My mother's love song

Atalanta looked at the arrow that was only a few centimeters away from the ground and muttered to herself.

"Hmm, how about I teach you archery next time..."

"I can't help it. I'm not good at using a bow. Here, I'll give it back to you."

rumble rumble

Suddenly, thunder rumbled in the sky, and the clouds that originally covered the blue sky gradually dispersed with the air currents. As a hunter, Atalanta had a premonition that something big was about to happen.

"what?"

Rhodes suddenly hugged Atalanta's waist and ran away with her.

"Wait, wait! What are you doing?"

The next moment, there was a loud explosion in the sky.

All he saw was a huge iron stake falling from the sky, heading straight towards the spot where Rhodes was aiming!

In an instant, energy that could rival the enemy's Noble Phantasm's firepower exploded on the surface of the earth.

"What!?!?!?"

The strong magical heat blew their petite bodies away. Rhodes hugged Atalanta and rolled her into the bushes nearby.

"What the hell is going on... Ah! Rod, your hand! Your hand! Where are your hands?"

Taking advantage of chaos is Rhodes' innate skill.

Having said that, although it is small and exquisite, its softness is not inferior to Aphrodite and Eros.

The smoke has cleared and the dust has settled.

"Okay, so awesome..."

Atalanta couldn't believe her eyes. A huge cave with a diameter of more than 20 meters and unfathomable depth was blasted out on the original surface of the ground.

Even her Noble Phantasm [Petition to the Two Great Gods] couldn't do this, so what on earth was that just now?

The truth behind such powerful firepower is the Apollo system set up in the sky above Greece, the oldest God's rod of mankind, and the Type-Moon version of Dyneslev [Gundam].

This is the last remaining legacy of Apollo, who lost his body and even his personality in the great war ten thousand years ago.

Rhodes disagreed: "As long as we go in from there, we can directly reach Pluto's residence.

Persephone, the daughter of the goddess of fertility, should be imprisoned there now.

If it was any later, she would probably be forced by Hades to be the Queen of the Underworld. Let's go, Ata."

"Ah."

Although Atalanta had participated in the Calydonian hunt and the Argonautica adventure before, going to the underworld to rob the goddess was completely different from those two adventures.

The girl couldn't help being a little nervous. She swallowed and looked back at the boy.

There was no hesitation in his eyes, nor any fear of the kingdom of death.

Rhodes, who are you?

The girl pursed her lips, said nothing more, and jumped into the Cave of the Underworld first.

"Okay, then I'll also..."

Rhodes looked at the huge pit and the endless darkness and coldness underneath, and spoke softly with a sad expression.

"Hades... I came to see you after all."

Chapter 376 Queen of the Underworld

“It’s so cold~~~~”

Rod and Atalanta walked arm in arm in the dark underworld.

They now deeply regret not buying themselves more clothes before leaving.

Deep in the underworld, it is an extremely dark place where you can't see your hand in front of you.

There are winding steep cliffs all around, and below is a rushing river, which is the Styx that often appears in myths around the world.

It is said that the dead in Greece must pay a silver coin to the boatman in order to cross the river, otherwise they will wander along the banks of this river of pain and find no home.

Rhodes and his companions were lucky. They had already landed on the other side of the river. All they had to do now was pass through the Gate of Hell to reach the Temple of Hades.

In fact, Atalanta was a little excited. After all, Pluto was different from the other twelve Olympian gods. He almost never appeared on the ground or in human vision.

There are only a handful of people in this world who have seen Hades’ true face… The number of people who have seen his face and survived is zero.

In the poems, the descriptions of Hades' appearance and personality are also very different and contradictory.

Today, Atalanta will have the opportunity to see the true Lord of Terror, King of the Underworld!

Rhode stroked his chin and muttered, "Why don't I see the statue of Orpheus' wife?"

It is one of the most famous check-in spots in Greece and you must see it.

Atalanta raised an eyebrow, "Why would a statue of Eurydice appear in the underworld?"

Ah this.

The time point now is not long after the Argonauts captured the Golden Fleece. Is Orpheus' wife still alive?

Rhodes was a little frustrated, but it soon disappeared.

They saw sights a hundred times more famous than the statue of Lyra's wife.

That's it.

It is so famous that everyone will be moved when they see it.

The monster, tied with thick iron chains next to the huge iron gate, was as big as a small mountain.

A huge demon dog with a head split into three parts, emitting a blue aura from the gaps between its sharp teeth.

The guardian of the gate to the underworld, the demon of darkness, whose name is

"Cerberus!!!"

Atalanta nervously gripped the Skybow in her hand.

The majesty of the three giant dogs before her brought shock and fear to the female hunter, far exceeding any magical beast she had ever known.

Even the Calydonian Boar, a mythical beast of the same size that took dozens of heroes to destroy, cannot be compared to it in terms of presence.

After all, it was just a mythical beast released by Artemis, while Cerberus was given power by Hades himself and was equivalent to his half in the underworld.

One thing that must be made clear is that the history of the moon is different from the history of the earth.

Don't compare Type-Moon's Hades to the poor Pluto who was bullied by Hercules in mythology.

At least in terms of power, Hades and Ereshkigal are exactly the same.

As long as Hades is in the underworld, he has power over all the gods, not to mention Hercules, even if Athena herself visits him.

The power of the three-headed dog of the underworld, which is endowed with power, can be imagined.

The magical energy around was so dense that it seemed to have stagnated the atmosphere.

The three heads had huge jaws, densely packed with blade-like teeth that were longer than human arms.

That huge figure seemed to be mocking the insignificance of humans, and the strong magic even made Atalanta find it difficult to breathe.

The hellhound stopped in front of Rhodes and Atalanta and stared down at them.

Rhodes took a step forward expressionlessly and walked towards him.

"Wait, Rod! It's dangerous!"

Atalanta looked at him in surprise, gritting her teeth as hard as she could.

咻

An arrow hit Cerberus's fur.

It was shot by Atalanta.

It was probably a subconscious move to protect Rhode, and he hardly thought about it.

"■■■■■■■■■!!!"

The roar of the divine beast filled the gate of hell.

The iron chain, which is thicker than a person, was easily shattered, which makes people wonder why this thing was set up.

Cerberus rushed towards Atalanta.

The three ferocious heads stretched and retracted swiftly, without giving the impression of sluggishness caused by the huge body.

Running lightly in front of Cerberus, Atalanta drew her bow and engaged him.

She held the bow, ran as if riding the wind, and looked back to shoot a few arrows.

The arrows shot by Atalanta are also blessed by the goddess, so they can cause damage to the three-headed dog of hell, although it is very small.

As expected, she is the number one female hunter in Greece, a unique and talented girl. She did not flinch even when facing Cerberus.

The attack was swift and sharp, and any ordinary monster would be pierced through the moment she released the bowstring.

Feeling the arrow shot towards its eyes by the girl, the three-headed dog of hell closed its eyes.

The thin eyelids alone were able to deflect the Moon Goddess's arrows; her skin was truly impenetrable.

"So, what should we do?"

Rhodes shrugged his shoulders. The monster that could have been killed instantly had now become a little more troublesome.

He thought about it and decided to observe for a while.

"drink!"

A lithe girl and a fierce monster.

Atalanta sometimes snaked through the wilderness, sometimes jumped onto the gates of hell, or ran along the cliffs.

In the battle just now, the girl realized the source of the strange feeling she had been feeling since entering the battle.

This Cerberus was injured.

There was a very obvious wound under the neck on the left side of its head.

The wound is very fresh, it happened just in the past two days, probably caused by a fight with his companions [the other two heads].

This is a breakthrough...we can win!

Keeping a distance of about ten meters, Atalanta pulled the bowstring in her hand and shot an arrow at the giant beast.

The roar was deafening, and the hellhound turned its head violently.

The moment the arrow, wrapped in a strong wind, passed over the left side of his head, the trajectory of the arrow changed rapidly.

"……Varied!"

Atalanta's eyes widened.

The arrow seemed to be controlled by a monster, turning at an almost right angle and flying back towards her.

That is...power.

This is also a matter of course.

It is the greatest arrogance of mankind to believe from the beginning that the divine beasts can only use their bodies and resort to violence.

唰

The arrow, more powerful than when it was shot, pierced Atalanta's calf, and the girl fell to the ground with a thud.

"■■■■■■■■■!!"

The three-headed demon dog roared and ran towards Atalanta. The girl lying on the ground did not give up the opportunity to resist, but continued to shoot arrows.

The arrow was naturally deflected the moment it touched the monster's fur.

“…Is that the end?”

The girl bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth.

I don't know if Rhode escaped safely or if he has passed through the gate of hell and headed for Hades' temple.