In the vast void, big hands pinch down from the sky, and everything turns into dust...... It was supposed to be like this, but in reality, it obviously won't be so straightforward.

Because when this illusory world was completely on the verge of destruction, the power that was originally used to maintain the survival of the world had to be withdrawn, and it turned into an impenetrable barrier to fight against the great enemy of this broken world.

Of course, it is impossible for one power to be used in two places, so when the diaphragm transformed by the power of creation collides with the giant hand, while it prevents its own immediate destruction, the false world that has lost the support of its power is also inexorably moving towards its end.

The power of the gods is dissipating, and the laws that make up all things are dissociating...... The only difference is that one is a little faster and the other is a little slower. After all, the collapse of the self still needs a process.

"Uh......"

On the western sea, on a small island torn apart, Hermes woke up from the agony.

He opened his eyes and remembered what had just happened—the moment the great hand came out of nowhere to hold it from the sky, the true great divine power collided with the remnants of creation, and in an instant, an incomparably terrifying wave swept across the world.

It is eaten up during the day and grows again at night, and the cycle alternates, never ending. It has to be said that as the Eternals, the gods know very well how to punish their own kind.

……

"Accept? I don't accept it! ”

The pillar that held up the sky, the home of the gods, a huge pillar of thunder pierced the heavens and the earth, shaking the sky, which was the embodiment of the incomparable power of the god king. But looking at this scene, Hermes wanted to laugh a little.

However, she did not feel sorry, after all, false things may be used for reference, but they must not be relied upon.

Of course, there are those who face the results calmly and meet the results. Just like now, when the world is on the verge of destruction, the ropes on the Caucasus Mountains have lost their divine power. Falling from the place of execution that had punished him for thousands of years, Prometheus was presented with the world that was about to be destroyed, and the mad sea emperor Poseidon not far away.

"Shhhh......h Looking at it now, it's still far from it. ”

Fear, anger, insecurity, regret...... When all kinds of emotions surged up in the face of death, and finally reached a peak when he saw a seer with a calm expression in the distance.

To this illusory world, he is only an outsider; And for this memory, he is a snooper; He is even more of a disruptor when it comes to Kaos's destiny, so he may be able to destroy the world, but he will never be able to use it, only Athena is different.

He is so embarrassed, why is Prometheus so indifferent, isn't he afraid of death?

"Poseidon Your Majesty...... I'm also afraid of death. ”

At the very least, he had to persevere until the world was completely destroyed, and then finish what he could do in the end...... But what he never expected was that Athena would actually stand in front of him.

But unfortunately, reality is different from this illusory world, and in Atlas's body, fate has once again appeared at an inflection point. Hermes's birth was thus affected, and in the case of the imminent collapse of the world, because of this influence, he instead developed a subtle sense of reality.

"When I wake up—if I can wake up, then I'll have to study it."

Under the [Creation Artifact], the only shield in the world that can exempt Zeus [Thunder]. As if all things in the world were mutually reinforcing, the great lightning seemed to have smashed into an abyss, without the slightest ripple on it.

The giant hand on the edge of the sky was crushed, and Athena knew that the time had come. She gradually felt that her connection with reality was being restored, and at the same time, the power in this body that was not her own was being withdrawn.

His instincts told him that maybe through the cracks, he could really get to where he wanted to go, but this kind of behavior itself was actually not allowed by the world.

All existences below the level of divine power dissipated in an instant, and everything turned to dust. Hermes was not among them, but he was also hit hard by unimaginable.

It looks like I'm going to sleep for a long time, until the world gives me a verdict...... Letting his consciousness drift and sighing, Hermes took one last look at the illusory world.

It will take some time for this artifact to digest what it has gained, but the result is already predestined. However, when holding the [History Book of Years], Ryan's gaze did not stop on it for the first time.

Taking a deep breath, Athena knew that her actions had already been discovered by Zeus.

After all, he is not an immortal in the first place, and what is in the false world will not take effect in reality. So if the present world is unwilling to re-endow Hermes with an immortal essence, then he may well cease to be eternal.

Boom –

Whatever it is, at least give him a reaction...... Even killing him neatly is better than waiting for death.

"It's not today, it's going to be someday in the future. Just to face this irresistible ending...... I just accepted it. ”

Even as time went on, the scales of victory tipped – and of course, Athena could not have won. However, at this time, she did not act against Zeus, and she was not originally trying to win.

So a crack opened in front of him, and a familiar and unfamiliar aura came from the other side. Hermes's idea was successful, but at the same time, a great sense of fear rose in the heart of the young god.

After a brief period of losing consciousness, it took a while to finally wake up. Struggling to get up from the rubble, Hermes couldn't help but gasp.

"Is the world fake...... Hey, that's a surprise to me. ”

Hermes laughed. I have to say that among the aborigines of this false world, he is actually the only three gods who have detected this debate between truth and falsehood.

Making a decision silently, it also left a little hope for the future, and as Hermes's last power dissipated, it was like throwing himself into boundless darkness, and his memory was completely silent.

Until a certain moment, with a crisp sound, under the internal and external blows, the world's last struggle ended. All civilizations and the past are frozen in this moment, and everything in the world collapses into phantoms, becoming part of the artifact. And the giant hand that enveloped the world also closed and grasped the middle of the volume.

"Good."

"Huh?"

For a long time, as if he was tired of scolding, or maybe he finally realized that his actions were meaningless, Poseidon finally stopped.

Holding an artifact scroll in her hand, Athena in a white dress strolls halfway up the mountain to the gods. In the general situation of annihilation, the goddess seems to be no different from the past. Her eyes are still bright, but now there are no more audiences.

He took one last look at this apocalyptic world, a world he had lived in for a long time, but it was not real, and then in the next moment, Hermes did not hesitate to summon up his strength and ignite everything he had.

In the original history, there was no bathing in the East China Sea, and naturally there would be no hovering sea eyes. The seer was locked up on the mainland after deceiving the gods, and on the Caucasus mountain, he cut open his heart and was pecked at his liver by an eagle.

"Athena, what are you doing!"

Rather than waiting for them to be sucked away by the world to fight against the world-destroying being, it is better to use them for waste...... So in the next moment, from solid to void, from static to extremely fast, Hermes's figure instantly turned into a faint streamer, piercing the sky in an instant.

The underlying rules of the world have lost their support, and everything has become fragile and fragile...... And looking at this scene, Athena finally put her hand on the artifact after weighing the situation.

He was the daughter of Atlas, the goddess of storms, Maia and Zeus. In his original trajectory, he possessed extraordinary wisdom in his infancy, possessed some of the characteristics that the Titan gods were born with, and finally ascended to the position of the twelve main gods of Olympus.

Click——!

Outside Mount Olympus, the silver serpent fell from the top of the mountain, bringing a huge roar. The unrivaled power of the God King was undoubtedly revealed, a realm that the gods had not been able to reach so far, but almost visible to the naked eye, the power contained in the thunder and lightning was far less powerful than it had been at the beginning.

"It's just that everything dies, but sooner or later, even in the world."

Holding a spear that symbolizes victory, the gentle and intellectual girl seems to have changed her appearance. Her eyes were sharp and eager to try, just like the Valkyrie who had been through battle, Athena held a shield to block the flying thunder and lightning, and flew in front of the sacred mountain.

"Huh? What is that? ”

There was a sneer, only a slight pause, and the streamer immediately rushed forward again. It wasn't until he was completely submerged in the cracks that Hermes finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Easily seeing the other party's thoughts, Prometheus shook his head.

Thunder and lightning and shield clashed, although Zeus's power has been greatly weakened, he still has a power that no god can match, but when the power that is enough to crush any true god bombards the small shield, it only makes Athena's shield arm slightly shocked, and then it has no effect.

Everything is still the same.

Almost a few flickerings, without any being noticing him, Hermes came to the end of the sky, to the place where the world collided with the giant hand.

The deafening thunder was also more dense, but in the ears of the goddess of wisdom, there was only an increasingly obvious external strength and inner strength.

They did not die in the collision between the giant hand and the world for the first time, nor did they perceive the nature of part of the world like the god-king and Hermes. They thought that this was the end of everything, the destruction of all things, so in the face of inevitable death, the gods naturally revealed their various states of life.

Another thunderbolt exploded in mid-air, bringing out the pitch-black spatial gaps, which was a sign of instability in time and space.

"Whew-"

Like a bubble about to burst, bright and shiny, but it can only struggle helplessly in front of the giant hand that does not know the source.

Boom –

Without hesitation, without dodging, the tip of the spear was pointed directly at Zeus, looking into the eyes of the god-king, Athena spoke softly:

"As you can see...... I'm against you. ”

Although his breath was greatly weakened, Zeus's gaze was still sharp. He has realized the irreversibility of defeat, but that doesn't mean he's going to die.

"Heh, it's like I have a choice...... What does it have to do with me whether another 'me' can be born in the real world in the future? ”

There was pain everywhere in the body, as if he had been tortured in some way. Hermes, who had never experienced this, bared his teeth a little, which was a bit unbearable for God.

When the artifact began to draw power, Athena could actually leave. The God King of the Illusory World couldn't destroy the body of such an artifact, and she didn't need to protect it here. So the reason why she chose to stay was just because she didn't want to leave yet.

An angry scolding was once again aroused by the fear in his heart. Under the trend of emotion, Poseidon summoned all his remaining strength and stirred the waters of the four seas to roll up to the sky.

It grew larger and larger, overshadowing the earth, overturning the sky, and eventually becoming equal to the world itself, and then being limited by the remnants of the world's power.

He raised his eyes to the sky, and the giant hand that held the world was like heaven and earth itself, and regarded all things as dogs, ignoring him even for a moment.

"Athena, do you know what you're doing?"

No one knows what this price is, it could be the stripping of the priesthood, it could be a curse, or even the loss of the immortality of the gods.

Some small runes as thin as dust were traced on it, as if interpreting some kind of worldly truth, and looking at this scene, although he didn't know what it was, Hermes still remembered it deeply.

"Maniac!"

In the distant sky, in the middle of the earth, the battle between the two gods was clearly visible, and equally visible was a phantom scroll that grew larger and larger.

Coughing lightly, Hermes looked in the direction of the original land.

Burning everything, he is almost immortal, and it is obviously impossible for the priesthood in the false world to provide him with true divine power. As for the laws of this world, it seems that they have not yet reacted too directly to him.

"Ahem, Monarch of Ten Thousand Thunders, my revered Father, even now, you are still so powerful."

The reason why Ryan didn't complete this step himself was not only because he had to kill the last resistance of the world, but most importantly, because he couldn't do it.

"Of course, as you can see."

That's the end of it.

After a while, at a certain moment, Athena's eyes changed slightly. As if noticing something, she reached out and the accompanying shield of Aques fell into her palm.

It's as if they've gone somewhere else...... And what really makes it gradually 'complete' is actually something more subtle. They are embedded in history, and they are the building blocks of this world, and under this absorption, the size of the artifact itself begins to swell.

A huge sense of fear rose from his heart, and the previous angry scolding was actually just venting his inner fear. At this moment, Poseidon regretted it a little, maybe he just said something good, and the owner of the giant hand could let him go?

“…… Prometheus, what are you looking at! ”

What can be worn on the hands of such a terrifying existence must be the top treasure in the world. And in this special state now, vaguely, Hermes felt that it was a kind of mysterious knowledge with a high degree of self-appearance.

The goddess of wisdom is a pivotal existence in her destiny, and her memory is the fundamental manifestation here. Everything in the false world is naturally close to her, and most importantly, she is also burdened with a 'dead' fate.

As the time passed, as the world broke, the artifact slowly became as large as a palace, and the speed at which it swallowed became faster and faster.

In the next moment, with a roar, a huge thunderbolt smashed down.

But for some reason, in Athena's senses, the artifact seemed to absorb history, but the past wasn't really integrated into it.

Others who don't know what it is may think that the world is drawing the power of the gods to fight against foreign enemies. But at this moment, Hermes sensed a deeper secret.

All is at peace, and the escapees from this illusory world fall into a long sleep, waiting for the day when the future will awaken.

······

Time continues to pass, and all kinds of love and hatred play out everywhere in the end of this world, but the shadow of the scroll continues to expand.

There, the continent had already been torn apart, and huge spatial cracks devoured everything like a bloody mouth. The only place that is still intact is where the sacred mountain of Olympus is located.

Because everything in the world is most afraid of comparison. Compared to the giant hand that enveloped the entire world, the thunder pillar, which was actually magnificent, was not so shocking.

"No matter how many it is, it's better to go first...... My 'dear Father' is his business, but if I wait a little longer, I may not be able to leave. ”

It was only a matter of time, and there were not many living creatures left in the ruined world now. So after a flash of divine light, the skirt of the goddess turned into a golden armor.

In an illusory world, battles break out on Mount Kinabalu. Although the God King, whose strength has been greatly damaged, still occupies an absolute advantage, he can no longer win easily.

The first is the Immortal King, who perceives it because of his deep connection with the origin of the underworld before his death; the second is Zeus, who can feel it all, simply because of his god-king position; Hermes was the third, and as for the reason he could perceive, it was a completely accidental superposition.

There are those who are desperate and crazy, venting their strength, and those who kneel on the ground and pray, hoping that the destroyer will open up to him, and naturally there are also those who scold and roar at the sky.

Terrible fluctuations came from there, almost tearing his consciousness apart, and at this most critical moment, Hermes mustered up his strength and used his last strength to use his authority.

Yes, what Erebos could see, Ryan could see as well. Pallas Athena, the son of Metis who was 'stronger than his father', the 'arrogant king of gods and men', had hoped to end the reign of Zeus and become the fourth lord of the gods, but now, he never had a chance to be born.

But no matter what happens to him, in this case, Athena, who carries part of the symbol of her brother, undoubtedly becomes special. She has certain 'qualifications', so it is only fitting that she should do it herself.

"Whew-"

Nodding slightly, Ryan was satisfied.

It seemed to exist and not exist, and no attack or destruction could be applied to it, but it only passed through it as if it were just a phantom.

······

Boom Boom –

In any case, whatever it takes, at least he escaped...... But at the same time, he felt that his consciousness was blurring.

"One of the greatest adventures in the world, a legendary journey across the unreal and the real - well, I just don't know what's waiting for me over there, pretty girl?"

But that's not all...... It was only when he came to his senses that he really realized the current situation. Hermes could clearly feel that the invisible palm outside the sky continued to retract, and a sense of emptiness and detachment from the source rose in his heart.

A dim glow was released from the artifact, and some kind of connection was established. With the Goddess of Wisdom as a medium, the concept of this world begins to flow to it, turning into its words and enhancing its power.

However, under Poseidon's gaze, the giant hand that grabbed the world did not move at all, but maintained the previous rhythm and slowly clenched.

The real-world Hermes has not yet been born, but sooner or later it will be. So if he goes, he replaces the existence of the other party in advance...... Then there will be a price.

Talking about things that were not nutritious, gradually, the tension and fear in his heart were temporarily suppressed by Hermes.

Suddenly, something caught Hermes' attention. It was on the finger of the giant hand, and there, there was a verdant ring.

On the contrary, it is like an ant in the palm of a giant hand, provoking an existence that is destined to be impossible to contend with.

The great battle in front of Mount Olympus continues, and the gods who have not yet died are still scattered across the land.

There are no more mortal things on the earth, and they have been wiped out long ago when the giant hand collided with the world.

And what is even more coincidental is that in Hermes's priesthood, the [commerce] and the like are only the humanistic priesthoods that were added later, and what really belongs to him is actually somewhat related to 'stealing' and 'walking'.

Spread out the volume and press your palm on the title page. With the surge of divine power, Athena seemed to hear the sound of 'bang-la-la' water.

Because in addition to the artifact, in the place where the illusory world originally existed, there was also a drop of 'liquid' left.

That's what made up the world before...... Traces of the creation of divine power.

(End of chapter)