Late at night, it's quiet.

Unlike the bustle of Mount Olympus, when Apollo left, the vast plain of Delphi was once again peaceful and quiet.

Compared to the outside world, there was not even the sound of insects chirping in this place of hermitage, let alone the sound of birds and beasts moving - the instinct of the creatures made them dare not approach this place of abundant water and grass in the slightest, as if it were some terrible forbidden place.

But the silence is only temporary, and when the vision of the gods covers the heavens and the earth, Delphi cannot be an exception. Even the abode of the primordial gods could not obscure the voices that originated from the source sea and the laws, so when the true name of the new god resounded throughout the world, it pierced through the earth and resounded unhindered in the heart of a huge consciousness. This sudden sound made the consciousness that had been sleeping for a long time fluctuate slightly.

If it had been prepared in advance, the vision of the Nativity would not have awakened the sleeping gods. But obviously, because of the changes in the laws of heaven and earth at the turn of the era, all the gods thought that they would not see such a scene again, so they naturally did not respond to it.

“……”

“……”

“…… It's so noisy......"

“……”

"Annoying sounds...... Pallas Athena...... Who's that? ”

“……”

"This ...... Does it seem like God's birthday...... Why is there a god in this era...... What's going on out there and how long have I been asleep?! ”

As her consciousness gradually cleared up, with the end of the vision, the sleeping Mother Earth finally recovered some memories from her chaotic thoughts.

She could feel that she was far from in good shape. Not to mention the deficit of the origin caused by multiple splits, there are still remnants of the law rejection caused by the great war at the turn of the era. Although Gaia's sense of time is the same as that of the earth when he returns to his original body, and a hundred years is only a moment, judging from the results of his deep sleep, it is clear that it has not been long since then.

Three to five hundred years...... Seven or eight hundred years at most, Mother Earth doesn't know the exact time, but at most it's been so long. Could it be that in such a short period of time, the law and order of the present world have changed again?

This was a bit of a surprise to Gaia, after all, in her impression, in the first thousand years of the Second Age, Kronos had only just secured the throne of the god-king. Whether it's legislation or the creation of man, that's what happens later.

“…… Forget it, now that you're awake, let's go and see what's going on. ”

"Speaking of which, I forgot to ask what Zeus plans to do with his elders after the Titanic War is over."

The stratum trembled slightly, and a thick sound echoed across the plains, and the next moment, under the convergence of huge consciousness, an earthy halo of light slowly flowed towards the ground.

At the foot of Mount Parnassus, in a small courtyard that is at one with nature, wisps of invisible air flow converge upwards and gradually transform into the shape of a woman.

The brown clothes dragged on the ground, and the faces of the figures gradually became clear. Perhaps because of the credit of these hundreds of years of sleep, although Gaia's deficit has not been filled, her appearance looks much better.

This is still because the wreckage of the Nine Realms has not disintegrated, otherwise her state could be more intact. Even if their tiny fragments were integrated into the present world, or if their main body was one with the earth, then Gaia might be able to take the opportunity to regain some of the glory of Mother Earth. However, the reality has no ifs, and the reason why the Nine Realms are integrated into Kaos in such a separate and independent way is also somewhat influenced by fate. So on her much younger face, subtle wrinkles are faintly visible, proving that all this is just a superficial effort.

Sleep is to repair injuries, to dispel the repulsion of the law, to restore the lost divine power, but it is of little use for authority and symbolism.

"So...... Where did the moon go? ”

The figure was completely solidified, and Mother Earth looked at the sky.

The sky is full of stars, but there is no trace of the moon that should have been.

"It's really ridiculous, isn't it possible that the current third-generation Divine Court is so incompetent that it can't even guarantee the operation of the sun and the moon? I remember...... The moon god seemed to be a faint being. ”

With a cold snort, Gaia pushed open the fence of the small courtyard. The moon or something is just a trivial matter, and it has nothing to do with her, so she plans to summon her maid first and ask what has happened recently.

Sweeping her gaze nearby, Mother Earth searched for the breath of life around her. However, what puzzled her was that the Nymphs, who were supposed to be guarding nearby, didn't know where they had gone, and even in the entire Great Plains, there were only a few familiar breaths.

Everything seemed wrong, very different from what she had been before she slept.

"Moanda? Come and see me."

Whispering, Gaia's voice echoed from outside the courtyard, echoing over the vast plains. However, just as she perceived, the Nymph, whom she had arranged to guard the temple of Delphi, was nowhere to be found at the moment, and had no idea where she had gone.

“…… Is this an outsider who has been here, or is it something else? ”

"It's better not to be negligent...... Hmph, anyway, let's get her back first. ”

His brow furrowed slightly, and then Gaia didn't think much more.

Most of the nymphs standing on her side were primordial plants, planted by Mother Earth long ago, and later planted with golden apples.

As long as they find their bodies, even if their bodies as elves are destroyed, Gaia can use the original solution in the [Vial of Life] to make a new one for them. Now Mother Earth was desperate to know what had happened on the earth during the time it had been asleep, so strange to her.

One step later, when Gaia's figure reappeared, she had reached the door of her orchard. As the embodiment of the earth, this distance obviously didn't mean anything to her.

After looking at the orchard, which seemed to have been untended for a long time, Mother Earth frowned again, and then she pushed open the wooden fence and walked slowly into the garden.

However, it didn't take a few steps, and soon, Gaia realized that something was wrong.

"It's ...... Someone removed? ”

"No, they left on their own initiative."

Walking through the orchard, Gaia failed to find what she was looking for. The places that were supposed to be planted with plants were now empty, leaving only large and small holes.

There is no doubt that they have been poached, but this is by no means something that outsiders can do. Even if there really is a foreign enemy, there must be some Nymph who brought him into the orchard, otherwise no matter how strong the comer is, he will be stopped by the power left by the Earth Mother, and then awaken this ancient primordial god.

It's not even coercion, it's someone willingly...... After all, their bodies are protected in the orchard, and as long as no one wants to be the one who leads the way, outsiders will never be able to enter here.

There was a slight silence, and a sense of foreboding welled up in Gaia's mind. Before, she thought that the Nymph in the outside world had provoked a certain god and was killed casually, which certainly made her a little dissatisfied, but she couldn't talk about how angry she was - after all, the Nymph was nothing, not to mention that they were not completely dead.

As long as he finds the god and asks him to sincerely apologize, Gaia feels like he won't really care about anything. However, this scene now proves that things are not so simple.

Deceive or seduce Gaia's maids and sneak into the Golden Apple Grove...... If the comer didn't know that this would definitely attract the thunderous wrath of the Earth Mother, it would be impossible.

He knew this very well, and even knew the barrier left by Gaia, and since he knew that he dared to do so, there must be some great temptation for him to take action.

And in this orchard, there is only something of sufficient value......

The yellow light flashed, and the next moment, Gaia had appeared in the middle of the orchard.

The golden branches dance in the wind, the tall golden apple trees sway, and on the surface, it seems that everything is no different from usual. However, this ridiculous and stiff vision could not be concealed even from the attentive Nymph, how could it be concealed from the Earth Mother who had been with the golden apple tree for tens of thousands of years. The right hand clenched, and with the surge of power, the illusion was shattered, and the real scene was presented to Gaia.

A large crater with a few golden leaves scattered around it. Like the rest of the orchard, the tall sacred tree was long gone, leaving only a pit that looked like a mockery of Gaia.

“…………”

Staring at everything in front of him, with the orchard as the midpoint, the atmosphere over the entire Great Plains of Delphi was suppressed, and everything seemed to stand still. After a while, Gaia's face was expressionless, she stretched out her hand and grabbed it slightly, and the next moment, under the coercion of a ray of light, a slender Nymph fairy fell in front of her in embarrassment.

“…… Ahem, who is it, who dares to ...... Your Highness! ”

"Your Highness, it's great, you've finally woken up!"

The vigilance just now turned into surprise in an instant, and the loyal maid got up from the ground and bowed her head slightly in front of Mother Earth. She had long been overwhelmed by the recent changes, but thankfully she had finally waited for Mother Earth to wake up. However, in front of her, Gaia did not look at her even once, but continued to stare at the dirt pit in front of her.

Just woke up, faced with such a thing, it is difficult for Earth Mother to describe her feelings in words. All she wanted to know now was what had happened during that time.

"Tell me about it...... Tell me what you know. ”

"Explain it all...... Who has been here and when has it become like this...... And, what did you do? ”

“…… Your Highness, I don't know. ”

Shaking her head, the Nymph didn't know what to say.

Previously, the Delphi Oracle was in charge of Moanda, so that when she disappeared, no one noticed the missing Vial of Life for a long time.

It was still in the Golden Apple Orchard that they were discovered, and they went to find everyone on the Great Plains to discuss the matter, and then suddenly found that many Nymphs had disappeared silently. Missing along with it are the artifacts in the Great Temple.

"Soon after you fell asleep, His Majesty the God King once went to the temple to worship...... Later, the situation in the orchard was discovered, and there seemed to be something wrong with the golden apple tree, and many people were missing. ”

"Everyone was scared, a lot of people fled, but some stayed. We've been to the temple to check, and your Viper of Life isn't there—"

"-What did you say?!"

Boom –

The earth shook slightly, and everything shook with it. The Nymph didn't stand still, and she fell to the ground again, and in front of her, the anger in Gaia's eyes could not be suppressed.

She hadn't noticed it yet, or rather, she thought it was because she had just woken up, so she didn't feel the active vitality of the companion artifact. But now, when Nymph's words fell, Gaia almost instantly detected the breath of the [Vial of Life].

However, the result disappointed her again, and in Mother Earth's perception, not only was the artifact missing, but even the mysterious connection with the companion artifact seemed to be severed. It was as if she had never owned the [Vial of Life] before, and she could not detect the slightest trace of the other party.

“………………”

After a long silence, Gaia grabbed the Nymph in front of her, and in an instant she came to the temple of Delphi.

Looking around, in front of Mother Earth, there was a huge snake corpse in the oracle that was originally dedicated to the gods, and in the surrounding air, there was a special power radiating.

There is Zeus, there is a certain breath that is unfamiliar but has something to do with Zeus, and there is the breath that Gaia is very familiar with and belongs to the golden apple. They existed not so long ago, even within a day.

“…… I see, so. ”

At this moment, everything became clear. Gaia didn't even notice the 'traces' that Erebos had deliberately left her, but she had already understood the 'cause and effect'.

In order to stabilize his divine court, the new god king chose to give birth to god sons with his bloodline, and in order to make them grow as soon as possible, Zeus set his sights on the golden apple tree.

He had experienced the power of this divine object, and the more he understood, the more he naturally longed for it, and it was a matter of course. So Zeus used some means unknown to Mother Earth to break the barrier she left behind, and even took the [Vial of Life] together.

His mind was close to crumbling, but Gaia still couldn't figure out why Zeus dared to blame her like this, and even let his heir be promoted at her 'door' so unabashedly after success. So, just in case, she suppressed the anger in her chest, and asked the nymph in front of her:

"What has Zeus done in the last few hundred years?"

"What is the whereabouts of the once defeated Titans?"

Nymph, who had been thrown to the ground again by Mother Earth, coughed lightly, but still remembered it seriously.

Without Gaia's presence, Delphi was actually isolated from the world, and there were very few messages from the Protoss. But she still knows a thing or two about the most well-known things.

"Ahem...... Your Highness, the affairs of the gods are rarely reported here, I only know that His Majesty the God King seems to have created a new generation of human beings, and there are ...... Before, he had also thrown His Highness Cleos into the abyss—"

"Zeus!"

Boom Boom –

It is no longer suppressed, even if there is still some incomprehension, but that doesn't matter anymore.

It is impossible for the materials used to create a man to be born out of thin air, and the act of imprisoning the Titans is a direct indication of Zeus's attitude towards her. At this moment, Gaia felt an unprecedented sense of humiliation, that junior actually dared to treat her like this, to treat the Mother of the Gods, he not only did these things with swagger, but even created a human at her door, so that his heir could be promoted here!

"Whew-"

Taking a deep breath, Gaia turned to leave. But as if remembering something, she suddenly turned her head and looked at the Nymph on the ground.

“…… The golden apple is gone, and the Vial of Life is gone...... What about you? ”

"What?"

Not knowing what Gaia meant, Nymph raised her head slightly, but met Gaia's cold gaze directly.

"I mean...... They're gone, why are you still alive?! ”

The divine light surged, sweeping across the great plains of Delphi in an instant. In an instant, all souls were extinguished, and the heavens and the earth were silent.

This vast power even extended out, destroying all things without scruples, but in the blink of an eye, thousands of miles of land, there was no sound.

"Hehehe...... Hahaha, you all deserve to die, especially you, Zeus-S-! ”

Word for word, the earth shook under Gaia's monstrous rage. This kind of unscrupulous behavior immediately attracted the warning of the order of the world, but this was obviously not taken into account by the Earth Mother at this moment.

Ouranos ...... Ryan...... Erebos ...... They didn't take her seriously. But in any case, they are at least the same level of ancient gods as Gaia, but what are you, Zeus?!

So in the next moment, a huge halo of light rose, bringing a third scene to the world tonight. If you stand on the top of the extreme sky and look down on the earth, you can see that the divine light gathers into a river, rolling westward.

And the destination of the long river is the abode of the gods, the sacred mountain Olympus.

······

The long night is coming to an end, and the sleeve of the Night Lady gradually leaves the sky, and at the junction of the sea and the sky, the wisps of morning light shine out, bringing some light to the world.

At this moment on Mount Olympus, the atmosphere is strange and dignified. Not only because of the birth of Athena and Hestia's questioning, but also because of the god-king's wanton reaction, and the more pronounced tremor of the earth.

Gaia is asleep, something that many gods know. And judging from the current situation, this is undoubtedly a sign of her awakening, and it can even be found that Mother Earth is not in a good mood at the moment.

No one dared to provoke this refuge primordial god, and even recently, no one had ever been to Delphi, so the reason for her bad mood could only be something else. For example, the god of meteorology in the abyss, or Apollo who just slaughtered the python and stained the plains with the blood of strange beasts, and in the final analysis, the source of everything is His Majesty the God King.

If it was before, the gods might still worry about the divine court, after all, they still longed for the existence of faith, and the not powerful god king was much easier to deal with than the primordial gods who urgently needed faith to repair their injuries. But today's successive changes have dizzy them, people's hearts are scattered, and even if Zeus can't successfully pass the pass of Mother Earth, maybe the divine court that has only been born for hundreds of years will fall apart today.

In the past, it was only under the guidance of fate that the change of god kings occurred, and every time the interchange was enough to affect the changes in the world pattern, and even the laws of the present world would be adjusted for it...... But now, many of the gods present feel that they may have to witness history.

The god-king, who has reigned for only a few hundred years, may become a joke in Kaos for eternity.

"Gaia, it seems that my old grandmother woke up......"

The lord of the main hall, Zeus also noticed this a long time ago, but unlike what the gods thought, the god king had been looking forward to this scene for a long time.

"Now that you're awake, let's go see her. But I hope that this time we meet, she won't be old and not look like her, hahahaha......"

Laughing without fear, Zeus flew out of the palace under the gaze of many gods looking at the madman.

Next to the throne of the god-king, Hera, played by the golden crown, had forgotten her anger and questioned Athena's existence, she just clenched her fist and followed. Hestia sighed, she didn't know what to say, but she also flew out of the palace and headed for the place where the breath of Mother Earth had come from.

They were all aware of the detention of Cleos, and no matter what Zeus had done, the goddess of the stove felt that she also had her share in this matter.

The two goddesses left one after another, and the atmosphere in the main hall became more calm. Apollo, who had just joined the Divine Court, stood up, I don't know if today's incident has anything to do with him, but the young god still doesn't plan to hide. So Apollo looked at the goddess, who didn't know whether to count his sister or sister, smiled kindly, and then turned away. The remaining gods looked at each other and followed, and whether they participated or not, they had to witness this happening.

Soon, Athena was the only one left in the empty hall. She looked in the direction the gods were leaving, pursed her lips, and then turned to go in the other direction.

When she first came to this world, she felt strange to everything, but the goddess at least did not have the idea of fighting against the Earth Mother for the god king, and she did not feel that she had that power at this moment. And like the other gods, Athena didn't want to do it either, because it didn't make sense.

Even if it hadn't arrived yet, the terrifying aura of Mother Earth was clearly visible. The battle between the god-king and the earth-mother is never decided by the gods. Since the outcome cannot be decided. Rather than watching such a battle, Athena wanted to do something useful.

Like what...... Go and look at the place you sensed, it was probably the place where the mother goddess I had never met once lived. She didn't know if anyone was there in normal times, but now, no one should stop her.

……

Flying out of the hall, [Thunder] in his hand, Zeus quietly looked at the earthy yellow light surging in the distance.

Soon Hera's figure appeared behind him, and the rest of the gods also came, but they did not come closer, but most of them were separated from the god-king.

Zeus didn't look back, but everything behind him was in his perception. However, the god-king did not pay attention to the gods' evasion, he just turned sideways slightly and glanced at his diva.

"Did you feel it, Hera, that's how he used to feel."

"What?"

Somewhat puzzled, Hera didn't know what Zeus was talking about. Today's reaction made her feel a little unfamiliar, in normal times, he was not such an arrogant person.

"I mean our Father, Hera."

Smiling and shaking his head, Zeus was not nervous at all at the moment, even looking at the gods who were getting closer and closer, he was still in the mood to think about the past.

"That's how he waited for us at the time on Mount Odils, I guess."

"Now...... I finally understood how he felt. The rebels were separated, alone, and had incomparably powerful power, but few people stood by their side. Even the Mother Goddess, though standing at his side, did not fight for him. ”

"But Hera, you're different, you know what you want. Judging from this alone, he can't compare to me, hahahaha......"

Laughing out loud, Zeus stepped forward without waiting for Hera's reply.

Looking at the yellow curtain of light pouring in, although no matter what, the God King was going to fight Gaia today, but before that, he always had to say something. And a Cleos should not let the Earth Mother come up and do it.

However, the next moment, Zeus unexpectedly found that the surging light not only did not stop after noticing him, but became more and more rapid.

"Hehe, a dismount...... In that case, let's do it——! ”

Without fear, Zeus did not retreat but advanced, the [thunder] in his hand was held high, looking at the incarnate invisible earth mother, accompanied by the surge of power, a loud voice resounded in the heavens and the earth:

"Gaia, stop here, it's not your job to do. The earth, perhaps, is your domain; But there is no place in the world that is not the territory of the god-king! ”

[Thunder] fell, and the boundless silver snake fell from the sky, colliding with the yellow tide that was rising inch by inch. In the incredible gaze of the gods, it was as if history was repeating itself, the sky and the earth were clashing, and the loud noise of that moment even reached the underworld, making the Hades king in the divine palace change color.

"Zeus! Sure enough, it's you! ”

The yellow light collapsed, not because of a lack of strength, but because Gaia took the initiative to withdraw his strength. Her figure reappeared in the heavens and the earth, her sharp eyes staring at the God King in front of her.

Such an abnormal force, such an arrogant attitude...... The other party was not surprised by his arrival at all, but had been prepared for it.

It seems that this is the reason and confidence for Zeus to do all this, and the speculation in his heart is completely closed, and at this moment, Gaia's last bit of doubt has also been dispelled.

It's him, this shameless junior, who stole his treasure and then condescendingly said, 'It's not your business'!

"Zeus, you despicable thief! Hand over the golden apple and return my artifact, or I won't let you have a good time, no matter what the price is! ”

The power of the innate gods comes from instinct, and they can also fluctuate due to emotions. There is no doubt that under the current sky, Gaia's anger is comparable to the end of the First Age.

The earth shook more and more violently, and even the sea adjacent to the land was raging, but on the opposite side of the earth mother, Zeus was a little inexplicable.

“…… Golden apples, artifacts, what are you talking about? ”

Originally, his heart was full of fighting intent, but in the face of the sudden questioning of the Earth Mother, Zeus was not only stunned, he didn't know what the other party was saying.

The only thing he could associate with the golden apple tree was the branch of the golden apple tree planted by Hera, which took root with the help of Demeter and was now sent to sea as part of the oath. As for the real Divine Tree, isn't it still on Mother Earth's side?

I didn't think about it, but under the past experience, Zeus sensed that something was wrong almost instantly, and he was ready to ask a few more questions, but in front of him, Mother Earth no longer had the interest to speak.

In Gaia's eyes, Zeus's reaction at this moment was completely another mockery, since the god-king had done such a thing in Delphi so unabashedly before, who was it playing now?

"Very well, Zeus, you are so good that you have humiliated me so much, and humiliated the mother of the gods."

With a pause, the originally flowing divine power seemed to burn, corresponding to Gaia's iron blue complexion. Under the watchful eyes of the gods of heaven and earth, Mother Earth completely let go of the last luck.

"In that case, Zeus...... No matter what power you get, no one can think about it today! ”

Without further words, the supreme divine power wrapped around his body, looking at Zeus, who seemed to want to say something, Gaia slammed forward.

The target of her attack is no longer Zeus, because she may not be able to win easily in the face of the powerful god king. Perhaps it is the opposite of things, at this moment, Gaia seems to have regained some fighting wisdom, and she immediately understands how to weaken the other party.

The earth is her home turf, but Olympus is not. This is the embodiment of the god body of the ancestor of the mountains, and it is also the pillar stone that supports the sky in the east of the earth, where her advantage is cut off, but the god king's will grow. In that case......

That's like the 'Kronos' in the past, which destroyed this sacred mountain.

(End of chapter)