The Legendary "City Builder"

"You're lying! These reports are forged! Liar! Traitor!"

Gogo realized he had fallen into the opponent's debate trap. In a fit of rage, he immediately stepped forward to grab the traitor, spitting on his smug face, and tried to snatch the intelligence from the Athenian nobles to verify its authenticity.

However, as soon as the Spartan Queen made a move, the Blood Guards outside the door rushed into the hall without any politeness and pulled her away.

The bearded man's tactic of feigning retreat to advance was extremely clever, rendering Gogo's previous efforts futile.

This sudden betrayal threw the composed Spartan Queen into a panic, causing the high-ranking Divine Blood Aristocrats to become even more indifferent and order the two to be expelled from Mount of Ares.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have also heard that after the fall of the Divine Ancestor Romulus, the extremely weakened Roman Empire still managed to hold off the invasion of the Persian Empire, and the Hunnic Empire was unable to even break through the defenses of a group of Celtic barbarians."

Surely the Athenians, who defeated Persia twice, couldn't do something like this?

Ultimately, the Persians were nothing more than a sand dune, strong on the outside but weak on the Sea of Okeanos, and they posed no threat to the safety of Greece.

Moreover, the Egyptians have already defected, and Ramesses II will be arriving in Athens soon. We can easily unite with Egypt and take further action. There is no need to take responsibility for the recklessness of Leonidas, this warmonger; and there is no need to sacrifice the blood of all of Greece to forge Sparta's glorious achievements!

Glory belongs to Athens! Greece will always be Athenians' Greece!

At this moment, the bearded man pressed his advantage, gradually dismantling the sense of crisis created by Gogo, which pleased the Divine Blood Aristocrats in the council hall, who nodded frequently.

"Athenians, you may question Gogo's original intentions, but you should listen to the guidance of the gods and believe in the revelation of destiny."

Before I came, I received an oracle from Delphi concerning Athens:

The seventh trumpet will sound, the kingdom will come, olives will be burned in the fire, the bells of calamity will toll in mourning, the unrighteous will remain unrighteous, the defiled will remain defiled, judgment will come, and each person will be repaid according to their own sins!

The Persians will bring irreparable disaster to Greece; you must treat this war with utmost care!

Upon seeing this, Helen immediately raised the oracle of the Temple of Delphi and cried out urgently.

"The Delphic Oracle? Hah, so this is the very tactic you Spartans used to win over the northern city-states?"

The old man wearing the Gorgon Emblem sneered disdainfully.

"Stop with these pathetic tricks! The Olympus gods have long since gone to Rome, to the sacred grounds of Mount of Ares. You still want to use these old grudges to order us around? Foolish! Free Athenians will only follow the teachings of the Three Goddesses!"

Three 100-meter-tall marble sculptures, each with a rotating halo, stand around the venue: Athena, the War Goddess; Themis, Goddess of Justice; Medusa the Goddess of Vengeance. They accentuate the imposing presence and arrogance of the elderly man in the center of attention.

"Gentlemen, you should know very well that Sparta has been a staunch ally of Athens since ancient times."

Our Spartans ancestor, Hercules, was guided by the Goddess of Wisdom Athena to break free from his shackles and become a close friend of the King of Athens; my brothers Castor and Pollux were also fortunate enough to become warriors under the goddess's command, guarding the sacred land.

In the War of the Giants, we fought side by side to protect the flame of light and defeated the Star-Seeded Soldier!

In the Trojan War, to determine the continuation of the Age of Gods, we answered the call, bravely attacked Troy, and consolidated the supreme authority of Mount of Ares!

In this Iliad War, Leonidas was not defending Hot Spring Pass in Sparta, but for you and your descendants, to preserve the water and land of all Greece!

The Spartans never betrayed Greece, yet Athens, for its own selfish desires, disregarded its former allies and demolished its own fortress!

Helen bit her cherry lips tightly, intending to use sharp words to awaken the resolve of these old, Divine Blood Aristocrats.

However, the angry curses and unmoved indifference caused the young girl, who came from a prosperous era of heroes, to gradually sink to the bottom. A nameless sorrow arose in her mind, and words of indignation burst out.

"You are not worthy to inherit the bloodline of your ancestors, nor are you worthy to enjoy the respect of the Greeks. I await the day when your heads will be cut off by the Persians!"

"Athenians, the progenitors of Greece, were not destroyed by ignorance and weakness, but by your arrogance and hubris!"

"Presumptuous!"

"Get out!"

Suddenly, the elderly people, who had been drowsy, became indignant and angrily rebuked and shouted.

"How dare they defile this sacred temple and utter such a wicked curse! This is disrespect to the gods; they should be put to death!"

The bearded traitor kept stirring up trouble and spewing malicious advice.

Just as he was about to take advantage of the chaos to make his move, he suddenly felt a chill in his chest, his eyes bulged out, he gasped for breath, and clutched his blood-stained abdomen with both hands, convulsing and collapsing to the ground.

"Pah! Traitor!"

At this moment, the Spartan Queen, who had somehow drawn a short sword from the waist of one of the Divine Blood Guards, seized the opportunity to stab the Mount of Ares.

The pampered elderly people had never seen such a brutal scene. The glaring blood on the marble made their faces turn pale, and their cheeks stung as if they had been slapped hard.

"Guards! Guards!"

A sharp, high-pitched roar came from dozens of seats. A squad of Divine Blood Guards, having received the order, filed in, immediately removed their shields, drew their short swords, and stepped forward, ready to subdue the two audacious Sparta women with ruthless methods.

"Buzz! Buzz!"

However, as the Divine Blood Guards charged forward, the ether in the air vibrated violently. Countless flying Runic Glyphs surrounded Gogo and Helen, deflecting all the incoming curses and weapons. Two dazzling pillars of light shot into the sky.

"Rebellion! Rebellion! How dare they storm the council hall of Mount of Ares! Capture them, dead or alive!"

The old man with the Gorgon his chest was furious. Two squads of guards who had come to the scene formed a square formation and used the ethereal energy to surround Gogo and Helen in the center. Meanwhile, the Magecraft and priests who came to reinforce from the outside continuously weakened the protective spells surrounding the two.

The old men in the council chamber had sinister eyes, and their disrespectful gazes were cast at the two people in the center.

As the runes on Helen and Gogo's bodies shattered and dimmed one by one, and the outer light membrane almost disappeared, a sudden and violent tremor spread from the foot of the mountain all the way to the top.

Someone is attacking the Holy Domain of Mount of Ares! Are they crazy?!

The people in the council chamber looked at each other in disbelief.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

In the blink of an eye, the terrifying red and black Aether Tide surged through dozens of nested protective barriers, reaching the mountainside and forming a ferocious flame that stained half the sky.

In an instant, the first six signs of the zodiac—Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, and Virgo—collapsed one after another, and the star map over Mount of Ares, like bubbles that had been punctured, burst open one by one.

Immediately following, bursts of air and colorful patterns of light from the collapsing Sorcery Array continued to emanate along the way. With each step the red and black light and shadow took, the stars along the way dimmed and went out.

The 88 constellations, powerful enough to rival the gods, fell into complete silence in less than ten breaths.

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, a lazy figure, surrounded by six beautiful women, strolled leisurely toward the council hall.

Behind them, a group of disheveled Saint Seiya warriors followed cautiously.

"Bang!"

The Divine Blood Guards along the way were about to step forward to stop him when a stone sculpture resembling a city brick slammed heavily onto the square. As the dust settled, the guards stood there dumbfounded, unsure of what to do.

"Guards! Guards! And Zodiac warriors, what are you doing? Why aren't you stopping this monster!" The old man wearing the Gorgon emblem suppressed his fear, grabbed a soldier who had put down his sword and shield, and roared angrily.

"The Builder...that is the emblem of the Builder..."

The soldier stammered his reply, and as he subconsciously parted the gap, the ancient stone, decorated with patterns of Gorgon and Olive Branch, was revealed in its entirety, exuding an obscure aura.

The Pandion Family, the builders of Athens!