Chapter 687: Betrayal

Also affected by the World Tree was Thor, the Thunder God, who was fighting in the skies over Alaska.

His divine core and life essence had no connection to the World Tree. Yet the bloodline inherited from Odin still influenced him to some extent.

As a result, he had been at a disadvantage in his last three encounters with Eo, not only having his red cape shattered by the lightning controlled by the latter, but also being forced back two hundred kilometers, almost driven out of the battlefield by the Supreme Dragon God.

"What's wrong, Thor? Haven't you eaten enough? Why have you suddenly gone soft?"

Eo let out a light laugh, full of mockery.

His mood was very relaxed at the moment, partly because the pressure Thor exerted on him in battle was much less than Eo had imagined, and partly because his liege, the 'Lord of Fate,' had shown a dominance beyond anyone's expectations.

This gradually eased the tension he felt at the start of the battle, allowing him to enjoy the fight and even spare attention to sense and study the differences in the 'Thunder' divine authority between the two sides, learning from his opponent's strengths.

"Get lost!"

Thor's heavy hammer 'Mjolnir' suddenly erupted, and a vast amount of lightning converged, not only shattering several dragon scales on Eo's forehead but also greatly increasing Thor's power. In the next two exchanges, he drove Eo's dragon body back seventy kilometers, turning his momentum from decline to rise.

"Scum! You don't have the right to act arrogantly before me."

Yet a sense of unease rose in Thor's heart.

The bloodline from his father god made him aware of Odin's abnormality. Deep in Thor's soul, there was also restlessness and unease; his divinity was frantically warning him.

At the same time, Thor noticed that the 'Midgard Serpent' Jörmungandr, while entangled with the Lord of Radiance, would occasionally turn its enormous serpentine eyes toward him.

In the prophecies of the previous three Norns, when Ragnarök came, he would die together with Jörmungandr.

Before today, Thor believed that prophecy could no longer be fulfilled; he and his father had already broken their own destinies.

Even the death of his brother, the sun god Baldr, was not at the hands of his other brother, the dark god Höðr.

But now, Thor felt that his own fate, the heavenly destiny related to him, was being pried open by some force.

It must be that Lord of Fate—Andre Lee Wieldensten!

Thor instinctively looked up at the Lord of Fate, who was being besieged by many god-kings in the sky. He, who had always been fearless, now felt a chill run down his spine and an infinite coldness grow in his chest and abdomen, making it almost impossible for him to breathe normally.

Bang!

This was the thirty-ninth shot from Li Mochen's secondary body. Although it had caused no casualties since the first shot, it made the eyes of the several god-kings present extremely grim.

Li Mochen did not limit his sniping targets to Ahura's subordinates. This forced Zeus, the Lord of Radiance, and others, while fighting Li Mochen's main body, to also concentrate all their attention on the other Li Mochen at the top of the magic tower in the Land of Fate and his sniper rifle 'Divine Will.' Besides that, they had to be wary of any abnormal changes related to fate and time, so as not to be caught off guard.

The only thing that reassured Thor was that as the hidden powers of the several god-kings were gradually revealed, the 'Lord of Fate' was no longer as invincible and unstoppable as he had been at the beginning.

Li Mochen's power was being gradually restricted, especially after Gaia's truth divine authority 'Seal' successfully added a layer of shackles on him. His power could no longer gain an overwhelming advantage in the exchanges with Zeus and the Lord of Radiance.

But at that moment, Odin's voice sounded in his ear.

"Thor! This war, we have already lost—"

This sentence completely caught Thor off guard. His pupils contracted slightly, and then he awkwardly avoided a counterattack from the 'Supreme Dragon God' Eo.

Thor had to focus fully until the battle between them returned to a stalemate before asking with his spiritual sense: "Why? I noticed you were starting to gain the upper hand."

"An illusion!"

Odin replied: "We do have the advantage, but now that the gods' trump cards are revealed, it means we have little strength left. Yet he still has two hundred 'Dragon's Roar' cannons that haven't been used."

Thor's mind tightened. He had actually been paying attention to the two hundred heavy particle cannons of the 'Alliance of Fate.'

If those two hundred 'Dragon's Roar' cannons started firing at this moment, at least he, Thor, would be unable to interfere or distort their trajectories.

"Even so, we still have a certain chance of winning. But I think you must have sensed my situation."

Odin sighed, sounding like a hero in his twilight years: "Just now, the dragon Nidhogg has devoured half of the World Tree's roots. I tried my best to stop it but failed, and I couldn't kill that Eistandinn. Ragnarök has indeed arrived."

As he spoke, he directly projected an image into Thor's mind.

Thor's consciousness almost went numb in an instant. He had indeed guessed that Odin might be in trouble, but he hadn't expected the situation to be so severe.

"Is it really irreversible?"

"I saw Surtr. You know him, right? I saw him; he is coming from the land of the frost giants."

Odin did not directly answer Thor: "Just now, I witnessed his ancient godhood break through to level 19."

Surtr—this was an extremely powerful frost giant, also Loki's elder brother and the uncle of the three Fenrir brothers.

Like the fire god Loki, although Surtr had frost giant blood, he wielded extremely狂暴 flame power and held a fire sword of the same name as himself.

In the prophecy of the three Norns, Surtr would kill the newborn sun god Freyr and then completely destroy Asgard.

"And Loki, the World Tree's restriction on him is weakening. He is our true fearsome enemy. After returning to the Light World, I have always suspected that his power may have broken through to godhood level 20, or he has mastered two truth divine authorities. His strength will only be stronger than Prometheus now. He is the god of illusions and deceit; I cannot see through his true nature."

Thor's heart almost stopped beating. The hot blood that had just surged in his body quickly receded, and his surging battle intent also declined.

"So, fate has been set in motion, and the will of the source will make them fulfill Ragnarök? Father, I see no hope for us."

"There is still a chance. We can no longer hope for the God Above Gods, but we can still preserve our future. But first, there is a prerequisite—"

Odin's voice paused, filled with pain: "From now on, be ready to withdraw at any time, without letting our allies notice anything unusual."

Thor's pupils dilated: "This is to betray our allies?"

He instinctively resisted. This would greatly damage his divinity. It might make him, like Tyr, stop advancing on the path of the gods forever.

"Yes, betrayal! It is painful, but without betrayal, we have no future."

Odin laughed bitterly, with indescribable bitterness and tragedy: "Think about it. What would happen if our allies learned of our situation?"

The anger and lightning in Thor's eyes dissipated somewhat.

He could easily imagine that since the war was already lost, the only option was to minimize losses.

He didn't know about the Lord of Radiance, but Zeus and Ahura would definitely abandon the Aesir pantheon, leaving them to face Ragnarök alone on the battlefield. Only then could the gods of Olympus and Zoroastrianism safely withdraw from Alaska.

"But the Lord of Fate won't sit idly by. Since he has already destroyed our World Tree, there's no way he will keep it secret—"

Thor stopped mid-sentence, his pupils suddenly contracting, his consciousness again shocked to near paralysis: "He is forcing you, Father!"

"Yes, he is forcing me. When encountering a pack of wolves, throwing a more delicious prey to the wolf's mouth is the only way to escape. This newborn god is ambitious; he doesn't just want to destroy our pantheon. But the sad thing is, I now have no choice but to follow his will."

Odin asked back: "So what will you choose, Thor?"

Thor's eyes struggled, and he did not answer directly: "But the problem is, we simply cannot escape. I will surely die by fate, and Asgard, with the World Tree damaged, cannot sail through the starry sky. We cannot leave, and we will surely face the wrath of the gods—"

As he finished this sentence, Thor was once again plunged into a fierce battle.

Distracted by his conversation with Odin, his opponent Eo had regained absolute advantage, and his deadly dragon claws had plunged directly into Thor's chest.

"I said, there is still a chance. I will do my utmost. As long as he is killed, fate will cease to exist. But you must be prepared for failure, ready to flee to that place. That is your only chance of survival."

Odin did not disturb Thor's battle any further. By now, he had completely shaken off the entanglement of Fenrir and others and chased after Li Mochen, launching a furious assault. The two 'Gungnir Holy Spears' stirred up a storm between them, tracing elegant and concise death trails and fatal trajectories that contained the ultimate principles of the world.

"Ha!"

Li Mochen's situation was even more dire. The task of guarding against the secondary body's Divine Will shots had been completely taken over by the Lord of Radiance. Meanwhile, the light blades and spears of Ahura, Zeus, and Odin had broken through his defenses, constantly bypassing the 'Thebes Holy Shield' and leaving wound after wound on his body.

On the periphery, Gaia, while suppressing Heracles and others, also kept delivering heavy blows to him. Her attacks were not frequent, but now every punch from Gaia accurately hit him.

Li Mochen's 'immortality' was fully displayed in this battle. His state was fixed at some point in the past, so he could recover quickly every time, with his soul and body always at their peak.

But this came at a cost. Each recovery consumed a large amount of divine power. If this state continued, Li Mochen, unable to sustain his power, would eventually die at some point.

Yet after Odin intensified his attack, Li Mochen, instead of being alarmed, laughed: "Have you gone mad, Odin? Or have you already prepared? Prepared to face your fate?"

Odin's expression was cold and somber: "I don't know what you're trying to say, but I am indeed ready. In today's battle, either I kill you or I die by your hand."

His momentum continued to rise, each spear thrust approaching the speed of light.

This had been one of Odin's disadvantages. Although he possessed truth-level combat skills, he could not match Ahura's light, Zeus's lightning, and even less Li Mochen's light and time. The light scattered by flames, though not slow, was still slightly inferior compared to these few.

But at this moment, with full爆发, Odin not only greatly increased his power but also elevated his speed to a level on par with Ahura.

This scene slightly shocked the gods present, but then they calmed down again.

"They say you, Odin, are the most trustworthy and considerate of the greater good among us, but today it seems not necessarily so."

Ahura snorted lightly, expressing dissatisfaction: "Since you came to your senses in time, I won't hold it against you."

In his view, Odin had clearly been hiding his strength before, only now returning to normal levels.

If it weren't for the death of his 'War Angel' Bahram due to the gods' underestimation of Li Mochen's strength, Ahura would have withdrawn from this battle hours ago.

Zeus also frowned. He felt something was off with Odin, but upon careful examination, he found nothing amiss. Odin's attacks were fierce and ruthless, and they cooperated seamlessly. The combined effect of their efforts was like a chain around the 'Lord of Fate's' neck, constantly tightening, gradually controlling Li Mochen's space to struggle.

Yet the divine power reserves Li Mochen displayed were also unbelievable and alarming. They could sense that this 'Lord of Fate' was not sparing any divine power; his divine power was生生不息, nearly inexhaustible.

Zeus guessed that besides the authorities of 'Eternity,' 'Vitality,' 'Fusion,' 'Annihilation,' 'Indestructibility,' and 'Life,' Li Mochen might also possess some degree of 'Infinity' and 'Source.'

The 'Source' divine authority, similar to 'Truth,' could also provide an additional source of divine power.

Even if Li Mochen's proficiency in this area was not high, only at an advanced level, it could still increase his already exaggerated recovery rate by one to two percent.

Additionally, the several fortresses built nearby were continuously refining magical energy, supplying it to the Lord of Fate endlessly, allowing him to save on consumption.

Zeus thought that if this continued, even if they spent two to three more days, they might not be able to kill him, or even severely wound him.

Of course, as long as there was hope of defeating the Lord of Fate, persisting for another ten days or half a month was no problem. The issue was that during this time, some unfavorable variables might arise.

At that moment, Zeus's expression froze. He noticed that Li Mochen's divine power had suddenly returned to its peak state.

The process was extremely bizarre, without any reason.

"Didn't expect that, did you?"

Li Mochen grinned, with a mocking smile: "I can now draw mana from my past self. This war of attrition is useless against me. If you don't use your real skills, in the end, I will still win this battle."

He knew that these opponents still had trump cards and hidden strengths. For example, Odin, besides the truth 'Flame,' also had the truth 'Fury' that he was now using.

If it weren't for Eistandinn successfully implanting the pathogen needle into the World Tree, in a one-on-one fight, Odin might not have been able to defeat him, but the battle between them might not have ended in three to five days.

Zeus, on the other hand, felt his scalp tingle and his head ache, momentarily unable to care about Odin's slight abnormality.

"You have no choice, Odin!"

As he said this, half of Li Mochen's chest was shattered by Ahura's 'Sun Ring.'

This Truth Lord had exerted all his strength in this strike. The truth-level 'Flash' drove his divine artifact into Li Mochen's body in a way completely beyond Li Mochen's expectations. The heat comparable to the sun not only almost scorched Li Mochen's body but also burned his soul.

Yet Li Mochen recovered at the fastest speed, returning to normal in a single breath without any change. His divine power had indeed been consumed considerably; Ahura's strike was extremely heavy, draining at least twenty percent of Li Mochen's divine power.

But at this moment, no one thought this could speed up the process of killing Li Mochen.

They still couldn't see the limit of Li Mochen's recovery ability, and Ahura's unexpected attack could not be used at any time. Now that they were on guard, it would be even harder to achieve the same effect as before.

Sure enough, in the next instant, Li Mochen's aura once again rose to its peak state, at least on the surface.

"See, your fate is about to begin. Ragna—"

Odin's eyes had long since darkened. When Li Mochen drew power from the past, he had already fallen into complete despair, knowing that they could not possibly kill the instigator of fate in an extremely short time.

Since that was the case, he had only one choice left—

Just as Li Mochen was about to utter the word 'Ragnarök,' all the god-kings present felt a premonition of doom. Like a flock of startled birds, they instinctively turned into light and fled from Li Mochen's side.

Zeus was the first to become alert, but just as he tore open space-time, Odin's two Gungnir Holy Spears pierced through him, pinning him firmly in midair.

"Forgive me, King Zeus! For the future of the Aesir, I can only discard my honor."

That Gungnir holy spear pierced through time and space, tightly binding these dimensions to Zeus himself, also rendering the latter momentarily immobile.

Odin, with white hair and beard, sighed mournfully as he looked at Li Mochen: "I have no choice!"

Li Mochen laughed heartily: "Well done, Your Majesty Odin!"

At this moment, boundless sword qi cascaded down from the 'All-Heaven Thunderfire Star Core Sword Formation', carrying immeasurable thunderfire and stellar power, aimed directly at Zeus.

Compared to Odin, whose aura was already weakening and destined to die by fate, this King of the Olympian Gods was undoubtedly more interesting to him!

If he could eliminate him, or even just severely wound him, it would be equivalent to kicking both of his opponents off the chessboard in this war.

In less than a millionth of a second, Zeus had already gotten over his shock, astonishment, and confusion at being betrayed by Odin. He propped up the 'Aegis Shield' with all his might, resisting Li Mochen's fierce and surging attacks, while his pupils dilated and his eyes nearly split: "Odin!"

Odin had already retreated several hundred kilometers away. He coldly glanced at Zeus, then, without any shame or pity, turned his attention to the present.

He need not worry for now about being pursued by that Lord of Fate and his most powerful Angel Kings.

The Olympian Pantheon was very powerful, and Gaia would not sit idly by while Zeus died. That Olympian King also possessed defensive abilities superior to Ahura's, enough to delay that insidious enemy.

Unfortunately, he did not have enough confidence to ambush that Lord of Radiance; otherwise, he would have been a more suitable target than Zeus.

"You never thought this day would come, did you, Odin?"

The wolf Fenrir, stepping on cold and eerie lightning, came before him. His icy and crimson eyes were filled with cruelty and madness: "That's not right either, you've always feared the prophecy of Ragnarök would come true. Now I'm here, Odin! Just as the prophecy says, I will bite you to death, devour your flesh and blood, and annihilate your pantheon!"

And so he did. His massive wolf body galloped through the air, swift as lightning and thunder, constantly snapping at Odin.

In the past, Fenrir was no match for Odin by any measure, their ranks separated by several levels. But now, although the power Odin displayed was formidable, he could no longer easily kill Fenrir.

He smashed Fenrir away time and again, blasting him back, even using his spare divine artifacts—a pair of hammers named 'Ganglöng'—to batter Fenrir until his skin split and flesh flew.

Fenrir was utterly fearless. He only needed to gather the cold and fire of the world into his body, and his body would naturally recover. His venomous saliva scattered everywhere—it had limited effect on Odin. But if Odin dared to dodge, dared to use his superior speed to flee, then his Truth Venom would easily take the life of any Aesir god under Odin's protection.

In a similar predicament was Thor, the Thunder God.

The 'World Serpent' Jörmungandr was hot on his heels.

Thor was minimally affected by the World Tree, but Jörmungandr's combat power was far greater than Fenrir's. Its massive serpent body made it somewhat clumsy in pursuit, but the Aesir gods prevented Thor from using his superior speed to shake it off.

Unless he was willing to sit by and watch his kin, the Einherjar and Valkyries who had fought for the Aesir for millennia, die.

The Winter Goddess Hela was also locked in a life-and-death struggle with 'War God' Tyr, 'Vengeance God' Vali, and others. Years ago, she and Tyr were evenly matched at best, but now, Truth-level 'Ice' allowed her to handle even these powerful major gods with ease.

Her slowing ice and deathly stillness were also among the few forces that could render the 'Vengeance God' Vali helpless.

Hela also summoned her companion beast 'Garmr', a hellhound nearly as ferocious as Fenrir. This single mythical hound completely tied down 'War God' Tyr, leaving him no time to attend to anything else.

In the prophecy of Ragnarök—'War God' Tyr was destined to die together with 'Hellhound' Garmr.

Under the influence of fate, this mythical creature, only at Divine Rank 17, displayed combat prowess no less than that of 'War God' Tyr.

Not long after, a giant wielding a great sword, his body ablaze with flames, appeared on the battlefield. It was Surtr, the last powerful being among the Frost Giants.

"I never thought this prophecy would actually come true—"

Before joining the battle, Surtr let out a sigh, his eyes showing a hint of disbelief and confusion.

The prophecy made by the three Norns was merely to warn Odin, to help the Aesir avoid a possible future outcome.

When this prophecy spread across the Nordic lands as part of myth and legend, Surtr never believed he could, as in the prophecy, kill Freyr, the god of light and fertility, and destroy Asgard.

But this confusion lasted only a moment before vanishing from Surtr's pupils. He unhesitatingly swung his sword, slashing at Freyr, who was desperately resisting the 'Eternal Angel' Atlas.

"Leave him to me, sir. This is my destiny!"

"As you command!"

Atlas readily yielded his opponent. His purpose in entangling Freyr was merely to buy time, waiting for Surtr's arrival.

At that moment, another roar echoed through the sky, shaking the souls of all Einherjar and Valkyries.

It was the two hundred 'Dragon's Roar' cannons atop the Alaska mountain range, finally beginning their bombardment.

The roar made Odin's scalp tingle. He knew that now, he and his many subordinate gods had absolutely no way to counter those heavy particle cannons.

Only when the two hundred beams streaked across the sky, leaving afterimages in the gods' eyes, did the Aesir gods relax slightly, a glimmer of luck in their eyes.

The targets of these two hundred 'Dragon's Roar' cannons were not them, but Gaia, who was全力援护 Zeus.

But their spirits plummeted again just moments later, for at that time, a huge dragon's shadow tore through the fabric of spacetime, flying in from the void beyond the realm.

It was the 'Dragon' Níðhöggr—its appearance meant that the World Tree of Asgard had been completely destroyed. Ragnarök was about to enter its final stage!

This venomous dragon did not directly join the battle; instead, it turned into a mass of black qi that rushed into Odin's body, causing the latter's face to show pain.

When Fenrir pounced again, Odin could no longer drive him back.

The 'Fire Giant' Surtr's eyes immediately showed ecstasy: "Loki! What are you waiting for? The World Tree has been destroyed; your blood oath contract with Odin no longer exists!"

Loki's opponent was 'Earth Angel' Christine, ever since Odin began his retreat.

Aio had taken over all of Moon Goddess's opponents, and the latter's mission had accordingly shifted. Her combat objective, like Atlas's, was to help Fenrir and his siblings realize Ragnarök.

"Yes, my sworn brotherhood with him no longer exists."

At this moment, Loki's expression was also terrifying, his face pale as death, standing frozen, his eyes vacant. It was evident that the destruction of the World Tree had a significant impact on him as well. But what truly caused Loki to lose focus momentarily was his own state of mind.

Fortunately, the 'Earth Angel' Christine opposite him stopped her attacks and did not press the advantage.

Instead, it was the Aesir gods, rapidly retreating under the cover of Odin, Thor, and others, who showed nervous expressions.

After a moment, Loki finally took out a syringe and injected the blue serum into his body.

In the next instant, a dignified goddess appeared behind Loki.

"You are going to betray us after all, aren't you? Just as the first Norns prophesied?"

—It was Odin's queen, Frigg, who had just returned from the underworld. Her face was equally pale.

"If I said no, would you believe me?"

Loki turned to look at Frigg and the 'Guardian God' Heimdallr beside her, then his gaze fell on another gentle woman behind them.

—That was his lawful wife, Sigyn, the goddess of fidelity in the Aesir.

Loki's eyes flashed with anger, mixed with unyielding tenderness and guilt.

"You have always been like this, nothing but deception and scheming. I approached you with the greatest goodwill, wanting to reconcile, to dissolve the hatred inherited from our ancestors. I helped you build the celestial palace, repair those Moshra ships, helped you obtain the 'Eternal Spear Gungnir' and the 'Replica Ring Draupnir', the ship 'Skíðblaðnir' that could carry almost all the gods and people of Asgard, and the hammer 'Mjölnir'. I gave you everything I had, but how did you treat me, Lady Frigg? My affair with Angrboða was wrong, but what crime did Fenrir and the others commit?"

Frigg's eyes darkened, seeming to show a hint of guilt: "It was because of the prophecy of the three Norns; they would bring disaster to the pantheon!"

"So you didn't hesitate to have Tyr deceive Fenrir. I am the Lord of Deception, but you love deception more. Fortunately, Ragnarök has finally come."

Loki sneered, full of irony: "But I've always been curious: if Fenrir hadn't been bound by you, Hela hadn't been exiled, Jörmungandr hadn't been cast into the sea, and you hadn't killed their mother, would this prophecy have had a basis to come true? The world's roots evolve fate, but before they were born, I was always trying to escape destiny, and to some extent, I did succeed, didn't I?"

Frigg frowned: "Maybe. I don't know. But you have to admit, they were dangerous at the time. Loki—"

"Don't bother trying to persuade me. Saying all this is useless, Frigg—"

Loki interrupted Frigg, while looking at the goddess of fidelity: "The thought of taking revenge on you has been with me for two thousand years. I was already prepared, ready to carry out my plan step by step: first, design Baldr's death, then bring about Ragnarök. But that powerful Lord of Fate has already accomplished it, sparing me the fate of 'oath-breaker' and the backlash of the blood oath. I am grateful to him, and I am ready to accept the Lord of Fate's invitation to join his pantheon."

Frigg's pupils contracted slightly, and her fists clenched tightly. Although she had anticipated this, at this very moment, Frigg still felt immense pain and even panic.

"However, my lord has an exceedingly broad heart. He understands my feelings and does not force me to fight you. So—"

Loki extended his hand, pointing at the 'Guardian God' Heimdallr: "For the sake of my wife, I will only fulfill the prophecy of Ragnarök."

In the next instant, crimson flames ignited around Heimdallr. Without a word, the guardian god charged at his opponent, but he found nothing, for Loki was not within his divine sense lock.

Frigg's expression grew even darker. Odin was right. Loki had hidden his strength; besides 'Truth' fire, his 'Deception' and 'Illusion' had also reached the Truth level.

Now, even in a direct confrontation with Odin, his combat power would not be far inferior.

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Above Alaska, Zeus was doing everything in his power to break free from the pinning and binding of the two 'Gungnir holy spears'.

In the past, this wouldn't have been too difficult. Although Gungnir had pinned him across four dimensions, Zeus also possessed pseudo-Truth-level 'Time' and 'Space', making escape relatively easy.

But the problem was that his enemy wouldn't allow it. The 'All-Heaven Thunderfire Star Core Sword Formation' was bombarding him incessantly. Li Mochen spared no expense; the intensity and density of the All-Heaven Thunderfire Star Core Sword Qi far exceeded when he was besieged by Zeus and others, and there was even some sublimation in sword intent and law power.

More deadly was Li Mochen himself. This Lord of Fate had once again regained his invincible momentum. Every punch and sword strike of his could shatter the world and destroy the fourth dimension. The 'Aegis Shield' before Zeus was already wailing under the overwhelming force, and the thunderfire spear in his hand could only shrink thunder and flame around him.

With each exchange between them, Zeus could feel his internal organs, fascia, and bones disintegrating, collapsing, and wailing.

Fortunately, Odin's purpose was only to keep him here, to intercept Li Mochen's pursuit for the Aesir, not to severely wound him. So Zeus was only pierced through the chest and abdomen by Gungnir, with limited other injuries.

What also relieved Zeus was that the Lord of Radiance and Ahura unexpectedly stayed behind. These two, replacing the beleaguered Gaia who was being bombarded by the two hundred 'Dragon's Roar' cannons, were doing their utmost to help Zeus resist Li Mochen's attacks.

After they had played all their trump cards, the four were actually evenly matched. Li Mochen had the advantage of terrain, clearly a notch stronger, but could not achieve a crushing victory.

If not for the goal of killing Li Mochen, any one of the three could have held their own against Li Mochen for several days and nights.

In terms of their battle alone, after Odin left, they were not at a disadvantage.

But the problem was that Li Mochen also had his secondary body wielding the 'Divine Will' spear, and the Fate Pantheon had already gained absolute dominance on the battlefield.

With the Aesir's withdrawal, many of Li Mochen's subordinate gods and Angel Kings lost their opponents, including Prometheus and 'Freedom Angel' Delphinia Adric, as well as Angela, who was stationed in the underworld.

The magic tower array's forbidden spell 'Death Declaration' had been activated, targeting all angels under Ahura and the Lord of Radiance. This forced 'Holy War King' Michael and 'Light Angel' Mithra to devote most of their power to protecting their comrades and subordinates.

The addition of Prometheus and Delphinia made Zeus's situation extremely dangerous. He struggled with all his might to withstand Li Mochen's onslaught, with no spare time to undo the pinning of Gungnir.