I am a god-slayer, not your hero.

The dome shattered suddenly, as if it were fragile glass, scattering fragments that broke the tranquility of the sky.

The light gradually faded, revealing Tony's skin, which was scorched red.

Blood gushed out, but evaporated instantly upon contact with air. He knelt on the ground, panting, the bleeding from his injuries had stopped.

Ares approached Apollo and held his bronze sword horizontally.

"Apollo, what do you mean by this?"

Apollo smiled slightly, "God of War, I have the power of foresight. Just now, an alarm faintly sounded within me. I sensed that you might be defeated. In order to prevent the Beast of Godslaying from gaining new powers, I had no choice but to resort to this tactic!"

"Do you think I'll lose?" Ares questioned.

Apollo laughed and said, “I can read a part of the future, but I can’t see everything. Well, I can’t be sure, but I won’t take the prophecies I’ve glimpsed lightly.”

Apollo nocked an arrow of light onto the bowstring of the silver divine bow.

The gleaming arrow pointed at the injured Tony.

The bowstring was drawn back.

Apollo, the famous Greek god of archery, had a handsome face that exuded masculinity, but with an added touch of sharpness.

"There's one last thing. This god-slayer isn't the one I saw before, so there's more than one god-slayer who's infiltrated the [Divine Realm]. It's perfectly reasonable for me to participate in the battle. As the God of War, can you accept this level of scheming?"

Ares pondered for a moment and said, "It's undeniable that I acted impulsively just now and fell into the trap of the God-Slaying Beast. Although your behavior is unpleasant, it's still much better than being defeated."

The longsword spun, pointing at Tony.

Tony asked in surprise, "Are you guys going to join forces?"

Apollo glanced at him sideways. "With so much of your own kind stained with blood, do you really think we'll fight you fairly?"

“After all, the gods I’ve encountered before were all very focused on their own glory.” Tony chuckled. “I see. Unlike the gods on earth, you are not so obsessed with showing off your ‘self,’ which actually helps you a lot.”

Ares frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Tony slowly stood up.

"In a one-on-one situation, I would be at a slight disadvantage, but in a two-on-two situation, it would be completely fine."

As soon as he finished speaking, Apollo's eyes narrowed, and he immediately shot out an arrow of light.

Tony didn't try to dodge either; he simply gathered his strength in his dantian and shouted, "Brother Mingxian, come and join the fight!"

The shouts, sounding like gaming terminology, echoed.

call--

A sudden gust of wind gently lifted the hem of Tony's clothes from behind, like the most delicate brushstrokes of nature, adding a touch of unintentional dynamism to the tense standoff.

In that instant, the zither shot out silently like a ghost, accurately intercepting the oncoming arrow of light with a decisive kick.

boom!

A deafening roar exploded in the air.

The arrow of light was like a helpless leaf struggling in autumn, kicked off its original trajectory, drawing an arc five hundred meters long, before finally falling helplessly to the ground.

However, this was only the prelude to disaster.

Immediately afterwards, the arrow of light suddenly burst forth with dazzling light and unimaginable heat, like a small star suddenly blooming in the night sky.

The explosion not only illuminated the surroundings but also created ripple-like shockwaves that relentlessly swept across everything in their path.

A giant sphere of light slowly bloomed in the air.

Its beautiful yet cruel light illuminated everything on earth, and right at the center of this light, a black hole was mercilessly burned into the mountainside of a small hill.

Without the support of a solid mountain, the hill, like an old man, finally succumbed to the erosion of time, let out a low and long sigh, and collapsed with a crash.

The dust was flying, covering the sky and the sun.

"That's really impressive, they actually made it here." Tony looked at Ares and Apollo excitedly. "Now it's two against two, you two brothers against us two brothers!"

The remaining three people present remained silent in response to these words.

Ares and Apollo gave Mingxian a somewhat subtle look.

Mingxian completely ignored Tony's intentions, waved his hand, summoned a virtual window, grabbed a pair of pants from it, and put them on as if no one else was around.

As for the top, I can't worry about that now.

"May I ask, what have you been doing?"

Mingxian asked a question casually.

Tony laughed and said, "I fought for seven days and seven nights, and I really couldn't take it anymore."

After saying that, Tony collapsed to the ground with a thud, his breathing and heartbeat stopping instantly, as if he were already dead.

This is one of the ways to use [Steel Protection] to save your life. It puts you into a state of suspended animation to avoid a fatal blow, while simultaneously performing a recovery similar to resurrection.

Mingxian clicked his tongue, lifted his foot and stepped forward, leaving Tony behind.

“The God of Light and the God of War.” Mingxian raised his eyes, golden runes appearing in his pupils. “If you insist on fighting, I am ready to oblige.”

Ares snorted and raised his longsword, while Apollo also raised his silver bow.

The two gods clearly had no intention of letting the matter rest, especially since Apollo and the String also had some grudges against each other.

“However, I think it would be better for you to return to Mount Olympus first.” Mingxian changed the subject abruptly. “Just recently, I fought Zeus. We were evenly matched, and he was wounded and fled back to Mount Olympus…”

He paused for a moment before slowly saying, "Later, according to my spies, he was killed by unknown people in the Pantheon on Mount Olympus."

Apollo and Ares' expressions changed drastically in an instant.

Zeus is dead!

“Impossible, that’s Zeus, how could this be…” Ares said in disbelief.

Apollo gasped, "What he said is true! The prophecy I received says that Hera, the Queen of the Gods, will judge the sinners who killed Zeus in the Pantheon!"

Ares and Apollo exchanged a glance, and both gods simultaneously abandoned the idea of ​​continuing the battle against the god-slayer. They instantly mounted their chariots and flew towards Mount Olympus, completely ignoring Mingxian and Tony who remained behind.

After they left, Mingxian looked at Tony, who was sleeping soundly on the ground.

"How can we bring this person back to Troy?"

……

The summit of Mount Olympus.

Pantheon.

The twelve main gods were seated in the center, and the other minor gods were also gathered together.

In the center of the hall, there is a blurry stone statue.

Those are the remains of Zeus.

Its body had turned into white ore, its features were no longer visible, and it was lifeless, yet one could still sense its immense divinity.

Queen Hera spoke first, "As you can see, our King of Olympus, Zeus, the Thunder God, was slain right here in the Pantheon!"

Apollo spoke first, "Your Majesty, Ares and I, following Zeus's orders, went to subdue the god-slaying beasts that had infiltrated our [Divine Realm]. The beasts claimed to have fought with Lord Zeus, with both sides winning and losing. After Lord Zeus was wounded and returned to Mount Olympus, he was killed by an unknown person."

Ares nodded slightly, confirming, "That's right."

Hera nodded slightly, her voice turning cold, "The murderer of Zeus is among us."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of all the gods changed drastically.

Their reactions were also different.

Poseidon, the god of the sea, glanced subtly at Athena, the goddess of wisdom.

Athena, with her bright eyes, simply watched all this with an expressionless face. To her, it was a pity that Zeus, who had shared the same ideals and worked with her to cleanse the earth of humanity, had died here.

But her rational mind would not be shaken by these things.

More than the death of her mere "father god," she was concerned about where Metis, the mother figure in Zeus's mind, had gone.

Logically, the symbol of wisdom should have come to her side, but it has not yet appeared. Could it be that other gods of wisdom have beaten her to it?

The other gods were either worried, fearful, angry, sad, or indifferent...

The reactions are also different.

Hera spoke again: "Olympus cannot be without a ruler, so I have invited my elder sister Hestia to temporarily sit on Zeus's throne and exercise the power of the king of the gods."

Upon hearing this, the gods present began to whisper among themselves.

A short while later, all the gods accepted this fact.

The twelve Olympian gods are Zeus, king of the gods; Hera, queen of the gods; Poseidon, god of the sea; Demeter, goddess of agriculture; Athena, goddess of war and wisdom; Apollo, god of light; Artemis, goddess of the hunt; Ares, god of war; Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty; Hephaestus, god of fire; Hestia, goddess of the hearth; and Hermes, messenger of the gods.

Hestia, who lived among humans, gave her place to Dionysus, the god of wine.

Among the older gods, Hestia was the sister of Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, and others. When she returned to take charge, no one objected.

If we don't let her take the lead, are we going to send Hades over?

Hestia, dressed in a Greek gown and wearing a white hood, sat on what was once Zeus's throne, and then solemnly declared, "The first and foremost matter is this: to judge the murderer of Zeus."

All the gods' expressions turned serious.

Aphrodite's stunningly beautiful face stiffened slightly, as if afraid Hestia would discover her involvement.

Although the final blow wasn't delivered by Mingxian, it's an undeniable fact that Zeus was severely wounded before being killed by others.

Don't look at me.

Don't look at me.

Aphrodite prayed in her heart.

As the guardian goddess of the family, Hestia, residing in Mount Olympus, the "home" of the gods, possessed extremely high privileges. She glanced around and looked at Athena with bright eyes.

“Princess with bright eyes, you possess the divine wisdom and share the Metis with Zeus. I ask you, do you know who killed Zeus?”

Athena with bright eyes raised her eyelids. "May I ask my mother (Metis)?"

"go ahead."

Athena, with her bright eyes, closed them and questioned her mythical mother with her divine wisdom. Then she suddenly opened her eyes, and an expression of disbelief appeared on her rational and cold face.

Hera immediately pressed, "Athena, tell me, who killed my husband?"