Marvel's Magic Master

"Even if you capture me and seal the entrance to the underworld, you still won't win this holy war."

When Pandora saw that Rhadamanthus had been killed, she knew that her attempt to escape to the underworld was hopeless.

However, there was no sign of dejection on her face.

Because she knew that this holy war had already been won before the Hades army invaded the human world.

Hades knew from the start that Shion and the other two had something wrong, but he still resurrected them, not because he really thought they could kill Athena.

It was merely to lull the Sanctuary and Athena into a false sense of security.

This includes sending her to lead the Hades army into the human world and station her in Hades City, creating a human body in advance—a tactic similar to previous holy wars—all for this purpose.

If it were truly like the previous holy war, they wouldn't have sent so few people.

Even the gods of sleep and death are still in the Pure Land of Bliss, showing no signs of coming out.

Normally, Death and Hypnos should be leading an army of 108 Hades warriors to invade, and Hades' soul should be revived in a pre-selected body.

Then defeat Athena and deal with those Saints in one fell swoop.

So even if she is captured now, even if all the Specters stationed in Hades City are killed.

In fact, it doesn't affect Hades' plan at all; it might even help to better lull Athena and the Sanctuary into a false sense of security.

Because they would think they had the upper hand and stubbornly defend the entrance to the underworld, they would have already fallen into a trap.

"We will surely win this holy war!"

Shion stepped forward, his tone firm.

As a Saint who had experienced the last Holy War, he knew clearly how much of an advantage they had under George's leadership.

Hades' city was breached, and they blocked the entrance to the underworld.

Pandora, the commander of the Underworld army, has been captured, one of the three judges of the Underworld has been eliminated, and nearly a third of the Specters have died in battle.

Their Holy Land remained completely unscathed and, having allied with Asgard and Atlantis, had ample military strength.

Athena has also obtained the God Cloth, and given enough time, she can unleash the power of her cosmos.

Their Pope George is even more powerful than Death and Hypnos.

This should be the most powerful and advantageous holy war in history.

Pandora closed her eyes and didn't argue anymore, giving him a look of complete resignation. She certainly wouldn't reveal Hades's plan.

"You're so pathetic!"

Just then, she heard George's voice.

"Poor thing, I am Hades' sister, the commander of the Underworld Army, the noble Lady Pandora."

"What right do you, a mere human being, have to comment on me?"

"I say you're pitiful because you don't even know you're being controlled."

George shook his head, walked up to Pandora, and touched her forehead with his finger.

"All curses come to an end."

Pandora's eyes went blank for a moment, a black aura was forcibly expelled from her body, and long-forgotten memories began to appear in her mind.

"Pfft!"

Suddenly, he knelt down on the ground, covered his eyes with his hands, and burst into tears.

"Dad, Mom, it's all my fault, it's all my fault."

It turns out that her real name was not Pandora. She was a young lady from an English noble family, living in a castle and leading a carefree and happy life.

However, when she was three years old, she accidentally opened the ark that Athena had sealed away Death and Sleep.

After Death and Hypnos appeared, they controlled her and transformed her into Pandora, Hades' sister who was fixed in the mortal world.

From then on, her family's castle became Hades Castle, and her parents and all the servants in the house died.

"So it seems you're also a victim. Now, can you tell me what other schemes Hades has plotted?"

Seeing this, George asked softly.

"Of course, I hope they all receive the retribution they deserve, and I also hope they can atone for what I did before."

Pandora slowly raised her head and began to speak of Hades' ultimate plan.

"For the past ten years, Hades has been using his divine power to influence the seven planets, filling each one with his divine will."

He could immediately use his divine will to align the nine stars, blocking the Earth from ever being illuminated by sunlight, thus plunging it into eternal darkness.

Furthermore, because the alignment of the nine planets was not a natural phenomenon, no deity could prevent it, not even one more powerful than Hades.

All of Hades' previous actions were a disguise; his true purpose was to block sunlight from reaching Earth when the nine stars aligned.

If the Earth were to lose its sun, it would be plunged into eternal darkness and endless cold, and humanity and all life would perish.

Then there's no need for a holy war; Hades has already won.

"What a vicious plan!"

Upon learning of Hades' plan, everyone except George broke out in a cold sweat.

If Radamanthys hadn't disregarded orders and acted on his own, they wouldn't have learned the location of Hades' castle from Shion, and wouldn't have been able to capture Pandora alive.

Without capturing Pandora alive, it's impossible to know Hades' ultimate plan.

The outcome was that while they were diligently preparing for the battle and improving their strength, suddenly the nine stars aligned, the earth was doomed, and they lost the holy war inexplicably.

It's frustrating to think about, and it's terrifying to think about.

"It seems we can't stay here and wait. We need to take the initiative to enter the Underworld and kill Hades!"

Saori Kido's expression turned serious.

The Nine Stars have already merged with Hades' divine will, and even if she can fully unleash Athena's cosmos, she cannot bring the Nine Stars back to normal.

Only by finding Hades' true form and killing him completely can the Nine Stars be restored to normal.

Hades' true form is hidden in Elysium, and the entrance to Elysium is deep within the underworld.

Therefore, they had to enter the underworld and pass through its eight hells, three valleys, ten moats, and four rings.

"Entering the Underworld requires comprehending the Eighth Sense; otherwise, one's strength will be suppressed by the Underworld and only one-tenth of its power will be available."

Shion frowned.

If everyone can only exert one-tenth of their strength, then it will be difficult to fight against the Specters.

Moreover, it's not just the Specters; the Underworld also has many other dangerous creatures and guardians, as well as the even more terrifying Hades in his true form, Death, and Hypnos.

"No, we won't go to the underworld. I'll handle the problem of the nine stars aligning."

George waved his hand, not paying much attention to Hades's vicious plan of aligning the nine stars.

In fact, even without awakening the Eighth Sense, one can still travel through the Underworld using Athena's blood without being suppressed by power.

But that's unnecessary.

If you can fight on your own turf, why go to Hades' territory?

As for the alignment of the nine stars, if he makes the nine stars disappear, then the alignment of the nine stars will naturally be impossible.

"George, what are you planning to do?"

Saori Kido turned to look at George with some surprise. George smiled and led everyone outside the castle. "Super Kamehameha!"

George immediately entered the state of Ultra Instinct, burning his cosmos to its limit, and aimed at the nine stars outside the Earth, unleashing a full-power Kamehameha.

A terrifying pillar of energy shot out from Earth, first striking Mars, the nearest planet. After a brief standoff of about a second, Mars instantly turned to dust.

Ki is the most destructive type of energy he currently possesses, especially when released through methods like the Kamehameha.

A normal combat power of over 10,000 units of energy is enough to destroy a planet.

However, now all nine planets are blessed with Hades' power, incorporating Hades' divine power and will.

A force of over 10,000 is definitely not enough to destroy it.

Even as Pandora said, even gods stronger than Hades could not forcibly destroy it.

After all, Hades spent ten years on this matter.

Of course, nothing is absolute. To say that a god stronger than Hades cannot destroy it refers to a chief god of the same level.

If it's a power beyond the level of a chief god, like Zeus, see if you can destroy it.

George's Kamehameha at full power is now comparable to that of a God-King in terms of destructive force.

Therefore, it is natural to violently destroy the nine stars.

After Mars comes Jupiter, after Jupiter comes Saturn, after Saturn comes Uranus, and after Uranus comes Neptune.

After shattering Neptune, George waved his hand, and the energy wave immediately circled in space, arriving on the other side of Earth, where it also destroyed Mercury and Venus.

"receive!"

George straightened up, calming the surge of energy he had just felt.

At this moment, Kido Saori and the others were completely dumbfounded.

They never expected that George's method would be to violently bombard the seven planets other than Earth and the Sun.

However, this is indeed the simplest and most direct method.

However, even if they all used their strongest moves together, they still couldn't achieve it.

"what!"

Meanwhile, Hades, who was enjoying the music played by the pure souls in the Elysian Hades Temple, suddenly stood up from his throne.

"Who is it? Could it be Athena?"

"Impossible! With Athena's power, it's impossible for her to do that!"

Not to mention that the reincarnated Athena could not possibly unleash her full power, even if Athena herself were to take action, she would not be able to destroy the seven planets that he had spent ten years transforming.

"Hypnos and Thanatos, the seven planets have been destroyed. Ask Pandora if anything has happened at the Sanctuary!"

Outside the temple, Death and Hypnos heard Hades's telepathic message, their faces showing shock before they closed their eyes.

The necklace they gave Pandora allowed her free access to any part of the underworld.

They can also monitor and relay commands to Pandora at any time.

"This necklace was given to me by Death and Hypnos. It allows me to travel freely anywhere in the underworld without being suppressed by it."

In the main hall of Hades, Pandora removed the necklace from her neck and handed it to George, then began to recount all the information she knew about the Underworld.

But she had only spoken halfway when the necklace suddenly floated up, and the cold voice of Thanatos, the god of death, rang out:

"Pandora, how dare you betray the Underworld! You are hereby sentenced to death!"

A divine power symbolizing death appeared out of nowhere, ready to take Pandora's life on the spot.

"Death, you are too arrogant!"

Before George could make a move, Saori Kido, dressed in her divine armor, unleashed her inner cosmos and directly blocked the Grim Reaper's divine power.

As for combat, she's not very good at it yet, but she can definitely use her powerful cosmos for support and defense.

"So it really was Athena who was behind this. Since you're not willing to die peacefully, then wait for us to finish you off ourselves."

At that moment, another steady voice came from the necklace; it was Hypnos, the god of sleep.

Compared to his arrogant, domineering, impulsive, and reckless twin brother Death, Hypnos is much more composed.

Since Hades' city has been captured and Pandora is nearby, it's obvious that Pandora must have leaked Hades' plan.

That's why Athena somehow managed to disrupt the seven stars, preventing the alignment of the nine stars from being completed.

With Athena's protection, they were no longer able to kill Pandora; now, the more important thing was to report the situation to Hades.

Then we'll see how to fight the next holy war.

The connection was severed, and the gods of sleep and death entered the temple, knelt on one knee, and quickly recounted everything they had seen and heard through the necklace.

But before Hades could even speak, a strange voice suddenly appeared in the sky above Elysium.

"Cough cough cough, can you hear me? Can you hear me?"

Inside Hades City, George held the necklace in his hand, using it as a medium to communicate through the channels left behind by Death and Hypnos.

He sent his voice to the Pure Land of Bliss.

"I am Pope George of the Holy Land. Hades, you coward, all you do is hide in the Pure Land. If you have the guts, come out and fight me one-on-one."

I don't think you dare. You've fought so many holy wars and lost so many times. Aren't you ashamed?
They even tried to create a nine-star alignment, thinking their plan was so brilliant, but you could easily crack it.

Are you angry? Are you angry?
"If you're so capable, come out and hit me! Come out and hit me! I bet you wouldn't dare."

George filled his voice with the provocative authority of the Red Priest.

He wanted to incite Hades and the Twin Gods' anger as much as possible, ideally to the point of making them lose their minds.

Enraged, he left the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss and went to the human world to fight them.

That way, we'll be safe.

"hiss!"

Upon hearing George's blasphemous words, everyone present gasped in shock.

Although they were all fighters who fought for the gods they believed in, they would not back down even if the enemy was a god.

However, they still held a deep reverence for the gods in their hearts.

Therefore, they dared not truly offend the gods too much in their words.

George clearly had no reverence for the gods, and he readily uttered insults and provocations.

After saying that, he smashed the necklace to pieces, not even giving the other person a chance to retaliate.

"Get ready, let's see if they fall for it."

"If Hades deploys his true form this time, this may truly be the last holy war."

Upon hearing George's words, Saori Kido clearly understood the provocative intention behind George's actions.

"Is this okay?"

The others also understood George's good intentions, but they hadn't expected George to pull such a stunt.

Everyone moved again to the underground entrance to Hades' city, waiting for Hades and his army to attack.

(End of this chapter)