Chapter 259: The Innate Holy Body
In the holy garden, three nymphs dressed in the glow of the sunset walked barefoot on the island, checking the growth of flowers, plants, fruits and trees as usual, and calling for clouds and rain from time to time to irrigate some withered plants.
However, the work did not last long before a familiar feeling of fatigue came over them.
In name, they are goddesses guarding the sacred garden, but in reality they do the work of gardeners.
This kind of boring and repetitive life goes on day after day. Even if you have great enthusiasm at the beginning, it will gradually fade away with the passage of time.
Just as the three Hesperides sisters were touring the garden and preparing to return home, a faint and rich fragrance came from outside the island.
"What does it smell like?"
The youngest sister among the three sniffed, looking curious.
"It's wine, the finest ambrosia mead!"
"Well, during the last great sacrifice, when I went to Olympus, Hebe gave me a pot. I tasted it, and it tasted great!"
The two sisters chattered in response, obviously having deep memories of this excellent drink.
Listening to her sisters' descriptions, the youngest sister felt that the fragrance coming from outside the island seemed to be stronger, and her throat moved unconsciously.
"How about we go out and take a look?"
"This, is not good..."
"We are just taking a look and observing the situation nearby. This is also our responsibility in guarding the Holy Garden. Besides, with Ladon here, what accidents can happen?"
"Yeah, that's right."
Finally, under the instigation of the younger sister, the three sisters reached a consensus and carefully walked out of the holy garden to look for the source of the fragrance.
Soon, a wine jug half buried in the beach attracted their attention.
The purple-red wine flowed out from a crack in the bottle and seeped into the fine sand.
What a waste!
Seeing the scene before them, the three nymphs felt distressed and rushed forward hurriedly to pull out the wine jug.
With a gentle shake, the sound of liquid flowing inside made them instantly excited.
There is still half a pot left.
Apparently, this was something that a passing god accidentally dropped into the sea and was then washed ashore on the island by the tide.
Just as the three nymphs were considering whether to share some of the honey wine with each other to taste the flavor of the fairy food, a sharp wind blew from behind and hit them on the back of their necks almost one after the other.
Red light and the smell of blood...
With the last impression, the three nymphs felt dizzy before their eyes and fainted on the ground together.
After easily knocking down the target, Loen skillfully cast a dozen suppression spells and confirmed that they would not wake up in the short term. Only then did he stop with satisfaction and looked at the three nymphs lying on the ground with an expression of admiration.
A straight hook can catch fish. It seems that the three of them are going crazy from this gardening job.
Therefore, there is no future in living under someone else's roof.
Loen shook his head and cast a spell to hide the three nymphs. Then the mark of the dead on the back of his hand lit up, the breath of the living dissipated, and the figure faded and disappeared.
In addition to allowing him to travel freely in the underworld, Hades' seal seems to have hidden properties.
After completing the preparations, Loen sneaked all the way and carefully entered the Holy Garden.
After a burst of white light patterns floated by, the scenery in front of me suddenly became clear. There were lush flowers and plants, green and shady nurseries, winding water, and rainbows rising under the water vapor. The rich ether almost condensed into colorful light mist, which was extremely beautiful.
As the symbol of the entire holy garden, the golden apple tree is easy to find, planted on the hilltop in the center of the island.
The thick trunk reaches straight into the sky, and the lush branches and leaves almost cover most of the sky. The bright golden patches faintly visible under the leaves are the legendary golden apples.
However, a monster covered with silver scales, a hundred meters long, with a hundred huge dragon heads on its head, was lying under the tree, half of its head was lowered in sleep, and the other half was raised high, its deep vertical pupils overlooking the entire holy garden.
Is this Ladon? So pretty.
Using the word "beautiful" to describe a dragon is a rare evaluation.
But it must be said that Ladon was slightly different from those hideous monsters he had seen before.
Her silver dragon scales shone with gorgeous light, her slender figure exuded a bit of elegance, and her head, half asleep and half raised, was covered with petals and leaves. She looked serene and peaceful. Lorne actually saw a sense of "sacredness" in her.
Although he is the most complete successor to Typhon's divine power, the contrast in personality is so great.
It really proves the saying that a dragon gives birth to nine sons, each one is different.
Just as Loen was muttering to himself, several gazes suddenly focused on him. The fifty heads that were originally sleeping soundly on the grass woke up instantly, turned their necks in unison, and locked their sights on the direction of an intruder.
At the same time, the boiling ether weaved a dense magic array in front of Ladon. Wind blades, fireballs, rock spears, water arrows and other dense magic condensates appeared madly.
Unlike the physically strong demon ancestor Typhon, Ladon, the hundred-headed dragon, seems to major in magic and spells and is better at long-range attacks.
Discovered?
Luo En's heart trembled, and he immediately revealed himself, took out the snake mother's scales from his arms, and held it high.
"Echidna sent me here!"
Sensing a familiar breath coming from above, Ladong's leader frowned slightly.
"Mother, is she still alive?"
A cold and pleasant voice came from the mouth of the dragon leader, and its golden eyes stared at the mysterious man who broke into the Holy Garden.
"She died, but I used some special methods to bring her back to life."
Lorne began to explain, giving a brief account of his close relationship with the three Gorgon sisters, and how he met and helped the Snake Mother in the Alima Crypt.
After Ladon listened carefully, the magic arrays in front of him were dispelled one after another, and the magic condensates around him were also dispersed. His originally towering and huge body gradually shrank and turned into a tall woman with bat wings on her back, silver hair and golden eyes, who took the initiative to walk towards him.
Obviously, she had believed this and transformed into the Titan's universal appearance which was more convenient for communication.
But the problem is that, influenced by the living habits of gods and monsters, she has nothing on outside.
After taking a few glances, Loen decisively turned his head, raised his hand and threw a loose piece of clothing over, indicating that it should cover the overnourished headlights and the slender lower body.
It was the first time for Ladon to communicate with a stranger in the common appearance of a Titan, so he didn't think much about it. He draped his clothes loosely on his body and asked casually.
"Tell me, what do you want from me?"
Then, as if realizing that her tone was a little stiff, the dragon lady spoke again.
"You saved my mother. If there is anything you need my help with, I will do my best."
Hearing the word "try your best", Luo En's eyes flickered slightly.
The words were not completely said, proving that the eldest sister among Typhon's descendants was not as easy to fool as her younger brothers and sisters, most of whom could only maintain animal form.
Luo En thought for a moment and explained his purpose in a deep voice.
"I lost too much vitality saving people before, so I wanted to get some golden apples to replenish it."
"Golden apples? How many more?"
Ladong snorted unhappily when he heard this.
"I am just the guard of the Holy Garden, not the owner here. Do you really think I can make the decision?"
"I'm not saying it's embarrassing for you, just turn a blind eye."
"I can't close my eyes even if I do. This thing has a certain number. Hera can check it anytime she wants!"
"As long as we are not implicated, that's fine..."
Lorne spoke with a smile, then paused and added meaningfully.
"I heard that the goddess of discord, Eris, the daughter of the Queen of Heaven, has been hanging around in the sea near the Holy Garden recently and seems to be very interested in the golden apple..."
"How do you know?"
Ladong was slightly stunned and looked at Loen in surprise.
"She has come here to make trouble several times."
“…”
Loen, who was just hinting and throwing mud, couldn't help but let his smile froze.
An unexpected success? Even this could happen?
But then he thought of the reason.
In the future Golden Apple incident, Eris could take out a golden apple, write the words "Dedicated to the most beautiful goddess" on it, and throw it into the center of the venue on the eve of the wedding as bait to stir up trouble. This proves that she definitely has a stock of golden apples in her hands, and most of them are of illegal origin.
Wow, this is the first time I've encountered something that turned black without having to throw dirty water on it.
Whether it's the motive, the occasion, or the criminal record, they all perfectly fit the characteristics of the suspect. It would be a waste of talent if these shortcomings were not used to take the blame!
Realizing that he had chosen a perfect candidate, Loen no longer had any worries and directly told Ladon his plan in full.
After listening to the other side's story, the eyes of the guardian of the holy garden gradually brightened, and it was obvious that he had been convinced.
Seeing this, Loen immediately gave instructions while the iron was hot.
"After I leave, you will report that ten golden apples were stolen. The thief was glowing red and smelled of blood..."
"No!" Ladon shook his head and corrected seriously, "It's twenty!"
"..." Seeing the faint light flashing in the dragon lady's eyes, Luo En couldn't help but complain, "You eat so much, aren't you afraid that Hera will find out something is wrong and come back to trouble you?"
"Even if I can't eat it, can't I keep it? It's shiny, beautiful and smells good." Ladon rolled his eyes at his partner, hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "Please keep it for me and put it with my mother."
"OK……"
Loen agreed weakly, secretly complaining in his heart.
Indeed, no matter how elegant and beautiful a dragon is, her moral character should not be overestimated.
This species is notorious for its greed and collecting habits.
The reason why he could get a 50-50 split in a deal was because he saved the snake mother.
Otherwise, according to the temperament of this female dragon, she would probably give up after 70% of her strength.
As soon as they reached a consensus, Ladon couldn't wait to transform into a giant dragon, picked the twenty largest and best golden apples from the tree, divided them into two and gave them to the partner in front of him.
"Please help me collect it first. If there is any shortage, you can make up for it for me. It's a deal!"
Hearing the implicit threat in the dragon girl's words, Loen put away the stolen goods and reminded her in a bad mood.
"Don't worry, finish the rest of your homework first."
"What homework?"
"Don't you think the Holy Garden is too clean? It doesn't look like it has just been robbed?"
When Ladon heard this, he immediately understood what he meant. Circles of magic circles lit up in front of him, and densely packed magic condensations such as wind blades, fireballs, rock spears, water arrows, etc., focused their fire towards Loen.
"Oh my god, you did it without even saying a word!"
While cursing loudly, Loen decisively activated the extreme speed of [Goat], avoiding Ladon's bombardment and running wildly towards the outside of the holy garden.
On the way, he did not forget to steal some precious potions.
Anyway, if this thing is left where it is, it will be blown to pieces by the dragon. It would be better for him to take it back to the God of War Mountain and use it to benefit more lives.
Under the passionate performance of the two accomplices, the holy garden was filled with smoke and dust and became a mess.
When Loen felt that the time was almost right, he decisively broke through the light-shaped gate, awakened the three dead nymphs, and ran all the way towards the pristine ocean.
Dozens of breaths later, he followed the traces of the red and black blood cloud and found the goddess of discord who instigated the sea beasts to fight. He quietly raised his hand and threw her away, then quickly fled the scene.
"Pah~"
A dull thumping sound came from above her head. Eris, who was using her blood to strengthen her own divinity of discord, opened her eyes in astonishment and looked at the thing in her arms.
Strange, how could apples fall from the sky?
And, it’s the golden apple from the sacred garden?
Never mind, what I see is what I have! Let me taste it first and see what it tastes like!
Eris licked her lips excitedly, picked up the golden apple in her arms, and prepared to taste this beautiful thing that fell from the sky.
However, the dazzling rays of light broke through the blood clouds gathered around, and the three nymphs guarding the holy garden stared angrily at the shameless thief who picked up the golden apple and was about to eat it.
(End of this chapter)
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