# 1809
Chapter 1809: Here to Slay the Gods
"Wu Quan."
On the lead exploration ship, the figure draped in the Crimson Cloak spoke calmly.
The storm swept across the strait between the mountains. On the bow of the leftmost exploration ship, the black hair of the young man was blown by the wind, and his sharp eyes narrowed instantly!
The next moment, a surge of dignified and domineering aura rapidly spread outward. The seawater about to crash against the hull suddenly froze in place, and the countless water droplets became like crystal gems adorning the strait, suspended perfectly still in mid-air!
The water droplets soaked his clothes. The young man wielding the authority of domination raised his head fearlessly to gaze at Poseidon in the sky. That straight-backed figure standing amidst the suspended water droplets faintly bore the silhouette of the Champion Marquis from thousands of years ago.
The exploration ship sailed silently through the strait. The power of domination and Poseidon's divine might were locked in fierce contention in places invisible to the naked eye!
Poseidon's gaze fell upon Wu Quan, and fury blazed in his chest.
A human boy actually dared to wrestle with him? Did he think Poseidon was made of mud?!
Surging divine power erupted from within Poseidon, and the seawater in the strait quivered once more. Wu Quan's neck veins bulged as he continued to match forces with the god, his eyes showing no intention of surrender!
At this moment, the crimson figure spoke again: "Chen Han."
Clang—!!
A crisp sound of a blade leaving its sheath rang out.
The heavy military coat billowed among the suspended water droplets, and a blade glow containing the essence of the netherworld swept across the entire area in an instant. The frozen waves were shattered by a single strike, exploding into countless fragments that scattered like rain throughout the strait!
Chen Han's military boots landed firmly on the deck of the rightmost exploration ship. With another soft click, the Straight Blade returned to its sheath.
Rain of fragments drifted down.
The silhouettes of the three exploration ships had now fully appeared within the view of the Olympian Gods. Eight figures stood upon them, their clothes whipping violently in the storm.
Lin Qiye, Shen Qingzhu, Wu "Old Dog", Guan Zai, Master Chen, Shao Pingge, Chen Han, Wu Quan... excluding Fate Monk who commanded the headquarters and Wang Mian who had gone to sea to search for Nyx's whereabouts, all of Great Xia's top combat forces had gathered here!
The Olympian sky was bathed in the glow of an enormous "\*". At the bow of the central exploration ship, Lin Qiye rested one hand on the hilt of the [Divine Disaster] blade. He gazed up calmly at the countless divine figures in the heavens.
"The Twilight of the Gods has arrived... Great Xia Night Watch, here to slay the gods!"
Dong—!!
A low, resonant hum emanated from the black-gold longblade. An invisible ripple instantly swept across all of Olympus!
As this invisible ripple washed over them, the Greek gods felt their law-based powers suddenly waver, like the surface of a pond disturbed by a violent wind, uncontrollably churning!
They were first stunned, then horrified!
Dispelling the laws?
How could this be possible??
Laws were the foundation of a god's existence. This human actually possessed the power to dispel laws—an absolute threat and curse to any myth!
One Ame-no-Murakumo capable of cleaving all things, one Divine Disaster blade that could dispel laws...
Just how many cards against the gods did this human have?
"It's merely a few humans, daring to call yourselves the Twilight of the Gods?" Poseidon coldly sneered.
Poseidon was no fool. He could see through Lin Qiye's intentions—whether it was that sword strike that cleaved through the barrier and the mountains, or that blade cry of the [Divine Disaster] that echoed throughout Olympus, both were meant to crush the gods' confidence before battle began, making them feel fear!
The Olympian Gods, after four years of turmoil, had long been unsettled. If they developed fear toward these humans before them and believed in such nonsense as the "Twilight of the Gods," their combat power would inevitably plummet!
As the current King of the Olympian Gods, he absolutely had to crush these humans' momentum first and reinvigorate the divine ranks!
Poseidon raised his hand. In the distant mountains, the golden birdcage quivered violently, as if gripped by an invisible giant at its apex, and rose into the air with a thunderous roar!
"You should all take a good look... at what these are!"
Lin Qiye and the others turned to look in the direction of the voice. Their pupils constricted sharply!!
Beneath the dark crimson clouds, a massive golden birdcage had already flown above the churning sea surface. Terrifying waves crashed against the birdcage like beasts gnawing at its surface, producing the sounds of clashing metal and iron.
Inside the birdcage, dense crowds of figures scrambled to their feet in terror, screaming and pushing toward the center of the cage. Screams, shrieks, and wails mixed together in chaotic cacophony!
Seeing this scene, everyone wore an expression of stunned disbelief.
Lin Qiye stared blankly at the golden birdcage above the waves. After several seconds, as if suddenly realizing something, his grip on the blade hilt tightened abruptly!!
Savage killing intent erupted in an instant. Veins bulged from the backs of his hands. His eyes blazed with fury, and his entire person seemed like a volcano about to erupt. His chest heaved violently!
"Fate...!!!"
Thin trickles of blood seeped from between his lips. He had nearly bitten through his teeth as he growled in rage!
"Hahahahaha! Wonderful! Magnificent!!"
"That monk deceived you!! Your most trusted person deceived you!! These people never died!!"
"Oh~ These pitiful creatures, they've been locked up in Olympus all along. Who knows how the Greek gods have been torturing them? Look at them, dressed so thinly in this bitter cold. A third of them are lying motionless on the ground—probably frozen and starved to death, the poor wretches... tsk tsk tsk."
"In this foreign land, facing invincible gods, forced to huddle together for warmth, watching their dearest parents, children, and friends die before their eyes—these past few days must have been hell for them!"
"Lin Qiye, tell me... did they pray to heaven these past few days?"
"They must have prayed, right? These helpless, pitiful creatures must have prayed countless times for someone to save them. Perhaps they cried themselves blind in that birdcage,磕破了头 (knocked their heads bloody in supplication), but did anyone answer them? No! They could only die in despair!"
"And you... my dear Commander Lin, you could have saved them. If you'd arrived a little sooner, you definitely could have saved everyone... but why didn't you come?"
"Hahahahaha!!!"
[Chaos]'s voice疯狂输出 (疯狂输出 =疯狂地输出 = raging output/flooding) in Lin Qiye's ears. Killing intent so dense it was nearly tangible扩散疯狂 (spreading wildly) around Lin Qiye!
"Qiye..." Shen Qingzhu seemed to sense Lin Qiye trembling slightly, speaking with concern.
"Did you see that clearly? This is the厚礼 (grand gift/厚礼 =厚礼) I prepared for Great Xia!" Poseidon also noticed Lin Qiye's expression change, feeling immense satisfaction as he spoke leisurely. "Weren't you all so impressive? One sword cleaved through my Olympus, declaring you would become the Twilight of the Gods... Now, aren't you just standing there watching helplessly as I kill them all?
What Great Xia Night Watch...也不过如此 (也不过如此 =也不过如此 = nothing special after all)."