Chapter 192: Let Him Go Join His Father God
As soon as Mnemosyne said these words, the Mother Goddess of All Things painfully closed her emerald beautiful bright eyes, her heart filled only with endless bitterness and anger.
Zeus calmly and slowly opened his mouth and said, “Are there any accomplices in the conspiracy?”
Mnemosyne paused for a moment, then resolutely said, “No.”
“The other gods are all unaware. It was this Sinful God who momentarily lost his mind due to alcohol and hatred. Taking advantage of all the gods coming to pay homage to Your Majesty on your ascension, when the Ocean interior was empty, and all the gods coming together to pay homage to Your Majesty in this rare opportunity, he secretly committed this reckless act alone.”
Poseidon did not know why the Omniscient Goddess would say this.
But his suspended heart could finally be slightly relieved.
He secretly cast a gaze full of gratitude toward Mnemosyne, but Mnemosyne did not even look at him.
Then, he clearly felt a bone-chilling cold gaze fall upon him.
He abruptly looked up and met the cold and sharp gaze of Zeus on the throne. He instantly knew why.
His heart immediately turned ice-cold.
‘This is Zeus’s intention! Zeus already knows?!’
‘That’s right, it must be! The Goddess of Memory is Zeus’s wife! She cannot possibly hide it from Zeus!’
‘We’re done for!’
Mnemosyne and Zeus were in telepathy, so she naturally knew what kind of outcome Zeus wanted. Surely they could not really drag Poseidon into it as well?
Even if she did not care about this foolish younger brother, she had to care about the mood of the Holy Goddess Queen, Mother Goddess Rhea.
Moreover, if this matter exposed Poseidon as well, it would not look good for the God King’s face.
Poseidon must be dealt with, but not because of this incident.
As for the other gods, they were indeed innocent. The matter had no connection to them, so they could not drag them in as well, right?
For Oceanus, it was just the crime of lax supervision, which could be handled normally.
After Mnemosyne said this, Oceanus and his wife both breathed a long sigh of relief in their hearts, similarly quietly casting a grateful gaze toward Mnemosyne.
After all, they were one family of gods!
Zeus slowly nodded and said, “I see.”
He paused, then said extremely flatly and slowly, “In the past, I pitied the Ocean God’s deep love for his daughter, and also pitied Clymene’s earnest love for her son. Even for the Iapetus Family, who committed unforgivable wrongdoing, I granted immense forgiveness.”
“I allowed Atlas and Menoetius to be kept in the Ocean.”
“So that on their anniversaries, they would have elders to teach them; between day and night, they would also have family to accompany them.”
“Although confined in the Ocean, as long as they do not leave the Ocean, or even the ocean, all their actions are unrestricted.”
“Atlas’s children are all my close attendants. It depends on their future performance; if they truly repent sincerely, I will naturally show mercy and forgiveness.”
The God King’s words made the great Ocean God bow his head deeply, almost touching the ground, while the strong Clymene could not help but shed silent tears.
At this point, Zeus paused.
His body leaned slightly forward, his brows furrowed, seemingly puzzled as he asked, “But is this what my generosity has earned in return?”
“Amalthea has been my beloved playmate by my side since childhood. In my lonely childhood, I owed much to her careful care. She is one of my most important goddesses.”
“I entrusted her to you confidently, respected Ocean God. Because I absolutely trusted you all.”
“But what was the result?”
Zeus’s tone was not cold; he looked at Oceanus, and even his gaze was not stern, but filled with heavy disappointment. This disappointment almost crushed the loyal Oceanus.
Zeus continued, “Today is the grand ceremony where all gods gather, the most magnificent moment in this new universe. It is also my most important moment. But what happened?”
“Respected Ocean God, you have betrayed all my trust in you.”
The Ocean God, who had been kneeling on one knee, trembled violently throughout his divine body upon hearing this, unable to support himself any longer. He fell to his knees and prostrated fully on the ground, utterly ashamed.
His forehead pressed tightly against the divine palace floor, he said in utmost pain, his voice choked with sobs, “Respected God King His Majesty, Oceanus has no words to say.”
“It is I… I who betrayed your most precious trust! Everything is my fault! I failed the promise to you! I have no words of defense!”
“Any explanatory words are pale sophistry! Unacceptable excuses!”
“God King His Majesty! Oceanus pleads guilty to you. Whatever punishment you impose, I will accept willingly, with no objections!”
“Please punish me severely! I… I truly have no face to face your trust in me anymore.”
This noble, ancient, powerful Ocean God, one of the Primal Titans, could no longer hold back his tears at this moment.
His heart was thoroughly drowned in endless guilt and shame.
At this point, he truly regretted it immensely.
With the matter developing to this stage, he bore undeniable responsibility.
It was his excessive carelessness; clearly Menoetius had some grumbling words on ordinary days.
Yet he had not left any means of control!
He actually allowed him to commit such a treasonous act, enough to destroy everything, at this most important moment in the entire universe!
No matter what, as the supervisor, he was the primary responsible god.
The bright-eyed Goddess of Wisdom now had her eyes full of anxiety and worry.
Her gaze shuttled back and forth between her father god and her beloved God King.
But she merely pursed her lips tightly, saying nothing and making no actions.
Zeus deeply exhaled a heavy breath, his incomparably majestic face expressionless, revealing no emotions.
The atmosphere inside the hall grew even more oppressive and stifling. He slowly spoke, his voice not loud but clearly reaching every god’s ears: “Goddess of Night.”
“Here, my king.” Nyx, who had been fully attentive to Zeus, hurriedly stood upon hearing the call and bowed in response.
Zeus said flatly, “Throw the Sinful God Menoetius into the Tartarus Abyss.”
“Since he misses his father god so much, let him accompany his father god forever.”
Nyx’s heart trembled, and she hurriedly replied, “As you command, Your Majesty!”
All the gods in the hall felt a chill in their hearts!
Their divinity trembled slightly due to bone-piercing fear!
The God King, always known for mercy and generosity, was truly terrifying once truly angered!
Being thrown into the Tartarus Abyss was a pain punishment more ultimate and countless times more terrifying than any punishment in the world!
But at this moment, no god dared to raise any objection, nor did any dare to step forward to plead.
All gods truly understood the God King’s majesty: the God King simply chose not to, not that he could not.
If the God King were truly enraged, perhaps complete annihilation would be the happiest thing, hard to extravagantly hope for.
As for Poseidon, his radiant and majestic vast divine body was already uncontrollably trembling.
When saving the six Giants, he had personally seen how the Giants collapsed and went mad after Tartarus’s punishment.
He knew the terror of Tartarus more clearly than most gods.
As for the six Giants behind the Mother Goddess of All Things, just hearing of this punishment—even though it was not for them—turned their faces pale with fright, shaking like sieves.
They relied entirely on the three Furies supporting them to barely avoid collapsing.
This was the fear engraved deep in their divinity; even a sufficiently long time would hardly eliminate it completely.
Fortunately, Zeus had specially allowed them to attend the assembly only in newly created divine bodies; otherwise, with their massive original divine bodies shaking like this, the gods in the hall might not have steadied themselves.
The terrified Poseidon now fully understood that usual bickering was fine.
But absolutely! Absolutely, he could not truly anger Zeus!
If Zeus truly got angry, the consequences were something he could not bear.
He was spared this time, but next time, he might not be so lucky.
Amid fear, Poseidon felt gratitude, his heart tense yet filled with the joy of surviving a great disaster.
However, Poseidon’s joy and gratitude might have come a bit too early.
After dealing with the culprit Menoetius, Zeus turned his gaze to Oceanus, still prostrated on the ground.
He slowly said, “After the grand ceremony ends, Oceanus, for the next hundred thousand years, without my personal order, you are not permitted to step out of the ocean even one step.”
“Clymene, you are sentenced to serve before me for ten thousand years. During this period, all your honors are stripped.”
Upon hearing the God King’s punishment verdict, Oceanus and Clymene’s hearts filled with gratitude, and they kowtowed together in acknowledgment.
This punishment from Zeus was already extremely merciful relative to their wrongdoing.
Zeus’s tone softened slightly. He looked at Pleione kneeling to the side and continued, “At least, Atlas did not disappoint me.”
“Pleione, in the future, watch him even more closely. Do not let him commit the same foolish mistake as his younger brother.”
Pleione held her hands in front of her, gratitude beyond measure.
She had never imagined that the great God King would truly handle matters on their merits, with no intention of implicating their Atlas Family.
Her voice trembled with excitement as she said, “Respected God King His Majesty! Great God King His Majesty! Merciful Your Majesty! I—I certainly will! I will certainly advise him well and watch Atlas closely!”
“I will make him obey your Sacred Order even more! Your this kindness, the Atlas Family will repay with everything we have!”
Zeus said flatly, “I have no intention of venting anger on other innocent gods due to one Sinful God’s error. Punishment must have cause.”
“For gods who are innocent and guiltless, even if close to the Sinful God, I will never impose sin unjustly.”
“All rise.”
After all the gods kneeling in the hall bowed and withdrew, Zeus’s incomparably sharp golden eyes slowly scanned all the gods in the hall, declaring solemnly in an unquestionable, cold, and majestic tone:
“From this day forward, no god is permitted to plead for any god thrown into Tartarus!”
“Any god who pleads will share the same crime!”
“Any pardoned rebellious god who conspires again will receive aggravated severe punishment!”
