Chapter 341: The Fall of Aphrodite

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Under the astonished gaze of Aphrodite, the goddess of machines, Loen grasped the golden dagger in reverse and thrust it into his shoulder.

At the same time, the familiar dark blue water light and scarlet blood color fell from the sky and headed straight for the courtyard.

——The mermaid prince Triton, and the machine god Ares!

Just as the machine goddess Aphrodite was standing there in a daze, a teasing reminder came to her ears.

"It's your turn to perform."

The next moment, the divine seal implanted in the body was activated, and a certain will that could not be disobeyed occupied the entire divine core of the machine goddess Aphrodite.

In an instant, the eyes of the machine goddess Aphrodite were empty, and the divine light that flowed automatically covered her whole body like mercury. Her original image of red hair and golden eyes quickly changed to long purple-black hair and amber eyes.

Is this... that woman?

Looking at her own reflection in the water, Aphrodite, the goddess of machines, was stunned.

"You're not running yet? Time is running out."

The devilish voice sounded in her ears again, and Aphrodite, the goddess of machines, shuddered and immediately understood the true intention of the person in front of her. Her face changed immediately, and she hurriedly spread her wings, turning into a pink stream of light and escaping into the thick darkness.

At this moment, the dark blue water light and the scarlet blood color were already falling rapidly out of the yard with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, transforming into the figures of the mermaid prince Triton and the mecha god Ares.

As soon as the two entered the door, they saw the messy courtyard and a figure with a sword in the shoulder, staggering and slumped in front of a stone table.

Medea, holding pastries in her hands and seemingly having just walked out of the kitchen, threw the tray away and rushed forward in panic.

"Brother! What's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"

The tearful little witch quickly pulled out the golden dagger that was stuck in her senior brother's shoulder and tried to heal him with magic, but the wound that was bleeding profusely showed no signs of healing.

Looking at the scene before them and the golden dagger on the ground that faintly exuded an ominous aura, Triton and Ares, who had rushed over in a menacing manner, suddenly changed their expressions.

This sword... has the ability to kill gods!

At this time, seeing Triton and Ares breaking into the yard, the victim also reacted. He pulled Medea behind him, barely propped himself up, and looked at the two uninvited guests with a sneer.

"What? One is not enough, so you come with two more? You want to continue to kill me to silence me, but it won't be that easy!"

As he spoke, Loen sprinkled the divine blood gushing from his shoulder onto the ground. He took a step forward, and the power of the [Maze] was instantly activated, sealing off the entire courtyard.

Sensing the surging murderous intent coming towards him, Triton, who was the first to be hit, suddenly turned green in the face and waved his hands repeatedly to explain himself.

"Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding!"

"Stop pretending! In order to prevent Thessaly from rebuilding its defenses and weaken the resistance here, you actually chose to conspire with the old gods and tried to assassinate me. How insidious! Fortunately, Admetus thought you were on the side of Thessaly!"

Loen complained with a look of deep sorrow on his face, and then he summoned the dead branch-like spear from his empty palm.

When Triton heard this series of charges, his mind was full of questions and he was sweating profusely. He couldn't help but cry out for justice.

"When did we collude with the Old Gods?"

"You want to deny it? How do you explain that your subordinate named Venus just used this godslayer dagger to stab me? And there's also the emblem of the old god on it!"

As Loen spoke, he pointed at the golden dagger with the power to kill gods on the ground, as well as the scarlet emblem that appeared on the hilt, and questioned harshly.

"This is the seal of the power of the Titans in the underground temple. It belongs to the Guigantes clan. Why do you have a god-killing weapon engraved with this emblem in your Poseidon Temple? Moreover, you use it specifically to deal with me?"

"This thing is not a product of our Sea God Temple, and it has absolutely nothing to do with us!"

Triton quickly shook his head to deny it, trying to clarify.

"I knew you wouldn't admit it easily!" Loen sneered in response, then activated the image crystal in his hand, showing Triton and Ares two scenes of Aphrodite holding the golden dagger and stabbing him.

"The things belong to her, and you know her. You can see clearly that she wants to kill me. What else is there to say now?"

Triton was speechless in the face of the overwhelming evidence, and his mind was in a mess.

How come Aphrodite, the goddess of machines, has the old gods' weapons of deicide?

And use it to assassinate the hero who just saved Thessaly from the giants?

Didn’t my father say that Aphrodite, the goddess of machines, was in big trouble and her breath had disappeared, and asked me to come and help?

How did it become like this? What happened?

"Humph, if I wasn't lucky, my body would probably be cold by now!"

As Loen angrily accuses, he stirs up the divine power in his body, points the tip of his spear emitting an aura of annihilation at Triton and the mecha god Ares in front of him, and speaks with a grim look.

"Tonight, if you don't give me an explanation, I will give you an explanation!"

Looking at the dead branch spear flashing with scarlet flames approaching in front of him, Triton couldn't help but break out in cold sweat on his forehead.

During the Battle of Thessaly, he had witnessed with his own eyes the terrifying power of this thing as it killed hundreds of giants with one blow.

"Calm down! Calm down first! Listen to me, the Sea God Temple has absolutely no intention of becoming your enemy. There must be some misunderstanding!"

The mermaid prince retreated step by step to the corner, clasped his hands together, and gave sincere advice, trying to ease the tense atmosphere between the two sides.

At this time, Ares, the mecha god, looked at the crystal stone on the stone table, seemed to remember something, and said in a deep voice.

"The last scene, where she escapes from the yard, seems a little off. It's different from her original appearance..."

Terry also reacted after hearing this and quickly agreed.

"Yes, with long purple-black hair and amber eyes, he looks like a completely different person!"

"A changed person?"

Ares frowned and muttered.

"After returning from the back mountain, I felt that the woman was strange, as if she had changed her personality..."

"Yes, that was the time! I also felt that something was wrong with that woman!"

Triton clapped his hands excitedly, as if he had discovered the truth of the matter.

Similarly, after being reminded by the two, Loen seemed to notice something was wrong and spoke with a frown.

"Hearing what you said, I remember that I seemed to have met that woman with purple-black hair and amber eyes."

"Where?"

"The Titan Temple built underground by the Giants!"

As Lorne spoke, he used his fingers to outline the image of the unknown girl in front of him.

"Look, that's her!"

However, Triton and Mecha Ares were both bewildered when they saw the portrait of the suspicious target in the air.

Loen quietly withdrew his gaze and frowned secretly.

Even the Temple of Poseidon doesn’t know the origins of this woman?

At this moment, seeing that things had taken a turn for the better, Triton quickly looked at the victim opposite him with a sincere expression.

"You can see that we were wronged!"

"Then how do you explain this woman's assassination of me?"

"This is all her own decision! It has nothing to do with the Sea God Temple!"

"Nothing?"

Lorne sneered, then grabbed Triton's hand and walked out the door.

"All right, come with me to the palace, and we'll explain this matter inside and out in front of Admetus and everyone else!"

"Don't!"

Triton quickly spoke out to stop him, with a resentful look on his face.

What exactly went wrong with Aphrodite, the goddess of machines, is still unknown and cannot be verified.

But at this moment, if they took the current clues and evidence and confronted in front of everyone, the blame of Poseidon for colluding with the old gods, assassinating allies, and destroying unity would be impossible to clear even if they jumped into the Sea of Oceanus.

Besides, it was he, the team leader, who gave the nod to suggest that Aphrodite, the goddess of machines, seduce others at the banquet.

If all things were connected, he would probably be dragged out and sacrificed to the gods by the angry Thessalians tonight.

Loen looked at Triton, who had a resentful look on his face, and raised his eyebrows.

"You want me to keep it a secret for you?"

Triton heard this and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"Thessaly can't stand the turmoil right now. Since we are all in the same boat, I can give Poseidon Temple some face and pretend nothing happened tonight."

Lorne paused for a moment, then changed the subject.

"But shouldn't you show some sincerity in return? You can't let me take this blow for nothing, right?"

"In addition to the full amount of material rations for rebuilding the Thessaly defense line, the Seagod Temple will also prepare another portion for you. If you need anything, please let me know as soon as possible!"

Having said that, Triton naturally understood.

Lorne nodded and asked casually.

"I heard that the scales of the Sea God Temple have good defensive performance and have already been mass-produced..."

"Three hundred pieces! I am willing to allocate three hundred scale garments and deploy them to the God's Blood Guards in Thessaly to contribute to the fight against the rebellion of the giants."

“It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish…”

"Don't worry, I'll find a way to design it."

Triton gritted his teeth and agreed to this rather harsh condition.

London felt satisfied and his expression immediately eased.

"It can be seen that this matter should be a misunderstanding."

Hearing that the victim seemed to show signs of reconciliation, Triton couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But before he could catch his breath, the person opposite him pointed at the wound that was still bleeding and showed an embarrassed expression.

"But, someone out there is trying to kill me. I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night."

Hearing the meaningful groan, Triton was startled and quickly opened his mouth to guarantee.

"Don't worry, I will report to my father as soon as I get back and ask him to remove that woman from the Sea God Temple, and fully cooperate with you to hunt down that traitor! Once she is captured, we will definitely pry her mouth open and make her confess the real mastermind behind the scenes!"

"What if she falls into my hands?"

"You can kill me or chop me up as you wish! This has nothing to do with the Sea God Temple!"

"Then I feel relieved."

Lorne patted Triton's shoulder, a friendly smile on his tense face.

"So next, let's all work together to arrest the real murderer as soon as possible and clear the name of Poseidon Temple!"

Seeing the victim raising his hand and pointing at the image of a girl with long purple-black hair and amber eyes in the air, Triton's heart finally settled down and a knowing smile appeared on his face.

That's right, where is the Aphrodite? Where is the seduction?

It is clear that the remnants of this old god have sneaked into the royal city of Thessaly, trying to commit evil against the hero who defeated the giant!

The two parties reached a tacit consensus, parted ways with satisfaction, and slowly digested their respective gains and losses.

As the figures of Triton and the mecha god Ares disappeared into the thick night, a red-haired female mecha god who was squatting in a cave and watching the entire live broadcast through the resonance technique became so angry that she started cursing.

"You actually sold me out like this? And you put all the blame on me? This bunch of rubbish from the Sea God Temple!"

After venting her anger, the machine goddess Aphrodite touched the cross mark on her forehead which was still warm, and simply made up her mind.

Rebellion, huh? I really rebelled today!

(End of this chapter)