On Olympus, the divine servant army watched worriedly as a clone of the God of War was snatched away by Typhon like a chick, then they all looked at the beautiful Goddess who stood high above, commanding them.
"Lord Athena, shouldn't we go after him?" someone in the crowd asked.
"After him?"
The Goddess of Wisdom chuckled, "Even Zeus lost to that giant. Are we going after him just to deliver ourselves to him?
However, if any of you think you're not afraid of Typhon, you can go after him. I won't stop you. In fact, if you succeed, once Olympus is recaptured, I will petition Zeus to make you new gods. How about it? Does anyone dare to go? Hmm?"
At her words, many in the servant army showed wavering expressions. Of course, they wanted to become gods, to climb from their current servant status to the true highest class in this world. But Athena's words made them recall the terrifying scene they had witnessed on the mountain today: the powerful King of the Gods being easily defeated and having his tendons pulled by that giant.
Therefore, after some struggle, the servant army quieted down, pretending they had never mentioned the matter.
Seeing this, Athena didn't mind. She merely instructed the servant army to perform maintenance and vigilance duties at night, then she returned alone to the peak of Olympus, to her own temple.
There were no gods left on Olympus now, which was the best time for her to carry out her plan. In truth, Athena herself didn't want to stay and face Typhon, this planetary weapon specifically nurtured by the Inhibition Force to deal with the disgraced God-King, but this was the only opportunity she had to initiate her plan on Olympus.
She retrieved the spirit particles she had previously extracted from Youxing Vanguard "Wilpa-03" from her boudoir, then, holding them, she visited all twelve Olympian temples except for Zeus's.
She took the residual divine power from the main gods' thrones and mixed it with the spirit particles from "Wilpa-03."
Watching the spirit particles in the self-made bronze test tube ruthlessly devour the divine power of these main gods, growing even stronger, a satisfied smile appeared on Athena's face.
"Indeed, the position of God of War is the most compatible with you." Watching the spirit particles react as they devoured the divine power of various gods, Athena murmured softly, "Zeus, that old fool, lost his lightning. His power at this moment is worthless. That old lecher, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to gain his power in the future. But, Ares..."
Thinking of the God of War who had been opposing her ever since her birth, Athena's good mood couldn't help but sour. With a dark face, she sat on the divine throne in her temple with her legs crossed in a particularly queenly posture, one hand supporting her chin, the other shaking the spirit particles in the test tube, slowly contemplating.
Frankly, she had always been suspicious of Ares. If his initial targeting was due to Zeus giving her his most important "Victory" divine authority, then the subsequent series of attacks seemed too deliberate.
If Ares was truly such a deeply hidden deity, then his threat to her would even surpass that of Prometheus, the God of Forethought. However, Athena had never caught any evidence against Ares.
[Someone is covering for him, is it Hecate, or Hephaestus...] Athena narrowed her eyes and thought: [Well, to be safe, it's better to get rid of Ares early. As long as he's dead, whatever he's planning won't matter.]
Thinking this, she stood up, her gaze directed towards the direction Typhon had departed, under the starlit night.
Whether to protect himself or to spite her, Ares had also made a virginity vow to the Inhibition Force, just like her. This meant that if someone forcibly compelled him to break his virginity, Ares's power would decline to a level even inferior to a secondary god. Such a God of War would pose no threat to her.
And Athena remembered that, according to the memories inherited from her mother Metis, among the many monstrous children of Typhon, the Father of All Demons, and the serpent Echidna, there were female monsters whose powers were not weaker than the gods.
"Heh heh, Ares, you've been disgusting me all this time. Now I'm going to let you taste that flavor." Under the dim starlit night, the Goddess of Wisdom let out a soft laugh, then she gently raised her hand, releasing an owl that flew out and landed on the earth, into the temples that worshipped her.
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Inside a gloomy cave, Ares's divine power clone was put into a giant birdcage by Typhon, and then casually thrown to the deepest part of the cave.
Then, Ares's armor, weapons, and war chariot were also casually tossed in by the giant like trash, rolling into a corner of the cave with a clattering sound.
After a while, Ares saw that the snake-haired giant slowly shrunk his body and entered the cave. Although his height was still towering compared to Ares, it was no longer the sky-scraping height from before.
Typhon, not knowing where he had gotten a cow, carried it and sat down in the open space in front of Ares in the cave. He dug a pit in the ground, threw some wood into it, and then, with a "whoosh," blew a breath into the pit.
Typhon's breath was incredibly hot. As soon as he blew, the wood in the pit spontaneously combusted without wind, turning into a pile of roaring bonfires.
The giant's movements were also extremely crude. He directly threw the cow onto the fire, without plucking its fur or processing its entrails. Only after the cow had tossed and turned on the fire, cried out in agony, and burned to death, did he pick it up. He didn't care if the cow was cooked or not, directly swallowing it whole, only chewing a little before gulping the cow down.
Ares watched Typhon's actions while simultaneously controlling his "Cadmus" alt account to meet with Zeus on the hillside. Typhon's barbaric behavior made him think of unpleasant things like filth from cow entrails, which was somewhat disgusting.
However, as Ares kept his eyes open, seemingly glaring at Typhon but actually distracted by controlling his alt account, suddenly, in the heart of his main body, he heard someone's prayer.
This person was a high priest in a sect that worshipped Athena. As mentioned before, Ares's "drawing the firewood from under the cauldron" scheme had previously pulled the rug out from under Athena, allowing the humans of the Silver Age to survive until now. Although the interference of the Inhibition Force caused the originally immortal Silver Age humans to naturally die of old age if not killed, their secret connection with Ares was still passed down, held in the hands of the highest leaders of royal and divine authority in each city-state. This high priest was one of them.
Upon sensing this person's prayer, Ares actively contacted the high priest and asked him, "What's the matter?"
Hearing Ares's voice, the high priest, who outwardly worshipped Athena, was incredibly excited. Fortunately, he was a steady person who had experienced great storms, and he quickly calmed down, reporting to Ares:
"God of War, the Goddess wants to harm you!"