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chapter-552

Crunch! Hades’ Spirit Eating Sword sucked in Typhon’s powers at a ferocious speed.

“Argh! This doesn’t make sense…! I won’t lose to you in this ridiculous game!” Typhon’s eyes turned red as he tried to shake Yeon-woo and Hades’ Spirit Eating Sword off. After he’d ascended to Olympus’ throne, Typhon had laughed at the gods and demons whose powers Yeon-woo had absorbed, and he especially ridiculed the envoys who had been slaughtered in the Crawling Chaos’ holy territory.

Typhon could not understand how foolish these gods and demons were to fall for such an obvious trap. Nor could he understand how they could allow themselves to be consumed. If one’s spirit or soul were eaten, then all the achievements that one had accumulated in order to become a transcendent being would end up belonging to someone else. It was more disgraceful than simple annihilation. However, Typhon discovered that he was ending up in the same boat!

『Helios! Selene…! Where? Where are you?』 Typhon called to the Titans who had mysteriously grown silent and disappeared after he and Yeon-woo began battling. He opened his direct Channel with them and demanded their assistance. However, the only response he received was…silence.

Typhon had justified this by saying that the Titans needed to protect their home base from the gods of Olympus. Although the gods had fled to Erebus, they might try to stage a comeback any time. In reality, Typhon was worried about the instability that would occur once the Titans obtained their holy powers in Olympus. He tried to head off this risk by keeping the Titans in Tartarus. After all, Tartarus was already his holy territory, and he could see everything they were doing and weed out any potential threats.

Since the Titans’ usefulness had already expired, Typhon had already decided that he would wipe them out in one fell swoop if the chance presented itself. However, Typhon never guessed that they would betray him first. He had made a critical mistake.

『You’re calling us traitors? Even though you’re on the cusp of death, you’re still spewing nonsense, Typhon.』 Theia’s voice echoed through the Channel into Typhon’s increasingly blurred consciousness. Her voice was full of laughter. 『Didn’t you only run wild in the heavens because of Mother Earth’s backing? Furthermore, the only reason you managed to overthrow Hades is that you stole the Titan king’s crown? That crown belongs to us. You’re just a petty thief who got lucky. Did you really think you deserved to be anointed as king?』

『If it wasn’t for me, your lives would all still be miserable…!』 Typhon was exasperated and enraged that those he’d given power to would dare stab him in the back. They had obediently wagged their tails like loyal dogs only to bare their teeth at the most important moment.

However, despite his anger, Theia’s laughter only grew louder. In the distance, Typhon could see Eos, who had grown to a colossal size, at the location where the Titans had retreated. Theia was sitting on Eos’ shoulder and staring at Typhon intently. 『Sure, we might have been miserable. However, we will now return to Olympus and regain our crown once again. As for you…』 A corner of Theia’s lips twisted into a smirk. 『Hades’ successor will rip you to shreds and absorb you. Hahaha! I wonder who’s miserable now.』 Theia covered her mouth with her hand as she laughed. She was full of elation.

“Theia!” Typhon felt something snap inside his head. Click! Theia had cut off the Channel that she had with Typhon. The other Titans also followed suit.

[A new godly society <Titans> has been established.]

[<Titans> include:

Main Supreme Goddess Theia

Supreme Goddess Selene

Supreme God Eos

Great God Hyperion]

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[The godly society <Titans> has declared war on <Olympus>!]

[A hostile relationship between <Titans> and <Olympus> has been established.]

[A change has been made to the alliance diagram.]

[The godly society <Titans> has succeeded in taking over the Great Temple!]

[Ownership of the hidden stage, Tartarus, has been transferred to Theia. Tartarus is now the holy territory of the <Titans>!]

“Argh!” Typhon’s anger had shot up to the top of his head. He felt like he was going crazy. He never thought that the Titans in the Great Temple would take it over. Their declaration of war and independence meant that they meant to sever all ties. Typhon felt the urge to search for the Titans and rip them into pieces, but Theia and the other Titans had already opened a large portal and were fleeing from the battlefield.

Hades’ Spirit Eating Sword continued to consume Typhon’s holy power with increasing force.

“No! Not like this…!” Typhon struggled. His wings were broken, and his tail had been torn into pieces. His power had already plummeted, and all the achievements he had accumulated so far were being forcefully taken from him.

[Typhon strongly resists!]

[Hades’ Spirit Eating Sword reveals its Superbia nature and neutralizes Typhon’s resistance.]

[Hades’ Spirit Eating Sword reveals its Gula nature and greedily absorbs Typhon’s powers.]

[The Sin Stone (Superbia and Gula) is very satisfied with the absorption.]

Yeon-woo smirked as he pushed Hades’ Spirit Eating Sword deeper into Typhon. He’d always known that there was conflict between the Titans and Gigantes, but he never expected that the Titans would backstab their leader so quickly at the first sign of his weakness. It was almost as though they were attacking from the front instead of from behind.

「The Titans must be skilled if they can gain King Temper’s admiration for their backstabbing abilities. Master, shouldn’t this inspire you to become more diligent in backstabbing? You might fall behind at this rate…」

‘Shut up.’ Yeon-woo snapped at Shanon, who was busy commenting once more. If the Titans and Gigantes were no longer allies, it would be good for Yeon-woo. It was not easy to deal with those who possessed the power to defeat Olympus and Tartarus. However, their internal divisions had made Yeon-woo a lucky beneficiary. He could instigate a bigger feud between the two and get them to drain each other’s power for him. It was the perfect opportunity for him to win without lifting a finger. Things were falling into place unexpectedly well.

“Deal! Let’s make a deal! Player