Chapter 423: Zeus Gets Chopped Down in One Strike?! Threatening the Western Mythos?!
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Zeus: "???"
The Twelve Main Gods: "..."
The Rest of the Gods: "..."
Seeing this sudden, absurd scene unfold before their eyes, every god in the hall stood completely dumbfounded.
Even the Main Gods were frozen in sheer disbelief!
What on earth had they just witnessed?
Zeus... just got chopped down in a single hit?!
"Pfft~!"
A geyser of golden God-King blood spewed from his mouth as Zeus stared with wide, bloodshot eyes, turning his head back in horror toward Seito behind him.
"You..."
"You talk too much."
Seito casually pulled back his Spatial Dragon Blade, then cleanly brought it swinging right across Zeus's neck!
Swish~!
The severed head leaped high into the air.
Zeus's very last sight was his own headless corpse spraying golden blood across the floor.
Thud!
The headless body showered the room in divine blood before collapsing heavily into a pool of gold!
In this exact moment...
Zeus was dead!
[Your "Space Set" triggered its set effect: Received 7 Billion Divine Power Points.]
[For soloing and killing the God-King "Thunder God-King - Zeus," you got the First-Kill Reward: Ten Divine Runes.]
[Killed a God-King holding Main God Authority: Obtained Main God Authority (1/12).]
[Killed a God-King holding Omniscience and Omnipresence: Obtained Omniscience and Omnipresence.]
Swish~!
Seito flicked his right wrist, slinging the golden God-King blood off his Spatial Dragon Blade. He held the scabbard in his left hand while resting the glowing dragon blade casually over his right shoulder.
Zip, zip, zip~~!
The Dimensional Cube floated around his body, splitting into twenty-seven glowing purple cubes that orbited him in a silent, lethal formation.
"Spatial Lock!"
BOOM!
Spatial power erupted in an instant, and Seito completely sealed off the entire Main Divine Hall from the outside world!
This sudden lockdown brought the assembled gods back to reality. Every single deity locked their eyes onto Seito, channeling their divine power in high alert.
"What is this guy up to?" Loki narrowed her eyes, opening them wide as she watched the scene unfold.
Seito killing Zeus had happened far too fast! It was so fast her brain could barely keep up with the reality!
And... he had seemed so friendly and agreeable back in the DanMachi world.
What was this now? Dropping the innocent mask entirely?
It wasn't just Loki—Freya, the Goddess of Beauty, felt her stomach drop as well. After all, the seemingly harmless young man standing ahead was unbelievably dangerous!
"Sir, what is the meaning of this? Don't you already hold complete Main God Authority?" Queen Hera spoke with a cold, solemn tone, raising her jeweled staff high.
Seito didn't answer her, completely ignoring her question.
"Step out," he simply called out to thin air.
Zip, zip, zip~!
In an instant, multiple streaks of divine light flickered across the hall. Under the watchful eyes of the terrified crowd, dozens of unknown gods materialized out of nowhere, immediately holding every single lower god in the room hostage!
Then... eleven powerful God-Kings stepped out from the light, taking their positions along both sides of Seito!
These God-Kings were none other than the Fatui executives!
Seeing this lineup, every god in the Western Mythos Faction gasped in pure shock! From the looks of it, Seito had come thoroughly prepared for an absolute takeover!
BOOM!
"So this is Athena, the Goddess of War?!"
Two swirling dark orbs of energy flared in Kirukiru Amou's hands as she stared directly at Athena, her eyes burning with pure, unadulterated battle intent.
"Uh..." Athena's cheek twitched.
She hadn't done a single thing, yet she was already singled out as a target? And... this girl's aura felt like a War Divine Core as well!
With a strange expression, Athena flicked her eyes over to Ares.
Right now in this room, three distinct Gods of War were standing face-to-face!
Tap, tap, tap~~
Walking slowly to the front of his executive team, Seito swept his calm eyes across the Main Gods opposite him, finally resting his gaze on Hestia.
"Hestia, you and Hephaestus come on over."
Hearing his words, every god in the room froze on the spot.
Without missing a beat, Hestia and Hephaestus stepped out from the crowd and walked straight over to stand by Seito's side, turning their heads back to look at Hera's group.
"You two..." Hera's face turned completely dark upon seeing this.
Without a second thought, she realized Hestia and Hephaestus were in on this plan with Seito the whole time. She had originally thought this divine gathering was a trap set up by Zeus, but she never expected that idiot Zeus had simply served himself up as a stepping stone for Hestia's group instead!
"Seito, thanks a lot for the help this time," Hestia said with a cheerful grin.
"Don't mention it," Seito offered a gentle smile, then turned his gaze back onto Hera and the remaining Main Gods. "I'll give you all one single chance: hand over your Main God Authorities to Hestia right now, and I'll spare your lives."
Hera and the Main Gods fell completely silent.
Hand over their Main God Authorities? That was their core foundation for power!
However... Seito was a powerhouse at the absolute peak of the God-King Realm, backed by an entire army of God-Kings behind him. If they refused, their ultimate fate was glaringly obvious!
In an instant, all the Main Gods of the Western Mythos were caught in an impossible dilemma.
"I'll give mine up," Hermes, the blonde male god, spoke up first.
"Hermes! What on earth are you doing?!" Poseidon shouted, glaring at him in disbelief.
"Saving my own life, obviously," Hermes replied calmly.
Seito wasn't Zeus. If it were just Zeus, the Main Gods could still team up to keep him in check. But Seito wasn't a lone fighter—his faction held total dominance, making the final outcome set in stone! Instead of picking a losing fight and getting wiped out, surrendering their Authorities to Hestia directly was infinitely smarter.
Besides... Seito's intentions were crystal clear. He had zero interest in ruling the Western Mythos Faction himself; he was simply helping Hestia take the throne.
Because of this, Hermes made his stance clear immediately.
"I'll surrender mine too," Athena declared, stepping forward.
As the Goddess of Wisdom, she possessed absolute rationality. Her calculation matched Hermes's completely.
However... before Seito could even respond, Kirukiru Amou frowned, pointing her weapon straight at Athena: "You can't! Even if you hand over your Authority, you still have to fight me in a duel first!"
"..."
Athena's cheek twitched violently. She felt she had already figured out Kirukiru Amou's personality. Judging by her demeanor, this girl was a total battle maniac, wasn't she?
Her purple eyes darted slightly, and Athena spoke up smoothly: "Besides me, there's also Ares in our Western Mythos. You can fight Ares instead."
Ares: "..."
Did you just sell me out like that?!
Hearing Athena's betrayal, Ares looked like he had just swallowed a fly. He was merely a middle-stage God-King, whereas both Athena and Kirukiru Amou were at the late God-King stage! Forcing him to duel Kirukiru Amou—wasn't that just begging for a beating?
Thinking fast, Ares spoke with a deadpan, serious face: "I'm surrendering my Authority too. You go fight Athena."
Athena: "..."
Unbelievable! How on earth did this meathead suddenly get so smart?!
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