The Death Knell

Hermes, who was placed on the flying carpet as a road guide, stared blankly at the sky, seeming to indicate that everyone should go up.

"Cloak, pull up."

Su Ming patted his cloak and let it lead the team away from the planet.

Now that we know that this dimension called ‘heaven’ contains a universe, we can naturally think about the problem from another perspective.

The magic floating cloak began to rise quietly, taking everyone out of the planet's gravity range in the blink of an eye. Only now did everyone see the full picture of the place where everyone originally stood.

This is a planet that is completely green, with nothing but green grass.

Next to it, there are planets full of water, planets full of ice and snow, planets full of deserts, and so on.

These planets are like the pearls on Martha's necklace, scattered motionless in an exaggeratedly large planetary system.

"No revolution? It's a crazy universe."

Under the protection of the cloak, everyone can breathe freely in space without worrying about low temperature or radiation problems. Bobo took a sip from his pipe, and the smoke passed between the black hairs on his face:

"If the Titans had such a back-up, why did they fight with Zeus back then? Just for control of the earth? They could have retreated here."

Su Ming also had the same thoughts about the orangutan detective's question, but this was not the top priority at the moment.

There are three goals now.

The first is to kill Zeus, the second is to collect information about our lord, and the last is to rescue Hippolyta, if she is worth saving.

So Deathstroke didn't answer Little Foo's words, he just tilted his head and glanced at Donna.

This time, the female warrior knew what to do without speaking. She pulled the luminous rope in her hand again:

"Tell me! What's going on in this planetary system!"

Kneeling on the corner of the flying carpet, Piggy seemed to have no room for resistance. He answered the lady's questions like a loyal reading machine.

"This is Aquarius. In the world of Atlas, all the stars are stored in the sky in the form of constellations. It is not the cosmic environment in human common sense as you think."

"I see. Is the structure of this pocket universe the celestial map of the classical era?"

Bobo understood again. He patted his thigh and explained to his teammates the relationship between constellations, astrology, and mythology.

In fact, astrology first originated in Mesopotamia, that is, the area of ​​Sumer and ancient Babylon, but this theory flourished in Greece.

Zeus has this habit of awarding stars in the sky to his subordinates or human heroes, such as Aquarius, Virgo, etc.

It is usually given as a posthumous title.

died? It's okay to die, just postulate some constellation, and then tell the living subordinates that the dead are actually watching everyone in the sky, and they are eternal. Even if Mount Olympus falls one day, the stars in the sky will not come down.

Do you want such glory? Then continue to work hard and work hard for me.

The so-called "I will turn into a star to protect you after my death" in the greasy love story is probably derived from Greek mythology. How can I put it, a little girl who has just had her first hazy puppy love at the age of eleven or twelve might like it?

But to put it bluntly, chasing constellations is similar to Odin's Hall of Valor. It is a means of making people sacrifice their lives.

There used to be billions of undead souls in the Hall of Valor, and it can infinitely accommodate the souls of new heroes. Ascension to Valhalla is the best destination for many Nordic believers; and Zeus is even more ruthless. There are so many stars in the sky, even he who claims to be omniscient and omnipotent You don’t even know it yourself, so you never have to worry about not being able to seal it.

In fact, the gods with some real status in Olympus all understand this, so they are all alive. After all, hanging in the sky after death is better than living.

As a permanent resident on the sacred mountain, as long as you live, you will have unlimited food and wine to enjoy, and there will be various female animals to sleep on. Who wants to die? When you die, all these enjoyments are gone.

"In addition to the twelve constellations of the zodiac, there are countless constellations, but there is a place where you can definitely see all the stars at the same time."

After taking a puff of cigarette and observing the environment, Su Ming reminded Donna loudly and said:

"Ask him, the place where these constellations can be 'observed' should be the sanctuary. Zeus's arrogance must have caused him to replace the hiding place where the earth should originally occupy. This location can definitely be found, but it should be found on the way There are traps, or Zeus's 'tests', ask our errand boy how much he knows."

Another hobby of Zeus besides messing around is "human observation". He especially likes to "test" human heroes and ask them to complete some tasks or do something.

The gods of Olympus also use this to start gambling, betting on when the person they are optimistic about will die and whether they can pass the level. It feels a bit like "The Hunger Games".

The female warrior nodded, then moved her little hand and repeated the question.

"Speak! Tell the truth!"

Things like persuasion lassoes are troublesome. Only the holder can communicate with the captive, and what others say must be relayed by the holder of the rope.

It is currently known that the universe we live in is not a common universe in reality. Although the planets look very realistic, they do not form a planetary system, but a constellation map.

No wonder they were motionless.

This is a Greek mythology version of the universe. To Zeus, maybe the constellations are like neon lights on the street?

But the question is still the same old question. If this is a world created by the Titans, why is Zeus's constellation system implemented? Could it be that one group of people built the house and another group of people decorated it?

"The God King knew that someone was coming here, but he didn't know it was you. He thought he was one of our compatriots, so he didn't arrange a trial."

The reading machine replied like this. His face was very ugly, as if he was experiencing some pain, and the sweat flowed from his forehead like a stream:

"There are indeed many traps along the way. I planned to take you there and kill you."

"F you!" Donna obviously wanted to say a word starting with F, but after taking a look at the death knell, she held it back. She just glared at the prisoner and tightened the rope hard: "I was begging for you just now, but you Want to harm us?"

"We are gods, and gods do not need a reason to kill people." Obviously, when Donna asked targeted questions, Hermes had to tell the answer, but he could choose to conceal some things.

Diana's Lasso of Truth forces people to tell the truth, while Donna's Lasso of Obedience forces people to obey orders.

Hermes is really a thief, and he did a good job of pretending to be demented. He first told some truth to paralyze the enemy, and then prepared to dig holes on key issues. He is worthy of being a god of Olympus, and he is quite insidious. .

Thanks to Donna subconsciously adding the command to 'tell the truth' this time, otherwise, everyone might have been led into some kind of trap by him.

Even though Su Ming was present, the so-called trap was just for fun at best, but if Zeus discovered it in advance, wouldn't the real fun be gone?

So after listening to his answer, Deathstroke sighed, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, shaking his head regretfully:

"Oh, Hermes, do you know? You could have lived a good life, living in a stasis prison with no worries about food and clothing, but you decided to seek your own death and be hanged!"