Chapter 272 The Second Arrow and the Different Abyss

"Bang——"

Inside the great temple in the north of Eleusis City, the door was violently pushed open.

The cold air outside the hall suddenly poured into the interior, forming convection with the warm interior. Demeter staggered into the temple, her eyes a little dull.

The leak in the ceiling has been repaired urgently, and the blood stains around the temple have been wiped clean. At this moment, only a few mortal maids are still here, waiting for the return of the master of the temple.

"Your Highness, do you have any orders?"

Bend their knees slightly, and when they heard the movement at the door, they couldn't help but feel refreshed. Now that the goddess has returned, the leading maid could not help but bow her head and greet her. But in front of her, Demeter seemed not to see her, and just stumbled forward.

Seeing this, the maid didn't bother her anymore. There was only the sound of footsteps in the empty hall, and she caught a glimpse of the goddess walking in front of her out of the corner of her eye. However, the next moment, the somewhat torn hem suddenly stopped in front of her.

"Your Highness——"

"Why don't you look up at me?"

Her voice was hoarse, not at all like a voice she could usually speak. Demeter looked at the girl in front of her, who seemed to be very respectful to her.

The other party is her believer, or in other words, many people in this city are. Standing face to face, the goddess of agriculture can clearly feel her faith.

But none of this affects her current sensitive mind.

"Your Highness, you are a god——"

"No, you're laughing at me."

Interrupting softly, the goddess of agriculture continued to question in her hoarse voice.

She would rather look at the ground than look at herself... Yes, this mortal dared to laugh at herself!

"Your Highness, I am not——"

After a hurried explanation, the young girl quickly raised her head, but what caught her eyes was the somewhat haggard face and slightly damaged clothes of the goddess of agriculture.

The look of surprise and suspicion disappeared for a moment, and then returned to his normal expression. But this fleeting emotion was still noticed by Demeter, who was staring at her, and looking at this flash of emotion, the goddess of agriculture felt that she was offended again.

Although there is no logic in this judgment... But logic is not always the norm in this world. So word by word, Demeter said coldly:

"You dare to laugh at me!"

Nameless anger suddenly rose from his heart, and power was released in the blink of an eye. The life was pulled out of the girl's body, and the look on her face that she opened her mouth to defend froze, and then turned into a stone statue little by little.

In a breath, everything was over. Just like this generation of human beings was born from earth and stone, she returned to her original appearance.

The power was still spreading, and the goddess's anger did not stop. Soon, the remaining mortal maids also followed suit. Not long after, Demeter was the only one left in the entire hall, and there were several stone sculptures with different expressions standing on the ground.

With an expressionless face, Demeter continued to walk forward slowly. It wasn't until her palms touched her seat that she collapsed on the chair as if she had lost all strength.

"call--"

He let out a long breath, as if all the strength in his body had been relieved. Looking at everything around her at this moment, the goddess of agriculture, who had shown her power just now, looked a little confused.

The anger that rose up in an instant was vented, and Demeter's heart was no longer so chaotic. After calming down a little, she actually knew very well that the maids just now could not have meant to laugh at her, because facing the gods directly, the piety of their beliefs was clearly visible.

They were even more pious than the king...but the goddess still killed them. So now, just like a wronged girl who smashed things in her room and then regretted looking at the mess on the floor, Demeter also had some similar emotions rising in her heart.

But what can be done? Everything is the fault of this world. He gave himself the identity of a god, but did not give himself the power to match it, so Poseidon would not be hurt at all because he killed two believers in anger. On the contrary, he should be very proud now.

Because not only did he get what he wanted, he even succeeded in getting Demeter to conceive a child for him. At this moment, the breath of life was gestating in the body of the goddess of agriculture, always reminding her of what had just happened.

"boom--!"

Her expression was distorted again, and the goddess panted violently. Her chest rose and fell until she finally calmed down after a while.

"Poseidon...Zeus...Hades..."

"You all deserve to die...!"

Silently reciting these names, a low curse echoed in the temple.

She couldn't do anything now, and she could only vent her frustration in her own place. However, the next moment, the face of the agricultural goddess suddenly changed.

"who?"

He suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of the door. There, there were two subtle auras approaching.

And perhaps because his whereabouts were revealed, the two auras immediately became obvious. Soon, with a laugh, Eros and Volos walked into the temple one after another.

"Tsk, the incompetent and angry old woman is exactly the same as the other one."

Just like Poseidon's temple, in his own temple, every plant and tree around him has already been infected by the power of the goddess of agriculture.

This kind of change in the environment can even penetrate into the surface of the spiritual world, possessing 'color' in that gray-white world. Therefore, with the abilities of the two of them, it is impossible to completely cover up their whereabouts for the time being.

However, the twins did not want to hide anything. They walked into the inner hall and looked at the alert Demeter. Eros was the first to say with a smile:

"Demeter, how did that arrow feel before? Although it was Poseidon who was hit by the arrow, your feeling should be more obvious."

"--It's you?"

boom--

With a sharp shout, Demeter stood up suddenly.

She did feel a strange power from Poseidon before, and it seemed that the other party was affected by this power and was so fanatical about her.

The Poseidon in the first half of the day was completely different from the one in the later days, which could still be sensed by the goddess of agriculture. But thanks to this power, it didn't last long, otherwise she would have been taken back to the sea by now and would have no chance to return here.

She said that Poseidon would be so bold, so it turns out that someone did all this secretly. Even now, the culprit is running in front of him to show off his power.

"Well, even if it's us, then... what will you do?"

Her expression was a little careless, like the evil witch in the tower playing with people's hearts. Looking at the angry goddess of agriculture, Erlo said without any care.

"A golden arrow makes the person hit by the arrow fall passionately in love with the person marked by the arrow - just as you can see."

"But we have more than one arrow. This time we just let you see its power first. Now that you have seen it...or do you want to try to see if you can keep us?"

"you!"

Unexpectedly, Demeter was shocked by Eros' arrogance. These two gods who came from nowhere were so domineering. Even though they didn't know each other at all, they took action directly and secretly, and even came to threaten him openly.

During the conversation, the other party did not take her seriously at all. This silent contempt made the goddess of agriculture feel insulted again, but there was nothing she could do.

In the human world, she cannot accurately measure the twins' divine power, but since they can shoot 'arrows' that affect the mind of the Lord God, although she has not seen it personally, she should not be too weak no matter what.

Demeter was not sure of easily suppressing them in the mortal world, and Poseidon's performance had already proven its power.

"...What are you going to do?"

She forced herself to bear this breath. Compared to her 'grandmother', Demeter had never been 'rich', so naturally she didn't have such a strong desire to resist.

When faced with equally powerful gods, she seemed to have nothing she couldn't bear. The only outburst was directed at the taciturn Hades.

"Well, since you can understand the current situation clearly, that would be great."

Nodding with satisfaction, Eros didn't answer any more. She spun around in a circle, then took a slight step back, giving up her position to Volos, the real owner of the golden arrow.

The latter looked at the agricultural goddess in front of him and made his request without hesitation.

"I want your scepter, the [Wheat Midas Rod] that is born with you."

"You want my companion artifact?"

With a look on his face, that artifact is still inserted into his own throne in Olympus, always exuding the ability to influence the world's climate. Demeter didn't expect that the other party's purpose turned out to be a divine weapon, but she then sneered and said:

"Don't you know that as an artifact that was born with me, as long as it leaves me, its power will gradually fall asleep and eventually return to ordinaryness?"

"I know, so I only need it for a while. When the winter is over, it will still be yours."

With a calm look on his face, Volos said calmly.

"So...you are actually here for the mortal things on the earth?"

Her expression suddenly dawned on Demeter, as if she understood something.

He obviously never knew her, but he plotted against her. This must be some kind of conflict between the two parties. But looking now, the source turns out to be this cold winter that is spreading across the earth.

"Although the result is a bit biased...but you can understand it this way."

Nodding, Volos continued:

"So what's your answer?"

"……I reject."

To the Gemini's surprise, Demeter did not agree to their request.

"Let Hades return Persephone, otherwise you won't get what you want. At worst, I will stay with Hestia from now on, and you can't threaten me!"

His voice was fierce and he flatly rejected their request. But the next moment, Demeter's tone softened again.

Looking at the twins in front of her, many thoughts flashed through the goddess of agriculture's mind. But in the end, a sudden idea overcame everything else.

This natural disaster will eventually end, and Zeus will not allow her to continue like this. Of course, compared to her, Hades will definitely be under greater pressure.

so……

"This matter is not out of the question, unless you can swear not to use this ability to harm me again, and to shoot an arrow for me in the future."

At this moment, Demeter figured it out.

She herself can't take revenge on anyone...but there are still people in this world who can deal with her brothers.

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The underworld, the portal to Tartarus.

The chaotic space and time that overlaps with the underworld has some stable rules. However, their existence makes this place even more dangerous, because these rules are constantly disintegrating and reorganizing, releasing a power that frightens all things.

Of course, for Helios, these things cannot harm him. He has never been here before, so he naturally has no feeling about the changes here. He only came here to look for Mother Earth, and he indeed found no trace of Gaia here.

The Sun God had already been to the Garden of Truth before, and there, he successfully met Pluto and Persephone, who had been missing for a long time. It was just beyond his expectation that the bride who had been forcibly snatched away did not seem to be excited or happy when she saw him, or even quite the opposite.

During the entire conversation, Helios always felt that the other party was a little...disgusting? But no matter what, the Sun God still completed half of his mission.

He conveyed the opinions of the gods in the Divine Court and the tactful advice of the God King. Zeus had no intention of condemning Hades for this, but this matter did affect the interests of all gods.

Regarding this matter, what once again surprised Helios was that Hades was actually very talkative.

Although Zeus agreed to his conditions first, and now he is still behind to 'mediate conflicts' with great righteousness, Pluto still said happily that Persephone was to be the queen of the underworld, not a prisoner, so if the other party is willing to leave , then he will naturally not block it.

But the next moment, Hades told another truth. Because the marriage between Zeus and Hera was a 'model for the gods' and an 'object of learning' for him, he also shared his divine power with his queen of the underworld. But as a god on earth, the price for Persephone accepting authority is that her origin will be linked to Hades from now on.

So no matter what, she will spend half of her time in Hades from now on. This is a rule that even the original gods cannot violate. Whether Demeter accepts it or not, this cannot be changed.

'A model of marriage'... Listening to Hades's story at that time, although Helios didn't know whether the things about authority were true, he did hear the irony and undertones in it. After all, in the legend, the God King The marriage of Zeus and Hera was also very 'tortuous'.

It is said that Hera was not willing to accept Zeus's advances at first. She had been avoiding his pursuit until one day, the god king turned into a wounded bird in the heavy rain, which aroused the goddess's infinite sympathy. .

Hera took the bird in her arms and soothed its wounded wings, but the next moment Zeus returned to his true form. The goddess, who had no choice but to hide, finally fell into the hands of the God King and had to agree to his proposal.

"Huh - but I have to say that Hera and Persephone are indeed very lucky to be able to share part of their authority."

"In comparison, Queen Amphitrite is far inferior to them."

Shaking his head slightly, since the task was half completed, Helios was not in a hurry to bring the news to the goddess of agriculture.

Rather than ending the disaster that affected the earth, he still wanted to end the disaster that was about to befall him. So looking at the entrance of the abyss, after hesitating for a while, the Sun God walked into it.

Regardless of whether the Earth Mother has gone in or not, he has to look for it first, and this move can also cause some trouble for Apollo.

After all, a short trip in and out of the abyss may not cause the sun to turbulence too violently, but a little irritability is definitely there, and most importantly, it is all very 'natural'.

The uncontrollable and active interference caused by the disconnection of authority are completely different. As long as there are no "human factors" in it, Helios can shirk the rejection of Apollo by the sun itself after returning. Although this may not dispel some of the God King's thoughts, it should be able to delay some time.

"Hope everything goes well..."

Whispering to himself, he took a step forward, and Helios' figure immediately disappeared into the distorted time and space.

No one saw this, yet another god entered Tartarus...with one exception. That was Gaia who suddenly felt something because the Sun God mentioned herself.

…

Time and space change, light and shadow distort. In just a trance, everything in front of me changed drastically.

Walking into the abyss, Helios thought he would see endless chaotic time and space, as well as the oncoming interface rejection, but to his surprise, there was nothing in either.

The layers of interfaces overlap and separate, and substances are arranged and distributed among them. The suppressive force was quite weak, as if it had been temporarily transferred to another place... Looking at the interior of Tartarus in front of him, the Sun God was really surprised.

"Is this the abyss? It seems that the rumors cannot be easily believed."

The legendary abyss was not so friendly. Helios shook his head and did not stay where he was.

Regardless of whether Gaia is here or not, there is no way she is at the door. He still had to go deep inside to find any traces of Earth Mother's possible existence.