Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

The king, who was Poseidon's son, would do such dirty things behind the goddess's back, so it seems perfectly reasonable for him to smear Athena.

She had to report this important news to the goddess.

Even if I can't see the goddess, at least I can see Lord Hekuba. With Lord Hekuba's status, he will surely be able to stop these sea god soldiers from killing people everywhere.

The girl said a lot excitedly—

But Diomedes led the way the whole way, as if he hadn't heard a thing.

As Athena's loyal warrior, he would always be the first to stand up and defend the goddess's honor.

But it's so quiet now—

This made Ye feel increasingly uneasy.

The woman's cries echoed inside the gloomy temple, and even the sky above the open-air corridor was overcast.

The scenes of the underworld before my eyes certainly didn't seem like something Athena could pull off.

At this moment, Ye tried to sense the contract with Athena, but the perception was very weak in this place.

Although there was a faint presence of the goddess Athena in the temple, it was not enough to prove that the goddess had personally descended.

Once inside the temple, in front of a solemn statue of Athena, Ye and the others saw a beautiful woman dressed in gorgeous clothes.

“Mother—!” Chryseis called out respectfully upon seeing the woman.

The beautiful woman before them was Hector's mother, Hecuba.

As a royal princess, it is perfectly acceptable for Chrysei and others to address her as "mother."

Briceth also called out "Mother" right away.

Hekuba had a rather gentle demeanor, and upon seeing the two sisters, she showed a delighted expression.

"Thanks to the great goddess Athena for her protection—have you two sisters finally made it out safe and sound?"

Afterwards, Hecybeth and the others would pay homage to the statue of the goddess Athena.

At the same time, after learning that the night was the great hero Griffith who made a pact with the goddess on the battlefield and received her blessing.

Hekuba bowed respectfully to him...

This hero, who seemed to have an intimate relationship with the goddess that was too dangerous to delve into, dared not act presumptuously in her presence, even though she was the mother of the hero Hector and the wife of the old king of Troy.

However, when faced with Hercules, Diomedes, and others who were all worshipping the goddess, Chrysaeus and her companions instinctively wanted to respectfully worship the goddess's statue as well.

Ye frowned and suddenly stopped them.

This scene caused Hekuba confusion, surprise, and a frown.

"Hero? Is there a problem?"

Griffiths doesn't worship the goddess, and given his close relationship with her, Hecleba can't really say anything about it, but why is he dragging Chrysei and the others along?

At that moment, a faint blue light suddenly emanated from the statue.

Suddenly, the statue's eyes and mouth glowed, as if it had come to life, and it spoke: "Griffith—now that you have seen the goddess, why not worship her?"

When these words, which had a strong sense of déjà vu, appeared, Ye Du was stunned for a moment.

He then recovered—

"...More important than that, I have something to ask you now, Goddess Athena!"

Sensing the 'Athena's divine power' emanating from the statue before him, Ye slowly closed his eyes and asked calmly.

Athena: "What is it..."

Night: "Did you order Cygnus to arrest civilians indiscriminately throughout the city?"

“I have never given such an order, Griffith. I don’t know what you’re talking about…” The goddess denied it.

The woman who had been brought in with her immediately became agitated.

As expected—it was all just Poseidon's henchmen acting on their own initiative.

At this moment, Hekuba suddenly spoke up: "Goddess...you didn't tell me to—"

"Shut up, Herkuba. I have never given any orders, do you understand?" the statue said coldly.

A bone-chilling cold suddenly descended. Although she didn't know why, even though this matter was indeed true and the goddess herself had instructed her to do it, she seemed to have completely forgotten about it in front of Lord Griffith.

But Hecyba dared not disobey the will of the chief god, and immediately knelt down in fear and trembling, begging Athena for forgiveness.

However, Hekuba, kneeling on the ground, did not see the silent mockery and ridicule that seemed to be revealed in the goddess's shining eyes.

That's the satisfaction of manipulating and playing with people's hearts.

Although the statue before him still bore the divine power and aura of Athena, Ye could finally confirm that it was not Athena.

This strange arrogance and the somewhat familiar feeling of nausea—

In response, Ye slowly drew the longsword from his waist, simultaneously imbuing the ordinary standard longsword he had casually picked up on the road with the power of the divine artifact Achilles' sword.

Chapter 159 An Ominous Premonition Engraved in DNA, That Damn Arrow and Bow

“Griffiths?” Several pairs of eyes in the temple noticed Ye’s sudden movement, and 'Athena' spoke in a condescending tone.

She didn't believe that Griffith, given his relationship with Athena, would harm her, the 'Athena' statue.

In particular, she possesses the divine power and aura of Athena, and is also accompanied by Diomedes!

Who can say she isn't Athena?

but--

Why draw your sword—is it to cut Hekuba down?

Just as the goddess subconsciously thought this, she even misjudged the situation and did not immediately send Diomedes to protect her.

The next moment, bang!

With a thunderous slash, Ye unhesitatingly brought his sword down fiercely on the statue.

A scream came from the statue, and then the entire statue, which was filled with divinity, suddenly shattered.

Then, a furious, resentful, and angry roar echoed from the void—

"No—!!! Griffith, why? Why—do this to me? I loved you so much, and I made a pact with you, yet you destroyed the idol where my divine consciousness resided and harmed my soul!"

Night, who should have been incredibly close to Athena, spoke up instead, saying, "You've cut down some more boring things."

"What...what have you done?! Gods above—!" Hekuba's face was filled with terror, followed by his chest heaving violently, filled with boundless rage.

“Disobeying the gods—! How dare you…”

Even though the person before me is the hero Griffith.

But to take such action against their beloved goddess Athena, who was their protector.

Unforgivable...

At this moment, Diomedes also silently stood up, drew his weapon, and looked as if he might fight at any moment if he disagreed.

Chryseis and Brisses stared wide-eyed, stunned by the horrifying and sudden scene.

But they still chose to believe in the night.

There must be a reason why the hero did this.

Night seemed oblivious to the tense atmosphere, calmly saying, "How long are you going to keep up this act—you shoddy counterfeit. Even breathing the same air as you makes me nauseous. Pretending to be a god in front of me, a hero who made a pact with the goddess Athena, what gives you the confidence to fool me?"

Night: "You despicable one who finds pleasure in pain and lamentation, who mocks the hearts of others. You thief who steals the name of the goddess! I already know who you are!"

The aura of the goddess Athena, which even she herself could not discern overnight, and the chaos she created in Troy, all seemed to be chaotic for the sake of creating chaos.

If Ye still didn't know who the woman in front of him was at this moment, then all the Greek myths he had read would have been for nothing.

He loudly proclaimed, as if to thoroughly dissect his clownish nature and expose it completely.

"Your power comes from the war itself."

The outcome of a war has nothing to do with victory or defeat...

For you, the longer, more painful, and more chaotic the war, the more meaningful it becomes.

Chaos... that's exactly what you wanted to achieve.

It instilled fear in the city's inhabitants. It brought war and the battlefield from the outside world into the city, instilling the concept of war into people's minds.

That night, he made his madness crystal clear.

At this moment, the space inside the temple began to shake violently.

Upon hearing Ye's astonishing deduction, everyone present stared wide-eyed.

Goddess...not a goddess?

Or is it a deity disguised as another deity, who wants to bring about the principles of war?

No, this... how is this possible?

The next moment, *buzz*!

Suddenly, the temple burst into light, and then, from the distorted light, a graceful figure with black wings slowly descended from the sky.

That sacred posture immediately attracted everyone's attention.

That night, when I looked up, I saw a face and divine power exactly like Athena's—except for a pair of large chicken wings, it was so realistic that it could be mistaken for her.

“Athena—that’s right, this is our chief goddess Athena!” Hekuba, who had witnessed Athena’s descent once when she was young, suddenly spoke excitedly, her voice becoming somewhat incoherent with excitement.

She knew it; how could the goddess who sheltered them, successfully brought Brices back to her side, and summoned the hero Diomedes to guard the place be a fake?

On the other side, Hekuba, still unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, excitedly knelt down before the goddess who had personally descended, tears welling in her eyes.

The night had no emotions...

For those who cannot distinguish between truth and falsehood, you can't wake them up by simply shouting at them. It's better not to waste time trying to convince them of your point of view.

He prefers to address problems directly at their source.

no doubt--

The woman in front of me is a genuine goddess.

"Eris, the goddess of strife and discord!" Night murmured, reciting her true name.