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Chapter 385 Everyone Hates Zeus (Please subscribe, read, comment on the monthly ticket)
Martin disappeared into the shadows, and streams of gray air began to swirl around him, making rustling sounds that contained strong malice.

"Go away, I don't have time to talk nonsense with you today."

Martin waved his hand, and a sun-like light burst out from his fingertips, dispelling the malice that had settled in the shadow world.

He looked at the reflection of the real world in the shadow world and knew that Paradise Island had no defense against the Shadow Kingdom.

This is also normal. The evil generated by the human world will naturally settle in the Shadow Kingdom, and ordinary magic cannot stop this process at all.

It won't take long for ordinary people who have just entered the shadows to be affected by the malice within, causing their mental state to become unstable.

So far, Martin has only taught the Bat Family how to control the power of shadows.

Only Batman and the birds he trained could withstand such great malice without losing themselves.

However, the reflections of those temples used to worship the gods in the Shadow Kingdom were very blurry and shaky, and they could disappear and collapse at any time.

"Although Zeus is a bastard, he really values Paradise Island. He has invested so much power in the temple at this time."

Martin walked along the road of the Shadow Kingdom, verbally acknowledging the power within the temple.

But he didn't think that was a big deal. The relationship between gods and believers was not a completely two-way relationship. The gods needed to build a two-way channel of faith and power with their believers.

But believers do not necessarily need a real God. Even if what they worship is just a false fantasy in their hearts, it does not affect their life in the material world.

But without the faith of believers, the existence of the old gods will slowly be forgotten. A few will be replaced by new images and distorted into new gods or monsters, while most will simply disappear in the long river of history.

Therefore, for the gods, the Amazons of Paradise Island are indispensable pillars, but the reverse is not necessarily true.

Martin recalled the information about the gods and wanted to sever the relationship between the Amazons and the gods, otherwise they would not be able to change their way of life at all.

Not to mention integrating into human society and becoming a helper of the Justice League in changing the world order.

Martin was also reluctant to involve the Olympian gods in this matter, but he had never imagined that the gods had such an important position in the Amazon's beliefs.

So what happened to Persephone was not all bad.

If those guys on Mount Olympus keep hiding, Martin really won't be able to do anything.

No matter how smart he is, it is impossible for him to take action against a group of gods in another world, let alone shake the impression of these guys in the hearts of the Amazon people.

Martin strolled up to the reflection of the temple, but instead of rushing to jump in, he slowly reached out his hand to touch the shadow.

This seemingly blurry shadow suddenly burst into strong light when a stranger approached, illuminating a large area of the shadow kingdom and even forming specific images.

"The vigilance is quite high."

Martin withdrew his hand and looked at the images of gods that were about to take shape. He was surprised that these guys were so sensitive that they could sense the approach of strangers even across a shadow kingdom.

However, after all, there is a world between them. The Olympian gods can only project their own images and cannot cause trouble in the Shadow Kingdom.

The light of the temple became stronger and stronger, and the shadows in the Shadow Kingdom became darker and darker. The strong malice emanating from it formed into giant beasts that surrounded the reflection of the temple, ready to tear the light of the temple apart.

"enough!"

Of course Martin couldn't let the two sides fight.

The female warriors of Paradise Island may not notice the fluctuations in another world, but the gods on Mount Olympus are not blind.

Martin stretched out his left hand and pointed it at the malicious beast in the shadow kingdom. A spot of light appeared on his palm and in the blink of an eye it expanded into a huge ball of light. He gave a light push and threw it high into the sky.

Just like the sun, it continued to radiate light and heat, and blew out vast amounts of hot wind, directly knocking the newly formed behemoths back to their original forms, turning them into scattered malice that continued to drift in disorder.

When the malicious beasts dispersed, the images of the Olympian gods began to expand, wanting to punish the enemies who dared to offend them in this new space.

At this moment, Martin reached out his right hand to grab the empty space, and the golden pollen he summoned to find Persephone floated into the shadow kingdom, and began to multiply and fly towards the images of the Olympian gods.

As soon as the pollen touched the majestic images of the gods, it disappeared from this world.

But along with the pollen, parts of the images also disappeared.

Soon, golden pollen surrounded the images of the gods, and the light symbolizing the majesty of the gods sensed Persephone's divine power and quickly dimmed.

The reflection of the temple in the Shadow Kingdom returned to its original blurry appearance, and the flying pollen gathered together to form a door leading to reality.

A conflict was easily resolved by Martin.

He snapped his fingers, canceled the ball of light still hanging in the shadow kingdom, then pushed open the door formed by pollen and walked straight in.

With his feet standing on the solid stone floor inside the temple, the invisible malice disappeared instantly, and Martin also felt a lot quieter in his ears.

The interior of the temple is in typical Greek style, using large columns to support the dome to create a larger space.

The pillars are filled with stone statues, the carving style is very three-dimensional, bold and exposed. The walls are also engraved with the deeds of the gods, most of which are goddesses. The deeds of male gods only account for a small part, and the deeds of Ares have been completely erased.

Martin heard the sound of leather boots stepping on the stone floor, and he tore off a piece of shadow and covered himself with it.

He pointed forward, and the golden pollen flying out from the shadow kingdom continued to point him to where Persephone was.

The guards responsible for the security of the temple are completely different from the soldiers outside. They each carry a symbol of God and carry the blessings of the gods.

Even so, the guards did not notice Martin, nor did they see the pollen fluttering in the corridors, as if everything was normal.

This pollen is a symbol of Persephone's theocracy, and Martin can use it at will because he is not an ordinary person.

Obviously, there were no servants of Demeter among these guards, so naturally they could not detect any traces of pollen.

Martin followed Pollen through the not-so-complicated corridors of the temple. He saw the statues of the main gods of Mount Olympus, but only took a quick glance.

He was not interested in these gods and soon came to the room where Persephone was.

There was no one around because the room exuded an atmosphere of death from inside to outside.

Martin stood in front of the door, as if he had returned to the underworld, and he understood why there was no one around.

Persephone was going back to Mount Olympus on her own, and she must have been filled with dissatisfaction and frustration, and her side as the Queen of the Underworld came out.

The power of death is very special, and Diana has to deal with it with caution. Other Amazon warriors don't even have the ability to get close to it, even though they are blessed by the gods.

Boom boom boom!
Martin knew that no one would approach the room, so he knocked hard on the door.

Everything in this temple was made of stone, and when Martin knocked on it with his fist, it made a dull sound.

"I've already said, I don't want to see anyone, get out of here!"

Persephone's voice became very sharp, like someone who was going crazy. "Persephone, this is Martin, please open the door."

Martin knew that Persephone was under a lot of pressure, so he revealed his identity directly.

It's hard to say who is better, Zeus or Hades.

If Martin were asked to choose, he still thinks Hades would be better. At least this god of the underworld does not have much desire for control. He only wants to own Persephone in name and does not actually care what his wife does.

But Zeus is different. This king of gods is a symbol of traditional patriarchy, and it is his instinct to control everything.

So, as soon as Persephone escaped from the underworld, Zeus couldn't wait to take her back.

"Martin, why are you here?"

Before Persephone could open the door, her surprised voice came from inside.

After the door opened, Persephone directly held Martin in her arms.

This goddess is unusually tall, but all the old gods are like this. Even in their most ordinary postures, they are much taller than mortals.

Martin was not short, but his head only reached Persephone's chest, and his entire face was blocked by the goddess.

"Relax, don't be so nervous, I'm not going to run away."

Persephone had a great figure, but Martin sensed the sadness emanating from the goddess and couldn't think of anything strange about it.

He gently comforted the goddess and asked her to let him go, and then the two of them walked into the house to avoid being discovered.

Martin looked at the furnishings in the bedroom. The Amazon priests had prepared many flowers for the goddess, but due to Persephone's sadness, all the flowers withered and died powerlessly, with the petals scattered everywhere.

Not only the flowers, but also the exquisite murals, vases, jewelry, and even Persephone's clothes all turned black.

"Although you look beautiful in your black dress, I still feel that you lack vitality."

Martin didn't want to upset the goddess, so he deliberately chose a less important topic as the opening.

"How can I be in a good mood when something like this happens?"

Persephone sat on the bed, hugging her knees with her hands, like a lonely and helpless little girl.

"I thought I could live a free life after escaping from hell, but I didn't expect to be caught by Zeus on Mount Olympus. What fate..."

"Whether human or mysterious, one's destiny is always carved out by oneself. Mount Olympus has orders, but you don't have to obey them!"

Martin said bluntly: "After all, the era of the old gods has passed. As long as you hide in human society, can Zeus still send an army to catch you?"

"I had not thought of that."

Persephone was stunned for a moment, and the word "innocent" was written all over her tearful eyes.

Not only Mount Olympus, but even the underworld has been far away from human society. As the Queen of the Underworld, she has no time to pay attention to the things she remembers, so naturally she has no idea what human society looks like.

"Then you should have come earlier. Mount Olympus will send someone to take me back at noon today. The Amazons on Paradise Island are also very conflicted. I'm afraid I won't have a chance to leave."

Persephone was not good at fighting.

She is originally the goddess of agriculture, and farming and nurturing life are her jobs.

Martin smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, Diana and I are here. As long as you don't want to, no one can force you to do anything you don't want to do."

"Woo——"

Persephone's tears flowed down and wet the ground.

"Martin, you are so kind to me. No one except my mother ever asks me what I want."

The experience of this Queen of the Underworld is very simple. She lived a carefree girlhood under the protection of her mother, and then she was captured by Hades to be a canary.

Although there were a few heroes who broke into the underworld, they only met briefly, which could hardly play any role in the long life.

What's more, there is actually not much difference between those heroes and Zeus, so it is even more difficult for them to have any impact on Persephone's cognition.

She only saw that Martin brought her out of the underworld, so she thought Martin was a good person, and didn't even think about whether Martin had other purposes in doing so.

"Don't cry!"

Martin stuffed the tissue into Persephone's hand and said in a persuasive manner, "I did this for my own purpose. I wanted to use what happened to you to sever the connection between Paradise Island and Mount Olympus, or at least the connection with Zeus."

"Tell me what you need me to do. I will do it."

Persephone had long wanted to take revenge on Zeus, the king of gods who sold her to Hades for so many years in order to secure his own position.

Martin looked at Persephone's unstable mood and soothed her, "You don't need to do anything dangerous, and I won't do it either. When the people from Mount Olympus come to pick you up, just tell them your true thoughts in front of everyone, and leave the rest to Diana and me."

"Isn't this too simple?"

Persephone pouted, thinking that Martin didn't believe her.

"It's not necessary. You are the most important link because your status as a goddess is irreplaceable."

Martin was a stranger, and Diana was only a demigod. If they stopped the ritual, they would not be seen as outside challengers, and the Amazons, who believed in the people, would never stand idly by.

But if Persephone spoke, it would be a civil war among the gods, and the Amazons could only passively accept the final outcome without the power to actively participate.

Since the majesty of gods cannot be violated by mortals, mortals are not qualified to participate in the battles between gods.

Even if there were such brainless people, Hippolyta would not allow her people to do anything important.

Persephone wasn't the only one who hated Zeus.

"But you still have to pretend."

Martin watched as Persephone's dress began to turn colorful, and reminded her, "I know you are very happy and excited, but you must remain restrained and not let others notice any sudden changes in you."

"Uh-huh!"

Persephone nodded and took a few deep breaths, controlling her impact on her surroundings.

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