Inside the command center of the Athens base,
After hearing what the woman calling herself Athena said, everyone's gaze focused on William.
"Boss." Serena asked, confused, "Does that woman know you?"
"…" After a moment of silence, William shrugged and said, "In Athens, it seems like everyone knows me."
With that, William said to the supervisor standing beside him, "Ask her what she means."
"Yes."
The supervisor, having received instructions, leaned closer to the microphone and, using the interrogation room's broadcast, questioned the 'Athena'.
Main screen.
'Athena', sitting against the wall, was still staring at the screen. After hearing the supervisor's question, she replied,
"It's simple. I want to speak with your boss personally."
Hearing this, the supervisor turned to look at William and hesitantly said, "Boss, this…"
William narrowed his eyes, looking at the main screen. He didn't answer the supervisor's question. Instead, he tried asking the system internally,
'System, can you help me scan the woman who calls herself Athena?'
[Detecting 'Athena' as a humanoid creature. Scanning in progress…
Scan complete.
Pallas Athena.
Combat Power: 907
Special Abilities:
① Colossus Transformation;
Can enlarge herself, her attire, and her weapons up to seventy-five times.
Note: Combat power will not increase by seventy-five times as a result. This only grants her stronger destructive power.
② Divine Body;
Possesses the divine physique of a legendary deity, effectively resisting attacks from conventional weapons.
Note: This system has detected that Achilles' divine body is superior to hers.
③ Energy;
Stores extremely high energy within her body to maintain all of her special abilities listed above.
If too much is consumed in combat, energy needs to be replenished to sustain life.
If energy is completely depleted, she will petrify until death.]
'Oh?'
Upon hearing the system's reply, William couldn't help but exclaim internally, 'She's completely exposed in front of you.'
A combat power of 907?
This…
Then the system spoke again in his ear,
[Replying to host, this system can detect the combat power of any humanoid creature.]
'Thanks.'
After an internal thanks, William looked at the main screen again, a slight curve on his lips.
'Gods are nothing more than this.'
Immediately after, William waved his hand and said indifferently, "Since she wants to speak with me personally, then grant her request."
He then turned and walked out, continuing to command, "Serina, upload the surveillance footage to Dr. Halsey's research lab. Have her assist in analyzing 'Athena'.
Also, notify the Spartan team stationed on Earth to be on standby, ready to deploy at any moment."
"Yes, boss." Serena replied.
"Very good. Blue Team and Alpha, follow me."
"Yes."
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Outside the interrogation room.
William had the four UBCS personnel and the researcher leave first. Then he had Hank lead Alpha to stay outside, while he himself, along with John and the other two, entered the interrogation room.
Sitting opposite Athena.
William offered his most practiced smile and said, "As you can see, madam, I am their boss, William Russell."
"Heh heh." Athena, wearing a veil, also chuckled softly.
She said, "Seeing you up close, I realize you are much younger than I expected."
"You flatter me." Hearing Athena's assessment, William shook his head slightly, leaning back in his chair and saying,
"I don't like small talk. I prefer to be direct. So… Ms. Athena, you must prove that you are the legendary goddess, right?"
"Of course."
Athena readily agreed and removed the veil covering her face.
She possessed nearly perfect features, a high nose bridge, and crimson lips with pearly white teeth, without a single flaw.
Indeed, it was a face befitting a goddess.
Even William couldn't help but twitch his lips, seemingly astonished by her beauty.
But he quickly composed himself.
After all, Halsey was 'watching' him from above.
As for the Spartans, who were in a state of alert, they maintained a completely indifferent attitude, unaffected by Athena's captivating beauty.
Not only that.
As Athena completely removed her veil, her body began to emit a faint blue light.
The light intensified from weak to strong, reaching a blinding level.
For those watching the monitor, it was somewhat difficult to look directly at, but for William and the Spartans, it was no hindrance.
The attire Athena was wearing vanished into thin air, replaced by a white, bondage-style dress.
A set of golden shining armor covered her chest, wrists, ankles, and other vital areas.
Athena slowly rose, and in her left and right hands, a golden shining spear and a round shield also appeared.
Seeing this, the Spartans, holding their Gauss rifles, immediately went on alert, aiming their dark muzzles at her.
If there was any anomaly, they wouldn't hesitate to fire a few shots.
William, however, maintained an indifferent expression, staring directly at Athena without even blinking, and even wanted to quip,
"If this goddess were into cosplay, she should definitely try a Sailor Moon transformation."
Of course, William would never actually say that out loud.
And Athena, in less than a second, transformed from the attire of an ordinary civilian into the appearance of a war goddess.
Then she looked down at William and raised her voice, saying, "Does this prove that I am the legendary Athena?"
However, William merely crossed his legs, revealing an extremely calm expression, and said, "For now, I'll believe you're a god."
To be honest, Athena's transformation sequence was quite a spectacle, but for William, who had seen countless anomalous phenomenon files…
It was already commonplace.
Without Halsey explaining, he could guess that Athena's ability to 'conjure' clothing and armor out of thin air was likely some advanced spatial technology.
By now, William was practically 'immune' to all anomalous phenomena.
"Oh?"
The expected expression of surprise did not appear, which made Athena intensely curious about William.
Then she put away her spear and round shield, sat back down, and couldn't help but clap her hands in praise, "As expected of the human I've been observing for so long."
William merely waved a hand lightly, then dropped his smile and cut straight to the chase, asking,
"Madam, I want to know the purpose of your contact with us?
Also… what do you mean by me being observed by you for so long?"
Athena's expression also became much more serious now. She looked at William and said, "Once we jointly deal with Cronus, I will address all your confusions.
How does that sound?"
"Cronus?"
William leaned forward, meeting Athena's gaze, and said in a deep voice, "Are you referring to the Titan King, Cronus?"
"Exactly." Athena did not deny it, her eyes gleaming with ferocity.
"By lineage… he is still my grandfather, but you and I must work together to stop him, and if possible…
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