Those time travelers that year

"—Helios!?"

“Otherwise?” the young man, or rather, the disobedient Helios, replied casually. “…My elders were once the twelve Titans, the original gods of light and the sun in Greek mythology. Even my mother, Theia, was an ancient goddess of light…” As he spoke, Helios casually tossed the carving knife aside and then carefully placed the finished wooden sculpture on the wooden table.

"In terms of birth, in terms of status... you tell me! Twilight and the dark setting sun..." Helios looked at Charles and said, "What do I, this good-for-nothing, lack compared to that god-king who wields thunder and lightning? Besides, I have a better past and a better upbringing than him..."

"But then? After my uncle's rule was overthrown, I finally understood something. In terms of background, status, and power... he was the same as me at first, or even worse. But there was one thing he was better than me!"

"That is, the supreme Olympian god-king, who is more ruthless, more cruel... and more merciless than me. Of the three generations of god-kings, only he, Zeus!!!, is the one who truly resembles a god-king."

"Is that why you later gave up everything?"

“…That’s right!” Helios sighed softly, his voice low. “Even the last inhabitants of this island who believed in me, I couldn’t help them protect their homeland… Later, even the divine title of the sun was stolen by my nephew. Tell me, if I’m not a coward, then what am I?!” Shrugging, Helios placed his hands on the wooden table and said to the Charles, “…The only thing to be thankful for is that in the end, I wasn’t punished by Zeus…”

“That doesn’t sound like something a sun god would say,” Charles said sarcastically. “Does that mean that after arriving in this world and hearing the news of Apollo and Diana’s disobedience being murdered, you were happy for a while?”

“Although I would like to deny it…” Helios replied, “it is true that at first, after the coming of the sun, I was indeed happy for quite some time when I received news of my nephew and niece from those greedy people who tried to share the sun’s glory with me.”

"But so what? They were defeated by humans, but what does that have to do with me?"

“…Then you really are a coward! You can’t even gloat…” Charles said. “In that case, I’ll have even less of a mental burden when I kill you.”

“Is that so?! Dio che morso?” Helios replied, “...Before you kill me, may I ask why you feel the urge to kill me?”

"How did you know I was Dio che morso..." Ciel didn't answer, but instead asked, "...and not Campione?"

"Over there, the two highest-ranking gods descended in their unruly forms, and I certainly felt it!?" Helios said with a hint of confidence. "...Although I am a bit cowardly, I am still the all-seeing, all-knowing Omniscient One."

In Greek mythology, Helios is indeed described as omniscient and all-seeing. For example, when Persephone was abducted by Hades, it was he who informed Demeter; in the Odyssey, he spied on Ares, the god of war, and Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and informed her husband Hephaestus to summon an invisible net of fire to trap the adulterers and punish them.

But clearly, compared to the other omniscient and omnipotent being, and compared to the celestial being who sits at the highest point of heaven, Helios is far too miserable.

"If you are omniscient and omnipotent, then why don't you know?"

“Because it’s covered up!” Helios said helplessly. “...It’s obvious that I can see even the main gods like Hades, Ares, and Aphrodite. But unfortunately, this ability is completely ineffective against you, Dio che morso.”

“I see!” Charles nodded. “If I don’t let go, you really won’t be able to read my information… But now that I’ve let go, you won’t just read a little bit… But it doesn’t matter.”

"The moment I appeared before you, the ending was already decided!"

“…Yes!?” Helios paused, a golden light flashing in his eyes as if he had seen something, then a wry smile appeared on his face. “So Dio che morso is indeed Dio che morso, and a Cthulhu (evil god) of an even higher level…”

"Well... to be honest, I do owe the people and descendants of Colchis... If it weren't for me, they wouldn't have been dragged into that farce. Now that little girl is yours, it's not surprising that you plan to kill me to seize my divine power and divinity for her."

"At least, he's much better than me, a good-for-nothing who can't even protect his children and lover."

"Then, may I ask you to perish willingly?" Charles said. "You are no longer a god of this era. Your mythology ended long ago, back in the age of mythology. Would you please just die and go back to where you were, Helios, the sun god!"

“That won’t do, Cthulhu!” Helios exclaimed. “I’m a disobedient person now, and I can’t just slink back into mythology like this! Even though I’m a coward… at least for now, I am—”

"—Helios, the god of the sun."

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As night fell, amidst the panic and fear of the members of the Greek magic society, the scenario that humanity least wanted to see unfolded. With the moon high in the sky, in a corner of Rhodes, a golden pillar of light, radiating heat and brilliance, shot into the heavens.

Golden divine light illuminated the world shrouded in night, even dimming the bright moon in its dazzling radiance. In an instant, night was replaced by day...

As the sun's rays bathed the sky, the neighing of horses echoed through the now daytime sky.

Four strong white horses, clad in silver armor and pulling red reins, dragged a chariot that looked like it was made of jewels and gold, engulfed in flames, as it descended from the sky.

At this moment, in the radiance of the sun, a tall, handsome, and beardless young man, fully armed, emerged from the radiance, took the reins of the fire horse, and stepped onto the chariot.

He was as described in mythology, clad in purple robes and wearing a golden crown of the sun that emitted countless beams of light. He was all-seeing, all-knowing, and omniscient, and he drove the chariot of the sun.

479. A Hopeless Battle (Part 1)

"Even in defeat like you, you've managed to summon that long-suppressed fighting spirit?" A young girl's voice rang out from the darkness. As Helios, the sun god, fully armed, stepped onto the sun chariot, trailing endless sunlight, amidst the soaring radiance, the members of the Greek magic society wore expressions as if the sky had fallen.

Outside Rhodes Island, on the vast ocean, a young girl stood on the turbulent sea, gazing expressionlessly at the distant island. Or rather, she wasn't standing on the sea, but rather suspended more than two meters above the surface.

She was a petite girl wearing a dark yellow school uniform and a blue hat. She looked like a middle school student, except if you ignored her seemingly gravity-defying agility and the owl that had fallen from the sky and landed on her arm…

"Helios... as a descendant of the Earth Mother Goddess, yet utterly cowardly, why do you possess such a high fighting spirit?" The young girl looked in the direction of Rhodes Island with a puzzled expression.

“...But it really is as that shameless woman Guinevere said, that darkness and shadow actually refuse the call of a snake…” The girl muttered to herself, her expression turning somewhat strange. “A more powerful snake? No, not quite… Possessing darkness while also carrying firelight… Well, I originally came here only to visit and greet an ‘old friend,’ but now it seems I’m more like attending this ‘old friend’s’ funeral.”

"...Before I am absolutely certain that I can find my serpent, I have no confidence to face that abyssal serpent that devours the world!!!" After saying this, the girl's voice gradually faded and finally disappeared into the dark sea.

Meanwhile, in the distance, above Rhodes Island, Helios, the Unruly One who drives the sun chariot and scatters the sun's radiance and flames, also looked towards the sea and muttered to himself with a wry smile, "...Even the goddess of wisdom and victory doesn't have faith in me?"

"Honestly, for the first time I've regained my long-suppressed fighting spirit, and yet I'm considered destined to lose... What a waste and coward!" With that, the god who summoned the Sun Chariot turned his gaze to Rhodes Island below. The island, which should have been thoroughly illuminated by sunlight under his influence, was instead shrouded in a surging darkness.

The divine power belonging to Helios, which had originally permeated every inch of Rhodes Island, vanished without a trace at this moment. In truth, Helios's continued presence here wasn't without reason. After all, this was, in essence, his former territory, and theoretically, even now, with the passage of time, the island's ley lines would only recognize him.

This is something no other god can take away. Even if his faith has been severed and his priesthood has been destroyed, the only true master recognized by this island is him—Helios.

"I thought that by spreading divine power all over the island, I could gain an advantage in battle, but it seems I was overthinking it."

The churning darkness below was far more profound than the darkness possessed by the gods of the underworld and the earth goddess in Helios's memory. Compared to the tranquil, deathly darkness of the underworld, the darkness below was far more despairing, like a gathering place for all the negativity in the world.

As long as the darkness within humanity remains, the darkness below will never be illuminated. This is the judgment bestowed upon him by his own divine status as an all-seeing being. In other words, the flames and light that normally restrain darkness and shadows will be utterly ineffective at this moment.

"Hahaha... It's true! There are actually places in the world that even the sun can't illuminate!" Helios laughed as he rode his sun chariot through the air, gripping the reins. "Looks like I was too confident!"

"But twilight and the dark setting sun, Dio chemorso that devours gods, the abyss and the serpent of despair!"

"I am Helios, the god of the sun!"

Helios reached out and grasped a scepter in his hand. It was a scepter forged from gold, silver, and precious stones. At the top of the scepter was a sun, with a red gem set in its center. At the bottom of the scepter was a sharp, silver-white blade, with golden inscriptions engraved on it.

Helios, who had grasped the Sun Scepter, shouted loudly and pointed the sword at the bottom of the scepter downwards toward Rhodes Island.

boom!!!!

A massive beam of light pierced through the clouds from the sky, shooting downwards like a satellite ray. The immense beam, intensely hot and flashing, slammed into Rhodes Island below, creating a deafening roar and a burst of light amidst the churning darkness.

"Aren't you afraid that just now you shattered the silence of the entire island?" Charles's voice echoed.

“Snake! Haven’t you already moved that island to another space? I, the All-Seeing One, am not blind to that.”

"Aren't you worried about that little girl you've spent a year with?" Charles said sarcastically. "Don't tell me you weren't born for that reason. Isn't this just typical of cold-blooded Greek mythology?"

“Cthulhu…” Helios paused for a moment and said, “The blessing I gave her is still there, and I don’t think that in the midst of battle, a Cthulhu would need to threaten an ordinary person.”

“You’re right, that would be too degrading!” Charles said confidently. “So… you don’t have much time left!” As soon as he finished speaking, the darkness that shrouded the entire island below seemed to be startled and began to churn even more violently. Then, with a roar, a black dragon with two pairs of wings and a body covered in a crystal-like substance tore through the surging darkness and roared towards the sky.

With the roar of the black dragon, countless swirling vengeful spirits burst forth from the darkness, screaming and fluttering. These were howls that would instantly take the lives of ordinary people, even just hearing them. Carrying the vengeful spirits of death, the black dragon spread its wings, leaped powerfully, and soared directly into the sky.

“It feels like the gates of Hades have been opened!” Holding the reins in one hand and the scepter in the other, Helios looked at the scene below and sighed, “...It’s not a battle between humans and gods through miracles, but a battle between the sun god and the evil god... Perhaps, this is more in line with my end.”

"But even so, the Abyss Serpent! It can't kill me with just a flying serpent."

"I am the descendant of Uranus, the king of the gods, and Gaia, the goddess of the earth; the son of Hyperion, the Titan, and Theia—"

"—In the name of Helios, the radiant giant and the sun god."

Helios roared, raising his scepter high. A golden beam shot from the tip of the scepter, directly connecting with the heavens. The next moment, countless rays of light tore through the sky—hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands—as countless rays of sunlight pierced through the clouds, like countless laser beams. Endless beams of light bombarded down from the sky.

480. A Hopeless Battle (Part 2)

"Light! Descend!"

With Helios's shout, countless beams of light pierced the sky and crashed down. There was no aim, nor did aim matter; the beams of light descending from the sky were as dense as a sudden storm, hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands, endless. Looking as far as the eye could see, all that remained was the barrage of beams falling from the heavens.

It was as if, at this moment, the glory of the multi-turreted cult had finally descended. Now, this was truly a realm very close to the endless glory of billions of stars. Or rather, as long as that super fireball outside Earth had not yet been extinguished, Helios, as the sun god, would possess an inexhaustible source of divine power.

In essence, Helios's skills now consume no mana, or rather, his mana regenerates very quickly. Furthermore, most skills don't require cooldowns or casting times; you can simply mash the keyboard.

Helios, the sun god who is not prominent in mythology, possessed power disproportionate to his stature. Countless rays of light rained down, countless beams of light pierced the sky and fell.

While he may not possess the power of Odin and Surtr, it is clear that, compared to Odin and Surtr, who are more accustomed to close combat, this sun god Helios is more like a spellcaster.

If their own princess from the Age of Gods can unleash a magical cannon array, there's no reason why Helios, her ancestor, wouldn't unleash an even more extravagant barrage, right? Anyway, right now, those beams of light are like lasers, converging from the outer universe and bombarding this side.

A genuine orbital laser beam!

Moreover, ordinary people cannot see this at all; they can only detect that the spectrum here has undergone unscientific changes.

Facing the dense barrage of beams of light, the black dragon emitted a cloud of dark smoke. Within the smoke, one could vaguely make out distorted faces—a defense constructed from countless vengeful spirits.

The black dragon withstood the barrage of beams of light raining down from the sky and soared upwards, charging toward Helios.

While enduring the bombardment of the beams, the dragon roared in anger, and sparks began to gather in its mouth, eventually transforming into a blazing dragon breath that it spewed towards Helios.

Although Helios, as the sun god, should not have been afraid of fire and heat, for some reason, he suddenly became vigilant. He pulled on the reins, and amidst the neighing of the horses, the four chariots galloping through the sky changed direction, allowing Helios to narrowly avoid the black dragon's dragon breath.

Dodging the dragon's breath flames, Helios remarked knowingly, "...This is really troublesome!" These were no ordinary flames. As Helios brushed past them, he could sense that these dragon's breath flames weren't just about high temperatures; on the contrary, they could burn the soul. Once touched, the consequences would likely be dire.

The flames that burn the soul, even Helios, the disobedient sun god, cannot be dispelled without great effort once tainted by them.

Roar! ! !

Seeing that its dragon breath had missed its target, the black dragon roared and charged toward Helios. A dark purple light appeared on its body, and twisted vengeful spirits screamed as they flew out of the black dragon's body and flew toward the Sun Chariot.

"Get out of my way!" Seeing that he was surrounded by vengeful spirits from all sides, Helios shouted. Then, countless beams of light flashed from the golden crown of the sun on his head. All the vengeful spirits that approached him and his chariot dissolved into the sunlight amidst their wails.

However, the vengeful spirits did manage to slightly hinder Helios, causing the four horses pulling the sun chariot to slow down a bit. At this moment, the black dragon behind them flapped its wings and swooped down from a higher position, enduring the laser beams that were constantly falling from the sky while gathering more soul-burning flames in its mouth.

roar!!!!!

The raging flames were spewed out by the swooping black dragon and swept towards Helios.

With a swift pull, Helios forcefully steered the chariot in the opposite direction, narrowly avoiding the dragon's breath. However, he could not completely escape the black dragon.

With a thunderous roar, the black dragon charged past the sun chariot. The chariot didn't completely avoid it, and part of the dragon's body grazed it, causing it to lurch violently. However, Helios managed to pull firmly on the reins and stabilize the chariot again. With a flick of the reins, the four horses neighed loudly, increasing their speed and helping Helios regain the distance between himself and the black dragon.

Helios, having widened the distance again, watched the black dragon trail behind him. His scepter was enveloped in a golden light, transforming into a golden longbow. Helios bound the reins to the chariot, then turned around, grasping the golden bow with one hand and reaching out with the other. The radiance surrounding him, combined with his own divine power, transformed into a golden arrow.

Helios drew his bow, the sun's fire burning on the golden arrow, and aimed it at the black dragon that was accelerating behind him. At that moment, the black dragon, chasing the sun chariot, once again unleashed its soul-burning dragon breath.

Roar! The dragon's breath was compressed and transformed into a laser-like spray, which was exhaled by the black dragon. At this moment, Helios, who had drawn his bow and nocked an arrow, released the bowstring. The golden arrow, burning with the fire of the sun, transformed into a stream of light and flew out of his hand, heading towards the dragon's breath flames.

Boom!!!

A massive fireball erupted in the sky, its dazzling light illuminating the heavens. The violent shockwave parted the clouds, surging outwards in all directions.

Sweeping through the shockwave, the black dragon was forced to slow down slightly. At this moment, Helios, who had withstood the shockwave entirely through divine power, drew his bow again. A new golden arrow, burning with the fire of the sun once more, was released just as Helios was about to release the bowstring. Suddenly, he raised the golden bow, sending the golden arrow flying.

The golden arrow didn't shoot at the black dragon; instead, because of its slightly upward angle, it shot directly into the sky.

As the arrow disappeared into the sky, Helios roared, "Fall!!!"

The arrow, seemingly off target, pierced through the clouds with incredible speed and streaks of light, reaching beyond the atmosphere. Then, it exploded violently, disintegrating into countless fragments of golden light. These fragments, shimmering, began to gather the sunlight, reforming into arrows burning with the fire of the sun. Then, they transformed into light, cascading down like a torrential rain.