Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

“Dad, I don’t want you to worry, but they… they threatened me with Karen…”

Under her father's scrutiny, little Athena lowered her head, like a fledgling bird that had been wronged.

"And they want to use me as a sacrifice to resurrect Hades!"

The logic of willingly surrendering to a skilled hand to protect a friend seems plausible.

However, Samael raised his middle finger expressionlessly, looking utterly disdainful.

"That's enough. If you said Poseidon and Zeus wanted to cause you trouble, I'd probably be a little skeptical. But you're just blaming old Ha, so you're just taking advantage of an honest guy, right?"

You fucking knew that, yet you still hit so hard...

At this moment, the three judges and the twin gods, their faces bruised and swollen, lay on the ground like corpses. Looking at the unscrupulous father and daughter in front of the altar, they couldn't help but feel tears welling up in their eyes. They regretted not following their old boss to smuggle Rome, instead of hanging themselves on the crooked tree of Mount Ares.

That's right, the three judges of the underworld, the twin gods, they're all on our side...

First, the three judges of the underworld.

Minos was the son of Zeus and Europa, a demigod, and king of Crete. During his lifetime, he was renowned for his just and strict rule of law, and Crete under his rule developed into a wealthy and prosperous nation. After his death, he became one of the three judges of the underworld, responsible for judging thought.

Rhadamanthus was also the son of Zeus and Europa, the elder brother of Minos, and the first king of Crete. His brother Minos conspired with Poseidon to seize his throne. The former king was forced into exile on the island of Boeotia and married Alcmene, the mother of Heracles. After his death, he became one of the three judges of the underworld, and reconciled with his brother Minos, taking charge of judging speech.

Aeacus was the son of Zeus and the river nymph Aegina, and the grandfather of Achilles, the famous hero of the Trojan War. He was renowned for his justice and piety during his lifetime. When a prolonged drought struck Greece due to Zeus's wrath, it was Aeacus who successfully petitioned Zeus for rain at the people's request. After his death, he became one of the three judges of the underworld, responsible for judging actions.

Therefore, the first two were Heracles' stepfather and stepfather's brother, and the third...

All three were grandfathers of Peleus and Telamon, and all could be linked to the Argonauts of yesteryear.

It's worth mentioning that among the twelve Gold Saints we just beat up, there were three familiar faces.

The Palace of Leo, Hercules;

The Palace of Pisces, home to Peleus and Telamon, the two Thessalian kings who roam the seas.

In addition, there is Asterius the Calf in Taurus, Dioscuri the Twins of Swords in Gemini, Helen the Great Beauty in Virgo, Sisyphus in Cancer, Orion in Scorpio, Odysseus in Capricorn, and Orpheus in Aquarius...

To put it simply, they're all acquaintances.

Secondly, the twin gods Hypnos and Thanatos were no exception.

They were the offspring of the goddess Nyx, who in turn was reborn as Hecate, the goddess of the moon.

Ultimately, Hecate transferred all her power to her new successor.

That successor was named Medea, now the goddess of witchcraft in the underworld and the mistress of Elysium.

Therefore, Medea was like half a mother and half a sister to the twin gods, who had long been obedient to her.

With Charon, the ferryman and also a twin god, added to the mix, the entire underworld had long been hollowed out by the power of Mount Ares.

After the Trojan War, the Olympian gods fled to Rome, and their power was somewhat diminished. The worst off was Hades, whose base was completely destroyed, leaving him essentially a lone commander.

In short, the entire Holy Land is very stable. That little rascal is probably just too bored and is looking for his old father to play along with.

"Oh no, we've been found out..."

At this moment, faced with irrefutable evidence, she covered her face with her hands, looking like a fragile, tearful goddess. Then, she opened her fingers to reveal her smiling face, completely unfazed by the embarrassment of being exposed or the guilt of harming her subordinates and forcing them to take on the role of her.

"Nothing's wrong, you just like to tease me, making me travel all this way. Athena, I think you're asking for trouble again..."

"Boom!"

Just as he was pointing at his adopted daughter's head and scolding her with a dark face, the hands that were locked around Samael's neck pulled forward, and the cherry lips unexpectedly pecked Samael's forehead, interrupting the old father's rambling.

Even knowing it was fake, you still came, without hesitation.

A sly glint flashed in the eyes of the goddess of wisdom, her delicate face radiating smugness.

whispering sound!

Samael gave a soft snort, avoiding Athena's ambiguous gaze, and turned his head away.

"Hey! You two can have fun all you want, but can't you consider how we feel?!"

Just as the atmosphere on the field was becoming somewhat tense, several figures, limping and supporting each other, walked out of the gates of the Pisces Palace. The one in the lead, a handsome blond man with a face swollen like a pig's head, made a blood-and-tears accusation.

"I already told you, don't slap me in the face...!"

"It's been many years since we last met. According to Greek custom, we should definitely have a friendly competition."

Samael turned to look at Sisyphus, whom he could hardly recognize, and spread his hands with an innocent expression.

"Besides, what are your requirements? Just tell me. How am I supposed to know if you don't mention it?"

"Take a sip? I'll take your grandma's leg! Did you even give me a chance to speak?"

Sisyphus pointed to his handsome face, now swollen like a pig's head, and recalled his previous painful experiences with eyes full of grief and indignation.

"I was supposed to be greeting guests, but you came up here and attacked me right away, and even accused me of having underworld energy and being a spy from the underworld!"

The victim took a deep breath, his eyes stinging, and tears almost rolled down his cheeks.

"Damn it, I've been pushing stones in the underworld for so many years, plus Cancer's ability to communicate with life and death, it would be a miracle if I didn't have any underworld energy!"

Then, Sisyphus turned his gaze to a seemingly harmless goddess of wisdom, and his eyes welled up with tears.

"Your Highness, this isn't what we rehearsed. What's troubling you? Why are you suddenly considering sacrificing yourself? Why didn't you tell me beforehand...?"

Faced with the victim's tearful pleas, the wicked father and daughter both changed the subject and talked about other things.

"Now that the underworld's conspiracy has been foiled, what's next?"

"How about we celebrate?"

"Okay, I'll cook!"

"Wait, I'll go help."

At this moment, under the eerie gazes of the extras, the father and daughter, arm in arm, walked towards the temple as if nothing had happened, leaving behind a group of bewildered victims staring at each other in disbelief.

Among the group of pitiful Gold Saints, Virgo Helen, whose clothes were spotless, stood out from the crowd, lightly covering her cherry lips.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Helen, Help Me Hold Down Athena (4.5k)

Inside the Temple of Athena, Samael skillfully retrieved two packets of salted olives and dried figs, which a goddess had secretly kept, from under a floor tile in front of the statue. As he chewed, he asked her questions.

"By the way, where are Anna and Medea? If they were here, they shouldn't have let you do such a mess, right?"

The three goddesses of Mount Ares each have their own roles: Athena, as the goddess of war and wisdom, is responsible for divine warfare and human affairs; Medusa, as the new generation of earth goddess, is in charge of souls and life and death; and Themis, as the goddess of justice and law, represents order and mediation.

However, due to Typhon's offspring and Samael, Medusa basically lived among humans.

Therefore, the operation of the underworld is actually managed by the new Moon Goddess and Medea, the goddess of witchcraft, in any case, the structure of the ferryman, the twin gods, and the three judges.

They're all there, and the first three have intricate connections with that little witch, so handing the matter over to her is the most suitable option.

Later, with the end of the war of the Greek giants, the Mesopotamian pantheons who settled in Greece, such as Ereshkigal and Ishtar, filled many gaps in the order and basically maintained the operation of the new Greek pantheon after the departure of the Olympian gods.

He could understand the old acquaintances in the zodiac joining Athena in their antics, treating it as a joke about a long-awaited reunion.

The twin gods of the underworld, along with the three judges, conspired to steal Athena from Fuyuki City without a word. This seems to be a dereliction of duty and an overstepping of boundaries.

Anyway, they got a fair beating.

Looking at her ruined snacks, Athena gritted her teeth and gave a sullen snort.

"They're coming to find you, of course."

"Aren't I right here?"

Samael paused for a moment, then pointed to himself with a look of surprise on his face.

“I mean, the ‘you’ in Fuyuki City.”

"..."

"Snapped!"

Just as the ancient snake was distracted, a small, fair hand shot out like lightning and snatched the two bags of snacks back from the thief.

Having successfully obtained the snacks, Athena triumphantly waved the returned snack bag in front of Samael, her pale purple eyes gleaming with a hint of cunning.

“I told them to send the Twin Gods to bring me back, and I would tell them where you are.”

"So, you applied to Fuyuki City?"

"Right now, they've probably reached their destination and are looking for you."

The goddess of wisdom smiled with a delighted curve, then blinked her pure, innocent eyes, spread her hands, and looked very sincere.

"After all, I was telling the truth."

But you didn't mention that before returning to Mount Ares to report for duty, you used the appearance of the Twin Gods to leave a misleading impression and fabricate a kidnapping scene.

You slipped away without a word, how can I sit still?

As a result, I rushed to Mount Ares, while they ran off to Fuyuki City, completely missing each other along the way...

That extreme pulling and diversionary tactic, Athena, you're really something!

Samael's face darkened, and his lips twitched slightly. He had nothing to say to his adopted daughter, who had inherited all his skills.

By telling only half the truth, they tricked Medusa and Medea into leaving. With Themis not around, she naturally calls the shots on Mount Ares. Now, she can do whatever she wants.

With a mind more cunning than a honeycomb briquette, no wonder Anna and Medea combined can't outsmart you.

After sorting out the general outline, the ancient snake rolled its eyes and flicked a finger on the forehead in an annoyed manner.

"All you do is fool around, recklessly triggering the Netherworld Barrier. Aren't you afraid of messing things up?"

"So what if it gets touched? It's inevitable that some minor problems will arise when we're trying to bring those guys out of Elysée Paradise (Gokuraku Jodo) out of there."

Athena, wincing in pain, clutched her head and argued vehemently.

"You call the war between Typhon and Phorcys a trivial matter?"

"Isn't that because of the matters at sea, and also because of you, Father?"

Athena blinked and, with hymn-like language and a flattering expression, began to bewitch her.

"Theseus the hero, the great overlord, will once again sweep away calamities as the savior, reign supreme over Greece, and rescue the poor goddess who is suffering."

"So, you've even arranged for me to work on the road, haven't you?"

Samael gritted his teeth, reached out forcefully, and snatched the two bags of snacks back from the arms of the filial daughter. He then devoured them without any restraint, as if venting his anger.

Having her food snatched away right before her eyes, Athena's heart bled silently.

However, as two flashing parabolas were thrown at her, the goddess subconsciously reached out and caught them, looking down at her outstretched, fair palms.

Two broken crystal gems.

One is deep blue, its surface rippling with broken water rings, its inner surface churning with chaotic waves, as if evolving endless life; the other is scarlet with black tinges, its outer surface covered with cracks, its depths as still and lifeless as an abyss, returning all things to nothingness and silence...

"I salvaged some things from them; they were just defective products, but they were still usable."

Athena saw her unscrupulous father, who was ruining her snacks, enjoying them immensely, and couldn't help but swallow hard, still unable to hide her frustration.

However, it's still a bit of a loss...

She doesn't need either of them, and they'll just end up benefiting her competitors for nothing.

It hurts so much to exchange my own snacks for these things for them...

However, knowing she was in the wrong, the goddess of wisdom had no choice but to swallow her anger and throw the two highly coveted fragments of divine essence into the warehouse of Mount Ares.

But then, Athena looked at the empty temple and became happy again.

In any case, at least here, Dad belongs to him alone.

"By the way, where are Circe and Ata? Why haven't we seen them?"

However, before the goddess of wisdom could gloat for long, the question in her ear made her somewhat annoyed.

“Circe was naturally with her niece Medea, while Stheno and Euryale also secretly boarded the ship and followed to watch the fun.”

Athena responded with a soft hum, then paused, the smugness in her eyes slightly fading, her delicate brows furrowing slightly.

"Furthermore, it seems that several of the Argonautical heroes were summoned and descended upon this land through special means."

In other areas, those areas haven't yet returned to Mount Ares, and that female archer from Arcadia is one of them.

Have you been summoned?

Samael's eyes flickered, as if he were deep in thought.

hum!