From Goblin to Goblin God - Chapter 398

Chapter 398: Zeus Takes Action, the God-King Who Rules Thunder and Lightning!

TL: Sungmin

In the massive pit spanning over a thousand meters in width—

Scorching heat and thick smoke suddenly surged forth!

The pungent smell of sulfur filled the air, stinging the nose!

The ground, which was already on the verge of cracking, trembled violently, making everyone uneasy.

“Boom!”

The next second—

A torrent of scalding molten lava erupted from the deep chasm!

Golden and dazzling!

It formed a towering column of magma!

The previous main cannon blast had directly pierced through multiple layers of magma, triggering a violent reaction—

Causing an eruption!

The lava shot hundreds of meters into the air!

Any creatures standing too close were instantly engulfed by the molten flow!

The relentless volcanic rain continued to pour down, overwhelming even the barriers set up by human mages.

The air was filled with agonized screams, as if pigs were being slaughtered!

This scene—

Was something no one had expected!

Lin Tian let out a cold chuckle. “If I hadn’t scouted ahead, I would’ve gone out just now to break the formation. Enjoy your hot bath, you bastards…”

Indeed, the enemy’s formation had been highly effective against the turrets.

But all it took was someone to break the formation.

After all, there were only so many ultra-large defensive creatures. Killing them would be enough.

“Lady Athena! We… we can’t advance any further!” A Great Demon King let out a wail.

A sea of lava had formed before the bunker, making it impossible to stand.

The thick smoke rising from it was also highly toxic.

Staying in one place for too long would lead to death by poisoning.

Lin Tian had already instructed Alice to control Sylph, directing the volcanic fumes toward the enemy.

Athena’s eyes were filled with astonishment. “Is this Xiya’s doing? This was truly unexpected… It seems you lot haven’t disappointed me too much.”

Among the three God-Kings of the Old Divine Pantheon—

Loael had balanced combat power. Xiya was known for her intelligence and possessed overwhelming strength at night.

Phoenix, on the other hand, was purely reckless but the strongest in terms of raw power.

Zeus watched as his massive army was swallowed by lava and roared, “Retreat immediately! You bunch of idiots! Athena, what the hell are you doing?! Do you want to die?!”

“Crackle!”

Even his voice carried violent thunder as it spread—

Striking fear into everyone’s hearts!

Upon hearing the God-King’s voice, the army of creatures immediately turned and began retreating in panic.

However, Athena coldly commanded, “Keep advancing! Send in the Undead Army as well!”

Only those with flesh and blood would be harmed by the lava.

The Undead Army could march straight across the burning magma.

Most importantly, she was determined to take the bunker first!

A massive horde of undead floated over the lava, swiftly advancing toward the bunker.

They could completely ignore physical and elemental artillery attacks.

Only magic could harm them.

But with so many undead, even if magic cannonballs were used exclusively, it was impossible to stop them all.

Not to mention, Athena had also ordered the living creatures to continue charging, even if it meant dying to the lava.

First, it reduced their numbers, ensuring that even if the bunker fell, there wouldn’t be too large a disparity in forces afterward.

Second, it forced the bunker to use weapons other than magic cannons, increasing the chances of the undead breaking through.

Hades’ eyes shone with brilliance. “It seems this bunker can now be declared taken. The Undead Army will push straight through.”

Because the undead had one more terrifying advantage—a passive magic ability that allowed them to ignore physical collision.

In other words, they could walk through walls.

“As expected of Athena… She held back the Undead Army all this time just for this moment.”

Odin nodded in approval, his eyes filled with admiration.

Even he hadn’t thought of this tactic.

If the Undead Army had been sent in earlier, their numbers would’ve been reduced, and they might not have been able to break through the bunker’s defenses.

Horus frowned slightly. “Still, forcing flesh-and-blood creatures into suicidal charges… That’s pretty ruthless.”

Zeus, who had just been humiliated, now grinned smugly. “For victory, what’s the loss of a few ants? That’s my daughter! That’s the Goddess of War! She’s willing to make sacrifices for the greater goal! Hahaha!”

“I really admire her. Say, would you be interested in marrying her to my son? Who knows, maybe our two pantheons could merge in the future.”

Odin spoke with great satisfaction.

Naturally, his son was Thor.

He greatly admired Athena’s intelligence and military strategies.

The Aesir Pantheon lacked talents like her.

So, he wanted to recruit her.

Hearing this—

Zeus let out a cold chuckle. “Heh, that’s a mistake on your part. Don’t think she’s just an ordinary woman who’ll settle down, bear a child, and serve you obediently.”

Odin continued chatting casually, thinking such details weren’t important.

But Horus’s expression darkened slightly.

If their two pantheons merged, wouldn’t that mean he would be the one to suffer?

Suddenly, a thought struck him. “Princess Hela, why don’t we unite our hearts and complete the fusion of the Three Great Divine Pantheons together? What do you think?”

The next second—

That terrifying chill once again swept through the entire area!

Horus quickly waved his hands. “My apologies! I take back what I just said…”

…

Outside the Bunker.

In the molten sea of lava, countless creatures continued charging forward in waves.

Their corpses piled up, gradually filling the fiery ocean, allowing the armies behind them to advance further.

As a result, the bunker couldn’t rely solely on magic artillery shells to deal with the Undead Army.

It also had to eliminate the other creatures.

Watching her strategy take effect, Athena couldn’t help but feel a sense of satisfaction. “Old Gods, let’s see how you handle this now.”

At this moment, there was even a trace of personal pride in her tone.

After all, as the Goddess of War, she had absolute confidence in her command of warfare.

Inside the Bunker.

Loael watched as the Undead Army drew closer and had no choice but to switch to magical artillery for the attack.

But the biological army at the rear, slowly advancing by stacking corpses, was equally dangerous.

“Your Majesty Lin Tian, w-what should we do?! They’re here! The Undead Army! They’ve almost reached within a hundred meters!”

Loael felt completely powerless.

With this kind of assault, firepower alone couldn’t hold them back.

Lin Tian, however, remained calm as ever. “I already told you, you have nothing to worry about. Victory in this battle belongs to us. Open the bunker’s entrance!”

“Huh?!”

Gobu Jian, who was guarding the entrance, was stunned. Opening the door now would just let the enemy rush in!

But Gobu Jian never questioned or resisted Lin Tian’s orders.

Without hesitation, he pushed open the entrance gate.

“Princess Katheryn, Ifreya, I’ll leave these undead to you.”

Lin Tian spoke.

Two graceful figures, clad in clerical robes, stood at the entrance.

They clutched their crosses and stepped forward.

Immediately before them was an endless sea of green-hued undead, charging madly toward the bunker.

Many had already broken through the fifty-meter defensive line.

Seeing the entrance open only made them even more frenzied with excitement!

Gobu Jian took a quick glance outside and shuddered violently. “Damn it, so many ghosts!”

But Katheryn and Ifreya stood calmly at the entrance.

Closing their eyes, they firmly gripped their crosses.

Then, they began to chant.

“Mythic-Class Magic · Jehovah’s Grace!”

It took the combined power of both of them to activate this magic.

In an instant—

“Shua!”

A brilliant burst of holy light exploded from their bodies, its radiance sharp as a sword!

It pierced through every undead charging toward them!

Within a five-hundred-meter radius, every single undead that couldn’t escape was instantly scorched by the divine light, reduced to ashes!

“What?!!”

The scene utterly shocked Athena. “They actually have holy-element attacks?! These fools!”

She was helping them!

If she hadn’t caused chaos, she would never have believed that these Old Gods could stand against those four God-Kings.

Of course, at this moment, the Old Gods truly couldn’t win.

But the one in charge of the bunker was the Goblin God, Lin Tian!

As countless undead perished outside the bunker, the situation reversed so quickly that it was almost impossible to react!

The lava continued to erupt.

Seeing how few undead remained, Athena was fuming inside.

“Without my help, let’s see how you handle this!”

Athena gritted her teeth in frustration and immediately ordered, “All units, retreat! Await further commands!”

At that moment—

Zeus suddenly shot up from his throne, his expression twisted in rage. “They actually have such powerful holy-element attacks?! Damn it! Damn it!!”

The other God-Kings were equally stunned.

They had thought victory was already assured.

Now, it seemed that winning would be far more difficult than expected!

“What should we do? If we keep attacking, our chances of victory are slim…”

Horus wore a heavy expression, deep in thought. “Since they prefer to hide, why don’t we use a siege strategy and trap them inside until they perish?”

Odin sighed, almost exasperated. “This bunker clearly has a complete ecological system. You could keep them trapped for ten thousand years, and they still wouldn’t die. On the contrary, if we don’t eliminate them now and let them grow, it’ll only cause us more trouble!”

“Lord Zeus, why don’t we have Poseidon flood the entire bunker? If they don’t come out, they’ll drown inside.” Hela’s voice suddenly rang out.

Given the current situation, brute force wasn’t going to work.

Zeus’ expression was ice-cold and grim. He scoffed, “You underestimate the craftsmanship of the dwarves. This bunker is definitely waterproof, probably even fireproof…”

Horus let out a frustrated sigh. “Then what do we do?!”

Just as they were at a loss—

A thought suddenly struck Zeus. “This bunker seems to be a circular structure. That means there are other directions we can attack from!”

Hearing this—

The other God-Kings immediately lit up with realization!

Most of the bunker was buried beneath a mountain.

All they had to do was dig through the mountainside and attack from another angle!

“The entire army, listen up! Avoid the main artillery zone and dig through the mountain to expose the other areas of the bunker!” Zeus issued his command without hesitation.

His patience had worn thin.

Taking so long to deal with mere defeated foes was truly infuriating.

The moment Zeus gave the command, the army immediately sprang into action.

Athena’s face darkened as a bad premonition struck her. Damn it, he actually found the blind spot! Now… I don’t know if there will ever be another chance.

If the Old Gods were slain again—

Then the opportunity to eliminate Zeus might never come again.

The hearts of the gods sank to the depths.

“It seems… we have no choice but to continue like this, serving him obediently.” Poseidon sighed as he murmured.

Their side held an overwhelming advantage—losing was almost impossible.

Inside the Bunker.

A rustling sound echoed from all directions.

It was the noise of the army outside, digging through the mountain.

Every single soldier had a combat strength of over ten thousand, and with a total of two hundred million troops, it would take them no more than ten minutes to excavate an entire mountain.

Lin Tian listened to the sound and turned toward the bunker’s walls. “Get ready… Let’s give them a little surprise!”

These fools had greatly underestimated Dwarven King Berun’s craftsmanship.

Did they really think only one side of the bunker had artillery?

Of course, the entire bunker was lined with cannons.

In the blink of an eye, the mountain mass was wiped away.

“I see the back wall! Hahaha!”

“The top section is exposed too!”

“Those damn cowards! Finally, it’s my turn to take them down!”

Within the army, magical beasts, humans, and demi-humans chatted arrogantly among themselves.

Since they couldn’t breach the front, they would attack from another direction.

But at that moment—

One of the demi-humans sensed something off.

The alloy wall beneath his feet had been intact just moments ago, yet now, a deep, pitch-black hole about half a meter wide had suddenly appeared.

Curious, he crouched down and leaned in to take a closer look.

The next second—

Cold sweat drenched his body, and he soiled himself on the spot!

From within the hole, a massive, black cannon barrel slowly emerged—

Aimed straight at his head!

“R-run!!”

His desperate scream rang out just as the cannon fired a Diamond Shell!

In an instant, his body was torn into shreds!

All across the bunker walls, steel cannon hatches opened one after another, revealing rows upon rows of gleaming, pitch-black artillery!

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Hundreds of thousands of shells rained down at once!

From a distance, the City of Wicked Sages looked as if it were hosting a grand fireworks festival—

Brilliant and dazzling!

But up close—

It was nothing short of hell on earth.

Limbs and corpses were flung into the air.

Blood and entrails painted the ground in a thick, nauseating stench!

In just a single moment, over ten million enemy soldiers had been annihilated!

The bunker walls were dyed crimson with blood.

This scene—

Left all the gods completely dumbfounded!

The Four Great God-Kings sprang to their feet, their faces filled with utter shock!

They had completely miscalculated!

Even breaching a single side had already proven impossible.

Now, they had even cleared the mountains, fully exposing the enemy’s entire artillery network!

Odin, Hela, Horus—

And every other god who had heard Zeus’s order now wore dark, unsightly expressions.

Yet none of them dared to speak up.

Zeus, however, was trembling with rage, grinding his teeth. “You damned beasts… All of you, fall back! I’ll handle this myself!”

He could no longer hold back!

His miscalculation had been the final straw.

Seeing this, Athena, Poseidon, and the others were secretly delighted.

If Zeus personally entered the battlefield—

He might actually die.

None of them bothered trying to stop him.

Only Odin spoke. “Don’t be reckless. This bunker doesn’t look easy to break through. Let the Prime Gods handle it first.”

“Why? Those useless fools won’t be able to take this bunker either. I might as well go in myself!” Zeus snapped coldly.

Horus chimed in hesitantly, “Well… I don’t know, but as God-Kings, shouldn’t we be the last ones to enter the battle?”

“To hell with your ‘order of battle’!!”

Electric currents surged wildly across Zeus’s entire body!

Everyone else instinctively backed away.

A split second later, he transformed into a blazing sphere of lightning, shooting into the sky before hurtling straight toward the bunker!

Bolts of thunder illuminated the heavens!

The sheer power of the scene left everyone breathless!

This was the God-King of Olympus—Zeus, the God Who Rules Thunder and Lightning!