Greece brings evildoers

In the evening, the two returned home.

As soon as he entered the door, Lorne went directly to the second floor with a clear purpose, opened the door, rushed into the bedroom, and fell asleep.

Downstairs, Hestia looked at the closed bedroom door with doubts, opened her mouth, but finally did not speak. She turned around and walked into the kitchen to prepare dinner with the supplies she had purchased.

Since little Anna is not here, I only need to prepare meals for two people tonight, so the workload has been somewhat reduced.

However, the stove goddess in front of the stove was a little absent-minded. She almost cut her own finger with a knife several times, and made frequent mistakes in cooking, seasoning and other steps.

As a result, it took Hestia more than two hours to bring a simple dinner out of the smoke-filled kitchen like a disaster.

At this time, Lorne in the bedroom on the second floor still showed no sign of waking up.

Hestia had no choice but to finish her portion without chewing, and then she sat restlessly at the dining table, looking out the window at the already dark night from time to time.

Time passed minute by second, and just when the unbearable hearth goddess wanted to rush upstairs, break in directly, and want to drag someone out of bed, a series of dull roars sounded along the coast outside Knossos. On, there were explosions one after another.

"Boom boom boom!"

Along with the violent roar, colorful light patterns set off a cold ether storm that swept across the entire coastline.

Defense technique? And magic traps? so much? !

Hestia was stunned as she looked at the beams of light outside the city that lit up almost half of the night sky.

"Puff puff puff puff!"

At the same time, dull sounds of flesh tearing were heard one after another in the shoals and on the sea surface. Things suspected to be broken limbs and organs were scattered randomly, and the strong smell of the sea floated in the turbulent wind.

With the flickering light pattern of the magic circle, Hestia, who was standing in front of the window, looked at the twisted and squirming outlines on the sea, as well as the shadows that constantly shuttled and floated up from the deep water, and her face was filled with astonishment.

"Wha, what?"

"Tide of beasts..."

Accompanied by the laziness of getting up, the closed door on the second floor opened. Lorne yawned and walked down the stairs, sat at the dining table, picked up the plate, and slowly served himself rice and vegetables.

Recalling what this guy had told Anna during the day, Hestia looked shocked.

"Have you guessed it?"

"It's not a guess, it's a calculation!"

Lorne took a bite of the food that was still warm, corrected him angrily, and then knocked on the corner of the table to signal.

"If you want to know why, sit down and I'll tell you."

Hestia, who couldn't stand the curiosity, had no choice but to be patient and sat on the opposite side, listening attentively to the other person's explanation.

Seeing that the stove goddess was obeying her obediently, Lorne spoke quietly.

"You must have seen what happened in the harbor during the day. Those ships were definitely not destroyed by wind and waves. After all, the wind does not eat people..."

"Yes, they were probably attacked by sea beasts."

Hestia's mind reflected on the damaged condition of the ships and the various corpses that died in various miserable conditions. She couldn't help but nodded in agreement, but she still couldn't understand the doubts in her heart.

"But, what does this have to do with the tide of beasts outside? Every year in the winter, ships sailing will inevitably encounter some sea beasts."

"But three ships departing at different times, in different directions, and in different sea areas were attacked and damaged almost at the same time, and then washed up on Crete by the tide the next day. Do you know what this means?"

Lorne gave Hestia a meaningful look.

Although this stove goddess is simple, she is not a real fool. Thinking of the nautical chart Lorne borrowed during the day, her expression changed.

"You mean, at that time, everything from the fishing grounds to several trading routes were crowded with sea beasts!"

"Yes, this is the conclusion I came to through some information such as the time of death of the crew members, the time they went to sea, and the general course and range of activities of the ship."

Lorne said, taking out several pieces of papyrus filled with characters from his pocket and throwing them on the table.

These, Hestia also recognized, were the statistical data that Lorne asked Anna to obtain from the priestesses and priests.

One doubt was solved, but more doubts came to mind.

"Then how do you know these sea beasts will attack Crete tonight?"

"I said, use your brain to think more and calculate more..."

Lorne sighed helplessly when he saw Hestia's clear eyes.

"The Harvest Festival has been over for several months, and it's the winter season for fattening. With so many sea beasts swimming all the way from the inland sea to the outer sea, and congregating near Crete, they can't just come here to find the Minoans. For birthday wishes and a banquet, right?

In addition, there are not many human gathering spots nearby, and King Minos and the Poseidon have always been at odds. There was some friction between the two parties some time ago. If you think about it a little, you will know that they are mostly aimed at Crete. Come. "

In that genuine disdain, Hestia nodded awkwardly and murmured in a low voice.

"Time, I'm asking you where did you get such a precise encounter time?"

"It's not exactly accurate."

Lorne shook his head, took out several pieces of papyrus, and pointed them out to Hestia one by one.

"I obtained the approximate location of the sinking based on the departure time and sailing speed of the ship above. Then combined with the tidal conditions, the swimming speed of some sea beasts that left traces on the shipwreck, and the activity habits of those animals, I can basically calculate it. The time when the tide of beasts lands on the island.

Moreover, the old man said that sea beasts have the habit of taking advantage of the night, tides, and wind and waves to come ashore every year during winter, and then attack livestock and village residents. However, the number is sporadic and the activities are not concentrated.

With mutual corroboration and enough relevant data as a reference, it is not difficult to draw this conclusion. "

Hestia looked at the three pages of manuscript paper, the densely packed characters that made her dizzy, and swallowed unconsciously.

You say this is called... not difficult?

Lorne, who had no idea that he was being looked up to by a scumbag goddess, finished his last bite of rice and turned to look at the shimmering coastline outside the window, and couldn't help but sigh.

"But speaking of it, I'm not completely sure. I just gave it a try for now. I didn't expect that King Minos really believed it. Judging from the density of these defensive spells and magic traps, I'm afraid he was transferred to the city of Knossos. There are half a temple full of priests and priests.”

"Yeah, you're so well prepared, there shouldn't be any problems now, right?"

Hestia stood up and stared at the sea beasts on the sea that were being bombarded and beaten back by spell bullets, magic beams, arrows, spears and other attacks, and couldn't help but murmur.

"Laaaa..."

At this moment, a burst of melodious and lingering singing came from the sea. The soldiers in the front row were immediately intoxicated by it, and their souls resonated with it, and then... they moved forward numbly, stepped on the air, or fell straight towards the cold cliff. The noodles smash into a pile of minced meat, or fall into the rolling waves and become food for sea monsters.

"Siren! Divine Blood Familia!"

Hearing the beautiful, cruel and crazy demonic sound on the sea, Hestia's expression changed, she stood up suddenly, and rushed out the door quickly.

"If I were you, I would not step out of this door tonight..."

A faint groan came from behind. Lorne stood up, took out the refrigerated fruit juice, and filled the two cups on the table.

The third update is here.