control."

The closer we get to victory, the more careful we must be; don't get complacent.

This is a lesson learned from countless painful experiences.

"Summon the core gods." With a single command from Downs, the Valkyrie Brunhilde went to relay the message.

Before long, in the main hall of the Silver Palace, the core deities gathered together. "Greetings, Your Majesty!" the gods all bowed in unison.

"No need for formalities." Downs waved his hand casually, and a mental projection of the Greek world appeared above the main hall. What appeared to the gods was that chaotic aura.

The difference between chaos and order is so great that it is the gap between order and disorder. So much so that when it first came out, people were somewhat skeptical and thought it was a smokescreen.

However, it is impossible for a chaotic smoke bomb to cover more than 10,000 square kilometers in the world.

This thing was like a giant livid spot, spreading uncontrollably across the Greek world, which was essentially buried.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Enki, the god of the sea, stepped forward first: "Not only the false emperor Zeus, but it is clear that the sea god Poseidon on the other side has also been corrupted by the power of chaos."

No one knows their competitors better than their peers.

As fellow sea gods, Enki could naturally tell that Poseidon had also been tainted by that substance.

Hela raised an eyebrow: "Zeus has three brothers, so Hades won't be left out either."

“It looks like that.” Thor stroked his chin.

Vidar, the god of the forest and the controller of the World Tree, chuckled: "So, I have a good chance of being the one to do the most work this time."

"Hey, you got off easy, kid." Thor jokingly punched his younger brother's chest with his little fists, making a loud thud. Only an old Aesir god with a giant's physique could withstand such a few punches; otherwise, an ordinary god might have been killed.

As Odin said, the old Aesir had ample experience dealing with chaos.

When they learned that Zeus's so-called backup plan was actually the power of chaos, their last trace of worry and tension vanished.

Indeed, the unknown is the source of worry and fear.

This is also the tragedy of the world's shrinking size. If the Greek world were still the same size, the divine power brought by such a large total amount of elements would have been enough to overwhelm the Aesir gods.

Through successive great battles, by plundering elements and forcing the Olympian gods to surrender, the Aesir have gradually made up for their weaknesses.

Now it all comes down to how they perform in the end.

Downs's eyes flashed with a cold light: "Since Zeus wants the power of chaos, then let's just give him a taste of it."

Vidal was overjoyed and bowed respectfully: "Yes, Father God."

Waiting is mostly boring.

Waiting for victory can be very exciting.

Even the gods are no exception.

At the very end of the cosmic ocean current, when that enormous oval-shaped Greek world burst out of the current and entered the calm final battle zone, what greeted the Olympian gods was none other than the Aesir's grand gift.

An obviously abnormal little world rushed headlong into the Greek world.

If the Greek world had its own independent world will, what it would most want to say right now would be—Don't come any closer!
The spatial barrier of that small world was almost transparent, and a massive amount of chaotic energy could be seen converging through the wall.

This feeling is no different from seeing a pile of poop being blown in your face.

Chaos is the poison of an orderly world!

(End of this chapter)