Chapter 382 - 192: Breaking Through the Wailing Wall, Entering Elysium! (Part 2)

Chapter 382: Chapter 192: Breaking Through the Wailing Wall, Entering Elysium! (Part 2)

Athena’s long purple hair cascaded like a waterfall, dancing continuously amidst Alex’s majestic power.

The usually graceful and elegant Goddess of Victory and Wisdom was now staring blankly at the dissolved void.

Bathed in golden light, Alex, despite not wearing the Aquarius Cloth, radiated a brilliance that completely eclipsed the light of the staff of the Goddess of Victory.

Athena’s breathtakingly beautiful face was filled with astonishment and bewilderment as countless questions surged in her heart.

Since when had Alex become this powerful?

He could actually dissolve the Wailing Wall single-handedly?

What happened to the True Spirit within his body? Why is he not subject to my control?

Was my decision for this Holy War—to forsake the Gold Saints and trained the five Bronze Saints—truly correct?

Athena had always firmly believed that sacrificing the twelve Gold Saints was the absolute only way to shatter the Wailing Wall and end the Holy War.

Therefore, she had gone to painstaking lengths to train the five core Bronze Saints from scratch, solely so that there would still be someone left to stand by her side against Hades after the Wailing Wall was broken.

But now, using his unimaginable power, Alex had accomplished the task she deemed impossible for a mortal. He had done it in a completely different manner—one that avoided needless sacrifice.

The paradigm-shifting nature of Alex’s actions made the righteous cause and sacrifice she had so stubbornly insisted upon seem pale, powerless, and even ridiculous.

The gazes cast by the many heroic spirits completely shook her standing in the hearts of all the Saints.

If Alex could accomplish this all by himself, why was it absolutely necessary to sacrifice the souls and lives of Gold Saints?

Facing their doubts and suspicions, Athena took a deep breath. Forcibly suppressing the stormy waves in her heart, she knew she had to do something at this very moment.

She slowly turned around to face all the Saints.

Her gaze first swept over the current Gold Saints—especially Alex, Camus, and Aiolos—and then across the liberated heroic spirits of the past.

She bowed deeply, offering an incredibly solemn bow that represented a supreme deity.

"Everyone..."

Her voice was no longer lofty and unapproachable; it carried a trace of hoarseness and shock.

"I... Athena, apologize to you all right here and now for my... stubbornness and ignorance!"

Her gaze finally landed on Alex, complex and difficult to read.

"Alex, your power and the path you walk have exceeded my understanding. You are right; the Wailing Wall can be breached without the need for sacrifice!"

Athena’s apology caused much of the deep-seated resentment in the hearts of the many Saints to dissipate.

Aiolos’s tightly clenched fists loosened slightly.

"Now!"

Athena straightened her body, pointing the staff of the Goddess of Victory toward the giant void in the Wailing Wall as a resolute battle intent rekindled in her eyes.

"Let us step through the Wailing Wall! We shall thoroughly end this Holy War that has raged for thousands of years. Our target is Hades!"

The many heroic spirits of the Saints had been filled with indignation during all their years of imprisonment. Now that they had the chance to drag Hades down from his throne, how could they not be ecstatic?

"For the earth! End the Greatest Eclipse!"

The roars of the Saints converged into a roaring torrent.

The corners of Athena’s mouth curled up slightly. She struck her staff heavily against the ground, and a golden divine light enveloped everyone.

To pass through the Wailing Wall, one required divine protection. Even Pandora had to rely on the divine artifact bestowed upon her by Hades to pass safely; otherwise, one would be torn to shreds by the temporal and spatial surges within the Pathway of the Gods.

Under the protection of Athena’s divine power, the heroic spirits of past Saints, the twelve current Gold Saints, and the five core Bronze Saints acted like a golden torrent. They passed through the Pathway of the Gods melted open by the sunlight, marching mightily into Elysium!

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