When the giant Typhon was wreaking havoc, the world changed dramatically. Apollo and Hermes didn't even need to go out of their way to inform anyone; before the two main gods could even run out of the garden, all the main Olympus Gods, except for Heavenly Queen Hera, had already arrived, asking Apollo and Hermes what had happened.
Apollo and Hermes briefly explained, and Poseidon, after hearing it, burst into laughter:
"It's just a mere giant. During the Titan War, your second uncle here defeated countless of them. You two wait here; I'll go kill a giant and be right back!"
With that, he waved his hand, drew his trident from his temple, then flung his cloak and majestically walked to the edge of Olympus, telling Ares and Athena to make way for him.
Ares and Athena obediently moved aside, both looking at the Sea King with amusement. Poseidon gazed at the sky-reaching giant arm and one hundred giant snakes in the distant cloud sea, and was not intimidated by such a display. He waved his hands, using divine power to part the cloud sea, and then the gods saw the giant causing trouble on the ground.
This monstrous being stood between heaven and earth, taller than the most majestic mountains on the ground. Its body was like a moving, living volcano, with a hundred snake heads on its crown, covered in feathers, and possessing a pair of enormous wings that blotted out the sun and sky. Its mouth had a serpent's tongue, and its eyes burned with an eternal flame.
With every movement, rolling flames, lava, and black smoke fell to the ground. The area it stood on had already been completely engulfed in a sea of fire.
The chariots of Helios, God of the Sun, and Selene, God of the Moon, were crashed on a slope not far from its feet. Both gods were now covered in wounds. When the giant stomped its foot, the two gods shrieked in fright, not even bothering to drive their divine horses, and tumbled down the slope, completely devoid of divine majesty
Seeing this display, Poseidon's body visibly paused for a moment. Seeing this, Hermes quickly asked, "Second Uncle, can you do it?"
"Don't worry, it's just a bit troublesome, your second uncle can handle it!" Poseidon turned his head and saw his gentle eldest sister, Hestia, standing not far behind him, looking at him with concern, which immediately invigorated him.
However, just as he raised his trident, preparing to summon the power of the sea to defeat this giant, the giant on the ground suddenly took another step and voluntarily walked into the deep sea.
It was so tall that even the ocean was just a foot bath in front of it; even in the deepest sea basins of the Greek World, the water could not reach the giant's waist. Seeing this, Poseidon quickly gathered his divine power, and the gem on his trident emitted a sea-blue light, controlling the ocean to turn into waves, surging towards Typhon wave after wave, but it was completely useless.
The raging waves in the sea would indeed make people tremble with fear, but surely no one would have any emotional fluctuations towards waves in a bathtub or foot basin. Therefore, Typhon completely ignored Poseidon's resistance, bent down on its own, stretched out its hands, and fumbled for something in the ocean.
Then it exerted force, and with a scream, Poseidon's chariots, pulled by divine horses from the ocean, were directly pulled out of the ocean by Typhon, along with Poseidon's beloved queen Amphitrite, and their son Triton.
The sea monsters lurking in the ocean, seeing such power, were also terrified and scattered, not daring to oppose it.
"..." Seeing this, the Sea King was silent for a long while, then suddenly put away his trident and turned to leave. Seeing his actions, Hermes curiously asked:
"Second Uncle, why aren't you fighting anymore?"
"Can't win, can't win." Poseidon shook his head, "Let's surrender. I need to pack up and leave."
The main gods watched him leave, their hearts also wavering. Poseidon was arguably the most powerful main god among the Olympus Gods besides Zeus. If even he couldn't do anything against this giant monster, then the other main gods going up would simply be giving themselves away for nothing.
After a long silence, Hermes forced a smile and encouraged the gods, "Everyone, don't panic. We still have Zeus. He's still on the ground right now. I'll go find him and have him come back to defeat this monster!"
With that, he returned to his temple, hurriedly put on his winged sandals, and then waved to the gods, "Everyone, I'll be right back—"
The gods watched him leave, and then Apollo, who was standing at the very back of the main gods, suddenly tugged his sister Artemis's hand and whispered:
"Artemis, go back and tell Mother, let's leave first."
"Leave? Where to?" Artemis asked strangely, "Didn't Hermes already go to call Zeus back?"
"I don't think Zeus is a match for this monster right now." Apollo quietly pointed to Ares and Athena: "Look over there, leaving Ares aside for a moment, even Athena's expression is so grim. Clearly, she also doesn't think Zeus is a match for this giant. To be safe, let's leave first and return when the situation calms down."
"But—" Artemis glanced at Ares and Hestia, a little unwilling. Seeing this, Apollo continued, "Just listen to me. Hestia and Ares have their own plans; they'll be fine. We should leave first to ensure Mother's safety above all else!"
Under Apollo's repeated persuasion, Artemis finally nodded hesitantly. Subsequently, the siblings left ahead of the other gods, found their mother Leto, and quietly departed from Olympus, heading towards a part of Egypt, on the edge of the current Greek World.
On the other side, Hermes, who went to inform Zeus, quickly streaked across the sky with the help of his winged sandals and arrived on the continent of Europa.
He stood on the clouds, gazing, and soon discovered Zeus, the King of Gods, intimately entwined with a Nymph he didn't recognize.
Normally, Hermes would never dare to disturb Zeus, but the situation was critical, and the Messenger God no longer cared about Zeus's mood. He hurriedly descended from the clouds, landing in front of the Nymph and Zeus, and then shouted to Zeus:
"Zeus, something terrible has happened!"
"Hermes, I remember telling you not to bother me at such a time unless it was important!" Hearing the voice of his favorite son, Zeus, who was currently lying drunk on a beauty's lap, suddenly found him as annoying as a fly.
But Hermes, hearing Zeus's scolding, was not afraid. He continued anxiously, "A terrifying monster has appeared, and none of the gods are its match. Zeus, please return and personally subdue it!"