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Chapter 199 Diana in the Underworld (Please subscribe, read, vote and comment)

"Wow!"

The people and animals who ran out with Martin were all stunned when they saw the beautiful girls in the garden, and they couldn't help but exclaim.

There was a strange light in their eyes, as if they were being called by something, and they walked towards the garden with unsteady steps.

"Wake up, everyone!"

The green snake felt a little dizzy and realized something was wrong, so it swung its tail.

The power of the mind is like a whip that hits every person and animal on the head, waking them up with the sting.

"Where do these girls come from?"

Dick really has no way to deal with these super-powered people, even though he is also protected by the power of the Shadow Kingdom.

"Nymphs come down from Mount Olympus. They are natural fairies with a natural attraction."

Martin held the double snake staff in his hand, blocked the door, and asked in a deep voice: "Fairies, please explain your purpose. Why did you break into my manor for no reason?"

Dick's eyes widened and he tugged at Martin's clothes.

Although Bruce is willing to be Martin's scapegoat, he can't just take Wayne Manor for himself!
"What do you know?"

Martin used magic to get Dick's hand away and built a communication channel between the two people's spirits: "These nymphs have been staying on Mount Olympus, and they only see the rules of the Greek gods.

If I don't make Wayne Manor my own, these fairies will return to Mount Olympus, and who knows what the gods will do."

There are good Olympian gods, but those in the DC world are clearly not good.

One can judge the moral character of the Greek gods by looking at how Zeus used Diana.

The nymphs gathered together and whispered, glancing at Martin from time to time, as if they were discussing something.

"answer my question!"

Martin slammed the scepter to the ground, and the divine power spread in all directions, depriving all languages. The whispering nymphs lost their voices and could only touch their throats helplessly.

The fairies showed expressions of fear on their faces, and they all fell to their knees, making silent appeals to Martin.

Martin did not embarrass these fairies who had no freedom. He lifted the silence ban on them and asked in a deep voice: "Stand up. Answer my question just now. Why did you trespass into my private territory?"

This time the fairies no longer behaved frivolously. They stood obediently in front of Martin and elected the most stable fairy to answer the questions.

"Great God Hermes Martin, King Zeus is calling you. He needs your strength to do something very important, so we ask you to return to the temple of Olympus."

Dick, who was hiding behind Martin, widened his eyes, feeling that it was very unreal.

Olympus, the king of gods Zeus, and the gods, these lives that only exist in legends, actually appeared before his eyes?
Dick couldn't believe it. He pinched his thigh hard, hissed, and took a deep breath.

Martin pondered for a moment and asked, "Isn't Hermes on Mount Olympus? Why would Zeus go so far away and bother me?"

Martin had no idea what Zeus was up to. He didn't want to have anything to do with him. Anyway, he was not under the jurisdiction of the Olympian pantheon.

The fairies became panicked, having completely failed to anticipate such an outcome.

"As the messenger of the gods, how can you refuse the order of the God King?"

The nymph fairy who was elected boldly questioned Martin.

Martin smiled, but today's rogue said, "I refused, so what? If Zeus is really capable, then he can leave Mount Olympus and come to the human world!"

He is not bound by the rules of the DC world. If Zeus really dares to leave the human world, let him know why the flowers are so red.

The nymphs didn't know what to say.

Zeus is not only a god, but also a king.

In the past, no one had ever been able to disobey his orders, but now the age of gods has passed, and Zeus really does not have the courage to come to the human world. If he is tricked by someone, he will have to stay in the fourth dimension forever.

The fairies were not aware of these things, but they knew that if the mission could not be completed, Zeus could not harm Martin, but could easily punish ordinary fairies like them.

"Great God Martin, we beg you not to act rashly. Not long ago, Princess Diana of Paradise Island, a descendant of Zeus, entered the underworld for unknown reasons."

"Hades, the god of the underworld, considered this a provocation from Olympus and demanded that the gods take Princess Diana away from the underworld within three days without using the power of Olympus."

"If this deadline is exceeded, Hades will launch a war against Olympus."

The fairies spoke in a hurry, but Martin didn't care at all about Hades and Zeus going to war.

There are more than just Olympus in this world. Behind Martin stands a group of ancestors of Native Americans.

Hades and Zeus went to war. If they dared to set the battlefield on Earth, Martin would definitely bring his men to kill them both.

"Wait, who is Princess Diana you're talking about?"

Martin originally wanted to expel these fairies directly back to Olympus, but after catching the key words, he temporarily stopped the action.

The fairy explained: "Princess Diana of Paradise Island is a descendant of Zeus, and her mother is Hippolyta, the Queen of Amazon..."

"That's enough. You don't need to tell me the rest. I will bring Diana back from the underworld. You can go now."

Martin suddenly realized why Diana had been ignoring his calls.

It turned out that she was already deeply trapped in the underworld.

"But……"

The fairies seemed to be saying something, but Martin did not give them a chance to continue, and with both staffs recovered, he opened the way to Olympus so that they all caught up, and then closed the passage.

"Are you really going to the world of the dead?"

Dick heard it clearly and anxiously advised Martin: "This is no joke. The underworld in Greek mythology is almost impossible to exit. Even gods who fall into that world of the dead find it difficult to leave."

"Hades is indeed a difficult man, but he can't hold me back."

Martin smiled confidently.

He now possessed the authority of the Protector of Travelers and Passengers, free to enter any part of the world. Even the world of the dead, created by Tartarus's body, could not stop him. Furthermore, Hermes often tricked the dead into entering the dead world, so the entire route was familiar to him. As long as he didn't encounter Hades himself, he would be safe.

Dick knew that he couldn't persuade Martin at all, so he had no choice but to ask helplessly: "Who is this Princess Diana? Why would she make you take such a big risk?"

"she is my friend."

Martin didn't say anything about Paradise Island.

Although he had told almost all the secrets of Krypton before, that was with Clark's consent.

Besides, Krypton is already doomed, so it won't have any impact even if you tell it.

Unlike Paradise Island, Amazon still exists today and is likely to come under siege once it is exposed to the world.

"When Bruce and Clark were in trouble, I tried my best to help them without thinking about the gains and losses. Because we are friends, it is the right thing to do."

"Now that Diana is in danger, I cannot stand idly by."

Martin gave a reason that Dick couldn't refute, making it impossible for him to persuade him further.

Then, he rejected the animals who wanted to help, because although they had superpowers, they knew too little about the mysterious world.

"Taking you into the underworld will cause more trouble than benefit. You will stay in Wayne Manor. I don't want to see you being captured by the A.D.O.C. after I return from the underworld."

Martin asked all the people and animals to stay in Wayne Manor with a firm and unyielding attitude, and even the green snake found it difficult to say anything.

After giving up the idea of going on an adventure with these friends, Martin left Wayne Manor without any preparation, nor was there any need to prepare anything.

He walked out of the manor gate and used his caduceus to draw an arrow mark on the ground in front of the gate, opening the way to the center of Gotham City.

If Martin wanted to enter the underworld, he only needed to wave his hand to open a path.

But as a god, he was too conspicuous in the underworld. As soon as he set foot on the land of the underworld, Hades would find him, and then there would be countless troubles.

He was going to save people, not to challenge them, so he had to minimize the risks.

So, Martin planned to find a group of undead in the center of Gotham City, take them to the underworld, and use them to cover up his identity.

What Gotham lacks the least is the undead, and they are the kind of ghosts that are extremely resentful, breathing cold air, and bleeding on the ground.

Martin looked at the ghosts and shook his head, saying in a deep voice, "Let me do a good deed on the way and send you suffering people to rest in peace!"

With the double snake staff waving, Martin was like a shepherd herding sheep, and those scoundrels exuding resentment were the sheep he was herding.

The road to the underworld opens, and everything in human society becomes blurred in the darkness at the end of the road. The world seems to have returned to the ancient times when humans had not yet appeared, and the atmosphere is full of barbarism.

Those ghosts who were not obedient even when they were suppressed by magic, saw the darkness of the underworld, seemed to be inspired by something, calmed down, followed Martin's command, and moved towards the underworld.

Every thing has its own nemesis. These ghosts that are extremely crazy in the human society become obedient in front of the underworld.

Martin walked behind the team, using the power of ghosts to offset his own aura, so as not to be discovered and cause unnecessary trouble.

The outermost layer of the Greek underworld is "Darkness (Erebus)", which envelops everything in the underworld to prevent lives that do not belong to this world from mistakenly entering.

Erebus is the son of Chaos, the god of chaos, and the brother of Nyx, the goddess of night. He is the darkness that envelops the entire underworld and the land that supports the underworld.

All ghosts must pass through this layer of darkness and walk through the long underworld before they can reach the gate of hell guarded by the three-headed hellhound Cerberus, which is the real entrance to the underworld.

And now, as Martin led the ghosts through the darkness, the darkness, which was originally just a concept and a phenomenon, suddenly became sticky, and the last memories of the dead were revealed in the darkness.

The ghosts that were originally either crazy or silent began to have new emotions. They rushed towards the images created by the darkness and the most beautiful fantasies in their hearts.

Maybe it's greed for money, maybe it's the desire for power, maybe it's both.

Driven by this desire, the ghost pounces into the darkness, and then melts into the darkness along with those beautiful images, completely disappearing from this world.

Martin watched the ghosts around him disappear one by one. He angrily slammed his caduceus to the ground and shouted, "Erebus, your mission is to protect the underworld and give those ghosts their final rest. Not to swallow them all as after-dinner snacks."

The darkness around was still wriggling, and more and more ghosts were tempted by the fulfillment of their last beautiful wishes, and they threw themselves into the darkness and became part of Erebus' body.

The other party ignored Martin, the messenger, and did not take him seriously, wanting to swallow all the ghosts he brought into his stomach.

"If a tiger doesn't show its might, do you really think I'm a sick cat?"

Martin had no good feelings towards the gods of the Greek pantheon. Seeing that Erebus refused to accept his toast, he prepared to teach him a lesson.

It was as if the boundless darkness suddenly shrank twice, as if mocking the god who rashly broke into the underworld, calling him a stupid fool.

Martin was already angry, and when he saw Erebus coming to provoke him, he directly opened a road leading to human society. The bright sunshine shone in along the road and hit Erebus.

This arrogant god seemed to have met his nemesis. He didn't care about devouring souls or Martin, and only wanted to wipe out the damn sunlight.

While Erebus was fighting against natural sunlight, Martin, with the remaining souls, hurried through the outermost darkness of the underworld and came to the underworld.

The black land stretches as far as the eye can see, with densely packed souls suspended above it. They all walk in the same direction, trying to enter the real underworld.

"Not many people remember Greek mythology these days. How is it possible that there are so many souls in Hades' underworld?"

Martin threw aside the ghosts he brought with him, and used magic to walk quickly in the underworld. Looking at the sea of ghosts that almost covered the sky, he couldn't help but exclaimed.

The afterlife world like the underworld is not unique to Greece. There are also Valhalla in Northern Europe, the Reed Fields in Egypt, and the Eighteen Levels of Hell in Tokyo.
Not to mention that there are two places, heaven and hell, which are fighting for souls all the time.

As an unpopular god, it is impossible for Hades to have such a number of souls in his underworld unless he has a private deal with others.

Martin did not delve into the secret too much. He bent down and walked forward, quickly crossing the vast underworld under the cover of his soul.

When he saw the edge of the gate of hell, his steps were blocked by a garden.

It was filled with black poplars and fruitless coconut trees, and the flower beds in the garden were filled with flowers that oozed black water and emitted a disgusting smell.

Most souls passed by this garden and dared not approach it.

After thinking for a while, Martin used his double snake staff to push away the twisted plants in front of him and walked in.

　Second update, still 8,000 words today! Keep up the good work tomorrow!
　　
　
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