Becoming a God Starts with Acting-Chapter 410: Turbulent Seas (17) HL

"Aaaaaa!" A scream tore through space. It seemed that at this moment, Athena could no longer mock the pain as she once had.

But now, no one had the mind to think about such trivial things.

A streak of silvery-white light cut through the void. Vivian lunged forward like a bullet, her claws aimed straight at the darkness imprisoning Athena!

At that exact moment, Athena suddenly turned her head to look back. She opened her eyes wide, yet they were now filled with dense blackness, with neither pupils nor whites.

"Boom!"

A violent collision rang out. Vivian was blasted straight down to the ground, rolling a long distance before finally stopping. Her entire body was coated in ash-gray dust. Above, the light slowly withdrew. Athena held the trident in her hand, its tip still pointed directly at Vivian.

Nana and Nicole watched this scene, and despair inevitably surfaced in their eyes. They... they might truly be buried here!

Nana instinctively looked toward Nicole, only to hear her say softly, "This is the ending I already foresaw. After all, we did our best..."

Nana clenched her teeth. She truly wanted to smack Nicole on the head to see what was inside it. She had thought there was a reason for Nicole’s calmness, but it seemed there was none at all. Nicole was simply like this. Even at death’s door, she could face it calmly. How foolish!

Nana was certain she did not want to die.

Just then, her shoulder was suddenly bumped. Nana instinctively turned her head, only to see that Nicole had already risen, floating as she always did.

Facing Nana’s questioning gaze, Nicole smiled gently. "Don’t worry. I already told you, I won’t let anything happen to you."

As soon as the words fell, Nicole raised her hand. Nana did not even have the chance to speak before light wrapped around her. Caesar slowly vanished, converging to form a barrier of light that clung tightly to Nana’s body. Runes flowed and twisted endlessly along its surface. After completing this, as if all her strength had been exhausted, Nicole collapsed directly, opening her mouth and spitting out bubbles.

Nana cried out in alarm, "No!" She instinctively pulled Nicole’s small body into her arms, continuously channeling magic to maintain Nicole’s ability to breathe underwater. Her eyes turned a deep red, her thoughts a chaotic mess she could not sort through.

On the other side, Vivian had already sprung back up.

She stared upward, only to see Athena narrow her eyes and smile. Immediately afterward, energy gathered at the tip of the trident and shot straight toward the ground!

Vivian’s eyes flashed. She dodged at the fastest speed possible, using the momentum as the ground beneath her feet instantly cracked into countless fragments. Her body then shot forward with explosive force. She felt a sharp, burning pain in her throat, as if something were desperately trying to burst out. Vivian instinctively opened her mouth. In the blink of an eye, her entire body transformed within the light. A massive fox maw opened wide, and the condensed energy blasted toward Athena like a bullet!

Athena broke into an exaggerated smile. The trident swung through the water, then its tip pointed straight at Vivian. The entire trident shot forward just like that, spinning through the water and transforming into a gigantic arrow of energy!

"Boom!"

Another explosion shook the entire space. Thalassa laughed loudly in excitement, her tail fin undulating through the water. She herself was badly injured, but at this moment, she was undoubtedly the strongest existence still present.

Athena was truly powerful. A newly acquired high-ranking subordinate like this would stir up the future in countless ways. Thalassa had already begun thinking about where to go after submerging the land. Clearly, Eldoria would be a fine choice. Watching creatures of light fall into darkness was always such an entertaining sight, hahahaha.

"Crash! Slash!"

After the intense explosion of light, Vivian’s body slammed straight into the ground, rolled several times, and came to a stop in front of Nana. Fresh blood poured from somewhere on her body, dyeing a stretch of water crimson.

With one arm holding Nicole tightly, Nana grabbed Vivian with the other, continuously casting healing spells.

"A futile struggle, haha."

At that moment, Athena’s light, pleased voice drifted down from above. After being tainted by darkness, her originally flippant tone now sounded even more like a whisper from hell, carrying malice she did not bother to conceal.

Nana glared angrily at Athena. Even though the situation was utterly desperate, she refused to let herself look too pitiful.

Just then, Athena suddenly turned around. At the same time, countless arrows of light shot out from the magic circle behind her!

Athena swept them aside directly, the trident in her hand flinging straight forward. Nana dodged as fast as she could, but still could not avoid having both thighs pierced clean through.

She could not stop herself from roaring in pain, her breathing coming in broken gasps.

At this moment, a massive block of ice suddenly appeared in front of them. Athena stood behind it, her claws lifting slightly, elegant and arrogant. "I already told you. It’s pointless."

The smile on her lips was wildly excited, so delighted that even her breathing grew uneven. "Oh my, that expression. I really like it. It would be even better if you could shed a couple of tears."

"Cry, oh my. It’s already come to this, so why not cry. Doesn’t it hurt?"

Athena tilted her head. Her eyes were pitch black, her brows slightly furrowed. A hint of puzzlement could be seen on her smiling face.

Nana wished she could tear Athena and Thalassa apart, but right now, she was powerless. The future she had once been so proud of seemed like something that would never arrive.

And Silvanus...

"Finish it. The land is still waiting for us to pay it a visit." Thalassa’s hoarse, broken voice rang out from above.

Athena raised her brows and smiled brightly. "Of course, my queen mother..." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

The water was torn apart in the next instant. The massive block of ice shot straight forward, ready to crush everything in its path. Nana squeezed her eyes shut. In the end, Athena still failed to see a single tear from her.

"Boom!"

A violent collision resounded.

But... the pain she expected never came. Instead, a shrill scream burst from Thalassa!

Nana snapped her eyes open, only to see Athena still hovering before her. Athena shrugged in regret. "You’re really boring."

With that, she turned her back directly.

Up above, Thalassa had been struck from behind by the massive block of ice, her bones shattering on impact. She screamed and spun around, only to see another Athena standing behind her at some point unknown.

Immediately after, countless more Athenas appeared, surrounding her like an entire legion.

Thalassa roared in madness, her three pairs of arms continuously unleashing crescent-shaped attacks, cutting down illusion after illusion. Yet the smiles on the faces of the Athenas only grew brighter. They kept appearing in endless waves. In the end, they all burst into laughter at once, seemingly delighted by Thalassa’s furious display. Their voices echoed together, enough to make one’s scalp crawl.

"How can you resist the darkness?! You should have been controlled! You’re not Athena. Who are you, who are you?!" Thalassa roared in rage mixed with despair. Yet the illusions continued to surge forth, impossible to wipe out completely.

At that moment, the water seemed to fall strangely still.

As if realizing something, Thalassa slowly lifted her head.

Everything seemed to slow down. White hair drifted gently, the faintly longer blue-tinted ends brushing past the neck. A tail reflecting countless mysterious colors undulated rhythmically, its fin spreading wide enough to blot out the sky.

He raised his hand high, the trident in his grasp flashing with light. When he noticed that Thalassa had finally discovered him, his pale blue eyes shimmered like water, radiating a brilliance as boundless as the stars. He curved his lips into a bright smile, one that made his youthful face look even more adorable. Yet at this moment, no one would find him cute.

He smiled with vicious delight. The gem beneath the corner of his eye sparkled like tears shed for a fool who had only now realized the despairing truth.

He tilted his head, his voice childish and playful.

"Surprise~"