Greece Brings Evildoers Chapter 251

Chapter 251: Imprisonment play in progress

On the banks of the River Styx, Lorne stood on the shore and watched Charon, who was holding the ferry, drifting away until he disappeared into the thick fog.

Although this guy was very professional and knowledgeable, he didn't ask much about the identity of Melinoe, who was wearing disguise magic on the boat, and where he came from. He just thought it was an ordinary transaction. Business. But considering some of the connections between Charon and Hecate, Lorne was still a little more careful.

Using his will, he carefully checked several times and confirmed that Charon and the ferry were completely out of his range of perception. Only then did Lorne feel completely relieved. He turned around and called Melinoe who was waiting on the side, heading towards the depths of the thick fog. Go.

Looking at the unfamiliar environment around him, Melinoe couldn't help but asked in surprise: "This doesn't seem to be the way to the Elysee Paradise?"

“The banquet hosted by Her Highness the Queen of the Underworld will only officially start tomorrow. The invited Hecate may not have officially left yet. Now the palace and the Elysee Garden are not safe. Of course we must find a place to spend the night first and wait for the opportunity.”

Lorne explained a few words casually, then glanced at the new-generation conspiracy goddess beside him who suddenly realized it, and shook his head secretly.

 There is a serious lack of experience and thinking, and I am too young.

This level is not to mention compared with that of Hecate, the goddess of conspiracy, Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and Thetis, the sea fairy. Even I can easily fool her.

 For example, he only said half of what he said just now.

 The reason for choosing to disembark here is that neither the Queen's Palace nor the Elysée Garden are safe.

But more importantly, it was Charon, a **** associated with Hecate, who brought them across the river.

In order to prevent the money-gaining brother from selling them out, how could I hang out in front of the Elysée Garden with a clear purpose and leave clues to others.

Of course, you must first weave a good alibi and clear your suspicions before taking action.

As the dim entrance to the cave hidden in the rock came into view, Lorne let out a sigh of relief.

"arrive."

 “Woof!”

At this time, Cerberus, the guard dog of Hades, heard the movement and rushed out from the depths of the crypt. He raised his three dog heads at the approaching Lorne and barked happily.

 “Okay, okay, there's more.”

Lorne chuckled and stroked the dog's head in the middle of Cerberus, while opening the magic array and taking out new honey cakes and fairy delicacies and honey wine, and came to bribe the guard dog of the underworld.

Under the corrosion of the delicious food, Cerberus suddenly screamed even more joyfully, and quickly made way for the passage behind him, and even tried to guide the two stowaways beside him.

“No, we need to stay here tonight.”

Lorne smiled and moved the dog's head that Cerberus was leaning towards, turned around and motioned for Melinoe beside him to go into the cave and rest.

 Seeing the situation in front of her, the pampered princess of the underworld was suddenly unhappy.

 “You want me to live in a doghouse?”

"Going through the Arima Crypt is the human world. You can advance, retreat or defend here, and you can deal with a lot of troubles. And according to the previous route of the Styx ferry, everyone will think that we have left through this passage. Even in some places in the underworld If something goes wrong in the future, others won't easily blame us, do you understand?”

Lorne explained the reason why he chose this place while inscribing a defensive and warning magic circle nearby.

Hearing the detailed explanation, Melinoe finally understood the complex considerations involved in this small decision, and nodded in understanding.

With the basic arrangements completed, several hours have passed and the night of the underworld has arrived.

Lorne led Melinoe into a cave in the crypt, and fell asleep on the withered grass and stone slabs on the ground, preparing to recharge his batteries and wait for the arrival of the next day.

 Under the deep night, looking at Lorne who was breathing evenly and relaxing, seemingly falling into deep sleep, Melinoe squeezed his itchy knuckles.

 But in the end, the goddess of conspiracy's eyes flickered for a moment, then she lay down on the spot and fell asleep quietly.

The moment Melinoe's breathing calmed down, Lorne, who was "sleeping", opened his eyes a crack, turned over and changed into a more comfortable sleeping position, muttering to himself.

Hmm, I probably won't have to make up lessons tonight.

 The next day, a familiar trembling sound in his arms woke Lorne from his sleep.

 He opened his coat, took out the Horn of Plenty, and looked at the flickering light above, and he immediately became energetic.

 Hecate has arrived, and there is no one in the Elysée Garden now!

 “Melinoe!”

"What?"

Hearing the call, the princess of the underworld woke up from her dream and sat up, rubbing her sleepy eyes.

However, before she could react, a hand knife struck her on the back of the neck accurately, and a familiar shock of divine power hit her.

  …I OO you XX!

Melinoe's vision went dark, he cursed in anger and grief, and his consciousness immediately sank into boundless chaos.

Lorne looked at the unconscious Melinoe on the ground and explained sincerely.

"How can I let you accompany me on this adventure in such a dangerous place like the Elysee Garden? If anything happens, I won't be able to explain it to the Queen of the Underworld. Okay, just stay here and wait until I finish my work. I'll call you soon." Take you out."

After saying that, he skillfully cast more than a dozen suppression, restraint, coma and other spells on Melinoe to ensure that the goddess of conspiracy would not wake up before his return. Then he got up and left the cave, sealing it with a huge stone. Stayed at the exit.

There are too many secrets on himself. Merrinoh, a rebellious girl, was uneasy, and always wanted to take the opportunity to give him two knives.

In order to avoid too many uncontrollable variables during the Elysée Garden trip, Lorne naturally would not take Melinoe with him.

　　Knocking her unconscious and then hiding her, waiting for the matter to be over before leaving together, was a plan that Lorne had thought of long ago.

But he was not familiar with the underworld, and after thinking about it, the only places where he could hide people were the Tribunal and the Crypt of Arima.

Although the former has King Minos as a mole, it is a public place after all. Undead and gods come and go, so it is inevitable that there will be many people and there will be too many hidden dangers if the secret is revealed. The latter is inaccessible and contains "evil dogs". In addition, it is at the intersection of the human world and the underworld. It can be attacked, retreated and defended. It is an excellent hiding place.

 So, this kennel is not for Melinoe to live in, but is specially used to keep her.

Lorne smiled jokingly, waved his hand to Cerberus outside the cave, and gave instructions in a deep voice.

 “For now, watch the door and don't let outsiders in.”

 “Woof!”

“If I haven't come back in three days, or if the Gorgon emblem I left you shines, take her out of the underworld and don't let anyone find her!”

 “Woof woof!”

 Looking at the dozen more pieces of honey cakes and several jars of fairy delicacies and honey wine in front of him, Cerberus's three drooling heads immediately became excited.

  Done it!

After convincing the vicious Hades guard dog to join him in his evil deeds, Lorne snapped his fingers happily.

In this way, even if something unexpected happens on the road, Melinoe's trump card can be used as the last line of insurance.

 After making safe arrangements, Lorne walked out of the Arima Crypt, disappeared, and headed towards the Elysée Garden based on his previous memories.

Due to his careful planning and the cooperation of Persephone, Queen of the Underworld, Lorne had an unimpeded journey and quickly reached the entrance of the Elysee Garden quietly.

  After experiencing the last turmoil, the re-repaired and reinforced [Wall of Sighs] became even more majestic and majestic. The floating light patterns almost connected the sky and the earth, leaving no opportunity for outsiders to take advantage of it.

However, Lorne in the shadow looked at the chasm in front of him and couldn't help but want to laugh.

He remembered a fable he had read: One day the zookeepers found that the kangaroo had escaped from the cage, so they held a meeting to discuss and agreed that the height of the cage was too low. So they decided to increase the height of the cage from the original ten meters to twenty meters. As a result, the next day they found that the kangaroo still ran outside, so they decided to increase the height to 30 meters. Unexpectedly, the next day they saw all the kangaroos running outside, so the administrators became very nervous and decided to increase the height of the cage to 100 meters.

After a few days, the giraffe was chatting with a few kangaroos. Do you think these people will continue to raise your cage? The giraffe asked.

Hard to say. Kangaroo said: If they continue to forget to close the door.

 In fact, the principle is the same. If you want to stop him as an outsider, simply strengthening the [Wall of Sighs] makes no sense.

 Because King Minos and Queen Hades had told him the key to entering and exiting the Elysee Paradise.

After waiting for a short moment, Lorne took advantage of the gap between the patrols of the underworld outside the wall to sneak up to the [Wall of Sighs]. He made a few false starts at the light patterns floating above, and opened the door to the interior of the Elysee Garden with ease. road.

 It seems that "Aesop's Fables" can be updated with one more chapter.

Lorne smiled, ducked into the passage, and easily completed the infiltration work.

As far as the eye can see, the gurgling water is winding around, the branches are covered with sweet fruits, the grass and flowers are growing wantonly, and the residents stand like sculptures, with smiles on their faces that are so bright and weird, as if their spirits are immersed in some kind of bliss. among.

 Nothing has changed.

Lorne watched the nearby residents of Paradise carefully for a moment, but still had no clue.

Their souls come from different sources, some are nymphs, some are demigods, some are humans from the Golden Age and Silver Age, and there are even ancient gods and monsters and ordinary humans...

There was a huge gap in strength between them during their lifetimes, their territories were different, and their races were also inconsistent...

 All in all, apart from being raised together in the Elysée Garden, there are almost no consistent attributes.

Perhaps, there is also consistent happiness and smiles?

Lorne's eyes swept across the smiling faces of the residents, narrowed his eyes slightly, and walked towards the depths of the Elysee Garden.

The last time he fished for someone, since the target Adonis was a newcomer to the Elysée Garden, he was automatically placed in the outer area. Lorne found the pretty prince with almost no effort and took advantage of the chaos. Abducted.

Hence, they did not explore much of the Elysée Gardens.

 The opportunity is rare now, so naturally it is necessary to learn more about the most mysterious area of ​​the underworld. Even if the [secret] held by Hecate cannot be solved, it is good to deepen the understanding of the Elysée Garden.

Lorne was thinking secretly as he headed towards the interior of the Elysée Garden.

 As we continue to move forward, there are more and more residents around us.

 Bright smiles still bloomed on their faces. The surrounding scenery became more and more beautiful and unreal, and the weird atmosphere became more and more intense.

 Untrue?

Lorne raised his hand thoughtfully and gently touched a butterfly resting on a flower, and his fingertips actually passed through the center of the butterfly.

The faint phosphorescence then spreads and dots the flowers and rivers, forming a more dreamy and gorgeous color.

 It is a creation of dreams!

Lorne suddenly felt as if he was looking around, and his eyes were quickly attracted by a peculiar door standing in the middle of the sea of ​​flowers.

The frame of the door is made of horns, and the center resembles water waves, with various colors and strange reflections looming in it.

Lorne walked in to observe, his eyes twinkling.

Legend has it that the [Dreamland] where the Menggui tribe lives has two gates, one made of horns and the other made of ivory. The dream of passing through the Horn Gate provides reality, whichever mortal who dreams of it will see the reality. However, dreams that pass through the ivory gate often deceive people and bring them unrealizable words and illusions.

 If you guessed correctly, this is probably the door leading to the "Real Dream".

Lorne glanced back at the residents of the Elysée Park who had the same smiles around them, like clay and wood sculptures, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Is it possible that these souls are having the same dream?

 —A [real] and [woven] dream?

After pondering for a moment, Lorne casually pulled off a piece of silver hair from his head and tied it around his wrist as a reminder to distinguish the dream from reality. Then he stood up and stepped into the door framed by the horns of the mountain.

 (End of this chapter)

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