Wrong Ground, Spiral Twins

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Since even she could think of these things, the god in front of her would certainly not be completely ignorant of them.

“I can’t do that!”

Hestia turned the spoon to stir the tea in the cup. "For Su, death is not the most terrible thing. He has a goal that he must achieve. This goal is not just a simple end point. It is his declaration of will and his final struggle."

"Before he reaches that goal, he can only keep moving forward. Even if he has to fight for it with all his strength, even if he has to sacrifice his life, he will not take a single step back. He has already realized this, so I can't stop him."

A goal that must be achieved at the cost of one's life...

“…That is indeed an unshakable will.”

"To be more precise, it is an unshakable will."

Hestia corrected him: "If there is any other choice, I will definitely not let him maintain such a will, even if such a will is indeed brilliant and dazzling."

"You are a respectable Lord God."

Hestia smiled and said, "So, Miss Elf, do you have any thoughts on converting?"

"..."

Faced with this sudden topic, Liu was stunned.

"It seems that you don't have such an idea yet."

"Feel sorry!"

Hestia shook her head. "To be honest, it was my invitation that was not so innocent. I should be the one apologizing."

"Are you worried about the revenge of the dark faction?"

"I actually hope Sue can get your help, especially at this time."

"Loki's family and the guild will definitely protect him."

Hestia nodded and was about to speak when she suddenly heard the roar of an explosion.

Liu immediately locked onto the direction of the explosion, "It came from Daedalus Street."

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Chapter 137 The Promise of Reincarnation.

In the dark and silent prayer hall, there was only a burly and majestic old god sitting in meditation with his eyes closed on the central altar surrounded by torches.

But at this moment, the prayer hall was not absolutely quiet. Right on the armrest of the chair where the old god was sitting, right in front of his fingertips, the magic communication device was constantly emitting voices.

The old god listened silently to Fels' report until the voice in the communication bead came to an end. He did not open his eyes, and his expression was still neither happy nor sad, making it difficult to glimpse the god's intention from him.

After a while, the old god suddenly opened his eyes.

"Has anything been gained from coming here at this time?"

As the words came out, the old god opened his eyes and locked onto the figure that came silently.

"Rather than saying it's a gain, it's more like our expectations have been dashed once again, Ouranos."

With these frivolous words, Hermes, wearing a feather hat, walked out from the darkness and came under the light of the fire. "Our children have captured two lunatics. From what we have learned from them, we can only say that Thanatos was really too stupid and evil this time."

"But he's not the most important one behind the scenes, right?"

"At least he's not the one plotting behind the scenes. Thanatos is just simply craving death and wanting death to spread."

Hermes' voice was extremely certain.

The God of Death desires death, which is the most intuitive manifestation of God's will.

However, this is where things get really vexing.

Because He is neither an evil god who destroys order nor a happy criminal who longs for the unknown. He is really just following his own nature and guiding the world onto what he believes to be the "right track".

"What did he do?"

"He promised the children an 'afterlife', which was egregious enough."

Hearing this, the old god on the altar frowned for the first time. "In order to seduce the children, he promised the afterlife?"

Thanatos, the god of death, guides the souls of the world to reincarnation, and that is indeed his authority.

"Yes, he made a promise with the children that once Orario was completely destroyed, he would return to heaven, and the souls of all those who had heroically sacrificed their lives for his will would be reincarnated near those they once cherished."

"It makes no sense."

The old god commented like this, but his voice was filled with a sigh.

"Yeah! That doesn't make any sense at all."

After reincarnation, it is impossible for a person to remember his previous life, and he is no longer the same person.

What's more, even if the conditions for meeting in space are met, the gap in time is still an unsolvable link.

"But for those children who have lost their family, friends, lovers, partners, and those who are extremely precious to them and are deeply grieving, Thanatos's promise is an irresistible cup of divine wine. Orario is most in need of such children."

Why would the members of the dark faction completely disregard themselves and end their lives calmly with a satisfied smile?

Why were the remnants of the dark faction, which were nearly wiped out just a few years ago, able to recover to such a scale so quickly and possess such amazing mobilization power?

Obviously, this world is still full of the sadness of death, and those people have probably been looking forward to this day for a long time.

For them, there is nothing left to be attached to in this world. If they can exchange a heroic sacrifice for the opportunity to be with the person they once cherished, then what is there to hesitate about?

“Do the children know the truth?”

"I know. Although Thanatos is a bad guy, he won't lie about this kind of thing."

At this point, Hermes raised his hand and pushed down the brim of his hat. "I can even imagine that he actually told the children everything very seriously, very sincerely, very faithfully, and very equally, because that guy really has no concept of good and evil at all, but the only thing he would never do is blaspheme 'Death' itself."

Knowing the truth, he still chose to make a contract with the god of death.

This is what makes the children of the underworld both stupid and cute, making it a little difficult to comment on them.

"He's playing with the children's lives, their lives."

The old god's words were like a verdict, putting a final conclusion on the god of death's actions.

Hermes had no other opinion.

Yes, no matter how it is whitewashed, this is the unchangeable truth.

This is also the reason why he said that Thanatos was too stupid and evil this time.

"So, this is the current situation, Uranus. The target we are targeting this time is still not the one behind the scenes. The number of people involved is far more than we imagined."

"Just remove them one by one."

The old god's voice was flat, but his divine will was extremely firm.

"It would be great if it were that easy. Not to mention the forces outside the city, there are the Thanatos Familia, the Ikelos Familia, the Ishtar Familia, and that Harvest within the city alone..."

"She can't be."

"But all the evidence now points to her."

"That's why we need to further investigate the secrets. This is your mission."

Hearing this, Hermes couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile, "You really know how to order people around, Uranus."

"You believe she is?"

Faced with the old god's question, Hermes could no longer evade the question. "The evidence points to a clear point, but this fact is indeed unbelievable, so I will just satisfy my curiosity. I will investigate further."

"The evidence is clear. The guild will issue an order to arrest Thanatos as early as tomorrow morning."

"Now that things have gotten so chaotic, it's going to be hard to catch him, and this kind of thing is not something I'm good at."

"The order to arrest Thanatos will be issued tomorrow morning. By now, Ikelos should have been arrested."

"Ikelos?"

Hermes couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Who broke through the Ikelos family?"

"No one attacked forcefully. It was the Ikelos Familia themselves that began to flee."

The old god explained slowly, "I think Ikelos told the family members that the 'barbarian' was dead. Some of the family members tried to leave the city at night, while others fled to the man-made maze and pointed out the direction of the entrance to the Ganesha family."

Hermes couldn't hold back his smile upon hearing this stupid behavior, "What are Ikelos and the others thinking?"

"That 'Rampant' caused heavy losses to the Loki Familia. His head is now in the hands of the Loki Familia. The evidence implicating the Dark Faction is irrefutable. Neither the Guild nor the Loki Familia will let them go easily."

"Where's Ikelos?"

"Not leaving."

"..."

Hermes was silent for two seconds.

He was just implicated, not directly deported. At most, he would be driven out of Orario and his clan members would be dismissed. He didn't even leave, which clearly showed that he was waiting for someone to arrest him.

"What's the situation with Loki's family?"

"They were ambushed both inside and outside, with heavy casualties. Even the hero fell. Not long ago, they had already retreated from the artificial maze, and then defeated the abnormal floor master that appeared on the 18th floor, as well as most of the new monsters. At this moment, they should be clearing the blocked roads and restoring order on the 18th floor."

"Abnormal floor owner? Is it Thanatos's doing?"

"High probability."

"This doesn't sound like good news!"

Hermes touched the brim of his hat subconsciously. "Even the heroes have fallen. How can the remnants of the dark faction still have such strength?"

"Many new and deep monsters, many monsters with strength above LV.5, and curses. One curse can make people go crazy and kill each other, and another is an incurable curse. There is also a monster who is suspected to be LV.7."

"They even have LV.7. They can come up with such a lineup. It seems that we have underestimated them."

"It was indeed a bit unexpected, but fortunately, they still got the key after killing the 'barbarian'."

Hearing this, Hermes' eyes suddenly lit up. "This is good news that can make people feel excited. Loki's family chose to forcibly attack the man-made maze. It seems that they have some confidence after all."

The old god on the altar had a somewhat inexplicable look in his eyes at this moment, "But it was not Loki's family who killed the 'Brutal One' and took the key."

"what?"

Hermes was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted, "Hey, hey, Uranus, don't tell me that it was the 'human-shaped key' that did this."

"From the information I have now, this is indeed the case."

Hermes immediately covered his face with one hand, "Is he really level 2, Uranus? What I mean is, is he really not like my child, hiding his true level, a secret weapon that you specially cultivated, a trump card in your hand?"

"I've already said that he has nothing to do with me."

But Hermes still had some doubts about this.

"Not only does he possess immortal blood, he has also awakened such super-standard magic. He can kill a LV.2 at LV.5. Where on earth did you get such a monster?"

"I didn't do anything."

"But he has been very close to the guild recently! And I checked and found that he was originally brought out of the dungeon by the Demeter family. Apart from that, his previous life trajectory seems to have completely disappeared. How could such an abnormality be hidden from your eyes?"

"He is indeed very special, but there is more than one special person like him."

"So, is it really the second Sword Princess?"

The old god said nothing.

But this attitude actually explains everything.

"So, Hestia really got a great bargain!"

"In the beginning, he was a broken person that no one wanted to take in."

"I've heard a lot of guys roaring with regret."

Hermes straightened his feather hat. "Even I can't help wanting to see him now."

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Chapter 138: The Origin of the Curse.

Eighteenth floor.

With the Piranha Plants being cleared and the Black Goliath being defeated, the melee on this floor finally came to an end.