Chapter 241: Bestowing Athena with a Sky-High Fortune

"Of course, all of the above was just a joke."

Watching her expression shift as she looked at Algol with some wariness, Su Nian helplessly waved his hand.

He naturally knew how treacherous the Spirit Status of an Only God was, and given his current relationship with Athena, Su Nian really wouldn't drive Athena to her death.

"You scared Little Algol to death, you know. Little Algol thought she had bet on the wrong person again?"

Algol looked at Su Nian with satisfaction.

"Truly worthy of being the one Little Algol has taken a fancy to; your heart is as beautiful as your appearance."

No matter how poor her relationship with Athena was, she was clear that in a certain sense, she was tied together with Su Nian; she had already bet everything she had left on Su Nian.

With such a heavy stake, Algol was also very worried about whether she might have bet on the wrong person.

And although her relationship with Athena was not good, she would still hold her nose and accept the temporary alliance they had reached.

If it were something trivial, or even something that could make Athena look foolish, she would certainly be happy to see it happen.

But to truly drive Athena to her death, and that too when Athena hadn't really offended Su Nian much?

Then Algol would have to doubt Su Nian's character.

"I intend to use this world to help Athena deduce the possibility of her becoming the Fourth Generation God King, and help her complete the Spirit Status of the Fourth Generation God King."

"Little Algol, don't you think the Trinity Athena's Spirit Status is a very good embryo?"

Su Nian pinched Yadaina's chin, gently wiped the words he had written off her face, and turned Yadaina's face to face Algol as he spoke.

"Theoretically speaking, Athena is only one Authority away from becoming the Fourth Generation God King."

"After all, the Trinity Goddess's Divinity is already noble; as long as she obtains the Authority symbolizing the God King and rewrites fate, she can become the Fourth Generation God King."

"This Authority could be the sky, it could be the cycle of life, or it could be thunder."

"Of course, she could have them all; who knows, we might be able to create an overpowered Spirit Status."

"Anyway, they are all unfinished, so there isn't much difference."

After all, under the pressure of the Athena from the Saint Seiya World, Athena had already cut off the path to becoming a Two-digit.

Unless she could smash that Athena from the Saint Seiya World to pieces.

But in all likelihood, the Athena of Little Garden probably couldn't even beat the reincarnation of the Athena from the Saint Seiya World.

Yes, I'm not talking about anyone else, but Sasha, who starts with the Lightning Light Speed Fist.

She couldn't even beat the reincarnation, let alone the original body.

As he spoke, Su Nian's expression gradually became brazen as he said.

"Moreover, this kind of Spirit Status change is bound to be impossible to hide; the Trinity Athena involves too many Divinities—Neith of Egypt, Nana of Babylon..."

"Under the pressure of others, Athena will have to abandon this Spirit Status."

"After all, Athena's advantage is simply too great; you, Little Algol, are currently being sealed by Athena, and the Spirit Status of Metis is likely either in Athena's hands or in Zeus's."

"Therefore, under the pressure of the gods, Athena must take the initiative to unseal it and set you free."

"Then, the roles of attacker and defender will be reversed, and it will be Athena begging you to leave..."

Su Nian's voice echoed in Algol's ears like the whispers of Satan.

At the mere thought of Athena humbly admitting her mistake and begging her to leave the seal, Algol felt so high she couldn't stand it.

Her breathing couldn't help but become a bit heavy.

She was tempted; Algol was truly tempted.

This meant she could wantonly trample on Athena's head and act like a tyrant, yet Athena would have no choice but to endure it.

The Spirit Status of Medusa was in her hands, and to clear her name, Athena would have to release her.

But given Athena's temperament, it was impossible for her to give up this path that was within her reach.

"Ugly woman, this time Little Algol has finally grasped your fatal weakness."

Algol looked at Su Nian with eyes full of admiration.

"Little Algol admits, you have made Little Algol a bit tempted."

"What about you, Yadaina, what are your thoughts?"

As he spoke, Su Nian lowered his head to look at Athena, who was still being dangled by him; there was no need for him to hide anything he said from Athena.

For Su Nian and his group, everything they said was meant to be known by others.

And in Little Garden, information blockade is a required course.

The most high-end information blockade is when you say something openly, and even if others hear it, the content might not be what you actually said, and there is not a trace of abnormality.

Athena laughed at herself and said.

"Does this concubine have any other choice?"

When facing an existence that seemed capable of devouring everything about her with a single light breath, having utility value is the best possible outcome.

And she was quite unlucky; for such an existence, it's not just one or two, and there is a high probability that even her avatars in other pantheons wouldn't be any weaker.

At the thought of this result, Athena felt that her future was pitch black.

Currently, the best choice was to have a sliver of a possibility of survival under Su Nian's protection.

"However, there is one more question: what will be this concubine's final ending?"

Athena raised her head and looked straight into Su Nian's eyes with her owl-like gaze as she asked.

"Hmm~, based on my understanding of the other Athena, you will most likely become an Avatar or a substitute of the other party."

Su Nian thought for a moment and said; to be fair, there really isn't much to criticize about the character of the Athena of Little Garden.

The other party's temper is already considered good among the gods; at the very least, you get three warnings before you get beaten, and before she beats you, Athena will even give you a heads-up.

Compared to other moody Gods and Buddhas, Athena is practically like an Angel.

For minor matters, Athena is too lazy to care.

"Of course, you will certainly be able to preserve your self."

"If you are worried, I can help you craft a doll body, guaranteed to have strength no weaker than what you have now."

Athena gazed at Su Nian's face, suppressing her emotions as she spoke.

"Then this concubine has no problem with that, as long as it allows this concubine to complete her revenge against the Steel Gods."

Anyway, no matter what, she wouldn't lose out; at the very least, she could have some fun before dying, couldn't she?

Experiencing the treatment of the Fourth Generation Greek God King is also quite nice.

"However, there is one more thing: this concubine is not your plaything, nor is she your prisoner; this concubine will participate in your plan as a collaborator."

Athena said, enunciating every word; this was the only existence she had left.

"That is only natural."

Su Nian rubbed his hands together, untied the ropes without the slightest hesitation, let Athena down, and simultaneously signaled Lancelot with his eyes to quickly bring over a chair.

How could we let our respected collaborator remain hanging from the rafters?

"Yadaina, please sit; let us continue to discuss the matters of our cooperation."

The corner of Athena's mouth couldn't help but twitch; as soon as she heard "Yadaina," she remembered the humiliation she had just suffered.

"So, can you please not call this concubine Yadaina? This concubine has her own name..."

But before the words could leave her mouth, Athena fell silent.

It seemed, perhaps... she really didn't have a name she could use; if her guess was correct, there was a high probability that every one of her avatars corresponded to at least one great god as powerful as Algol.

"You can't just call me Little Athena, Middle Athena, or Big Athena, right?"

Su Nian threw the question back to Athena; after all, this Little Athena really didn't have a suitable title right now.

Only the name Yadaina was the name that truly belonged to her.

Upon hearing this, Athena was completely speechless; was the competition for the name Athena really this intense?

And what was this about three Athenas—small, medium, and large?

One could only say, the future is bleak.

"Whatever~~, I don't care what you call me, as long as you don't call me Yadaina!"

"Alright Yadaina, no problem Yadaina."

Athena looked at Su Nian helplessly, leaned back, and completely gave up.

Do whatever you want, okay? She didn't care anymore.

——

London Greenwich, Council of Sages.

A four-story red brick building newly constructed during the Victorian era was, unusually, brightly lit in the night.

This was the headquarters of the Council of Sages; originally, it did not support night operations, but because of a darkness that unexpectedly shrouded the globe, their main members were all here holding an emergency meeting overnight.

"The darkness from just now, is it confirmed to have been caused by a Heretic God?"

"It cannot be confirmed, but the only certainty is that the whole world has suffered."

"Can you confirm which Heretic God it is? Even just a name would suffice."

"We have already contacted the shrine maidens and are conducting Spirit Vision, but it appeared and disappeared too quickly; it is difficult to determine any useful information."

"Then, can we contact the Black Prince?"

"We have already confirmed with the people at the Royal Factory; the Black Prince is also searching for clues about that Heretic God."

Although the Council of Sages and the Royal Factory are mutually hostile, in fact, the United Kingdom belongs to the Black Prince's territory.

The hostility between the two sides is, in itself, one of the Black Prince's amusements.

In private, the relationship between the two is not bad, especially regarding matters related to Heretic Gods.

After all, the only ones who can deal with Heretic Gods are Godslayers, and Godslayers are Demon Kings who roam the earth, walking natural disasters.

They can only cooperate with the Godslayers.

However, the only thing worth being glad about is that the Black Prince is relatively easy to talk to.

"Chairman, what should we do about this matter now?"

"We do nothing; the Council cannot find the movements of gods and kings, so we can only help clean up the mess. Now we can only hope that the King and the God do not start a war on our turf."

"Otherwise, that would be a headache."

"Chairman, so we do nothing at all?"

"Doing nothing won't work either; what if the King holds us accountable? Send the intelligence to the special advisor and have that White Princess use Spirit Vision to confirm it again."

"Yes, Chairman."

(End of chapter)