On the bank of the River Styx, everyone was waiting for the ferry boat.
There were so many undead souls around. When the seven people arrived here, there was still a steady stream of newly arrived undead souls lining up behind everyone. In the blink of an eye, the queue was long.
Contrary to what everyone imagined, the ferry boat on the River Styx is obviously not a small boat that can only transport a few undead at a time.
In fact, this ferry boat was so huge that Qi Zhen even wondered if the ancient Chinese building boats were copied from the underworld?
The towering huge ships ply between the two sides of the River Styx, taking away a large number of dead souls to the Garden of Truth every time.
It's just that the speed of the dead souls boarding the ship is not fast.
Mainly because the man guarding the side of the boat was collecting tickets.
This can't help but remind Qi Zhen of the scene when he was traveling in a riverside city in his previous life.
It has to be said that after being covered up by Persephone, these undead souls became less scary in the eyes of everyone in the team, and it was very different from the previous situation where they faced life and death when they met. These undead souls still have There is some basic thinking and rationality, rather than that lifeless look.
One silver coin per person was the price of boarding the ship.
The boarding process, which seemed extremely slow but was actually not too slow, was carried out in an orderly manner, and soon it was everyone's turn.
The man next to the ship's side was Charon, the ferryman of the Styx whom Hypnos had mentioned before.
His appearance is quite suitable for this identity.
Curly beard hangs on his chin, his upper body is naked and exposed to the air, and his bronze skin shows a strong brilliance.
He looked a little impatient and accepted the silver coins handed over by the souls who boarded the ship as if mechanically.
"Master, I have no money." An old soul looked at Charon with a begging look on his face.
But this Charon didn't even bother to raise his eyelids, he just waved his hand back.
This is what it means to prevent him from boarding the ship.
"Master, please, let me go." The old man still refused to give up and said sincerely.
Charon sighed at this moment, but did not let the other party board the boat, but raised his feet.
boom!
I don’t know why his physical attacks can hurt the soul of the dead. The old soul of the dead was caught off guard and kicked into the Styx River by him!
The Styx under your feet is black, the kind of black that you can never see the water flowing on the river bank, like a black mirror.
The old soul fell into the water, and the huge tearing force instantly made him scream miserably. In the blink of an eye, it was torn to pieces by the river water and disappeared above the water.
Behind the old soul, two young men were looking at Charon with hatred.
These are the old man's two sons.
Their family died in a fire.
An old father and his two sons died in the fire. There were only three people in the family during his lifetime. Naturally, no one was willing to prepare a decent funeral for this family, and naturally no one would bother to prepare silver coins for the three of them.
Hence the scene just now.
Originally, the family of three wanted to try their luck, but they didn't expect Charon to be such an unkind ferryman. He not only refused to allow the old man to board the boat, but also kicked him into the River Styx.
Although the two young dead souls did not know what a tragic fate would be if they fell into the River Styx, their father's screams could not fool anyone, so they finally could not hide their anger and rushed towards Charon.
Unfortunately, their fate was the same as their father's. When they came to Charon, the two of them seemed to have their bodies imprisoned by some divine power and could no longer be saved.
Next Charon gave them a kick.
With two popping sounds, the two young dead souls screamed and disappeared into the River Styx.
Everyone in the team looked at each other and said nothing.
The order of boarding the ship did not cause any confusion due to the disappearance of the family of three. The dead souls in the back just glanced at the dark river Styx with pity, and then continued to board the ship one by one.
Soon it was the team's turn.
Charon moved his dark hand towards Wang Jianguo who was walking at the front.
Wang Jianguo took out a silver coin and handed it over.
However, Charon's hand did not retract.
He stared at Wang Jianguo and said word by word: "Ten silver coins for a living person."
Obviously, the word "living" did not arouse the vigilance of the dead souls. The breath of the living was the biggest attraction to them. They had no interest in the current team.
"Aren't you blackmailing?" Wang Jianguo quit.
He didn't have much money, and most of the few silver coins he had were squandered by two girls while shopping in Tenalon City. At this time, he was short of money, so how could he be willing to pay for ten more silver coins?
On the other hand, in fact, not only Wang Jianguo, but everyone in the team including Qi Zhen did not say anything, but the scene just now made them feel quite resentful towards the ferryman. How could they choose to calm down the matter when they were already holding back their anger?
"Who said it must be ten silver coins?" Qi Zhen stepped forward and said.
If Wang Jianguo is still really short of money and dissatisfied with Charon, then Qi Zhen's reasons are much simpler.
He was reluctant to give up.
"I stipulated it, what's wrong?" Charon glanced at him and said impatiently, "Sit if you want to, and get out if you don't. Don't delay the people behind you from boarding the ship."
"Not only do I want to ride on your boat today, I also don't pay a single silver coin, do you believe it?" Qi Zhen said with a smile, but this smile did not have any kind meaning, but had a hint of threat.
"Oh? You might as well give it a try?" Charon also smiled, full of disdain.
Qi Zhen turned his hand, and a golden branch appeared in his hand.
Charon's expression changed, and he obviously recognized this branch.
Before parting with Persephone, the Queen of Hades deliberately broke it off from a tree in the back garden. As the Queen of Hades, she seemed to know Charon, the ferryman, better than Hypnos.
Charon is not only a money-obsessed man, but also a ferryman from the underworld who likes to make things difficult for others, especially living people.
Due to Cerberus' guarding in front of the gate of hell, very few living people can come here, but those who can come here must have great strength and superb wisdom, and the most important thing is, They will definitely not be as poor as those dead souls.
However, with Persephone's golden branch, the situation is completely different, which means that the visitor is protected by the Queen of the Underworld, and as a ferryman, he must always give the Queen some face.
However, what is unexpected is that after Charon took Persephone's golden branch, he just looked at it, and then threw the golden branch into the River Styx in full view of everyone.
"Even if Zeus comes today, he must pay me ten silver coins, otherwise he will not be able to cross the River Styx!" Charon snorted coldly.
"What should we do?" Wang Jianguo asked Qi Zhen innocently.
Qi Zhen shrugged indifferently, and then her eyes instantly turned into Sharingan eyes, and a mental shock was released towards Charon.
"superior!"
boom!
The ice bullet slanted out from Liang Sicheng's automatic pistol. It seemed that he had been waiting for a long time.
Wang Jianguo's iconic sledgehammer appeared on his hand, and he swung it towards Charon's head.
A ray of golden light suddenly spread around with Sun Jie as the center, instantly covering the place where everyone in the team was standing.
The dead souls lined up at the back retreated in panic. If they couldn't avoid it, their souls would be burned by the golden light, and they screamed again and again.
Charon didn't expect these mortals to attack him, and to do so so quickly. His head suddenly fainted, and then he was pierced by an ice bullet in front of his body, making him dull. Then he received a hammer on his head, which made him The dizziness is even worse.
The light of dawn was obviously not suitable for the underworld, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
"Damn mortal!" He roared angrily, and his demeanor changed dramatically in an instant.
His hands and feet grew sharp claws, and his ears became slender, like an elf. However, his face suddenly turned towards the devil, his eyeballs protruded, and several fangs protruded from his mouth.
In the blink of an eye, he transformed from a sturdy middle-aged man into a hideous-looking demon.
"I'm going to kill you!" he roared, ready to pour out his fury on these mortals who dared to offend him.
"do not move."
The blade glowing with purple light suddenly appeared under his neck, and the cold touch made Charon's body suddenly stiffen. He had no doubt that the weapon in the opponent's hand had the ability to cut off his own head without any hesitation.
What made him feel even more terrifying was the person appearing behind him.
Zaka stood behind him like a ghost. The Blade of Athena in his hand seemed to be placed on the opponent's neck so casually. He said nonchalantly: "If you move again, I'll kill you."
"Don't, don't, don't!" Charon's arrogant face instantly turned into a pitiful one, and his face changed back again.
"Heroes, if you have something to discuss, it's easy to discuss." Charon said with a flattering smile.
"Weren't you pretty powerful just now?" Qi Zhen asked, standing not far away.
"Harm, they are all begging for food, why are they fighting and killing? It hurts Heqi, hurts Heqi." Charon continued.
"Why are you so useless?" Liang Sicheng had just fired a bunch of ice bombs. The bombs and Barrett were useless. At this time, he said with some unfinished meaning.
"Can we cross the river?" Wang Jianguo stepped forward and patted his face.
"Yes, yes, how can I not let it go?" Charon said.
"How much does it cost?" Wang Jianguo asked.
"No money, no money." Charon waved his hands repeatedly.
Snapped!
Wang Jianguo slapped the other party on the back of the head and said angrily: "Are we the kind of people who don't pay for the boat ride?!"
"Yes, yes, whatever the heroes say is whatever you say." Charon's face was a little stiff.
"Here." Wang Jianguo took out a silver coin and threw it over, "A silver coin, I won't bully you."
"It's just for the seven of us."
Charon was about to cry.
