Chapter 243: The Queen's mistress, prepare to die!
A few days later, in Hades, Tartros, on the edge of hell.
A rustling sound came from the dim Alima Crypt. The three-headed hellhound outside heard the noise and immediately climbed up from the ground. Its three heads bared their teeth and growled at the dark cave.
"Shh, be quiet, it's me!"
However, upon hearing the familiar voice, the Hades' guard dog immediately retracted its ferocious expression, happily ran to the entrance of the cave, and excitedly stuck out its tongue at a stowaway who had emerged.
"You're so good! Here, this is your reward, eat it."
After successfully sneaking into the destination, Loen reached out from the magic circle and took out the pre-prepared honey cakes and ambrosia wine, and threw them to Cerberus who was looking at him eagerly.
The sweet aroma filled the air. The three-headed hellhound, which had been completely corrupted by the delicacies of the world, immediately jumped high, skillfully grabbed a few fallen honey cakes, squatted aside and devoured them with relish, completely forgetting its duty to guard the underworld.
While moving the dog head in the middle of Cerberus, Loen asked in a low voice for information about the underworld.
The three-headed hellhound enjoyed the feeding service and petting from its "kind" while growling in simple syllables, answering all of Loen's questions.
Soon, with the help of Cerberus, the insider, Loen was able to understand the general situation of the underworld.
Because the overly high-profile Sisyphus was captured and the god of death Thanatos was found, the order of life and death in the human world and the underworld returned to normal.
However, after the Grim Reaper took up his post, he had one more task besides detaining and extraditing souls as usual.
——Supervise Sisyphus pushing the stone.
Originally, this job was the responsibility of Hypnos, the god of sleep, but something seemed to have happened in Dreamland recently, so he had to lead the three great dream gods and three thousand dream gods back to Dreamland to defend it.
Most of the souls that had originally escaped from the Garden of Elysium have been captured and brought back. Currently, the order there is managed by Hecate, the goddess of the underworld and the moon.
[Truth Pastoral] Everything is normal, and the three judges of Hades are still in charge;
But for some reason, the atmosphere in [Tartarus Hell] seems to have become a lot more tense recently. Not only are the god of death Thanatos and the three goddesses of vengeance stationed there, but even the god of the underworld Hades has come out in person.
The underworld had such a big fuss that Loen had some vague guesses as to why.
——Most likely it’s those old guys in Tartarus who are getting restless again…
- If I remember correctly, when they were retreating from the Arima Crypt, they encountered the Demon Ancestor Typhon who showed signs of revival. That was probably the beginning of unrest.
You know, the Tartarus hell where the demon ancestor is located is filled with a lot of Titans and monsters who don’t obey the Olympus order. There are three of the twelve Titans alone...
If everything inside came out, it would be enough to make the Olympian gods suffer.
Now, even Hades, a veteran otaku, has come out of his lair. It seems that those old denizens in [Tartarus Hell] are making quite a stir down there.
However, letting the powerful Hecate guard the Garden of Elysium...
Isn't that a place full of marionette-like souls? Is it that important?
Loen suddenly thought of the apparent revival of Typhon's head and the subsequent turmoil in Tartarus, which seemed to have happened after he caused a big fuss in the Garden of Elysium. He couldn't help but narrow his eyes, thinking about something.
It seems that [Elysee Garden] is not as simple as we saw on the surface before, and there may be some relationship between it and [Tartarus].
Those souls kept in that piece of blissful land are probably not just for the purpose of being potted plants...
But due to the lack of sufficient information support, Loen thought for a while but couldn't find any clues, so he had to give up for the time being. He took out the scales of the snake mother Echidna and waved to Cerberus beside him to give instructions.
"Dog, lead the way. Lead me to the Queen's garden. Try not to meet the patrol team during the process."
“Woof woof!”
The well-fed three-headed hellhound immediately gave a loud response, and then ran away into the distance along the River Styx with a cheerful pace.
Loen then disappeared, activated the power of [Goat], and quietly followed Cerberus.
Since the main military forces and most of the gods of the underworld are concentrated in Tartarus and Elysae Garden to deal with the recent unrest, the guards in other areas are quite empty.
Under the guidance of Cerberus, the traitor, Lorne safely bypassed various guard posts and underworld outposts and soon arrived at the lush garden in his memory.
"Okay, just lead me here, you go back first."
Lorne touched Cerberus's head, tied a package full of honey cakes and ambrosia wine to its body, and then watched the reluctant three-headed hellhound disappear into the thick fog of the underworld.
Although he was revisiting the old place, he remembered that he had left the Queen of the Underworld with a lot of trouble before he left last time.
The current situation was still unknown, so there was no need to let Cerberus take risks.
After simply recovering his consumed divine power and replenishing his status, Loen carefully walked through the lush garden and headed towards the inner courtyard in his memory.
Along the way, although the surrounding grass and trees showed some signs of withering and destruction, they were generally green and full of vitality.
It seems that even if she released them privately, the Queen of the Underworld did not suffer any obvious punishment.
Lorne gradually calmed down, walked through a bush, and came to the pavilion where he first met Persephone in his memory.
Looking around, a familiar feeling suddenly came to my mind.
The gurgling water twists and turns, the colorful fallen petals drift in the wind, the greenness of life comes into view, and the fragrance of flowers and plants fills the nose, making people feel relaxed and happy.
And in the midst of the lush green, the Queen of the Underworld in memory was standing on tiptoe, reaching out to press down a piece of golden branch.
"Lord Persephone..."
Hearing the call from behind, the graceful figure in the forest paused slightly, then quickly reacted, turned to look at the visitor who made the voice, coughed lightly, and spoke softly.
"Well, tell me, what do you want from me?"
Luo En was stunned when he heard this, then a humble smile broke out on his face and he bowed.
"It's about the Titans in Tartarus. Something happened and the higher-ups sent me to verify it with you in person..."
As he spoke, Lorne, who had appointed himself as a messenger, stepped forward.
"What? Tell me about it..."
The Queen of the Underworld in the forest seemed to be interested as well. Her eyes flickered. She let go of the golden branch in her hand and walked forward curiously.
However, the moment their figures met, their faces changed at the same time and they suddenly stood up and punched.
"Bang!"
Along with a dull explosion, strong winds blew in the forest, and branches and leaves fell.
The [Messenger] and the [Queen of the Underworld] looked at their fists colliding with each other, and their faces turned black.
How could they think of such a thing together?
Soon, Loen reacted and spoke first.
"Who are you? You pretended to be the Queen of the Underworld and tried to steal the Golden Branch from the Garden!"
In fact, as soon as they met, the reaction of the "Queen of the Underworld" made Loen suspicious.
He had already taken off his disguise and revealed his true face. How could Persephone be so calm and act as if she didn't know him when she saw him return?
So, after a little probing, he confirmed that the person in front of him was definitely not the Queen of the Underworld herself.
At this moment, hearing the accusation from the other side, the [Queen of the Underworld] snorted disdainfully.
"Hmph, come on, you are not clean yourself! That woman Persephone just went to Tartarus to deal with the trouble underground. You don't even know this, and you dare to scare me?"
As she spoke, the [Queen of the Underworld] frowned as if she had thought of something. She looked up and down at Loen in front of her, and a sinister look gradually appeared in her eyes.
"Wait, judging from your appearance and the fact that you came here alone to hide in the woods, could you be the mistress she keeps outside?!"
"Fuck you!"
Luo En had a dark face and felt very depressed.
In the past, he was always the one throwing dirty water on others, so why was he being poured a bucket of dirty water on as soon as he entered the door this time?
"Okay, okay, the more intense your reaction is, the more correct my answer is!"
The [Queen of the Underworld] in the forest made the final judgment. Her raised arm created an arc of black light in the air, like a sharp sword condensed from death.
"Die, adulterer!"
Two hats were thrown down in succession. The veins on Loen's forehead bulged and his eyes became gloomy. He immediately mobilized his power and grabbed the attacking white arm at lightning speed. Then he grinned, swung his arm around without any hesitation, and smashed it to the ground.
After all, he has nine divine incarnations. Not to mention being able to walk sideways in the underworld, he needs an opponent at least at the level of the Gemini Gods to defeat him. Does he really think that any random person who pops out from the corner can defeat him?
“Boom!”
Instantly, there was a dull explosion and smoke rose in the forest.
And in the huge deep pit under Loen's astonished gaze, the originally plump and tall [Queen of the Underworld] suddenly emitted a large amount of black mist, and shrunk in a blink of an eye into a rebellious girl about 1.6 meters tall, wearing a yellow hairband, and with a thin body.
"You dare to hit me? Do you know that even Hades has never laid a hand on me? You are dead!"
Suffering such a severe blow, the girl in the deep pit tried hard to hold back the tears in her eyes, gritted her teeth and uttered harsh words, the dual divine powers of life and death surging wildly in her body.
Gradually, her skin turned half black and half white, and her body turned into black mist, breaking free from Lorne's restraints, and then appeared in the thick shadows with strange shapes and peculiar forms, sometimes clearly visible, sometimes hazy, and sometimes flickering in the darkness.
Looking at the scene in front of him and sensing the two familiar auras from the girl, Loen didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He finally knew who this was.
——Melinoe, the goddess of conspiracy, is a member of the underworld in the Orphic Mysticism (Dionysian) legend and the daughter of Hades, the god of the underworld, and Persephone, the queen of the underworld.
And, in a sense, my sister?
(End of this chapter)
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