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Chapter 445 Persephone, Queen of the Underworld
And just as Hades retreated and paused in his movements.

Kratos's warrior instincts allowed him to seize the opportunity perfectly!

Like a wild beast, it ignored the corrosive power of Hades, the god of the underworld representing death!

All the power erupted suddenly in this strike!
Heavenly Martial Severing the Divine Path!
There was no strategy! No defense! Only the most primal, most ferocious attacks!
Fists brimming with rage, like a barrage of meteors, slammed wildly toward Hades' face, chest, and abdomen!

boom!boom!boom!boom!boom!
Hades was completely stunned!
Living beings fear death, and death is their power!

What's more, he's currently in the underworld...

"you……!"

Cracks spread across the armor on his chest like a spiderweb, dented by Kratos's relentless punches! Divine blood seeped from the cracks!

Hades retreated repeatedly, and for the first time, a clear look of fear appeared on his face!
Yes, fear!
The mighty ruler of the underworld was actually afraid of a mere Spartan mortal!
He tried to regroup his divine power and create distance, but Kratos clung to him like a leech, relentlessly attacking him and leaving him breathless!

Every punch is filled with the determination to crush everything!

"Give me back my daughter!"

Kratos roared, and the attack did not stop.

"Who the hell knows who your daughter is?!"

Hades was furious upon hearing this. What did this Spartan daughter have to do with him?!
The power of death barely gathered, attempting to shake Kratos away.

However, just as Kratos was preparing to take the blow head-on and smash his fist into Hades' head—

A figure appeared silently between the two.

It was a stunningly beautiful woman, dressed in a long black dress, with a melancholic yet noble air about her.

Her appearance seemed to calm even the raging energy around her.

Queen of the Underworld, Persephone!

With a simple gesture, she erected a gentle yet powerful barrier in front of Hades.

Kratos's heavy punch slammed into the barrier, like mud sinking into the ocean; the power vanished instantly.

Kratos' pupils contracted slightly, he stopped attacking, and looked warily at the woman who had suddenly appeared.

He needs time to catch his breath...

Upon seeing the newcomer, Hades was both surprised and delighted; the fear on his face was instantly replaced by ecstasy!

Persephone! My Queen!
Quick! Help me! Kill this damned Spartan!

His soul will be the most perfect adornment beneath our thrones!

He was panting heavily when he pointed at Kratos and shouted in a disheveled manner.

He stepped forward, approaching Persephone, hoping his wife would fight alongside him to utterly crush this mortal who dared to challenge Hades.

“Of course, Lord Hades…”

Persephone slowly turned around, looked at Hades, and then suddenly attacked.

puff!

A dagger wreathed in golden energy pierced Hades' chest, right in the heart area!

Hades' eyes widened suddenly, his expression of ecstasy freezing on his face, replaced by utter astonishment and disbelief.

He looked down at the dagger that had pierced his divine body; it was a divine artifact capable of harming him.

He slowly raised his head and looked at his wife, whom he had loved for countless years.

"Ok?"

This sudden development left Kratos completely bewildered.

"Why...why...?"

Divine power drained away from the wound like a tide, and Hades' voice was filled with incomprehension and pain.

Persephone's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes turned icy cold.

She slowly drew her dagger, letting Hades kneel helplessly on the ground, her divine body beginning to emit faint glows.

"Why? I've waited too long for this day."

Persephone looked down at him, a mocking smile playing on her lips.

She stretched out her foot, clad in an exquisite black boot, and gently stepped on Hades' once majestic face, now etched with pain and confusion.

"From the day you forcibly abducted me to this dark and sunless hell!"

"From the moment that hypocritical Zeus condoned your tyranny and condemned me to you!"

"I am constantly thinking about how to overthrow you hypocritical, selfish, and arrogant Olympian gods!"

Her voice grew increasingly agitated, filled with boundless resentment and madness!
"Do you really think I'm willing to be your Queen of the Underworld? Day after day, guarding this cold, deathly place?"

"You're just part of my plan! A necessary stepping stone!"

Hades's mind began to dissipate, but he still stared intently at Persephone, as if trying to find even a trace of past warmth in her eyes, but he only saw the burning flames of revenge.

"you you……"

He managed to utter a few words, but then could say nothing more.

Persephone stopped looking at him and suddenly raised her hands!

Hades' dissipated divine power, along with his twin scythes that had fallen to the ground, transformed into two torrents that surged wildly into her body!

The power of Hades! The authority of the underworld!
At this moment, she completely took him over!

boom--! ! !
The tremors throughout the underworld intensified! It was as if some terrifying being was about to break free of its restraints!

Persephone felt the surging power within him, a dazed and manic smile spreading across his face.

"Now, the game begins!"

Persephone turned to look in the direction of Olympus, then slammed his hands on the ground.

Boom boom boom——!!!
A tremor a hundred times stronger than before is coming! What's going on?

Kratos was startled and looked in the direction of the tremor.

The earth of the underworld split open completely, and a gaping maw leading to endless darkness appeared beneath the ruins of the palace!

A chilling aura of terror emanated from it!

Next!

Two enormous hands, made of rock and darkness, slowly emerged from the abyss!

Atlas, the Titan!
The Titans, who were said to support the heavens and the earth, were imprisoned by Hades in the underworld after the Titan Wars.

The giant hand did not stop, but continued upward, tearing through the spatial barrier of the underworld and reaching directly towards... the human world! Or rather, the gap between the human world and the divine world!

Then he grabbed the chariot of the sun god Helios.

The sun god still wanted to resist, and flames swept across the land.

But even the extreme heat of the sun's flames could not harm the Titans, who were protected by the earth.

Kratos could feel a scorching heat being forcibly pulled down!
That's... the sun?!

"Do not--!!!"

A piercing scream ripped through the sky.

The figure of Helios, the sun god, struggles desperately on the chariot!
But the power of the Titans was terrifying!
boom!
The sun chariot, along with Helios, was forcibly dragged into the abyss of the underworld!
The entire world was plunged into even deeper darkness in an instant! All mortals looked up at the sky, for they had lost their sight on this day.

After doing all this, Persephone slowly turned around and looked at Kratos again.

At this moment, her aura was completely different from that of the Seed Goddess...

"Spartans, well done!"
It even exceeded my expectations…

Her voice carried an undeniable authority.

“But you came for your daughter, didn’t you, Caliope…”

Upon hearing this, Kratos's heart sank!
Persephone waved his hand gently, and a faint light condensed into an image in the air.

The image shows his daughter, Caliope, trapped in a dark cage, her face filled with fear and helplessness.

“She is in my hands,” Persephone’s voice was icy. “You now have two choices.”

"First, help me take revenge on Olympus. Overthrow Zeus and destroy the gods who have imprisoned me here. After it is done, I will reunite you with your daughter."

"Second, refuse me. Then you and your lovely daughter will suffer eternal torment in this endless darkness. Believe me, I, who inherited Hades' power, have countless ways to make souls wish they could neither live nor die."

Kratos stared intently at Persephone, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

He understands everything now!
He also knew the legend of Persephone, who was originally the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, and Zeus.

But Hades took a liking to him and forcibly took him to the underworld.

Finally, he was tricked into eating a pomegranate from the underworld, and as a result, he could only return to Earth for four months each year.

This woman used him and Hades as tools for her revenge against the world...

She exploited his desperation to save his daughter, leading him step by step into a trap!

anger!
Boundless rage simmered within Kratos like a volcano!

But when he saw the fear in his daughter's eyes on the screen, his anger was forcibly suppressed and transformed into a deep sense of powerlessness.

Caliope...

What should he do?
Is it to succumb to this madwoman's blackmail, become her tool for revenge, and fight against the entire Olympian pantheon?
Or... should I just watch my daughter suffer endless pain?
Persephone admired the struggling expression on Kratos's face and smiled with satisfaction.

This was all a pleasant surprise...

"..."

Kratos fell silent.

He hated the gods who were high above him and treated him and his family as playthings.

But the woman in front of us wasn't much better...

Kratos's clenched fists were white at the knuckles, and the bones creaked together with a sickening sound.

His muscles were bulging, and it seemed as if magma was surging beneath every inch of his skin.

Anger is burning, and reason is wavering.

Looking into his daughter's pure yet fearful eyes in the video, Kratos felt his will crumble little by little.

For Caliope...

Perhaps... he can only...

"I……"

Kratos opened his mouth with difficulty, his voice hoarse like a broken bellows.

The thought of surrender had just begun to arise—

Boom boom boom——!!!
The entire underworld, no, the very foundation of existence, began to shake violently at that moment!

The earth cracked and the abyss trembled!
Countless souls screamed in terror and scattered in all directions, yet they were bound to this land of despair by an invisible force.

Even the hellfire burning in the distance swayed precariously amidst the terrifying tremors, as if it might be extinguished at any moment.

Kratos steadied himself and looked at the source of the tremor with surprise and uncertainty.

That did not come from Persephone, nor from the sun chariot that had just been dragged into the abyss.

That was... a deeper, older, and more awe-inspiring place!

Tartarus Abyss...

(End of this chapter)