amaotonovel Chapter 3063 Mercury Notes (49)
Chapter 3063 Mercury Notes (49)
Chapter 3063 Mercury Record (Forty-nine)
Hades' body had become very stiff, and it looked like he had faced a monster head-on but was unable to fight back. But no matter what, he fought until the last moment and was a worthy opponent. The Young Avengers did not choose to move his body, but instead bypassed him and came behind the throne.
There is a portal leading to the Temple of Mount Olympus. The good news is that the portal is still usable, but the bad news is that it seems to have been opened not long ago. If the mysterious eldest son has really been released and went to the Temple of Mount Olympus through the portal, then the Olympian pantheon is in danger.
Without hesitation, they passed through the portal as quickly as possible. Mount Olympus was eerily quiet at this moment.
Although it is called Mount Olympus, it is not a mountain. It is more like a group of temples, or in Clarke's words, a community where the gods live.
The first thing that catches the eye is the floating steps. The long stairs go straight into the clouds. A huge temple is looming. That is the residence of Zeus. Surrounding it is the temple and garden of Hera. Except for Hades, the temples of the twelve pillars of gods are arranged behind them, all hidden in the clouds and holy light.
The team members climbed the long steps as quickly as possible and arrived at the door of the Temple of Zeus. Zeus was no longer on the throne, and the Queen Hera had also disappeared.
Dick and the others did not dare to be careless. They searched the place carefully and found some subtle signs of fighting, but they did not look like they were left by the eldest son. They were obviously different from the wounds on Hades' body.
After passing the temple of Zeus and going further back, you will arrive at the temple of Ares, the god of war. The status of the god of war is not low, but his temple is relatively remote because his duties are similar to those of Heimdall in Asgard, who needs to guard the entrances to various places on Mount Olympus.
Before he even got close to the temple, Dick had a very ominous premonition. Sure enough, there were many signs of destruction in the Temple of the God of War, which was almost exactly the same as the Temple of Hades, and looked violent and wild.
A few people walked around the front hall and came to the back of the temple, where they saw the tragically dead body of Ares, the god of war.
He was hit on the chest again, and his head was taken away, with blood splattered everywhere. It seemed that he and the eldest son had a brief exchange of moves, but unfortunately he was defeated in the end.
At this point in the investigation, it would be unwise to continue pursuing the matter rashly. It is time to summarize the clues we have obtained.
They returned to the temple of Ares and formed a circle in the center of the temple. Dick spoke first, "It seems that Hades fought with him in order to prevent his eldest son from leaving the underworld, but unfortunately he was defeated. Ares, in order to prevent his eldest son from leaving Mount Olympus, was killed just like Hades."
Jason shook his head and said, "No, that's not the case."
Everyone looked at him.
It is normal for Hades, the god of the underworld, to want to stop his eldest son, because the eldest son has a grudge against the gods of Mount Olympus. Once he leaves the underworld and goes to Mount Olympus, there will be rivers of blood on Mount Olympus. As a member of the gods, of course he has to stop him.
But Ares had no need to stop his eldest son from leaving. On the contrary, for him, the farther this terrible trouble was away from them, the better. As long as he didn't massacre Mount Olympus, no one would care where he went.
Moreover, the eldest son had no motivation to leave Mount Olympus. If it was really Zeus and Hera who imprisoned him, then his only enemies would be his parents. Would he go to Earth for revenge?
Although this mythical creature may not care about the lives of ordinary humans, he is not the kind of evil god that relies on absorbing human souls to gain power. He is already powerful enough to kill the god of the underworld with one move. Killing humans does him no good. Why would he go so far away and come to Mount Olympus, and then go to the human world through the portal of Mount Olympus?
These words made others suddenly realize.
Indeed, judging from the motivation, it makes sense for Hades, the god of the underworld, to fight to the death. On the one hand, if he does not resist, the eldest son will never let him go, so it is better to fight to the death. On the other hand, once the eldest son climbs Mount Olympus and kills Zeus, he will have no backing. If he fails to kill Zeus, Zeus will definitely hold him accountable for poor supervision. It is reasonable for Hades to try his best to stop him.
But Ares is completely different. If he can let the monster leave directly through the portal, it will be a great achievement.
But the problem is that the eldest son will never leave. All his enemies are here, where else can he go?
Jason spoke again: "So it is very abnormal for Ares to die here at the portal. Once the eldest son arrives at Mount Olympus, he will definitely go to trouble Zeus first. How could Ares not go to support him?"
Everyone started to think about this question. After thinking for a while, Raven said, "Could it be that he felt that he was more confident in dealing with the eldest son, so he sealed the portal first to catch him in a trap?"
"Impossible." Faust said, "Ares was there when the eldest son was born. If he was sure, he would have obeyed Zeus's order and killed him directly instead of sealing him in the underworld after making a fuss."
Raven thought about it and felt that it made sense. After all, she didn't think Zeus and Hera had any affection for their eldest son. So sealing him in the underworld was definitely not just to save his life, but because they had no other choice but to do so. If Ares was so sure, the eldest son would not have survived at that time.
"Is the portal really the first crime scene?" Aisha stroked her chin and said, "I'll go back and take a look."
Aisha went back for a walk, then came back and shook her head and said, "There's no sign of the body being dragged, and the direction of the blood splatter is completely correct. I can't see the possibility of forgery. It seems that he really died at the portal."
"Then there is only one possibility left." Dick said: "Ares knows he is no match for his opponent and wants to escape."
"Then he couldn't have gone through this portal." Faust said, "You also saw that there were no signs of fighting in the palaces of Zeus and Hera, but they disappeared. It's impossible that the eldest son ate them. It's more likely that the King and Queen of Gods had already received the news and took the gods out for refuge."
"So, Ares is the last one left?"
"That's not right." Dick shook his head and said, "If Zeus and Hera could run so fast and so cleanly, it proves that the situation was not very critical at the time. There was no need to leave one behind. Ares could have gone with them."
The deduction reached a deadlock here, and it seemed that none of the situations were right, but Jason suddenly had an idea and said, "What if Ares is not the victim but the mastermind?"
Everyone cast curious glances at him.
"You see, it must have taken some time for the eldest son to escape, enter the underworld, and kill Hades. Although Hades was defeated in one move, he had time to inform Zeus between discovering the eldest son's whereabouts and confronting him."
Everyone else nodded, thinking that what Jason said was correct. The Underworld was the kingdom of Hades, and even if someone released the eldest son, such a big thing would not fail to alarm Hades. He would definitely notify Zeus before the eldest son actually found him.
In other words, not long after the eldest son escaped, Zeus and Hera knew that he might come after them. They had probably suffered a loss at the hands of this powerful monster once, so this time they chose to avoid the limelight and led all the gods to temporarily evacuate Mount Olympus.
As soon as Zeus left, Mount Olympus was almost completely unregulated. Anyone who stayed on the mountain at this time could do anything without following Zeus' orders, which was completely impossible in the past.
Dick thought for a moment and continued, "You mean Ares stayed here on purpose to do something while Zeus was away? What did he want to do?"
“He wants to go to the human world,” Jason said, “just like Poseidon.”
Only then did the others remember that there was a key link in this series of events, which was that Poseidon suddenly appeared in Atlantis, which was very abnormal.
Although Poseidon is the god of the sea and has a close relationship with Zeus, Zeus is the king of gods after all. How could he dare to come down to earth and stir up trouble without Zeus' permission?
As for Zeus, his eldest son was facing a powerful enemy. Although they had a place to run, what if this guy caught up with them?
Therefore, for Zeus, the best thing to do is to gather all the strength in his hands and use it to fight against his eldest son. It doesn't matter if Hades can't be saved, but the God of War and the God of the Sea are among the most powerful fighters on Mount Olympus. How could Zeus let them go to the human world to cause trouble at this time instead of staying by his side?
In other words, the god of war and the god of the sea may not have obeyed Zeus's orders.
And as Jason proposed, changing the two of them from victims to perpetrators can explain everything. The two of them were just waiting for Zeus to escape in panic, and then took the opportunity to open the portal to the human world and cause trouble.
It is also possible that they knew earlier than Zeus that the eldest son would be rescued and had been waiting for this day for a long time. It is even possible that the eldest son's escape was closely related to them.
From the beginning to the end, their goal was to force Zeus and his family to give up their control over Mount Olympus so that they could take advantage of the opportunity.
Funa shook her head and said, "But I don't see what benefit they would get from going to the lower world. Their grievances on Mount Olympus have nothing to do with humans, right?"
Jason also fell into deep thought, because he really couldn't figure out why he went through so much trouble to go to the next world. There didn't seem to be any obvious benefits. Instead, Ares messed up, ran a step slower, fell in front of the portal, and lost his life.
At this time, Aisha said: "What they are going to do, just look at Poseidon and you will know."
"Poseidon?" Jason whispered the name, thought about what Poseidon had done, and grasped the key.
"Poseidon didn't mean to disturb the Atlantic Ocean. The most harmful thing he did was to attack Atlantis!" Jason suddenly understood something and said, "If something happens in Atlantis, Sea King Arthur can't just ignore it."
Everyone looked at each other and said one word in unison: "Mercury!"