After a full night of relentless attacks, Zeus and Hera were drenched in sweat and gasping for breath. But the moment they saw a crack forming at the top of the golden steeple, their spirits surged. 1

Zeus let out a sharp laugh. “It’s finally cracking! I was starting to think this thing really was indestructible.”

Since becoming a royal god of the Hall of Gods, he had never pushed himself this hard. He had spent the entire night blasting the steeple without pause. It had drained him, but at least, the effort was paying off.

“This thing’s tough. It held up longer than I expected,” Hera said as she stopped to catch her breath.

Though she hadn’t used as much energy as Zeus, she was equally worn out. Still, she could tell the end was finally in sight.

“Now’s our chance. Let’s hit it together, both of us,” he said.

Despite their exhaustion, he knew they couldn’t afford to hold back. Only by breaking the steeple could they finally relax.

“Okay. Let’s do this.”

Hera took a deep breath and gathered her energy again. Hundreds of black ice spikes materialized behind her, sharp and humming with energy.

Across from her, Zeus raised both arms. Lightning crackled between his palms as the glowing spheres swelled with energy.

unleashed

trembled violently. Its internal energy had already been

surface with fresh cracks. Encouraged by the damage,

they’d hazard he’d been

no hesitation or

of the ancient temple, Grace sat cross-legged in meditation. Her face had gone pale, and blood trickled from the

left a wound on her body, too. She had held out for as

were simply too

blow. No matter how strong the artifact was, it couldn’t withstand

ready to collapse. Cracks kept spreading downward with

of blood. Her

you’re not done yet, we’re

in her chest, but there was nothing more she could do. From the very start, this fight had never been hers to

about to collapse. You have to get

female guards rushed into the courtyard and urged Grace to

“Once the steeple falls, no chamber in the

knew there was no escaping Embercrest Hill. The hidden chamber might shield her

one controlling the steeple, he wouldn’t hesitate to flatten the entire mountain. And for someone like him, it was just a

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