Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

"The key is that Athena, that brat, isn't as sensible as my Anna."

"These are principles that only adults would understand, so of course I'd come to you. We're close, so we can talk about anything."

"Moreover, I knew that the little angel who was willing to protect even strangers in Uruk would never kill a child just because of a possibility."

Anna, though still feeling a bit resentful after being flattered, revealed her enjoyment through her slightly softened expression and upturned lips.

After all, she's one of us, and that annoying guy is adopted!

"Are you satisfied?"

"Humph…"

"Comfortable?"

"uh-huh…"

"Aren't you angry anymore?"

"whispering sound…"

When the little girl responded with a half-hearted hum, the frown between his brows dissipated, and all his violent aura vanished, Samael, having successfully achieved his goal through a roundabout approach, smiled nonchalantly and gently flicked Anna's forehead.

"But honestly, you can dislike her, you can bully her, you can compete with her, but at least you should try to get along with Athena seriously."

Hearing Samael bring up the old story again, Anna didn't harbor too much resentment, but her expression was still resistant, and her face was full of displeasure.

"In order to reconcile you with the world, Leonidas and the three hundred warriors of Thermopylae have already taken a step for the Greeks at the Temple of Aea."

"Now, it's your turn to show your grace, my goddess!"

Samael's expression was solemn, and his gaze was serious.

Anna couldn't help but recall the figures of those who charged forward to block her way during the war against the Ea. She bit her lower lip tightly, and the last bit of displeasure vanished. She nodded earnestly.

Seeing that the little girl had resolved most of her inner conflicts and decided to take a step towards reconciliation with the world, the ancient snake couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, and decided to detonate another bombshell.

"Furthermore, I have a nagging feeling that you and Athena might be connected to the secrets of the fourth theocratic transition in Greece..."

"Don't you want to help Tina? Don't you want revenge? This is our chance."

Upon hearing this, the little girl's eyes shone like stars, and she excitedly waved her pink fists in the air, her fighting spirit soaring.

Yes! Whoever plays house with her, let's play big! I'm going to take away everything Athena cherishes most to get revenge!

However, the hot-blooded little girl was completely unaware that she hadn't played with the goddess of wisdom in her past life.

Before her old rival could even make his official appearance, she lost not only in terms of resources but also in terms of the game itself...

Chapter 41 The Baby-Making Movement (2/3)

As the atmosphere eased, Samael brought over two cups of hot milk. Zheng opened his lips to ask a question, his gaze serious.

"By the way, Anna, you have obtained the Gorgon's composite memories, so you must have a deeper understanding of your origins."

"Since we're talking about your relationship with Athena, can you tell me where you got your pure earth and death divinity?"

"This is important for future plans. I need to know exactly what the Serpent Mother and the goddess of wisdom are planning."

The little girl took the milk, held it in her palm, twirled it, took a small sip, and then slowly opened her lips, her expression complex.

"Actually, I am the fourth and last generation of the Earth Mother Goddess during the period of separation between the Greek gods and humans..."

"The heroes drove me out and attacked me, which means they have abandoned Mother Earth, and the ancient age of gods will never return."

"Olympus will be the last star to guide humanity into a new era, and will exclusively enjoy that service and glory."

Is she really the Earth Mother Goddess? The fourth generation?

Hearing this answer, which was both expected and unexpected, the ancient snake frowned and spoke softly.

"All I know is that Gaia was the first generation of Greek earth goddesses, and Rhea, the Titan queen, was the second generation..."

"If you are the fourth generation of the Earth Mother Goddess, then is the Serpent Mother Echidna the third generation?"

Anna nodded slightly, sat down in the chair, gently swayed her snake tail, and gazed into the deep, dark cavern with a melancholy look in her eyes.

"Having lived here for so long, I wonder if you've noticed that the Alima Cave in the Cilician Swamp is unfathomably deep; it's actually a passage connecting to the abyss of the underworld..."

"In fact, as new gods continue to rise and become increasingly out of control, the earth goddess Gaia is also worried."

"In addition, one's own creativity is hard to suppress."

"Therefore, she came here and, using her own earth divinity, combined with the death power overflowing from the abyss, created my mother."

Sama stroked his chin, gradually recalling the genealogical legends about the snake mother Echidna, and murmured to himself thoughtfully.

"Gaia, Mother Earth... Tartarus, Lord of the Abyss... Earth and Abyss... Creation and Death..."

"So, these two primordial gods really were, in a sense, the parents of the Serpent Mother Echidna..."

The ancient serpent nodded to itself, some of the mysteries in its heart being resolved.

In fact, based on the fact that the Serpent Mother herself gave birth to more than ten kinds of Greek monsters such as the Hydra, the three Gorgons, and Cerberus, Samael vaguely felt that this was extremely similar to the behavior of the mother goddess Tiamat in creating the Eleven Monsters.

Both of them possess immense creativity!

After Anna's explanation, Samael finally got to the root of the problem.

The powers wielded by the serpent mother Echidna are somewhat similar to the degraded [Womb of Beasts], and are remarkably alike in their power to the mother goddess Tiamat.

Therefore, this also explains why Gorgon, who was summoned to Mesopotamia, was able to replicate the power of the mother goddess Tiamat, create an army of monsters, and ravage Uruk.

No wonder the Snake Mother and Tina get along so well; they're just so compatible.

The ancient serpent recalled the time when they first met Echdna, the ruler of the waters, who showed an unusual closeness and relaxation.

only…

Samael then pondered the tragic future fate of the Snake Mother and Anna, and his brow furrowed in worry.

"If this relationship exists, why has Gaia never mentioned it to the gods?"

Not to mention the first two generations of Earth Mother Goddesses, even her own daughters and offspring are more famous than this third generation Earth Mother Goddess.

Her role in the Greek pantheon seems to be limited to producing Typhon's offspring, before she died mysteriously at the hands of the Hundred-Eyed Giant.

"Because the fusion of the earth and the power of death went wrong, my mother was not complete; she was merely a defective product."

Anna responded calmly, a cold smile appearing in her purple eyes.

Samael's eyes flickered, and a hint of understanding gradually appeared in them.

It seems that after several melodramatic family dramas, even the Earth Goddess Gaia is not entirely at ease with these rebellious sons and grandsons.

So she broke away from the Titan lineage and, using her immense creative power, created this third generation of Earth Mother.

Meanwhile, in order to counterbalance Mount Olympus and Mount Olympus, Gaia also collected the death power of Tartarus, the Lord of the Abyss, from the Arima Caves and incorporated it into herself, intending to combine the two and give birth to an even more powerful being.

However, the conflict between the forces of creation and death resulted in this parthenogenesis being imperfect, leaving behind the "freak" Erkedna, the snake mother.

Perhaps because she didn't achieve her intended purpose, or perhaps for protection, Gaia eventually left Echidna in the Chirichia Marsh to fend for herself, never mentioning the appearance of the third generation of Earth Mother Goddess.

At this point in the discussion, the ancient serpent then thought of Anna's other bloodline, and its expression became strange.

"Your father Typhon, it seems, was also a creation of the divine union of Gaia, the Mother Earth, and Tartarus, the Lord of the Abyss?"

"The divinity of creation and death again?"

Anna nodded helplessly, showing little interest in the so-called "father".

“You’re right. Gaia used the power of the earth to create my mother by trickery. Similarly, Tartarus, the lord of the abyss, used the divinity of the abyss to create Typhon in secret.”

"The purpose of the hundred-headed dragon's birth was to erode the divine authority over the Greek land, sea, and sky, and to fill the void of the abyss."

"And its union with my mother was merely the result of two incomplete individuals procreating a perfect offspring with dual characteristics."

“My mother was not actually acting voluntarily during this process.”

The snake mother Urdna did take care of her brothers and sisters to some extent, playing the role of a mother.

That cruel and tyrannical monster king arbitrarily scattered the seeds simply to achieve some purpose.

After having their fun, this monster, filled with destructive and destructive desires, neither understands nor cares about offspring or family ties.

Samael gently stroked Anna's little head, expressing comfort and pity.

It seems they succeeded.

Anna is the fourth-generation Earth Mother Goddess who possesses both the power of creation and death.

Furthermore, Typhon's offspring were born with a curse that led them to rebel against the Greek gods.

Anna stretched out her body, choosing a comfortable angle, allowing Samael to caress her, and at the same time, taking this opportunity to reveal a deeper secret.

"In fact, the secret I received from Gorgon made me realize that I am not complete either, and I am unable to fully inherit the divinity of both."

"And the sisters are individuals born from the power of the earth and the abyss..."

Trying to merge two incompatible powers into one is, even a fool would know, an extremely difficult process.

Therefore, Cerberus, Hydra, and other strangely shaped Typhon offspring were all so-called deformed fetuses.

Of the dozen or so hybrids, only Anna can be considered a relatively perfect being.

Chapter 42 An Unforeseen Path (3/3)

Even so, Medusa, as a young infant, was unable to absorb such a massive and conflicting power, and thus split into her eldest sister, Stheno, the "Daughter of Power," and her second sister, Euryale, the "Daughter of Flight."

These two are like external reserve batteries with a fixed capacity, so they will not continue to grow and develop after reaching a certain level.

To fully inherit the power of the earth and the abyss, Medusa needs to devour her two sisters and become the sole Gorgon.

As Samael gently stroked Anna's cheek, his expression was full of tenderness, while he inwardly scoffed.

Fate is truly a mess.

When humanity was first created by Prometheus, the Olympian gods were all furious.

The one who blesses them, provides them with shelter, offers them abundant resources, and allows them to continue under the laws of life is the earth goddess Gaia.

With the opening of Pandora's Box, humanity, in its golden age when it was closest to the gods, was destroyed by divine punishment and selfish desires.

The two surviving ancestors of the new humans recreated their race by "throwing the bones of Mother Earth, that is, throwing stones".

These two acts of assistance clearly demonstrate Mother Earth's love and care for the human species.

However, as humans developed, they built cities, explored swamps, cut down forests, and cultivated fields, causing the ancient age of gods to gradually decline.

But under the machinations of the Olympian gods, the three Gorgon sisters, who symbolized the divine authority over the earth, were forced to flee overseas and were left stranded on a deserted island.

The successive generations of Greek heroes ultimately annihilated Typhon's offspring, even driving the future Earth Mother Goddess mad.

This led to the Earth Mother Goddess, who had reigned for four generations, exiting the stage of history.

Perhaps his previous discussion with Themis about the Orestes case, in which the son killed his mother to avenge his father and thus had a righteous cause, was one of the subtle reflections of the waning power of the Earth Mother.

This kind of thing is difficult to handle, very difficult.

Samael sighed, his head throbbing.

Greece was far more chaotic than Mesopotamia; it was a complete mess.

Moreover, the divinity and power of the gods have been fragmented over generations, and the attitudes of the various human city-states are quite different.

Hoping that humans and gods could work together to fight against Olympus's control is probably a bit risky.

As the ancient snake pondered, it saw Anna finish her cup of hot milk and unconsciously lick her cherry lips, looking as if she wanted more. Then, it chuckled and gathered its thoughts, handing her the cup it was holding.

The purple-haired loli stared at the half-cup of milk that was still warm in her hand. She seemed to be thinking of something, and her face turned red. Like a cat drinking water, she licked her tongue and took small sips.

By chance, Samael, standing at a certain angle, suddenly noticed that Anna and Athena's facial contours were extremely similar.

Oh, right, Athena!

And Metis!

When he first entered the Arimar Cavern, he seemed to smell the aura of the previous Goddess of Wisdom on the egg that was giving birth to Anna.

Clearly, Metis must have collaborated with the Serpent Mother for some purpose, and she had nurtured Anna, the fourth-generation Earth Mother, with her divine blood.

So, what is the important connection between these two children?

Athena…the main symbol is an owl…descended from the blood of the gods…father Zeus…mother Metis…