Chapter 147 The End of the Female Ghost (5.3k)
"Bang!"
With a dull rumble, Stheno slammed heavily to the ground, like a mold hitting dough, leaving a clear human-shaped pit.
"Ahem, stop it! I command you! I am a god, a goddess loved by everyone!"
The disheveled Stheno spat out the sand that had choked his mouth, and at the same time he was filled with rage and shouted angrily.
Lorne smiled broadly, and then—
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
A tangled arm swung back and forth like a fan with poor contact, causing dirt and rocks to fly across the arena, smoke and dust to rise, and strange human-shaped pits to appear one after another.
“Boom!”
With a loud bang, Stheno, who had been thrown and smashed dozens of times, gradually became motionless from his initial ferocious movements, and finally lay completely flat at the bottom of the pit, staring at the sky with lifeless eyes, with a very peaceful posture.
"Tsk, what a weak god."
Seeing the almost broken expression of the Gorgon, Loen let go of her and threw her aside as if she were a torn sack, with a look of contempt on his face.
Then he turned around and rushed towards the other Gorgon in the audience who had just tricked him, grinning with a kind expression.
Suddenly, Eurie, who had a guilty conscience, swallowed hard and subconsciously shrank behind her sister, Little Medusa, with a hint of fear in her eyes.
And Loen stretched his limbs with satisfaction, and the golden bull shadow constructed by divine power on his body let out a dull and deep roar towards the sky.
The golden ripples spread out in all directions, and the nearby ground vibrated with resonance.
The Minoans who were working nearby felt a wonderful sense of belonging, as if they were back on their homeland and felt at peace.
—The Cretan Bull!
The embodiment of the power of faith of the Minoan civilization and the preservation of the divinity of that land.
Since they only worshipped the Mother Goddess and gave up their reverence for the Father God, the remaining power of faith and divinity of the land were concentrated on the Cretan bull, the emblem of civilization, making its power grow stronger and stronger.
Originally, this bull was supposed to be sacrificed to Athena as it was done in history.
However, the goddess of wisdom gave it to Lorne on the grounds that it was incompatible with her own divinity as a reward for his wholehearted efforts in planning a way out for Crete.
Therefore, this thing was naturally absorbed by Loen and condensed into one of his own divine incarnations.
The benefit it brings to the host is [Power].
During battle, as long as the host steps on the ground, he can gain overwhelming strength beyond his own limits and greatly strengthen his body.
If the Minoans are present, or the object of the power is larger or heavier, the degree of the supernatural power will increase accordingly.
For example, like this!
Loen glanced back, twisted his body suddenly, and punched out with his right fist, creating a series of sonic booms.
"boom!"
A muscular arm collided directly with a huge claw covered with light golden scales and with five hooked fingers, making a loud roar.
Loen looked at Stheno, whose body had expanded a hundred times in size and had assumed the complete form of a Gorgon, with golden wings on his back. He immediately sneered.
"You're actually pretending to be dead? You've brought shame upon all the snake gods and monsters!"
"None of your business!"
The sneak attack failed, and Stheno gritted his teeth for a while. Then, driven by new and old hatreds, he completely let go of his hands and feet. His huge claws burst out with a strange purple-red light and smashed down heavily, showing the overwhelming power of the snake divinity.
"Moo!"
At the same time, Loen held his breath, raised his arms, and the golden bull shadow on his body seemed to come alive, digging the ground with its four hooves, lowering its head and growling as if making a charging gesture.
In an instant, the two forces emanating from the gods collided fiercely with each other, causing the ground to sink into a huge pit of dozens of meters. Layers of air waves were stirred up around, and the entire arena seemed to be able to feel the ground shaking violently.
Immediately afterwards, the Gorgon, which was tens of meters tall, was thrown out and, like a cannonball, hit the protective wall at the edge and was buried in a pile of rubble.
You know, this is a place blessed by divinity, and ordinary demigods can't even think of leaving any trace of destruction here.
Looking at the Gorgon, who also possessed strange powers, being beaten up by him, Loen looked at the virtual image of the golden bull on his body and felt more and more satisfied.
It's really worthy of the reward from Sister Ya. She is generous when she spends. Unlike that old man Poseidon, he is so stingy even when it comes to blood. He is not generous at all.
Just as Loen was complaining in his heart, the ruins of the collapsed protective wall exploded, and dozens of pieces of rubble, about ten times the size of a bowling ball, shot towards the arena with the power of a grenade or heavy artillery.
Loen waved his hand casually, easily pushing away several huge pieces of rubble that were thrown at him, and sneered at the Gorgon in the smoke.
"Still not giving up?"
"You forced me to do this!"
At this moment, looking at the guy who had to flee in the face of her pressure and attack on the Invisible Island a few months ago, and now beat her repeatedly, shame and anger rushed into Stheno's brain, and her two pale golden claws swung forward violently.
In an instant, a fierce gust of wind blew up in the arena, the sound of surging waves came from far away, and the air was as sticky as water.
Then, scarlet ether waves appeared around Stheno, and with the blessing of the ocean divinity, they turned into raging waves that swallowed everything, crushing the target in front of them.
After absorbing the ocean divinity of the three gods, old sea god Pontos, mother of sea monsters Keto, and father of sea monsters Phorcys, the ocean power possessed by the three Gorgons has accumulated to an extremely exaggerated level. Even ordinary sea gods would not dare to test them easily when encountering them.
However, Loen on the field remained unmoved. Facing the huge bloody waves, he raised the corners of his lips, took a step forward, and chanted the words of God.
"The giant whale is blessed by heaven, and the raging waves cannot be crossed..."
Suddenly, it seemed as if a huge wheel was spinning behind him, and the golden bull faded, replaced by a giant whale leaping out of the water.
And under the wrapping of that phantom, the surrounding blood-red waves retreated as if they had encountered a natural enemy.
Looking from the stage, it seemed as if a pair of invisible giant hands dropped from the sky, parting the huge waves that submerged the entire arena, revealing the land under the water.
How is that possible?
Seeing that the ocean divinity that he was so proud of was suppressed and divided, Stheno was even more incredulous.
Seeing that Loen was walking towards her with a smile step by step through the land under the sea, the proud Gorgon suddenly became furious and waved her hands across the sea.
“Crash!”
In an instant, the blood-red waves that were separated on both sides overturned, and the raging ether surged back into the [chasm] that had cracked in the center, as well as the figure walking in the [chasm].
"Water is divided into upper and lower, and each follows its own path of birth and death..."
However, with a soft moan from underwater, the giant whale shook its head and swung its tail. The uncontrolled blood-red waves either turned into mist and rose up, and then dissipated with the wind; or lost their impact and flowed gently under Lorne's feet like a calm river.
"If this is all you can do, you won't be able to escape from Euryale's 100 whips."
Loen clapped his hands and reminded maliciously, glancing at the shadows around him, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.
——【Giant Whale】.
The second incarnation, forged from the blood of Poseidon and fragments of the trident, possesses the power to control the sea and calm the waves.
Judging from the results, even the Gorgon, who had exploded three times with the gold coins of an old senior of the ocean system, was suppressed by him.
However, there was one thing that made Loen want to complain.
In order to create this second incarnation of divinity [Giant Whale], he used up the rewards from the two previous [Golden Oracles], and he almost lost his life several times in the successive battles for the island of Crete.
Unlike Sister Ya, who gave him the big gift package of the Cretan Bull right away, and taught him step by step how to absorb and utilize divinity and power along the way, allowing him to easily possess the [Bull], the first incarnation of divinity.
The treatment of both parties is simply incomparable. It is reasonable for him to cling to Sister Ya's thigh and continue to trick the stingy Aquaman.
At this moment, Stheno, who had suffered repeated setbacks, could no longer suppress his anger. His almond-shaped eyes widened, and his vertical pupils suddenly expanded, turning into a scarlet rectangle. He looked down grimly at the figure walking towards him.
When their eyes inadvertently met, Loen's body froze, and a streak of petrified gray instantly crawled out of his eyes and spread to every part of his body.
Seeing that the unexpected attack was successful, a sneer of satisfaction appeared on Stheno's face, and he raised his claws and swept forward.
Underestimate me? I'll teach you a lesson!
However, before Stheno could vent his anger, the low voice sounded again.
As Loen raised his head, the Gorgon suddenly discovered that the gray in his pupils was washed away by an intoxicating scarlet. Grape vines broke out of his body, spread and grew, and then turned into a gorgeous grape forest.
phantom!
Seeing this, Stheno's face changed.
At the same time, a low whisper sounded behind her, with a hint of teasing.
"Enough of laughing?"
In an instant, Stheno's hair stood on end, and the lavender snake tail coiled under his body suddenly straightened and swept behind him like a spear reflexively.
That’s it?
Loen smiled, and the light wheel behind him turned again. The invisible pointer turned to [Bull]. Violent power instantly gushed out of his body. He reached out and easily grabbed the snake's tail that was sweeping towards him, grinning grimly.
At the same time, the grape vine in the center of the roulette wheel, representing the original divinity, spread outward and wrapped around the body of the Bull, as if pouring a jar of strong liquor of Madness into the beast that trampled the earth, causing a look of madness to appear in its huge eyes, and its violent power doubled again, forming a golden-red flame that seemed to be real.
Feeling the huge force that almost twisted the tip of her tail off, Stheno's scalp went numb, beads of cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and she immediately raised her hands and shouted.
"I surrender!"
"no!"
At this moment, a purple figure swooped down from the audience, interrupting her sister's useless behavior and instigating her with malicious intent.
"What are you afraid of him doing? Let's go together!"
Athena, who was supposed to go down to maintain order, sat in the stands with her arms folded, with no intention of stopping anything. She even took the opportunity of chatting to intentionally or unintentionally stop the restless Medusa and Hestia.
This little bastard has been hiding his true abilities too well. This is a good opportunity for her to see his true abilities.
Sensing the signal sent by her own Lord, Euryale, who was originally a little nervous, immediately straightened her back and revealed the true form of the Gorgon, rubbing her hands ready to go.
In response, Loen smiled slightly, pinched the tip of Stheno's tail with one hand, and with the other hand he showed a shiny whip, and spoke in a magnetic voice.
"One hundred lashes."
"Haha, you still want to sow discord? How could my sister possibly..."
Upon hearing this, Yurielle, who was standing by, sneered in disdain.
However, before she could finish, a chill ran from the tip of her tail to the core of her head, making her back feel cold and she looked back.
Suddenly, those eyes met two open rectangular pupils, and the body froze.
The Gorgon's magic eyes can not only block the enemy's actions, but also work on her own people.
Euryale, her whole body stiff, looked at her beloved sister in disbelief, her eyes filled with horror.
"you……"
"It's just a hundred lashes. Just bear with it and it will be over soon."
Stheno swallowed and tried to force a warm smile on her face, and the whip that she often used to whip them had fallen into her hands at some point.
What are you fighting for? There is almost no good skin left on your body!
If he continued to hold on, regardless of whether he would win or lose, he would be caught by the tail and would definitely be beaten up first.
Moreover, she had sworn an oath before the battle. She was not afraid of the curse of the Styx, but she was even more afraid that if she violated the rules, Hestia on the stage would find a reason to beat her.
Instead of this, it would be better to let my dear sister sacrifice first.
It’s definitely a good deal to exchange two beatings for one!
Later...when I get the chance, I will definitely avenge you!
While Stheno was comforting himself and making solemn promises in his heart, he whipped Euryale's butt without any hesitation.
"Pah~"
With a crisp sound, the whip fell heavily.
But Yurielle, who originally had a look of grief and anger on her face, was stunned.
It looks heavy, but it doesn't hurt at all...
When Steno on the side secretly winked at her, Euryale finally woke up as if from a dream and let out an exaggerated scream.
Seeing his sister's performance, Stheno nodded secretly, with a satisfied and sinister smile on his face.
After all, she is their own sister, so they can just pretend. Once they break free from that guy's clutches, they will join hands and teach this bastard behind them a lesson!
However, Loen, who was standing by, had already seen through Steno's little tricks. He sneered and exerted force again with his right hand that was pinching the tip of Steno's tail.
"Didn't you eat? Push harder! This is what we agreed on before the game started. Do you want me to show you how to do it?"
As he spoke, his malicious eyes looked sinisterly at Stheno's butt.
For a moment, the Gorgon, who was trying to be sneaky, shook the whip and hit her sister hard.
Along with a crisp sound, a burning pain instantly spread, making Yurielle grimace.
This time, her dear sister did not hold back.
Yurielle turned back with a grin and looked at Stheno with grievance.
"It's only a hundred lashes. Just bear with it. I will definitely avenge you in the future!"
Steno made a rough sketch, and then, under the gaze of Loen, he gritted his teeth and raised the whip, whipping his sister Euryale one after another.
In an instant, heavy whip shadows came down, and the crackling sounds became one. The arrogant Gorgon hugged her head and let out a mournful wail.
Gradually, Stheno became more and more excited and more adept at pumping, and his face, which was originally filled with bitterness and hatred, gradually turned red with excitement and satisfaction.
I have to say that when you encounter misfortune, finding an outlet to vent your feelings and making others more miserable than yourself can quickly relieve stress and increase your sense of happiness.
Finally, after being whipped a hundred times, Stheno felt relaxed and even a little reluctant to leave.
However, due to her status as an elder sister, she returned the whip, bent down with a smile on her face, helped Yurielle up, and comforted her.
"Be good, it's okay, I'll avenge you later..."
Under pressure from Stheno's long-term tyranny, Euryale could only cry in the arms of this unscrupulous sister.
However, at this moment, a devilish whisper echoed in her ears.
"Want to seek revenge on me? That's perfect, let's have another fight!"
Upon hearing this, Stheno, who was making big plans, shuddered and shook his head quickly.
"No more fighting, no more fighting, I'll definitely do it next time!"
Lorne shook his head, a pleased smile on his face.
"Not you, I'm talking about her..."
Then, the right hand that had released the tip of Stheno's tail pointed at Euryale.
"Old rules, if you win, you keep your promise, if you lose, you whip her 100 times, how about that?"
In an instant, Stheno's hair stood up, his face changed drastically, and he subconsciously tightened his arms, trying to hold his sister.
"no!"
However, Yurielle in his arms struggled to raise her right hand, opened her voice with resentment, and directly cut off the source of the trouble.
"I surrender!"
“…”
Suddenly, Stheno's face was filled with black lines, and his eyes became gloomy.
"Eurielie, you actually surrendered to the enemy. I am so disappointed. I must teach you a lesson today!"
As the cold voice poured into her ears, Yurielle, who had been oppressed by her sister for a long time, couldn't help but shrink her head in fear.
At this moment, a warm hand held her slightly trembling wrist, and the gentle voice echoed in her ears.
"Difficult to fulfill the contract? Do you want my help?"
Yurielle was stunned at first, then she looked at a kind-hearted onlooker on the side and nodded vigorously with excitement in her eyes.
Then, a long and thin object was skillfully put into her hand.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Stheno, who was about to run away, was held down on the shoulder by the figure who appeared behind him with a smile.
Feeling the overwhelming weight of a mountain on her body, making it difficult for her to move, she looked at her sister who was walking towards her with a whip in her hand, with a malicious look on her face. The motionless Gorgon let out a mournful cry.
"No……!"
Immediately, there was a popping sound like frying beans, and the brutal flogging was repeated.
This time, without Lorne's reminder, Yurielle used all her strength to whip her good sister hard.
Looking at the cruel scene on the field, little Medusa and Hestia closed their eyes in pain.
Athena was both angry and amused by the farce before her.
These two idiots, don't know their own weight, and still want to play tricks on him? Now they are beaten badly, right?
Forget it. Although I failed to test this kid's true level, this level plus this mentality are enough to deal with the troubles on Mount Olympus.
While thinking, Athena ignored Stheno's shouts and requests for help, stretched, stood up and walked out of the field.
As the last glimmer of hope was dashed, Stheno let out a miserable wail, and the unscrupulous Euryale smoked even more happily. Hestia and Medusa in the stands couldn't help but be curious, and they opened their eyes, ate snacks, watched the show, and commented on the postures.
For a moment, the air was instantly filled with a happy atmosphere.
(End of this chapter)
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