Marvel's Magic Master

"Our bodies?"

Shion and the aquatic duo, feeling their vibrant, living bodies, had expressions of disbelief on their faces.

Unlike the temporary life granted to them by Hades, they now truly feel alive, as if they had never died.

And all of this stemmed from the power that George infused into their bodies with the serpent staff.

"There is no doubt that you have indeed been resurrected and are no longer under Hades' control."

George unfastened his papal robes, revealing the Ophiuchus Gold Cloth underneath.

"These are the gold armors I found beneath the Scorpio and Sagittarius temples; they possess the power of healing and resurrection."

As long as your physical bodies remain, you can be resurrected.

Even without using Ophiuchus's abilities, he could remove Hades's restrictions and revive Shion and the other two.

But that's a bit hard to explain.

The Ophiuchus Gold Cloth perfectly explains this ability.

"So there really really is a thirteenth Gold Cloth!"

Upon hearing this, Shion couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Having been Pope for over two hundred years, he had actually seen some clues about the thirteenth Gold Cloth in some of the Sanctuary's records.

However, these are just fragments of information and cannot be verified.

"That's wonderful! You've been revived!"

Seeing his teacher resurrected, Mu, an Aries, was also moved to tears.

At that moment, he heard an order from George.

"The Holy War has begun! Mu, immediately summon all Saints, God Warriors, and Marine Warriors to the Sanctuary!"

After giving Mu his orders, George transformed into a golden light and appeared before a tombstone in the mountains outside the Sanctuary.

Thirteen years ago, the severely wounded Sagittarius Aiolos entrusted Athena to Mitsumasa Kido before passing away.

Kido Mitsumasa buried Aiolos's body on the spot, and then, taking Athena and the Sagittarius Gold Cloth, flew back to Tokyo overnight in his private plane.

This is the place where Mitsumasa Kido buried Aiolos, and this tombstone is Aiolos's tombstone.

"open!"

With a powerful stomp on the ground, Aiolos's corpse sprang up from the ground.

Saint Seiya warriors cannot live forever, but due to the refinement of their cosmos power, their physical bodies have long surpassed human limits, and they can normally live to be several hundred years old.

Therefore, even if buried after death, the body can remain incorrupt for decades.

Aiolos's body remains exactly as it was when he died.

"Resurrection!"

The serpent staff gently touched Aiolos, activating Ophiuchus's resurrection ability.

Soon, Aiolos opened his eyes again.

George tapped Aiolos's forehead with the serpent staff, transferring all the events that had occurred after his death into Aiolos's mind. George then teleported Aiolos back to the Sanctuary with him.

Half an hour later, in the Pope's Hall of the Sanctuary, Saint Seiya, Saint Seiya, and Marine Generals gathered together.

"In this holy war, Hades' army established Hades Castle in Germany."

Currently, the castle is mainly managed by Pandora, and the strongest Specter inside is Radamanthys, one of the three judges of the Underworld.

Upon his resurrection, Shion immediately recounted the current situation of Hades' army.

When the Holy War begins, Hades will use his power to open a passage from the underworld to the human world.

Above the passage, Hades City will be built as a base for the Underworld army.

Just like the Saint Seiya's base is in the Sanctuary, and the Sanctuary has Athena's barrier.

Hades City will also have a powerful barrier set up by Hades.

There is no life within Hades' barrier. If a non-Specter enters the barrier, their strength will be suppressed to only one-tenth of its original value.

During the last Holy War, Hades City had two additional layers of barriers besides the one Hades had set up.

The arrangement by the gods of death and sleep has long been destroyed.

"Now that we have confirmed the location and intelligence of Hades City, let's take advantage of the fact that they haven't figured out our intelligence yet."

My suggestion is to strike at the heart of the enemy, kill all the Specters guarding Hades' town, and capture Hades' castle.

This way, we can seize the absolute initiative in the upcoming holy war!

After listening to Shion's report, George made a suggestion.

The Saint Seiya warriors and Marine warriors below all nodded in unison.

With the combined forces of the three, they not only had an advantage in quality but also in quantity, and they also had the terrifying Pope George, who could seal away Poseidon.

Taking the initiative is indeed the best option.

Saori Kido, already dressed in her sacred robes, showed a hint of worry on her face:
"Given my current situation, I'm afraid I'm not able to completely eliminate the effects of Hades' barrier."

Although she was wearing the Divine Cloth, she was still unable to fully unleash the power of Athena's Cosmo, and could at most weaken the Hades Barrier by about half.

Therefore, at that time, the Saints, God Warriors, and Marine Warriors will probably only be able to unleash about 60% of their power.

"It's alright, I've made some modifications to the Sanctuary, so we can move it directly to Hades City later."

With the barrier left by the First Athena in the Sanctuary, combined with your cosmos, you should be able to completely neutralize the effects of Hades' barrier.

George explained with a smile.

Not long after becoming Pope, he made some modifications to the Sanctuary without affecting Athena's barrier.

This allows the Sanctuary to detach from the ground and fly into the air.

Even without moving the Sanctuary there, with the current strength of the three armies, 60% of their power would be enough to completely overwhelm the forces guarding Hades' town.

Apart from Radhamandis, Hades City doesn't have many capable fighters right now.

Radamanthys is slightly weaker than Galon, even though Galon can only exert 60% of his strength.

Saga, Shion, Dohko, and Shaka, whose strength is no less than that of Kanon, could easily defeat Radamanthys if they joined forces.

Pandora primarily served as a strategist; she herself was not particularly powerful.

Most of the garrison, who had been sent to monitor Shion and assassinate Athena, had already died at George's hands.

"Then let's go!"

Athena nodded, agreeing to George's battle plan.

Although surprised that George could actually modify the Sanctuary, now was not the time to get to the bottom of it.

The most important thing is to capture Hades City as soon as possible and block the exit of the Hades army into the human world.

"set off!"

At George's command, the magic circle at the bottom of the sanctuary was activated, and the entire sanctuary rose from the ground and flew towards the German Heins Castle.

During this journey, he returned the Pisces and Cancer Cloths to the aquatic duo and the Sagittarius Cloth to Aiolos.

In addition, he bestowed the Ophiuchus Cloth upon the former Pope Shion.

As for him, whether or not he has a Saint Cloth doesn't really matter much.

However, he still wore a set.

It was Poseidon's Sea Emperor God Cloth that fell into his hands after Poseidon was sealed away.

Logically speaking, it would be virtually impossible to obtain the God Cloth's approval without Poseidon's permission.

Fortunately, George was a top-tier weapon-forging master, and with a little modification to the God Cloth, the problem was solved. The Sea Warriors were still somewhat reluctant that George was wearing the Sea Emperor's God Cloth.

But there was nothing they could do, since their Poseidon was still in the enemy's hands, so they could only obediently wait a while before venting their anger on the Specters.

"arrive!"

In less than ten minutes, the Sanctuary flew over Hades City.

Meanwhile, Saori Kido, dressed in Athena's divine armor, stood inside the Temple of Athena and began to unleash her inner cosmos.

Then, using his own cosmos, he activated the first Athena barrier of the Sanctuary, pressing it against the barrier of Hades' city.

Meanwhile, Radamanthys, having received news of the annihilation of the Specters, is being lashed out by Pandora.

“My words are all the decrees conveyed by Lord Hades.”

Pandora spoke coldly, seeing that the punishment was almost complete.

"Even if you are one of the three judges of the underworld, Rhadamanthys, one of the three judges of the underworld, you will not be spared!"

"Lord Pandora, there must be something wrong with Shion and the other two's allegiance. All the Specters we sent have been killed. We must have fallen into their trap."

Radmans stood up from the ground, ignoring the pain, and spoke his mind.

However, Pandora dismissed this with disdain:
"What you can think of, Lord Hades can't think of?"
Regardless, it was because of your shallow ideas that so many Specters died.

This is a one-time exception; it cannot be repeated.

Do you understand, Rhadamanthys?

"Yes, Lady Pandora."

Radamanthys bowed to Pandora, intending to leave the room and ponder how to eliminate the Saints of Sanctuary and atone for his sins.

However, at that moment, he and Pandora both looked out the window, their pupils widening instantly.

"That's... the Holy Land!"

"I am Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war!"

Some childish voices came from the sanctuary in the sky, and the warm cosmos caused the sanctuary to emit golden light.

After the light faded, figures flew out of the Holy Domain and landed in Hades Castle.

"Oh no! Lord Hades' barrier has been broken!"

Pandora, having regained her senses, realized what had happened, though she still couldn't quite believe it.

In this holy war, the Holy Land actually launched an attack, and the number of attackers far exceeded her expectations.

"Radamanthys, lead all the Specters in the castle to meet the enemy! Make sure you take them all down!"

"Yes, Lady Pandora, I will bring you Athena's head."

Radamanthys stood up confidently and walked out of the room to begin gathering the Specters to prepare for battle.

As one of the three judges of the underworld, he never took the so-called Saints seriously.

If it weren't for Pandora's orders, he would have already led the Specters to Sanctuary and cut off Athena's head.

He was actually quite pleased that the other side had taken the initiative to attack this time.

"Let me, Rhadamanthus, end this holy war!"

"idiot!"

After Rhadamanthus left, Pandora cursed under her breath and quickly retreated towards the underworld entrance below the castle.

She never underestimated the Saints of Sanctuary, nor Athena.

If Athena and the Saints of Sanctuary were truly that weak, the Underworld wouldn't have failed to win every single Holy War.

The enemy came with great force this time, and only Rhadamanthus, one of the three judges of the underworld, was inside the castle; the gods of sleep and death were not there either.

It's practically impossible for them to win.

The reason she gave Radamanthys that order was naturally to use him to buy time so that she could successfully retreat to the Underworld.

As the commander of the Underworld Army, she would not hesitate to sacrifice others when necessary.

Besides, Rhadamanthus is too arrogant. He dared to disobey her orders and act on his own. She wouldn't care if he died.

She hurried down the spiral staircase below the castle to the entrance to the underworld, but before she could leap down, a voice called out to her from behind.

"It seems rather impolite for the host to leave so hastily when guests arrive!"

Turning around, she saw a man dressed in the divine armor of the Sea Emperor, holding a trident, who had appeared behind her at some point.

"How did you end up with Poseidon's sacred armor?"

Pandora's face showed a variety of doubts.

She recognized the man before her as George, the new Pope of the Holy Land.

But according to the information she received, George should be wearing the Sagittarius Gold Cloth, so how could it be Poseidon's God Cloth?
Could it be that George is Poseidon, and Poseidon and Athena have joined forces?

And how did George get here so fast? What on earth is that good-for-nothing Radamanthys doing?
"Since Poseidon has been sealed away by me, his God Cloth naturally belongs to me temporarily."

George laughed without any attempt to hide his laughter.

Upon hearing this, Pandora's brows relaxed at first, but then quickly furrowed.

The frown eased as he realized that George was not possessed by Poseidon, and that Poseidon had not joined forces with Athena.

The reason he frowned again was because George, the Pope of the Sanctuary, was able to seal Poseidon and even wear Poseidon's divine robes, making him clearly a troublesome figure.

Anyone who enters without the owner's permission cannot be considered a guest.

If you really want me to entertain you, then come find me in the Four Realms of the Underworld.

I'll be waiting for you in the Ice Hell!

Pandora gave a cold smile, then turned and jumped towards the underworld.

Although she doesn't have much power, as the commander of the Underworld army and the sister of Hades in the mortal world, she possesses the power bestowed by Hades and the divine necklaces given by Death and Hypnos.

Once she enters the Underworld, she can freely travel to any part of it, even to Elysium, where Hades' true form resides.

They can also punish disobedient Specters, even the three judges of the Underworld.

"Duang!"

Like jumping on a spring, Pandora was bounced back from the entrance to the underworld.

"How could this be?"

"You don't think I arrived after you, do you?"

George smiled and shrugged.

When Athena broke Hades' barrier, he locked onto the entrance to the underworld and teleported there instantly.

As for Radamanthys, he was naturally left to Shion and the others to deal with.

Therefore, before Pandora arrived at the entrance to the underworld, he had already set up a special barrier at the entrance.

No one can break through the barrier and enter the underworld without his permission.

Unless one possesses the power of Death or Hypnos, it is impossible to force a breakthrough.

Pandora is clearly even less likely.

At that moment, Shion and the others escorted Athena down the spiral staircase.

Radamanthys, one of the three judges of the underworld who was full of confidence, was being dragged along by Kanon like a dead dog.

(End of this chapter)