Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

The only thing to worry about is that the goddess herself might use her beauty to seduce him—Odin never hesitates to speculate on this.

After all, if the genders were reversed, he would be more than happy to use his good looks to conquer beautiful women in other worlds, even if they were just pretty faces with little power.

And considering that God's views on that matter are not as traditional or bound by reason as those of humans, who knows if that goddess might be a pervert like him.

Who says only men are aroused? A woman as powerful as her would surely be a supreme god or god-king in another world, just like herself.

Since he is a god-king, isn't it normal for him to have a large number of companions?

At this moment, Artemis was mistaken for Odin, the king of the Greek pantheon. However, the Greek universe is quite powerful among many pantheons. As one of the most legendary and oldest pantheons in Western Europe, it has twelve main gods and many powerful non-main gods.

Among Zeus's children, given the tradition of patricide, each possessed extraordinary potential and the possibility of becoming a god-king. No wonder Odin misunderstood—not to mention that Artemis in this period was already more powerful than in the Greek era.

Like Athena, she was already a powerful being who could be called a mini-Zeus!

"Wait, a honey trap?" Odin suddenly remembered that he had a beautiful woman under his command who was quite useful.

Brunhilde, the Valkyrie he once admired most!

According to the prophecy, she was supposed to marry the dragon-slaying hero, Sigurd. Although the prophesied hero has not yet been born, Siegfried could very well become Sigurd.

This gave Odin an idea—!

Meanwhile, on the other side...

A bizarre and mysterious dream is unfolding among the various royal families throughout the Nordic world.

Since Ye's current understanding of the laws of this universe is not yet sufficient to enable him to activate the 'prophetic dream' on a large scale, he ultimately chose to target the corresponding upper-class individuals.

When these kings and royalty, who play important supporting roles in almost every epic and control the power of a nation to a certain extent influencing the course of the epic, learn of the darkness of the future, will they choose to sit idly by and wait for their doom, or will they take action?

None of this matters to Ye. As long as these people believe in this 'prophecy,' the goal of letting the legend of Artemis take root in the Norse universe will be achieved.

When the dream begins—

Soon, many members of the royal family had the same dream that night.

It is the opposite of the visions that occurred in the temple.

Initially, they saw the King of Gods hanging high in the sky, followed by one cruel and horrifying scene after another of the Norse gods plotting against mankind.

Finally—they also saw the Valkyrie, who was punished and imprisoned on a high mountain.

I saw the compassionate tears of the great moon goddess Artemis.

The magnificent scene, the epic-level realistic special effects, and the spiritual impact brought by the supreme divinity left these mortals completely mesmerized.

The moment I woke up from my sleep the next day.

It's like I'm having a PTSD attack—damn it! The nightmare is still chasing me!

"(Fuck a plant)...!!!!!! Ragnarok!"

Chapter 204 The 88 Saint Cloths: The Last Hope Against the Gods?!

"The Palace of Flames, the Holy Land—!! Haha!" It's all fake—it's all fake!

Ragnarok, Brunhilde, goddesses... they're all just figments of imagination!

How could this world be so crazy?

"Is this a sign of the end of the world? How could I have such an absurd and terrifying dream!" Prince Hagen, Krimhild's brother, awoke from his dream.

He was haunted by that terrible nightmare, and now he felt endless trembling and fear, his scalp tingling.

My first thought was that this must be fake...

My second thought was, "But this dream is so damn realistic, and I have a strange feeling of palpitation. My intuition tells me that a dream can't be this vivid."

My third thought is that if the world really were like what happens in a dream, it would be utterly hopeless.

It was so despairing and oppressive that it made it hard for people to breathe.

As one of the heroes in the Norse epic, after learning the truth, he should have stood up and become a member (cannon fodder) in the army that stopped the gods' conspiracy.

But in the story of Rheingold, he always played the role of a clown-like counterfeit hero.

He was the most outstanding member of the royal family from a young age.

To outsiders, he was brave, strong, handsome, and of noble character, but he was also arrogant. His smooth-sailing life since childhood made him vulnerable when suddenly faced with someone who could suppress him in every way, and even the person his wife truly loved was Siegfried…

Jealousy eventually bred a demon in Hagen's mind, leading him from initially being unwilling to lay a hand on his brother to personally murdering Siegfried.

However—ironically—when Hagen debuted, his horse couldn't cross the flames of the Temple of Flames, and it was Siegfried who provided Hagen with his own mount equipment.

Even so, Hagen still couldn't conquer Siegfried's horse. In the end, Siegfried had no choice but to switch places with Hagen, wearing the ever-changing helmet he obtained from the evil dragon Fafnir, and thus impersonating Hagen to fight in his place, once again breaking into the Temple of Flame.

That helmet was the very helmet Loki used to pay the ransom.

Even later, in another timeline of the Icelandic Queen Brunhilde, Hagen couldn't even get close to her in bed and had to ask Siegfried to transform into his own form again, voluntarily transforming himself to conquer Brunhilde and make her submit.

It was these successive blows that gradually led him to moral decay and turn him into a vile figure.

He was never a hero, and he didn't have the ability at all. His heroic deeds were all accomplished by Siegfried taking his place.

At this moment, this Green King had not yet experienced the events described in the original story, but he had already witnessed the terror of the gods and the unpredictable and divine power of the gods, which were beyond human comprehension.

Hagen, who had always thought he was the most outstanding man in the world and that only legendary demigods and goddesses were worthy of him, was suddenly terrified.

In the original epic, he did indeed believe this, which is why he bravely went to undertake Brunhilde's Trial. However, when he failed, he shamelessly asked his brother-in-law to give him a cheat code.

But now that we know how dangerous God is...

Hagen was ashamed to discover that he wasn't as brave as he thought. Faced with the possibility of the apocalypse and the gods' schemes against humanity, his first reaction wasn't resistance, but escape!

'Let's pretend we know nothing, as long as the gods don't target our country.'

Faced with such a terrifying god-king and the god's power that mortals could not reach, he could not muster the slightest thought of resistance. Even if he successfully defeated one or two gods with the help of that goddess and temporarily held the front line, what difference would it make?

Wasn't she powerful enough when the Moon Goddess descended before?

Such powerful beings, and there are [a whole bunch] of them on the other side!!! Note, not one or two, but a whole bunch!

What despair and how weak is this! Even Jason, who's used to turning the tide in a losing game, would shake his head in disbelief.

Subconsciously believing that all gods are so powerful and terrifying, Hagen felt utterly hopeless when he thought that humanity only had one goddess and one demigod guardian who had been stripped of their divine status and was still sealed away.

“Damn it—! There’s no way to win! It’s not that I’m a coward, but there’s absolutely no hope in this war! That’s right—that’s exactly it…” Hagen consoled himself.

I feel that anyone in this situation would make the same choice as me.

He wished he could bury his head in the blanket and become an ostrich! Only an idiot would do something so foolish, one against many—isn't that just handing the ball to the other side?

Is it really possible for humans to resist the gods through their own power?

It's unthinkable. Humans are so weak—! Gods are so powerful—!!

Most importantly—even if we exhaust the heroes of this era, they probably won't live to see the day of victory.

Not resisting God might lead to death, but resisting God would almost certainly result in certain death.

Holding onto wishful thinking is like a flock of sheep being chased by wolves, believing that the wolves might not target them this time, and that as long as they are not the lambs to be killed, there will be no problem at all.

There are many brave people among humanity who dare to go against the tide, but there are also many cowards who play dead like this.

By a twist of fate, Hagen now wouldn't even dare to provoke Brunhilde, let alone do so. Even if this beautiful Valkyrie were right in front of him, Hagen would want to stay as far away as possible.

And on the other side-

They also received a new 'prophetic dream'. Compared to Hagen and others who had their first dream, Krimhild, Brunhild, and others who had similar experiences before were convinced of the prophecy's authenticity at the time.

Not to mention that they are either already in the know or have high social status and sufficient intelligence channels to learn about recent major events.

A little inquiry is all it takes to find out that the Holy Land has indeed been established.

And there were the mountains and temples that were built that very night, standing tall on the site of the former kingdom.

Even though only the prince and ministers who witnessed the goddess's incarnation on that day have seen it clearly, Krimhild and the others have already experienced a different kind of live broadcast in their dreams.

Krimshild thus learned of Night's current location and identity.

—The leader of the Gold Saints under the goddess Artemis.

The question of what Saint Seiya is was also addressed in that prophetic dream.

Let's go back to when they were still in the temple.

This is how Lei Jin described it at the time—

"That is Artemis, the goddess of purity who protects beauty and wisdom—the moon and the hunt, a warrior who upholds justice and peace on earth and takes it upon herself to fight against the evil gods!"

"Their fists can rip through the sky, their feet can crack the earth; they are the most outstanding heroes among humankind!!!"

Regardless of what those who had read the prophetic dream thought afterward, the princes and their subordinates present were already deeply captivated by that name.

And then there's that most direct way to describe power—!

A fist can cleave the sky, a foot can tear the earth apart?

The group of people below were utterly shocked—a chill ran from their tailbone straight to their forehead.

Wait, can humans really do something this incredible? Or is it—all thanks to the power of the Saint Cloths? Are the Saint Cloths really that powerful?!

Chapter 205 Discovering the 'Will of the Gods' within me, I am the only one who reigns supreme in heaven and earth!

Saint Seiya is divided into three ranks, with each rank representing a dimensional leap in combat power.

Gold, silver, bronze, from top to bottom—the Gold Saints are the strongest among them.

There are a total of 88 Saints, corresponding to 88 Cloths forged after being granted divine blood by the goddess Artemis, which are strong enough to withstand the gods.

The proof of becoming a Saint is obtaining the corresponding constellation's Cloth. The Cloth corresponds to the constellation in the sky, and the one that Yoru wields is the strongest Gold Cloth—the Ophiuchus, whose status among the Gold Saints is comparable to that of Athena. Yoru is also the "Pope" of this Sanctuary!

These are things that Leigh told the princes later.

Putting aside the fact that he is clearly a descendant of the great god Odin, yet he goes and fights against the gods alongside the goddess, the news sounds incredibly incongruous.

It's even more unbelievable that mere humans could have a status equal to that of goddesses.

It can even take charge of the strongest Saints under Goddess's command—the thirteen Gold Saints.

This bizarre scene has even led many people to speculate.

For example—did the goddess weaken her power in order to forge those so-called Saint Cloths that were strong enough to fight against the gods, and thus had to reincarnate as a human, with Ophiuchus being her designated protector?

Protector of the Way...

If that's the case, then perhaps the strongest being in the Sanctuary right now isn't the goddess, but rather Ophiuchus, who outwardly reigns as the Pope and rules over the Gold Saints.