Chapter 426. Attack the heart first
Somewhere in hell.
It does not belong to the country of Japan.
It's the borders of Europe.
Most of the monsters here are not quite the same as what Qiao Qiao usually sees, and they are more of the guys in European folklore and mythological stories.
In a place strewn with brimstone, lava and scorching rock, a huge canine creature was sleeping.
It was a burly man, with three heads on its neck, all of which were now closed with their eyes closed and bubbles coming out of their nose.
Cerberus, the legendary three-headed dog who guards hell.
In mythology, it is a descendant of Ekadena and Typhon, with three dog heads, a dragon tail, and poisonous snakes with hair on its head and back.
Famous heroes in history, including Heracles, Orpheus, etc., have left heroic legends of fighting Cerberus and killing it.
In a sense, Cerberus can be regarded as a classic villain in Aegean mythology.
But for it, this one, what has happened recently has had no effect.
It has little interest in the old gods, and has no thoughts about humans, so it stays in its old nest peacefully, occasionally going out to forage for food, and has a very nourishing life.
Its ancestors were once famous, but they were also killed by them, and since the spread of myths and legends, European soul slayers have sought out Cerberus to hunt for them, and at one point the strange monster almost went extinct.
Later, these lava- and brimstone-loving monsters escaped by hiding in hell.
Cerberus suddenly opened his eyes.
Its six green eyes looked into the distance, the sky shrouded in the haze of the volcano.
Buzz –
Suddenly, something fell in the sky.
Cerberus subconsciously thought it was some kind of strange attack, and immediately jumped to its feet, and was about to spew out a corrosive venom, only to see that it was just a stone.
A black stone.
Bang –
The stone fell to the ground, smashing a small hole.
The dust fell, and Cerberus dared to walk over to check the situation.
This movement was not small, and some of the surrounding monsters also came over.
"What is this?"
A monster with the body of a woman, but with the wings of a bird in her hands, and the claws of a bird on its lower body, instead of legs, flew over and stepped on a raised rock.
This is Harpie, also known as the Harpy, also a descendant of Equitena and Typhon, and is said to be the messenger of Hades, the king of Hades, and although the relationship with Cerberus is not so good, after all, it is considered to be the same door, at least they will not meet and fight.
"I don't know."
The head in the middle of Cerberus replied, and it leaned in and sniffed the stone.
Suddenly, the stone lit up.
Cerberus was so frightened that he hurriedly retreated, hiding behind a rock, and the harpy flew into the air, watching the stone warily.
“...... Can I get a signal? Can I get a signal? ”
“?”
From the stone, a crisp and pleasant female voice came out.
Although it is Japanese, the human language is similar to that of yokai, and even European yokai can master the language of Japanese countries after staying in hell for a long time.
Cerberus looked up from behind the stone and saw an image appear on the surface of the black stone.
In the image, it is the appearance of a human woman.
No, that's not human.
Cerberus saw it with the instincts of a monster.
"It's a deer monster."
It said to the Harpy.
The harpy also flew over, stopping near the black stone.
"What kind of image is this?"
She tapped the stone with her paws, something like it she had seen in the human world before, and though she had lived in seclusion in hell for the last few decades, she had seen the world anyway.
At the same time, the women on the screen are also speaking.
"Can you get a signal, everyone, this is Suzuka Koya!"
She wore a red scarf and looked very energetic, which made Cerberus a little excited.
"This little monster is pretty cute."
"Oh, man."
The Harpy scoffed at this, but continued to look at the images.
"This is a broadcast from the reality of the earth and the country, what Suzuka wants to show you today, is the living state of youkai in human society!"
The girl in the picture raises her right hand high.
"The living state of youkai in human society, is this a submissive youkai?"
Cerberloton's favorability towards Suzuka has dropped a lot, and this kind of youkai who submits to humans and coexists peacefully with humans has a bad reputation among youkai, and is often scolded as a traitor.
"Tut, sure enough, the more beautiful the female monster, the more deceitful it is."
Harpy commented.
"Suzuka is an anchor in human society, that is, a person who shows his life to humans, and every day, Suzuka gets up at noon, eats the lunch prepared by his family, and starts live broadcasting."
The picture changes to the scene where Suzuka is interacting with the audience and playing games, including cuts of Suzuka singing, working, and talking, and before you know it, the two youkai of Cerberus and the Harpy are silent.
"This guy seems to be doing well?"
The Harpy said hesitantly.
"It's true that not only can I sleep until I wake up naturally every day, but I don't have to forage for food by myself, well, this thing called 'takeout' seems to be very good."
The head on the left side of Cerberus nodded.
"Computer games, it seems to be fun, too."
Its head to the right added, drooling.
"Well, and humans seem to be a little stupid, this little girl just says a few words, sings two songs, and a group of people rush to give money, so look at it, with my beauty, wouldn't I become a celebrity in minutes?"
The harpy watched Suzuka singing moneymoneymoney, and there was a picture of a bunch of people playing money, and she suddenly yearned.
"Qiang Qiang, after showing Suzuka's life, let's answer a few questions."
At this time, another silver-haired and red-eyed woman appeared on the screen, and the harpy saw that this was a half-demon, and she was also a vampire and a descendant of humans.
"Half-demon? How so? ”
In the minds of the youkai, the half-demon is even at the bottom of the chain of contempt, and even the youkai are unwilling to accept this kind of hybrid creature.
But now it seems that in human society, even half-demons can live well?
Can you live a much more nourishing life than you did in hell?
Of course, they certainly can't do whatever they want in the human world, and they can't eat people or do evil, they must follow the rules of human society, and they may have to undergo regular check-ups and the like.
They don't have that kind of freedom as they do.
But compared to such a beautiful life, is it really worth these freedoms of oneself?
For the first time in her life, the Harpy had doubts about this.