Chapter 184 Brother, You Are so Brave

The next day, news of the death of King Pentheus came to the palace.

On the way to the Kitalon Valley, he was punished by God and was bitten to pieces by several lions in the forest.

In view of the death of the old king and the warning given by the gods, the order to arrest and execute the Dionysian believers was put on hold until the funeral was held and the new king ascended the throne, and everything could be discussed later.

After hearing these two news, the Thebans surprisingly did not mourn the death of King Pentheus. On the contrary, they breathed a sigh of relief because of the latter.

After all, they themselves or their family members are more or less on the road to pursuing happiness. If the willful king is allowed to pursue it indefinitely, then the entire Theban people in the city will suffer.

To put it bluntly, he is more valuable dead than alive.

As a result, in Thebes, which was immersed in false solemnity, the drinks used to celebrate were sold out.

Not many people are willing to offer sincere condolences for the death of the old king Pentheus.

The only one who cared was probably Agao who was kneeling in front of the coffin and crying at this moment.

As a mother, no matter how naughty or cruel her son is, there is still a trace of love in her heart.

What's more, her child still died in such a miserable way.

Agaoer raised his head slightly and looked at the twisted head in the coffin and the body made of clay underneath with slightly red and swollen eyes. He couldn't help but feel sad, and the tears that had just stopped could not help but surge again. .

As if sensing a mother's sadness, the candlelight in the palace swayed violently.

"Look, how miserable your son died..."

In a trance, a deep sigh sounded in Agao's ears, and then followed the ear canal and penetrated into his mind, constantly surging in the depths of his memory.

The screams and wails of her son before his death emerged in his mind, turning into sharp blades that pierced the mother's heart, leaving wounds that continued to bleed.

"Don't you want to avenge him?"

Immediately, the faint question seemed to arouse the anger in Agao's heart.

The mother's eyes were gradually filled with strands of blood, brewing with a scarlet color of hatred, and her lips and teeth moved mechanically.

"Yes, revenge!"

"Yes, revenge..."

The bloody figure in the darkness raised the corners of his lips, revealing a pleasant smile.

However, the next moment, the mother who was kneeling in front of the coffin in mourning suddenly turned around, a hard cane appeared in her hand, raised the tip with a ferocious expression, and stabbed the blood behind her.

The unexpected result made Xue Ying's smile freeze, and he subconsciously retreated, but his figure staggered.

"Buzz!"

At some point, green vines burst out of the ground, and along with the obscure trembling on the ground, they wrapped around the blood shadow's ankle.

Damn it!

The face of the blood shadow in the darkness changed drastically, and he tried to break free, but it was too late.

"Go to hell, you vicious woman!"

Agaoer, who rushed forward, cursed angrily, raised the god-given staff with both hands, and thrust the tip into the chest of the blood shadow.

"puff!"

The extremely sharp wooden staff passed through the body, and the divine power contained in it began to vibrate.

The blood shadow instantly shattered into pieces and turned into surging red light, shooting in all directions. Agao, who was the first to bear the brunt, subconsciously closed his eyes.

However, the expected coldness and pain did not come as promised.

The vines on the ground grew vertically upwards, turning into high green walls that blocked the impact.

"There are assassins! Escorts! Escorts!"

At the same time, the Blood Guards heard the noise in the palace and rushed over, struggling to break open the door.

However, in the messy scene, they only saw the gradually fading red light in front of the door and the sleeping Agaoer on the ground.

For some reason, the queen mother, whose face was full of sorrow and pain due to the loss of her son, now had a relaxed brow and a happy expression, as if she had untied her depressed mood and fell into a sweet dream.

The tall and strong commander of the guards walked out from the soldiers and entered the hall. He glanced at the red marks left on the ground, his frown relaxed, then bent down and pulled out the magic staff inserted into the stone slab, turned around and solemnly announced to the soldiers.

"God bless you, the murderer who bewitched your majesty and attacked the queen mother has been executed. Leave a few people to clean up the scene, and the rest of the people will escort the queen mother back to rest!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers beat their chests in response, and then divided into two teams to follow the order.

The noisy palace returned to peace.

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At the same time, in a dense grape field outside the city.

Lorne, sitting in the shack, opened his eyes and spoke slowly and thoughtfully.

"Illusion? No wonder..."

Then, the sharp purple eyes looked at the city of Thebes in the night, locked onto a bloody figure leaping from the city wall, walked out of the shack lazily, and stretched his limbs.

"Be cautious enough, but no matter how cunning a fox is, it can't beat a good hunter, General!"

The next moment, two pieces of Zeus' gold were thrown into the dinner plate in front of the shack, making a jingling sound. A [goat] with its hooves raised and its head raised turned into a gust of wind in the agitation of the ether and disappeared in the thick night.

Almost at the same time, the bloody figure that had just rushed out of the city of Thebes collided head-on with a golden meteor as fast as lightning.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by the impact and roar of the two divine powers, the rich blood light was shattered, and the bloody figure was abruptly stopped, revealing its original appearance.

——She was a tall and graceful red-haired beauty, surrounded by ominous blood and wearing a black veil of mourning. There seemed to be tears of blood flowing in her scarlet eyes, and countless twisted figures were cursing, roaring, fighting, and wailing in them...

"Little guy, not bad."

The red-haired beauty looked at the blond and blue-eyed young man in front of her, smiled charmingly, and her scarlet eyes exuded teasing and curiosity.

"How did you find me?"

"Pentheus is a fool, but not a fool."

"Oh? What's the difference?"

"The fool is blindly arrogant and does not know how to fear the gods; but at least he will cherish his life and fear death. It's a pity that I gave him many opportunities and warnings, but he didn't even look back to commit suicide."

Lorne sighed helplessly, raised his head and looked at the red-haired beauty with a thirst for knowledge in his eyes.

"Why did the idiot who was trembling with fear the night before become a fool who doesn't care about his own life after just one day? Or did someone make him fearless?"

In fact, he felt something was wrong when Pentheus dared to ride with him, shook off the God Blood Guards, and went to Mount Kitalon alone.

Especially after leaving the city, his [madness] failed to completely affect the young king who was unlearned and unskilled, and made this cousin retreat.

Obviously, someone used another power to interfere with Pentheus's mind in advance and led him to a road of no return.

It was precisely because he confirmed that the cousin was hopeless that Loen unceremoniously sentenced him to death.

Moreover, things were just as he expected. Until his death, the spineless Pentheus didn't utter a few words of begging for mercy.

This cousin was a little too brave.

Through the previous and subsequent verifications, the result is obvious.

——There really is a third party with bad intentions in Thebes.

So, Loen, through his memory of divinity, tampered with the bloody scene of believers besieging and killing Pentheus, and reached an agreement with the commander of the guards who was present.

——Pentheus died in the lion's mouth because of his willful behavior, and it had nothing to do with others.

——When the God's Blood Guards arrived, the matter was already a foregone conclusion. They could only work with the nobles among the pagans to kill all the evil lions and complete revenge for the king.

In this way, the God's Blood Guards would not have to be held accountable for dereliction of duty, and those nobles who suffered from the undeserved disaster could also wash away their bad reputations, return to Thebes, and by the way, act as a guarantor for the God's Blood Guards.

This was a result that benefited both parties, and the commander of the guards had no reason to refuse.

In addition, Loen also revealed it to the commander-in-chief and the queen mother.

——Pentheus' death was because someone was behind the scenes, and he would personally find out the perpetrator!

The queen mother, who was eager for revenge, and the commander-in-chief, who vaguely sensed something wrong with the king, immediately agreed and chose to fully cooperate with a certain apostle of Dionysus.

As expected, the culprit secretly came to the Queen Mother's house the second night after Pentheus' death, preparing to seduce the Queen Mother and continue his game.

However, Lorne, who had been prepared, had already set up a defensive barrier in the Queen Mother's mind.

So, with her help, Agaeu, who suffered the pain of losing her son, completed the "revenge" with her own hands.

At least, she thought so now, there was no need to expose the beautiful dream of a poor mother.

What's more, she had her filial nephew to do what she had not yet completed.

"Pa pa pa pa!"

At this time, hearing the man in front of her say his general plan and means, the red-haired beauty couldn't help but applaud, and her scarlet eyes were full of admiration.

"You are simply a natural conspirator and a genius at playing with people's hearts! How about becoming my subordinate god? I will give you eternal glory!"

Facing the olive branch thrown by the red-haired goddess, Lorne seemed quite moved: "Who are you?"

The red-haired goddess held up her majestic weapon and proudly answered: "My name is Eris!"