Saint Seiya: This Gemini is a bit of a trap.

"Naive! Athena's Exclamation is merely a forbidden technique for you humans; it's useless before me, the Grim Reaper!"

Seemingly determined to shatter Jalong's will to resist, Thanatos, the Grim Reaper, faced A.E.'s bombardment without flinching or dodging. He swung his scythe down with a sudden, terrifying power comparable to the Oracle of the Guardians.

Boom!

The air currents surged, accompanied by a terrifying shockwave like the collapse of the sky. The figures of the three Gold Saints collapsed, and the scythe in Thanatos's hand shattered. However, he blocked the huge golden shockwave head-on, and he did not retreat a single step and was completely unharmed, demonstrating a power far exceeding that of ordinary servant gods.

Amidst the scattering of the aftershocks, only Thanatos's arrogant, maniacal laughter could be heard.

"Humans, do you see this? This is the true form of me, the Grim Reaper... Huh?!"

Before the laughter subsided, Thanatos suddenly opened his silver eyes wide, only to see another golden shockwave hurtling towards him. It turned out that three more Gold Saints had appeared in the ancient mirror.

"Still using that trick? Hmph! Human, today I'll show you what despair truly is!"

Facing the attack from A·E again, Thanatos sneered and swung his fist. In the next moment, terrifying and boundless power burst forth once more.

Boom!

With a deafening roar that made everyone in the Sanctuary ring their ears, Athena's Exclamation was once again blocked by Death, and the only price he paid was a torn robe on his right arm, revealing the magnificent divine garment underneath.

But at that moment, the third golden shockwave arrived.

"Hmph, let's see how many more A·E you can utter!"

Facing the stubborn resistance of Jalong, Thanatos sneered repeatedly in his silver eyes, and once again raised his fist, actually charging towards Jalong despite the bombardment of Athena's Exclamation.

Despair! Repent!

After two more rounds of golden shockwaves, Thanatos charged fiercely in front of Jia Long. At this moment, his whole body was radiant with divine light, and he had already unleashed his peak divine power, arriving above Jia Long with an invincible presence.

"You unforgivable blasphemer, you who are as insignificant as an ant, how dare you plot against me, the Grim Reaper, and make me suffer endless, tearing pain..."

"Today I will send you to die in endless despair. I will tear you to pieces, and then throw those remains across the River Styx, so that your soul may forever torment in hell..."

"Even this cannot quell the hatred in my heart. Accept the divine punishment, the terrifying fate!"

With a smug, arrogant laugh that seemed to humiliate his opponent, Thanatos, the Grim Reaper, raised his hands high above his head, as if lifting a black sun that devoured life, and slammed it down on Ja Long in front of him.

There is nothing more satisfying in this world than taking revenge!

Thanatos even felt that the pain in his posterior groin was no longer so great...

however.

Just as the terrifying fate struck Jia Long, Thanatos suddenly saw that this enemy, who should have been terrified, dying, and struggling under his merciless crushing, was actually smiling at him.

She was smiling very brightly.

Thanatos was baffled by the laughter, and even the exhilarating feeling of revenge was suddenly diminished.

He felt as if he had seen that smiling face somewhere before.

Not on the face of the incredibly cunning Sisyphus from long ago.

But...

Underwater temple!

In an instant, Thanatos finally remembered that when he and Hypnos were fleeing in a sorry state, they had casually crushed an ant, and the ant's expression was exactly the same as the guy in front of him.

Shortly afterward, he was caught up by Poseidon and struck hard.

Now I see this smiling face again.

A sense of foreboding suddenly arose in Thanatos's mind.

However, at this moment, his terrifying destiny had already struck. With a deafening roar, the human body in front of him shattered into pieces, as if it had been hit by explosives.

However, there was not a trace of joy in Thanatos's eyes.

As Jia Long's body exploded, a burst of arrows, gleaming with black light, shot out.

Hidden within that black light was a golden arrow. The power contained within this golden arrow was extremely strange, surpassing the level of humans and even most gods, as if it contained a curse from the Milky Way.

"The Ghost Golden Arrow?!"

Thanatos knew of the malevolence of the Ghost Golden Arrow, but he never dreamed that this terrifying arrow, formed from the life of Sagittarius, would be hidden within Galon's body, and that he would blast it out with a powerful blow at such close range.

"Damn it, that blasphemous Galon, you're trying to trick me again?"

Chapter 381 The Sorrow of the Chrysanthemum! Death Has Escaped

At that moment, Thanatos realized that he seemed to have been tricked again.

All that talk about Athena's Exclamation Quartet and being powerless to fight back and waiting to die was a lie. Everything the other party had shown before was just a ploy to get him to unleash this ghostly golden arrow himself.

This is a classic case of the true intentions being revealed at the last minute!

The man died from the arrow's edge!

Only in this way can a powerful figure like Thanatos be caught off guard. For example, at this moment, he and the Ghost Golden Arrow are very close, and he is above the arrow, which is aimed directly at the gap below his divine armor.

If this vicious, ghostly golden arrow were to pierce through the skirt armor from bottom to top.

Wouldn't that just make his injury worse?

"Sigh~"

Even Thanatos, the god of death, couldn't help but gasp. He didn't want to see such a tragic scene. Fortunately, with his overwhelming strength, he still had a chance to dodge.

"Hmph, so what if it's an arrow that would knock down even a legendary goddess? As long as I make sure you can't hit it..."

"Trying to hide? Pangu Axe!"

Just as Thanatos was about to dodge, Jalon's true form suddenly appeared in another dimension. With the twin divine robes on his body shining brightly, he swung his arm high, like an ancient Titan wielding a giant axe to split the heavens, blocking Thanatos's path.

"Damn blasphemer, get out of here!"

Even with Jalong's strength, and even if he used his God Cloth to unleash divine techniques, he would still be far inferior to the Grim Reaper and would be unable to stop Thanatos for even a second.

However, Jalon didn't need to stop Danados for even a second.

In today's circumstances, only a fraction of a second is needed.

"Bang~"

With a deafening roar, the Heaven-Opening Axe shattered, and Jia Long was struck by a punch from Danadus, spitting blood as he flew backward.

Thanatos, who had easily knocked Jalong away, showed no joy on his sickly handsome face. Instead, he let out a scream filled with immense sorrow, despair, helplessness, and a hint of familiarity.

Ah~~~~~~~~~~~~

Indeed, it was precisely at the moment Thanatos knocked Jaron away that the golden ghost arrow, coming from below, seized the opportunity to strike.

In the comics, this arrow caused Athena, who was just beginning to awaken, to lie down for a full twelve hours before she was able to stand up again under the rays of the Shield of Justice.

Although Athena played a significant role in this, she was, after all, one of the twelve strongest Olympian gods and the prophesied successor to Zeus, the king of the gods!

The arrow that even Athena couldn't withstand was now caught by Death. In an instant, the poison spread everywhere, and the curse from the stars began to take effect and spread on Thanatos, making him sway precariously.

"Ugh... Damn it... How could this happen... Why does it have to be that same place I can't get out of... Ah!"

"No, I must find someone to remove the arrow and remove the poison right away..."

"Garon, you blasphemer! You're lucky this time. Once I, Thanatos, have healed my arrow wound, I will return to take your dog's life!"

Thanatos no longer had the will to hunt down Jalong. If he were to fall in the Sanctuary and be sealed again today, it would be a great disgrace to him, the God of Death, and even to the entire Underworld.

Keep in mind, he has only just been born!

With this thought in mind, Danadus immediately suppressed the curse on the arrow, unfurled his ten-thousand-foot-long black wings, and soared into the sky, disappearing into the air ten thousand meters above the Holy Land.

Death has arrived.

Death has gone.

Death got tricked.

Death has escaped.

They arrived in glory, and they fled in disgrace.

Death came like a gust of wind through the Sanctuary, arriving quickly and fleeing even faster. Though it made a grand spectacle, it left without taking away a single cloud.

Instead, it left behind a very disgraceful high-definition video.

At the foot of Acropolis, the team leader looked at the photographers with immense excitement, his lips trembling as he asked:

"Did you record it?"

"It's on camera. Although we were trembling with fear, the high-speed camera was on the whole time. Is that thing with the long thing trailing behind it the legendary Grim Reaper?"

"Fantastic! If this high-definition video is broadcast, it will definitely shock the world! This year's Pulitzer Prize is definitely ours!"

"He's the Grim Reaper! Will we die if we do this?"

"Is life more important or fame?"

"Of course it's fate... If it's gone, you can try again in the next life, but the chance to become famous all over the world only comes once. Once it's lost, it's gone forever!"

……

As Death fled in defeat, the entire Sanctuary erupted in jubilation, with all the Saints, Warriors, and even the candidates all gazing up at the towering Twin Palaces atop Mount Kailash.

The Grim Reaper of the Underworld arrived with overwhelming force, only to be defeated in Gemini's palace, a blow that was far too great to their hearts.

This is the god of death!

The god of the underworld, second only to Hades!

In the previous Holy War, the two Cancer Gold Saints, Sage and Manigoldo, master and apprentice, barely managed to seal it away at the cost of their lives.

But now, this incredibly powerful Death God, just like the Goddess of Discord before him, has been defeated and fled to the hands of Gemini Gold Saint Kanon. In an instant, they are filled with admiration and worship for Gemini Palace and Gemini Gold Saint.

Moreover, not only the ordinary candidate fighters, fighters, and Bronze and Silver Saints, but even the other eleven Gold Saints of the Zodiac were extremely shocked by Jalong's power.

When the crisis struck, they were required to guard their respective palaces.

Now that Death has been defeated and the crisis has been averted, all the Gold Saints have arrived at Gemini Palace.

then.

They saw Jia Long, who they had imagined should be living a life of glory, lying sprawled out of the twin palace gates, covered in blood, with difficulty even standing up.

Death's blow nearly cost Jia Long his life.