As soon as he finished speaking, Athena's eyes widened slightly, as if Viktor had touched a sore spot in her heart, leaving her powerless to refute.

"From the beginning, did you think you had other options?"

"Directly siding with Zeus? Trying to get Zeus to gather faith for you and make you gods again?"

Viktor's lips curled into a smile, a hint of disdain and contempt in it.

Behind him, it seemed as if a demon with a smirk and extreme arrogance was manifesting.

It clenched its fists, bulged its chest, and laughed wildly, causing Athena to tremble slightly and feel an uncontrollable sense of horror.

Because Viktor said:

“In that case, you will become my enemies, facing me directly.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Athena seemed to foresee everything that would happen if she followed Zeus.

Victor sat upright in the center of the raging inferno, surrounded by ferocious flames and brutal tongues of fire.

They writhed wildly, like vengeful ghosts howling out of hell.

It kept climbing, as if it wanted to ignite the entire sky.

And within this raging flame are all the gods.

Athena tried to shake her head, wanting to banish these chaotic thoughts from her mind.

But the moment he moved, Viktor firmly grabbed him with one hand.

Nevertheless, she quickly regained her senses.

Watching helplessly as this arrogant and evil man raged, Athena could only grit her teeth and let her anger rise in her chest.

"What exactly do you want to do!"

"You just want my life? I'll give it to you, so why are you humiliating me like this!"

"Because you have no value anymore."

As soon as she finished speaking, Athena froze on the spot.

Her pupils trembled, and she could no longer utter a single word in rebuttal.

Seeing this, Victor released her and turned to walk towards Artemis in the distance.

The goddess of the hunt is still struggling to break free from the dense vines that bind her.

But without faith, her fate was no different from Athena's; she was merely wasting her efforts.

As Viktor drew closer, Artemis stopped what she was doing.

As the dangerous man drew closer, her fear swelled, tears welled in her eyes, and she struggled anxiously.

The more she struggled, the more her already very weak body withered.

It was as if these vines wrapped around her body were gradually absorbing her life force.

Finally, Victor walked up to her.

Artemis's body was withered and emaciated, her skin wrinkled and elastic, and she had become as fragile as a cicada's wing.

Only the face of the goddess of the hunt remained, retaining its youthful appearance.

"No...don't..."

She was extremely anxious and burst into tears.

Viktor's approach intensified her fear.

The man standing before her, Victor, was now seen as a demon king by the gods.

Simply standing here was enough to drive the goddess before him to utter despair.

He reached out and gently stroked her terrified face, calmly saying:

"You are beautiful, and I don't want to see your face completely decayed when you die."

The goddess of the hunt stiffened slightly.

"So, you'll just hold a grudge against me forever."

Whoosh—Pfft—

Thick vines pierced her chest from behind, and bright red blood flowed from the wound like a human.

Artemis lowered her head stiffly, staring wide-eyed at the thick vines that pierced through her chest.

Blood seeped from the corner of her mouth, and she could barely see anything.

Only a blurry green mixed with specks of scarlet, intertwined together.

Victor's hand gently stroked Artemis's face, slowly closing the eyelids of her wide-open eyes.

"Then die quietly."

As soon as she finished speaking, countless tiny cracks, like a spider web, suddenly appeared on her body, entangling her entire body.

Bang--

The goddess of the hunt's fragile body shattered upon impact, turning into countless shimmering fragments that surged toward the divine tree outside the arena.

A golden streak of light streaked across the sky, heading straight for the towering divine tree.

It transformed into a golden apple inlaid with a bow and arrow pattern, exuding the aura of Artemis.

Athena, witnessing this scene, froze, trembling uncontrollably.

At this moment, she seemed to have already foreseen her death, her heart churning with turmoil, and she desperately wanted to escape this inevitable end.

Gods are supposed to be immortal, yet Victor somehow managed to bring death upon each and every one of them.

Victor turned around, looked at Athena, and his eyes were full of amusement.

Under Athena's trembling gaze, Victor's lips curled into a smile, and he spoke softly:

I'm sorry.

"I might be worse than you think."