Martin Variety in American Comics

"We've reached the shore!"

Charon docked the ferry at the ferry on the other side of the river and tied the boat to the wooden stake with a rope.

He said to Martin: "I haven't seen a living person for a long time, so I'll be kind this time. If you choose to turn back now, I can send you back."

Diana didn't speak. Her injuries had fully recovered. She jumped directly onto the dock, took a few steps forward, and distanced herself from Charon.

Martin was not in a hurry to move forward. He smiled and said to Charon: "You have no confidence in me. Maybe we will win?"

Charon stood on the boat, holding the oars with both hands, and shook his head slightly: "This is not the era of Mount Olympus. Zeus's majesty cannot be transmitted to the underworld. Hades is almost invincible in the underworld."

"Although you are gods and demigods, there is almost no possibility of winning in front of Hades."

Martin nodded, but did not debate with him on the issue of strength.

"You said yourself that the age of the gods has passed, so why do you still have to ferry people in the underworld?

The Greek city-states have collapsed, and Rome has become a text in history books. No one will come here anymore. Who can you, the ferryman, welcome?"

Charon smiled and did not respond to Martin's words. He smiled and said, "You are worthy of being a big man on Mount Olympus, and you are eloquent. It's a pity that I am a god without any great ambitions. There is nothing wrong with ferrying people on the Styx."

"This is your freedom!"

Martin did not want to win them over, nor did he think these people were worth winning over.

The reason why he said this to Charon was that he felt that all people or gods were qualified to go to the new world, and hoped that Charon would not sink into the old world and be swallowed by the inner corruption.

But since the other party did not have such a wish, he would not force it.

"We are leaving, goodbye!"

Martin waved to the ferryman and left without looking back.

"What did you and Charon say?"

Diana took off all the bandages on her body and glanced strangely at the boatman who was rowing away.

Martin shook his head helplessly: "I advised him not to row in the underworld anymore, and to go out and see the wider world. But he regarded me as an ambitious person, thinking that I was trying to win him over to rebel against Zeus."

Diana asked: "Are you going to do this?"

"Of course I won't do this!"

Martin answered very straightforwardly: "Mount Olympus has been destroyed for a long time, and I don't need to rebel against them.

Besides, if I really want to win people over, I will only win over the living people on Earth, not these old guys whose brains are still stuck in thousands of years ago."

Diana listened to the disdain for the gods revealed in Martin's words, and had an indescribable feeling.

After so much, she no longer had the feeling of worship for the gods.

But the education she received since childhood, the stories she heard, the temples she walked through...all left a deep impression in her mind, so that she could not be like Martin who was indifferent to the gods.

"I really envy your fearless attitude. Is there really nothing in this world that you are afraid of?"

Martin shook his head: "I am a living person, how can I not be afraid of something!"

"For example, I am very afraid of losing you..."

When Diana heard this, her heart couldn't help but beat, and she looked at Martin with a gleam in her eyes.

She was about to say something, and Martin's second half of the sentence reached her ears: "Because we are friends! So I can't watch you get hurt."

"Just friends?"

Diana gritted her teeth and said this, her eyes were about to spit fire.

But Martin didn't feel anything wrong, and continued: "Yes, what else can we be if we are not friends? Don't worry, I will definitely help you rescue the Queen of Hippolyta..."

Bang!

Before Martin finished speaking, Diana punched him in the chest, knocked him out, and stuffed his head into the flowers.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft..."

Martin spit out all the dirt and grass in his mouth, pointed at Diana and asked: "How did I offend you? Are you going to attack me suddenly?"

Martin wanted to say something more intense, but seeing Diana's dangerous eyes flashing as she waved her fist, he finally just cried out for help.

"Remember to talk to girls next time, don't breathe heavily, and don't say strange things that will cause misunderstandings."

Diana did not deny that she had special feelings for Martin.

This kind of feeling is not love, but it is beyond friendship.

So, she had such a big reaction when she heard Martin's words.

Martin has experienced a lot and knows a lot, but love is not one of them.

He walked out of the flowers and said yes to Diana repeatedly, fearing that she would punch him again.

Although Diana's fist was not enough to hurt Martin, it would easily cause other troubles if it was delayed for a long time.

"Hmph!"

Diana saw through Martin's anger at a glance and didn't understand why she was angry, but she didn't pursue it.

The most important thing now is to snatch Queen Hippolyta's soul from Hades. Other things can be discussed later.

After crossing the River of Pain, you will enter a wide plain. This gray land is called the Field of Truth. It is covered with blooming periwinkles and is gently swayed by the wind of the underworld.

Martin and Diana walked among the flowers, only seeing a little cold color, and no fragrance from the blooming flowers.

Those shaking flowers were like stickers, which could not bring any psychological pleasure to people, but made people more painful.

After walking for a while, the surrounding scenery did not change at all.

Diana stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance again and again, and said to Martin: "Go further, we will reach the judgment seat of the underworld. There, the three judges of the underworld, Aeacus, Minos and Rhadamanthys, will judge the deeds of the souls in their lifetime."

"Those who are innocent will be able to live a happy life of food and clothing, singing and dancing in the beautiful and peaceful Elysian Paradise.

The guilty will receive punishments of varying severity in Tartarus according to their crimes."

"The gods and Titans defeated by Zeus, Hades and Poseidon are all imprisoned in the prison of the abyss of Tartarus."

"Between Elysian Paradise and Tartarus, there is a magnificent palace, which is the residence of Hades, the god of the underworld."

Martin can see farther than Diana.

He can see the judges sitting on the judgment seat, wearing black robes, ready to judge the souls who come to the stage at any time.

He could also see the light in the Elysian Garden and the wind of the underworld blowing from the depths of the Tartarus abyss.

He could also see the huge stone palace, wrapped in flames, showing the majesty of the king of the underworld.

"Let's go!"

Martin saw the three judges on the trial stand suddenly move, and knew that their actions had long been seen through by the other party.

"Hades has discovered us, and there is no point in hiding. Let's go straight forward, swaggering, and let Hades come to pick us up himself."

Martin made up his mind and walked forward holding the double snake staff.

Diana was very puzzled as to why Martin suddenly changed his mind. It was meaningless to expose himself like this.

She wanted to complain to Martin about this decision, but when she saw the judge who soon appeared in front of her, she fell silent again.

"Martin, the god of heaven, you violated the agreement between Olympus and the underworld and set foot in a country that did not belong to ordinary living people."

The first to speak was Aeacus, the son of Zeus and the river goddess Aegina, who was known for his fairness and justice.

So when Aeacus spoke, all the surroundings fell silent.

No mistakes, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!

Martin didn't want to get entangled with the three judges, and said directly: "You three are responsible for examining the souls of the dead, which is indeed very meaningful.

But I am not a ghost, nor a dead person, you have no power to govern me."

"So!"

Martin pointed at the three judges with his caduceus and said: "I want to see Hades. If you don't have the ability to decide who Hades wants to see, all get out of my way and don't block my way."

The three judges were still thinking about Martin's words, thinking about how to refute him logically.

Then they heard Martin's almost commanding language, and subconsciously slammed the table and shouted: "This is the underworld, not Mount Olympus, don't show off your power as a god there."

There are many gods left over from the previous Greek pantheons in the underworld, and they don't have a good impression of Mount Olympus.

In particular, these three judges are all famous for their old-fashioned personalities, and they only know how to act according to the laws of the dying underworld.

Seeing that Martin actually wanted to break the established rules, they instantly became angry, and the black robes on their left sides were ignited by black flames, turning from judges into warriors, as if they were going to personally catch the criminals.

"Is it still a fight in the end? It's so boring."

Martin still had expectations for these judges at first, after all, they were regarded as fair and just by people.

But looking at the three burning skeletons opposite, Martin suddenly realized that the fairness and justice of these three judges was only to maintain the laws of the underworld.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt very boring, and the underworld in mythology was actually no different from the human world.

Ding!

Martin waved the double snake staff to block the dagger stabbing at him, turned his wrist, and turned the body of the god with a judge, and the bronze snake on the scepter swam and bit his arm with a grunt.

These two snakes are not poisonous, they symbolize a kind of secrecy, spreading the power of God.

The bodies of the bitten judges began to shake, and the black flames of the underworld gradually extinguished, and their divine powers seemed to be frozen.

Plop!

A judge fell to the ground, motionless, as if he had turned into a cold stone sculpture.

All this happened too quickly, and these judges had been at ease for too long. Although there were open and covert struggles between Mount Olympus and the underworld, neither side would take the initiative to break the rules of the other side, so as not to trigger a large-scale war.

In this era of the decline of the gods, neither Zeus nor Hades had the courage to start a war that would put all their territory on the line.

But Martin didn't care about these unspoken rules. To deal with these guys who lived thousands of years ago and only had violence in their heads, taking action was the fastest way.

When the first judge fell, the other two judges also reacted, changed their weapons, and rushed towards Martin together.

In their impression, Hermes was a god who was not good at fighting. He was better at using wisdom and speed to deal with the enemy.

Therefore, as long as they could get close to Martin, they could hold him back, and when the reinforcements arrived, they could easily take down these two rebellious guys.

But Martin is more than just Hermes.

He wielded the double snake staff as a spear, and with a stab and a shake, he separated the two judges who rushed over.

"Leave the one on the right to me!"

Diana was eager to try, took out her shield, charged forward, and directly knocked the judge on the right out, then drew out the sword and slashed at the opponent.

The sword made by the god of fire exerted all its power in Diana's hands. The sword blade tore through the air, bursting with silver light, and tore the darkness of the underworld into pieces.

The self-proclaimed fair judge was certainly not as good as the god of war like Ares, and naturally was not Diana's opponent. After a few moves, he became struggling, and the underworld flames shaking on his body were no longer so strong.

Although Ares eventually went back to be his god of war, Diana did defeat the opponent with her own strength, and forced the god of war to continue to accept Zeus' orders.

In other words, although Diana is still a demigod, if they really fight, most of the gods on Mount Olympus are not her opponents.

The judge who worked for Hades was in danger. Several times, the blade of the Vulcan Sword brushed his neck. The terrifying divine power contained in it made him feel scared and wanted to escape.

But under the cover of the sword, he couldn't even escape. He could only turn around in the sword according to Diana's idea.

At the same time, Martin had already dealt with his opponent.

The judge who was beaten away by Martin's double snake staff rushed towards Martin again the moment he landed without any hesitation.

Martin had no intention of fighting him in hand-to-hand combat. He snapped his fingers directly, and the two copper snakes on the scepter flew out and headed straight for the judge.

The judge who had seen how his companion fainted did not dare to let the copper snakes get close. He tried his best to avoid it and even made many difficult moves.

But the sapphire eyes of the two copper snakes emitted an attractive blue light, and the divine power was activated, and the invisible power spread out.

The judge who had been in the underworld for too long had no power to resist Martin. After being surrounded by the bronze snakes, he followed his colleague and fell to the ground.

When Martin dealt with his opponent, Diana did not hold back. The Vulcan Sword danced into a whirlwind, tearing through all the judge's defenses and heading straight for his neck.

The last judge had cold hands and feet. Looking at the sword blade getting closer and closer, he felt what those souls judged by him felt.

Ding!

Diana's long sword was bounced away. She failed to kill the last judge, but was shaken away and finally landed beside Martin.

"Sorry, I held you back!"

Martin shook his head slightly. He did not comfort Diana.

A shadow appeared in front of him without any warning.

I went back to my hometown today. I only have 4,000 words. Sorry!