" Saga, this war is in your hands. This is your first real battle, don't let us down!"
Composing himself, Kratos looked at Saga beside him, feeling immense satisfaction with his student.
Although he was only responsible for teaching these kids combat skills and small team battle formations, he was also well aware of their growth rate, especially Saga.
Saga truly lived up to his reputation as Athena's firstborn son, being perfect in every way. Not only was his magnanimity admirable and awe-inspiring, but his individual strength was also top-notch. Even Asura had inherited the Sword Dao, dared not claim victory against Saga.
After all, Asura's strength is only reflected in the attack power of his Sword Dao; he is much weaker in other aspects, with many shortcomings, even fatal flaws.
Saga, on the other hand, is a perfect warrior, an all-rounder, whose power is incredibly terrifying when unleashed.
In addition, Saga also studied war command under his mother Athena and received guidance from her father on multiple occasions, making him a perfect commander of a large army.
In the words of that great master, Saga mastered the four major aspects of military strategy: situation, tactics, Yin and Yang, and techniques, making him a culmination of School of Military Strategy.
"Teachers, please rest assured, we won't let you down!"
Saga smiled confidently, showing great respect for his teacher who had instructed his brothers in combat and tactical skills.
He was incredibly confident about this war, not only in his own abilities but also in the overall strength and resources of the Athens Sanctuary.
If the entire Olympian Pantheon were to attack, he would definitely call his parents for help immediately. But it's far from enough to deal with just Ares. He didn't even plan to personally fight Ares.
"Mu, I'm leaving the logistics to you. Remember, the main purpose of this battle is to hone our skills, not only for ourselves but also for the soldiers under our command. We must know when to stop, understand?"
Saga first looked at his younger brother, Mu, the Gold Saints, to his left. Unlike the others, Mu didn't particularly enjoy fighting. He followed his father and focused on forging and repairing the Cloth, making him the best candidate for logistics.
"Big brother, I understand!"
Mu nodded solemnly, then went to the main throne of the Holy City to take over the entire Holy City's array defense.
To avoid casualties among his soldiers, he needed to utilize the power of the entire holy city's array to immediately transfer any soldier in danger to the rear to rest and recover using the array's spatial means.
Then, the soldiers who were fully equipped in the rear were rotated into the defense of the Holy City, taking turns to rest and hone their skills through this war.
In addition, he also had to use the Holy City's formations to adjust the opponents of his Saint, preventing them from facing powerful enemies beyond their limits.
Simply put, he's a stage manager!
They were all well aware of their parents' strategic plans; these early battles were merely meant to hone their skills and accelerate their growth.
Only when they reach their peak will they be able to truly help their father and mother.
" Aphrodite, post-war medical care is in your hands. Aim for zero casualties!"
Saga turned his gaze to Aphrodite, who had inherited the Pisces Cloth, and said in a deep voice.
Although Aphrodite, who possesses the Pisces Gold Cloth, is not weak in combat, he is also skilled in healing. His father even specially cultivated spiritual roses with different effects for him, many of which can be used for healing.
"Yes, elder brother!"
Holding a rose, Aphrodite gently sniffed it, nodded to Saga, and stepped to Mu's side, forming the only two support personnel at present.
Of course, they are only responsible for the overall situation; they have plenty of people under their command to help them with the specific implementation.
After all, they weren't just lone commanders; each of the Twelve Gold Saints was assigned a million- Black Iron Saint army by their own fathers and mothers.
As the Gemini Gold Saints, he also commands two Black Iron Saint legions of one million men each. After all, Geminis are twin brothers who both inherited the Gemini Gold Cloth!
" Saga, I won't take Zeus's thunderbolt from you, but Hades's Dark Blade and Poseidon's Sea God Trident are mine."
Standing beside Saga, Kanon chuckled and said, "I've already reserved Hades' and Poseidon's Major God Artifact."
Call me brother!
Saga spoke indifferently, not even glancing at his unlovable younger brother.
He was aware of his younger brother's ambition, who had always wanted to replace him as the eldest brother, and had never even called him "brother" since birth.
Fortunately, although this not-so-lovable younger brother is quite good, he's still a tiny bit inferior to his older brother.
However, this slight advantage was not what he wanted; he wanted to truly subdue his unlovable younger brother, and this war was a good opportunity for that.
After all, although Zeus's thunderbolt is the strongest of the three artifacts of the Olympus, and it incorporates several low-level Ancestor Divine Artifact, Hades's Dark Blade of the Pluton and Hades's Trident are not bad either.
Most importantly, the three divine artifacts originated from a single entity and, theoretically, can be fused together.
Although the halberd in his hand is almost up to the level of Ancestor Divine Artifact, requiring only the fusion of Zeus's thunder, it would be even better if it could also be fused with Dark King Dark Blade and Sea God Trident.
If this unlovable younger brother still doesn't know what's good for him, he wouldn't mind swallowing the three divine artifacts whole, leaving not even a drop of soup.
As expected, Kanon, who had guessed Saga's thoughts, stiffened, his expression shifting, and finally reluctantly called out "Brother."
"Elder brother!"
There was no other way; Dark King Dark Blade and Sea God Trident were very important to him. As long as he could fuse these two divine artifacts, his own battle halberd would surely be upgraded to an Ancestor Divine Artifact. At this point, he had no choice but to submit to this big brother.
Seeing Kanon get humiliated by Saga, Asura and the other brothers couldn't help but chuckle, while the youngest, Milo, couldn't help but smile slightly.
They had seen similar scenes many times over the years and knew very well the personalities of Saga and Kanon, these two sworn enemies. However, this was the first time they had seen Kanon suffer such a humiliation.
The topic of the distribution of artifacts from the Olympian Pantheon, which Kanon brought up, piqued the interest of Milo and the others.
After all, they had been eyeing Seiya's five God Cloth and swords for a long time, all wanting to upgrade their own Cloth and Saint Relics to God Cloth and divine relics.
However, upgrading the Gold Cloth to a divine artifact requires a large amount of divine materials, especially the top-grade divine materials.
The current Athens Sanctuary doesn't have enough divine materials to upgrade their Cloth. After all, their mother's savings were emptied long ago in preparation for the war, and even their mother has no surplus now.
Therefore, they had their eyes on this final divine war long ago, wanting to use war to sustain war and plunder the artifacts and resources of the Olympian Pantheon to support themselves.
All the other Saint shared similar thoughts. Although they didn't boldly set their sights on the Twelve Olympus Major God like Saga and others, they still had many options.
After all, although they can't eat meat, they can still drink some soup. Moreover, their Cloth level is far inferior to that of the Gold Cloth, so the resources they need to advance at this stage are much less. Even soup is enough. Otherwise, no matter how much they get, it would be difficult to convert it all into strength in a short period of time.
"..."
Kratos, standing to the side, shook his head speechlessly as he watched these juniors start distributing the spoils of war before the battle even began, and even targeting the Major God of Olympus.
Although there was a previous allocation of Ares, in the Temple of Athena, that was mainly led by the two powerful figures, Wang Hao and Athena. They were stronger than Ares and naturally had the right to do so.
However, Saga and the other younger generation are now weaker than Ares terms of combat power, which is truly a case of young calves not being afraid of tigers.
However, Kratos was also well aware of the children's terrifying potential. After hundreds or thousands of years of arduous training, although much of their potential had been developed, much more remained hidden.
If these children were to fully unleash their potential, they would absolutely be able to rival, or even Major God, the Major God of the Olympian Pantheon, reaching the level of those mysterious Ancestral God.
This battle of the gods presents these children with the perfect opportunity to complete their final transformation!
"Gods, your greatest mistake was hesitation and contempt; this will be your epitaph!"
Looking up at the sky, his gaze seemed to pierce through the infinite Void, and he saw Mount Osprey, the Olympus Divine Mountain suspended above the heavens. Kratos's smile was incredibly sinister.
If the entire Olympian Pantheon were to attack, even if the Athens Sanctuary managed to survive, it would inevitably suffer severe damage.
However, the Olympian Pantheon missed this only opportunity. If Saga and his children had been allowed to grow rapidly through the trials of divine war, they would all have been able to stand on their own.
Even if the Olympian Pantheon were to emerge, it would be too late.
But that's all for the future. Right now, the most important goal is Ares.
Kratos stared intently at Ares War, who was stationed in the distance, but did not rashly leave the city to fight him to the death.
He knew Ares's nature very well. Although the other party had the name of the God of War and was extremely cruel and ruthless, he was also cunning and treacherous.
Before uncovering the true strength of the Athens Sanctuary, the opposing side will never make a move. Instead, they will remain in the rear, sending their legions to fight and using these cannon fodder to deplete the Athens Sanctuary's manpower.
But this was exactly what he wanted!
If Ares were to personally intervene and escalate the intensity of the divine war to its peak, it would undoubtedly greatly increase the brutality of the war.
Although the current Saint of Athens have all undergone rigorous training, most of them have never experienced a true divine battle and need a buffer period to adapt.
Once they get through this adjustment period, these young Saint will inevitably undergo a complete transformation, their strength will be greatly enhanced, and most importantly, their character will be transformed.
Once they overcome this hurdle, these young Saint will be truly complete, and they will be confident that they can fight even if the entire Olympian Pantheon were to come out in full force.
Meanwhile, Ares, who was stationed in the central army outside the city, frowned again. The more he sensed it, the more terrifying the holy city opposite him became.
Putting aside the Saint legions on the Holy City, the Holy City itself was not easy to deal with, and it even gave him the feeling of Olympus Divine Mountain directly.
Clearly, that holy city is also a great treasure, definitely at the level of Ancestor Divine Artifact.
This is going to be difficult!