Three dog heads fight together.
"Is this okay?" Wang Jianguo looked at Cerberus who was biting each other in front of him blankly, and said in surprise.
"It is said that someone used this method to get past the guards of the three-headed hell dog, and I suddenly remembered it." Sun Jie said.
"Let's talk after we go in," Qi Zhen said.
Everyone hurriedly bypassed the ice wall and dived into the gate of hell, leaving only the three carts of food and Cerberus, who had no time to pay attention to the food and was biting endlessly.
The feeling of entering the Gate of Hell is a bit strange, rather like the experience of a team teleporting in a game.
After ensuring the safety of the surrounding area, Qi Zhen released Nuo Lan from the human race bag again.
According to Hypnos, this should be the back garden of Persephone, Queen of the Underworld.
But no matter how the team looked at it, it didn't look like a garden, but more like a long-abandoned manor.
But this place is different from the desolation in Erebus and the scorched earth at the Gate of Hell where Cerberus is.
The team finally saw life for the first time since leaving the human world.
In the corner of the ruins of the manor, there are some unnamed white flowers growing stubbornly, and there are also some grasses on the ground, but these weeds are not emerald green, but dark green, and they look dark.
There are the remains of some buildings around. It is unknown whether they were originally here or were moved here. The sky is as dark as ever, but at the end of the sky, there is a ray of light. It is relying on this ray of light that the light shines out. The scene in front of everyone.
Obviously, the team's massacre in front of the Gate of Hell, as well as Cerberus's soul-piercing roar, made everyone once again become the last wave of passengers to enter the Gate of Hell.
But looking forward, the distance is still filled with shadowy ghosts emitting pale white light. There are many more souls here than before.
Everyone took a short rest before moving forward again.
Maybe this place will be filled with the souls of the dead in a while, so we should hurry up if we can.
"You just said that someone came in this way. What happened?" Liang Sicheng asked Sun Jie.
"I don't remember clearly. There is probably such a legend, but in the legend it seems that the thing used to cause three heads to fight was a piece of bread." Sun Jie shrugged.
"Hey, I didn't expect this dog to be a foodie." Wang Jianguo laughed.
"If we follow this routine, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop all the way. How are you doing? Can you still hold on?" Qi Zhen asked.
Everyone nodded, even Nuo Lan didn't complain.
When they were still about a hundred steps away from the large army of dead souls, the team met a person at the corner of a ruins.
That's a woman.
When everyone saw her, she was squatting on the ground observing an ordinary white flower.
This little flower looks no different from other flowers, but she observes it with an extremely serious expression, as if she is admiring the most beautiful work of art between heaven and earth.
The woman was dressed in white and looked very noble. Her face was soft. Although she was not as wild as Artemis, nor as resolute as Athena, it was even more different from the charm of Eos, but it was that kind of lightness. His gentleness makes people feel close to him.
This is a beautiful woman.
Everyone slowly stopped and stood not far from her.
At this
It was impossible to turn a blind eye to a person with the aura of the living, not to mention that since the other person appeared on the team's path forward, he probably had something to say.
"Dear Queen of Hades, hello."
Qi Zhen stood at the front and saluted respectfully to her.
"Oh? How did you know it was me?" Persephone did not pretend to be profound and ignore Qi Zhen's words, but tilted her head and asked curiously.
Her voice is extremely beautiful, but unlike other gods, it always gives people a slight sense of alienation, like a big sister next door.
"I guessed it," Qi Zhen said.
"My mother told me that you are the smartest mortals she has ever seen. I had doubts before, but today I saw you are indeed worthy of your reputation. Yes." Persephone smiled and nodded.
"Are we very famous among the gods now?" Qi Zhen asked with a wry smile.
"If your killing of Ares is still hidden by Athena, then everyone knows about your killing of Hermes," Persephone said. .
Qi Zhen glanced at Lin Biao, who was as if nothing had happened.
"Okay, besides avoiding Zeus' pursuit, do you have anything else to do in the underworld?" Persephone asked.
Faced with this straightforward question and that trustworthy face, Qi Zhen hesitated for a moment.
Persephone smiled, looked at Qi Zhen and said, "Are you going to the Land of Chaos to get the Holy Sword of Olympus?"
Qi Zhen was a little embarrassed, but she didn't deny it.
"Oh." Persephone nodded, "I think she wants to kill my father."
This time, not only Qi Zhen, but everyone except Lin Biao was a little embarrassed.
In addition to embarrassment, there is also caution.
Now that the other party knows the purpose of everyone's coming, it means that the two sides may fight at any time.
"Don't be so nervous, I won't stop you, and I will even help you." Persephone said with a smile.
"Why is this?" Wang Jianguo interrupted.
This sentence is not only a question to the Queen of Hades, but also to everyone in the team.
Why do the children of Zeus want to kill their own father?
A story that had been sealed for a long time was narrated from the mouth of the Underworld Queen.
It's just that being narrated by the person involved gives people a much stronger sense of empathy than a simple myth.
Persephone has lived with her mother Demeter since she was a child. Demeter is the god of agriculture and one of the twelve main gods of Olympus. She is the uncontested aunt in Athena's mouth.
Persephone has played with Athena and Artemis since she was a child, and has never thought about getting married. If nothing else, she should be one of the three goddesses on Mount Olympus, not Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, was later designated.
After all, Hestia was their aunt in terms of seniority.
Unfortunately, Zeus's brother, Hades, the eldest son of Cronus, had coveted Persephone for a long time and had long wanted to marry her.
So one day when the three of them were playing together and away from Demeter, Gaia, the mother of the earth, with the tacit approval of Zeus, caused a beautiful narcissus to bloom on the earth. Persephone, who originally wanted to pick the flowers, did not. Know that you have become a flower in the eyes of others.
The earth opened up, and four black horses pulled Hades's chariot and forcibly took Persephone back to the underworld. In the process, she desperately called for her mother,
Demeter, who heard her daughter's screams, was heartbroken and began to look for her daughter. At this time, everything on the earth stopped growing.
The only witness, the sun god Helios, couldn't bear it and informed Demeter of Persephone's whereabouts.
So the angry Demeter found Zeus and vowed that if she did not let Hades send her daughter back, she would never let any grass grow on the earth.
Zeus probably didn't expect Demeter to be so stubborn, and was even more afraid that she would really ruin the crops, so he hurriedly sent Hermes to the underworld to bring back Persephone.
Unfortunately, when Hermes came to the underworld, Hades had tricked Persephone into eating four pomegranate seeds full of Pluto's power.
The effect of this pomegranate seed is very simple. Even if Persephone is freed, she must return to the underworld for four months every year.
The world only knows that she is the queen of Hades, but they do not know that she is the goddess in charge of seeds, which corresponds to the seeds of grains. When she is in the underworld, she represents the seeds sleeping in the soil.
In the spring, when she returns to the ground, the seeds begin to sprout.
"So you hate your father." Qi Zhen used a declarative sentence.
Persephone nodded, "Yes, my hatred for him has never changed."
Even when she was talking about these old scars that made her furious just thinking about them, her tone remained calm and indifferent.
Everyone in the team felt a little pity for her. They didn't expect that the ancient Greek world of gods also had such things like robbing civilian girls.
"I promise you, Zeus will pay the due price!" Nuolan said angrily.
Perhaps because they are both women and can empathize with this kind of thing more, Nuolan and Sun Jie were much angrier than the other elders at this time.
"I don't know how many years have passed. In fact, I am more curious about you. It has been a long time since I had a good chat with humans, haha." Persephone smiled.
"How are you going to help us?" Qi Zhen asked.
"I can cover up your aura of living people, so that you will not be harassed by the souls of the underworld, and I can also allow you to directly bypass the judgment of the judge of the underworld and rush directly to Tartarus." Persephone said, "But in return , you need to do something for me."
Qi Zhen's heart thumped, and she secretly screamed that something was wrong.
Sure enough, the Queen's next words made everyone look embarrassed, and Wang Jianguo even burst into tears.
"I want you to help me kill Hades."
"I knew that even Zeus, who was watching the fun and not taking it too seriously, couldn't escape. How could Hades, the instigator, let it go?" Wang Jianguo muttered in a low voice.
"But it's difficult to kill Hades here."
Qi Zhen did not reply directly to the other party, but asked seriously.
Persephone didn't hide anything, she nodded sincerely and said, "With my help, you may still have hope."
She exposed her white arms and pointed to the desolate land of the underworld.
"Except for my back garden, there is no life in the entire underworld. I am really fed up with this place. Please help me."
"I think this is quite interesting, how about giving it a try?" Liang Sicheng suddenly suggested.
"What is your method?" Lin Biao, who had not spoken for a long time, asked.
