“System, you don’t want your host—who just arrived—to be destroyed, do you?”
Hades communicated with the system within his mind.
Being targeted by Cronus so quickly—if the system didn’t take action, he would most likely be punished.
Who knows—perhaps Hades would even set a record for the fastest reincarnator death.
[Rest assured, Host.
The system also cares about its reputation!
In five minutes, the system will protect you!]
“And what about after five minutes?”
[Let it fend for itself!]
“…”
Hades inwardly cursed the system, but he also knew that the system being able to protect him for five minutes was already quite good.
In any case, the system was still the Underworld System, not a nanny, and it wasn’t obligated to protect him.
But the system did bear undeniable responsibility for Hades facing such a crisis.
After all, if events had followed the original plot, Hades could have waited for Zeus to rescue him in the future.
Even if his Divinity and potential were damaged, he could still become the King of the Underworld—and remained the same King of the Underworld.
With a deep understanding of mythological stories and knowledge of the Saint Seiya plot, he could easily carve out a broad path.
But now, he was directly under threat of being erased!
“Die, Hades!”
Hades was terrified, and Cronus immediately launched his attack.
The Godslayer Scythe blazed with a dark blade and instantly descended upon the black hole that Hades had created.
“Crack…”
In an instant, time and space were severed by the Godslayer Scythe.
But when that sharp edge struck the black hole, even Cronus’s mighty divine power instantly vanished into nothingness, as if swallowed by the black hole.
But only Hades knew that his own power was essentially incapable of absorbing or neutralizing Cronus’s attacks.
The moment Cronus made his move, the system began releasing its power.
They had promised to protect Hades for five minutes—so not to mention Cronus—even the Super God Chronos himself would be helpless within those five minutes!
“How is this possible?
The King’s Godslayer power can’t even subdue Hades!”
“Hades—could he truly be the one prophesied by the Father God Uranus?”
The Titan gods below were all shocked and utterly stunned by what they saw.
In their eyes, even if Uranus’s curse was destined to come true, the retribution had come far too quickly!
It was worth noting that only a hundred years had passed since Cronus defeated Uranus and became the second God-King to rule the entire universe!
A hundred years might seem long to humanity, but to the gods, it was merely a brief slumber!
Ah yes—speaking of which, humanity in the present age had not yet been created.
In Greek mythology, the creator of humans was Prometheus, and his father Iapetus had only just consulted with Cronus!
“It’s useless, Cronus.
Your attacks are useless against me!”
Although inwardly he was extremely anxious, Hades still pretended to be calm.
He knew that if he couldn’t intimidate Cronus, after five minutes he would truly have no protection left!
“Stop spouting nonsense, Hades!
I am the god born from the concept of death, and also the one who takes all life.
All life in the universe—whether gods or ants—there is no being I cannot kill!”
Cronus roared loudly, accelerating his scythe strikes, as if wanting to shatter the black hole that Hades had created to prove his point.
But no matter how he attacked, all his attacks were ultimately nullified under the system’s protection—which only enraged Cronus even more.
[Kill your father!]
[You must kill the great Sky God (Uranus)!]
[This is because…
You were born to take all lives!]
[You are the god born from death!]
In the midst of his fate, Cronus also recalled the whisper of the Mother Goddess Gaia.
And he had indeed done it.
Relying on the divine power bestowed by Gaia, the strongest artifact, and the first godslayer weapon in Greek mythology—the Godslayer Scythe—Cronus had successfully defeated his father, Uranus!
But now, seeing that no matter how he attacked, he could not kill Hades, Cronus hesitated.
He even began to doubt whether his Mother Goddess—Gaia, the Earth Goddess—had been wrong.
If he truly existed to take all lives, why couldn’t he even kill his own son?
It made no sense!
At this moment, Hades was actually extremely frightened.
From the moment Cronus attacked, he had been silently counting the time.
As the five-minute protection period gradually passed, Hades grew more and more anxious.
Fortunately, the black hole he had created made it impossible to read his expression, and no one could read his thoughts.
Otherwise, Cronus would have already sensed something was wrong and would not have wavered in his resolve.
“It’s useless, Cronus!
I, Hades, am the god born to take all life.
All life in the universe will eventually be under my control!
I will become the King of the Underworld—the god who governs even the life and death of gods!
Cronus, remember this: every cause has its effect.
Your retribution is me!”
As soon as Hades said this, the Godslayer Scythe in Cronus’s hand froze.
His face was full of shock and doubt as he stared at the black hole that Hades had formed.
In the next moment, Cronus’s expression also changed.
In his perception, the authority over the entire universe that he possessed—a quarter of it—the Underworld laws—Heaven, Earth, the Underworld, and the Sea—as well as the authority of the Underworld—were being forcibly taken away by Hades!
“Hades!”
Cronus’s expression twisted with rage, as if he wanted to tear Hades apart alive.
Having lost the Underworld laws and the authority of the Underworld, Cronus had completely lost control over it.
At this moment, Hades was also quite puzzled.
He knew his own situation, and for now, he could not take power from Cronus.
Naturally, the system was acting!
However, Hades was also delighted by this.
Possessing the authority of the Underworld and the Underworld laws, he could now be considered the primordial King of the Underworld.
He only needed to create the Underworld based on the Underworld realm in the future, and then he would become the true Hades—King of the Underworld.
In fact, Hades had a high chance of becoming a being surpassing the original story—to rival Zeus, or even become a Super God!
[Ding!
The Underworld laws and the authority of the Underworld have been fully stripped!]
[Ding!
The beginner protection period has ended.
Please create the Underworld as soon as possible and become the true King of the Underworld!]
[Ding!
At that moment, the system’s functions will be fully activated!]
“Create the Underworld?
Let’s escape first!”
Looking at the furious Cronus, Hades no longer dared to remain in his universe.
With a flash of divine sense, he broke through space and the seal, vanishing from the sight of the Titan gods!
This was made possible by the shock of the Titan gods in that moment, and Cronus’s will being shaken.
Otherwise, before Cronus, Hades probably wouldn’t even have had a chance to escape—he would have been killed by a single scythe strike!