"What utter arrogance."
The words that spilled from the young goddess's lips were far too mature for her appearance.
"Darkness that obscures the heavens, creating light on the ground far brighter than the sun—is this truly something that can be tolerated?"
"Humans are a species capable of destroying even the sun and drying up the seas just to survive. If you don't even understand that much, it seems you're nothing more than an old fossil."
Duanmu Huai clenched his fists and glared at the young goddess before him.
"Have humans of this era lost their reverence? It seems I have revived at precisely the right time. It is time to make humanity remember its fear and reverence for the gods once more."
"Two idiots said something like that before."
Duanmu Huai chuckled and flexed his fingers.
"Unfortunately, they don't even have corpses left now. I suppose you'll be next, Athena. I hope you can give me a little more entertainment instead of turning into fertilizer with ease like those two heretical bastards who crawled out of some savage wasteland. You're a world-renowned goddess, at least show me what you can do!"
Before he had even finished speaking, Duanmu Huai arched his body and leaped forward, pouncing at the petite goddess before him like a giant bear!
"Utterly foolish."
Facing Duanmu Huai as he charged toward her, the young goddess shook her head slightly.
"Human arrogance and conceit remain unchanged, just as they have always been. Before my authority, the martial prowess you boast of is worthless. Soon, I will make you understand the power of the gods!"
As Athena spoke, the darkness around her grew dense once more. Then, carrying a bone-chilling cold, it surged directly toward Duanmu Huai and swallowed him in an instant. This was the Authority of