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The gods gathered for the second time in just a few days, which was quite rare on Olympus. The gods might not gather for more than once every ten years, but this was the second time in just a few days.

However, unlike last time, Wonder Woman and Hephaestus were not present this time, so it was not a formal gathering with everyone present.

"This is a matter we've discussed and decided upon, not a dispute," Hades said expressionlessly. "And listen up, you have no say here."

Ignoring Hades, the strife turned to Hera, the Queen of the Gods: "You can accept this outcome? I mean, after going to such great lengths and effort to try and get rid of that Amazon, you can actually accept that she is suddenly above all of us?"

Hera said curtly, "This is the result of a collective discussion. I'm just going with the flow."

She paused, then added, "Furthermore, we all agreed that in the face of impending annihilation, personal grudges can be put aside for now."

"what?"

The goddess of conflict was taken aback.

"A catastrophe? What are you talking about?"

Poseidon said coldly, "The fewer people who know, the better, Hera. She doesn't need to know so much."

Hera glanced at Poseidon: "Conflict can be trusted. Besides, Hephaestus, one of the chief gods, is on good terms with Wonder Woman. He'll definitely tell that Amazon the truth."

But that didn't really matter. She was now the nominal queen of the gods on Olympus, which meant she had become the biggest target. Whether she knew the truth or not was of little consequence.

Poseidon remained silent, which was considered tacit approval.

"A target? A catastrophe?" The goddess of discord vaguely guessed something. "Does Olympus have some enemy coming?"

Hera nodded slowly: "It's that prophecy, you should know it. The prophecy says that we will all die, and at the hands of one of Zeus's sons."

The goddess of conflict nodded, then suddenly realized something.

"Wait, you mean... you already know who that offspring is?"

All eyes were on Hera.

“It’s my fault,” Hera said in a deep voice. “He is my child. My child with Zeus.”

The goddess of conflict was taken aback.

"Why have I never heard you mention this before?"

"Because his existence has been erased from history, by Zeus's command," Hera said slowly. "That was a very, very long time ago, like something from a past life."

He was my first child with Zeus, the very birth of Zeus. When he was born, a witch divined his fate. She prophesied that there would be countless children of Zeus in the future, but none could surpass the eldest son.

He is the most powerful son of Zeus, and one day he will become the ruler and sole master of Olympus.

The goddess of discord, hands on her hips and frowning, said, "I understand. Zeus isn't the type to share easily. He won't willingly hand over his throne, not even to his children."

"Yes, my husband pronounced the child dead. But it was our first child, and he didn't want to do it himself, so he handed the child over to the witch."

I begged the witch to spare the child's life. She promised I wouldn't do it myself, but she dared not disobey Zeus's command. So she left the infant alone in the beast-infested desert, letting the cruel world complete her task.

"So he survived, didn't he?" the goddess of discord said knowingly.

“Yes,” Hera sighed softly. “He grew up in the heavens and earth, stormed Olympus to seek revenge, and tried to seize the throne. But he failed seven thousand years ago. I thought I had witnessed his death.”

“Obviously he didn’t,” Hades said. “Perhaps Zeus killed him once, or perhaps Zeus spared his life for some reason. In any case, he spent seven thousand years climbing out of Hell, and now he’s back, still eyeing the throne of the gods.”

This time, he is more powerful than before. If the prophecy at his birth is true, then he is undoubtedly stronger than all of us.

And if the later prophecies are true, then we will all die at his hands.

"I see. So Wonder Woman was brought in as a scapegoat?" Goddess of Discord suddenly realized. "Ha, I knew it. All that talk about needing a god-king to maintain order, needing someone who won't bring about change, was just a pretext."

"Seriously, stop this conflict," Hera scolded. "We are all thinking about the future of Olympus."

It sounds nice, but deep down everyone knows perfectly well that they're just afraid of death. The longer you live, the more afraid you become. When Typhon came, the gods turned around and ran away with their buckets, showing absolutely no integrity. Saving their lives is more important to them than anything else.

"Apollo thinks this is okay too?" Split looked at Apollo with a smile. "I'm quite surprised. I thought your obsession with the position of God-King was more than this."

Apollo mumbled, "I never thought it was a good idea. I told you Wonder Woman is not to be trifled with; she has monster-like allies on Earth, but none of you listened to me."

“Enough,” Poseidon interrupted. “You know nothing about the power of the newborn, but this is a necessary measure to deal with the crisis.”

Apollo muttered, "I think you all know nothing about Ultraman's power."

"What did you say?"

"Nothing."

“Actually, I was against it too,” Hera grumbled. “Just this once, Apollo is right. We shouldn’t keep this from Wonder Woman.”

The other gods were still unaware of the situation, except for Hera and Apollo, who had a pretty good grasp of the extent of Diana's current "connections".

The goddess of the hunt, Artemis, looked at Hera strangely: "I thought you always hated her to the core."

"It's alright, just a small misunderstanding, nothing serious." Hera's expression was evasive.

"A small misunderstanding?"

Artemis stared at her with wide eyes, almost wondering if Hera had been possessed.

"Didn't they say that Hippolyta of the Amazons had a child with Zeus behind your back?"

"The hatred of having one's husband stolen is nothing to worry about."

Artemis: "???"

“Oh, I mean, this needs to be considered more carefully,” Hera quickly corrected herself.

If you'd seen how powerful her allies are, you wouldn't be asking such a silly question. She thought to herself.

"Ok."

Artemis didn't ask any more questions, but her expression was still strange.

"In any case, the matter has been decided. When he returns, he will inevitably go to find the current God-King, Diana Prince of Paradise Island."

And that will be our opportunity.

Poseidon shouted.

"While his attention is on Wonder Woman, let's work together and seize the opportunity."

He didn't say anything more, but instead revealed a cruel smile.

The gods echoed his sentiments, and one god even curled his lips into a sinister laugh.

Apollo quickly intervened.

"Don't laugh like that," Apollo said.

The gods looked at him curiously: "Is there a problem?"

“No,” Apollo said, “I just feel that laughing like that is not very auspicious.”

This is based on experience.

Chapter 238 Defeat one by one

Just as the Olympian gods had predicted, Hephaestus came to Diana as soon as their election of the king of the gods ended, and explained the gods' scheme behind the scenes.

Diana finally understood. She had been wondering why all the gods were suddenly so polite in giving up their positions to her, but she only realized the reason now.

But she was naturally not afraid. Wonder Woman was fearless, a trait inherited from her family. The Amazons' reckless nature was comparable to that of the Green Lantern Corps; they were known for their ability to meet force with force, and the word "fear" didn't exist in their vocabulary.

Of course, after hearing this, everyone immediately expressed their willingness to help. It's only natural to help friends in need, not to mention that everyone present in the shop is a natural busybody, and each of them seems to possess some special abilities.

To be fair, even excluding the M78 civil servants who smuggled themselves into the other world and gained superpowers, the remaining group includes two Kryptonians and one Martian, which, roughly speaking, is equivalent to half of the Justice League. There aren't many big shots on Earth who can't command such a presence.

However, Diana smiled and indicated that family matters were none of her concern. She had been fighting alone for a century since leaving Paradise Island and was confident there was nothing she couldn't handle.

To show her relaxed attitude of not taking it to heart at all, the female knight-errant extended a warm invitation to everyone to visit her.

However, she wasn't identified as Wonder Woman, but rather as Diana Prince, a newly arrived artist in Gotham. With her exceptional understanding and technical skill in Greek art, she now has her own studio.

She invited everyone to come over the next day.

Kara was very interested, and Ron, who had just arrived in a new environment, naturally had no reason to refuse his new friend's invitation. The young reporter, Clark, lamented that he had to work that weekday, but could fly over for lunch before heading back.

However, Shen You naturally declined, as he had many things to attend to.

He hadn't finished his work, but he hadn't neglected his research either. No matter how many things he had to do, Shen You never forgot the importance of scientific research; this was a fundamental aspect of his professional ethics as a technician from the Land of Light.

After dinner, he took some time to go to Midtown and meet with Barry Allen—for both of them, the journey from Gotham to Midtown was just a few steps.

Before he left Earth, the Speed ​​Force project had already hit a bottleneck. If this thing was to make a breakthrough, the starting point would naturally have to be the source, which is the Flash.

Barry himself is a scientific fanatic. In the original story, without any guidance or assistance, he developed a scientific theoretical foundation for the Speed ​​Force through his own exploration. Now, with Shen You joining the research, progress is naturally advancing by leaps and bounds.

After the discussion that evening, Shen You made a preliminary judgment that the Flash was now very close to his peak performance in the original comics, lacking only experience and skills. However, these were all accumulated through a large amount of real-world experience on the brink of death, not theoretical knowledge that could be acquired quickly.

Oh right, we still need time travel.

In the comics, Barry at his peak could easily exceed the speed of light, and time travel was a regular skill he used. He would often casually weave it into his combos during team battles and boss fights. Even in the later stages of the Justice League, where there were many overpowered characters, he was still one of the top overpowered characters.

Currently, Shen You has combined his existing knowledge with the Cosmic Treadmill 2.0 he developed. Although he feels that he has all the theoretical foundations to enable Barry to complete time travel, he has not yet put it into practice.

After all, this was a major project that couldn't be taken lightly; even the slightest mistake could lead to serious consequences. After discussing it with Barry, Shen You decided to wait until he could free up dedicated time before starting to arrange this large project.

He was so engrossed in his research that he forgot to eat and sleep, and it was quite late when Shen You returned from Zhongcheng. However, he was surprised to find someone still sitting in the hall when he got back to the shop.

Ron Jungs, a guest from Mars, sat by the shop window, gazing blankly at the pure white moonlight.

"Rong En?"

Shen You stepped forward.

"Don't you Martians have a sleeping habit? Or is it that your sleep schedule is different?"

In truth, neither he nor the Kryptonians really need much sleep. Sometimes Shen You would simply stay up all night in the lab, and other times he would pretend to be sleeping while actually digesting knowledge, brainstorming, or thinking about designs.

"No, we have the same sleeping habits, I just have trouble sleeping."

Shen You nodded understandingly: "New place, new environment, that's how it is."

"No, this place is wonderful, I love it. I've been lonely for so many years, I never imagined I'd have a second chance to find a place like this. It's just..."

Rong En hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. I just need a little more time, Mr. Shen?"

He looked at Shen You.

"You have something bothering you too?"