I, the leader of the esoteric sect, am doing great things in the infinite world!

Theoretically speaking, her body temperature is high enough that she could eat the whole pot and table together, but using her ability to solve this problem is like deliberately shaking a soda to dissipate the fizz before drinking it. If Nian saw this heresy, he would just beat her to death on the spot.

Li Lin reached out and pushed a cup of hot water over, which Nian grabbed and drank in one gulp.

The spiciness and heat combine to create a stimulating sensation that rushes straight to the back of the head.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on his smooth forehead.

"Water alone doesn't taste right, do you have any wine?" Nian smacked his lips after taking two sips.

Li Lin pushed over two bottles of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor).

Pairing hot pot with red wine is a bit of a problem.

Li Lin's wine was slightly better than her sister Ling's, but not by much, so after drinking half a bottle, she took the rest back.

It's not that I'm worried about Nian getting drunk and acting crazy, but I'm worried that Nian might misbehave after drinking.

The key issue is that the crowbar is still in Nian's hands, and Li Lin has never felt so passive before.

"What are you spacing out for?" Nian looked up from the white smoke and tapped the table. "Aren't you going to eat?"

Fearing he would be crushed, Li Lin suddenly realized what was happening and quickly started fighting with the dragon for food.

After a hearty meal, Li Lin and Nian slumped in their chairs, unwilling to move.

"It's been so long since I've had such a satisfying meal." Nian scratched the back of his head and said to the approaching waiter, "Is there anything you'd like?"

Seeing the waiter's bewildered expression, Nian laughed heartily, took out a round copper coin from his sleeve, went to the counter, and stuffed it into the mouth of the golden toad ornament placed on the counter.

When she's in a good mood, she often gives away or circulates small things she makes on the spur of the moment.

Some of these little things have been lost to the past, while others have been discovered by wise men and become the wedges that drive the innovation of the times.

As for the copper coins she casually gives away, they can only bring the inanimate toad "to life" and turn it into an "accountant" that integrates finances. Although it cannot make people rich overnight, it will accumulate wealth slowly and steadily. With time and hard work, it will surely achieve success.

"gone."

Just as they were about to push open the door to leave, people outside came by in a formation, chanting slogans, as if they were marching or petitioning.

The waiter went over and closed the glass door, saying to Nian and Li Lin, "They're here to protest and demand higher wages and lower working hours. They should be able to get the gentlemen in the parliament to put forward a bill."

"So that means they have no money?" Li Lin suddenly said.

"Yes." Although he found Li Lin's question strange, the waiter answered honestly.

"If they don't have money, why don't they rent out their houses in the city center and their spare cars? Wouldn't that make them money?" Li Lin sneered. "These white Ansar bastards have houses in the city center that they don't rent out and cars that they don't use for their work. They kneel in front of the councilors begging for food, and they still have the nerve to do it."

410 Athena

At this time, John Pluto, the god of the underworld, was unaware that his ally had surrendered. He was still hunting down the troublesome serpent.

Athena is an ancient deity who possesses the triple facets of "Metis, Medusa, and Athena," which in a sense can be considered a divine manifestation of the Trinity.

In even older legends, many deities, including Athena, Minerva, Knight, and Asherah, once shared the same name. All of these gods were Athena, but after the change of destiny, none of them were Athena.

The changing of the times is difficult for ordinary people to perceive, but for those who do not obey the gods and god-killers, although they have "information" about the changing of the times in their memories, they cannot recall the specific details at crucial moments.

At a certain moment, the world changed permanently.

This was cruel for Athena, because she realized that the changing of the order of destiny came from a more primordial origin.

—The colonel cut down seven coiled creatures in seven steps.

From the moment Marduk slew Tiamat, the destiny of the Steel God of War had already arrived.

Athena was fully aware of all this, so she made corresponding sacrifices, including those to her mother Metis, her original origin Medusa, and many other divinities such as Knight and Asherah. In the end, Athena was even regarded as "Athenan" in philosophical religions—that is, masculine courage and fighting spirit.

Athena was undoubtedly lucky compared to the other Earth Mothers, because she was aware of these things, like seeing fish out of the tide.

But Athena was also unfortunate.

Just as a fish that has come ashore can no longer be seen as a fish, Athena, who made such a sacrifice, can naturally no longer be seen as the progenitor of the gods.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, she will slowly die along with the many divinities who were once united under one name.

But an “accident” happened a year ago.

The once-lost "name" began to shine again, its golden-purple radiance awakening Athena from mythology.

And so, that supreme name resurfaced in my mind, as if it had always been there.

—【A god of double-edged swords, a god who acts according to the times, a god who waits at the gate, a god who divides and unites.】

Athena flashed back from the memory of certain death. Her white hair, damp with sweat, looked like a noose around her neck. The undisguised killing intent mixed with surging malice surged forth like a tide.

"The God of Steel, this god-slaying fool also possesses the destiny of steel."

At this moment, John Pluto, transformed into a black giant, was walking on the clouds, casually throwing down spears made of lightning from the sky.

—The Five Incarnations: The Great Magician.

A shimmering, azure branch emerged from the ripped wound in the sky, while the obsidian mirror turned toward the earth, reflecting the white-haired girl covered in scars.

The violent lightning had already locked Athena in place.

Like a dragon soaring in the sky, it carries a magnificent and awe-inspiring majesty.

In the next instant, a mighty thunder roared across the sky, traversing the sea of ​​snakes, tearing apart and crushing everything in its path.

"—The queen, clad in armor and armed with weapons, was born from a swarm of snakes; her seventh name is kept secret."

Athena's hoarse voice rang out from her chest, and sticky blood flowed down her forehead—the fatal wound inflicted a week earlier by Hades's Moonlight Bullet.

The power of that shot was enough to level the entire state of California. She should have died from that shot, but her mother, Metis, took her place, leaving Athena only seriously injured.

Just as many years ago, Metis died in Zeus's womb in her place.

As the hate-filled words of power resounded, the once barren land was stained by the inky sea. In the boiling sea, countless twisted snakes rose up, intertwining to form a colossal creature with seven heads, seven tails, and seven crowns.

Not only that, as Athena raised her hands, the sky also quickly darkened.

"The color and fragrance of the hawthorn blossoms have been cleaved in two by the double-horned axe. A gatekeeper still stands in the sun's dwelling. Therefore, I will use this name to dispel the sun's grace and extinguish the fire in the mirror. The midnight stars arrive in the name of wildfire."

This incantation was once Athena's means of recreating the ancient night, capable of nullifying light and fire, and simultaneously stopping the operation of anything related to these two elements.

However, the essence of this power of words changed after she remembered the name in her mind.

Just as the sun was called by several names before it was called the sun, the flames it forged were once more primitive, carrying the scent of burning away the ignorance of civilization.

The power from the departed gods descended heavily, rendering the obsidian giant, which was suspended in the air, immobile for a moment.

The world was shrouded in darkness, everything was enveloped in darkness, and all light was forcibly swallowed up.

The only remaining source of light was the twisted creature that resembled a giant dragon-serpent, emitting a grayish-white glow. It rolled around like a pale corpse, its head covered in tentacles reaching out to bite at the obsidian giant in the air.

Immediately afterwards, countless tentacles, like a swarm of leeches devouring food, clung to the obsidian giant's body, accompanied by a chilling noise.

However, it was not Hades who felt horrified and terrified, but Athena herself.

She could clearly sense that the obsidian giant, which had previously unleashed a thunderous aura, was nothing more than an empty shell!

When exactly...?

Before she could even process her victory, the swarm of snakes in the inky sea suddenly surged violently, about to engulf Athena.

However, at that very moment, a solemn announcement rang in Athena's ears.

At the same time, the cool moonlight illuminated the boundless darkness.

Hades' figure emerged from the darkness.

Power [Invisible regeneration].

This power was usurped from Bephrons, the forty-sixth of the seventy-two demons of Solomon. It was with this power that Hades quietly concealed his form, came from the sky behind Athena, and then unleashed his most powerful attack power, [The Freeshooter].

A somber announcement echoed from the void.

The judgment of the moonlight is here!

I will expose your ugliness without a doubt; this is the key to unlocking the truth, the foundation stone for the eternal and unchanging rule of the moonlit kingdom!

In the name of the phases of the moon, I will shoot you dead!

Athena turned her head in fright, the crisp sound of steel scraping against steel was right next to her.

boom.

Gunshots rang out simultaneously.

In that instant, a pale sliver of moonlight rose.

It tore through the darkness of the world, revealing everything in its path, and destroying all obstacles with overwhelming force.

Even countless overlapping venomous snakes could not block this ray of moonlight. Even though the snakes' venom and the moonlight were mutually penetrating, this pale white line became increasingly intense, as if it were about to transform from the moonlight of the night into the blazing sunlight.

In an instant, a huge hole appeared in the massive body of the seven-headed dragon-serpent, the dim world shattered, and the beam of judgment had broken through the layers of atmosphere, leaving its mark on the moon.

Then, the magazine rotates.

Pluto pulled the trigger again.

A second ray of moonlight pierced through her chest, illuminating Athena's pale, bloodless face.

Then came the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth rounds!

With each shot, Hades took a step forward, until the final shot, which was fired almost directly into Athena's chest.