Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

It was these two things that once condemned me to the dark and hopeless underworld, and now they have become the objects I cling to, which is quite ironic.

Memories of playing and frolicking with nymphs in the forest valleys flooded her mind, and the goddess lost interest in the beautiful daffodils blooming before her.

Just as she was yawning and about to take a nap on the table, a dark gray aura surged and churned, and a huge shadow fell from above, covering the entire courtyard.

"You're back? What happened to that thing you were guarding for my father...?"

The goddess frowned slightly, her sleepiness completely gone. She asked a question in a nonchalant tone, while looking up at the door and wall behind her.

But the moment she turned around, her tongue went blank, and what she saw in her pupils was a ferocious dragon head with black, cold scales and a strong sulfurous smell emanating from its nostrils. It was leaning over the wall, looking down into the courtyard, staring at her with a grin, revealing a mouthful of sharp, white teeth.

Under the monster's claws, dozens of skeletons and ghosts guarding the courtyard have been casually smashed into pieces...

"Roar!"

The dragon suddenly lowered its head, whimpering and hissing. The goddess turned pale and retreated to a corner, with nowhere to hide, and closed her eyes in terror.

However, after several dozen breaths, the expected biting and pain did not arrive as promised. When the goddess cautiously opened her eyes a crack, she was shocked to see that the drooping dragon head actually showed a fawning smile like a puppy, and held a bunch of green olive branches in its mouth.

At the same time, the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.

Human heroes clashed with the Titans and Typhon monsters, and as the battle intensified, the human heroes inevitably began to struggle.

Fortunately, it seems that Hades was able to awaken a limited number and frequency of his followers through the seal of authority because Zeus had not fully relinquished power.

On the other hand, after being nourished by the spiritual veins of Elysium, the human heroes have basically reached the level of gods. Moreover, the defection of Death, Hypnos, and Styx, as well as the addition of top combatants such as Hercules, Perseus, and Orion, have enabled them to remain undefeated even when facing these Titan Old Gods and Typhon monsters.

Soon after, the three judges of the underworld who had risen from the ground also quietly infiltrated the human camp to help resist the onslaught of these divine puppets.

After all, besides Radamanthys, the actor whose identity has been revealed, Aiacos and Minos also have questionable pasts.

One was Chiron's son-in-law, the father of the great heroes Telamon and Peleus; the other was Circe's brother-in-law, the monarch of the Minoan kingdom on Crete, the cradle of humankind...

As for the two most troublesome hundred-armed giants, Artemis and Hecate held them back respectively.

The two goddesses are a hunter with similar combat experience, skilled in mobile and close-quarters combat; and a witch with mysterious methods and ancient sorcery.

Even though the Hundred-Handed Giant was thick-skinned and tough, he still couldn't gain any advantage over his two opponents. He could only be bombarded until he was dizzy and roared angrily.

Upon seeing this, Hades's face darkened, and his brows furrowed.

He hadn't expected that, despite using every trick in the book, this group of rebellious gods would be so troublesome.

Does this mean we should further liberate the Tartarus crypts?

As Hades hesitated to raise his longsword, a spear-like aura suddenly erupted from his side, transforming into a sky full of cold stars. Its sharpness enveloped Hades's divine core and the vital points of the etheric circuits around his body, forcing Hades to withdraw his hand and defend. His sword danced in an arc, barely managing to block this tricky attack.

Amidst the clanging of metal against metal, the cross-shaped spear struck the spine of the sword, forcing Hades to stagger backward.

As soon as Hades stood still, he no longer hesitated and chose to further open the forbidden gate of the gods.

Even if the number of monsters is too large and I can't completely control them precisely, it's still better than the current stalemate.

"Forbidden by the gods, hell..."

"You want to come again?!"

The ancient serpent, constantly watching Hades, decisively leaned back, its spine stretching into an exaggerated arc like a fully drawn bowstring. The cross spear in its hand, imbued with immense power, pierced through the air, instantly interrupting Hades' skill casting.

Moreover, Samael, who was always good at psychological warfare and creating favorable conditions to bully the weak, waited until Hades' divine power was halfway gathered before launching a sneaky attack to disrupt the opponent's rhythm.

Forced into a corner, Hades had no choice but to stop further unsealing the [Forbidden Gods], forcibly restraining his divine power and slashing forward with his sword.

boom!

As the etheric waves surged and the divine core violently trembled, Hades' injuries worsened, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes blazing with resentment.

Even disregarding other factors, in a fair one-on-one duel, even if he couldn't secure a victory against this guy, he could at least put up a fight to a standstill, and wouldn't be in such a sorry state.

But this bastard is utterly unethical and repeatedly schemes against him, preventing him from maintaining his peak condition and putting him at a constant disadvantage.

I don't think I've ever had such a frustrating fight since I was born. That snake is such a jerk!

However, although he was injured again by the attack just now, his opponent also lost his weapon, so all things considered, he didn't lose out.

Now, let's see what you can do to stop me!

Hades pushed off with both feet, sliding backward across the ground and carving out deep furrows. At the same time, he forcefully suppressed his surging blood and qi, gripped the sword hilt with both hands, plunged the blade into the ground, and rapidly chanted divine incantations, intending to try to activate the [Forbidden Zone of the Gods] once again.

"Hades! Take this!"

Just then, a loud shout came from the other side, and Hades, who had been tricked and traumatized, subconsciously stopped the casting and looked up.

His eyes instantly met those of a golden shield, and the slowly opening head of a Gorgon statue.

"Whoosh!"

At the same time, Samael, who had appeared out of position behind the shield, drew his bow, nocked an arrow, and fired a cone-shaped arrow with intricate runes engraved on its tip and slightly crimson blades on both sides.

Hades sensed an alarm and was about to draw his sword to strike when he felt an indescribable heaviness throughout his body. His bones and muscles felt like rusted and corroded bearings, making it difficult for him to control them.

As he subconsciously looked down, he was horrified to see the lime-colored marks spreading from his feet to his entire body, and the numbness and stiffness came from this.

Damn! Petrified!

Hades only had time to curse under his breath before a strong tearing sensation came from his right wrist. The Hades Sword slipped from his grasp, groaning as it plunged into the ground, trembling violently.

"you…"

"boom!"

The god clad in golden armor spread his magnificent wings and, like a comet plummeting from the sky, instantly descended before Hades, pressed down on his chest, and with overwhelming force, ruthlessly pushed him against the tree trunk, brutally subduing him.

"…mean!"

"Thank you for the compliment!"

Hades, who was angrily accusing his opponent of his character, almost spat out a mouthful of blood several feet away when he saw the other party respond with a shameless smile.

In his grief and rage, Hades tried to struggle to his feet and fight again, but the wound on his wrist, pierced by a bronze arrow, sent a burning sensation through him, along with a piercing, needle-like pain.

Snapped!

Samael pressed Hades' arm down, smiled gracefully, and kindly offered a reminder.

"Don't move around, you've been poisoned."

As far as he knew, Hades's resistance to poison was not high. When Hercules completed the trial of teasing Cerberus, Hades, who came to stop him, was shot by a poisoned arrow from the Hydra of Hercules and suffered greatly. He went to Olympus to seek treatment from the god of medicine and was cured.

Compared to Xiao Jiu's venom, Samael's poison has a more powerful corrosive and paralyzing effect on divinity.

After all, he was the serpent of original sin who bit God.

Hades looked at his right arm, which was swollen like a pig's trotter and covered in purplish-black skin, and his lower body, which was covered in petrified gray. His mouth twitched, and he wished he could tear this bastard in front of him to pieces.

Hades snorted angrily, clearly resentful.

"You will never get the key to the forbidden scriptures from me! Even if you defeat me, you will never defeat Zeus!"

Samael, who had anticipated this, was unfazed by Hades's resistance. He leaned close to the King of the Underworld's ear, pointed diagonally in a certain direction, and whispered with a smile.

"Well, your wife is in my hands..."

Chapter 244 Father Says Goodbye, Daughter Laughs – A Tradition (1/4)

Samael's fingers resting on Hades' shoulder conveyed a unique rhythmic etheric resonance. Hades' divine will followed a trace of this aura, and his pupils instantly reflected a scene that made his eyes widen in horror.

Above the leaden, deathly clouds, a ferocious dragon was gripping his beloved wife Persephone as it swept across the endless plains. Below, howling and screaming evil spirits brandished their claws, trying to drag down the goddess brimming with life.

"You should know what to do, Your Majesty Hades?"

Behind Gu Shechong, amidst the stalemate on the battlefield, several strangely shaped shadows glanced at him, their smiles conveying a meaning that was self-evident.

Hades, his face grim, bent his finger forward. After a slight ringing, the Hades Sword was pulled into the air by its master's power.

laugh!

Hades, who was being controlled by others, gritted his teeth and plunged his longsword into the ground, suppressing a chant from his lips.

At this moment, red and black light patterns spread out, and as the ripples spread to the feet of the Titans and monsters who were fighting fiercely with the human heroes, Hades turned the hilt of his sword in the opposite direction.

Instantly, hundreds of divine seal puppets were pulled inch by inch into the deep vortex formed by the swirling red and black light patterns, as if they were trapped in a quagmire.

The roars were deafening, and monsters of all sizes slapped their claws, carving deep furrows in the ground.

But as the silver-white divine mark on their foreheads dimmed and their consciousness faded, they were dragged one after another into the endless abyss of Tartarus.

Even the two powerful hundred-armed giants were not spared and were eventually swallowed up by the spreading darkness.

As the battlefield fell silent, the ethereal pillar that had pierced the heavens and earth gradually extinguished. Just as the vortex on the ground was about to close, Samael didn't forget to throw the amber containing the last giant, Briareus, into it.

hum!

The longsword was drawn, and the red and black light patterns twisted and shattered until they dissipated and disappeared.

Hades' eyes blazed with fury as he glared menacingly at his powerful enemy, letting out a cold growl.

"Is that enough?!"

"Not enough! I want you to swear an oath to the goddess of oaths, promising not to assist Zeus and to refrain from interfering in the power struggles of the Olympians!"

Hearing this, Hades became even more furious. However, in the instant he looked up, he seemed to realize something, his gaze froze, and he stared in astonishment at the green beam of light descending from the sky.

And this clear, cold female voice came from Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld, who was walking gracefully with an olive branch in hand.

Behind her, the once ferocious dragon shrunk dramatically, transforming into a miniature form. It leaped onto the Queen of the Underworld's shoulder, lazily licking its claws, appearing quite docile and harmless.

"My love, why do you stand with these rebellious gods against your father? Do you know what you are doing?"

Hades, regaining his senses, froze, his face filled with disbelief.

He never imagined that even his own wife, the Queen of the Underworld, would stoop to colluding with these outsiders.

"Father? I was just a tool he used to win you over. If it weren't for the intervention of the Goddess of Justice, I would have been deprived of even the four months I spent on the surface of the earth to reunite with my mother!"

Persephone gritted his teeth, filled with resentment.

Clearly, this Queen of the Underworld harbored deep resentment towards Zeus.

It makes sense, considering that during the war between the old and new gods, Zeus used his good looks to win the support of the older twelve Titans and married Demeter, the goddess of agriculture.

His daughter Persephone was born, and as she grew older, she became more and more beautiful.

By this time, Zeus's lust and promiscuity had been observed by Demeter, especially his repeated glances at his daughter Persephone, which made even Saturn feel uneasy and worried.

To prevent her daughter from falling into Zeus's clutches, Demeter hid her in a cave.

But Zeus, whose talent for infidelity was off the charts, still found this young and beautiful daughter and married her.

After being forced several times, Persephone gave birth to a son named Zagreus, who had horns on his head.

The newborn Zagreus climbed Mount Olympus, sat on Zeus's throne, and waved Zeus's lightning with his tiny hands. Zeus outwardly smiled and hinted that the child would inherit his throne.

However, Zeus, who was obsessed with power and cursed by the king of the gods, gradually developed malice towards the child.

Jealous Hera instigated the Titans to abduct Zagreus, thus disrupting the war.

The Titans reached the vicinity of Olympus unnoticed, easily seized Zagreus, the son of Hades, strangled and tore him to pieces, boiled him in a fire, and finally ate him.

If it weren't for Themis and Athena's kindness in rescuing her child's heart and taking it to Olympus in a small box, her son would probably have disappeared completely long ago.

Even so, when Persephone went to her father Zeus to beg for help for the poor child, Zeus's solution was to swallow his heart, thus preserving Zagreus's mind.

Later, Zeus fell in love with Semele, a princess of Thebes, and placed the mind of Zegreus into Semele's womb, thus giving birth to Dionysus, one of the twelve Olympian gods.

A flawed deity conceived by humans could not possibly pose a threat to Zeus's throne.

Persephone, who was constantly in tears, went to the valley to pick daffodils to clear her mind before she could reunite with her son. There, she was abducted by Hades, the god of the underworld, who was overcome with passion.

The daffodil is a sacred flower representing the will of Hades, and Persephone violated a taboo without permission, which is why she was initially detained in Hades.

The mother goddess Demeter was deeply saddened by the loss of her daughter. She left Olympus and searched frantically for her daughter. Her disordered powers caused the plants on earth to wither and life to disappear.

Seeing that things were spiraling out of control, her father Zeus finally remembered his so-called daughter and hypocritically sent people to bring her back.

But by then, she had already consumed the food of the underworld and was bound by the powers of the underworld.

Finally, Demeter, the mother, pleaded with Themis, and through the efforts of the goddess of justice, she was granted a four-month vacation to go to the surface of the earth and reunite with her mother.

Persephone, who had suffered many hardships, was no longer an innocent and naive girl.

Her son's murder and her own banishment to the underworld were probably more or less related to her god-king father, Zeus.

Therefore, expecting Persephone to actually have a loving and harmonious relationship with Zeus is utter nonsense.

Just now, during the fierce battle between the two sides, Samael secretly released the ferocious dragon Colchis, which successfully abducted Persephone using the token of Mount Ares.