Greece Brings Evildoers Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Welcome to the resurrection match

 So dark, so cold…

Lorne felt as if he was immersed in the deep sea, falling and falling...

 The endless tide poured into his body, annihilating his senses bit by bit.

 Here time loses its concept and space loses its dimension.

 Until, a mysterious female voice, like the sound of nature, sounded in his ears.

 “Well, is this what it looks like? Interesting…”

 Hurrah!

With the clear sound of water coming out, a hand pulled him out of the maddening silence, and the world in front of him suddenly had sounds and colors.

 Everything starts to come alive.

 “Ahem~!”

Like a drowning man, Lorne lay on the ground subconsciously and coughed for a while. When the suffocation in his lungs disappeared, he raised his head and observed his surroundings.

The dry earth was full of cracks, and the sky was a chaotic dusk. There seemed to be water waves flowing above. Several dead trees that looked like the arms of the dead protruded from the soil, growing in the wilderness. Several ravens rested on the black branches. Preening feathers.

Directly in front of him, a tall woman holding a lantern, wearing a veil, wearing a long black dress, and purple hair shawl, stood quietly at the intersection, looked at him with interest for a moment, and then extended her hand.

 “Are you awake? Let's go.”

 “Where to go?”

The dazed Lorne was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked. At the same time, he was shocked to find that his current state was not that of a baby, but that of an adult in his previous life.

The purple-haired woman pursed her lips, outlining a hint of pleasure.

 “Hades…”

 “Me, am I dead?”

"Just a matter of time."

After a moment of silence, Lorne reacted and his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and he squeezed out gloomy words through his teeth.

 “Fuck, is this how you play, right?”

 The life that was supposed to be prosperous turned into nothing;

 The mother who was supposed to be saved was reduced to ashes;

　　The divine throne that was supposed to be ascended was just in vain;

 The "father" who was supposed to give him new life destroyed him with his own hands...

 He ​​didn't understand why the real fate was completely different from what was recorded in the Theogony?

 What is the truth behind everything, the answer behind it?

 Amid the ups and downs, Lorne's expression was gloomy and depressed.

The purple-haired woman looked at the illusory figure in front of her, smiled, raised her chin, and spoke leisurely.

 “Do you want to live?”

In an instant, Lorne's gray eyes couldn't help but burst out with a strong desire for survival. He suddenly looked up at this mysterious goddess, and nodded fiercely like a drowning man grasping a life-saving straw.

 “Live! I want to live!”

I lived a confused life in my last life, and it would be doubly shameful to die in such a confused way in this life.

He wants to live, to find out all the ins and outs, and then take revenge and chop up that cheap man!

 Even though, that's Zeus!

 “Want to live?”

The purple-haired goddess raised her lips and showed a subtle smile.

“Yes, but there is no precedent for Hades to release a soul casually.”

"so?"

 “Gamble with me! If you win, I will let you return to the world.”

As she spoke, the purple-haired goddess eagerly opened her palms, and two exquisite dodecahedrons made of serpentinite instantly caught Lorne's eyes.

They were two uniquely shaped dice, each side engraved with red and black ancient Greek letters that seemed to represent numbers.

 Seeing the other party take out professional equipment in a blink of an eye, and his eager eyes, Lorne couldn't help but be startled.

 Damn it, why is there still a gambling dog in the God of Death?

But soon, Lorne felt relieved.

 The bad habit of gambling has existed in human culture for a long time.

  This is especially true in Greece. For example, the origin of poker can be traced back to the Minoan civilization more than 3,500 years ago.

The famous pottery vase painting "Achilles and Ajax Playing Dice" describes the gambling and entertainment activities of the two heroes in the Trojan War in their spare time.

Similarly, in Greek mythology, Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon played a game of "dice" in order to divide the universe between them.

 And we consider rolling two sixes to be lucky in a dice game, which also has ancient origins. Thousands of years ago, rolling two sixes was known as the "Aphrodite Throw" and represented victory in the game.

Since there are traces to follow, this proves that there is still hope for survival!

Lorne couldn't help but feel excited, and looked deeply at the nameless goddess in front of him.

 “So, what's the price?”

There is no free lunch in the world. He is not stupid and naturally understands this truth.

A trace of obvious surprise appeared on the face of the purple-haired goddess, and she looked at the figure in front of her with interest, between the virtual and the real.

 There is great terror between life and death.

 In the face of the temptation of life, even heroes and gods are often unable to remain calm. In order to seize the glimmer of possibility, they fall into madness and are willing to give up everything.

 It is indeed interesting that the person who can take the lead in remaining rational under such circumstances is interesting.

 “Your soul…”

The purple-haired goddess smiled slightly, her cherry lips under the veil opened slightly, and her dark eyes were like bottomless abyss.

"If you lose, give me your soul. There seems to be something in it that I haven't seen before."

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Although I have a hunch that the bet will not be that simple, this condition feels more like the temptation of the devil.

While Ron was cursing, he also suddenly realized that his current soul posture was not that of a baby, but that of an adult.

 Only those eyes are as pure as a child.

 No wonder…

 Thinking about the reason why the goddess was interested in him, Lorne understood clearly and looked around.

This silent wilderness seems endless, with no beginning or end.

 After thinking for a long time, Lorne sighed.

 “How to bet?”

 There is no other way, the temptation of life is indeed irresistible to him.

Moreover, in this goddess's territory, she doesn't seem to have the right to refuse.

Sigh, the life of the upper-class nobles has not passed for a month, and they will have to play the resurrection game in the blink of an eye. This luck is pretty damned.

At this moment, the nameless goddess who received the response lightly pursed her lips. The smile on her face seemed to be a little thicker, and her tone was full of joy.

  “Very simple, compared to size.”

With that said, the goddess handed one of the dice to Lorne, and raised her white wrist, wanting to drop the dice of fate.

"etc!"

Lorne hurriedly spoke to stop her, his eyes flickering towards the goddess.

"This seems unfair to me. If you use your supernatural power in a gambling game, how can I win? If it is a game that must be lost, then I refuse!"

“Well, I promise not to use my divine power in gambling.”

The goddess thought for a moment, nodded in concession, and raised her hand again.

"etc!"

With another emergency call to stop, the goddess frowned slightly, and the smile on her face obviously faded a lot.

 “Do you still have conditions?”

“Determining victory or defeat in one round is too arbitrary.”

 “Then, best of three games?”

 “Ten rounds!”

Lorne made the request bravely and opened his mouth.

"As long as my points in one of the ten rounds are equal to or greater than yours, I will win! Only in this case will I be willing to bet on this soul!"

The brief silence lasted for a few seconds. The goddess carefully looked at the figure in front of her and spoke with a half-smile.

"You don't have any other conditions, right?"

Under the goddess's faint gaze, Lorne felt a mountain of pressure. He swallowed unconsciously and nodded stiffly, not daring to push further. There are only three things to do. Now that he has obtained enough favorable conditions for himself, if he continues, he is worried that he will be slapped into a QR code by the goddess in front of him.

Since a consensus has been reached, both parties release their fingers at the same time and drop the twelve-sided dice in their hands.

 In the first game, Lorne had 7 points and his opponent had 9 points.

 Fortunately, the gap is not big, there is a chance.

Lorne comforted himself, took a deep breath, and continued to throw the dice to the stone flat on the ground.

 In the second game, Lorne had 8 points and his opponent had 10 points.

 In the third game, Lorne had 4 points and his opponent had 6 points.

 In the fourth round, Lorne had 1 point and his opponent had 3 points.

 The fifth inning…the sixth inning…the seventh inning…

 In the eighth game, Lorne has 11 points and the opponent has 12 points…

 Continuous defeats made Lorne's face look increasingly ugly.

 Betting against God is really not that simple.

Even though she agreed not to use her divine power, her control over her body and gambling skills were already beyond the reach of ordinary people.

I'm afraid that as long as this goddess wants to, she can easily do it by throwing a few points at random.

 Only the last two are left...

 Lorne's hands had begun to tremble slightly, but he gritted his teeth and his eyes remained firm.

 There is a chance, there is still a chance!

 As long as you can get twelve points, you will definitely win.

 According to the agreement, whether the points are equal to or greater than the opponent's, he wins.

 So from the beginning, Lorne had no hope of overpowering the goddess in front of him through other points.

His bet is just a chance that one of the ten games will hit twelve points, and it is just a glimmer of possibility that he has gained for himself!

Lorne took a deep breath, prayed silently in his heart, and rolled the twelve-sided dice once again with a happy mind.

Black and green serpentinite rolled on the stone flat, and finally settled on the side engraved with lightning marks and a certain dark red corresponding letter.

12 o'clock? It's really 12 o'clock!

 Seeing the answer in front of him, Lorne wiped his eyes in disbelief.

 Suddenly, a burst of uncontrollable surprise almost engulfed him.

 “Won! I won!”

The unexpected turn of events brewed into an overwhelming excitement, and Lorne's face was filled with excitement and hope.

 “Little guy, are you happy too early? I haven't voted yet.”

The leisurely whisper echoed in her ears. The goddess pursed her lips and gently relaxed her hands.

The twelve-sided dice that fell freely fell to the ground and rolled over, hitting another dice in the corner.

In an instant, the two dice made a dull collision sound. After spinning separately for several weeks, they finally stopped.

  The goddess 2 points, Lorne…1 point…

 “Oh, I'm so unlucky. It seems like I've won.”

The goddess's face was full of pity, as if she was sorry for Lorne's misfortune.

Of course, if you ignore the joke in his eyes, it seems quite sincere.

 Sudden changes and the sudden turn of events made Lorne look uncertain.

Damn it, you shouldn't trust these so-called scumbags to follow the rules honestly.

 “Don't be discouraged, you still have one last chance.”

The goddess came forward and smiled to comfort her, her face full of encouragement.

Lorne shook his head lightly and threw the twelve-sided dice in his hand to the owner without expression.

 “No need, I lost.”

This itself is an unequal bet. All he can hope for is that the other party will abide by the rules and be willing to abide by the so-called fairness.

 Once the gods play tricks, under this framework, no matter what attempts and efforts ordinary people make, they will never win.

 Even if you try it a hundred times or a thousand times, the result will still be the same.

Hearing Lorne's initiative to admit defeat, the originally excited goddess suddenly felt uninterested and slowly raised her hand forward.

 “If this is the case, then your soul…”

"etc!"

Lorne, who was supposed to sit back and wait for death, suddenly raised his head, his eyes blazing.

 “I want to gamble with you again!”

 “Oh? That's an interesting suggestion…”

The goddess of dandruff paused her arms and raised her eyebrows with interest, but then she put away her smile and suddenly changed the subject.

 “But why? I've already won, why should I bet with you again?”

 “Because, our bet is a soul, but I...”

Lorne was unfazed, raising his hand and pointing at himself, with a provocative sneer on his face.

 “…there are two chips!”

 Strictly speaking, he has two lives.

 One comes from the past world and belongs to oneself; the other comes from the Greek gods and belongs to the **** of wine.

As for whether these can be characterized as two independent souls, Lorne is not sure. It was just a precautionary measure during the hasty opening.

 In the calm atmosphere, the goddess carefully looked at the figure in front of her, her eyes became more playful.

 Is that so?

 Fun, so interesting!

 “Okay, I'll bet with you.”

　　Seems to have discovered the goddess of the New World, and gladly accepted the invitation.

 It's done!

At this moment, Lorne, who was tense all over, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the answer, and a happy smile appeared on his stiff face.

 Sure enough.

As long as you give a decent reason, the other party will definitely take the initiative to convince you to take the bait and sit at the card table again.

Although he doesn't understand souls, he knows how to bet on dogs.

As soon as the agreement was reached, the purple-haired goddess couldn't wait to turn the dice in her hand and wanted to throw it down.

 “Then, when do we start?”

 “Wait a minute.”

Lorne raised his hand slightly to make a pause gesture and spoke solemnly.

“You made the bet last time, so I should choose the method and rules this time!”

 “Well, that's fair.”

The goddess thought for a while, nodded slightly, and asked with interest.

 “So, how do you want to bet?”

“I don't know how to play something too complicated, so I'll keep it simple.”

Lorne thought for a moment and then gave a deep answer.

"Betting on readings, the rules are very simple. The two of us take turns to choose numbers and count from 1 to 30. We can only count up to 2 consecutive integers each time. Whoever grabs 30 wins. If I win, you need to be unconditional Let me return to this world!"

 “Okay~!”

 The goddess agreed without thinking. Her absolute strength gave her a transcendent sense of superiority and she was not afraid of any challenge.

After explaining the rules, Lorne put on a smile on his face and raised his hand to signal in a graceful manner.

"Well, to be fair, I have set the rules and let you count first."

The goddess tossed the dice in her hand, nodded nonchalantly, and couldn't wait to enter the game.

  “1～”

The moment the goddess opened her mouth, Lorne's tense face couldn't help but relax, and his eyes flickered.

 This round is won!

The first 8k update has been completed. The character pictures have not been signed and cannot be uploaded. I will review them tomorrow. I will see if I can modify them or get a data card.

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