My Mom Sandy Love Song

"Hades...I'm still here to see you."

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376 Queen of the Underworld

"It's so cold~~~~"

Rhodes and Atalanta walked arm in arm in the dark underworld.

They now regret not adding a few more clothes to themselves before leaving.

In the depths of the underworld, it is an extremely dark place where you can't see your fingers.

There are winding and steep cliffs everywhere, and below is a rushing river, which is the Styx that often appears in myths all over the world.

It is said that the undead in Greece must pay a silver coin to the boatman to cross the river, otherwise they will wander along the banks of this painful river and find no destination.

Rhodes and the others were lucky, the landing point was already on the other side of the river, and then they only needed to pass through the gate of hell to reach the temple of Hades.

In fact, Atalanta was still a little excited. After all, Pluto was different from the other twelve gods of Olympus. He almost never appeared on the ground or in the sight of humans.

There are very few people in this world who have seen Hades' true face... the number of people who have seen his face and survived is zero.

In the poems, the descriptions of Hades' appearance and character are also quite different and contradictory.

Today, Atalanta will have the opportunity to meet the true Lord of Terror, the King of the Underworld!

Rhodes touched his chin and muttered, "Why didn't you see the statue of Orpheus's wife?"

That is one of the most famous check-in attractions in Greece, so you must see it.

Atalanta raised her eyebrows: "Why does the statue of Eurydice appear in the underworld?"

Ah this.

The current time is not long after the Argonauts captured the Golden Fleece, is Orpheus's wife still alive...

Rhodes was a little frustrated, but the frustration soon disappeared.

They saw something a hundred times more famous than the statue of Lyra's wife.

That's it.

It is so famous that everyone will be moved when they see it.

Beside the huge iron gate, the monster was tied by a thick iron chain, and its size was like a hill.

A huge demon dog with a blue aura leaking from the gaps between its sharp teeth, with its head split into three.

The guardian of the gates of the underworld, the demon in the dark, whose name is——

"Cerberus!!!"

Atalanta nervously held the Sky Bow in her hand.

The awe and fear brought by the majesty of the three giant dogs in front of her eyes far surpassed any monster she had ever known.

Even the Calydonian boar, a mythical beast of the same size that took dozens of heroes to destroy, could not be compared to its presence.

After all, it was just a divine beast casually released by Artemis, while Cerberus was empowered by Hades himself and was equivalent to his half-body existence in the underworld.

It must be said that the history of the moon is different from the history of the earth.

Don't compare Hades of Xingyue with the poor Pluto who was bullied by Hercules in myths and legends.

At least in terms of power, Hades and Ereshkigal are exactly the same——

As long as he is in the underworld, Hades has power over the gods, not to mention Hercules, even if Athena visits in person.

And the power of the three-headed dog of the underworld, whose power can be imagined.

The surrounding magic power is so dense that it seems to have precipitated the atmosphere.

The three heads have huge jaws, densely packed with blade-like teeth that exceed human arms.

The huge figure seemed to be mocking the insignificance of human beings, and the strong magic power even made it difficult for Atalanta to breathe.

The Hell Watchdog stopped in front of Rhodes and Atalanta, staring down at the two of them.

Rhodes took a step forward expressionlessly and walked towards him.

"Wait, Rhodes! It's dangerous!"

Atalanta looked at him in surprise, and clenched her teeth desperately.

call out--

An arrow hit Cerberus' fur.

It was shot by Atalanta.

It was probably a subconscious move to protect Rhodes, without much thought.

"■■■■■■■■■!!!"

The low roar of the beast filled the gates of hell.

The iron chain thicker than a person is easily shattered, which makes people wonder why this thing was installed.

Cerberus rushed towards Atalanta.

The vicious three heads stretched and contracted swiftly, and the dull impression brought by that huge body could not be felt at all.

Running lightly in front of Cerberus, Atalanta drew her bow to fight.

While holding the bow, she ran as if riding the wind, while turning her head and shooting a few arrows.

The arrows shot by Atalanta also have the protection of the goddess, so they can cause damage to the three-headed dog of hell-although it is very small.

As expected of the number one huntress in Greece, a unique genius girl, she did not flinch even in the face of Cerberus.

The attack is fast and sharp, and if it is an ordinary monster, it will meet the fate of being pierced the moment she releases the bowstring.

Sensing the arrow shot by the girl towards his eyes, the Cerberus closed his eyes.

Just the thin eyelids can bounce off the moon goddess' arrows, and the invulnerable skin is truly worthy of the name.

"Then what should be done."

Rhodes shrugged his shoulders. The monster that could have been instantly killed in a flash, now the situation has become a little more troublesome.

He thought about it, and decided to observe a little first.

"drink!"

A lithe girl, a darting monster.

Atalanta sometimes snakes in the wilderness, sometimes jumps on the gates of hell, or runs along the cliff.

During the battle just now, the girl noticed the source of the strange feeling she had been feeling since entering the battle——

This Cerberus is wounded.

Below the neck of its left skull, there is a clear wound.

The wound is very fresh, it happened in the past two days, it should be caused by a fight with my companion [the other two heads].

This is a breakthrough... can win!

Maintaining a distance of about ten meters, Atalanta filled the bowstring in her hand and shot arrows at the giant beast.

The roar was deafening, and the hell three-headed dog turned its head violently.

The moment the arrow entangled in the gust of wind passed over the left side of the head, the trajectory of the arrow changed rapidly.

"……Varied!"

Atalanta's eyes widened.

As if being manipulated by a monster, the arrow made a nearly right-angled turn and flew back towards her.

That's...power.

This is also of course.

From the beginning, it is the greatest arrogance of human beings to think that divine beasts can only use their bodies and resort to violence.

Swah——

Faster than when it was fired, the powerful arrow pierced through Atalanta's calf, and the girl fell to the ground with a plop.

"■■■■■■■■■!!"

The three magic dogs roared and rushed towards Atalanta. The girl lying on the ground did not give up the chance to resist, but continued to shoot arrows.

The moment the arrow touched the fur of the monster, it was naturally bounced off.

"...Is this the end?"

The girl bit her lower lip lightly.

I don't know if Rhodes escaped well, or if he has already passed through the gate of hell to Hades' temple.

Rhodes...you must survive.

The moment the girl closed her eyes resignedly, a shadow blocked her sight.

"……Hey?"

It was the back of the familiar boy that Atalanta had seen countless times in the past few days.

"Wait, Rhodes! Why are you here!"

The girl struggled to raise her upper body and roared angrily: "Get out of here quickly!"

"Yo, Atalanta."

Rhodes turned his head slightly and winked at her.

"Let me be handsome once in a while."

"—Stop joking! Rhodes! Run away, please!"

Rhodes ignored the yelling behind him, and turned to face the huge monster that was approaching.

The ground under his feet trembled because of Cerberus' roar, but Rhodes' legs were firmly rooted on the ground.