Blast Apart the Seven Planets

"Even if you capture me and seal the entrance to the Underworld, you still cannot win this Holy War."

Seeing Rhadamanthys killed, Pandora knew there was no longer any hope of escaping into the Underworld.

Yet there was not the slightest trace of dejection on her face.

Because she knew that this Holy War had already been won before the Underworld Army invaded the human world.

Hades had known from the beginning that Shion and the other two were suspicious, yet he had still revived them. It was not because he truly believed the three could kill Athena.

It had merely been to lull Sanctuary and Athena into complacency.

Having her lead the Underworld Army into the human world, stationing them in Hades Castle, and preparing a human body in advance—all of it followed the same pattern as previous Holy Wars for that very purpose.

If this had truly been like the previous Holy Wars, he would not have sent so few people.

Even the God of Sleep and Shinigami were still in Elysium, showing no signs of coming out.

Normally, Shinigami and the God of Sleep should have led an army of one hundred and eight Underworld Saints to the front, while the soul of the Underworld King awakened within a preselected body.

Then they would defeat Athena in one stroke and eliminate those Saint Seiya.

So even if she were captured now, even if every Underworld Saint stationed in Hades Castle were killed—

It would not affect Hades's plan at all. It might even lull Athena and Sanctuary even more effectively.

Because they would believe they held the upper hand and stubbornly guard this entrance to the Underworld, never realizing they had already fallen into the trap.

"We will definitely win this Holy War!"

Shion stepped forward, his