Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 357 Betrayal and Counter-betrayal
"Athena's Lament" has a beautiful name, but the more beautiful the name, the more terrifying it is.

The three gold saints' all-out combined attack is, in the Saint Seiya story world, theoretically the most powerful damage that can be caused, except for the gods' direct destruction. As for the operation of the twelve gold saint cloths combining to break the Wall of Sighs, it is purely a concept, not a destructive force.

This move, which only pursues extreme destructive power, pays little attention to skills. It prioritizes the strength of the microcosm, and then the coordination and mutual addition between the three microcosms. But when it comes to coordination, no matter how tacitly three people cooperate, how can it compare to one person operating alone?

The only question is whether one person can control a Cosmo that is three times as powerful as that of a Gold Saint.

If Lin You only relied on his own ability, he had just stepped into the threshold of gold, and he was not familiar with his own little universe, so how could he play the game of one leading three?
But isn’t there an awakened goddess helping us now?

At the same time, there is another good news for Lin Youli, that is, Minerva's control over the microcosm is completely instinctive; this instinct will make her subconsciously increase the power of the microcosm, but ignore the precise control of the microcosm.

In other words, her rescue was actually largely accidental. While providing strong support to Lin You, she did not have enough awareness to interfere with Lin You's use of his strength.

How should I put it? Coal bosses who only invest money and do not interfere are the best investors in the film industry.

Lin You was overjoyed at this moment.

Minerva, my good girl! Your love for you all these years has not been in vain.

The Ophiuchus Gold Cloth shone brightly, like a scorching sun rising from the ground; the moment the microcosm exploded, a terrifying destructive force that made even the gods tremble swept across the entire place.

Except for the experienced Odin who withdrew in time, the other five Norse gods who participated in the siege in the magic circle almost took the first wave of impact of "Athena's Sigh" with their faces; their last consciousness was also frozen at this moment.

The powerful bodies were instantly turned into dust; because the speed of sound propagation is slower than that of energy, when their consciousness completely disappeared, they did not even have time to hear the roar of the energy explosion.

In fact, human ears cannot hear the roar because its frequency exceeds the range that human ears can receive.

What can really be heard by pure humans like the old butler is the "whirring" sound of the wind swirling and rubbing after the energy explosion, the noise of surrounding objects being shattered and knocked down, and of course the "rumbling" sound of the ground shaking underfoot.

The already shaky magic circle was shattered by the impact of "Athena's Sigh"; the light of the microcosm was no longer obstructed, and the scorching sun shone brightly at night, and it could be clearly seen even in the city of London more than ten kilometers away.

In that brief moment, the center of the British Empire seemed to have dawned early.

The magic circle was broken, and the energy that constructed the magic circle structure was released, further amplifying "Athena's Sigh". Odin, who had already been pushed out of the magic circle, was knocked back by the energy storm and fell backwards.

After the storm passed, Wonder Woman and Thor, who were fighting fiercely, stopped fighting one after another.

Miraculously, Odin's fall and the bloody cut on his face caused by the storm became the last casualty caused by "Athena's Lament".

All the actual damage was confined to the range of the original magic circle. Outside the range of the magic circle, the energy began to vent aimlessly. Although a force 12 gale blew out of nowhere in a small area around it, it did not cause much substantial damage.

The further you go out, the weaker the wind becomes, and by the time it reaches the city of London, it's just a breeze blowing in your face.

After all, it was a sparsely populated suburb, and the Forrest Manor was so sturdy that it could not be destroyed by a storm.

But the storm may have subsided, but the fear was hard to calm down; from Odin down, the four surviving Norse gods were all anxious. Not only did they completely lose the courage to attack, but they also subconsciously swarmed together to find the little remaining sense of security from their companions.

Diana stepped back to Lin You, holding her sword and shield as a precaution. Unlike Odin and the others, Wonder Woman did not seem to be shocked by Lin You's sudden outburst. It seemed that everything that happened at this moment was logical and completely within her expectations.

Lin You did not rush to pursue the victory, but raised his hand, took all the divine powers of the five gods of death into his palm, and threw them into the dimensional space.

Odin and Thor watched on, but dared not utter the slightest objection, for fear of incurring another "Sigh of Athena".

Although the rank of the branch gods in the game world is not high, the godhood is still a good thing; at the beginning, one godhood of Athena was not consumed yet, but it allowed Minerva to awaken her divinity ten years earlier. Now, even if these five godhoods are not as valuable as Athena, the difference will not be too big.

The key point is that I collected five at once, what else do you want?

"Why are you here?" After retracting his divine power, Lin You continued to chat with the beautiful woman distractedly.

"On the way." Diana blurted out, then shook her head and laughed, "No, now that I think about it, I'm afraid someone led me here."

"Led here by someone?" Lin You chewed on the other person's words, "Who do you think was the person who led you here?"

"Who knows? However, someone is spreading the news that you know some secrets of the Norse pantheon - related to the time forbidden zone. This news 'happened' to reach my ears." Diana emphasized the word "happened", "Whoever knows this news will be a suspect."

"Ha, it's Him again." Lin You laughed dumbly, and thought it was natural. "Those who were willing to cooperate with Him have been betrayed. For someone like me who is unwilling to cooperate, why wouldn't He betray me?"

He just revealed the secrets of the Norse pantheon to himself, and then he revealed the secrets that he had already mastered to the Norse pantheon; forcing the Norse pantheon to confront him head-on.

He is both man and ghost - Patrick Morgan.

No wonder the Norse pantheon suddenly became desperate! It seems that their small actions in the time restricted area have great implications.

"He spread the news to lure you here, it seems that he doesn't want me to die here; it seems that I can be of great use to his next plan." Lin You laughed at himself, and looked at the Amazon princess beside him thoughtfully, "Do you know something about the time restricted area?"

Although it is not appropriate to doubt your bed partner and savior, from another perspective, if you don't know the importance of the secret of the time forbidden zone, why did you rush to rescue as soon as you heard about it?

How did she know that the secret of the time restricted area would bring fatal disaster to Lin You?
"I've always wanted to know the truth about the time forbidden area, but no one has ever been willing to tell me." Diana glanced at him frankly and unhappily; for some reason, Lin You saw a bit of resentment in her eyes. This expression on Wonder Woman's face made people feel very unfamiliar.

Diana didn't seem to want to dwell on the issue of the time restricted area, so she changed the subject and asked, "What should we do with these people? Kill them or capture them?"

Lin You chuckled and said, "Let's arrest them. The more witnesses the better. Even if they refuse to speak, the Asgardian gods cannot escape responsibility just based on their identities."

After using the "Sigh of Athena", Lin You had already taken the absolute initiative when facing these Nordic gods - both in terms of strength and psychology.

When Lin You first entered the God of War story world to help Olympus quell the rebellion, he was already able to fight the branch gods of that world, such as Poseidon, on equal terms; he even had the upper hand against Apollo and Hermes. Now that Xiao Yuzhou has leaped to the gold level, he has a sister to assist him, and a Wonder Woman to assist him, so why would he be afraid of these defeated soldiers?

To put it more arrogantly, with the current lineup of these three people, even if a true god from a great pantheon comes, Lin You has the courage to give it a try in a three-on-one situation.

Compared to Lin You's high spirits, the faces of the four Nordic survivors were not so good. When they heard that they were going to fight again, they looked as pale as death and had no fighting spirit at all.

Before Count Goff could fight Wonder Woman, a voice came from the Garden of Eden, but only the two of them could hear it: "Leave these branch gods to me; there is some unrest in the divine world, and it will take me some time to deal with it. I will continue to contact you afterwards. Please pay attention to your safety during this period, writer; do not leave my sight easily."

"In other words, don't leave the manor!" Lin You had no objection. He was still in shock after the targeted assassination. "Don't worry, I'm also a professional otaku."

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of light fell down, covering the four surviving Nordic gods; after a flash of light, the four figures disappeared.

From head to toe, the four branch gods didn't even have the chance to react, let alone resist.

Lin Youze hurried back to the manor, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he entered the villa. He sighed, "Even God can't get away. It seems that the chaos in the divine world is not small."

"Perhaps, many gods have begun to worry about the outbreak of a new round of war among gods." Diana seemed calm, but she was actually worried.

In classical mythology, the so-called wars of the gods actually took place within the same pantheon, and no matter how great the impact and damage they caused, there was a limit; but in the DC story world, the wars that broke out between different pantheons are too numerous to count.

Between old gods and old gods, between new gods and old gods; every war of gods will push the world to the brink of destruction.

Now that DC stories are integrated into the big world, the strength of both the old and new gods has been suppressed by the Quill Pen by at least two levels, and they probably pose no threat to world security; but unexpectedly, a war will break out again between the true gods of the big world.

The two were still worried about the turmoil in the God Realm, but unexpectedly they heard the old housekeeper's anxious voice first: "Master, come and see, what happened to Miss Minerva?"

"Huh?" Lin You heard the anxiety and panic in the old butler's tone, and hurried over in the direction of the voice; but he saw Minerva's small body, curled up in the old butler's arms, motionless.

"Tell me in detail what happened just now." Lin You asked briefly and to the point; the old butler was just a mortal and certainly did not have the ability to accurately judge the cause and effect of things, so it would be better for him to just ask about the details and let Lin You make the specific judgment after listening.

"Just now, Miss Minerva suddenly woke up and ran to the window to look at the gate, and then she saw in front of the gate..." The old butler was not panicked. Although he was anxious, he still clearly described the whole process of the little girl from waking up to suddenly falling down.

He fell down just as the sun appeared outside the manor gate.

"Fortunately, the vital signs are all stable; the spirit in the body... is also tending to be stable." Lin You listened to the story while examining the little girl. In the end, he confirmed that there was nothing serious and she was probably just "exhausted."

It was the first time for him to awaken his divinity, and he could not yet control his microcosm and divine power freely. Because he was eager to support Lin You, the power he released in a short period of time was too much and too fast, which exceeded his body's ability to bear.

Although she was the reincarnation of a goddess and had initially awakened her divinity, her body was still that of a mortal, and she was only four years old. Even though Lin You had given her special training and strengthened her over the years, she was still not as good as a true divine body.

The little girl still needs more time to grow up.

After finally calming down the old housekeeper, Lin You carried the comatose Minerva into the library. This place was only a step away from the laboratory in the core area of ​​the villa, so if anything happened, he could seek Eden's protection in time.

The little remaining Athena's godhood was taken out, and Lin You did it personally, using the divinity of the Ophiuchus microcosm as a knife to cut and melt the godhood, turning it into pure energy, and then infusing it into Minerva.

The little girl was sleeping soundly in her brother's arms, making up for her interrupted sleep; the divine presence above her head continuously sprinkled golden light, enveloping her.

It's like having an IV drip.

Shrouded by the golden light of the Godhead, Minerva dreamed that she was lying comfortably on the lawn of the manor, basking in the warm sunshine. Although her eyelids were inexplicably heavy and she couldn't open them, she stretched out her little nose and sniffed, and could smell the familiar and reassuring scent of her brother; there was also a hand on her back gently patting her with the same familiar rhythm.

The little girl snuggled into Lin You's arms, purring like a kitten.

Outside the manor gate, the men that Earl Goff had recruited were busy; hundreds of them were methodically erasing the traces of the brutal battle. When the sun rose tomorrow morning, there would not be even a trace left of this farce that took place in the sunlight at night.

On the other hand, various true and false news will be released through different channels.

News such as "Military combat exercise went wrong, missiles fell into the forest and exploded, causing a fire", "Witnesses claim to have seen a UFO outside London", "Long-term disrepair in a suburban estate led to a methane explosion" are bound to lead to arguments and debates between different supporters. Moreover, each piece of news will be accompanied by photos, witness testimonies, etc., to muddy the waters to the greatest extent possible.

As the argument went on, the truth naturally disappeared.

Over the years, this set of "fooling the people" tactics has been used to perfection; those wizards in the Ministry of Magic who are responsible for maintaining the "Statute of Secrecy" have to express their admiration when they come, and maybe even ask Lin You to learn from him.

(End of this chapter)