Even with the assistance of the gods, Hera had already begun to be pressed and beaten, only able to defend without attacking.
She was ultimately still too immature now, unable to maintain an explosive burst beyond her own limits for extended periods.
As for Coeus and Iapetus's side, although still locked in fierce struggle, as long as Phoebe achieved victory and received Phoebe's support afterward, they would inevitably welcome final victory.
Atlas and Menoetius had rested for so long now, and under their father god's blessing, had already nearly recovered. Once they rejoined the battlefield, the situation would become even more unfavorable.
Zeus's profound countenance became increasingly cold, yet deep in his heart he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Today's probing purpose had already been achieved. Although the battle situation was slightly beyond his expectations, he could already confirm that Kronos's power was only this much—he no longer had any undisclosed trump cards.
If not for this, with such a huge advantage, the God King would not refrain from using hidden moves.
Next, he could borrow the momentum to retreat in defeat, to make the enemy overconfident.
Zeus's thoughts raced like lightning, instantly deciding on strategy.
His face suddenly showed mixed alarm and rage, letting out a roar like a cornered beast at Kronos, recklessly draining divine power regardless of everything, using all his strength to blast out a heaven-destroying, earth-annihilating heavy strike!
Then, taking advantage of the moment when Kronos was forced back by this desperate attack, disregarding the new wounds added to his divine body, he suddenly erupted with even more vast divine power, forcibly enduring the severe pain of the God King's scythe tearing his divine body, and forcefully broke free from entanglement.
His form flashed, transforming into a blazing white stream of light that tore through the void, carrying heaven-shaking fierce momentum as he sped toward the other two Titan battlefields.
Kronos's eyes flashed with brilliant light, and his heroic, majestic Titan countenance instantly bloomed with wild joy, letting out a triumphant laugh that shook the universe: "Rebel, where can you escape to now!"
He followed closely behind Zeus, the massive scythe in his hand that had once made the firmament weep blood, carrying the terrifying might to cleave everything and annihilate all things, easily cutting through all obstacles before him—matter, space, laws, energy, all existence was like thin paper before the God King's great power!
Zeus's indestructible divine body instantly gained wound after wound as deep and terrifying as abysses, golden divine blood splashing like a burst heavenly river, staining the void.
But Zeus paid no attention whatsoever to the destructive pursuit behind him or his own tragic wounds, still persisting in charging toward the Titan battlefield.
Seeing Zeus approaching like a madman, carrying world-destroying might with thunderous force, Coeus and Phoebe, the Titan couple skilled in calculation, didn't hesitate for even a moment!
Without any misgivings, they instantly made the decision to retreat.
They immediately abandoned all entanglements and withdrew without hesitation!
They were not without courage, but facing a future God King displaying violent rage, that bit of courage was really not worth mentioning—they couldn't summon even half a point of courage to face him head-on.
Coeus and Phoebe could not possibly risk their lives for Kronos. Against the furious Zeus, they simply had no courage to resist even a little bit, even just momentary obstruction.
In fact, neither side had ever hoped to settle everything in one battle, to accomplish everything in a single stroke.
Both sides knew perfectly well that this battle was not a fight to the death.
For Zeus, his proactive attack this time had the surface purpose of striking at the God King's authority, but the actual purpose was to probe the God King's true strength.
There was also a deeper purpose that no one would think of—fishing.
In this war that would decide the universe's fate, absolutely no neutral parties could be allowed to exist. All deities must clearly choose sides with distinct positions, clarifying their stance.
Only thus, after completely resolving Kronos, would there be no potential opportunities left for Kronos to restore his rule, completely eliminating future troubles.
There were too many observing deities in the universe at this moment. Their hesitation and wavering were the greatest hidden danger to the future order.
Therefore, Zeus must continuously expand the scale of war, making all powerful deities, whether their hearts inclined toward Olympus or not, become completely involved, all thoroughly drawn in, with clear and distinct positions.
Only by completely smashing the old order could a new heaven be reforged!
Law gods were too difficult to handle—even the current Zeus could not easily resolve them.
Moreover, who would truly commit patricide and completely obliterate their own father god?
In any civilization, such acts would be extremely explosive.
Zeus wanted an increasingly prosperous and beautiful universe, not high pressure and destruction—he could not set such a bad precedent.
So at most he could only imprison them.
Regardless of whether Tartarus's punishment was more cruel, at least it meant "being alive."
Whether for the current battle situation or for longer-term grand plans in the future, he could not do anything too excessive now, could not make the God King and gods too vigilant and wary of himself.
Only by making the God King think he was nothing special could there be a chance to cast him into Tartarus, lest he escape at the last moment—then no one could have peace.
Only by fishing out all gods who might be inclined toward the God King could he later plan with peace of mind for a grander cosmic order.
Victory itself was not difficult. What truly required exhaustive effort was how to win a beautiful and complete victory.
Eliminating all hidden dangers, winning the hearts of all gods, thus being able to better rule everything and achieve the omnipotent and immortal self.
The God King could destroy the gods, but destruction was not the purpose.
The purpose was to gather the great power of all gods, strengthen the cosmic origin, make universal laws more prosperous, and ultimately collect the abilities of ten thousand gods to achieve that supreme omnipotent realm!
To accomplish this, one could not engage in dictatorship and high pressure.
The last one who engaged in dictatorship and high pressure was now permanently hanging up there.
Moreover, doing things subjectively versus being forced to do things—could the efficiency be the same?
As for Kronos's side, he had been hastily meeting the battle, never expecting Zeus to dare actively attack in such a short time, and with so many helpers beside him.
Actually, after seeing Zeus's side's lineup, he was extremely shocked in his heart. What he feared was not these second-generation Titans—what he dreaded was their father gods' allegiance.
Originally, after winning over Coeus and Phoebe, he felt the advantage was his!
But after seeing the opposing lineup, this idea instantly shattered.
As for Coeus and Phoebe, they no longer had thoughts of playing both sides.
The stronger Zeus's forces, the less value they had, which meant that even if they defected to Zeus, it would only be more dangerous.
But Coeus and Phoebe were worthy of being gods of intellect. Facing such an unfavorable situation, they still made exquisite tactical plans in a short time.
They chose to directly strike first, turning from defense to offense!
Successfully executing such a beautiful ambush battle, dragging Zeus and his comrades into passivity!
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