"Zeus! If you don't dare go after Gorr the God Butcher, then lend me your weapon! I can defeat Gorr the God Butcher myself!"
Since it was impossible to borrow an army from Zeus, Thor could only settle for the next best thing and ask to borrow Zeus's weapon.
Zeus's weapon was his lightning. This lightning could temporarily grant others the power to wield thunder and lightning.
With that weapon, he could likewise gather a powerful team capable of dealing with Gorr the God Butcher.
"You want to borrow this?"
Zeus sneered and raised a hand, summoning his own lightning.
A bolt of lightning descended from the sky and flew into Zeus's hand. It was tangible lightning, resting in his palm and radiating an overwhelming presence.
"That's right!"
Thinking there was still hope, Thor answered happily.
"Is that so?"
Zeus smiled, then, as if teasing him, controlled the lightning and sent it darting all around the hall. In an instant, electricity spread throughout the entire space.
"You want my lightning? Not lending it!"
After recalling the lightning and playing with it like a show-off for a moment, Zeus spoke indifferently.
He had indeed been toying with Thor just now. There was no way he would lend his weapon to anyone else!
"You bastard!"
Realizing he had been completely played, Thor looked utterly displeased. However, restrained as he was, he could not break free for the moment.
In truth, Thor was already extremely powerful. Having fully awakened, it was not as though he could not fight Zeus. But he had previously held out hope of negotiating properly with him; after all, he was asking for help. Now that Zeus had no intention of helping, and Thor still wanted to achieve his goal, he could only resort to force.
Thus, Thor began