Before Mount Olympus, Mother Earth advanced in anger. With Zeus by her side, her first strike might not have been able to shatter the Mount of the Gods, but as long as she tried enough times, she would eventually succeed. After all, strictly speaking, there was still a gap in their powers, even if it wasn't as evident with Gaia leading the offensive.
However, at this moment, standing opposite Mother Earth, Zeus, perplexed as he was, felt an urge to laugh.
Although he was inexplicably blamed for a great deal, it did indeed enrage the Divine King. Gaia's recent proclamation had put him on high alert, for after all, Mother Earth was one of the first Primordial Gods, and no one knew what other means she might have. Should she resolve to injure both sides, Zeus feared it really wouldn't end well for him.
Previously, Zeus had anticipated that it would never come to this... When Gaia realized she could not defeat him, and the Divine King provided her a way out, everything would end smoothly. He would have successfully established his authority, and Mother Earth would have lost face, but it wasn't anything too serious, considering it wasn't her first time.
Afterwards, both would 'make up as before,' which was the limit of what he could achieve now—after all, while Gaia might indeed be unable to defeat others on the earth, conversely, it was also difficult for anyone to defeat her.
However, all of that came to an end in the face of Mother Earth's sudden 'battle wisdom.' When Gaia approached Mount Olympus, Zeus entirely saw the possibility of subduing her on the spot.
On the whole, Gaia was still stronger than him at this moment, and as for the battle itself, Mother Earth's response was actually just right. As the embodiment of the earth, she should be favored on every part of the continent—except for Mount Olympus, since it was the Mountain God's divine body realized, a territory beyond her authority.
However, what followed was the rolling of falling rocks into the earth, palaces and towers turning into rubble, and the few lives still in the mountains that hadn't had the chance to leave became dust in the face of the overwhelming force. Enjoy exclusive chapters from mvl
Yet, at the same time, because this scene was very similar to the epochal transition, the Laws of the present world increased the magnitude of the chains binding Mother Earth even more.
"Gaia... although you once helped me, I still haven't figured out what your vacillating stance at the time was all about,"
"You always had the ability to turn a situation that I envied into what it is now, then helplessly resent fate's injustice,"
Zeus murmured softly. Without sufficient Faith, without a complete set of twelve pillars, he couldn't have done anything to the Mother Goddess. But as he casually summoned back the Divine Artifact and looked at Gaia before him, the Divine King suddenly was in no mood to explain anything about the Golden Apple.
He would fight first, seize this rare opportunity to trample this old grandmother underfoot. When his authority was founded on the defeat of a Primordial God, and as the victor, he would then ask her what gave her the courage to dare to slander the King of All Gods!
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Outside the Mount of the Gods, the great battle raged on. At this juncture, even the servants who once served the deities fled in all directions, with those remaining perishing under the recent strike, leaving the skies above Olympus deserted.