boyutpedia Chapter 449 Aftermath (Page 12)
Chapter 449 Aftermath (Page 12)
At the summit of Mount Olympus, Greece.
The golden temple gleamed in the setting sun, and the sea of clouds surged beneath the feet of the gods, but at this moment, this eternal sacred mountain was shrouded in deathly silence.
"Egypt...is finished."
Zeus sat on the throne of thunder, his thunder scepter trembling slightly, the face of the god-king as grim as iron.
His voice wasn't loud, but it echoed through the temple like muffled thunder, making the gods tremble.
“Ra has fallen, Horus has been captured, and Anubis’s divine status has been shattered…” A hint of solemnity flashed in Athena’s wise eyes. “The gods of Great Xia… are more terrifying than we imagined.”
"Impossible!" Ares slammed his fist on the golden table in front of him, shattering it. The god of war's rage caused the temperature in the temple to rise sharply. "Ra is the supreme god! How could he be killed by those false gods of Great Xia?!"
"A false god?" Hermes sneered, and an image appeared on the divine scepter in his hand—
In the void, the Jade Emperor's Nine-Dragon Imperial Chariot crushed space, the Queen Mother of the West's Kunlun Mirror light pierced through the sun and moon, and the remains of the God of Ra were reduced to ashes under the siege of the two saints!
"This...this..." Ares' pupils contracted sharply, "The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West...are they really this powerful?!"
Inside the temple, there was a deathly silence.
Apollo's sun chariot extinguished its flames, Artemis's silver bow fell limp, and even the usually arrogant Poseidon silently gripped his trident, his azure eyes surging with turbulent waves.
“What…what should we do?” Hephaestus slammed his hammer on the anvil, sparks flying. “Bactria has already destroyed Egypt, could we be next…?”
"What's the panic!" Zeus abruptly stood up, his thunderbolt scepter crackling with blinding lightning. "Olympus is not Egypt! We have the twelve Olympian gods, we have eternal fire, we have—"
“Father.” Athena suddenly interrupted him, her voice terrifyingly calm, “You’ve forgotten… Great Xia also has the Twelve Golden Immortals, the God-Slaying Sword Formation, and… the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.”
The moment the name was uttered, the temperature in the temple seemed to plummet to freezing.
“Yuanshi Tianzun…” Zeus’s thunder dimmed slightly, “He… really made his move?”
“There is no direct evidence,” Hermes shook his head, “but according to the messenger’s intelligence, the traces of the yin-yang symbol were clearly visible when Ra fell.”
"Damn it!" Zeus slammed his fist on the throne. "What on earth do these Eastern gods want?!"
“Father, we can no longer sit idly by and wait for our demise.” Athena rose, her wise eyes flashing with a cold light. “The destruction of Egypt has proven that the goal of Great Xia is to eliminate all threats.”
With a wave of her hand, the phantom of the Great Xia territory appeared in the center of the temple, with a forest of national guardian steles and the Kunlun Sword Ruins appearing and disappearing.
"We must do three things."
"First, immediately recall all the gods outside and seal the Olympus Barrier."
"Second, we should form an alliance with Asgard and the Hindu pantheon to jointly resist the Great Xia."
“Third…” she pointed to the northern border of Great Xia, “send someone infiltrate and find the weakness of the National Guardian Stele.”
"Infiltrate Great Britain?" Apollo frowned. "Those Night's Watchmen are no pushovers."
“Ordinary gods certainly won’t work,” Athena said, glancing towards the corner. “But what about… people who ‘don’t exist’?”
From the shadows, a figure slowly emerged—
His hair was as black as night, his eyes as deep as an abyss, and a playful smile played on his lips.
—Loki, the god of deception!
"Hey, Greeks..." he waved lazily, "Need any help?"
"A stray dog from Asgard, does it even deserve to set foot on Olympus?" Ares sneered.
“A stray dog?” Loki raised an eyebrow. “Don’t forget, your ally Egypt… now doesn’t even have a ‘home’ anymore.”
"you--!"
"Enough!" Zeus snapped, stopping the argument, his thunderous eyes fixed on Loki. "What do you want?"
“Simple.” Loki grinned. “The ‘Eternal Flame’ of Olympus… I can borrow it.”
"Impossible!" Hephaestus roared. "That's the foundation of the sacred mountain!"
“Don’t rush.” Loki toyed with the dagger in his hand. “I can help you take care of the Great Xia’s National Guardian Stele… In exchange, all I need is a wisp of fire.”
He looked at Athena: "Goddess of Wisdom, what do you think?"
Athena paused for a moment and slowly nodded: "Yes... but you must make a divine oath."
“Deal.” A glint of something sinister flashed in Loki’s eyes.
"Father!" Ares exclaimed urgently, "This god of trickery cannot be trusted!"
“But he is indeed the most suitable candidate,” Hermes whispered. “Even Odin couldn’t capture him…”
"Enough!" Zeus slammed his thunder scepter down heavily. "Athena, you are in charge of coordinating with Loki."
He surveyed the gods, his voice booming like thunder: "The rest of you, prepare for battle immediately!"
"Hephaestus—the forging artifact!"
"Apollo, Artemis—inspect the realm!"
Poseidon—Block the Seas!
“As for you…” His gaze fell on Ares, “go to India and find Vishnu.”
"Yes, sir!" the gods responded in unison.
...
Outside the temple, Loki toyed with the wisp of Eternal Flame he had just acquired, a cold smile playing on his lips.
"Foolish Greek gods...do they really think I'm going to help them?"
His figure gradually blurred, turning into a wisp of light and disappearing into the wind.
"Lord Cthulhu... your piece is in place."
at the same time--
Kunlun Mountain, the northern border of the Great Xia Dynasty.
The true form of the Queen Mother of the West stood by the Jade Pool and suddenly looked up towards the west.
"Olympus... has it finally had enough?"
Her fingertips lightly touched the Kunlun Mirror, its surface reflecting an image of the Greek gods gathered, and...
That faint, eerie light that quietly crept into the Great Xia Dynasty.
"Send word to Yang Jian," she said coldly, "'The fishing plan'... can begin."
...
India, Temple of the Gods.
Golden chants echoed through the temple, and the holy water in the lotus pond rippled without wind.
Brahma sat on a thousand-petaled lotus throne, his four faces opening their eyes simultaneously, their gazes piercing as they stared directly at Vishnu, who stood in the center of the hall.
“Vishnu…” His voice boomed like a great bell, causing the temple to tremble slightly, “Why did you aid Bactria and destroy my ally Egypt?!”
Inside the temple, Shiva's Eye of Destruction slowly opened, his trident gently tapped the ground, and the temperature of the entire temple plummeted.
"Explain." His voice was icy cold.
Ganesha, the elephant-headed god, held a thunderbolt, with Agni's flames burning around him. The eyes of all the gods were fixed on Vishnu, and the air was filled with suppressed anger.
Vishnu remained calm, his thousand-armed form slightly unfolded, and a jet-black crystal appeared in his palm—the mark of Cthulhu!
"Gentlemen..." his voice was low, "Do you know that Odin has betrayed us?"
"What?!" The four faces of Brahma changed color simultaneously.
"Absurd!" Ganesha roared. "Odin is the king of Asgard, how could he betray us?!"
“Because he is no longer Odin.” A hint of solemnity flashed in Vishnu’s eyes. “His true form… has been corrupted by Cthulhu.”
He raised his hand and waved it, and an image appeared in the void—
In the ruins of Asgard, Odin's remains are twisted and deformed, his single eye is covered with scarlet tentacles, and his godhood is being corroded by black slime!
“This… is impossible!” Agni’s flames flickered violently.
“Not only that.” Vishnu tapped his fingertip, and the scene shifted to the battle at Kunlun Mountain. “When the gods of Great Xia besieged Ra, I used my divine eye to observe… and discovered that Odin’s remnant soul was secretly assisting Great Xia!”
"He deliberately caused the destruction of the Egyptian pantheon, just to weaken the alliance of the gods and pave the way for the arrival of Cthulhu!"
Inside the temple, there was a deathly silence.
Shiva's Eye of Destruction narrowed slightly: "Evidence."
“Here.” A fragment of memory reappeared in Vishnu’s palm—
That was a fleeting moment he captured from the river of time:
Deep within Odin's single eye, a full moon is reflected, from which countless tentacles extend and entwine his divine essence!
"The moon..." Brahma's four faces whispered simultaneously, "the place where Cthulhu is sealed."
“That’s right.” Vishnu nodded. “Odin has long been a puppet, and Egypt… is nothing more than a pawn in Cthulhu’s plan.”
"Then why should we help Great Xia?" Ganesha asked, puzzled. "They are enemies too!"
“Because…” A hint of helplessness flashed in Vishnu’s eyes, “Brahma is the only force capable of fighting against Cthulhu.”
"Absurd!" Agni's flames exploded. "Trying to get something from a tiger will only result in being devoured! The gods of Great Xia are wolves in sheep's clothing; how could they genuinely oppose the outer gods?!"
“They don’t need sincerity.” Vishnu shook his head. “As long as Cthulhu descends, Great Xia… must also fight to the death.”
He looked at Brahma: "Brother, this is the only chance of survival."
Brahma remained silent for a long time, his four faces constantly shifting in expression, until finally—
"Shiva... what do you think?"
Shiva slowly rose, his trident carving a dark crack in the ground: "Destruction is coming, and only...destruction against destruction."
His gaze, as deep as an abyss, fixed on the void: "I agree... to temporarily join forces with Great Xia."
"Are you all insane?!" Ganesha's pestle crackled with blinding lightning. "To cooperate with the false gods of the East is tantamount to betraying the honor of the gods!"
"Glory?" Vishnu sneered. "When Cthulhu devours the world, can glory... feed us?"
"you--!"
"Enough." The four faces of Brahma spoke simultaneously, their voices resonating like the heavens and earth. "The decision has been made."
He looked at Ganesha, the elephant-headed god: "If you are not convinced, you may leave on your own... but from now on, you will no longer be a member of the Hindu pantheon."
Ganesha, the elephant-headed god, turned deathly pale instantly.
Just as the gods were arguing—
In the shadows of the Temple of the Gods, a wisp of black mist quietly shifted, transforming into a scarlet eyeball that stared intently at everything within the temple.
"Hehehe..."
An eerie chuckle echoed in the void, then vanished in an instant.
Vishnu's thousand-armed form suddenly trembled and abruptly turned its head to look into the shadows: "Who?!"
"What's wrong?" Brahma frowned.
“…It’s nothing.” Vishnu’s eyes flickered slightly. “Perhaps it’s just my imagination.”
But he knew—
Cthulhu's minions... have their eyes on the Temple of the Gods!
"Issue the order." Brahma finally made the decision, "Effective immediately, the Indian pantheon and the Great Xia... shall temporarily cease hostilities."
“Vishnu, you shall personally go to Kunlun and discuss cooperation with the Queen Mother of the West.”
"Shiva, stay in the temple of the gods and beware of Odin's hidden tricks."
“As for Indra…” he paused, “Go and patrol the human world. If you encounter any Cthulhu believers… kill them without mercy.”
Ganesha, the elephant-headed god, gritted his teeth and finally bowed his head: "...As you command."
Vishnu stepped out of the temple of the gods and looked eastward.
Above the clouds, the outline of Kunlun Mountain was faintly visible.
"Great Xia... I hope you... are truly ready."
His figure vanished in golden light, leaving only a whisper drifting in the wind—