King of Underworld - Chapter 42



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Bad Omens – (4)

“If only it weren’t for my body…!”

Cronus, who had lost the light in his eyes and fallen, now saw Echidna.

Typhon’s wife, a beautiful woman and a snake, was growing cold with a hole in her chest.

Does she know that she has been used by Gaia?

No. Even if she knew she was being used as a scapegoat, it’s highly likely she would have gone over there to get revenge on her husband.

“Hoo…”

I took a deep breath.

I felt that the human body I possessed was very damaged.

I used up too much divine power fighting Kronos.

It was impossible for a human body to handle all of my power, so I tried to control it as much as possible…

A little distance away lay Gigas and Enceladus, their entire bodies scorched by the sun’s radiance.

As Apollo looked at the monster’s corpse, golden ichors flowed out here and there from his body and fell to the ground.

“Apollo, when I leave, please take care of this human body. It must have shortened its lifespan considerably because of me.”

“Okay, Grandfather. I’m also the god of medicine. That shouldn’t be a problem.”

He answered me readily with a smile like the sun.

“But you arrived earlier than expected. Were you watching Thebes from above the clouds?”

“Yes, when Styx’s messenger came to Olympus, my father immediately dispatched me. I flew near Thebes and while I was looking around, I felt an alien force coming from the cave…”

You’re talking about the time when Cronus unleashed his power.

I think he must have increased his strength to adapt to Echidna’s body…

Rather, it was to Apollo’s advantage to determine the location of enemies and allies.

Zeus, who dispatched Apollo upon hearing the news of my appearance in this world, must be in a meeting right now?

“Ah, I had my followers inform Olympus of the fact that Cronus had appeared. Who would have thought that a deity imprisoned in Tartarus could descend to the living world… The Protogeni gods are truly amazing.”

Gaia is one of the Protogenoi, gods who separated from chaos when the world was created.

This is possible because we have so much knowledge and wisdom that we don’t know about.

But to manifest Cronus, who once held the world’s hegemony.

This is a serious situation that no one could have predicted.

“And near Athens also Gigas appeared, and Athena and Ares descended.”

“Even in Athens? Gaia is making a very flashy declaration of war.”

Because it would be too risky for Mother Earth to appear before us in person…

You will have no choice but to move your own followers or use Gigas, etc.

“I’m going back to the afterlife now. I’ll trust you to take care of the rest.”

“Then I will treat the people of Thebes well.”

The Gigas have been cleared up too… and the aura of the monsters is no longer felt nearby.

Apollo, a god with incredible versatility in art, archery, prophecy, etc., would be good at cleaning up after himself.

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As I return my consciousness to the throne of the underworld, I see the god Hypnos before my eyes.

He had his arms crossed with a sharp expression on his face, not the sleepy eyes he usually showed.

Whipnoss, whose eyes met mine, opened his mouth urgently.

“Has Gigas been dealt with? Or maybe…”

“The god Cronus descended but was repelled.”

“What?! There’s Kronos in this world?”

“First, please gather all the gods. I have something to tell you.”

Not long after Whipnoss left the audience room like smoke,

Soon most of the gods belonging to the underworld gathered here.

There are also gods who wear armor and hold spears, as if they are prepared for a battle with Gigas…

The presence of these spirits outside the castle… Are they the spirit soldiers waiting in wait?

“For now, we don’t need the forces of the underworld. We’ve already repelled Gigas’ invasion.”

“I thought an all-out war was about to break out…”

The Goddess Styx seems to be relieved and tells them to withdraw the troops outside.

The other gods also seemed relieved for the time being.

“However, Kronos, who should have been imprisoned in Tartarus, has descended to the world of the living.”

“Is this Gaia’s handiwork?!”

“You can extract the consciousness of the person trapped there…”

“There must have been some great sacrifice or offering, wasn’t there?”

When the story of Cronus comes up, many gods start to cheer.

He descended upon them in the body of a priest and told them what he had seen and heard.

Typhon’s wife Echidna, the commanding body of Gigas, Apollo and Cronus.

Silence falls among the gods who have heard the whole story.

“…So, I’m going to prepare for the afterlife for now. Morpheus!”

“Yes, Hades.”

“Check the situation in Tartarus and place additional guards around it. Then tell the Hecatoncheires that Kronos has come to the world of the living.”

Next, I turned my gaze to the old man fluttering his black wings.

“Thanatos. If there are any dead who have died abnormal deaths, can you tell me right away?”

“I think you’re talking about humans who are probably going to be offered up as sacrifices or sacrificed to Gigas… Honestly, it’s hard.”

“Then tell me only when a large number of people die without a disaster occurring.”

“That much is possible.”

The descent of Cronus this time was possible because numerous humans were sacrificed.

Even Thanatos, who is death itself, can respond quickly if he is told of the places where many suspicious deaths occur among humans.

“While I was on my descent to this world, was there any separate news from Olympus?”

“Yes, Hades… Iris visited the underworld.”

The goddess Lethe tells the news that Iris has given her.

First, Gigas, who called himself Porphyrion, appeared near Athens and threatened to rape Hera…

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“Are you trying to rape the Queen of the Gods?”

“There are quite a few crazy guys out there.”

“Didn’t those guys with alloys do the same thing last time?!”

“Enough, I will listen to the goddess Lethe’s words until the end.”

…It is said that an enraged Zeus sent Athena and Ares to tear off the creature’s limbs.

The soul of the dead Porphyrion was dragged to the underworld and awaits my disposal.

“I will send him to Tartarus. Then continue your story.”

“Oh, and Zeus held a meeting in Olympus.”

The news that Cronus, who was thought to have been imprisoned in Tartarus forever, has returned,

It was enough to put all the Olympian gods on alert.

The biggest problem is that it is difficult to quickly detect when Gaia is sending Gigas.

The power of Gaia, the Earth Mother, is far superior to that of Demeter.

The solution that came out as an answer at the council of gods was…

“It was decided to leave Omphalos in the care of Demeter for a while.”

“I think you’re trying to find the home of Gigas with the power of Demeter.”

“Well, the omphalos amplifies the power of the gods…”

“But do we really have to use that thing that symbolizes the center of the world?”

“It may be necessary to do so. Gaia is the Earth Mother herself, and with Demeter’s power…”

Omphalos, a rock that Cronus swallowed and then vomited out instead of Zeus.

If Demeter were to temporarily entrust the treasure at the center of the world, it would be able to rival even Gaia’s power to some extent.

That means…

“Demeter said that if Gigas were to invade the earth just once more, we would be able to follow their footsteps and find out where their stronghold was.”

Because the hero of prophecy has not yet been born,

Even if we find out the base of the Gigas, we can’t just invade.

However, it may be possible to detect the movement and strike at them in the skirmish.

Also, sudden attacks like this one will completely disappear.

Zeus’s judgment seems appropriate.

Of course, the omphalos is an important symbol, so it will have to be returned someday.

“But Gaia also noticed that Omphalos had been moved to another place… so she must have known that moving Gigas would reveal their base.”

“Yes. Athena and Metis insisted that that one attack must be stopped at all costs.”

“If we don’t stop it, it will be over.”

The next attack by Gigas will be…

Unlike before, there is a high possibility that a large number of forces will be mobilized, rather than just one or two command units or ships.

Or, prepare thoroughly and launch a surprise attack on the Olympus Palace.

There is also a possibility that he will come to the underworld and try to open Tartarus.

Or maybe he’ll destroy the entire human nation and use the sacrifices to summon the Titan gods.

The gods are in an uproar after receiving the results of the meeting that took place on Olympus.

“Where do you think they’ll raid?”

“Perhaps the human kingdom will be destroyed in one breath and the sinners of Tartarus will be returned to the living world…”

“We might raid the Olympus Palace.”

“All-out war must be avoided at all costs. Only until the hero of prophecy emerges…”

Now Gigas will not move.

To be precise, they will watch our movements while sharpening their sharp knives for a single surprise attack.

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Temple of Hades in Thebes.

Penedea, a priestess who had been kidnapped by Gigas and released, was speaking to her fellow temple members.

“Are there such monsters near Thebes?”

“Oh my god… Hades himself descended into your body…”

“You really said that? Don’t worry anymore, I’m here… Rani!”

After Hades descended upon her body and she was healed by Apollo himself, she emerged as a strong candidate to be the next high priestess.

The very fact that God descended into her body is proof of her faith.

“Lord Hades is surely a merciful being.”

“Surprisingly, the Lord of the Underworld doesn’t seem to care about his followers?”

“Wouldn’t it help the expansion of the temple if we made this fact widely known?”

All the dead become citizens of Hades.

As more humans die, his power grows stronger.

But is there a God who thinks of his followers before his own power?

Even when he is on the brink of death, he descends?

Not just any other god, but three gods?

Penedea, whose thoughts had reached this point, opened her mouth.

“Perhaps… He is also a god of mercy. After all, the afterlife is the final destination of life, so He is generous to the living…”

The priests around them looked as if they had realized something.

“I see… that could be possible?”

“You must be busy ruling the underworld, but it’s amazing that you don’t turn away from your followers and instead reach out to them…!”

“You put your believers before your own authority..”

A few days later…

The power of the Temple of Hades has exploded.

The cause seemed to be the priests who went around talking about Pluto’s mercy.

“Hade… It is said that Pluto cares for his followers more than any other god.”

“Ahem, that’s right. I’m afraid of other names though…”

“Is it true that the rumors are so merciful to the living in this world?”

Now in Thebes the fame of Pluto, god of wealth and mercy, is…

It began to be called higher than the name of the god Dionysus, who was originally the main religion.

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