"Campione, was it you who summoned me?"
The Titan's voice echoed between heaven and earth; just hearing a single sentence from him was enough to rupture one's eardrums.
Naturally, it was impossible for this giant to achieve such an effect solely with his enormous size; it was because Prometheus had imbued his words with the power of Divine Word.
The voice, mixed with a faint Divine Word, was not very strong, so it only made Prometheus's voice louder.
However, Yu naturally paid no attention to this level of speech. The young man directly looked at Prometheus's mountain-like body and said with immense arrogance:
"Oh, Titan who controls Prophecy and Wisdom! Do you not know whether I was the one who summoned you?"
Yu did not know much about Prometheus, but he knew that Prometheus was one of the few Titan giants among the third generation of Gods in ancient Greek mythology!
His father was Iapetus, revered by the ancient Greeks as the ancestor of mankind, and his mother was Clymene, the Goddess of glory and one of the Oceanids. Because of his parents, Prometheus was closer to humans than other Greek Gods.
That was why he did something like stealing fire from Apollo's chariot and gifting it to mankind. Because of this, Prometheus was punished by Zeus, nailed to the Caucasus Mountains, suffering as lightning pierced his body and eagles pecked at his liver day and night.
But that was only the most superficial reason in the myth. Prometheus merely stole fire. Although Zeus could sometimes be extremely petty, he would not go so far as to punish Prometheus to such an extent just for stealing fire and giving it to humans.
One must know that Prometheus was imprisoned and tortured on the Caucasus Mountains for a full thirty thousand years. If it was only because humans learned to use fire, that would be far too absurd.
The real reason why Prometheus suffered such a great calamity, in the end, was because of the power of Prophecy he possessed as the most intelligent Titan God.
It was precisely this power of Prophecy that allowed him to foresee that Zeus would win the war between the two generations of Gods in ancient Greek mythology and become the new King of Gods. That was why Prometheus led his brother to join the third generation of Gods in ancient Greece.
The name Prometheus in ancient Greek means "the one who thinks ahead," that is, "prophet" and "sage." This is the manifestation of Prometheus's power of Prophecy and Wisdom.
However, Prometheus's brother was the complete opposite of him.
Prometheus's brother was "afterthought," known as a "fool." However… Yu knew Prometheus's brother.
More precisely, he knew Prometheus's sister-in-law.
Prometheus's brother was Epimetheus, the one who, together with Pandora, developed the ritual of reincarnation, and the "father" of all Campione.
Speaking of which, if he killed Prometheus today, what kind of reaction would Pandora have when he met her later?
Yu inexplicably looked forward to it.
Prometheus looked deeply at Yu, and then, after a moment of silence, spoke:
"...You will die by my hand, but in the end, you will die by the hand of a God."
Prometheus, as the Titan God of Wisdom and the Titan God of Prophecy, seemed to have seen through Yu's fate at this moment, revealing the ultimate mystery of the end of his life.
"From the day I became a Campione, I will never die easily."
However, facing Prometheus's prophecy, the young man appeared incredibly relaxed, his words and expression full of confidence.
Yu knew that he would never die easily. From the day he became a Campione, "Luck" and "Victory" had been on his side.
Even if the one speaking these words was Prometheus, who had foreseen that Zeus would be overthrown by his own child.
"Hahahahaha! Campione, you have far more courage than I do! At least you will not easily believe my prophecies like some others!"
Unexpectedly, Yu responded in this way. A moment of surprise clearly appeared on Prometheus's giant face, followed by laughter that shook the earth.
Laughing wildly, this Titan God who represented Wisdom acknowledged Yu, and at the same time regarded him as an equal opponent.
After his words fell, golden light erupted from Prometheus's body. Under the influence of that light, Prometheus's body began to rapidly shrink. In the blink of an eye, his thousand-meter-tall body turned into a smaller giant only a hundred meters tall.
Descending from the sky in front of Yu, Prometheus waved his hand, and iron chains appeared out of nowhere.
The chains shot out from Prometheus's wrist and wrapped around the Stone Nail of the Sinner nearby.
Prometheus pulled hard, and the Stone Nail of the Sinner, wrapped in chains, fell into his hand, forming a strangely shaped weapon, like… a meteor hammer?
"Campione, come and take my power! I look forward to seeing whether you can overturn fate in your battle with that!"
As Prometheus spoke, a bright yellow flame suddenly ignited on the Stone Nail of the Sinner, which had already turned bronze. The flame spread along the iron chain until it reached Prometheus's palm, where he suddenly absorbed it.
Hah!
With a loud shout, Prometheus's body erupted with flames. As the flames dispersed, Prometheus's eyes emitted divine light, and his body was covered in scars, with burn marks from flames, scorch marks from lightning, and bloody holes left by the claws and beaks of eagles.
"Oh?"
Looking at Prometheus's sudden change, Yu was a little curious. He could feel that Prometheus's state in this form was definitely not as good as when he was a thousand-meter giant.
Could it be that Prometheus admired him and deliberately lowered his state?
No, absolutely not. Heretic Gods all possess their pride and dignity, not to mention a Titan God like Prometheus who dared to defy the King of Gods, Zeus. His arrogance and integrity even surpassed other Gods.
Such a Heretic God would never do something like deliberately holding back.
Just as Yu expected, lightning suddenly flickered across Prometheus's injured body. Lightning snakes moved, and in the blink of an eye, Prometheus's injuries healed, and the Titan's body returned to its peak once again.
"Campione, you may attack me while I recover."
Prometheus, fully restored, raised the iron chain, dragging the Stone Nail of the Sinner, and looked at Yu. After saying that, without waiting for Yu's reaction, he swung the burning bronze pillar toward Yu.
Seeing this, Yu did not dare hesitate, and controlling the powerful wind, he flashed into the sky, dodging Prometheus's attack.
Boom!!!!
The burning Stone Nail of the Sinner slammed heavily into the ground, and in an instant, a huge pillar of fire, like a dragon or serpent, burst out from the Stone Nail of the Sinner.
The terrifying temperature and power directly split the earth, forming a canyon a hundred meters long, and at the bottom of the canyon, lava boiled, and high temperatures spread.
"It has been a while since I stretched my body; I am a bit rusty."
With a light pull, Prometheus directly pulled the Stone Nail of the Sinner out of the ground, holding it in his hand, radiating flames and high temperature.
Joking aside, although Prometheus is called the Titan of Wisdom, his essence is still a Titan!
They were the gods of the second generation who ruled Greek mythology, the perfect embodiment of brutality and divine power!
If someone thought Prometheus was weak because of that, they would be gravely mistaken; just the fact that he dared to steal the fire of the Sun God Apollo and secretly oppose Zeus to protect humanity clearly shows that Prometheus is by no means simple!
Turning to look at Yu high in the sky, divine light flickered in Prometheus's eyes, and then his voice echoed again:
"...You still do not plan to draw that sword of Justice?"
Hearing this, Yu was startled, and the hand that intended to draw Excalibur paused, but in the end he still drew Excalibur.
In fact, Yu could have chosen not to draw Excalibur, but Yu was not stupid; if he did not use a weapon, was he supposed to let Prometheus strike him with the Stone Nail of the Sinner?
Moreover, Yu would not do something like denying the opponent's prophecy out of spite; he had intended to draw the sword anyway and would not give up just because of Prometheus's words.
"The power of Prophecy is good; it would be even better if it were mine."
With a swing of the sword, Yu's aura rose, and greed appeared in his eyes.
If he could obtain Prometheus's power of Prophecy, his ability to predict in battle and understand the future development of everything would reach a terrifying level.
Yu's existing Glimpse of Fate could also predict the future; after all, the words "Glimpse of Fate" almost directly explained the meaning of "peeking into fate."
But the problem was that Glimpse of Fate was not pure Prophecy and could not easily predict the opponent's next move like Prometheus.
Moreover, Yu's Glimpse of Fate had unavoidable side effects after use; if used in battle, Yu could be seriously injured by the enemy during that moment of headache and dizziness.
In short, Yu was very tempted by Prometheus's power of Prophecy.
"If you want it, come and take it!"
Prometheus roared, and then threw the Stone Nail of the Sinner from his hand toward Yu.
The burning bronze pillar rushed toward Yu, and Prometheus, holding the iron chain, suddenly leapt and appeared in front of Yu.
"Come, use that slash on me!"
Looking at Yu with a smile, Prometheus roared, and then swung the iron chain with his other hand toward Yu.
"As you wish!"
Yu naturally knew which slash Prometheus was referring to; without hesitation, he raised Excalibur, and all his cursed power poured into the holy sword.
The holy sword shone, and a phantom of the holy sword dozens of meters long appeared.
"Hmph!!!"
With an angry roar, Yu's long sword, dragging the fully charged sword phantom, slashed toward Prometheus.
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