Chapter 218 Fire Prevention, Theft Prevention, and Girlfriend Prevention
Half an hour later, on the banks of the River Styx.
Sisyphus looked at the river surface which had been motionless for a long time with a grim expression.
He had already lost all the gold coins of the dead, but Charon, the ferryman of the Styx, had not yet appeared in his ferry.
Even with the surge of the waves, the few coins that were originally thrown out were washed back to the river bank one after another.
Looking at the wet gold coins of the dead at his feet, Sisyphus was dumbfounded.
What happened? That old guy Charon refused to accept the order?
Hasn't he always been greedy for money? When did he stop taking business that came right to his door?
At worst, we can pay more!
"Forget it, it looks like I can't count on him this time."
Lorne shook his head and gave up the Sisyphus impulse to raise the price.
They had caused such a big mess that Charon's body wouldn't even be enough to weigh even if all his bones and flesh were weighed together. In this situation, that guy wouldn't even have time to hide, let alone come to help.
The other side is greedy for money, but not stupid...
I'm in trouble.
This unexpected change caused a gloom to appear in Luo En's eyes.
After a brief thought, he made a new decision.
"Don't wait for the ferry, just walk along the river!"
According to the map given by King Minos, you can also reach the Arima Catacombs by following the river.
However, this would require a long detour, and there would inevitably be complications along the way, including encountering the underworld pursuers who were searching the mountains and seas.
Just as the four were preparing to embark on a new journey, Sisyphus suddenly heard the sound of river water stirring behind him and turned back excitedly.
"Wait, there's movement on the water!"
At this moment, circles of ripples spread out from afar, and the thick gray fog was lit up with faint spots of light.
One...two...three...
Dozens...hundreds...even thousands!
Luo En's face changed drastically and he started shouting immediately.
"It's the Dark Butterfly! Go!"
"Fuck! That old guy Charon actually sold us out!"
Sisyphus, who was standing by, saw this and reacted instantly.
Two figures with the power of [Super Speed] quickly carried their teammates beside them, turned around and ran for their lives.
"Go! Don't let them get away!"
On a warship built with the bones of the dead, four eerie and fierce figures leaped up and quickly surrounded the underworld criminals who were fleeing forward.
Sisyphus turned his head and glanced back, and suddenly he was frightened to death.
Hypnos, the god of sleep, and the three goddesses of vengeance are all here! In addition, there are also a large number of dream gods and Hades guards!
The old liar, who had always taken pleasure in defrauding the gods, could not help but quicken his pace, swearing when he realized that he had been tricked.
Charon, you old fool, just wait, I’m not done with you!
They ran all the way, and even though both Loen and Sisyphus had the power of [Super Speed], they still couldn't open up much distance due to the disparity in strength.
In fact, as time went by, the auras behind him became closer and closer, gathering more and more.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Loen glanced at Sisyphus behind him with ill intent.
It seems like it’s time for good brothers to make use of their remaining energy, right?
However, as if sensing a hint of danger, Sisyphus subconsciously grabbed Adonis tightly, held him firmly on his back, and looked around vigilantly.
Tsk, no, the pretty boy that Aphrodite wants is still in his hands.
If you throw away both of them, this trip will be in vain.
Forget it, let me think of another way...
With no other choice, Loen could only temporarily put aside his ill intentions of selling out his teammates, and keep his eyes and ears open, his mind racing, trying to find a new way out.
"there……"
Hearing a sweet whisper in his ears, Loen subconsciously fled in the direction of Thetis's finger out of trust.
Soon, his eyes were attracted by a garden in the distance filled with golden spikes of flowers, grape vines, daffodils, pomegranate trees, cypresses and other plants.
The lush green exudes the rich fragrance of flowers, and these seem to be all plants on the ground.
The vibrant vitality they contain completely dilutes and eliminates the surrounding deathly aura of the underworld, as if opening up a quiet and beautiful paradise on earth in this kingdom of death.
"What is that?"
"Persephone's Garden..."
Thetis in his arms leaned close to Loen's ear and reminded him in a deep voice, her eyes flickering faintly.
Upon hearing this, Loen, who was on the run, suddenly came to his senses and felt excited.
It seems like there is hope!
"Escape there!"
After turning around to remind his teammates behind him, Loen immediately pushed his power of speed to the extreme and jumped into the garden behind the wall at lightning speed.
Seeing this, Sisyphus followed suit and sped up, shaking off the large group of pursuers behind him and also diving into a patch of dense shade.
"Chase!"
Following closely behind, the god of sleep and the three goddesses of vengeance subconsciously rushed in. However, as gods of the underworld, they were inevitably contaminated with a large amount of death energy, which was naturally in conflict with the plants on the ground that represented vitality.
Therefore, as soon as you enter the garden, the surrounding plants begin to wither because they cannot withstand the invasion of death, and the branches are full of dead stamens and dried fruits.
"Who let you in? Get out!"
At this moment, a clear and pleasant voice came from the depths of the garden. The anger and disgust mixed in it made the underworld gods who were chasing after them subconsciously stop.
"Sir, a fugitive criminal from the underworld has broken into your garden. We are just..."
"I don't care who you want to arrest, but now I just see that you trampled my flowers. Get out now before I want to pursue the matter!"
The clear and quiet voice responded lightly, and then a hint of gloom brewed in it.
"Or do you want to stay here and be fertilizer for the flowers? Do you need me to call 'him' over?"
Hearing the tough command in their ears, and thinking of the "flower farmer" who was repairing the potted plants in the great temple, Hypnos and the three goddesses of vengeance could not help swallowing their saliva, and quickly retracted their steps, and retreated to the outside of the garden territory like a tide with the underworld guards behind them.
Mercira, the eldest of the three goddesses of vengeance, looked at the insurmountable chasm before her and felt a headache. She turned around and asked her colleague beside her.
"What now?"
"Guard the outside first and check the surroundings. I will report to His Majesty the Pluto and ask him to make the decision."
After leaving some instructions, Hypnos flapped his wings and flew quickly towards the Great Temple of the Underworld.
At the same time, in a quiet courtyard shaded by flowers and plants, an elegant woman in a veil and a black hair crown was leaning in the pavilion, looking leisurely and lazily at the daffodils blooming in the pond.
Peel the pomegranate seeds in the palm of your hand, put them between your lips and teeth, bite and suck them gently, the juice bursts out, and it tastes sour and sweet with a hint of astringency.
The emotions rising in the goddess's emerald green eyes were slightly complicated, and she sighed secretly.
Once upon a time, I fell into the dark underworld because of these two things. Now they have become the objects of my longing. It is really ironic.
Memories of playing with the nymphs in the valley in the woods came to her mind. The goddess became a little bored with the beautiful daffodils blooming in front of her. She raised her head to look at a figure hiding in the shade, with a subtle smile on her face.
"Come out, do you still need me to invite you? After all, I have helped you so much."
Thetis smiled bitterly and walked out of the dense forest reluctantly, with the camouflage spells on her body fading away layer by layer.
Do they...know each other?
Just as Sisyphus and Adonis subconsciously stretched their necks to look at the sudden development, they felt a pain in the back of their necks and a shock deep into their souls hit them like a tide.
Fuck, here we go again!
As the familiar feeling surged into his heart, Sisyphus cursed inwardly in grief and anger, and his consciousness was swallowed up by the endless darkness. He and Adonis fell into a complete coma.
Loen looked at the two people lying on the ground, and skillfully cast seventeen or eighteen spells of suppression, confusion, and binding at them. After confirming that the two were not pretending to be unconscious, he walked out of the jungle with confidence and followed Thetis' footsteps.
The gossip fire burning in his body made him unable to help but ask quietly.
"Do you know each other?"
Thetis nodded, and as they walked, she briefly explained her relationship with the Queen of the Underworld.
The two parties were old acquaintances. Before Persephone became the Queen of the Underworld, the two gods often feasted and chatted together. As they both had quiet and leisurely personalities, they had a pretty good relationship.
Lorne listened and seemed to understand something.
The mythological epic "Iliad" mentions that in order to break the curse of the goddess of discord, Thetis went into the underworld many times, holding her son Achilles by the ankles and soaking him in the Styx River, making him invulnerable to swords and spears.
Being able to enter and exit the underworld so easily, and using the power of the underworld to forge a divine body for her son, Thetis obviously also has a backer in the underworld.
Now it seems that Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld, is the reason why she dares to come in.
Even if something goes wrong, I can probably ask my former best friend to help cover it.
No wonder Thetis was always calm and composed along the way.
Realizing that his teammate was also a powerful figure, Loen decisively entrusted the negotiation with the Queen of the Underworld to Thetis.
Persephone listened to her friend Thetis's plea and nodded slightly: "You want me to help you get out? I can..."
Just as Thetis was showing joy, the Queen of the Underworld in the pavilion changed the subject.
"But after helping me so much, how are you going to thank me?"
"I……"
Thetis was about to make some light promises, but Persephone raised her hand to interrupt Thetis and looked behind her.
"How about this, leave him here and go..."
Hearing this, Lorne subconsciously looked towards the unconscious Adonis in the dense forest.
According to legend, after the death of this prince of Cyprus, his soul was fought over by the Queen of the Underworld and the God of Love. Finally, with the mediation of Zeus, his soul stayed in the underworld for six months every year to accompany Persephone, and for the remaining six months he came to the surface and belonged to Aphrodite.
Damn pretty boy, causing trouble for me again!
Just as Loen was secretly complaining, he suddenly felt a burning gaze coming towards him.
He followed the Queen of the Underworld's dark gaze, lowered his head stiffly and looked at himself, his brain shut down in shock.
Wait, this doesn't seem right?!
(End of this chapter)
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