Greece Brings Evildoers Chapter 272

Chapter 272 Do you want a wife or not? (6.3k)

“So, it was Hecate who planted this curse on you?”

After listening to the story, Athena raised her hand and carefully touched the black divine seal on Lorne's chest. She pondered for a moment, as if she had some understanding in her eyes.

 “Where's that thing she gave you originally? Take it out!”

Lorne was stunned for a moment, then realized the target Athena was referring to, and a green-gray serpentine twelve-sided die appeared in his palm.

The sacred symbols representing the ten main gods on its ten faces have flickered and lit up, leaving only the [Lightning] of Zeus and the [Flame] of Hephaestus, which are still dim.

Athena stared at the twelve-sided dice and murmured with a complex expression.

 “It's actually this…”

"you know?"

Hearing this, Lorne was stunned for a moment.

"More than that!" Athena snorted and said faintly, "Strictly speaking, it was me who planted this seed in the first place!"

 The unexpected answer made the shock on Lorne's face deepen.

 Seeing Lorne's blank expression, Athena took a deep breath and asked immediately.

“You went to see Persephone, Queen of the Underworld. She must have told you about Zagreus, right?”

 Lorne came back to his senses and nodded slightly.

Athena took a deep breath, recalled, and answered.

"Zagreus died during the Titanic War. He was cut into pieces and cooked by a group of giants. When I rushed to the scene, I was unable to do anything. I only had time to rescue his divinity and sealed it in a small box. Zeus. After that, I induced Zeus to swallow it, hoping that my father-god would sow this [seed] into the mortal world during a certain affair and let it take root and sprout again (according to the original myth) ”

The box containing the divinity of Zagreus?

　　When Lorne heard the key word, he looked at the twelve-sided dice in his hand.

Athena nodded and replied in the affirmative.

"Yes, it should be this one. Although the appearance has changed, I sensed a similar aura from it."

 This makes sense!

 Lorne looked at the twelve-sided dice in his hand, and many of the doubts in his mind were solved.

 No wonder Hecate would specifically give him this twelve-sided die, because this is the seed that preserves the divinity of Zagreus!

It is precisely because of this that this twelve-sided die will issue a series of oracles, guiding him to directly or indirectly destroy the order of [Destiny] and enhance his own [accidental] divinity.

“I sowed this seed, originally hoping to leave a possibility to fight against fate in the world, but I didn't expect that Hecate would get it first.”

Athena stared at Lorne in front of her, feeling quite emotional in her heart.

“I didn't expect that after going all the way, you would come back to me again...”

What a bad fate.

 Lorne rubbed his numb temples and asked the doubts in his heart.

"By the way, why are you so concerned about Zagreus? Isn't that wrong?"

When Zagreus was killed, Persephone, who was her biological mother, didn't even rush to the scene. Athena went there immediately. Isn't this too much of a coincidence?

 A more reasonable explanation is that the goddess of wisdom has been paying attention to the growth of Zagreus intentionally or unintentionally.

"Because there is still the first half of the story of Zagreus." Athena replied angrily and asked calmly, "Do you know how I was born?"

"I know." Lorne nodded. "When Zeus devoured the pregnant Metis, Zeus soon had a splitting headache, so he had to ask the God of Fire Hephaestus to split his head. As a result, Zeus came out of Zeus's mind. Birth."

"Actually, besides that, I also brought out something from the body of the Father God. The divinity of my never-born brother, Poros, the God of Opportunity..." Athena paused and added quietly. , "Then Hecate, the ruler of the underworld, found me."

Hearing this, Lorne immediately thought of the answer: "Zagreus?"

Athena nodded and sighed helplessly: "As a result, this child was wiped out by fate before it fully grew up. I feel that placing it in the heaven is too conspicuous, so I hope that it can be born in the mortal world and live peacefully. "

 So, this time it's Semele, the princess of Thebes, and Dionysus who was supposed to be born?

After hearing this secret, Lorne looked at the twelve-sided dice in his palm, which was messy in the wind.

Three successors were killed one after another because of this thing. There are a lot of instant death buffs.

Moreover, you and Hecate are both one of the sources of my birth, and are inextricably linked to my growth. How should this be calculated?

 In the abstract sense, a biological sister plus half an eldest sister is like a mother? And the evil stepmother who comes to cut off the beard in the traditional sense?

 After simply clearing up the complicated emotions, Lorne continued to ask: "Then what is the purpose of collecting twelve copies of divinity?"

Athena thought for a while and gave her own opinion: "The twelve main gods of Olympus represent the order of destiny. Embezzling these divinities may indicate that it is inheriting the original destiny and adding [accidental divinity] to it. growth and provide nutrients for development?”

"Well, that makes sense." Lorne nodded, and then asked again, "Is there any way I can control this thing in my own hands?"

"Let me try..." Athena picked up the twelve-sided die and tried to use her own magic spells to break the restrictions on it.

However, after a flash of light, Lorne suddenly felt his heart twitching, a strong sense of suffocation coming from his chest, his soul wailing, and his consciousness was gradually swallowed up by darkness.

 The rapidly increasing discomfort caused Lorne to quickly raise his hand to stop: "Stop!"

Athena quickly put down the twelve-sided dice in her hand, and helped Lorne, who was dripping with cold sweat on his forehead, to the seat. Gloom gathered on his face: "It seems that this thing has become one with you, and there is no way to forcefully remove it."

Lorne nodded, with a vague guess in his mind.

 He ​​is a variable outside of destiny and cannot be accommodated by this world. It is precisely because this twelve-sided die containing [possibility] resides in him that it maintains his existence.

 Once it is forcibly peeled off, I am afraid that I will be finished.

"Forced cutting doesn't work, so we can only try another method." Athena thought for a moment and gave the answer, "If you can become the main **** and your soul enters the [immortal] level, maybe you won't be restricted by this thing, or even In turn, take this divinity into your own hands.”

"Hecate will not give me this opportunity." Lorne shook his head, feeling quite helpless, "As long as I complete the collection of twelve divinities, steal part of Olympus' destiny, and be promoted to the main god, Hecate will definitely attack me."

 “What about taking a detour?”

“I've tried it. The **** of medicine's immortal medicine is just an idea. I don't know how long it will take to complete it. And according to the current speed of collecting divinity, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait too long before it matures.”

Lorne sighed, feeling depressed about his current situation which was not optimistic.

Although he tried his best to avoid the divine collection work, whether it was inevitable destiny or accidental possibility, he was pushing him forward intentionally or unintentionally.

Just like when I met Hera this time, my mother opened the door for me. It was so outrageous.

 So, he suspected that even if he deliberately avoided it, sooner or later he would have an intersection with Zeus and Hephaestus because of something.

 As the strategies were eliminated one by one, Athena's eyes narrowed slightly, and a faint chill appeared on her face.

“How about we find a way to kill that woman?”

 If the problem cannot be solved, then get rid of the person who caused the problem. This is also a method.

Lorne saw the ill-intentioned look on Athena's face, a soft color appeared in his eyes, but he asked unceremoniously.

 “Can you beat her?”

 “I haven't tried it, so I can't say.”

 “What about the Gods of Sleep and Death?”

 “It's very difficult…”

 “Where are the three Fates and Zeus?”

Athena heard the implication and turned to look at Lorne in surprise.

"You mean, if I touch Hecate, they might take action?"

"Roughly the same."

 Lorn shrugged and further told Athena what he and Pluto learned in the "Real Dream".

"I roughly understand that she is the key to completing the divine integration and is responsible for keeping those dangerous old gods sleeping, so once she encounters trouble, the three goddesses of fate and Zeus will probably intervene."

 “That's right, that's what happened.”

“Then is there any way to take away her trump card and let us control [Real Dream]?”

“The idea is very good. Pluto and I also tried it, but we couldn't find the core of the dream world at all.”

 “You and Hades?”

Athena frowned slightly, then her eyes flashed and she spoke seriously.

“Tell me again your experience of entering the dream world without omitting anything.”

 Lon saw that Athena seemed to have thought of something, and immediately told the truth about what happened.

 After listening, Athena held her chin with one hand and muttered in her mouth.

"It shouldn't be. With your strength, you only went once and couldn't find any extenuating circumstances. But as the Lord of the Underworld, Hades went there many times and failed to discover the core of the dream world. Clues, don't you think this is a bit bizarre?”

 “Yes, it's a bit strange.”

 After Athena's reminder, Lorne also thought of another doubt and murmured in a deep voice.

“Furthermore, infiltrating seems to be too easy. Hecate doesn't seem to worry about someone breaking into the dream world and revealing her trump card.”

“Is it possible that the trump card isn't there at all?”

“It's okay to be absent once, but why not be there every time?”

 “Is it possible that it can run?”

run?

In a daze, when the two heard this word, an idea flashed in their minds. They looked at each other and said the answer in unison.

 “Hecate!”

That's right, the core that controls the [Real Dream] is not in the Elysee Gardens, nor in the [Real Dream], but in Hecate.

 To be precise, it's probably herself!

 The answer came out, and Lorne suddenly became enlightened.

“Possibility! The continuation of dreams is a possibility! Only Hecate herself as the core can support such a large and orderly [real dream]!”

“[Night] is the mother of dreams, and [Road] will guide the direction of dreams, letting the sleeper know when to wake up!”

Athena, who also solved the mystery, also chanted the relevant records. As the familiar feeling surged through their bodies, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, as if they had returned to the small stall in Knossos City in the past.

That was an encounter involving riddles, and it was also the beginning of the relationship between the two parties.

 After that, we support each other and work together to do our best for the survival of Crete.

 But as the two came to Athens, the external pressure they needed to face together disappeared, and each other had their own ideas. The originally close relationship gradually became alienated due to the passage of time.

Now, mutual frankness has broken down the accumulated barriers and allowed each other to regain the feeling of working together in the past.

 With the biggest mystery solved, Lorne continued to ask.

 “The answer has been found, so what should we do next?”

“Since we can't kill her, we can only catch her.”

 “Catch alive? The difficulty seems to be getting higher...”

“Or, use your strengths and charm to give her sleeping clothes?”

Athena suggested with a smile, a look of teasing on her face.

Lorne is familiar with the character of this old lady. Seeing her smiling so brightly, he would be easily fooled and refuse immediately.

 “No need, I'll choose one!”

Seeing that Lorne did not take the bait, Athena shook her head with regret and casually gave her own hint.

 “Alright, if you want to catch that woman, you'll probably need two things.”

“[Bait] and [Fishhook]?”

Lorne answered understandingly, then frowned.

“I can understand the bait. There are two here. It's fine for me and Melinoe, but what about the hook? It's not easy to trap that woman.”

"Have you forgotten? I have the power of [Maze], and the 88 star palaces I built myself are spread throughout the Ares Mountain. As long as the sanctuary is closed, it will be like a closed cage. There is no chance of trapping her. "

 “It's not that easy either.”

 Lorne picked up the twelve-sided dice that could not be opened in his hand and hummed lightly.

"That woman is very smart. Not to mention that her witchcraft skills are not inferior to your magic skills. She is also a deity with the attribute of [road]. Your [maze] may not be able to contain her. When she first arrived in Athens, , she once sneaked into the God of War Mountain and came to look for me specifically. "

Hearing that the other party is so difficult, Athena also has a headache.

But soon, she had a new idea, pointing to Mount Olympus among the stars, and spoke with a half-smile.

“[The fishhook] can't be locked, so how about adding a few more [dip nets]?”

 “You mean?”

“Hephaestus! There are still a lot of materials scraped from Poseidon. Let him help us build some strong nets!”

"good idea!"

 Lon's eyes lit up when he heard this, and the gloom in his heart gradually faded away.

The craftsmanship of the **** of craftsmen is nothing to say. Even Hera was trapped. If the operation is successful, Hecate may not be capsized by their tricks.

 It's just that in this way, I have to come into contact with the craftsman god, which is likely to accelerate the maturity of the [seed].

 Forget it, instead of just sitting back and waiting for death, why not give it a try!

Lorne made up his mind, a sharp look flashed in his eyes, and he spoke in a deep voice.

 “Let's go find Hephaestus now!”

However, Athena shook her head, looking helpless.

"I'm afraid not. I've been targeted. I haven't dared to go back to Olympus recently, lest my father-god ask me something."

 “Zeus?”

Lorne was startled, and he immediately understood that this was a disaster caused by the rapid development of Ares Mountain. Especially since he kept earning batches of gods on the mountain, it deepened Zeus's suspicion.

At this moment, Athena has been facing pressure for so long, and she is almost out of trouble.

 Thinking of the sunken Crete in his memory, Lorne couldn't help but feel worried.

"Isn't it too risky to help me deal with Hecate at this time? What if Zeus pursues it..."

“But that's not the case, my father is not the only one who has a headache now.”

Sensing the long-lost concern, Athena waved her hand with a faint smile, her twinkling eyes filled with gloating.

“Recently, Aphrodite disappeared, and she ran away to be happy. Ares and Hephaestus fought all day long because of this;

Apollo seems to like to be a guest in the Sea of ​​Oceanus, and often comes in pairs with Poseidon;

 In addition, thanks to your blessing, Hera, the queen of heaven, seems to be really interested in you. As soon as she returned to Olympus, she started to have contact with Poseidon and Apollo..."

　　Hearing the recent series of events in Olympus, Lorne couldn't laugh or cry.

 Good guy, all the mines I laid before seem to be ready to explode.

 No wonder Zeus noticed Athena's restlessness and didn't intervene, because it was already a mess.

 If this is the case, does that mean...

Athena seemed to have noticed Lorne's floating thoughts and punctured his fantasy with one word.

"Don't be too happy. No matter how hard they try, they will only cause trouble. My father-god still has three hundred-armed giants in his hands, and there are three goddesses of fate behind him. How can they be so easy to deal with?"

“That's right, those who are able should be invited first.”

Lorne shrugged and raised his hands in front of his chest in a praying posture.

It doesn't take much thinking to know that these people who are preparing to rebel can't even hide it from Athena, let alone Zeus. They are probably the cannon fodder in the future.

 It is more reliable to expect them to be able to outplay Zeus than to expect themselves to join forces with Athena to make a comeback.

 After briefly reviewing the current problems and corresponding solutions, Athena gave subsequent suggestions.

"I can't help you now, but you can go to the Sea of ​​Oceanus to find Thetis. As long as she comes forward, Hephaestus will definitely be willing to help you."

Hearing this, Lorne couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

Well, it seems that every time I look for the ocean goddess, nothing good comes of it.

Just as Lorne was thinking about what reason to use to resolve the embarrassment when they meet again, a violent tremor came from somewhere in his chest, accompanied by a strong burning sensation.

He quickly took off his coat and looked at the buzzing Gorgon bronze emblem in his arms, his expression slightly changed.

 “Something happened to Thetis! She's asking me for help!”

With that said, Lorne didn't bother to explain, and immediately rushed out of the great temple, turning into a golden-red stream of light, cutting through the dark night outside the window, and falling straight into the Oceanus Sea shrouded in the vast mist.

Looking at the figure disappearing into the sky, Athena, who stopped in front of the door and stared, felt frightened for no reason, as if she had a premonition that something bad was about to happen.

 Just going out for a trip, as usual, this guy is as slippery as a catfish, he always only takes advantage and never loses, so how could something happen?

Hmm, I must be overthinking it.

Athena comforted herself, but unconsciously twisted a piece of parchment into crumbs with her fingers.

At the same time, a white seagull flew quickly across the sea, as if it was avoiding some ferocious beast.

Behind it, a young man with long turquoise hair, wearing armor, carrying a bow and arrow on his waist, holding a cross javelin, drove a divine black Pegasus, chasing after the seagull.

 This is the revelation of destiny and the good match given to him by the father God Zeus.

 Once he completes this task and captures the goddess, he will be promoted to an immortal **** in the future and enjoy the divine favor on Mount Olympus forever.

Seeing that elegant and graceful figure gradually widening the distance, the young hero with long green hair took off his long bow, placed a golden arrow engraved with complex mantras on the long bow, and aimed it at the seagull in front of him. Slowly draw the bowstring to full length.

 “Whoosh!”

The sharp arrow shot through the air, and the white seagull that was flapping its wings and flying quickly could not dodge, and its right wing was immediately penetrated.

 “Poof!”

Blood splattered, and the seagull trembled, whining and falling into the sea, turning into an elegant goddess with long blond hair and a white gauze skirt.

 —It was Thetis, the ocean nymph, who was famous for her wisdom.

As soon as she fell into the water, she endured the pain and opened her mouth to hum a high-frequency sound.

After a moment, a white dolphin heard the news, picked her up obediently, and carried her to swim quickly to the deep sea.

Sensing that the pursuer behind her was gradually being pulled further away, Thetis clenched her silver teeth and struggled to pull out the arrow inserted into her right shoulder. After briefly treating the wound with healing magic, she hugged the dolphin's neck with one hand. Neck, looking at the dead sea, feeling desolate in my heart.

Even if you take every precaution and give in again and again, disaster will inevitably come your way.

Zeus wanted to marry her to Peleus, the son of Aeacus, and generously gave the young hero Pegasus, a divine bow, a spear, and armor, and instigated him to come to harass her in the Sea of ​​Oceanus.

Thetis clearly refused, but the father-god promised without hesitation that once Peleus succeeded, he would personally organize a grand wedding, betroth her to Peleus, and bestow upon him the title of god.

With such temptation ahead of her, the young hero pursued her relentlessly.

Unwilling to submit, Thetis fled all the way to the deep sea of ​​Oceanus and asked for help from her father Nereus, her sister who was the queen of the sea, and her brother-in-law Poseidon.

 As a result, no one on the sea dared to respond or intervene.

When he saw the three hundred-armed giants squatting in the primitive ocean, wandering outside Oceanus for the first time, the clever Thetis immediately figured out the cause and effect.

Evidently it was the father **** who discovered the dishonesty of the sea gods, so he used her as an example to scare the monkeys, or directly forced them to submit.

 After all, she is the think tank of the sea gods, the daughter of Nereus, and the sister of the Sea Queen. She has enough weight and reputation.

But sadly, neither her weak father nor her thoughtful sister and brother-in-law dared to lend a helping hand and touch the brow of Zeus, even if they saw herself being forced to the end.

 And she is destined to be just the victim of this strong game.

Feeling the constant loss of divine blood in her body, Thetis looked down at the wound on her shoulder that had not healed for a long time, and her heart sank.

 That arrow has extraordinary divine power, and he may soon be unable to hold it up.

The dizziness in her head was getting stronger and stronger, and the voice behind her was getting closer and closer. Thetis clutched the piece of warm metal in her hand. Unable to hold on any longer, she slipped off the dolphin and floated on the vast sea. .

At this moment, Peleus, who had been chasing all the way, saw that the beautiful creature could no longer break free. He couldn't help but feel happy, and he swooped down towards the target on his Pegasus.

"boom!"

However, as soon as the galloping Pegasus fluttered its wings, the horse's head instantly exploded into a ball of minced meat. A golden-red stream of light penetrated the sky and fell into the sea. A pair of arms picked up the unconscious Thetis in the large steaming mist.

 (End of this chapter)

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