Chapter 1477 - Land of Death (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

It surprised Hao Ren, as the entrance to Hades was not only in the suburbs not far from Rome, but it was also exposed in the open without any form of concealment and disguise. It could even be considered as a landmark. Even the farmers who lived nearby knew of its existence. But they only knew that it was a scary place. They had no clue that it led to the abode of the dead as described in myths and legends.

It was a cave in the suburbs, where there were many horror legends related to it.

If any livestock got lost nearby, the shepherd would immediately and fearfully deliver as well as offer another animal to the cave. They believed that the lost animal had disturbed the gods. If they did not make such compensation, a Festered monster, reincarnated from the animal, would enter the village at night and spread the plague to every household. Some peasants claimed that they had seen the deceased coming out of the cave more than once, and the deceased wore a variety of clothes. They were swollen and rotten as if they had soaked in the river for three days and three nights. The dead would disappear when they came into contact with the sunlight. Travelers at night had seen smoke billowing out from the cave, and heard mourning sounds throughout the night. Every night when moonlight was absent, the mourning would get more terrifying.

It did not take Hao Ren and his team much effort to find the cave, which the locals avoided like the plague. Even Hasse did not have to search for it in his memories because the cave was only on the other side of the hill, shielded from the weather. The opening allowed five adults to pass through side-by-side. A large area outside the cave was barren as no vegetation could grow on the land. Even the nearby stream emitted an unbearable stench; the cave was dark.

Dark forces were surging in the cave.

“This thing is so conspicuous.” Hao Ren looked in awe at the cave. The supernatural forces in the cave, unlike the previous mysterious realms he had visited, were plain to see. “It needs no investigation. This place is apparently not right with even just a glance.”

Hasse faintly replied, “This is the difference between the Mythological Era and the periods after that.”

“In those days, these things were placed out in the open,” Hessiana said. “There were traces of supernatural forces everywhere—in the hills, in the wilderness, and even in the human settlements. The otherworldling gods did not even care to conceal themselves. They did whatever they liked. They would open a portal next to the human town at a whim, and no one dared to raise an objection. No one could threaten their rule over the human world. Just like the cave in front of you, it was essentially a sewage pipe and connecting beam of a lost-of-control laboratory. Would you disguise these things for fear of affecting the life of a nest of ants?”

Hao Ren was speechless and could only pout.

“The destruction of Olympus is a landmark event. Before this, the Sumerian war dragged on for too long, and the Egyptian war was not explosive enough. Only Olympus was completely destroyed under the constant attack of the demon hunters. With our deliberate publicity, this war has shaken the world and the first year of AD has been regarded as the dividing line of the Mythological Era and the twilight period. Of course, this is how demon hunters view it. But many otherworldlings share the same view too.” Hasse said. “You are now standing on this dividing line. Before this, all the gods are arrogant and proud; after this, the Twilight of Gods were awaiting them.”

Hessiana glanced at Hasse before turning to walk toward the cave. “Stop bragging, shall you? It is not something to be proud of.”

Hasse was stupefied.

The dark forces lingering inside the cave had distorted the natural light so much that it was already pitch dark ten meters inside the opening. Hass frowned. “The death of Hades has begun to show its consequences. The control system of Hades has begun to shut down, and without the filter function, the polluting energy in Hades has become twice as strong as before.”

Hao Ren knew that it was just a false space and time that Vivian created, he could not help but worry about the people of this era. “Would it not cause a catastrophe if the energy leaks out?”

“There has been indeed a problem in history, but not here,” Hasse said. “Nearby another entrance to Hades, the evil energy had polluted and wiped out the entire town. Had it not been for the big explosion in Olympus that resulted in the total annihilation of Hades by the space-time turbulence, the consequence of the leakage could have been more severe.”

Lily snorted. “It was the mortals who had to bear with the consequences when the gods fought. There was indeed nothing good about the Mythological Era.”

Hasse could only force a smile as his position was too embarrassing in this regard.