I Have to Start the Fusion Right Now / Let Me Visit
Zeus hasn't really made any progress these days; he's still the same guy who can't swim and is afraid of thunder. However, when faced with a situation, he does show his sense of responsibility.
After Fujimaru Kyoya arrived at Mount Olympus, most of the Machine God were present. Clearly, they were not in a hurry to kill the humans that Fujimaru Kyoya brought, but planned to start a live broadcast to all of Greece.
Kronos wanted to show the gods all their luxury, as well as the fate of those who fled. More importantly, he wanted all mankind to understand that Fujimaru Kyoya was not their Savior at all.
Anyone Kronos wants to kill, no one can protect them.
He then killed all of these humans.
"Kronos, killing someone before the banquet even begins will spoil the appetite. Perhaps we should finish the feast and treat it as entertainment later."
Fujimaru Kyoya stopped Kronos's actions. For these Machine God, even in their human form, eating was not a necessity, let alone having an "appetite."
It was merely an excuse that Fujimaru Kyoya to exploit Kronos's true intentions for the livestream.
After all, what Kronos wanted was not just fear, but also the envy of humankind, the envy of the gods' power and wealth.
If they were to kill people directly and terrify the group of humans, it would be a case of losing more than they gain.
"I have prepared some fine wine here, which I would like to offer to you all today."
The sake that Fujimaru Kyoya prepared was, of course, fine wine, but it had been spiked with something.
Kronos wasn't stupid; he wasn't completely unprepared for Fujimaru Kyoya. However, after Fujimaru Kyoya and several other Machine God who had already defected drank their fill, his worries lessened considerably.
Fujimaru Kyoya certainly drank it without any pretense, but apart from Kronos, no one present had the habit of "devouring" offspring, meaning that the Elixir was something that only worked on Kronos.
"Your Majesty, this is your wine."
Zeus, disguised as an ordinary servant, handed Kronos a glass of bubbly, yellowish wine. Kronos looked through the glass at the wine and, for some reason, felt a sense of crisis.
Kronos picked up his wine glass, swirling it with feigned elegance, seemingly relaxed but actually observing the reactions of those who had drunk before him. Only after confirming that there were no abnormalities did he slowly drink the contents of his glass.
Very fresh, very OC.
But Kronos had only drunk half of the wine when he felt a strange sensation. His Machine God Reincarnation seemed to be gradually losing its power, and his Machine God True Form seemed about to appear.
At the same time, the once indestructible body seemed to begin to "collapse"—no, this wasn't a collapse, but rather a return to its original state.
"How..."
"Your Majesty, there will be a punishment if you don't finish it~"
When Zeus noticed Kronos's unusual behavior, he immediately realized that the other man had noticed the problem with the wine. But he couldn't care less at this point. He grabbed the remaining wine, pried open the Old Bastard's mouth, and poured it all into the wine.
"Boom!"
A thunderbolt flashed across the sky, seemingly representing the wrath of the King of Gods. But Zeus, who was already afraid of lightning, did not even flinch and poured the rest of the wine down his throat.
Fujimaru Kyoya had indeed heard of the idea of a son inheriting his father's essence, but he never expected Zeus to turn the tables so suddenly; it was truly an eye-opener.
"Prometheus, what have you done?"
Kronos could no longer maintain his human form, and his body gradually transformed into a giant machine. At the same time, beams of light emanated from his body, as if something was about to break free from his control.
Chapter 286 I Must Begin the Fusion Now
"What happened?"
The Machine God, led by Iapetus, sided with Kronos. As Fujimaru Kyoya's nominal "father," Cronus was naturally shocked that his child would actually dare to do such a thing.
However, he was helpless, because many of the Machine God chose to stand by Fujimaru Kyoya's side. At this moment, Iapetus was completely unable to stop what was happening to Kronos.
Kronos's main mech appeared, and the mechs he had devoured seemed to be trying to leave his body, but they were unable to break free due to his binding power.
"Zeus, now is the time."
"I understand without you saying it."
In fact, the lightning bolt had already made Zeus stiff, but faced with a life-or-death crisis, he knew that this was not the time to be afraid of death.
At this time, the more afraid of death one is, the easier it is to die. The most important reason why Fujimaru Kyoya Zeus to poison him is that it is meaningless to simply have Kronos throw out the machine. What is really important is to let Kronos's personality be expelled.
It was through Zeus that the Intelligent AI that had been sealed away by Kronos was awakened, and all of Zeus's brothers and sisters were also awakened. This required an extremely close distance, for example... right now.
"Kronos, you bastard, spit out everything you've devoured!"
When Zeus came into contact with his own Mecha Core, he transformed into a beam of light and merged into it. At the same time, as Zeus's mecha body awakened, a series of reactions were conceived.
"You... you actually... Rhea, you betrayed me."
Kronos had already been inside Zeus's body, so how could he not know that the White-Haired Little Bastard in front of him was his son? He then looked at Rhea beside him; only Rhea could have done such a thing.
"I'm sorry, I don't want to see my child die."
"Child? Rhea, has your system malfunctioned? We're just parents in name only; we have no blood relation whatsoever."
Kronos didn't really understand family ties, so he couldn't understand Rhea's actions. In his view, so-called family ties shouldn't exist between them in the first place, and Rhea must have malfunctioned at some point.
Unfortunately, his impotent rage could not change what was about to happen.
One by one, mechs sprang from Kronos's body, making Kronos's strength increasingly weak.
Six mechs were ejected in total, and in the end, they transformed into six gods—three men and three women—amidst six beams of light. Zeus also reclaimed his Mecha Core and was no longer a weakling.
"Damn you, how could you..."
Kronos was furious. In truth, the six little bastards regaining their freedom wasn't such a big loss, but the problem was that it was being broadcast live to all of Greece.
Originally, this was supposed to be a feast of slaughter, using the deaths of humans to show the living what the price of disobeying Kronos truly is.
But what about now?
Kronos became a laughingstock, a laughingstock who was completely outmaneuvered by a little bastard. At the same time, he became more worried about the so-called curse, and also remembered Fujimaru Kyoya's words.
"Prometheus, you lied to me! The curse exists, and you've been manipulating things behind the scenes to make me think it doesn't exist, haven't you?"
Kronos blamed all the problems on Fujimaru Kyoya, believing that none of this would have happened without him.
"Kronos, I did not deceive you. You are the one who drove you to this point."
Fujimaru Kyoya relinquished his human form and transformed into a Gundam. However, instead of taking advantage of the situation, he went to liberate the humans.
Since they were brought by Fujimaru Kyoya has an obligation to bring them back safely.
Kronos, of course, wouldn't let him succeed so easily, but Zeus and the others were already subdued.
"Old Bastard, didn't expect that, did you? We're fucking back."
Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus clashed head-on with Kronos at the front, while Hestia, Demeter, and Hera provided support from the rear.
This temporarily stopped the weakened Kronos, and at this moment, the Machine God led by Oceanus also launched an attack on Iapetus.
This chaotic scene gave Fujimaru Kyoya the opportunity to gather humanity together. As a god, he was naturally powerful, but among the Gods, his strength was not so obvious.
Intervening rashly would be pointless, and he didn't believe that Kronos was only capable of this much; the other party definitely had more tricks up his sleeve, and he didn't need to risk his life for it.
"Kronos, let's retreat now."
Rhea came to Kronos's side. As Zeus's mother, she did not want her child to die, nor did she want her husband to die.
Zeus now possesses the strength to rival Kronos. If they can maintain a balance of power, a situation will be created where neither dares to act rashly. Then...
"No, I absolutely cannot lose. Rhea, you must repay your sins with everything you have."
Kronos was consumed by rage. He couldn't accept Rhea's betrayal in the first place, let alone the fact that he would lose face in this live broadcast. What would he use to control humanity in the future?
"Bang!"
Kronos, catching Rhea completely off guard, simply reached back and pulled out the hidden energy source on Rhea's back, then absorbed it into his own body.
Everyone was shocked by Kronos's decisiveness, but it was indeed a choice that needed to be made. If Kronos had directly "devoured" Rhea, Kronos would have had to expend a lot of energy to suppress Rhea's personality.
Even if one gains greater power in this way, one's control over that power will weaken, so the benefits are clearly not as high as imagined.
"Iapetus, we are friends, right? And you are willing to give everything to help, right?"
When Kronos said this, it was not a question at all, but an affirmation.
"Wait, Kronos, why are you...?"
Before Iapetus could finish speaking, Kronos attacked. Iapetus couldn't understand why Kronos had become like this. Having gained Rhea's power, Kronos's strength had increased dramatically, and even Zeus and the others, when they regained their senses, were no match for him.
Kronos quickly arrived in front of Iapetus and shattered him completely with a powerful blow, leaving only the parts most useful to him.
"After you defeated your father, did you start distrusting no one, Kronos?"
Seeing Kronos's actions, Fujimaru Kyoya suddenly understood the reason for the man's sudden madness: it was simply the eruption of long-standing suspicion.
Chapter 287 Let Me Visit 90/165
[Although you distanced yourself from the battlefield to settle humanity, you haven't stopped observing it. The situation isn't as one-sided as you imagined; in fact, Kronos is beginning to gain the upper hand.]
"As expected of King of Gods, his individual combat strength remains so formidable, and this decisiveness... does it mean he was already prepared for today's situation?"
Fujimaru Kyoya watched Kronos relentlessly slaughter his own members and "devour" their core, an immense power emanated from him. This caused him, who should have been at a disadvantage, to turn the tables and become extremely powerful.
Fujimaru Kyoya's guess was correct. Back then, Kronos had united a group of brothers to rebel against his father. It was because of this precedent that he was particularly concerned about the so-called "curse".
Kronos wasn't afraid of the so-called curse at all; he was afraid that his brothers and children would follow in his footsteps and treat him with filial piety or brotherly love.
In times of crisis, he transforms those who might betray him into pure power, thus giving him the strength to eliminate all Traitors.
"Damn it, I've always sensed that you guys are unwilling to be inferior to others, and today you've finally shown your weakness."
Kronos's roar echoed across the mountaintop. After devouring the Machine God that supported him, he turned his attention to the neutral Machine God.
After all, for Kronos to stand idly by at such a critical juncture would be tantamount to betrayal.
Could Zeus and his party stop him?
No, you can't stop it.
Power is not something that can be calculated with simple addition and subtraction. Moreover, Zeus and his new generation of Machine God had no combat experience. When facing the veteran, filial son Kronos, they were far inferior in both strength and purity.
Clearly, Kronos had more theoretical basis and practical experience than Zeus in the matter of killing his father, which is why Kronos was well prepared to prevent being killed.
[You understand the situation is turning unfavorable; Kronos's power is snowballing, and you can't leave. If you scatter, Kronos will have the opportunity to pick you off one by one.]
Fujimaru Kyoya watched as Kronos vented his inner emotions. At this moment, he had lost all the rationality that a mechanical life form should have. Or rather, after becoming gods of Earth, they inevitably became mixed with "impurities."
However, this is for the best. If it were a normal version of Kronos, Fujimaru Kyoya wouldn't be able to get close.
Fujimaru Kyoya returned to his human form mode. His Machine God form was too conspicuous, making it inconvenient for him to hide Fujimaru Kyoya ambush.
As for the insignificant human host, how could he possibly take down a Gundam with a single blow? Fujimaru Kyoya had already made preparations.
[With the help of Zeus and others, you easily approached Kronos from behind.]
Fujimaru Kyoya understood that for a creature as large as Kronos, there was a place on its back that was absolutely impossible to scratch with one's hands.
This is the Achilles' heel of all fat men.
Although Kronos is not fat, his physique is that of a strongman, and a strongman is roughly equivalent to a fat man, so this absolute territory also exists on Kronos.
At this moment, Fujimaru Kyoya stood in this position, and now he was about to Violent Intrusion on Kronos.
"Prometheus, what have you done?"
Kronos froze, immediately revealing a huge opening, and was then surrounded and attacked by a group of Machine God.
"Let me visit."
At this moment Fujimaru Kyoya is only in his human form, which can be said to be weakened in all aspects compared to his Machine God form. However, there is one thing that has not been weakened, and that is his computing ability as Fleet Data Administrator.
By interfering with Kronos through close contact and using one's own computational power, although it cannot achieve the kind of incredible control described in the hypnosis manual, it is not too difficult to make Kronos's power go out of control.
A massive influx of information flooded into Kronos's central database, wreaking havoc. To prevent this, Kronos had to divert its resources to fight Fujimaru Kyoya's intrusion, but it was inevitable that it would have to sacrifice one thing for another.
[You feel your invasion is becoming increasingly difficult, but this is not necessarily a bad thing. The more energy Kronos expends on you, the less pressure Zeus and the others will face.]
But that still wasn't enough. Under the terrifying influence of Kronos's "Suck-Suck Fun," even though Themis and Mnemosyne fought to the death because of their relationship with Zeus, Oceanus, who was being helped by his daughter's influence, seemed somewhat restrained, not to mention Koios, who had originally intended to remain neutral.
"Kronos, have you finally followed the same path as your father?"
Just then, a voice came from the earth. It was a woman's voice, a voice that the Gods would never forget: Gaia, the Earth Mother Goddess.
"It's not my fault. These people were plotting to kill me. It's that old man's curse. If it weren't for that, we wouldn't have come to this."
Kronos still didn't think it was his fault, but in Zeus's eyes, it was entirely because that old beast Kronos was being inhuman.
If that weren't the case, then he wouldn't have needed to go down this path at all.
"Children, you are not yet able to defeat Kronos. Continuing to fight will only give him the possibility of becoming stronger. Now leave here for Tartarus and rescue the other children. Only then will you have the power to fight him."