On how PhDs become human evil

"Huh?!" Shirasaki Kaori was taken aback. "Three hundred thousand... Could it be that your family is very rich, Shaniat?"

"That's it."

If Bai Jie wanted to, he could easily take over the entire country of Japan, let alone a mere 300,000 yen. After all, Japan doesn't have any god-slayers, and making Japan submit to him would be a piece of cake for Bai Jie. At that point, money would just be a number to him.

But Shirasaki Kaori is an ordinary person, so it's best not to destroy her values.

Listening to Bai Jie's seemingly indifferent tone about money, Shirasaki Kaori couldn't help but recall the scene a few days ago when she went to the supermarket to buy furniture for Bai Jie. Back then, Bai Jie would only buy ordinary plastic cups for tea, he was extremely stingy. But now he said that he has 300,000 yen a month that he can squander at will... Well, maybe this is the life of the rich.

"Speaking of Shaniat, recently—"

"boom--!"

Before Shirasaki Kaori could finish speaking, the window behind them suddenly shattered, and a chaotic gust of air rushed into the room from outside, causing countless feathers to flutter around.

P.S.: The official 10-pull gave me the old man directly! Now I have all four 6-star Guards in Arknights, but I don't want the old man! Would it kill you to give me a 6-star Sniper?! I've spent nearly a hundred pulls on Exusiai and Schwarz and still can't get them, but Guards keep coming one after another, what's going on?!

P.S.: I lost track of time playing Happy Landlords, sorry for the late update.

Section 205, Chapter 18: The Demon King and the Gods Battle to the Death in Tokyo

A fierce wind raged at a height of nearly 100 meters, carrying gray-white feathers into the apartment.

This is no ordinary wind; it contains lethal curse power that would kill an ordinary person instantly if inhaled.

In the wind, a petite figure appeared in Bai Jie's field of vision.

She was a very beautiful girl, wearing a thin sweater, a mini skirt, and knee-high stockings, with a blue knitted hat on her silver hair.

The sea breeze gently caressed the luster of her silver hair, like the bright moon illuminating the night sky.

Bai Jie opened a magical barrier to block the winds of death. He sighed and said, "I knew you would come sooner or later, but you had to pick such a bad time. I still have ordinary people here."

"As the son of Epimetheus, to speak with such conscience, you are truly a rare god-slayer," the disobedient god replied, narrowing his eyes.

Although it doesn't seem so belligerent, now is not the time to be at ease, as God's actions and thought patterns are beyond human prediction.

"First, state your name. I am a goddess with the name Athena. Remember this well from now on."

Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, and daughter of Zeus.

Bai Jie hadn't expected that the famous goddess would be drawn to the Gorgon Stone; he had thought that Medusa, the Gorgon Witch, would be the limit.

"White-haired god-slayer, state your name. Before the duel that will sue the ancient serpent, we all need to know each other's names."

Athena spoke coldly, her dark pupils devoid of any emotion.

"A showdown... How about I send the unrelated people away before that? You wouldn't want me to be unable to give my all because I have to protect people, would you?"

When Bai Jie said this, his gaze was fixed on Shirasaki Kaori.

......

Kaori Shirasaki felt like she was dreaming. She was having a nice chat with Bai Jie when suddenly the window shattered, and a little girl appeared in front of her, terrifying her, speaking to Bai Jie in a way she couldn't understand at all.

Godslayer? Who is that? Fafnir?

And that little girl called herself Athena—isn't that a goddess from mythology? Doesn't she not exist?

And what is the Ancient Serpent? Why fight over that thing?

Kaori Shirasaki felt her brain swelling; she was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information she was receiving.

"Shirasaki, I'm sorry for dragging you into this."

Bai Jie's voice rang in Shirasaki Kaori's ears, and then Shirasaki Kaori found a purple magic circle appearing beneath her.

"I've set the other end of the magic circle to a school. Take this phone. When you get to the school, call Tianzhihe and ask him to pick you up. After that, stay at home and absolutely do not go out."

These were the last words Shirasaki Kaori heard. Before she could ask Bai Jie any questions, the purple light emanating from the magic circle obscured her vision, and a dizzying sensation immediately caused her to lose consciousness.

After seeing Shirasaki Kaori off, Bai Jie looked at Athena, then took something out of his pocket and tossed it over.

"Snapped!"

Reaching out to catch the object thrown to her, Athena looked at Bai Jie with some surprise: "You actually returned the snake on your own initiative, Godslayer, what are you thinking?"

"Even if I defeat you here, as long as I still have this stone, you'll keep coming back to kill me, right? So I might as well just finish you off in one go."

Bai Jie's face was contorted with rage as he said this. Even though he was unwilling to admit it, Godslayers always fell into an extremely belligerent state when they encountered disobedient gods. The more powerful the disobedient god was, the more excited the Godslayer became.

"Although there are some strange aspects, you are indeed a god-slayer. In that case, I will respond to your warlike spirit."

After Athena finished speaking, she raised the Gorgon Stone above her head.

"I sing, I sing the hymn of the Triune Goddess, which connects the sky, the earth and the darkness, for the sake of reincarnation and wisdom."

"I sing, I sing the song of the goddess who has been degraded, for the queen is regarded as a forbidden serpent. This is the lament of the queen."

"I sing, I sing the songs of the goddess whose body and soul are torn apart, and who have been humiliated by the noble father. This is the humiliation of the loving mother."

“My name is Athena, daughter of Zeus. I am the patron goddess of Athens, and the eternal virgin. In the past, I was the mother of the earth, who gave birth to all things. In the past, I was the lord of the underworld, who ruled over darkness. In the past, I was the wise queen, who knew the wisdom of the heavens.”

"I swear, Athena will soon return to her original form."

The moment the words of power were spoken, boundless darkness instantly enveloped the entire Kanto region of Japan, and even began to advance towards the Kansai region, instantly turning the time from noon to midnight.

As the sacred yet dark hymn resounded throughout the night sky, a radiant figure, like a goddess descending from heaven, slowly emerged from the darkness, emitting a dazzling white light.

She was a beautiful young girl, probably around seventeen or eighteen years old.

The girl wore a long white dress with a Greek style, and her whole body radiated a brilliant white light. However, the space around her was filled with waves of darkness, which swept around like black mist, blowing her waist-length silver hair, making her look exceptionally beautiful.

Athena has regained her full form!

"Boom—!"

A violent surge of magical power erupted from Athena's delicate body, transforming into a dark wind of death that danced wildly across the Tokyo night sky. The terrifying divine might descended like a mountain crashing down!

That feeling was in no way inferior to Vereslana, whom Bai Jie had once fought, and even surpassed him by a wide margin!

“That’s more like it.” Bai Jie laughed. “Otherwise, there would be no point in me returning the Gorgon Stone to you.”

"Are you still spouting nonsense now? Haven't you taken enough power from my own people? Do you think you can already contend with me?"

"What do you think?"

Whoosh!

As soon as Bai Jie finished speaking, several giant black snakes suddenly burst out from the space behind Athena and pounced on Bai Jie at supersonic speed!

"boom--!"

Responding to the giant serpent's straightforward punch, Bai Jie, empowered by the power of natural disaster, the evil of this world, and enhanced magic, shattered the giant serpent's sharp teeth with a single punch. He then transformed his fist into a palm and unleashed a magic cannon at the giant serpent's mouth!

"Boom—!"

The cyan magic cannon pierced through the giant serpent's body like lightning, grazed Athena's cheek, and shot into the sky.

After stretching his arms, Bai Jie laughed and said, "Please don't release a pet of this level, okay? You have more tricks up your sleeve, so use them all without holding back!"

It's sizzling!

A bolt of lightning tore through space in an instant, and Bai Jie rushed to Athena's front with superhuman speed. He smashed the atmosphere with a heavy punch and slammed it into Athena's face!

"boom--!"

The shockwave exploded in a ring shape in the sky, instantly destroying the top floor of the apartment building where Bai Jie was located. After destroying the apartment, the shockwave even caused strong winds of storm strength to sweep across the Tokyo sky.

Even without looking, it was clear that the surrounding buildings had already been damaged, but Bai Jie had no mind to care about his surroundings now. The aura emanating from Athena made him want to fight her unbearably!

"Ok?"

"slow!"

Suddenly, Athena, who was locked in a stalemate with Bai Jie's fist using her scythe, raised her leg and kicked Bai Jie in the abdomen with lightning speed, sending him flying directly down to the apartment building below!

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!

A series of explosions echoed inside the apartment building. With Athena's kick, Bai Jie had blasted through the entire building, and in the next instant—

"BOOM!!!"

The fiery explosion of the Crimson Lotus erupted from the ground, instantly blasting the entire apartment building away. Bai Jie, who was at the very center of the Crimson Lotus vortex, waved his hand, and a Crimson Lotus Flame Dragon roared out from the flames!

"Flames, ah, are truly an unpleasant presence for me."

As the lord of darkness and the lord of the underworld, Athena has always detested fire, a symbol of light.

Black light gathered in Athena's hand, transforming into a roaring black serpent that plummeted downwards in a mere instant. The dragon and the serpent collided violently in mid-air, unleashing a storm of black flames that exploded across the sky, culminating in a shower of meteors and fireballs that rained down on Tokyo.

As the one who triggered the meteor shower, Bai Jie suddenly spread his fiery wings and soared into the sky the moment the Flame Dragon disappeared. He gripped the Heavenly Fire Judgment tightly in his hand and unleashed a chaotic storm of sword blades in an instant!

Fire blazed in the darkness!

P.S.: I originally wanted to make the battles as exciting as possible, but unfortunately, after reading too many books that are purely emotional and heartfelt, I just can't recapture that feeling from before.

P.S.: Backstab Artoria, backstab Veleslana... I think I could backstab Athena too.

Section 206, Chapter 19: The Second Round of the Deadly Battle

Close combat is not Athena's forte. Although she has the divine status of a god of war, this aspect is not very strong compared to her other identities. Moreover, Athena does not think it is a wise choice to take Bai Jie's Heavenly Fire Greatsword head-on.

With a light tap of her toes in the air, Athena immediately retreated hundreds of meters backward. Dark magical power wrapped around her scythe, and she unleashed a backhand slash!

"Sizzle—!"

The slash of the cursed power transformed into a jet-black crescent moon, shooting towards the heavenly fire that was flowing upstream with incredible speed, like an arrow released from a bow.

The black moon and the blazing sun collided violently, and the scorching, destructive impact once again ravaged the land of Tokyo.

"boom!"