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Chapter 113 Olympus

Mount Etna, inside.

The room was a warm, reddish space, filled with intense heat. A pool of lava surrounded the room, its surface churning with fiery flames that emitted intense light and heat. The air was so hot that simply approaching it would suffocate any mortal.

As Shen You walked among the furnaces, he scanned the surrounding environment with his armor.

It wasn't just simple high temperatures. Magical fluctuations permeated the room; the massive furnace roared, and the metal materials on the workbenches and racks along the way were imbued with magical aura. On the surface, it resembled an ancient, traditional forge, but even the most unassuming blocks of metal were not ordinary materials from the mortal realm.

"Your friend is a weapons fanatic," Shen You said while scanning.

"His name is Hephaestus," Diana said.

"The god of fire from Olympus?"

Shen You naturally recognized the name. The story of Vulcan, placed in Olympus, would be considered a classic tale of a loser's rise to power. As the son of Hera, the queen of the gods, and Zeus, the king of the gods, he was remarkably ugly. Hera was greatly shocked by her son's ugliness, rejected him, and casually threw him off a cliff.

Knowing from a young age that he was a despised loser among the gods, Hephaestus worked desperately and, with his extraordinary talent, fought his way back to Olympus. He not only won the position of the twelve Olympian gods but also married Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, who was known as the most beautiful woman in Olympus.

A classic underdog's rise to power, starting from being abandoned by his own mother, he becomes one of the twelve main gods, climbs to the pinnacle of divine life, and marries a beautiful and wealthy woman.

"He was also the god of forging, the foremost craftsman on Olympus, a master of weapons," Diana said. "He even forged Zeus's lightning bolt, Apollo's golden chariot, and Athena's shield. Oh, but now Athena's relationship with him is very strained."

Why?

"Athena wanted Hephaestus to forge armor for her, and he offered to pay her with ecstatic pleasure. When Athena refused, he forced himself on her."

"Is that so? So he didn't succeed in the end?"

"No, but the result of that event was that the Earth Mother Gaia became pregnant."

Shen You: "?"

He suddenly felt that his quantum brain could no longer function.

No, what does this have to do with Gaia?

A quick Google search on the armor's built-in computer actually yielded relevant mythological accounts. It said that Hephaestus, in his attempt to assault Athena, missed and struck her thigh with a cannonball. Athena wiped it off with a parchment and casually tossed it to the ground, thus inadvertently causing Gaia, the Earth Goddess, to give birth to Erictonius, the later King of Athens.

Shen You: "."

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Gaia is truly incredibly unlucky; a child falls from the sky while she's at home. She's really getting caught in the crossfire even when she's just lying down.

Furthermore, Hephaestus was Zeus's son, and Gaia was Zeus's grandmother, making her the great-great-grandmother of Hephaestus. This is insane!

This is absolutely outrageous, ridiculously outrageous. Have your Greek gods always been this defying the heavens?

"That's the atmosphere at Olympus."

As if she could read his mind, Diana said helplessly, seemingly used to such situations.

"At least Hephaestus was a very good friend. He helped me a lot after I came to the human world, and almost all of my equipment was forged by him. This sword of the god of fire can even cut through subatomic particles."

She gestured to the long sword she was carrying on her back.

Shen You nodded. The scanner did indeed indicate that the sword was no ordinary object, containing a powerful magic similar to the will to "cut".

It's completely different from the comical "Godslayer" sword in the movie.

"As I said, he was practically my only friend on Olympus. If anyone could reveal the prophecies, it would probably be..."

Diana led the way as she spoke, but Shen You couldn't help but pause.

Enemy attack alarm.

The instant you turn your head, a scorching heatwave bursts out from a furnace, and a giant shadow leaps out from between the churning lava, hurtling straight towards you!

It was a large fish, its entire body engulfed in flames, its scales shimmering with a crimson light, its gleaming body glowing red in the firelight.

Several meters long, it emitted waves of heat as it pounced. Its fish-like eyes were like blazing fireballs, and its sharp teeth gleamed with ferocity. A roar that seemed to come from the depths of hell burst forth from its dark mouth, and its body left a blinding trail of flames in the air.

"Get out of the way!"

Diana was startled and quickly turned to try and save her, but it was too late.

Because Shen You had already taken care of it himself.

Bang.

The sound of a metallic fist landing on the big fish.

A fleeting shockwave and a brief gust of wind instantly suppressed the heat waves from all the furnaces. The fish's scales caved in sharply at the point where the fist struck, and wavy indentations spread outwards.

One punch, and the roar stopped abruptly.

It was as if an air cannonball had pierced through the fish's body, leaving a bloody hole. The flames went out instantly, and the large fish, its eyes wide open, crashed to the ground, motionless.

Diana had just turned around when she paused for a moment.

"Well, you can do it without dodging, that's fine too."

Shen You clapped his hands and stepped forward: "Do you usually receive such a warm welcome when you come here?"

"No, not usually. Only today."

"Diana!"

A powerful voice came from deep within.

Following the sound, they saw a short but burly craftsman striding towards them. He had strong, powerful muscles, bronze skin, long, curly black hair, and eyes that seemed to blaze with fire, flashing with anger.

And that face was indeed ugly in a way that's hard to describe.

The Olympian gods are all obsessed with looks, and the moment Shen You saw this face, he suddenly understood why Hera threw him away.

"Hephaestus," Diana stepped forward, "It's been a long time."

"What are you doing, Diana?" Hephaestus roared. "You killed Capalfa!"

Shen You glanced at the large fish behind him whose flames had died down and raised an eyebrow.

This thing was originally Vulcan's pet?

"I'm sorry, Hephaestus, but it attacked us first," Diana said.

"That's because you brought a stranger in. You broke the rules, so of course my good boy would attack!" Hephaestus roared. "This is not a place for mortals!"

"He's also my friend, and he's not an ordinary person. But anyway, we're still very sorry," Diana said. "Tell me where this kind of fish lives, and I can catch you another one. Ten will do, as compensation."

"What do you think it is? Just a tool to help me forge? Capalfa is like my child, and every child is irreplaceable!" Vulcan shouted.

Diana wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by a lazy yet authoritative voice from above.

"Hephaestus? What are you making such a racket down there?"

The group looked in the direction of the sound and saw a purple figure floating in mid-air. The figure was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, wearing a tie, but was entirely dark purple, with golden flames burning in its eyes.

Diana frowned slightly.

"Apollo".

I'm feeling a bit exhausted from updating so much lately. I'll give myself two more updates a day to recover, and I'll continue with more updates tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)