Chapter 184 Brother, You Are So Brave
The next day, news of the death of King Pentheus came from the palace.
On his way to the Kitalon Valley, he was punished by God and was torn to pieces by several lions in the mountains.
In view of the death of the old king and the warning given by the gods, the order to arrest and execute the Dionysian believers was temporarily shelved until the funeral was held and the new king ascended the throne, and everything would be discussed again.
Upon hearing these two pieces of news, the Thebans surprisingly did not grieve over the death of King Pentheus. Instead, they were relieved by the latter.
After all, they themselves or their families were more or less pursuing happiness. If they allowed the self-willed king to pursue the matter indefinitely, the people of Thebes in the entire city would probably suffer.
To put it bluntly, he is more valuable dead than alive.
As a result, in the city of Thebes, which was immersed in false solemnity, the wine used for celebration was out of stock.
Few people were willing to offer sincere condolences for the death of the old king Pentheus.
The only one who cares is probably Agaoe, who is kneeling in front of the coffin and crying at this moment.
As a mother, no matter how naughty or cruel her son is, she still has a trace of love for him in her heart.
What's more, her child died in such a tragic way.
Agao'e raised his head slightly, and looked with his slightly swollen eyes at the distorted head in the coffin and the body made of clay underneath. He couldn't help but feel sad, and the tears that had just stopped could not help but burst out again.
As if sensing a mother's sorrow, the candle flames in the palace flickered violently.
"Look, your son died so miserably..."
In a trance, a sigh from the unknown sounded in Agaoe's ears, then went through the ear canal, penetrated into his mind, and continued to surge in the depths of his memory.
The screams and wails of her son before his death emerged in her mind, turning into sharp blades that pierced into the mother's heart, leaving a series of bleeding wounds.
"Don't you want to avenge him?"
Then, the faint inquiry seemed to arouse the anger in Agaue's heart.
The mother's eyes were gradually filled with bloodshot, brewing a scarlet hatred, and her lips and teeth moved mechanically.
"Yes, revenge!"
"Yes, revenge..."
The bloody figure in the darkness raised the corners of his lips, revealing a happy smile.
However, the next moment, the mother who was kneeling in front of the coffin mourning suddenly turned around, a hard cane appeared in her hand, and she raised the tip with a hideous look and stabbed at the blood behind her.
The unexpected result made Xueying's smile freeze. He stepped back subconsciously, but his body staggered.
“Buzz!”
At some point, green grape vines sprouted out of the ground, accompanied by the obscure trembling of the ground, and had already wrapped around the ankles of the bloody shadow.
Damn it!
The blood shadow in the darkness's face changed drastically, and he wanted to break free, but it was too late.
"Go to hell, you vicious woman!"
Agaoer rushed forward and uttered an angry curse. He raised the God-given staff with both hands and thrust the tip into the chest of the bloody shadow.
"puff!"
The extremely sharp wooden staff pierced through his body, and the divine power contained in it began to rhythmically flow.
The blood shadow shattered in an instant and turned into a turbulent red light, shooting in all directions. Agaoer, who was hit first, subconsciously closed his eyes.
However, the expected cold and pain did not arrive as expected.
The vines on the ground grew vertically upwards, turning into a high green wall that kept the impact out.
"There's an assassin! Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!"
At the same time, the Divine Blood Guards who heard the noise in the palace rushed over and struggled to break open the door.
However, in the devastated scene, they only saw the gradually fading red light in front of the door and Agaoe lying unconscious on the ground.
For some reason, the Queen Mother, whose face was filled with sorrow and pain due to the loss of her son, now had a relaxed brow and a happy expression, as if she had released her depressed mood and was falling into a sweet dream.
The tall and strong commander of the Royal Guards walked out from among the soldiers and entered the hall. He glanced at the red marks left on the ground, his frown relaxed, then he bent down and pulled out the magic staff that was inserted into the stone slab, then turned around and made a solemn announcement to the soldiers.
"God bless you, the criminals who bewitched Your Majesty and attacked the Queen Mother have been executed. Leave a few people to clean up the scene, and the rest of you will escort the Queen Mother back to rest!"
"Yes, sir!"
The soldiers beat their chests in response, then split into two teams and marched according to the orders.
The noisy palace returned to peace.
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At the same time, in a lush grape field outside the city.
Sitting in the shack, Lorne opened his eyes and spoke slowly, as if thinking about something.
"Illusion? No wonder..."
Then, the pair of sharp purple eyes looked towards the city of Thebes in the night, locked onto a bloody figure leaping from the city wall, walked out of the shack lazily, and stretched his limbs.
"I am cautious enough, but no matter how cunning the fox is, it can't beat a good hunter, general!"
The next moment, two pieces of Zeus' gold were thrown into the dinner plate in front of the shack with a tinkling sound. A goat with its hooves raised and its head held high turned into a gust of wind in the turbulence of the ether and disappeared into the thick night.
Almost at the same time, the bloody figure who had just rushed out of the city of Thebes collided head-on with a golden meteor as fast as lightning.
"boom!"
Along with the roar of the impact of the two divine powers, the thick blood light shattered, and the bloody figure was abruptly stopped, revealing its true appearance.
——She was a tall, graceful red-haired beauty, with an ominous bloody aura all over her body, and she was wearing a black mourning veil. There seemed to be tears of blood flowing in her scarlet eyes, and countless twisted figures were cursing, roaring, fighting, and wailing in her...
"Not bad, little guy."
The red-haired beauty looked at the blond and blue-eyed young man in front of her with a charming smile, her scarlet eyes exuding teasing and curiosity.
"How did you find me?"
"Pentheus is a fool, but not a fool."
"Oh? What's the difference?"
"The fool is blindly arrogant and doesn't know how to fear the gods; but at least he cherishes his life and fears death. It's a pity that I gave him many opportunities and warnings, but he just wanted to die without looking back."
Luo En sighed helplessly, raised his head and looked at the red-haired beauty whose eyes exuded curiosity.
"Why did the idiot who was trembling with fear the night before become a fool who doesn't even care about his own life after just one day? Or did someone make him fearless?"
In fact, he felt something was wrong ever since Pentheus dared to ride with him, leaving behind the Blood Guards and heading for Mount Kitalon alone.
Especially after leaving the city, his [madness] failed to completely influence the unlearned young king, causing the cousin to retreat.
Obviously, someone used another force to interfere with Pentheus's mind in advance and led him down a path of no return.
It was precisely because he was sure that the cousin was beyond help that Loen unceremoniously sentenced him to death.
Moreover, things happened just as he had expected. Until his death, the spineless Pentheus did not even utter a word of begging for mercy.
This cousin is a bit too brave.
Through before and after verification, the results are obvious.
——There really is a third party with bad intentions in the city of Thebes.
So, Loen, through his memory of divinity, tampered with the bloody scene of believers besieging and killing Pentheus, and reached an agreement with the commander of the guards who was present.
——Pentheus died in the lion's mouth because of his stubbornness, and it had nothing to do with others.
——When the God's Blood Guards arrived, the matter was already settled. They could only work with the nobles among the pagans to kill all the evil lions and complete revenge for the king.
In this way, the God's Blood Guards would not have to be held accountable for dereliction of duty, and those nobles who had suffered unprovoked disasters could also clear their bad reputations, return to Thebes, and vouch for the God's Blood Guards.
This is a result that is beneficial to both parties, and the commander of the Royal Guards has no reason to refuse.
In addition, Loen also revealed it to the commander-in-chief and the queen mother.
——Pentheus’ death was caused by someone behind the scenes, and he will personally find out the murderer!
The Queen Mother, who was eager for revenge, and the Commander-in-Chief, who vaguely sensed something wrong with the King, immediately agreed and chose to fully cooperate with a certain apostle of Bacchus.
Sure enough, the culprit secretly came to the house on the second night after Pentheus' death, preparing to seduce the Queen Mother and continue his game.
However, Loen, who was well prepared, had already set up a defensive barrier in the mind of the Queen Mother.
So, Agaue, who suffered the pain of losing his son, completed his "revenge" with his own help.
At least, that's what she thought now. There was no need to shatter the sweet dreams of a poor mother.
What's more, the things she hadn't finished yet were done by her filial nephew.
“Pah pah pah pah!”
At this moment, hearing the man in front of her talk about his general plan and methods, the red-haired beauty couldn't help but applaud, her scarlet eyes full of admiration.
"You are a natural born conspirator, a genius at manipulating people's hearts! How about becoming my subordinate god? I will grant you eternal glory!"
Facing the olive branch thrown by the red-haired goddess, Luo En seemed quite interested: "Who are you?"
The red-haired goddess held up her mighty weapon and proudly replied, "My name is Eris!"
(End of this chapter)
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