Chapter 104 Zeus's Escape
Chapter 104 Zeus's Escape
The angel Gabriel watched the battle with bated breath.
He did not tell the other angels about it.
This is a clever little idea.
If he helps Zach win this battle, he will definitely gain a large number of believers.
Gabriel was among the first angels to know the benefits of faith, which provides them with a massive amount of soul essence, enhancing their soul's power and even strengthening their authority.
If Lucifer and the others find out about this, they will definitely get involved!
Then they would take away a large portion of their faith power, which is unacceptable.
He was already weak among the archangels, and couldn't even beat Michael or Lucifer in a fight...
He knew that if he didn't work harder, he would really fall behind the other archangels.
He might even be surpassed by the little angels. Where would that leave his reputation as a senior archangel? He'd definitely be ridiculed by Lucifer...
Therefore, in order to ensure that I don't fall behind others... and not be ridiculed by Lucifer!
He has to help Zach win this battle!
Under the watchful eyes of the people.
The wizard and the prophet were battling it out on that high platform.
The black-robed wizard wielding the staff, seeing that Zack's authority was merely an ordinary object, had a sudden thought. He raised his staff high, and the magic crystals on the black staff flowed with his will, the patterns on them glowing as they moved. Then, he hurled the staff at the altar below...
The moment the staff was thrown to the ground, a huge plume of purplish-black smoke rose up.
Extinguish all the remaining sparks on the altar...
As the purplish-black smoke gradually dissipated, a ferocious giant python with purple scales emerged from it, terrifying the crowd in the square. They watched in panic as the python coiled itself around the platform. The python was incredibly lifelike; its vertical eyes gleamed coldly, its forked tongue was blood-red, and its fangs were coated with emerald-green venom…
The giant python coiled around the high platform, its head almost as big as a donkey's. It gradually crawled out from behind the wizard, its extremely dangerous head flicking its tongue as it slowly approached Saint Zack.
Seeing this, the black-robed wizard coldly mocked, "My staff is a magical weapon... its core is the magic crystal inside that venomous python, which is why it can transform into the appearance of a highly venomous snake... while your scepter is nothing more than a symbolic scepter bestowed by a mortal king. Although it has exquisite gems and gilded patterns, it is ultimately just an ordinary object..."
When the serpent's eyes fixed on Zach, he felt a primal dread, but he quickly suppressed it... With the angel Gabriel by his side, wasn't his fear a form of blasphemy?
Even if the serpent's fangs bite him with the most devout faith, he should not be afraid, for the Lord is his courage!
The venomous snake slowly approached him, and Zach silently and coldly watched it...
At that moment, the voice of an angel reached his ears, "Zack... throw your scepter..."
Upon hearing this, the saint felt immediately at peace.
Just as the highly venomous python was about to open its blood-red maw and swallow him whole...
He suddenly threw the power to the ground!
Suddenly, a brilliant golden light erupted, dazzling everyone so much that they instinctively shielded their eyes. But as the light gradually dimmed, when the believers looked back at the platform, they were all stunned…
All I saw was—
A giant, white-gold python, even with wings and claws, flew out from the light, soaring into the sky and snatching the purplish-black venomous python in its mouth, finally swallowing it whole in mid-air.
Upon seeing this, the people knelt down and worshipped the golden flying python.
The wizard was shocked at the sight, then glared at Zack, extremely anxious: "This...you were clearly holding an ordinary object, how did you summon this monster?!"
"And where's my staff?! It's a priceless ancient magical weapon!"
Zack continued to stare coldly at him until the platinum flying serpent descended from the sky, circled behind Zack, and fixed its piercing eyes on the black-robed wizard.
The wizard finally calmed down...
"You win this round!" He gritted his teeth, glaring angrily at Zack, somewhat resentful. "But you won't be so lucky next time! Because what happened before was my sorcery, but what follows is the power of the gods!"
He saw the extinguished altar on the ground.
Then, a thought struck him, and he said to Zack, "Let's see who can light that altar!"
Then, he closed his eyes and muttered something, seemingly in prayer...
When he opened his eyes... the sky had changed.
The crowd watched in astonishment as dark clouds gathered in the sky, lightning flashed and storms raged overhead, and a torrential downpour was imminent...
At this moment, some Olympian believers immediately recognized that this was the arrival of that god: "Zeus...this is the power of Zeus!"
A thunderous roar followed.
A torrential downpour began, soaking the pile of firewood...
This made it impossible to ignite the damp firewood.
Zach stood silently on the high platform, calling out to the angel Gabriel in his heart.
However, Gabriel did not respond to his call this time.
At this moment, the wizard saw this and took the lead in praying towards the altar.
Immediately, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, igniting the firewood in the water. A raging fire burned amidst the torrential rain, growing ever stronger and stronger, and in a daze, one could almost see the figure wielding the lightning and fire!
The Olympian believers flocked to the firelight in worship...
Meanwhile, the believers on the temple's side...
However, he and Zach fell silent together.
With a wave of the wizard's hand, the fire was extinguished, but the torrential rain did not stop. The rain continued to soak the charred embers, causing them to melt in the water and become even more unburnt...
Seeing this, the wizard looked coldly at Zack, a hint of mockery in his eyes: "My fire is lit..."
,"and yours?"
Zach held his scepter and waved it towards the fire, but apart from a few flashes of light, nothing else happened.
But it did not ignite the flame.
This made the Olympian believers stand tall again.
A legitimate wizard.
When he was about to make another sarcastic remark about Zack and denigrate his faith.
Zack heard a voice calling his name.
However, to his surprise, it was not the angel Gabriel.
Instead, it was another one...
The voice that he longed for, worshipped, and was willing to give everything for—the voice of Yara Messiah.
When the king of the Olympian gods appeared beside Gabriel, Gabriel was startled...
He had heard of this false god's fearsome reputation from Uriel. The guy who could beat up that group of Raven Lords was no ordinary person!
That god-king who wields thunder and fire.
They locked onto the archangel in an instant.
At this time, the archangel was still weak compared to the false god king.
However, the god-king did not directly attack the archangel.
It seemed as if there was something deeply feared about it.
He simply unleashed a thunderous roar, startling Gabriel—
"Get out of my way...you weak evil god!"
"Your weak, inexplicable authority is powerless against my divine strength!"
"Rather than humiliate yourself... it's better to leave!"
"If you dare to interfere with the will of the gods, you will bear the wrath of the Olympian pantheon!"
While making harsh remarks, Zeus would occasionally crane his neck and look around.
It seemed that it was worried that some strange water droplet would suddenly appear in the void...
Although Gabriel was a little scared, he bravely stayed.
After discovering that Zeus had not made a move, he mustered his courage and used his divine power to try to help Zac start the fire.
However, just as Zeus said, Gabriel's divine power and rank did not even reach the level of the chief god of Olympus, let alone what he could do under the rule of this king of the gods.
But he couldn't abandon his friend Zach and the city of Argos... but those powerful archangels...
Like Lucifer, he didn't want him to know about it; it would be embarrassing and he'd be ridiculed...
In desperation, he thought of an excellent person to ask for help.
then.
In Zeus's terrified gaze.
Gabriel simply vanished from the world.
And when Gabriel reappears...
Zeus saw a familiar mortal figure that reminded him of some unpleasant memories—
Yara Messiah.
After hearing Gabriel's request...
"Zeus? Where is Zeus?!"
Yara charged down menacingly, carrying heavenly fire.
Upon seeing Zeus, he swung his sword at Zeus.
Zeus turned and ran.
In fact, Zeus was not afraid of Ara.
Even that fire was... to him.
There is a threat... but not much.
However, he was wary of the raven whose strength was comparable to that of Typhon, the progenitor of all demons.
He was even more terrified of that unknown drop of water that could injure him!
Moreover, he had almost achieved his goal. He wasn't yet ready to wage war against this evil pantheon.
then...
From the perspective of ordinary people—
Saint Zach then drew his scepter towards the sky.
The endless, layered dark clouds and the eye of the storm...
Suddenly.
A beam of fire cleaved the massive dark cloud in the sky, splitting it in two. From the crack in the light, a stream of flame poured down from the heavens, igniting the altar.
The wizard was so terrified by what he saw that he fell off the platform.
He fell to his death.
This is the end.
The battle between the prophet Zak and the wizard ended there.
If we take into account the miracles revealed in the prophecy, then the outcome of the contest...
The Temple believers and neutral citizens spoke of the Three Victories.
But the Olympian followers, with one win, one draw, and one loss, were even more convinced of the accuracy of the wizard's prophecy.
Besides these, the most miraculous thing is that a flame that fell from the sky and was lit has been burning ever since, without ever going out.
Some people tried to extinguish the flames by watering them and burying them with soil, but they could not put them out.
Later, someone asked Saint Zach, "When will the fire go out?"
Saint Zach gave a puzzling answer: "On the day the Son of Fire returns."
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