The Greece Antagonist

"So, he brought back Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love and Beauty?!"

Luo En suddenly realized, and the clues in his mind connected to form a complete sequence of events.

Two Titan Goddesses, a myriad of divine lovers, practically threw themselves at Zeus in their eagerness to unite with him.

This was too bizarre...

Clearly, Zeus had obtained Aphrodite's help at the time, which allowed him to bypass Metis and seduce those goddesses.

And perhaps it was precisely because he realized how terrifying Aphrodite was that after his pursuit failed, he chose to marry her off to Hephaestus, the God of Fire, after the war and has since kept his distance from the Goddess of Love.

Without his fear of the mischief within the Goddess of Love, how could that widely promiscuous human seeding machine not have taken advantage of a major catch like Aphrodite?

"Indeed, the general course of the Titan War was just as you've described..."

Athena seemed very satisfied with the man's perceptive wisdom and nodded her head slightly in affirmation before continuing.

"Prometheus himself told me all this. He sensed that Olympus would replace the order of the twelve Titans, so he willingly accepted his fate and came forward to show his allegiance. Unexpectedly, His Majesty the King of Gods, after gaining a new ally, devoured one of his other allies and instead married his sister Hera, thus following destiny's guidance and securing the great power of life's continuation," Athena explained.

Upon hearing this, Luo En was somewhat puzzled, "Why didn't she resist?"

The Queen of the Heavens could be considered a key architect of the Olympian System. With her wisdom and the gratitude owed for rescuing Hestia and her four siblings, she might have had a chance to turn the tables, even against Zeus.

"Because..." the Goddess of Wisdom paused, her gaze complex, "...she was pregnant..."

Women carrying life within them are so foolish, blindly believing in love, their burgeoning motherhood dulling their sense of danger.

In the brief silence, Luo En sighed, "So, seeing the manipulations of His Majesty the King of Gods, did Prometheus start to fear as well?"

"And regretted..." Athena let out a wistful sigh, "because after Metis was consumed, there was only one wise person left who could influence the royal authority of Olympus..."

Then, the Goddess of Wisdom paused, turned, and gazed in the direction of Crete Island, speaking deeper secrets.

"So feeling the King of Gods would eventually move against him, he created a new life on earth."

—Humans?

Luo En drew in a breath of cold air, marveling at the high-IQ play of that group.

"And as compensation, Prometheus entrusted humans to me, and I thus became the Great Mother Goddess worshipped by humanity," Athena responded coolly.

Luo En looked at the impassive Goddess of Wisdom opposite him and added solemnly,

"Perhaps, it was also a form of manipulation..."

If he remembered correctly, that seer not only foretold the end of the previous King of Gods, Kronos, but also the fate of the current King of Gods, Zeus.

—The curse of the Titans would continue, and he could not avoid the destiny of being overthrown by his son.

You sure talk a lot!

The Goddess of Wisdom immersed in the past shot a glare at a certain dark-hearted little trickster always thinking the worst of people, and coldly snorted in disapproval.

"Don't worry, he's suffered enough for what he did, still up there on the Caucasus Mountains, waiting for the day I can figure out a way to save him."

Luo En smiled sheepishly, promptly ceasing his surreptitious attempts to smear the seer.

There was no help for it; Athena's quiver was full enough, and he wasn't concerned with the grand scheme that seer might have been plotting next.

As they opened their hearts further and shared the deepest secrets within, the Goddess of Wisdom's countenance gradually eased and lightened considerably.

Luo En tactfully steered the conversation away from these grim memories, choosing a more lighthearted topic to ask Athena about the results of the hunt, all while eagerly looking forward to seeing the spoils.

However, Athena's response caught him somewhat off guard.

"Oh, you mean Charybdis? She got away..."

Got away?

Luo En's eyes widened in astonishment, finding it hard to believe.

What a joke! Artemis and Apollo had easily dealt with their targets, yet as a Chief God herself, the formidable Warrior Goddess, she had also failed?

—No, that's not right!

In a moment of clarity, Luo En looked up, meeting her eyes filled with mirth and understood instantly.

As it's well known, fishing requires baiting the spot first, then casting the line and luring with bait.

And it's the same with fishing for justice...

If he remembered correctly, the fleeing Charybdis was indeed a blood relative of Poseidon.

Realizing the key point, Luo En couldn't help but give a thumb up.

"You really are far-sighted!"

Athena didn't appreciate the flattery and simply rolled her eyes, coldly huffing.

"Isn't it because all of you have been preoccupied with other things?"

At her words, Luo En, recalling the scene by the campfire, gave an embarrassed smile.

Indeed...

The three teammates summoned to the cause were all busy with romance, leaving only Athena focusing on the task ahead, frantically carrying the team single-handedly.

To get them into the pitfall was no easy feat.

Just as the two brains of the team coincidentally meeting in the small woods were acknowledging the irony in each other's eyes, a ghastly wave surged from the horizon. The entire Sicily quaked under the tidal movement, bringing an increasing sense of tremor.

It's coming!

Sensing the massive disturbance, Luo En and Athena exchanged glances, simultaneously revealing mischievous smiles.