Greece brings evildoers

On the bank of the River Styx, Lorne stood on the shore and watched Charon, who was holding the ferry, drifting away. Only after he disappeared into the thick fog could he look back.

Although this guy was very professional and knowledgeable, he didn't ask much about the identity of Melinoe, who was wearing disguise magic on the boat, and where he came from. He just thought it was an ordinary transaction. Business. But considering some of the connections between Charon and Hecate, Lorne was still a little more careful.

Using his will, he carefully checked several times and confirmed that Charon and the ferry were completely out of his range of perception. Only then did Lorne feel completely relieved. He turned around and called Melinoe who was waiting on the side, heading towards the depths of the thick fog. Go.

Looking at the unfamiliar environment around him, Melinoe couldn't help but asked in surprise: "This doesn't seem to be the way to the Elysee Paradise?"

"The banquet hosted by Her Highness the Queen of the Underworld will officially start tomorrow. The invited Hecate probably hasn't officially left yet. The palace and the Elysee Garden are not safe now. Of course we have to find a place to stay overnight and wait for the opportunity."

Lorne explained a few words casually, then glanced at the new-generation conspiracy goddess beside him who suddenly realized it, and shook his head secretly.

There is a serious lack of experience and thinking, and it is too young.

Not only is this level comparable to that of Hecate, the goddess of conspiracy, Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and Thetis, the ocean fairy, but even I can easily fool her.

For example, he only said half of what he said just now.

Of course, the reason for choosing to disembark here is that neither the Queen's Palace nor the Elysée Garden are safe.

But more importantly, it was Charon, a god associated with Hecate, who brought them across the river.

In order to prevent the money-added brother from selling them out, how could he hang out in front of the Elysée Garden with a clear purpose and leave clues to others.

Of course, you must first weave an alibi and clear your suspicions before taking action.

As the dim cave entrance hidden in the rock came into view, Lorne let out a sigh of relief.

"arrive."

"Woof!"

At this time, Cerberus, the guard dog of Hades, heard the commotion and rushed out from the depths of the crypt. He raised his three dog heads at the approaching Lorne and barked happily.

"Okay, okay, there's more."

While Lorne chuckled and stroked the dog's head in the middle of Cerberus, he opened the magic array and took out new honey cakes and fairy delicacies and honey wine to bribe the guard dog of the underworld.

Corroded by the delicious food, Cerberus suddenly screamed even more joyfully, quickly making way for the passage behind him, and desperately trying to guide the two stowaways around him.

"No, we need to stay here tonight."

Lorne smiled and moved the dog's head that Cerberus was leaning towards, then turned around and motioned for Melinoe to go into the cave and rest.

Seeing the situation in front of her, the pampered princess of the underworld was suddenly unhappy.

"You want me to live in the doghouse?"

"Going through the Arima Crypt is the human world. You can advance, retreat or defend here, and you can deal with a lot of troubles. And according to the previous route of the Styx ferry, everyone will think that we have left through this passage. Even in some places in the underworld If something goes wrong in the future, others won’t easily blame us, understand?”

Lorne explained the reason why he chose this place while carving a defensive and warning magic circle nearby.

After hearing the detailed explanation, Melinoe finally understood the complex considerations involved in this small decision, and nodded in understanding.

With the basic arrangements completed, several hours have passed and the night of the underworld has arrived.

Lorne led Melinoe into a cave in the crypt, fell asleep on the dead grass and stone slabs, and prepared to recharge his batteries and wait for the arrival of the next day.

Under the deep night, looking at Lorne who was breathing evenly and relaxing, seemingly falling into a deep sleep, Melinoe squeezed his itchy knuckles.

But in the end, the goddess of conspiracy's eyes flickered for a moment, then she lay down on the spot and fell asleep quietly.

The moment Melinoe's breathing calmed down, Lorne, who was "sleeping", opened his eyes a crack, turned over and changed into a more comfortable sleeping position, muttering to himself.

Well, I probably won't have to "make up" classes tonight.

~~

The next day, a familiar trembling sound in his arms woke Lorne from his sleep.

He opened his coat, took out the Horn of Plenty, and looked at the flickering light above, and he suddenly became energetic.

Hecate has arrived, and there is no one in the Elysée Garden!

"Melinoe!"

"What?"

Hearing the call, the princess of the underworld woke up from her dream and sat up, rubbing her sleepy eyes.

However, before she could react, a hand knife struck her on the back of the neck accurately, followed by a familiar shock of divine power.

...I OO you XX!

Melinoe's vision went dark, he cursed secretly with grief and anger, and his consciousness immediately sank into boundless chaos.

Lorne looked at the unconscious Melinoe on the ground and explained sincerely.

"How could I ask you to accompany me on an adventure in such a dangerous place like the Elysee Garden? If anything happens, I won't be able to explain it to the Queen of the Underworld. Okay, just stay here and wait until I finish my work. Take you out."

After saying that, he skillfully cast more than a dozen suppression, restraint, coma and other spells on Melinoe to ensure that the goddess of conspiracy would not wake up before his return. Then he got up and left the cave, sealing it with a huge stone. Stayed at the exit.

He has too many secrets. Melinoe, the rebellious girl, is not only restless, but also always wants to take the opportunity to stab him.

In order to avoid too many uncontrollable variables in the trip to Elysian Garden, Loen will naturally not take Melinoe with him.

Knock her out and hide her, and wait until the matter is over before leaving together. This is the plan that Loen has considered early.

But he is unfamiliar with the underworld. After thinking about it, the only two places where people can be hidden are [Tribunal] and [Arima Crypt].

Although the former has King Minos as an insider, it is a public place after all. The dead and gods come in and out, and it is inevitable that there are too many people and eyes. Once the secret is exposed, there are too many hidden dangers.

The latter is rarely visited, there are "evil dogs" inside, and it is located at the intersection of the human world and the underworld. It can attack or retreat. It is simply an excellent hiding place.

Therefore, this doghouse is not for Melinoe to live in, but is specially used to lock her up.

Lorne smiled jokingly, waved his hand to call Cerberus outside the cave, and gave a solemn instruction.

"Xiao Ke, watch the door and don't let outsiders in."

"Woof!"

"If I haven't come back in three days, or the Gorgon emblem I left for you glows, take her out of the underworld and don't let anyone find her!"

"Woof woof!"

Looking at the dozen or so honey cakes and several jars of honey wine in front of him, Cerberus' three drooling heads nodded excitedly.

Done!

After persuading this vicious underworld guard dog to go along with him, Lorne happily snapped his fingers.

In this way, even if there is an accident on the road, he can use Melinoe as the last insurance.

After making safe arrangements, Lorne walked out of the Arima Crypt, hid his figure, and headed towards the Elysian Garden according to his previous memory.

~~

Thanks to the careful planning and the cooperation of Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld, Lorne had a smooth journey and soon quietly reached the entrance of the Elysian Garden.

After the last turmoil, the newly repaired and reinforced [Wall of Sighs] was even more majestic, and the floating light patterns almost connected the sky and the earth, leaving no chance for outsiders.

However, Lorne, who was in the shadows, looked at the natural moat in front of him, but couldn't help but want to laugh.

He remembered a fable he had read: One day, the zoo administrators found that the kangaroos ran out of the cage, so they held a meeting to discuss and unanimously agreed that the height of the cage was too low. So they decided to increase the height of the cage from the original ten meters to twenty meters. As a result, they found that the kangaroos still ran out the next day, so they decided to increase the height to thirty meters. Unexpectedly, the next day, they saw all the kangaroos running out again, so the administrators were very nervous and decided to go all out and increase the height of the cage to one hundred meters.

A few days later, the giraffe was chatting with a few kangaroos. Do you think these people will continue to raise the height of your cages? The giraffe asked.

It's hard to say. The kangaroos said: If they continue to forget to close the door.

In fact, the principle is the same. If you want to stop him as an outsider, simply reinforcing the [Wall of Sighs] is meaningless.

Because King Minos and the Queen of the Underworld have told him the key to enter and exit the Elysee Paradise.

After a short wait, Lorne took advantage of the gap between the patrolling spirits of the underworld outside the wall, slipped to the [Wall of Sighs], pointed at the floating light patterns on it, and opened the way to the inside of the Elysee Garden with ease.

It seems that "Aesop's Fables" can update another chapter.

Lorne smiled, slipped into the passage, and easily completed the infiltration work.

Looking around, the gurgling water meanders around, sweet fruits hang on the branches, fragrant grass and flowers grow wantonly, and the residents stand like sculptures, with brilliant and weird smiles on their faces, as if their spirits are immersed in some kind of bliss.

Everything has not changed.

Loen carefully observed the nearby residents of the paradise for a moment, but he still had no clue.

The sources of their souls are different. Some are nymphs, some are demigods, some are humans from the Golden Age and the Silver Age, and there are even ancient gods and ordinary humans...

They had huge differences in strength when they were alive, their territories were different, and their races were inconsistent...

In short, except for being kept together in the Elysee Garden, there are almost no consistent attributes.

Perhaps, there is also a consistent happiness and smile?

Loen's eyes swept across the smiling faces of the residents, narrowed his eyes slightly, and walked towards the depths of the Elysee Garden.

Last time, when they rescued people, Adonis, the target, was automatically placed in the outer area because he was a newcomer to Elysian Garden. Lorne found the pretty prince with almost no effort and kidnapped him in the chaos.

Therefore, they did not explore Elysian Garden much.

Now the opportunity is rare, so naturally we have to learn more about this most mysterious area of ​​the underworld. Even if we can't solve the [secret] held by Hecate, it is good to deepen our understanding of Elysian Garden.

While thinking secretly, Lorne headed towards the interior of Elysian Garden.

As they continued to move forward, more and more residents appeared around.

The bright smiles still bloomed on their faces, the surrounding scenery became more and more beautiful, more and more unreal, and the weird atmosphere became stronger and stronger.

Unreal?

Lorne raised his hand thoughtfully and gently touched a butterfly resting on a flower, and his fingertips actually passed through the center of the butterfly.

The faint phosphorescence fell, dotted among the flowers, grass and rivers, forming a more dreamy and gorgeous color.

It is a dream creation!

Luo En suddenly realized, and his eyes were soon attracted by a strange door standing in the middle of the sea of ​​flowers.

The frame of the door is made of ox horns, and the center is like water waves flowing, with various colorful colors and bizarre reflections looming in it.

Luo En walked in to observe, his eyes flickering.

Legend has it that the [Dreamland] where the Dreaming Gods live has two doors, one made of ox horns and the other made of ivory. Dreams that pass through the ox horn door provide reality, and no matter which mortal dreams of it, they will see the reality. But dreams that pass through the ivory door often deceive people and bring people unrealizable words and illusions.

If I guessed correctly, this is probably the door that connects to the [Real Dream].

Luo En looked back at the residents of Elysee Garden who had the same smiles around them, like clay sculptures and wooden sculptures, and his eyes were thoughtful.

Could it be that these souls are dreaming the same dream?

- A [real] and [woven] dream?

After pondering for a moment, Loen pulled off a strand of silver hair from his head and tied it around his wrist as a reminder to distinguish between dreams and reality, then stood up and stepped into the door framed by mountain ox horns.