Chapter 352 - 177: Alex Returns, The Death of Athena! (Part 2)

Chapter 352: Chapter 177: Alex Returns, The Death of Athena! (Part 2)

"He has grown stronger again..."

Degel’s body trembled slightly as he looked at Camus beside him.

The shock in Camus’s eyes was already overflowing. Clearly, the newcomer was none other than the other Aquarius Saint, Alex!

Only one thought echoed in Degel’s mind: ’So strong. Is this level of Cosmo intensity truly something a human can possess?’

Under everyone’s shocked gazes, Alex’s figure appeared at the entrance of the Pope’s Chamber.

He was not wearing a Gold Cloth; instead, dressed only in simple white linen garments, he took step after step to the summit of the sacred mountain.

He walked straight through the crowd and came to a halt beside Shion.

This action instantly plunged the entire Pope’s Chamber into a deathly silence.

Everyone stared at Alex in astonishment. They saw that the gaze Alex directed at Athena was freezing cold and resolute, carrying an unquestionable tone of judgment.

His voice was like a block of cold iron smashing into the silent hall, every word crystal clear.

"Athena... your existence is the very shackle of this cycle of Holy Wars. Ending it here is the true beginning of breaking this stalemate."

His words coincided perfectly with Shion’s will, thoroughly shocking all the current Gold Saints!

"What? Alex is actually standing with Shion?"

"How dare he openly betray Athena!"

Shura and the others immediately moved to protect the space in front of Athena. Having just gone through a massive battle, their eyes were filled with furious wrath!

"Alex, this is treason!"

"Hmph! So what? Can you even stop me?"

Alex lightly took a step forward. With him at the center, ripples of white halos swept across the scene!

Alex’s power actually faintly overpowered Athena’s Cosmo, completely suppressing the Cosmos of everyone present!

"Don’t you even think about hurting Miss Saori!"

Seiya suddenly dashed out. The Pegasus Cosmo burned stubbornly within the Absolute Zero domain, miraculously carving out a domain entirely of its own.

"Pegasus Meteor Fist!"

Countless meteors struck toward Alex, carrying Seiya’s resolve to protect the Goddess.

But in front of Alex, this attack was simply not enough.

He raised his right hand, gathering a faint golden Cosmo in his palm, and easily caught all the meteor fists.

A golden light flashed in Alex’s eyes, and an even more powerful oppressive might suddenly erupted. Seiya was pressed down by an invisible giant hand, falling heavily to his knees, completely unable to move anymore.

"Do it, Shion!"

Alex shouted angrily, his voice carrying an unquestionable command.

Shion hesitated no longer. Burning the last bits of Cosmo within his body, he erupted with a speed surpassing his own peak and instantly appeared before Athena.

A golden dagger had appeared in his hand at some unknown point. It was the sacred dagger used by former Popes for rituals, but at this moment, it had become a weapon for god-slaying.

A trace of sorrowful pity revealed itself in Athena’s eyes.

She did not dodge; or rather, everything happened in a split second.

Only a tragic, shrill golden light that seemed capable of severing space and time flashed by!

Time seemed to freeze!

Athena’s noble head left her body.

The golden divine blood, symbolizing holiness and life, surged from her severed neck like a fountain. It dyed the mountain peak red and splashed onto the cold marble floor, radiating a blinding and tragic light.

That headless body did not fall immediately, still maintaining a standing posture.

The entire Pope’s Chamber fell into a deathly silence, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

All the current Gold Saints, Seiya, Shiryu, Hyoga, Shun, Ikki, Aiolia, Milo, Kanon, Camus, Aphrodite, and Shura.

Their expressions instantly froze on their faces. Their eyes widened to the extreme, their pupils filled with disbelief, world-collapsing despair, and sheer bewilderment!

"Shion... he actually succeeded?"

"He really killed... Goddess Athena?"

"How could he, how dare he?"

The moment Athena was beheaded, her massive and sacred Cosmo suddenly vanished from the entire world like a dying star!

This intense divine fluctuation was immediately sensed by the entity in the deepest reaches of the Underworld.

The statue of Hades, which had been closely monitoring this civil war in the Sanctuary, ignited with blazing green Underworld fire in its eyes!

Shock and astonishment were followed by unbelievable, ecstatic surprise!

He could feel it; the life origin aura belonging to Athena had completely vanished!

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