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Medusa remained silent for a long time. Finally, she gritted her teeth and said, "Goddess Athena, please give me some time to think about it, okay?"

“Of course.” Athena nodded gently. “I never force anyone.”

"You can also talk to the god behind you. His divine power is very strong, and perhaps he can find another way to save you."

"Of course, if you really can't find it, you can come to me anytime and choose this last option."

After saying that, Athena moved away, slowly floating into the air, gazing at the temple below, a mysterious smile playing on her lips.

With just a few words, Athena completely dispelled the goddess's resentment and transformed it into gratitude. This is the wisdom of Athena.

Moreover, this will also become a link between Athena and the god behind Medusa. Athena never cares about a mere Medusa, but she cannot ignore a powerful god who can easily seal Poseidon.

Chapter 119 The War Is About to Begin

The next day, when the time came, the other side was even more anxious than Locke to connect to the interdimensional trading interface.

As soon as the trade began, Medusa's stunningly beautiful face was revealed on the other side.

Upon appearing, Medusa said with immense gratitude, "Thank you so much, my divine being! Medusa will never forget your help!"

Locke waved his hand dismissively: "How is Poseidon? How badly injured is he?"

"Injured? His Majesty the Sea Emperor is not injured. He was sealed by your powerful strength."

Locke's expression hardened slightly; he hadn't expected this outcome.

Unsure of Chaos's reaction, Locke concealed most of his abilities, only using the icy power inherent in the Ice Crystal Gauntlets. This power originated from the Ice Box of the Frost Giants, and while it wasn't weak, it wasn't particularly powerful either.

After all, even at his peak, the Frost Giant King Laufey "397" was only barely at the level of a lower-ranking Heavenly Father.

Locke's strength in using this icy power is naturally not weak, but it is estimated that at most he can only severely injure a lower-level Godfather.

Just in case, Locke also concealed the power of chaos within it, loading a special rule to exploit the opponent's weaknesses.

Logically, this power should have forced Poseidon back. If Poseidon was weaker than Locke imagined, it would have resulted in both being forced back and severely injured. But what's with this seal?

Is Poseidon's weakness that he is sealed away?

Aside from Poseidon from Saint Seiya, Locke really can't recall any other Poseidon who would be afraid of being sealed away!

Could it be that the other side is from the world of Saint Seiya?

But that's impossible. According to certain rules of interdimensional trading, the target of a trader is either the main character or an important supporting character. Locke doesn't remember how many scenes Medusa had in Saint Seiya.

That can only be because the world on the other side might not be a normal mythological world.

Is it a fan-made world? Or a movie world?

After a moment of contemplation, Locke asked, "Medusa, in your understanding, what is a god?"

"What is God?" Medusa was somewhat surprised by the question, but she still pondered for a while before saying, "God is the ruler of the world, the greatest being, who enjoys people's faith, and..."

"and many more!"

"What's wrong, God?"

"You mean, in your understanding, God requires faith?"

"Gods are so sublime and powerful, shouldn't they be entitled to receive faith from them?"

Locke's expression was somewhat strange. It is true that faith in God is part of the pantheon, but the problem is that, apart from the biblical pantheon, most other pantheons, although they also touch upon faith to some extent, do not take it as their main focus. Faith is toxic, and many pantheons are well aware of this.

Especially in the Greek pantheon, the gods are almost all bloodline gods, so theoretically the need for faith is almost zero.

That place really is a fan-made world. In a fan-made world, faith is needed, and Medusa is still an important character...

Several key pieces of information connected in Locke's mind. After a moment, Locke's eyes narrowed slightly as he thought of a world.

The world of War of the Gods!

A group of originally powerful bloodline gods inexplicably became gods of faith, and their strength was greatly weakened due to the weakening of their faith, which then triggered a series of changes.

"Clash of the Titans" and "Wrath of the Titans" are both part of a TV series. I've seen both of them. As for the plot, there's not much to say; they're just popcorn movies with special effects.

However, one thing left a deep impression on Locke: the three generations of Greek gods in this world gained immense power and immortality because of their faith.

In that case, Locke understood why the chaotic power he had set up sealed Poseidon. The gods in the War of the Gods were immortal before their faith began to weaken, and they could quickly recover from any damage, so sealing them was the best option.

Locke tapped the armrest lightly. Since this was the world, he should carefully consider the hidden interests of that world.

As for the main characters and plot, they are meaningless to Locke. Even Medusa, who appears many times in the story, is nothing special to Locke except for being a beautiful woman with a tragic fate. What is truly useful is the special product of that entire pantheon.

However... the gods of that other world went astray; a bunch of fools who almost wiped out their entire being by playing with faith.

However, only the third generation of gods played with faith. The second generation of gods, the Titans, clearly never used faith, and their strength was not weakened by changes in faith. In fact, the second generation god king, Cronus, could even turn Hades, who had been mixed with faith, back into a pure bloodline god.

Second-generation gods, first-generation primordial gods...

"The other side is actually a decent high-level combat power selection world."

Those sealed-up second-generation gods, and the first-generation gods who do nothing all day long, are quite likely to be persuaded to have a chance to be free and to have a wider world.

As for those troublemakers who don't listen to reason, no problem. Once the ultimate move is activated, as long as it's not a single individual, those guys will become more and more obedient. If all else fails, there's always Tom, the invincible Tom, who's the best at dealing with troublemakers.

Thinking of this, Locke looked up at the opposite side.

"Medusa, do you want to become stronger?"

Medusa's beautiful eyes lit up. In this world ruled by the gods, who wouldn't yearn to become stronger? So Medusa nodded without hesitation.

"Let's make a deal then, a deal that will last a long time."

"My lord, what kind of deal is this?"

"This deal is called... Selling God!"

I casually traded two small items, and that concludes this interdimensional transaction.

Medusa clutched her wildly beating heart, which pounded so violently that it caused waves of waves to surge around the breasts on her chest, which even Athena envied.

“Seriously, that deity is truly… truly…”

Medusa didn't know how to evaluate it, but one thing she was sure of was that she was moved.

"Perhaps we can consult with the goddess Athena."

Even if she was tempted, she knew her limits. With her abilities, she couldn't even get close to that legendary powerful god, let alone sell out a god. She needed a sufficiently powerful being to help her.

.........

On the other side, Locke had just closed the chat interface when suddenly his expression changed drastically, and he looked up at the sky.

Previously, only the time rules of this universe were affected, but now even space is affected...

"Wait, that's not right!"

"This level of fluctuation is far less than before, and it has not affected the entire universe. It has only caused problems in the space within the Nine Realms."

After a moment's thought, Locke's face suddenly curved into a smile.

Celestial bodies align, and the nine realms are in chaos—this is the plot of Thor 2. However, the Battle of New York hasn't even begun yet, so theoretically, it shouldn't be at the time of Thor 2.

Then there's only one possibility: Thanos, who's been hiding in the shadows and seems to be a late-stage, more developed version of himself, has started to take action.

Locke closed his eyes, and a surge of will instantly pierced through the void, beginning to connect with powerful beings one by one.

Chapter 120 Dark Elves, Frost Giants, and Fire Giants

The Land of Eternal Desolation, where there is no sun, moon, or stars, only eternal darkness and emptiness, is where the dark elves are sealed away.

Nothingness, deathly silence; all the dark elves seemed to have fallen into an eternal slumber.

Suddenly, a figure abruptly appeared in this sealed land. The seal set up by the previous God-King Bao'er was completely ignored by this figure, as if it were nothing.

With a wave of his hand, a burst of power shot out, striking Malekith, the Dark Elf King.

A moment later, the leader of the dark elf race slowly awoke from his slumber.

Without confusion or surprise, Malekith, the leader of the dark elves, quickly grasped the situation before him, his dark eyes instantly falling on the figure.

Did you wake me up?

Although it was a question, it carried an absolute certainty.

"Tell me, what is your purpose?"

The Dark Elves have no kin outside the Dark Elves. Anyone who inexplicably broke through the seal of Bauer, woke you up, and whoever did so must have some purpose.

"No purpose."

"No purpose?" Malekith laughed, a laugh utterly mocking.

"Do you think I'm stupid, or are you the one who's an idiot?!"

The fact that the other party didn't get angry despite being insulted like that clearly shows they are also a very shrewd and calculating person.

"Indeed, you have no purpose. Given the brutality of your Dark Elf race, you will inevitably destroy everything once you leave."

"So, this is actually your goal? You want to disrupt the peace of the outside world."

“Interesting, truly interesting.” Malekith laughed again, this time with even greater sarcasm, it was unclear whether he was mocking the morbidity of the person before him or the ridiculous world.

Surprisingly, there are still 10 lives who endorse his idea of ​​destroying everything and plunging everything into darkness.

The person in front of me is either a madman or has something even more terrifying in mind.

“I’ll go to Asgard first!” Malekith said after a moment of silence.

"The Reality Stone is not in Asgard."

Malekith frowned: "You seem to know us quite well."

"That doesn't matter, does it?"

"Okay, you're right."

They're all crazy; who cares about such trivial things?

Where is the Reality Stone?

"Atrium!"

A moment later, Malekith's bloodthirsty, suppressed laughter rang out.

"I understand~"

This is the real reason they let him out. Does he have a grudge against the Central Court? Or does he want to destroy the Central Court for some other reason?

It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. As long as we release him, it doesn't matter which of the nine kingdoms we start killing from.

Moreover, in his memory, Midgard has always been the weakest of the Nine Realms. Using the blood of a group of ants to help the Dark Elves regain their fighting spirit and morale is not a bad idea.

"Your current strength is too weak."

"???" Malekith was so angry he laughed. You went through all that trouble to let me out to help you deal with Midgard, and now you're saying I'm weak? What do you mean by that!

“You are indeed very weak right now. You have been without the Reality Stone for too long and have been sealed for thousands of years. Your current strength has reached the lowest level of human existence.”

Malekith fell silent. Although it was infuriating, he had to admit that it was indeed the truth. He was very weak now, and his strength might not even be comparable to that of the cursed warriors under his command.

"What can you do?"

The mysterious man didn't speak, but instead took something from his pocket and casually tossed it to Malekith.

Malekith caught it casually, then frowned as he looked at it. It was an extremely black stone, and a familiar aura seemed to be emanating from it.

Malekith's expression changed immediately after he silently sensed it with his own power.

"How is this possible! The power within is actually from the same source as mine! The compatibility is almost perfect, it's like, it's like this was originally my power! And it's my power at its peak!"

"That doesn't matter, does it?"

The same sentence had a completely different impact on Malekith at this moment.

Malekith gave the other person a deep look, and after a moment nodded: "Indeed, none of that matters."

If the other party wants to massacre the Central Court, he doesn't mind starting with massacring the Central Court first. Since that's the case, nothing else matters.

The mysterious man waved his hand again, and ten more crystals floated out.

"The Cursed Stone!" Malekith's expression hardened again.

"Yes and no, these are ten variant cursed stones. You can use these to fuse with your cursed warrior to create an even more powerful cursed warrior!"