What Hasse pointed to was an area between the realms of Zeus and Poseidon, shrouded in a hazy black fog. In the churning fog, they could vaguely see a barren mountain covered with black rocks. On the mountain stood a palace made of obsidian.
The old demon hunter used his magic to remove the thick fog used for demonstration, revealing a detailed map below.
Hao Ren had vaguely guessed where this place was: among the Olympian gods, there were not many gods with such characteristics.
"This is the temple area of Hades." Hasse's answer was as expected. "In human myths and legends, Hades is in charge of the underworld and the god of death. He does not usually live on Mount Olympus, but with Persephone, the queen of the underworld, in Tartarus, the kingdom of the dead. In fact, this is almost the case."
Hao Ren and Lily pricked up their ears at the same time, listening carefully to the secrets of the age of the gods. These secrets were not as simple as listening to a funny story, but the facts in front of them, which directly affected the success of the plan to find Vivian.
On the other hand, Hasse continued to talk about the relationship between the underworld and Mount Olympus.
"… The so-called underworld is actually an extra space created by the Olympian gods using space magic. As we all know, the 'divine realm' like Mount Olympus is actually a fragment of another world that was brought over when the otherworldlings entered this world. Hao Ren, you must know this better than I do. These fragments of another world are the most precious assets for every otherworldling. They can live in these different spaces more easily and more powerful than on Earth. However, the number of space fragments is limited, so the Olympian forces tried to artificially expand their 'divine realm' space. The underworld is a failed product of this attempt. "
Lily could not help but repeat, "A failed product?"
"Yes, the difficulty of artificially expanding the alternate dimension was beyond Zeus' imagination. They did create a new alternate dimension and stuffed the energy of Mount Olympus into it. However, the interior of Tartarus did not form an environment similar to Olympus as they had hoped. It became a dead land. The powerful shadow power and death aura caused the undead to run rampant in the underworld, and the living could not survive. Even the staff of the underworld had mutated into monsters and completely lost control. So in the end, Zeus had to terminate the project and completely seal off the underworld. Hades was responsible for the project and the follow-up supervision and suppression work.
"In the depths of Tartarus, there is a 'pipeline' connected to Mount Olympus. This pipeline was originally designed to serve as the 'main traffic line of the New Kingdom.' But after the failure of the underworld project, it was locked. Only Hades and Zeus had the key to open the passage. On the side of Tartarus where the pipeline was, Hades had built a safe house. He and some of his subordinates were stationed there all year round to monitor the changes in the Underworld and destroy the undead creatures that were out of control to prevent the monsters from destroying the barrier and invading Olympus.
"At the other end of the 'pipeline' is the temple of Hades on Mount Olympus. Although the owner of the temple spends most of his time guarding the other end, the temple itself, as a control center, operates automatically all year round.
"There are light paths connecting the temple of Hades, the temple of Poseidon, and the temple of Zeus. These paths are wrapped in energy barriers and pass directly through the radiation field over Mount Olympus. Due to the high cost of fighting in the radiation field, the demon hunters never thought of destroying these light paths until the destruction of Mount Olympus. This is why the survivors of Olympus were able to gather in the temple of Poseidon in the final battlefield. They used these indestructible light paths to complete their migration even though the entire realm was occupied by the demon hunters. "
At this point, Hao Ren had understood most of Hasse's plan.
"So we can first enter the underworld, open the locked passage from Tartarus, and then follow the passage to the temple of Hades in the Olympian domain. Finally, from the temple of Hades, we can enter the temple of Poseidon through the light path. If everything goes as expected, Vivian is in the temple of Poseidon with the survivors."
Hasse nodded. "Yes. This way, we will have to pass through a lot of dangerous areas, which are full of undead creatures and distorted monsters created by Hades. But on the other hand, we can bypass almost all the demon hunters' defenses. Apart from the possible encounter at the temple of Hades, we don't have to worry about being discovered by my compatriots. "
Hessiana sighed. "I'd rather deal with the undead army. The demon hunters are more dangerous than those monsters."
Hasse was speechless.
"Sorry, I mean no harm. I'm just telling the truth," Hessiana apologized, but there was no trace of apology on her face. Hasse's expressionless face did not change.
Hasse's expressionless face did not change at all. He just sighed helplessly and said, "Well, now that I've said what I wanted to say, if you have any questions, you can ask quickly."
"The first question, how do we get to the underworld?" Lily raised her hand. "Do we die?"
Hao Ren was almost choked to death by the husky maiden's strange train of thought.
"Of course not." Hasse was taken aback by the theoretical leader of the demon hunters. "The Underworld is just a different dimension, and an artificially unstable one at that. Since it is an inferior artificial product, it must have a few 'anchor points' with the real world to ensure that it will not break with the real world. As far as I know, there is such an 'anchor point' near the city of Rome. "
"It's the right decision to bring you here," Hessiana could not help but look Hasse up and down. "How do you know everything?"
Hasse sighed. "Alas, only the enemy knows you better than you do. And we were the enemy of all otherworldlings back then. In order to break through the defense of Mount Olympus, the demon hunters have made countless preparations. In fact, we even organized a large-scale attack in Tartarus and destroyed the defense forces set up by Hades there. But the passage between Tartarus and Olympus was too narrow to be used as a route for the army to move. We did not focus all our energy there. After completing the battle in the underworld, we withdrew the main force. This is why I suggested going there. Since the other 'me' has led the army to the throne of Zeus, the main force of the demon hunters in Tartarus must have withdrawn. Except for some undead creatures and soulless giants, there is no risk there. "
"Well, the plan is set." Hao Ren clapped his hands and got to his feet. "Let's go to the underworld in Greek mythology, punch a hole in Tartarus, and go straight to Olympus!"
Hao Ren's heroic spirit inspired Lily. The husky maiden could not help but howl with her hands on the table. But little Hessiana suddenly interrupted them.
The little girl looked at Hao Ren and asked, "Can you take me with you?"
When Hao Ren was making the plan, he did not include the little girl in his consideration. So when he heard what she said, he was stunned. "Take you with me?" he asked.
"Looking for my mother!" Little Hessiana blinked. "Are you going to look for my mother?"
Hao Ren's first reaction was that the little girl was a nuisance.
Because in this era, Hessiana was 100% a burden.
"Err, didn't your mother ask you to wait for her at home?" Lily probably had the same thought as Hao Ren. So, she also tried to dissuade Little Hessiana. "The place we are going is very dangerous. If you go with us and something happens, we will not be able to explain it to your mother."
"I can take care of myself!" Little Hessiana waved her arms and tried to make herself look more reliable. "I also know some magic, and I can hide in the form of a bat. Look —"
With a soft puff and a puff of blood-red smoke, the little girl turned into a palm-sized bat in the air and crawled under Lily's hair. A small voice then came, "Look, it's no trouble at all."
Everyone stared at Hessiana, who was not far away, and looked her up and down.
"You have this skill?" Hao Ren said with a teasing tone. "Why haven't I seen you use it before?"
Hessiana looked embarrassed. "I'm already a grown-up, and I'm the head of a family. Why would I need this kind of cowardly skill?"
Hao Ren curled his lips and did not say anything. Wuyue usually rolled around in a ball when she was frightened, but Hao Ren did not see her embarrassed at all. Either the little bat was too shy, or she was still in her rebellious phase, so she always emphasized her maturity. Otherwise, how cute would she be when she turned into a little bat? She could even use her claws to look out of Lily's hair.
"I suggest we take this little girl with us," Hasse said, and his words surprised Hao Ren.
"Why?" Hao Ren and Lily asked in unison. Lily was still trying to pull the little bat out of her hair.
"Because Vivian does not know you." Hasse looked around, and his eyes finally fell on Hessiana. "You are in trouble too. Your appearance is too different from the Hessiana in Vivian's memory. You can't hide from Vivian with illusion."
Hasse then pointed to himself. "As for me, she knows me, but it's the kind of person who will fight when they meet."
Little Hessiana finally flew out of Lily's hair and turned back into a little girl. She looked at Hao Ren and the rest eagerly.
"Bring her with us," Hao Ren finally nodded. "Consider it as a negotiator."
The little girl suddenly smiled.
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