"Lady Athena, we are on standby, just waiting for your order." Unlike Meruem, who was relaxing in the FATE/ZERO world, the Sanctuary was in a tense stage of preparation for war.
At this time, the Sanctuary was once again suffering from an invasion by an extremely large force.
The legendary Pallasites!
It had already been a year since Meruem left the Saint Seiya world.
Many things happened during this year. The most important of which was the sudden arrival of the Pallasites.
It also brought out a goddess deeply related to Athena, the guardian deity of the earth—Pallas.
Moreover, the Pallasites and the goddess Pallas they claimed to protect caused trouble for the Sanctuary as soon as they appeared. Endless legions of Pallasite foot soldiers emerged from nowhere like cockroaches. There were also high-end combat forces composed of four self-proclaimed First-Class Pallasites, six Second-Class Pallasites, and eight Third-Class Pallasites.
For a time, this gave the Sanctuary a huge headache. After all, the Sanctuary's main forces were currently all used to guard against the Spectre Army looming in the dark. They couldn't spare many personnel to deal with these Pallasites.
If not for the fact that the number of Sanctuary soldiers was also considerable, plus the assistance of the Black Saints from Death Queen Island, the Sanctuary would probably have been breached frontally by these Pallasites long ago.
At the same time, various countries would naturally not allow these weirdos appearing from nowhere to act recklessly, and finally reached a consensus with the Sanctuary.
Together, they dealt with these Pallasites, whose numbers were extremely large and whose strength far exceeded ordinary people.
"Let's go!" At this moment, Athena, descending like a god of war, wore her God Cloth and held a sharp sword, standing at the very top commanding the Saints in battle.
At this moment, Saori's godhead as the Goddess of War fully awakened. Changing her previous appearance of holding Nike (Victory Scepter), she raised the holy sword instead.
As long as she was there, all the Saints felt a boost in power.
This was the terrifying aspect of the War Godhead.
As long as Athena was present, as long as the war hadn't ended, this divine power buff would appear.
However, Saori's face didn't look very good at this time.
"Is Lady Athena alright?" Saga, wearing the Gemini Gold Cloth, looked at the distant back of the goddess with concern.
"The situation is very bad. After all, the opponent is that wicked woman Pallas. And that damn spiral ring; the goddess's power is being stolen by that woman. Damn it, if not for the seniors guarding the seal of the Spectre Army and unable to get away, how could mere Pallasites take advantage of the void to enter?" Kanon, standing beside Saga, said unwillingly.
"Kanon, watch your words. You are the Pope now; every word and action represents the Sanctuary. Even Goddess Pallas..."
"Brother, I know what I'm saying. Wake up. The opponent is the enemy of our Sanctuary! Only the goddess is fighting alone in front; I'm unwilling!" Kanon had already taken off the Pope's helmet, speaking with heartache and anger.
"This is the goddess's order. Although the Four Heavenly Kings are strong and have those strange weapons, they are not enough to make us fear right now. However, the goddess has a premonition that this event is definitely not that simple; there must be some god's conspiracy behind it. We must endure. We are the goddess's last resort; we cannot let the mastermind behind the scenes succeed." Saga held down the agitated Kanon to prevent him from doing anything extreme.
"Can we only watch from here? Leaving the entire frontal battlefield to those Silver and Bronze Saints. Damn Spectre Army, choosing this time to cause trouble. Pallas in front, Spectre Army behind, plus that mastermind behind the scenes. When will Lord Meruem be able to return?" Kanon punched the surrounding stone wall in anger and said unwillingly.
"But we can only endure. However, don't underestimate those Bronze and Silver Saints... haven't you already felt the power of those few Bronzes? Maybe they will be the key to this battle." Shaka's modulated voice sounded behind Kanon; at this time, he had already opened his eyes early.
At this moment on the battlefield, the figures of five Bronze Saints were unusually active among the Pallasites.
Three Third-Class and one Second-Class Pallasites had already lost their lives at their hands.
And their unusually active performance also attracted the attention of the high-ranking Pallasites.
"I want to see Sister Athena! I don't care, Titan, let me see Sister Athena quickly." Inside the Pallasite base, a blonde, dark-skinned loli was throwing a tantrum with a handsome man.
Beside the two of them, three First-Class Pallasites wearing cloaks were watching coldly.
"This Titan, I told him long ago not to care too much about that little girl Pallas; she's just a puppet. But he just won't listen. If he delays the matter assigned by that Lord, it won't be settled with a simple punishment." A man with long fiery red hair and a sinister look said.
"Hyperion, why do you care about him? This guy will get himself killed sooner or later." Gallia, the only female among the four First-Class Pallasites, said.
Aegaeon, the only one present who hadn't spoken, seemed to agree with the previous two based on his expression.
It could be seen that superficially these Pallasites respected Pallas, but in reality, they didn't take her seriously at all. Probably only Titan cared about Pallas's words.
After all, the Four Heavenly Kings had never pledged loyalty to Pallas.
"It seems a few decent Bronzes have appeared in the Sanctuary. That trash Dione actually died at the hands of mere Bronze Saints. These guys are a threat; maybe we should send more manpower to deal with them." Aegaeon took the initiative to speak.
"No need, just a few Bronzes. Second-Class Pallasites have more important things to do." However, his suggestion was interrupted by Hyperion as soon as it was raised. "I will lend the Tenchi Hōmetsu Zan (Heaven and Earth Destruction Slash) to Aegir. With his strength plus my holy sword, dealing with a few Bronzes will naturally be easy."
"But recently I have a bad premonition. I don't know why that Hades suddenly increased in strength greatly. Even that Lord had to reach an agreement with Hades to let him pin down the Sanctuary's forces from the rear. I'm not worried about Athena; with Pallas stealing her divine power, even if she is the War Goddess of the Heavens, it won't take long for her to lose her divine power and become an ordinary person. The Sanctuary is bound to lose, but that Hades with suddenly surged strength is what worries me most. Maybe the Spectre Army will become an obstacle to our Pallasites dominating the earth in the end."
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