Chapter 109 Artemis, you smell so good too (6k)
Early morning, Paphos, Cyprus.
The bright sunlight shone into the house through the carved windows, and the torn clothes and the mess on the floor spread all the way to the large bed made of fragrant wood.
As the light and darkness changed, the graceful figure under the gauze curtain yawned, slowly woke up, stretched out her arms to lift the thin velvet quilt that could not hide her spring scenery, revealing her perfect body as white and flawless as ivory.
The red marks remaining on the snow-white skin not only failed to diminish the charm of this beautiful body, but instead highlighted a mature charm after the nourishment of lovemaking.
Aphrodite on the bed yawned loudly, and lowered her arms to cover her plump breasts, rubbing the teeth marks carved into her skin. Her charming eyes glanced out of the gauze curtain in annoyance.
This enemy...
However, when he caught a glimpse of his lover in front of the dressing mirror, wearing a new hunting suit, the god of love immediately shook off his morning laziness, quickly got out of bed, took the handsome prince's hand, and gently dissuaded him.
"Adonis, my beloved, listen to me, don't challenge those beasts in the forest, okay? I'm really worried that the lion's claws and the wolf's sharp teeth will hurt you..."
The handsome prince turned around upon hearing the voice, grabbed his lover's hand, and smiled confidently.
"Don't worry, they can't hurt me. What prey do you like? I'll call you today!"
"I don't want anything, I just hope you won't take risks anymore. Do you know that every time you go out, I feel anxious? Promise me that you won't do these dangerous activities anymore, okay?"
Aphrodite shook her head, held her chest, and confided her worries to her lover, her charming eyes filled with heartfelt sorrow.
However, Adonis smiled noncommittally, let go of his lover's hand, slung his bow over his shoulder, stood up and walked out the door.
"I will definitely be able to hunt a big one for you this time. Wait for me to come back!"
Looking at her lover walking away, Aphrodite sighed heavily after trying to persuade him in vain, her beautiful face full of sorrow.
I really don't understand why these men always like to fight and kill, like to challenge those dangers, and like to conquer the impossible in this world...
Don’t they know that there are people behind them who are worried about them day and night, eagerly waiting for them to return home and reunite, and longing to live a comfortable and safe life...
In fact, as the ancient goddess of love, she had long been accustomed to the fights among the gods and the life and death of human beings in this world. She really did not expect her beloved to become a hero.
Just staying by your side quietly is enough.
But even with such a small wish, fate still could not satisfy her.
The man she fell in love with was still eager to prove himself to his father, the King of Cyprus, and to her, the god of love, in the usual masculine way.
——Prove your bravery and prove that you are trustworthy.
Of course, it's not impossible for me to use my power to keep him by my side.
But that is not true love after all...
Aphrodite sat alone in front of the dressing mirror, stroking her beautiful face that no one appreciated, and couldn't help feeling sad.
Forget it, it’s my fault for falling in love with such a person.
After silently venting her resentment for a while, Aphrodite looked back at the mud on the bed sheet and the bright red spot in the middle, and a satisfied and intoxicated blush immediately appeared on her face.
Although I don’t know what this little lover thinks, there is no doubt that the love she gives to the other person is greater than the love she gives to anyone else.
The god of love in front of the dressing table, with exquisite makeup on, gave a satisfied smile to herself in the mirror. Then, as always, she put on a veil, walked out of the room, summoned her carriage and her three followers, and went to her holy pool to prepare for the madness of tonight.
Hearing the hostess' call, two pairs of white swans arrived pulling a golden carriage.
The three Graces, Aglaia, the goddess of light, Thalia, the goddess of encouragement, and Euphrosyne, the goddess of joy, were all dressed in plain long dresses, with transparent wings woven by divine power spread out behind them. They drove the car, accompanied by two others, and headed towards the shallow bay in the far suburbs of Paphos, like a beautiful comet crossing the sky.
On the bustling streets of the city, a figure mixed in the crowd looked up at the comet in the sky, and then saw a handsome pretty boy riding a warhorse and leading a team to the hunting ground outside the city as usual. He immediately pulled up his hood and quietly followed him.
At the same time, in the wilderness far outside the city, a female hunter with silver hair and blue eyes sensed a faint resonance from the Hermetic text on the back of her hand. She immediately spread out a sketch of the terrain, compared it with the direction of the swan chariot, and strode forward.
Soon, the stream of light fell to the ground.
Aphrodite stepped down from the swan chariot, walked along the path in the woods, and came to a white marble pool. She waved her hand to draw the pure sea water from the shallow bay outside Paphos into the pool.
Paphos on the island of Cyprus is her origin, she was born from the foam of the nearby sea.
Therefore, this place is both her holy place and contains her power.
The blessed sea water will completely wash away and purify your past anxiety, fatigue and aging, so that you can return to the youthful and beautiful pure image of a virgin.
In Karnassus, Nafplio, there is also a holy spring with similar effects, but it can only be used for a short period of time in spring.
This was a gift from Aphrodite to her mother-in-law Hera, and it also contained the divinity of the god of love that fascinated men.
Therefore, at the beginning of each spring, Hera would perform a baptism ceremony to renew her chastity to maintain the eternal marriage between her and Zeus. During this period, Zeus only loved Hera and no longer considered having affairs.
It was precisely this generous gift and the partiality in her heart that made the queen turn a blind eye to the entanglement between her, Hephaestus and Ares.
The queen who rules over marriages suffers from her husband's infidelity.
The god of love who seeks love lacks love of his own.
Perhaps there is no bigger joke in the world than this.
Aphrodite shook her head with a sneer, then looked at her own radiant face in the holy pool, and couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.
But now she is happier than that woman.
At this moment, the three Graces, who had placed the chariot, came forward, sprinkled spices and flower petals into the holy pool, chanted divine words, and activated the blessing power of restoring chastity in the pool.
While waiting, Aphrodite frowned suddenly and raised her hands to cover her chest. For some reason, her heart began to beat violently, and unprecedented fear and uneasiness lingered and rose in her heart.
——It seems that something terrible is about to happen!
At the same time, in the dense forests outside Paphos city.
The handsome Prince Adonis and his followers were chasing a wounded long-horned deer.
Seeing this beautiful prey being driven to the open area ahead with no way to escape, the handsome prince on horseback excitedly bent his bow and aimed at the target's eyes.
Very good, he would take this flawless deerskin and give it to his lover.
However, just as the prince pulled the bowstring to its full extent and was ready to go, the warhorse under his crotch made a dull thud, neighed miserably, and flew backwards at high speed, with the sound of crisp bones breaking coming from its body.
Suddenly, Adonis, who was sitting on the horse, was thrown far away and plunged into the bushes beside him.
A moment later, the prince stood up amid the screams of the crowd. His eyes swept over his beloved horse that was lying on the ground venting its anger, and the long-horned deer that took advantage of the chaos to escape, and finally he looked at the culprit of the car accident.
In the open space before, a wild boar with colorful hair and as strong as a hill was panting heavily, its eyes full of cruel scarlet.
"asshole!"
Seeing that a good hunt was ruined by this evil beast, Adonis could not help but get furious and raised his hand to shoot the arrow that was ready to be fired.
"puff!"
The arrow containing divine power made a dull sound of metal entering flesh.
“Ouch!”
In an instant, the wild boar felt pain, growled, and rushed into the depths of the dense forest.
"Don't even think about running away, you damned beast!"
Adonis, who was extremely angry, naturally had no intention of letting go. He immediately snatched the horse of an attendant, jumped on it, and quickly chased in the direction where the wild boar fled.
However, despite its massive size, the beast moved as swiftly as the wind in the forest.
And the speed seems to be constantly increasing under the trend of the desire to survive.
In order not to lose the wild boar, Adonis gritted his teeth, injected his divine power into the warhorse under his crotch, and followed closely behind the wild boar regardless of anything else.
But his followers were obviously not as powerful and persistent as this god. They fell behind one after another, and their figures and calls disappeared into the jungle one after another.
However, Adonis didn't care, because compared to those followers who were poorly trained and could only go through the motions, he trusted the four-legged companions around him more.
"Go! Don't let it get away!"
Following their master's command, the four hounds whimpered and rushed out of the bushes, encircled the enemy from the side, and pounced on their target with bared teeth.
Good job!
Seeing that his hunting dogs blocked the wild boar's path, Adonis excitedly drew his bow and arrow, ready to give the beast a fatal blow.
“Puff, puff, puff!”
However, accompanied by a series of teeth-grinding dull sounds, the four hounds he had carefully raised suffered severe damage.
The heads of two of them were trampled into mud, with blood and brains all over the ground, and their limbs twitching in death; one was hanging straight on the fangs, shaking miserably like bacon hanging in the sun; the last one, although thanks to the sacrifice of its three companions, successfully pounced on the wild boar and bit it hard.
But no matter how it tore with its claws or bit with its sharp teeth, it could not leave a wound on the wild boar's body. Instead, it itself was pierced all over by the steel-needle bristles around it, and blood was flowing.
At the same time, the intercepted demon pig also stopped its hooves, and a stream of scarlet and sticky blood burst out from its body.
"Bang!"
In an instant, the hunting dog that was still lying on the wild boar's back and biting it desperately was crushed by a big hand in mid-air and turned into a pool of blood mist and minced meat.
Adonis, who was not far away, was shocked and his pupils shrank when he saw such a bloody and brutal scene.
This is not a wild boar, but a demonic pig with divine blood flowing in it!
Seeing the evil beast throw away the corpse of the hound hanging on its fangs, turning its strong body like a mountain, and looking at him with a pair of scarlet eyes.
Prince Adonis felt a chill creeping up his spine, and subconsciously released the bowstring, shooting the arrow that was ready to fly.
Because of his love for hunting, he was quite skilled in archery, so even if it was an instinctive reaction, he could easily hit the target.
However, before Prince Adonis could be happy, the bronze arrow containing divine power was actually bounced off by the magic pig's bristles and fell weakly to the ground.
How could that be?
Prince Adonis was somewhat incredulous and looked in astonishment at the other arrow stuck in the demon pig's body.
That just now...
As if responding to the prince's confusion invisibly, the demon pig shook its bristles, and the arrow that was originally inserted an inch into the flesh was squeezed out effortlessly, and fell to the ground with a clink with the deformed arrowhead.
It's intentional!
As this thought popped up in his mind, Adonis couldn't help but gasp. He felt something was wrong and immediately tightened the reins, trying to turn the horse's head to put some distance between himself and the strange demon pig.
But the moment he reacted, the demon pig had already spread out its four hooves and rushed forward like the wind.
It's gonna be bad!
Looking at the monster rushing towards him like a mountain, Adonis' scalp tingled. He immediately drew the long sword from his waist, held it in front of him, and the divine power in his body surged wildly.
Snap!
However, in just a moment of contact, a surging and ferocious force burst out like a landslide and tsunami, causing the bronze sword wrapped in divine power in his hand to shatter into pieces.
Not only that, Prince Adonis' arm was dislocated because it could not withstand the overbearing recoil.
The warhorse under his crotch smelled the strong scent from the high-end predator and retreated in fright. Adonis's other hand could not hold the reins and his body fell backward.
In an instant, the demon pig on the opposite side was like a seasoned swordsman. It seized the opportunity and stabbed its two white fangs into the horse's belly like sharp daggers, picking up the warhorse that had no time to escape and then throwing it heavily to the ground.
Adonis on horseback was caught off guard and was immediately pinned down by the horse. He was knocked unconscious and a mouthful of golden blood spurted out of his mouth, spilling into the bushes.
This monster is so strong!
Adonis was horrified by his successive defeats. Without giving it much thought, he quickly raised his hand to activate the divinity of spring, attempting a final resistance.
Suddenly, the bushes soaked in the divine blood began to sprout and grow leaves wildly. The rapidly growing vines snaked forward like snakes, wrapping around the demon pig's limbs in an attempt to stop the evil beast from continuing its evil deeds.
Not only that, countless sharp thorns also grew from the vines, trying to pierce the demon pig's skin and inject plant toxins with different effects into the monster's body.
But even the plants grown by divine power could not stop the ferocious demon pig, let alone break through the extremely tough animal hide.
In just a moment, the vines wrapped around it were uprooted.
"roar!"
After escaping from the trap, the demon pig let out a dull growl, and then without hesitation, it stepped forward with its hooves exposed, and rushed towards Adonis, whose lower body was pinned down by the corpse of the warhorse.
Looking at the cold white light rapidly approaching his chest, Adonis' eyes were filled with fear and regret.
He really should have listened to Aphrodite's advice. He could not conquer the mountains and forests, let alone nature.
"stop!"
Just as the prince in despair closed his eyes and waited for death, a rapid and mournful cry was heard from the distant sky. The sorrow that went straight to the soul made almost no life able to bear to make the owner of the voice sad.
The demon pig's ferocious eyes flickered for a while, became a little confused, and then quickly regained consciousness.
And when the bloodshot pupils reflected the swan chariot speeding towards it like a meteor in the distant sky, the demon pig was startled and its ferocity disappeared. It immediately abandoned the half-dead Adonis and turned around without hesitation to rush into the dense forest.
At this moment, the prince who had saved his life was stunned when he saw the demon pig flying away.
Why does this monster feel like a human?
Just when the handsome prince felt that his brain was not enough and was at a loss, a beautiful figure swooped down from the swan chariot, stepped barefoot on the vines grown by divine power, leaving behind traces of blood from thorns, rushed to him anxiously, held his head in her arms, and asked nervous questions.
"Adonis, my dear, are you okay? Where are you hurt? Is it serious? Let me take a look!"
Aphrodite looked at the lover in her arms again and again, feeling a little scared.
Fortunately, when he gave Adonis the power of the plant god of spring, he also dripped a drop of his own divine blood into it just in case, so that he could always keep an eye on his condition through induction to prevent this lover who always wanted to be a hero from encountering any accidents.
Sure enough, my worries came true.
Her beloved almost died in her arms.
The three Graces who were accompanying the hostess saw this and wisely did not disturb the hostess from comforting her lover. Instead, they chose to follow the traces and scent left at the scene to hunt down the criminal who committed this vicious crime.
After being worried and frightened for a while, Aphrodite finally calmed down a little after confirming that her lover was still alive.
But looking at Adonis with multiple fractures all over his body, she felt both distressed and angry.
"Who? Who did it!"
According to common sense, even if there are monsters in the mountains and forests, it is impossible for them to cause such serious damage to a god.
Similarly, Adonis also noticed the abnormality and frowned with a puzzled look on his face.
"It's a demonic pig, with a strange red glow all over its body, like blood..."
Red light? Blood-red light?
Aphrodite thought for a moment, and suddenly seemed to realize something, and her beautiful face turned ashen.
Not long after, the three Graces who went to hunt for him returned empty-handed and reported to their mistress with embarrassment on their faces.
"When we were about to catch up, the thing jumped into the water and disappeared."
"Didn't you go look for it?" Aphrodite was a little unhappy.
"We looked for it, but it seemed to be connected to an underground river, with water veins running in all directions, and we had no idea where it would flow."
The three Graces explained in a deep voice, then added with a strange look on their faces.
"That pig can not only swim, but it seems to be able to dive..."
Aphrodite raised her eyebrows, and a hint of sneer appeared on her beautiful face.
“Pigs can’t swim underwater, but some things can!”
The three Graces looked at each other, seemed to realize something, and finally cautiously asked their hostess for confirmation.
"You mean..."
Aphrodite did not give a direct answer. She gently carried the injured Adonis onto the swan chariot and called on her followers to take him away. Then she raised her head and looked gloomily at the holy mountain standing in the clouds in the distance. There was a crisp sound of grinding her silver teeth.
"Come on, follow me back to Olympus!"
Looking at the hostess's gloomy face, the three Graces couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.
This time, she was probably really angry.
At the same time, a deep pool somewhere in the mountains suddenly splashed several feet of water, and a sturdy demon pig jumped onto the shore, panting heavily, its eyes filled with scarlet bloodshot, and a strong bloody aura almost bursting out of its body.
The ferocious beast looked at its own reflection in the water, and seemed to be awakened to a moment of clarity. It opened its mouth and bit its own pig skin, trying to tear it off.
However, the intense pain and the difficult-to-peel-off sticky feeling forced it to groan and let go.
I can’t do it on my own, I must get to the beach as soon as possible!
Under the pig skin, Loen bit his tongue, trying to stay awake, and rushed towards the agreed assembly point.
But as he increased his speed to the extreme, the killing instincts of the demon pig beast nature and the war god nature in his brain continued to accumulate, making his consciousness gradually blurred.
Although the initial plans went smoothly, I didn’t expect Aphrodite to come back so soon.
They rushed over almost the moment Adonis was in danger.
Fortunately, when the god of love arrived at the scene, he was busy taking care of his half-dead baby, leaving the three Graces in charge of the pursuit.
Only then did he have the opportunity to follow the retreat route he had prepared in advance, jump into the water, and successfully escape with the help of the complex water veins and underground rivers and his own protection of the sea.
But even so, he still spent a lot of time to completely get rid of the three Graces.
After those terrifying auras completely dissipated, he climbed out of the water. The three-hour incarnation deadline was almost up.
Right now, he could only pray that everything went well with Artemis and that he could catch up and meet the goddess of hunting.
While thinking this, Loen rushed towards the shore where the ferry was hidden.
As time passed, scarlet blood gradually covered the beast's eyes.
Finally, when Loen gradually couldn't tell whether he was a human or a monster, a shimmering shallow beach came into his eyes.
A tall and fit girl in hunting clothes was pacing back and forth on the white sand.
As the distance got closer, the beautiful girl showed a relieved smile on her face, opened her arms, and quickly walked forward.
Lorne sniffed and couldn't help but quicken his pace.
Because she smells so good...
The sturdy demon pig rushed out of the dense forest like a heavy tank, its scarlet blood rising into the sky like a burning flame, and its two sharp fangs emitting a sharp cold light.
Looking at the figure running towards her at full speed, the hunting goddess on the shallows smiled brightly. Her arms were originally open, but now one hand was hanging down and the other was raised high.
Then……
"Bang!"
A deafening roar echoed on the beach, and the mountain-like beast fell to the ground with a bang. A huge bubble emitting hot steam quickly swelled up on the demon pig's head.
(End of this chapter)
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