Hearing Soldier Boy's words, Homelander secretly scoffed. Surrender? Athena was clad in golden armor, every bit as valiant as any man. One look told him she was the kind of tough bone who would rather die on Mount Olympus. How could she possibly surrender?
Just then, Athena threw away her spear and said, "I surrender."
Homelander was dumbfounded. How could she surrender? If she surrendered, how was he supposed to show off?
The audience was equally stunned. Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, had actually chosen to surrender. Wasn't that a little too unexpected?
"Why are you surrendering?"
Hermione asked in confusion. Although the Spatial Maze had been broken, she now possessed Andrew's genes, so it was no big deal.
"Is it strange to surrender when you can't win?"
Athena said matter-of-factly, "Was I supposed to get beaten up before surrendering? How embarrassing would that be? Do I look that stupid?"
"You really don't."
Everyone was speechless. Although surrender really was the best choice, she was the mighty Goddess of Wisdom. Had she really just surrendered like that? Was she worthy of all that Divine Armor?
Athena paid no attention to everyone's gazes. She asked, "Where is the Director of S.W.O.R.D.? I have many things I want to ask him."
Hermione immediately became wary. She asked, "What do you want to ask the Director of S.W.O.R.D.?"
"About the future of the gods."
Athena glanced at Hermione and said, "It is an inevitable trend for humanity to stop believing in gods. Unless we unleash natural disasters, exterminate most of humanity, and then cultivate New Humans to rebuild faith, there is no way to change this.
"The problem is that we gods of Mount Olympus can only exist through humanity's faith. If most humans are wiped out, it means a great many gods