At this moment, Zeus was utterly consumed by a murderous rage.
He felt as if he had been completely played.
The only reason he hadn’t acted earlier was
because of his obsession with the method of breaking through the limit.
But after all this time, it turned out that
Margaret was full of lies. The so-called breakthrough method was nothing more
than an excuse to stall for time.
The more Zeus thought about it, the angrier he
became. His killing intent surged.
“I may have done this to prolong Logan Rhys’ life,
but the method for breaking through is real,”
Margaret said calmly, “You should have noticed
by now that I’m a disciple of the Celestial Observatory. Across the entire
Dragonmarsh, only two people have surpassed the realm of the Ultimate
Grandmaster.”
“The first is the old Celestial Master of Mount
Longhu, Zhang Xuanji. The second is our own Grand Director of the Celestial
Observatory.”
“You, as Divine Kings of the Pantheon, should
be well aware of this.”
“For the Grand Director to surpass the Ultimate
Grandmaster realm, he naturally has a unique method.”
“As a disciple of the Celestial Observatory, I
just happen to know that method. So technically, I wasn’t lying.”
Upon hearing this, Zeus’s expression finally
softened, and the lightning at his fingertips slowly faded.
Just as Margaret said, in the entire
Dragonmarsh, there were only two people he truly feared.
One was Zhang Xuanji of Mount Longhu, the other
was the Grand Director of the Celestial Observatory.
If anyone else had said such a thing, he
wouldn’t have believed it.
But Margaret was both a disciple of the
Celestial Observatory and a princess of the Dragonmarsh. It seemed reasonable
that she would know the breakthrough method of the Grand Director.
“Girl, saying these things means nothing to us.
Until we see the method for ourselves, we won’t believe you,”
Hera spoke up again, “So if you want us to
spare your lives, the only choice is to hand over the method. Otherwise, you
all die today!”
“She’s right! Hand it over, or die!” Zeus
echoed.
He was getting dizzy from all of Margaret’s
tricks.
This feeling of being out of control made him
extremely uncomfortable. He had to regain the upper hand.
“If I give you the method, will you really keep
your promise?” Margaret asked in return.
She knew clearly that just talking wasn’t going
to get her out of this situation.
If she didn’t give them a little something,
they wouldn’t let her go.
“I swear on the name of God Himself --- if you
hand over the breakthrough method, we’ll spare your lives today. If we break
our oath, may we fall into eternal damnation!” Hera said solemnly.
“And you?” Margaret looked at Zeus.
“Same here!” Zeus answered straightforwardly.
As for eternal damnation, he didn’t believe in
that stuff anyway.
“Alright, give me a moment. I’ll go write it
down.”
Margaret nodded and turned to enter the ancient
temple.
Right now, every second she could stall was
valuable. The longer she delayed, the more favorable the situation would become
for her.
“Hera, do you think she might be trying to
trick us?” Zeus suddenly asked.
“Trick us?”
Hera sneered, “Zeus, don’t tell me you’re
doubting your own strength? She’s like an insect. What could she possibly do to
outwit us?”
“Maybe, but something still feels off.” Zeus
narrowed his eyes.
In terms of power, he could easily crush
Margaret. But when it came to intellect, that was a different matter.
From how she had handled things so far, it was
clear she was incredibly smart.
“I’ll admit, this girl is both brave and
clever. But right now, we hold all the cards. We call the shots,”
Hera chuckled and continued, “Even if she is
trying to deceive us --- so what? At most, we waste a little time. But her?
She’ll die a miserable death.”
An insect is still an insect. No matter how
smart, it could never harm her. So she felt no fear at all.
Besides, she believed she had already seen
through all of Margaret’s schemes.
In terms of brains, she was superior.
“Fine, then let’s wait and see what trick she’s
trying to pull.”
Zeus nodded and said no more. Instead, he found
a place to sit down and quietly began to recover his energy.
Though powerful, after battling through the
entire night, the energy within him had been completely depleted. Now was a
good time to rest.
Time ticked by.
Zeus and Hera sat at the temple gate, waiting
in silence.
Unknowingly, the sun had already risen high
into the sky.
But Margaret, who had gone into the ancient
temple, still hadn’t come out.
This made Zeus and Hera grow increasingly
restless.
It’s just writing down a method --- how could
it take this long?
“Hera, could this be a trap?” Zeus frowned
slightly.
Hera didn’t answer. Instead, she stood up and
shouted into the temple, her voice echoing with power:
“Girl, stalling won’t help you. Hurry up and
hand over the method, and we can all walk away. But if you try any more tricks,
don’t blame me for breaking in there!”
“Almost done. Just a bit longer,” Margaret’s
voice came from inside the temple.
“You have one more hour. If you’re not out by
then, I’ll destroy the entire mountain with you in it!” Hera shouted coldly.
Her patience had been completely exhausted.
If things didn’t go her way, she was prepared
to unleash a massacre. - Ton
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