Chapter 243: I've Never Seen Such a Request in My Life (5.1k) _2
In the roar, Melinoe decisively threw the two daggers in her hand, Luo En immediately sealed his spinning sword technique cautiously, deflecting the blades aimed at his face.
However, in the moment when Luo En switched from offense to defense, the previously vigorous Goddess of Conspiracy did not advance but retreated, decisively heading for the garden's exit.
A bit clever, but not by much.
Luo En sneered, casually snapping his fingers.
In an instant, Melinoe found the rocks and woods under her feet become shadows upon shadows, and the path before her eyes turned and twisted as if it had no end.
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"Did you wonder why, despite our noisy fight and all the commotion, no guards from the Netherworld have come running?"
Luo En spoke eerily, holding the golden bough, walking unhurriedly towards the Goddess of Conspiracy, who was still wandering in the dense forest, unable to find a way out.
At the same time, the silhouettes of [Goat] and [Bull] flickered behind him.
Whether it's Pan's [Goat] or the [Bull] from Crete Island, both possess the characteristics of the [Labyrinth]; one inclined towards nature, and the other towards man-made.
The combination of the two, plus the blood cruelty of Athena, the Lady of the Labyrinth, allowed Luo En to somewhat replicate a similar enclosed space – a plan to trap and deal with the enemy.
Otherwise, he wouldn't dare openly discipline this princess of the Netherworld within the domain of the Netherworld.
Seeing escape was hopeless, Melinoe made a decisive decision, pulling out a dagger with a pale purple blade, twisted in shape, and the hilt engraved with dense runes, from the Magic Circle Diagram. She fiercely slashed her palm, dripping the golden Divine Blood onto the Netherworld's soil while solemnly chanting.
"I hereby call out: You who are imprisoned in the threshold of darkness, I who hold the keys to your chains. Forgiveness is now, and transgression shall be met with response. I command you to serve my will!"
Suddenly, a purple-black Magic Circle Diagram appeared, which after absorbing the golden Divine Blood sprinkled by Melinoe, resonated with the sound of breaking chains from within.
Following that, a giant over ten meters tall, with a hulking frame, roared as it climbed out of the magic circle.
His skin as dark as mountain rock, appeared coarse and hard; his face was fierce, and his torn abdomen revealed a liver and heart missing large parts, with messy intestines dragging on the ground.
This monster was already dead, but due to the sins of his life, his soul still suffered in the Netherworld under eternal punishment.
"Tityos, kill him!"
With a snort, Melinoe brandished the cursed blade with the purple, curved edge, pointing ahead.
A chain-like pattern lit up on the giant's neck, and upon hearing the command, the creature roared and leapt high, swinging his hands to grab at the target's head and legs, wanting to brutally tear him apart as an outlet for his inner barbarity and repression.
Tityos, the son of Zeus and the mortal woman Elara, was born after growing so rapidly he ripped apart his mother's womb. As he grew up, he developed a strong lust for Leto, one of Zeus's wives, and attempted to rape her. In the end, he was killed by Leto's twin children, Artemis and Apollo, and after death, he was punished in the Netherworld by being constantly pecked at by two giant eagles.
So this was the character he was dealing with, turns out he even had a grudge with his own little moon...
With the index of names, related information flickered through Luo En's mind. Without even looking at the dark giant specter rushing at him with a vicious smile, a [White Horse] neighed behind him, and the golden bough in his hand swept forward with a blazing white flame.
"Puff!"
In an instant, the charging Tityos was cut in half at the waist, the blazing white flame furiously igniting along the wound, quickly spreading over the giant's entire body.
Apollo's Divinity, which purges filth, and the [Sun]'s trait of burning away the darkness, caused Tityos, as a departed soul, to let out a painful scream.
Soon, the monster who had body but no brains was reduced to dust motes in the blazing white fire, fell apart, and flowed back into the Magic Circle Diagram, continuing to enjoy his eternal divine punishment.
"Worthless!"
Seeing the giant, on whom she had pinned high hopes, dispatched in a mere moment and having barely run a few steps away, Melinoe cursed inwardly, forcefully cutting two new gashes in her hand and again sprinkling Divine Blood.
Immediately, two new Magic Circle Diagrams formed, and two pitch-black figures emerged with the crisp sound of breaking chains. One wielding a Sword and Shield and the other a Longbow, they stood at the front of the Netherworld princess as if they were two fierce dogs that had slipped their chains, baring their teeth at outsiders.
"Ixion, Tantalus, you go together! Stop that guy!"
Hearing their master's command, the two fierce dogs rushed forward in a fight to show off first.
They would rather battle to the death against a formidable enemy than spend another moment in the pits of Tartarus.
Even if they died fighting for this princess of the Netherworld, as long as they performed well, it could grant them a chance for a brief respite from the endless torment.
Seeing the two Netherworld specters rushing towards him, Luo En touched his forehead and shook his head, silently criticizing internally.
Why are there always two more worthless people...
Ixion, the former King of Thessaly. He was handsome, dashing, and incredibly strong, blessed with good looks from birth.
Having heard of a neighboring kingdom's princess known for her beauty, he asked King Dionysus to marry her to him. Dionysus consented under pressure; not willing to ruin his daughter's life, he asked Ixion for a hefty bride price.
Ixion pretended to agree to the dowry and invited Dionysus to a banquet, where he plotted to push Dionysus into a pit of fire to his death. Ixion's crime infuriated the entire nation and led to his expulsion. With nowhere to turn, he fled to Zeus and pleaded with the father of the gods for forgiveness for his dishonesty.