Chapter 156 Pan's Labyrinth
"Haha, it seems to be an accident."
Seeing that the target was shifting to her lover, Artemis quickly interrupted and waved her hand to let the nymphs release the unfortunate guy who was bombed.
As soon as he got away, Pan tactfully did not continue to dwell on the previous topic, but instead shamelessly asked to join the banquet.
Out of consideration for Hermes and the recent accident, everyone had to nod in agreement and accept this visitor with a goat's head and a human body.
However, since the nymphs and muses present were all obsessed with looks, they were naturally somewhat repulsed by the strange-looking god Pan and kept a certain distance from him.
This made Pan, who had originally wanted to get close to these beautiful goddesses, very depressed.
Fortunately, although he did not have the chance to get close to the beauty, Pan's depressed mood was alleviated a lot after tasting the delicious food and sweet wine in the camp.
After three rounds of wine, the dishes have five flavors.
Feeling a little tipsy, Pan looked at the beautiful young nymphs and muses around him and could not help licking his lips. Then he rolled his eyes, stood up from his seat, walked towards Artemis in front of the fire with a smile on his face, and showed his courtesy to the goddess of hunting.
"My Lady Goddess, I recently raised a new batch of hunting dogs, among which there are some of the best ones. Since you are here, how about giving them to you as a gift?"
"Okay, where is it? Let me see!"
Upon hearing this, Artemis perked up and his eyes lit up.
Upon hearing this, God Pan scratched his head and couldn't help but smile shyly.
"They are in my temple, which is quite far from here. It would be very disrespectful to ask you to make a special trip there."
Then, Pan Shenhua turned around and suggested with a silly smile.
"How about this, you send someone to go with me, and we will drive those hounds to the camp for you to choose from."
As he spoke, the pair of sheep eyes that glowed faintly in the darkness looked at the nymphs behind Artemis.
The nymphs who were scanned by the sheep's eyes felt inexplicably uncomfortable and subconsciously looked at their own main god with a look for help.
However, Artemis, who was slightly tipsy, was completely obsessed with the word "hound". Without thinking, he spoke vaguely: "Then..."
"Let me do it." At the same time, Loen stood up from his seat, blocked Pan's sight, and volunteered.
By the way, he kicked the golden retriever that was circling around him and scolded with a smile, "It's time to find a companion for this noisy guy."
Looking at the innocent whimpering dog on the ground, the nymphs, who were originally inexplicably nervous, suddenly felt uncomfortable and smiled softly with their hands covering their lips.
Artemis naturally agreed to her lover's request. She nodded with a smile and like a housewife, she took Atalanta from Lorne's arms and watched her husband go away.
However, compared to the gods who were still immersed in joy, Pan's mood was not very good.
The reason why it was willing to contribute the hunting dog it had bred with great difficulty was to take the opportunity to bring a beautiful nymph along.
As a result, the beauty was not rescued, but the bastard who almost blew it to pieces followed.
What a shame!
The half-man, half-goat shepherd god complained in his heart, then glanced at the handsome and smiling man behind him, and suddenly became furious. He quickened his pace and moved quickly through the dense forest.
Humph, if you want to take my hound away from me, you have to have the ability to do so!
God Pan sneered secretly and struck the ground with the staff in his hand, and an invisible rhythm spread out.
The road in the darkness seemed to become rugged and difficult to travel. The surrounding plants looked gloomy and twisted, like giant snakes crawling in the shadows. The entire forest seemed to have turned into a living maze.
After a few turns, the footsteps behind him gradually disappeared, as if blocked by some invisible thing. Pan couldn't help but reveal a cunning smile on his face.
In the territory of Arcadia, it is not only a shepherd god, but also the master of nature, mountains, forests and countryside. With its own will, it can turn this territory into a maze to confuse and imprison its enemies, making them lose their judgment in fear and behave in an ugly manner.
Since you made me embarrassed in front of those beautiful goddesses and ruined my good plans, I will let you have a taste of the pain too.
When the day breaks, I’ll see that you can’t even track down the person, and can’t even bring back a few hounds. How can you have the nerve to report to Lady Artemis!
However, just as this half-man, half-goat god raised his head with a smug sneer, his gaze forward suddenly froze, his body stiffened in place, and his goat face looked as if he had seen a ghost.
Under the bright moonlight, a figure leaning against a boulder in front of me stretched lazily, turned around and asked with a smile.
"Have you rested enough? Can we go now?"
"Oh, okay..."
Pan nodded blankly, hurriedly passed the figure, and continued to lead the way ahead.
Damn it! What's going on? When did this guy pass in front of me?
The unexpected situation confused the shepherd god's mind and left him puzzled.
But then, more depression and anger surged into his heart under the influence of alcohol.
How could a mere god who appeared out of nowhere break through my maze so easily! Accident! It must be an accident!
With resentment and doubt in his heart, Pan quickened his pace again, running and jumping in the mountains like a nimble goat.
At the same time, the shepherd's staff that kept knocking on the ground secretly awakened the will of the mountains and forests, causing the plants and landforms to grow wildly and deform, turning into overlapping forest mazes, blocking the moonlight from the sky, trying to completely trap the followers behind him in this dark cage.
Now, let's see...
Pan, who was keeping a distance from others, subconsciously turned back and was about to admire his masterpiece, but the excitement and pride on his face froze again.
That guy is still here!
Moreover, it was already less than seven steps away from it.
How was it possible that the forest maze that he was so proud of didn't pose any obstacle to him at all?
Looking at the confused lamb in front of him, Loen smiled playfully in his heart.
Why choose so many other options? Why use a maze to trap him?
When I was on Crete, Athena often locked me in a maze and beat me.
Compared to the goddess of wisdom who can easily cut through space and reshape the foundation, Pan's maze, which can only use terrain factors to create some obstacles and magnify people's fears, is simply child's play.
Moreover, the [Bull] on his body also possesses some of the Cretan labyrinth powers.
As long as you ignore the changes in the surrounding environment and follow the ground's aura and the smell of sheep that you can smell from afar on the god Pan, it is basically impossible for you to get lost.
"How far is it? Are you getting lost?"
Hearing the teasing behind him, Pan, who still refused to give up, gritted his teeth and snorted coldly.
"I'm afraid you can't catch up!"
Then, Pan tore off his disguise, infused his divine power into his legs, stepped with his two unique sheep's hooves, turned into a gust of wind, and quickly moved through the forest.
It is the offspring of Hermes, the god of speed, and is born with the gift of speed.
Especially in a home environment like Arcadia, Pan Shen is confident that not many people can easily catch up with him.
However, after looking back several times, its heart sank.
The unknown being gushed out an exaggerated amount of divine power from his body, like a high-speed chariot, and was following closely behind it at an equally fast speed.
With the dull rumbling of the ground, the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer.
Finally, when the other party caught up with him again, Pan completely gave up, slowed down his pace on his own initiative, forced a flattering smile on his face, and greeted him enthusiastically.
"Don't worry, don't worry, we'll be there soon."
"Where?"
Loen ignored Pan's approach and looked around with a faint smile.
Pan coughed dryly and struck the ground with the staff in his hand. The dense jungle around him moved and a crack appeared in the rock in front.
This corridor covered with moss and fluorescent plants leads directly into the dark mountain belly.
Seeing that this difficult-to-deal-with servant god had not moved for a long time, Pan bowed and walked forward with a wry smile.
"It's right inside. I'll show you the way."
Loen was not in a hurry to step in. Instead, he looked at the god with a goat's head and a human body with a smile.
This half-man, half-goat image with horns on its head and split hooves had a special name in medieval Europe and subsequent Christian culture.
——That is, the devil, or the incarnation of Satan.
——Lies and deception are often standard features of this creature.
Loen narrowed his eyes slightly, started to follow the god Pan, the corners of his lips raised in the darkness, outlining a playful arc.
Centaurs...
Pan...
Things are really getting more and more interesting.
(End of this chapter)
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