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During this period, Zeus's spirit origin had not yet merged too deeply with Charlotte Corday's, and Zeus's consciousness had never awakened. In the original story, Corday subconsciously activated Zeus's power several times when Gudako and the others encountered crises, which allowed Zeus's spirit origin to completely merge with hers, making it difficult to separate...

But now, with the arrival of night, the progress of the Lostbelt has been accelerated by a lot, several days ahead of schedule, making the stripping process much easier than expected.

Before Kepian could react, Night then stuffed Athena's Krionomia into its spirit core.

As someone who was on the side of humanity and prepared to help Athena in the pan-human history, Cleopatra was prepared from the beginning to completely lend her power to Corday, willingly becoming a sacrifice and actively letting Corday absorb it. After discovering that there was no enemy like Zeus, Athena's consciousness quickly dissipated on its own.

Of course—the reason for such cooperation was because Night had intervened before entering Corday's body.

Although it was only a fragment of consciousness within a broken power, even if it was just Athena from the Lostbelt, she didn't interact much with Night, but she didn't hide her feelings or the existence of Griffith—the uniqueness of these Greek goddesses from the Lostbelt.

The Mecha Gods of Lostbelts are no different from those of Pan-Human History; they are also capable of developing human emotions. Apart from the gods within Zeus's sphere of influence who are formatted or mentally controlled by Zeus, those gods who rebel against Zeus will naturally develop the same emotions as the original Greek gods in mythology.

However—the entire history of humankind has been waiting for that missing soul! The most important part of Griffith that is missing!

Not to mention the Lostbelts.

The Lostbelt Machine Gods should not have been affected.

Griffith never existed in this universe from the beginning.

However, due to various circumstances, the Machine Gods gradually learned about the stories that had happened in the history of humankind.

Despite their divine pride and the long, lingering loneliness, their subconscious coldness makes them appear as if they are still mindless machines.

But in fact—the Machine God also has emotions.

Zeus was willing to do anything to force a utopia for the sake of humanity, even controlling and killing other machine gods.

Artemis, who in the original story turned her jealousy and loneliness into cannon fire and blew the island to pieces, was the same.

Athena is no exception... The essence of the machine god is still the desire for love and the desire to win hearts. As long as this remains unchanged, it will still be unable to change the fact that it will be attracted to love.

Unlike Chiron and other Heroic Spirits from Lostbelts who are completely unable to understand why they would love someone despite their inability to comprehend the history of humankind, the gods of Lostbelts have never actually changed.

The only difference is the way we choose our partners.

At least before the defeat of the white giant, the development history of the Greek gods was not much different from that of human history as a whole; their essence never changed.

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Chapter Twenty-Seven: How envious! Realizing this, I understood that the moment of defeat for the gods had arrived.

The same line used to describe Artemis in the Lostbelt can also be used to describe Athena.

'Because of your feelings, your anger, your—jealousy. As a pure machine, you shouldn't have feelings…!'

For those who possess a soul, ten thousand years of solitude is far too long, so long that they can only completely hide their emotions and do not even have the courage to try to love again.

The remnants of Athena's consciousness: '[How envious!]'

But that's enough. To witness, to see, that she, in the pan-human history, truly experienced happiness—proof!

Athena Cllonomia seemed to let out a faint sigh before entering Charlotte Corday's body.

She is not Griffith's lover. Unlike Artemis, who merged with her past self in the pan-human history, there is no hero in the Lostbelt goddess Athena's world who saved Athena.

So—she—'How envious!' This is the eternal lament of the goddess of wisdom, the goddess of virginity!

"They're all broken, broken a long time ago. As machine gods, they've long since reached their limits. They've clearly collapsed, offering no enjoyment whatsoever, yet they've drifted in the empty sky for a full ten thousand years." "Because they're goddesses, they've even lost the concept of asking for help."

In the eternal, solitary sky, unwilling to become Zeus's minions, they waged a final divine war. The twelve Olympians were divided into two sides, and the war ended with their defeat and the complete annihilation of their lives. This was an attempt to redeem humanity and also to achieve liberation for themselves!

'But finally, it can end. The moment I realized I had felt a pang of envy, I knew the gods' true defeat had arrived. He would surely succeed, and if you ask why—'Eternal beauty, eternal life, God is such a beautiful word. A body and soul that never age, but loneliness will accumulate day by day.'

Athena believed that only when the gods understood this, and realized that what they truly desired lay with humanity, did they acquire a weakness and cease to be invincible. This weakness was so immense that it could even lead to their self-destruction, just as it is now...

The Lostbelt Athena had already perished in battle. The fragmented consciousness left behind here wasn't even an avatar, but merely a remnant of her will within her power. She only needed to rest peacefully in eternal slumber, hoping that the next Athena would be born as an Athena from pan-human history, rather than being born in such a boring Lostbelt world.

As Charlotte Corday's consciousness was immersed in the immense power of the supreme god, she vaguely heard the gentle voice of the night resounding deep within her spiritual core: "Goodnight—Goddess of Wisdom..."

Then—in the night, Hephaestus Scrinnomia was assigned to Achilles. In the process, not only was Achilles' heel injury completely healed, but all of Achilles' Noble Phantasms were also forged as if by the power of the chief god. Suddenly, the scale of Achilles' spirit origin began to infinitely approach that of another Grand rank possibility.

None of the other Heroic Spirits had any objections to this.

As for the final Zeuskrilonomia, Night used it himself.

For the fat director and others who didn't know the true nature of Ye, they simply felt that this was the most reasonable allocation. The strongest power of the main god should naturally be used by the strongest combat force here. However, the other people who actually knew Ye's true nature had a strange expression.

That one probably looked down on the power of Zeus, the king of the gods.

To be precise, it should be that they look down on the power of all the main gods.

But the night is certainly not simply about giving itself a divine debuff.

Because of legends from Greek mythology and the added element of the lunar world, he obtained an interesting Noble Phantasm. Krionomia, who had lost Zeus's consciousness, was directly loaded into this Noble Phantasm as a backup energy source.

On the Noble Phantasm.

Eager to test this Noble Phantasm, Yoru declared, "Alright, now that all the power has been allocated, let's descend towards the Void Hole! Our objective—defeat Poseidon!"

The heroic spirits also ignited their fervor, especially the Greek heroes: "Oh!! Down with Poseidon!!"

Fat Director: !!!

Joy, no joy, joy, no joy... Gordruf Mujik's face was filled with terror. Although he tried his best to blend in, he was truly terrified of what he was about to do, his face pale and his appearance quite comical. Whether it was deliberately sinking into the bottomless void or possibly facing the sea god Poseidon directly, each one was more dangerous than the last!

But now that we've come this far, there's no turning back.

Driven by extreme emotions, the chubby director suddenly roared as if to embolden himself: "Down with Poseidon, the god of the sea!!!"

The enormous sound reverberated throughout the entire Nautilus, and even seemed to reach the sea outside the ship.

In the sea—Kainese, who was on the verge of death after being punished by the Gemini Heroic Spirit, but was protected by the power of the sea god and should have remained asleep and in a coma until she was rescued by Chaldea in the interstellar city, seemed to have heard some 'keyword' and woken up directly in a stress response.

"Who?! Who wants to fight Poseidon?!" Katniss, whose expression had become extremely ferocious even while unconscious, was awakened by sheer willpower. Her spirit origin reaction then appeared near the Nautilus, and she was quickly discovered and salvaged by Nemo and his crew.

When Nemo's sailors discovered what they had salvaged, they rushed into the bridge in terror to report. Katniss, who had just been pulled from the deck, was immediately and warily grabbed by a group of Heroic Spirits. Those Heroic Spirits, led by Jason, who had been brutally beaten by her, reacted with horrified shock and disbelief: "Hey, hey, how did we rescue this violent woman? She's still alive? That's an enemy god-level Servant! Execute her immediately!"

Goldrov, Gudako, and the others: "..."

Chaldea's "good-natured" side kicked in again. Seeing Katniss's miserable state, clearly unable to fight back, they couldn't bring themselves to take advantage of her vulnerability.

Jason: "??!! Master, why aren't any of you saying anything? Are you all idiots?! Do you intend to let the enemy go?"

Katniss opened her eyes, and after gradually realizing where she was and what her situation was: "!!! Stop making so much noise, you useless Jason! If you want me dead so badly, then come and kill me yourself! What kind of hero are you, standing there begging others to do it!"

Jason: "Oh! You idiot, who would want to do something so dangerous by themselves! Who knows if you'll turn on me and take me away with you before you die!"

Heroic spirits:.....

Jason: "Master, hurry up and give your opinion! You're not hoping to recruit this unwanted, violent woman, are you?!"

Katniss: "!!! Shut up! Take me in? I will never surrender!"

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Chapter Twenty-Eight: Surrender? No way! Go for Poseidon? Katniss: Count me in!

Jason frowned............

After realizing that the Master and the others actually wanted to recruit Katniss, he started acting as a villain to see how Katniss would react to surrendering. But now it seems this woman is tougher than he imagined.

He was clearly abandoned by that guy Kirshtalia, and now he's in such a miserable and wretched state.

He himself harbored an inseparable hatred for the gods, especially for Poseidon, the god of the sea. Under such circumstances, one would expect him to have the potential to turn against them.

Could it be that I'm mistaken?

She was a god-level fighter, it's such a waste to kill her like that... Or, could we use Katniss's head to make the most of her remaining value and provoke Poseidon?

Just as the atmosphere turned cold because Katniss's resolute words had suddenly killed the mood.

Night suddenly spoke, and as she spoke, the other Heroic Spirits around immediately fell silent: "Kainese—is that right... The Sea God's Extermination Battle, shall we begin?"

He didn't say anything unnecessary.

The goddess Caenis does indeed have the potential to turn against her. This heroic spirit is somewhat arrogant. After being rescued by Chaldea in the interstellar city, she was genuinely treated by the fat director and won over with her beloved desserts. Although she is sharp-tongued, she still chose to help Chaldea fight against other gods after learning that Chaldea had defeated Poseidon.

Only after defeating all the enemies did they finally fight Chaldea, completing the final battle they had failed to finish before.

Katniss can be a trustworthy ally until the ultimate target is defeated.

But instead of spending time trying to deal with this arrogant girl's temper, it's better to be more direct...

Katniss: "!! You bastard—are you inviting me to join your team? Are you kidding me? I told you I wouldn't join you guys. Even if there's no place for me in the Lostbelt, it doesn't mean I'm going to side with my former enemies and join Pan-Human History."

Night: "No, I'm not asking you to join us, I'm just asking if you want to join us in the fight against the gods. No one is asking you to betray Kilshtalia, but your hatred for the gods isn't fake, is it?"

Night's words struck a chord deep within Katniss's heart.

He continued calmly, "If you miss this opportunity, you'll probably never have another chance to successfully avenge yourself against Poseidon. Goddess Caenis—I know your story. How about we make a deal? I'll let you participate in this war against Poseidon. Afterward, when you're fighting the other main gods, you'll help protect the Chaldea Masters. After we defeat Zeus, you can decide for yourself whether to stay or leave!"

Night's strength is enough to ensure that he can clear the Lostbelt by himself. The other Servants only need to protect the weaker Masters and other humans. Of course, if the situation is urgent, Night can log in to his main account at any time to solve everything, but since this time he is here to fight the Zeus attack, he will use the power of the Servants to solve the problem if possible, and will not use other powers.

In that case, it's still necessary to increase our own combat strength. One god-level being is not too few, and two is not too many. If Katniss doesn't agree, then let A-Jiao protect the Master with his shield and chariot.

Meanwhile, Katniss was deeply moved.

Night possessed a very obvious aura of strength, which was immediately apparent. He was completely different from Jason, a nobody, and his powerful presence was extremely dazzling and prominent even among the Heroic Spirits.

That kind of aura—it's inexplicably convincing!

No one doubts that a true king or strongman would joke about something like this. If he said that, does that mean he is truly confident in defeating Poseidon?

Furthermore, it's not just Poseidon; they also want to attack other major gods?!

That indifferent attitude made it seem as if he were talking not about the main gods, but about a few slices of bread.

"Okay!!" Katniss's expression changed several times, but she finally agreed!

To be fair, the people they're dealing with are different. Even an arrogant hero like Katniss reacts differently. In the original story, even when persuaded by the fat director to help Chaldea, she maintained an haughty attitude, but now...?

Jason: ???

No way, he was convinced so easily? He didn't even say a few harsh words?

This isn't what he imagined. Is this all the morals a violent woman has?

Katniss: "...............! Um......"

Jason's spirits lifted, and he became alert—as expected, this woman was still resentful; he had to guard against her causing trouble.

Katniss suddenly said hesitantly, "Can, can you wait for me... cough... let me recover for a few days, no—just half a day is enough. I'm in no condition to fight right now."