The meeting went smoothly under Ourea's oversight. Lorne sat by the side and did not say a word. He watched the whole process while sizing up the various gods.
After all, he had not come to the meeting to change anything.
Suddenly he sensed someone staring pointedly at him. He looked over and saw that it was a goddess not far behind Zeus. He was awestruck.
He had never seen such a beautiful woman. She had a slender figure and fair skin with a faint peachy hue. Her bright and large eyes drew him in almost hypnotically.
She wore a silver-white helmet and valiant and glorious exquisite armor. On her shoulder stood a cute and strange bird. Beside her stood a silver-white spear that emitted a cold light.
"Which goddess would this be?"
A few seconds later, he turned away and made some guesses in his heart.
According to this outfit, could she be the legendary goddess of wisdom, Athena?
When he thought of this, his eyes lit up. This is the goddess that countless people have been praising, and she's right in front of me now?
If not for the bad timing, he might have directly gone over to chat her up.
Three days later, the tripartite meeting finally ended. Lorne had learned a lot from it. In short, they were allowed to continue fighting, but not on the planet's surface. They could fight in the air, in Tartarus, or in space.
Lorne was certain that someone would find a loophole somewhere and exploit it, but it was not his concern. As long as he did not participate, it was fine.
Thus, the grand meeting came to an end. Lorne stood up and prepared to leave.
"Wait!"
Ourea, who was beside him, stopped Lorne.
"Lorne, after countless years, you have finally escaped from Tartarus and regained your freedom. Congratulations!"
"Thank you!" Lorne did not understand what the other party meant, but he still thanked him politely.
"What do you think of this divine war?" Ourea asked Lorne out of curiosity after exchanging a few words with him. He knew that Lorne was not as simple-minded as the Hecatoncheires from before.
At that moment, Lorne smiled and said, "This divine war may bring destruction, or it may bring new life. But this is a war between Cronus and Zeus. We don't have to get involved in it! I think that the trajectory of fate will revolve naturally!"
Ourea was deep in thought. He nodded at Lorne and left.
Lorne shook his head. When he was about to leave, he was stopped by a group of gods.
The leader was Zeus. He approached Lorne hesitantly.
"Greetings, Uncle!"
Lorne looked at him for a long time. Before Zeus could speak, a beautiful woman beside him spoke up.
"You are... Hera?"
"Yes! I am Hera!"
Hera hurriedly said with a smile.
Since Zeus did not want to look like he had come begging, she would have to spare him the shame. She spoke on his behalf.
"Where would you be headed for now, uncle?"
Lorne thought for a moment and shook his head. Hera was delighted and immediately invited him, "In that case, why don't you come to Mount Olympus as a guest and let us entertain you properly? How about it?"
After saying that, she looked at Lorne with great anticipation. Even the originally arrogant Zeus and the others also looked at him. Lorne originally wanted to turn them down, but his gaze swept past the goddess of wisdom. She was staring at him with great anticipation as well.
Lorne's heart was moved, and he said, "Hmm... if that's the case, then allow me!"
Hera was pleasantly surprised when she heard that. "It is no trouble, it is no trouble!"
Even Zeus' heart skipped a beat, and for a moment, the Olympians were somewhat excited.
As both parties were conversing, Cronus, who was far away, saw this scene. Not only was his heart clouded over, but he glared at Lorne with eyes filled with hatred and wariness.
When he watched that small group conversing happily, he could not help but let out a cold snort.
"Hmph!"
The Titans at the side saw the same thing and frowned.
Why were they standing together? Was Lorne preparing to join Olympus?
Their hearts could not help but feel heavy with that thought.
Many neutral gods who had not yet left stopped in their tracks when they saw this. Watching sideshows was a common hobby of all living beings, and even gods were no exception to that.
Although the Hecatoncheires had immense strength, they did not believe that Lorne would produce the same amount of power, and even Cronus thought the same.
Therefore, he was not very afraid of Lorne, especially since he had the Titans behind his back.
"What are you grunting for? Don't you know that eavesdropping on others is very impolite?"
Lorne did not even bother being polite. He was very unhappy with Cronus. This guy just would not leave me alone, right?
Thus, he unceremoniously released his divine power, raining it down upon Cronus like the sky.
No one expected Lorne to immediately lash out.
How careless could he be? How ruthless could he be?
Making a move at the slightest bit of stink-eye! This was simply madness.
Cronus had not expected to be attacked in the open air. Almost immediately, he sensed the attack. His expression darkened.
Cronus was a master of space and time. His first instinct was to teleport out of the place, but when he thought of the Titans behind him, he decided to bend space to seal Lorne's movements.
Thus, he used his scepter to draw a circle in the space in front of him. In an instant, the space seemed to have been cut out. The void swallowed Lorne's attack up without leaving a trace.
It made him breathe a sigh of relief. He barely had time to blink when he heard the Titans behind him warned him.
"Be careful, God-King!"
The surrounding Titans sensed the power surging out of Cronus' pocket dimension. They all cried out in alarm.
Cronus hurriedly raised his scepter to attempt to resist the force.
Boom!
The scepter, which represented the power of the second Divine Court, emitted a divine light, desperately trying to resist Lorne's invasion.
The surroundings were instantly affected by the shockwaves, which destroyed many buildings. Some of the weaker gods spat out blood and fled the area.
Cronus grunted. His face turned pale, and he staggered a few steps back.
It was obvious that he had been hurt. He raised his head up and looked at Lorne fearfully.
In just a single clash, he had taken damage. It was enough to show how powerful Lorne was.
"Cronus, gifted with the power of space itself. That's like throwing dust on a precious treasure!"
Lorne opened his mouth, and his power was fully exerted. Cronus' defenses were completely shattered and something inside him quaked.
"Cough cough! It was the attack of a coward, taking others by surprise!"
Cronus could not help but cough twice. His gaze was so cold that it made people tremble.
Lorne shook his head and did not bother defending himself. "Remember, I hate it when others look at me wrongly! Don't call me impolite! God-King, so what! I'll still beat you up even if you're the God of gods!"
"You..."
Upon hearing Lorne's words, Cronus' face alternated between green and red. He was almost enraged to continue fighting, but he was afraid of Lorne's strength.
Unfortunately, he was still recovering from the battle with the Olympians. He was nowhere near his peak. Otherwise, why would he be afraid of Lorne?