Becoming a Saint Seiya since the Age of Mythology

Seeing this, the two blasphemers were both shocked and furious, and immediately stopped retreating.

Unable to use their ultimate moves any longer, they decisively unleashed their fists, launching a ranged attack on Manigoldo in an attempt to stop him.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Under Manigoldo's manipulation, the Sekishiki (Sludge Belcher's Qi) permeated life and death, directly opening a passage to Yomotsu Hirasaka and sending the two inside.

Although entering the underworld is as simple as eating and drinking for their lineage, in reality, the underworld, like the dream world, has strict conditions and restrictions, and not just anyone can enter at will.

Sending Goshin and El Cid to Yomotsu Hirasaka would be enough to get rid of the enemies in front of them and cut off the possibility of being pursued.

This was the only way he could think of to rescue the two of them.

After all, the enemy has already guarded the exit of the secret realm. Given their current heavy injuries, even if they desperately try to force their way through, their chances of success are almost zero.

Hiding in the underworld is their only chance of survival.

boom!

Two black fist beams arrived almost simultaneously, striking Manigoldo from the left and right.

Having barely managed to gain a foothold, he then exhausted his last bit of strength to teleport the two of them. Even when faced with the most ordinary and simple fist strike, he was simply unable to withstand it.

He loosened his grip and suddenly flew into the air.

At this moment, he could no longer feel any physical pain; he could only feel his will rapidly crumbling and his reason becoming increasingly blurred.

Is this what it feels like to be close to death?

He couldn't help but let out a sigh, then fell heavily to the ground, and stopped breathing completely.

With Manigoldo's death, his tattered Cancer Cloth disintegrated, transforming into a golden light that shot through the air and disappeared.

The blasphemers intended to intercept it, but they were too late and could only watch helplessly as the Cancer Cloth disappeared into the sky.

"What a pity, only one Cancer was left!" Looking at the corpse on the ground, he kicked it again in anger.

"That's enough! Keeping one alive is a small gain! Don't force it!" The indignant man stepped forward and gently comforted him.

"But if this guy hadn't tricked us, Crater and Capricorn wouldn't have been able to escape at all!" The Blasher was still resentful when he thought of the two who had escaped.

"Don't worry, there will be other opportunities in the future!"

The grief-stricken gazed into the distance, his eyes seemingly traversing infinite space, seeing the distant sacred realm and the colossal statue of the Goddess of War atop the sacred mountain.

Deep in the forest, Orpheus sensed the fluctuations caused by a battle between several people.

However, in order to hypnotize the dragon and allow the many Saints to leave the secret realm safely, he was unable to escape and could only silently guard the spot.

"Are the Specters here again?" He frowned, a suspicion forming in his mind.

However, the battle that broke out deep in the forest soon ended, and peace returned.

"It seems that it's not that the Specters have come to reinforce us again, but more likely that they were the ones who slipped through the net before!" Based on the battle situation, he came to a new conclusion.

After waiting for a while longer, and seeing that there was no more movement in the depths of the forest, Orpheus finally confirmed that all the Saints had left the secret realm.

"Time is up!"

He stopped plucking the strings and slowly stood up.

As he stopped playing, the dragon Korchis awoke once more.

After a brief moment of confusion, it roared angrily at Orpheus: "Once again, you have hypnotized the great Colchis!"

"I will burn your body and soul to ashes!"

It took a deep breath, and its cheeks immediately puffed out.

However, Orpheus had no intention of dodging or resisting. He simply took out a small stone sculpture from his pocket and laughed, "No need to waste your dragon breath. I will commit suicide here to atone for your sins!"

As he spoke, he crushed the stone carving in his hand.

The dragon found it hard to believe, but it didn't stop and instead spat out a stream of scorching flames.

Whoohoo!

The scorching flames engulfed Orpheus, and he was engulfed in flames, transforming into a human torch.

However, he did not let out any painful screams; he simply smiled and quietly turned to ashes in the flames.

In the sacred realm, accompanied by a golden streak of light, Manigoldo's slightly ethereal figure appeared atop the sacred mountain, before the goddess's throne.

"I'm back, Lord Sasha!"

"It's a pity I can no longer protect you!" He said to Sasha with great regret.

The soul has returned, and Sasha has also awakened. Looking at the man covered in blood in front of her, she couldn't help but cover her mouth, and large tears slid down her cheeks.

The Gold Cloth brought back Cancer's last lingering regrets, clearly indicating that something had happened.

“Manigoldo, how could you…”

She had so many questions to ask, but the overwhelming grief made her choke up and unable to speak.

"We have encountered a new enemy!"

Without delay, Manigold quickly recounted their final encounter. Then, his lingering spirit could no longer sustain him and completely dissipated into countless points of light atop the sacred mountain, leaving only a tattered Cancer Saint Cloth in its place.

Chapter 162 Bitter Victory

“Manigoldo—”

As he watched his beloved disciple disappear before his eyes, Pope Sage couldn't help but burst into tears.

Despite their successful operation, no one expected that new enemies would ambush them on their way back.

They were too careless.

No, to be precise, it wasn't exactly carelessness.

Because they never expected such a powerful enemy to be lying in ambush in the dark, and they even deliberately waited until only Capricorn and Cancer remained before launching a sneak attack.

The enemy proceeded step by step, and their preparations were far too thorough.

Even if everyone hadn't experienced the battle in the dream world and was at their peak, they would still suffer a great loss from this sudden sneak attack.

"Lord Sasha!"

Wiping away his tears, Sage turned to look at the girl on the throne and said seriously, "The enemy has only shown the tip of the iceberg for now. I suspect that they may be hiding an even more powerful force in the shadows."

"To prevent such things from happening again, I think it is necessary for us to postpone our operations in the Underworld and instead thoroughly investigate the origins of those two mysterious warriors and eradicate the mastermind behind them!"

"I agree with the Pope's opinion!" Sagittarius Sisyphus immediately expressed his opinion as well.

"it is good!"

Sasha nodded, her eyes red, and choked up as she said, "Then, the Holy Domain will temporarily adopt a defensive stance against the Underworld, responding to each move as it comes."

"In addition, we will send out another group of Saint Seiya to secretly investigate the blasphemer and the forces behind him."

"Yes!"

Sage immediately agreed.

Outside the secret realm of the War God Forest, seeing that Wu Xin and the others had not yet appeared, Bai Li and the others, who were waiting by the lake, were getting a little impatient.

"Shion, Aphrodite, you two go in and see what's going on with them!" Bai Li immediately ordered.

"Yes, Elder!"

Shion immediately agreed, took Aphrodite back into the water, and then entered the secret realm.

However, as soon as they entered the secret realm, they sensed several powerful residual microcosmic auras in the air.

"Oh no, Manigoldo and his men fought a powerful enemy here!" Shion immediately recognized that the aura lingering among them contained familiar traces of his own people.

"Quick, find it!"

Yapafica's expression tightened, and she quickly began searching her surroundings.

He had a bad feeling.

Soon, he found a familiar-looking corpse not far from the exit of the secret realm.

"Manigoldo!"

He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Hearing the shouts, Shion immediately rushed over.

Upon seeing that familiar face, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

Following Libra Dohko, another companion passed away before his eyes.

"And El Cid and the Great Throne? Where are they?" Before he could grieve, he quickly turned around and began searching the ground again.

Just then, Leo Regulus entered the secret realm.

"Seniors, have you found Senior Manigold's body?" he asked them with a heavy heart.

Upon hearing this, the two people who were searching on the ground were stunned for a moment.

"you--"

"Do you already know something?" They quickly surrounded them.

The lion cub was certain of Manigoldo's death even before seeing the body, clearly indicating that it knew something.

Regulus said with a sorrowful expression, "Just now, news came from the Sanctuary that the Cancer Gold Cloth brought back the lingering will of Senior Manigoldo."

"The lingering resentment of our predecessors tells us that the last three of them were ambushed by an unknown enemy before leaving the secret realm."

"The enemy was too powerful, and they were defeated."

"Senior Manigoldo used his last breath to send Crater and Capricorn into Yomotsu Hirasaka, which barely saved them."

"what!!!"

Upon hearing this news, Shion and Aphrodite were struck dumb.

They had only been guessing at first, but they never expected that Manigoldo and his men had actually been ambushed by a powerful enemy.

Fortunately, before his death, Manigoldo sent Capricorn and Crater away; otherwise, the Sanctuary's losses this time would have been even greater.

Regulus continued, "Elder Bai Li has ordered us to leave as soon as we find Senior Manigoldo's body, and not to linger here any longer!"