As far as Athena knew, Thanos was at least Universal Level.
He was capable of destroying entire galaxies outright.
Why would someone that powerful come to the Gods Galaxy just to ambush a few insignificant gods?
She could not believe it. She would rather think those gods had slipped away to fool around.
And if they dared to do that while the alliance was on high alert, she would make sure to report them to the God King.
The subordinate who brought the news could only feel helpless when he saw how lightly the goddess took it.
But he did not dare say more. He soon lowered his head and left.
While Athena waited for Thanos, she discovered that more and more of her subordinates were going missing.
A month later, another three planetary governors vanished.
All the gods on those planets disappeared as well.
Zeus learned of the matter and sent the God of Light, Apollo, to investigate.
Athena gave it little thought and paid no further attention.
After all, in her mind, Thanos in the Milky Way was the greatest enemy.
Everything else could wait.
Outside an unknown fixed star.
As Thanos absorbed energy, he silently monitored Gorr the God Butcher with his psychic power.
All along, Thanos had been covering for Gorr's actions in the Gods Galaxy.
That was why the gods had failed to discover him for so long.
Thanos's method was simple: he followed the example of the Celestials and the Four Great Deities, influencing people's minds so they would overlook certain things.
After all, he had the Soul Stone in his possession.
He could not directly control someone's thoughts, but he could make them overlook things or believe them beyond doubt.
When he first brought Gorr here, for instance, he used the Soul