The Death Knell

Atlas (Greek: τλα, English: Atlas), those who are not familiar with Greek mythology may be a little confused when they hear this name and cannot remember who it is for a while.

Su Ming didn't know much about this person at first, until he later uploaded a game called "Savage Six" online.

On the cover of the game, there was a sculpture of a man carrying a big ball. Every time the anchors logged in to the game, they could see it, so Su Ming began to think more and more about what this might mean.

Later, I checked on Baidu and realized that this person was Atlas, the ‘god holding the sky’ in Greek mythology.

He is one of the Titans. It is said that he is so huge that he carries the entire sky on his shoulders. In mythology, without him, the heaven and earth would stick together and become chaos.

Su Ming didn't know whether the lack of this product would really cause the universe to shut down, but he knew that Atlas was Zeus's father-in-law.

One of Zeus's little wives is Maia, the daughter of Atlas. The magical dimension controlled by Bobo is also named after her. She is the goddess of wind and rain in Olympus and the mother of Hermes.

However, as a member of the Titans, Atlas also participated in the great uprising against Zeus. After his defeat, he was not imprisoned in the underground prison of Paradise Island. Instead, he was punished to the "Mountain of the Far West" because of his size. 'Go up and support the sky.

This punishment has almost no end in sight, as if it will last forever. Atlas cannot give up, because if he drops the sky, his Titans, daughter and grandson will all die, but Zeus It doesn't necessarily hurt.

This work of holding up the sky should have lasted for tens of thousands of years. Later, on the trip when Perseus killed Medusa, Atlas saw the great hero on the return journey and said to him:

"I'm tired, please turn Medusa's head towards me."

After hearing the tragic fate of Atlas, Perseus felt compassion and turned Atlas into a stone statue with Medusa's head so that the Titan could remain emotionless forever. Support the sky.

Well, this is what is recorded in the myth of Olympus, but it is still unclear what the situation will be in the DC world.

Anyway, Su Ming has never seen the world's tallest mountain in the far west, let alone a stone statue on the mountain. If there really is a titan that can carry the universe, its size will not be ignored.

But Hermes said the name of everyone's current location, which actually gave him enough information.

"If what I think is similar to what you think, are we in the 'sky' now?"

The clever Bobo squatted on the death knell's shoulder, filled himself a pot of cigarettes, put a match on the pipe and sucked:

"I have always been puzzled. What Atlas is carrying is not our Earth 0, so what is it carrying? Today it seems that we have found the answer."

"Ah, we probably have the same idea. He is carrying a special universe, a dimension that was created by the Titans in the past, but was captured and hidden by Zeus after their defeat. It is the one under our feet."

Deathstroke smoked his cigarette and smiled. Bobo always kept up with his thoughts, which was good.

"Slade, hey, you said that Zeus often disappeared in the past. Is he hiding here?"

As a tavern owner, gossiping has become instinctive. Bobo started to think a little more, and therefore began to lament that the ‘golden house’ where Zeus hides his beauty is a bit big:

"Hermes just said the word 'us', does it mean that Zeus has a big harem here? How many wives does he have hiding in there to avoid Hera's sight? Are there tens of thousands of them?"

Although there is no such idiom in the United States, and neither is Greece, Zeus on Earth 0 has really done something similar.

He once fell in love with a woman in Texas. After sleeping with her, the God-King, who was very satisfied, used his divine power to turn all the woman's ranch buildings into gold products as rewards and gifts.

The golden cabin, the golden barn, the golden stables, even the dung forks are gold.

I don’t know if that woman is living happily surrounded by wealth, because she has been imprisoned in this golden farm by divine power.

But she is actually the daughter of Zeus, and her daughter is also the daughter of Zeus. The latter is more famous, Cassandra Sandmark, also known as Wonder Girl. Diana and Donna usually call her Cassie, who is Young Justice. Alliance members are coming.

But isn't that the only way to call her? She's a niece and a sister, so what should she call her?

It's a bit strange, but when it comes to Olympus and Zeus, it's not surprising.

"There is a possibility, but let Hermes say it, let's listen." Su Ming looked at Donna and blew out a puff of smoke in the breeze blowing across the grassland: "Donna, ask him, where is Zeus now? Can you take us there?"

After hearing the order, Donna pulled the rope again and repeated the question.

"Father is not here. This planet is the garden of the world. He is in the sanctuary. I can lead the way."

The puppet-like Hermes replied.

After hearing this, the orangutan nodded again. He understood again and explained to everyone:

"In the worldview of the Greek gods, the world is equal to the universe. It seems that this dimension contains a pocket universe. This is a bit more complicated than we thought, but it's not a big problem, right, Slade?"

Anyway, with Deathstroke by his side, Bobo was very confident.

"Is this the original setting?" Su Ming touched his chin and nodded with a smile: "It's a bit like the monster paradise I was working on recently. One planet is used to raise one kind of monster, and the one we are in now The planet is what grows grass.”

But Bobo is right, the problem is not big. As a secondary dimension attached to Earth 0, the level of the Atlas world is not high, at least it is certainly not at the level of the Crimson Universe.

The energy level determines the upper limit of the power it can withstand. As long as Zeus hides here, he will be found sooner or later.

"Let him lead the way, Donna." Su Ming whistled, and the cloak quickly fell from the sky and turned into a flying carpet again: "Everyone get in the car, let's go to the Sanctuary for fun. Last time I went to New Olympus, It’s a bit regretful that I didn’t meet Zeus, I want to get really close to him this time.”

Holding the rope, Donna dragged the prisoner onto the flying carpet and placed him in a corner to ensure that he could only move his mouth.

Then she looked at Deathstroke and asked, "Can you please not kill Hermes?"

"Oh? It doesn't matter whether a small character is killed or not, but what's your reason?" Su Ming raised an eyebrow and put Damian next to him so that he could keep an eye on Shazam.

"He could have been faster, but he gave Cassie his artifact 'Hermes' Flying Shoes' and has always been very kind to her. If we kill him, that girl will be sad."

The female warrior shrugged. She was just asking and trying. In fact, she had no interest in the Olympus gods.

The kind-hearted Deathstroke agreed almost immediately. He patted the woman on the shoulder and gave a solution:

"Well, let's not kill him. Let's wait until Barry comes back and let him use stasis to design a prison for Mr. Messenger, and then we put him in a cage. Cassie can still come during the school holidays. Visiting the prisoner in the Hall of Justice. In addition, if the girl does well in the exam or wins a prize in some competition, we can also use this to reward her, so that she can have lunch with Hermes or play football together. Not a bad idea, right?"

Donna nodded with satisfaction and hugged Deathstroke's arm: "What a great idea. God's envoy can still be used by us like this. You are a hundred times wiser than Zeus."

"Who is Zeus? He is worse than Bobo." Su Ming shook his head, looking disgusted, as if comparing himself with Zeus was tarnishing his reputation.

"Thank you! Why don't you compare him with Shazam?" The orangutan gritted his teeth and rolled his eyes. Obviously, he also looked down on Zeus.

It’s really difficult for a god-king to look down upon by everyone.