Chapter 276 Green, Healthy Life (6.5k in total, please vote at the beginning of the month)
After three days and three nights, the sun broke through at dawn and the sea fog dissipated.
A soft glow from the sun shines through the lingering smoke of Mount Etna's crater, illuminating the dim interior.
The magma that had been surging in the past had lost its dark red color and scorching heat, and turned into a pool of ashes and residue that had been completely burned and solidified.
“Crack~~”
With a crisp cracking sound, the gray-black mud shell on Loen's body peeled off, his eyes slowly opened, and bird-shaped golden-red flames flickered in his pupils. The golden roulette wheel behind him also synchronously turned to the eleventh grid.
——The eleventh incarnation [Phoenix].
In addition to giving him the ability to move in the air at a relatively high speed, he also possesses the trait of [Resurrection from the Dead].
That is, when the host's body is destroyed, the phoenix will take over and perform a true "resurrection", which is equivalent to giving him an extra life when fighting the enemy.
Unfortunately, after the death of the Phoenix, it takes a long time to be reborn from the ashes before the power of [Resurrection] can be restored. Therefore, the power of this incarnation has a long cooling period and cannot be used easily unless it is a critical moment.
But even so, the current achievement made Loen very excited.
With one more life, he would have more choices and his plans would have a better chance of success.
After calming down his excitement, Loen broke free from the solidified magma residue, jumped, and came to the cave above.
"You're awake? Not bad."
Next to the extinguished forge, Hephaestus shook the empty wine jug in his hand, stood up, glanced at Lorne, whose gaze was restrained, nodded with satisfaction, then shifted his gaze to the completely cooled and solidified magma under the cave entrance, and spoke with regret.
"This stove is not working."
"I'm sorry for the expense."
"You saved my adoptive mother and gave me such good wine. It's only right that I should give you something in return."
Hephaestus waved his hand, and then a teasing smile appeared on his face.
"Just think of this as my wedding gift to you in advance."
Luo En was somewhat amused when he heard this.
It seems that the god of craftsmanship was determined to bring him and Thetis together, so he gave him the phoenix that possessed the power of rebirth.
When the time comes, she will go to Olympus for a confrontation. Even if Zeus blames and punishes her severely, she will have a chance to be resurrected, so Thetis will not become a widow before she even gets married.
Brother, don’t say anything. I accept you as my son. When I marry your mother, I will definitely arrange the best table for you!
Taking advantage of the chaotic family relationships, Luo En secretly teased a few words in his heart, then took a deep breath and spoke in a deep voice.
"It's almost time, shall we go?"
Hephaestus nodded solemnly, took out a complete set of handcuffs, shackles, chains and other torture instruments from the treasure chest beside him, and put them on Loen one by one.
Loen tried to mobilize his divine power to break free, but dense divine patterns began to float and flicker on the surface of these metal torture instruments, instantly absorbing and transforming the force of resistance and further strengthening the confinement.
When all the way was blocked, he immediately summoned the [Bull] and relied on the brute force enhanced by the limit of his physical body to fight against the torture instruments on his body.
However, even though veins bulged on his forehead and the protruding blood vessels almost burst his skin, he was unable to shake the torture device in the slightest.
Hephaestus saw this and answered proudly.
"Don't waste your energy. This is a torture device specially made for your divine power based on the blood sample sent by Thetis. Moreover, I have improved its performance by dozens of times according to your requirements. Theoretically, even if you become the main god, there is no possibility of breaking free."
Lorne said nothing, but raised his hand doubtfully.
After waiting for a moment, he looked at his empty palm and finally smiled with satisfaction.
Very good, the twelve-sided dice containing the power of [Chance] could not be summoned, which means that the most special [Chance] divinity in him was indeed imprisoned by this set of torture instruments.
On the one hand, if he put on these things to ask for forgiveness, Zeus would probably not see anything special about him and would just kill him outright.
On the other hand, because our enemies and I share the same origin, these things that work for me can theoretically also work for that dear master.
After eliminating the last worry and making sufficient preparations, Loen was completely relieved and prepared to officially go to Olympus with Hephaestus.
"Hide this now."
As he spoke, Hephaestus secretly slipped a key into Lorne's hand and explained in a low voice.
"I made an extra one and saved it as a backup. If things go wrong, I can use this to secretly unlock the shackles and let you escape smoothly."
Lorne nodded and accepted Hephaestus's kindness.
Afterwards, the god of craftsmanship took the surrendered criminal by the hand, called for the chariot parked on the island, and the two of them rode together, heading towards the holy Mount Olympus among the stars.
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In the silent and gloomy side hall, Zeus, the king of gods who had ruled Olympus for a thousand years since the Titan War, sat on the gorgeous throne, overlooking the criminals in the courtroom and snorted coldly with an air of majesty.
"How dare you murder a descendant of God!"
"Your Majesty, I just didn't want him to harass Thetis, so I pushed him out, and it was the Hecatonchus who killed him."
Lorne lowered his head and defended himself honestly.
"You dare to make up your mind?" Zeus sneered and waved his hand impatiently, "Hephaestus, put him in prison first and wait for the result of the trial."
"Yes, Father."
Hearing that Zeus had no intention of executing Loen directly, Hephaestus couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and hurriedly took the "insignificant" criminal and walked towards the prison set up by Olympus.
As he walked out of that somewhat depressing space, Loen couldn't help but feel relieved.
The hardest level has been passed.
The fact that Zeus didn't kill him on the spot proved that his biggest secret had not yet been revealed.
The meaning of putting him in jail and waiting for his fate is that killing Peleus did not touch the bottom line of the God-King and was at best a trivial matter.
Whether the punishment is light or heavy, we can discuss it.
As long as he showed enough value, he might be able to replace the dead Peleus and become the candidate to marry Thetis.
Negotiate? I like it.
Loen sat cross-legged in the dark prison, thinking about how to gain the trust of His Majesty the God King and get the last piece of the puzzle.
——There are twelve divine powers, and you are the only one missing.
"Aa ...
The slight sound of the metal gate being pushed interrupted Loen's thoughts. He was slightly stunned and murmured in his heart.
Coming so fast?
However, accompanied by a burst of crisp footsteps, an unexpected figure walked out of the dim passage.
When Loen saw the queen, wearing a crown and plain clothes, appear before him, he was stunned.
"Lord Hera, why are you here?"
"Come and see you."
Hera spoke as a matter of course, completely disregarding her noble status, opened the cell door, placed a food box filled with food in front of Loen, and muttered softly.
"Are you hungry? Come, eat something first."
“…”
Listening to the ambiguous tone and seeing the gentle care, Loen couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his forehead.
Hera rolled her eyes at her trembling little lover and snorted in displeasure.
"What is there to be afraid of? He is not on the mountain."
That's good. That's good.
When Luo En heard this, his heart finally settled down.
Fortunately, Hera didn't go crazy enough to commit a crime, and directly dragged him to commit the crime. Otherwise, Zeus, who found out, would have chopped him alive.
But, His Majesty the God King is not on the mountain, so what is he doing now?
Hera seemed to understand what Lorne was thinking, and handed the plate full of food to her lover in front of her, teasing and mocking him.
"When he learned that I was coming back, he ran away from Olympus ahead of time. Now I don't know which nymph's arms he is fooling around in!"
She had seen through her husband, the God-King.
Promiscuous love is one thing, and scheming deep in the bones is another.
He might have loved her before, but in order to secure his throne as a god, he would rather have affairs with other women outside every day than return to Olympus and live a normal married life with her, his legal wife.
Because the bloodline of the God King she gave birth to often possesses powerful talents, it is very likely to become a potential factor that threatens Zeus's status as the God King.
But it doesn’t matter. What you can’t satisfy has already been satisfied by someone else.
Hera looked tenderly at her lover, who was younger, more handsome, and more loyal than Zeus, with approval in her eyes.
"I've heard about Thetis. You did a good job."
In her early years, she had raised Thetis herself and was very fond of the child's intelligence and good manners. She had long regarded her as half a daughter.
Thetis also respected her very much and adopted Hephaestus who was abandoned by her, and tried her best to repair the mother-son relationship.
Therefore, when she learned that her husband not only used Thetis as bait in order to threaten Poseidon, but also planned to force her to marry him, she was furious. She ended their separation and rushed all the way from the Argo Sanctuary to Olympus, wanting to confront him face to face.
As a result, Zeus, feeling guilty, fled early, and Hera ran into her lover Lorne who had just been imprisoned.
For a woman, she was willing to sacrifice herself and take all the blame. In contrast, her husband, the God King, definitely did not have such awareness.
Countless experiences of hunting down mistresses and illegitimate children have proved that women and illegitimate children are just tools for him to satisfy his selfish desires and maintain his position as the God King.
My taste in choosing a husband is not very good, but my taste in choosing a lover is pretty good.
Hera picked up a handkerchief and gently wiped away the sweat on Loen's forehead and the rice grains on the corners of his mouth. A cold color flashed in her eyes, and she made a solemn promise to her lover.
"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you!"
"Well, I'm waiting for your good news."
Loen nodded quickly, then pointed at the food box that he had already emptied and reminded with a smile on his face.
"It's almost time, would you like to go back and rest first?"
It is still unknown when Zeus will return, and Hera is behaving so ambiguously. He is really afraid that the King of Gods will make a surprise attack, expose their affair, and then kill him in anger.
However, the queen in front of him had no intention of leaving. Instead, she licked her moist cherry lips, and her bright eyes flashed with the familiar heat that Loen was familiar with.
"I will do what I promised you, but how are you going to repay me?"
Loen understood the meaning in Hera's eyes and almost suffered heart and lung arrest.
No way? At this time? Here?
Big sister, Queen of Heaven, aunt, please let me go, or someone might die!
Just as Loen was retreating into the corner step by step, wanting to resist to the death, Hera grabbed the chains without hesitation, dragged the prisoner with no way to escape in front of her, leaned down with a gesture of conquest, and proudly uttered a declaration.
"Even if I have to marry Thetis, you still have a share of mine!"
Well, this time she was jealous again, but her way of revenge on her husband and lover was different.
(End of this chapter)
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