Kronos.
He is the second king of the gods in Greek mythology, and the father of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, and other gods.
He is also a member of the Titan race.
The word 'Titan' in English often represents 'huge' or 'massive,' and its origin comes from the Titan gods.
For example, the destroyer envisioned by Halsey was named 'Titan' to represent its immense tonnage, but it was later replaced by the Phoenix-class of the Spirit of Fire.
When Athena spoke the name Kronos, William's expression darkened considerably, as he was a god-king who had reigned over the Golden Age in Greek mythology.
His abilities far surpassed those of the old lecher Zeus.
A bit tricky...
But only a bit.
Otherwise, what was the purpose of the heavily invested warships and the god-making project specifically for the Spartans?
Wasn't it to 'beat up gods'?
Then, William solemnly said to Athena, "Since you have observed me for a long time, then, Ms. Athena, you should know that my employees and I are responsible for protecting reality.
Even if you don't propose cooperating with us, we will do our best to stop Kronos."
"Indeed." Athena seemed very pleased with William's attitude and praised him with a seemingly sincere smile:
"I greatly admire your courage and confidence, especially those soldiers under your command.
Their determination and bravery to protect their compatriots, even at the cost of their lives, moved me, a god who has lived for tens of thousands of years.
This is also one of the reasons why I, who have been hidden for thousands of years, have proactively appeared to help you humans overcome this calamity."
"Then I really have to thank you," William said with a perfunctory smile, then asked Athena,
"Madam, there's no need for pleasantries and mutual praise anymore. I want to know information about Kronos."
"Alright." Athena didn't waste words and directly shared with William:
"We Greek gods usually maintain bodies similar to you humans to minimize unnecessary physical exertion.
Only when threatened do we return to our original size.
For me, my original height is seventy-five times my current size."
Neither William and the Spartans present, nor the people watching the surveillance, were surprised by what Athena said.
Because through Achilles, they already had a general understanding of the Greek gods' bodies.
Athena continued, "But Kronos is different; he seems to possess infinite energy, so my father Zeus could only..."
When she spoke of her father, Athena's eyes revealed a disgusted light.
She paused before continuing, "could only defeat Kronos and a host of other Titans and imprison them in the 'Tartarus' prison.
Due to the successive fall of the Twelve Olympians, including Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon, the three main gods who defeated and imprisoned Kronos,
this also means that no one or god can suppress Kronos anymore.
By my estimation, there are at most seven days left before the Titans break free from 'Tartarus.'
At that time..."
At this point, Athena leaned forward, shortening the distance between herself and William, and said in a deep voice,
"Earth and you will face annihilation."
William's expression remained unchanged; he showed no panic or fear, but instead calmly asked Athena,
"Then, where is this 'Tartarus' you speak of? It's not really in the Underworld, as the myths say, is it?"
"Hehe, no, it's not," Athena said with a light chuckle, covering her mouth. "The Underworld does exist.
But 'Tartarus' is not in the Underworld; it's in the White Desert, which you humans call the Antarctic Continent."
"Seven days... Antarctic..."
"Russell." While William was pondering, Athena reminded him again:
"It's not just the colossal Titan gods you need to worry about. It's said that Kronos also has a three-headed dragon beast as a pet.
And that beast possesses a healing ability that even gods would envy, and the yellow lightning it spits from its mouth is comparable in power to Zeus's 'Thunderbolt.'"
?
Titan race.
Three-headed dragon.
Healing ability.
Yellow lightning.
Wait a minute.
Kronos of the Titan race, and a three-headed dragon with super healing ability.
'Isn't this from 'Wrath of the Titans' and 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters'?' William suddenly realized internally.
Especially the three-headed dragon Ghidorah.
In his previous life, William was fortunate enough to be dragged to the cinema twice by a Godzilla fan classmate, which left him with vivid memories of that movie.
In it, the character played by Zhang Ziyi once said, "A great dragon descended from the stars, and the storm it unleashed devoured humanity, and it devoured the gods."
It seems that in his current world, Ghidorah also descended from the heavens to Earth, but the result was that it was 'tamed' into a pet by the Titan gods.
If the three-headed dragon Athena mentioned really is Ghidorah, plus Kronos and the host of Titan gods, then what Umbrella will face is...
An Exafanistei-level military operation.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, William frowned slightly as he looked at Athena, and asked the system in his mind:
'System, if a god signs Umbrella's non-disclosure agreement, will she also have a loyalty of 80 or higher towards me?'
[...]
[Responding to host, this system cannot be 100% certain, as there is no such precedent, but this system suggests the host can try it.]
'Precedent?' William was stunned.
[Please do not mind these details, host.]
'.'
Forget it.
William was indeed too lazy to delve into those details.
Since it was an Exafanistei-level anomalous phenomenon... then he needed to gather the high-level combat power of all nations.
Especially the war goddess in front of him, whose combat power was as high as 907.
Although Athena spoke well, saying she was willing to cooperate with Umbrella to deal with Kronos and other anomalies,
human hearts are unpredictable.
Let alone gods who have lived for tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years.
With the thought of 'tricking a god,' William stood up with his most practiced kind smile and proposed to Athena:
"Madam, I believe everything you say, and I thank you, as a deity, for being willing to assist humanity in overcoming this difficult time.
You once said that you are the founder of the Human Court, so you must understand agreements better than anyone.
How about you sign our Umbrella's non-disclosure agreement to further deepen our cooperation and trust? What do you say?"
"Agreement?"
Athena showed a puzzled expression, raised her hand, and pointed at herself, saying, "You want me, a god, to sign an agreement with you humans?"
"Are you afraid that I'll tamper with the agreement to trick you?" William raised an eyebrow slightly, deliberately drawing out his words, "Don't worry, there's absolutely no wordplay in any of the clauses."
"Afraid?!"
As Athena, who had a strong desire for conquest and was unwilling to admit defeat, immediately stood up and walked to the isolation wall.
With her arms crossed over her chest, she also raised an eyebrow at William and said, "What do I have to be afraid of?"
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