Several deities appeared tense and inwardly panicked.

They carefully circled around Victor, even their breathing became soft, as if afraid that the slightest heavy breath would displease the human.

The goddess of the hunt and the god of light stood side by side on one side of Victor.

Just like a servant who has just been assigned to the lord's side, he appeared extremely timid.

The God of War, which was originally embedded in the wall, has been dug out, covered in wounds and bruises.

Despite the excruciating pain throughout his body, he could only stand quietly at the palace gate, no longer displaying his previous arrogance.

He would occasionally glance cautiously at Victor, who was sitting in a chair not far away, his eyes filled with fear.

This god of war no longer wants to be attacked for no reason.

Opposite the goddess of the hunt, the goddess of love, who was almost naked, was now curled up in a ball, deeply withdrawn.

The crisp sounds of hammering and crackling furnace fires still echoed within the palace.

Vulcan seemed completely unconcerned about what was happening in the palace, focusing solely on forging the weapon in his hand, hammer blow after hammer blow.

Sizzle—

The crimson sword was placed into the water, and immediately boiling foam and pale steam rose from the inside of the iron furnace.

As for the goddess of wisdom, she stood beside the god of love, remaining motionless like a puppet throughout the entire encounter.

The question that kept replaying in her mind was:

Why?

Why does this human know her name?

Her name was revealed to her by the other party before she had even revealed it.

She was genuinely surprised to find that even her household registration booklet had been dug up.

Not only her, but other gods had the same doubts.

Normally, the names of gods are unknown to humankind.

After all, no god would voluntarily reveal their true names to humans.

On the one hand, the fact that humans do not know the names of the gods makes them appear more majestic and divine.

That sense of unknown mystery seemed to drape all the gods in a veil of natural awe.

on the other hand,

If their true names were to become known to humans, it might affect their status as gods.

This has potentially far-reaching implications.

In short, they definitely wouldn't have revealed it if this man hadn't asked them.

But this did not lessen the doubts and fear of Victor in the hearts of Athena and the other gods.

How did this human learn her name?

Athena suspected that Zeus had revealed their names.

After all, considering their current situation, they have clearly become Zeus's discarded pawns.

And now that things have come to this...

Athena cautiously turned her head to peek at Victor, who had sat back down in his chair.

She wasn't even sure if she had the ability to fight back.

Just now, Victor forcibly kissed her forehead.

At that moment, she clearly felt a strange power surging into her body from her forehead.

Clearly, this power was bestowed upon her by this human.

When he said he wouldn't mistreat her, did he mean by giving her this power?

Thinking of this, she turned her gaze to the other gods around her.

Several deities were casting their gazes at her, their eyes gleaming with envy.

It's as if they're saying that they also yearn for such power.

Of all these deities, the god of love's emotions were particularly intense.

Her eyes held a clear hint of jealousy, burning like a raging fire, fixed intently on Athena, unwilling to look away.

Was the other person jealous of the power she possessed?

However, Athena knew perfectly well what was going on.

This power given by humanity is by no means a sweet treat, but rather a hot potato.

This is enough to show that their bodies have been completely controlled by the other party.

Since he could bestow power upon her at will, it not only demonstrated his absolute confidence but also indicated that he had the right to strip her of her power at any time.

Once they become dependent on this power, they will inevitably experience a tremendous sense of loss if it is suddenly withdrawn.

Athena believed she could still control her dependence on this power.

But what about the other gods?

They were accustomed to a life of superiority, always holding themselves high above others when wielding divine power.

But after descending from the heavens to the mortal realm, everything changed.

The gods, who were once above all others, suddenly became human.

Although they still possess divine power, they are now human beings!

The greatest advantage that belonged to the gods is gone; now they are just people who are slightly stronger than ordinary humans.

They might not even be able to defeat the strongest humans in this world.

This stark contrast made even her feel frustrated. If it were any other god, who could accept such a change?

If other gods encountered an opportunity to regain their power, distinguish themselves from humans, and reclaim their lofty status...

They certainly won't let this go.

In the end, they might willingly obey any command from this human in order to ensure that their power is not taken back by the other party.

But this is far from the whole story.

Just now, she had felt the intense jealousy emanating from Cupid.

This man wisely used her and made it clear to the other gods that he had the ability to grant them power at any time.

This has also raised new questions.

Why wasn't I the one given this power?

They will be jealous, they will complain, they will be angry.

This will lead to infighting and mutual distrust among them, further weakening the already fragile alliance.

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