Chapter 276: The Temptation of the Prison System (4.7_2
Alright, after enduring two consecutive intense squeezes, the victim's spirit was somewhat bewildered.
"Eeek~~"
Before he could lie still for too long, the dreadful sound of the prison door shoving open came again.
Luo En jerked awake, and immediately leapt up like a carp, standing straight.
"It's me."
A pleasant voice emerged from the darkness, a graceful goddess with silver hair and purple eyes, dressed in a plain long dress, walked into the cell.
Upon seeing the comer, Luo En almost cried out loud.
Sister Ya!
The entering Athena, for no reason, felt a chill run through her, with goosebumps rising on her arms: "Why are you looking at me like that? It feels weird."
"Excited, I'm excited! I'm so happy to see you!" Luo En replied eagerly, promptly pulling out a stone stool and inviting Athena to sit down, which greatly eased his nervousness.
Anyway, he didn't have to worry about being tormented any further for the time being.
Athena mistook this excitement for unease, and calmly reassured him, "Don't worry, that woman Tethys is fine, the Sanctuary is all set up, I've also contacted Poseidon and Apollo privately, everything is going according to plan."
"You're not really going to take action, are you?"
Luo En surmised the underlying meaning and frowned slightly.
Athena nodded and explained gravely: "Initially, according to the plan, we were just letting them take the lead to test His Majesty the King of Gods' foundation, and we would act opportunistically. But things seem to have gone a bit beyond my expectations..."
She proceeded to narrate the current situation to Luo En.
Firstly, the three Hundred-Handed Giants just gave Poseidon a beating, which successfully dissolved the morale of the sea gods, but because it was overdone, they were ordered by His Majesty the King of Gods to stay in the Primordial Ocean, not allowed to leave without a divine decree.
This isolated these three strong bodyguards temporarily, cutting off their contact with Zeus himself and significantly weakening the protective forces around His Majesty the King of Gods.
Secondly, by employing all means of conspiracy and continuous acts of regression, Zeus finally ignited the gods' dissatisfaction towards His Majesty the King of Gods completely, many of them have already begun to secretly choose sides and make their stance clear.
As of now, Queen Hera has started contacting Apollo and Poseidon, officially joining the conspiracy; God of the Stove Hestia, Goddess of the Hunt Artemis, God of Craftsmanship Hephaestus expressing their support, along with Goddess of Wisdom Athena herself, the main gods involved in the rebellion have reached a terrifying seven, occupying more than half of the Twelve Olympians.
Furthermore, Agriculture God Demeter maintained her usual neutrality, not helping either side;
Love God Aphrodite is missing, presumably not involved;
War God Ares has been extremely irritable recently, constantly instigating wars in the Lower Realm and battling with warriors; given his intelligence, he's basically out of this conspiracy;
Divine Envoy Hermes, although intelligent, is better at shifting with the wind and, if it really comes to a showdown, he runs faster than anyone...
With seven main gods involved in the rebellion, holding the absolute superior number, and added the advantage of planning against the unprepared, it might not be impossible to confront His Majesty the King of Gods.
Luo En was startled by this outcome: "How come there are so many?"
"It's all thanks to you and Tethys." Athena glanced towards the unwitting instigator, her eyes twinkling with a teasing light.
The blatant coercion by Tethys even riled up the normally gentle Hephaestus to choose to join the rebels.
Hera, on the surface, sided with them for this reason, to stand up for her foster daughter, but deep down it was because her lover was captured, and she couldn't bear it.
As for Hestia and Artemis, these two need no mention.
One had completely lost trust in His Majesty the King of Gods, misled by her own Lesser Deity; the other couldn't extricate herself from her rebellious brother, and now that her lover had been captured too, naturally, she was ready to go all out.
Luo En, hearing this, finally understood the meaning behind the hesitant expressions of Hera and Artemis.
It turned out, their plan was to overthrow Zeus and then rescue him from the prison.
What a wild strategy for a rescue.
Athena, Hestia, Poseidon, Apollo, Hera, Artemis, Hephaestus... more than half of the Twelve Olympians were ready to turn the heavens upside down.
Now, not to mention Zeus was unprepared, even if he was, it would be enough trouble for him.
No wonder Athena suddenly changed her mind from a feint to a full attack, also deciding to follow through and join this rebellion.
However, their presumed adversary was Zeus.
But if...
Luo En narrowed his eyes, inquiring deeply.
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"What if The Three Fates intervene?"
"Don't we still have you?"
Athena looked at Luo En in front of her and smiled provocatively.
"Me, fight The Three Fates?" Luo En, hearing the task that fell upon him, couldn't help but scowl, "You really think highly of me..."
"It's just counterbalancing, not asking you to actually risk your life." Athena reassured with a light smile, then gazed deeply at Luo En, speaking significantly, "Besides, don't we have a trump card that can counter The Three Fates? If the plan we agreed on goes smoothly, that thing will end up in your hands."
"That's just a guess." Luo En rolled his eyes, unenthusiastically reminded, "Whether that thing can actually be obtained, and whether it'll be useful, are still up in the air."
"No worries, I have faith in you!" Athena's smile remained, her face full of conviction.