Chapter 3: The Road to Escape

Venus was ashamed in the face of Karete's indescribable gaze, and buried her head lower on the spot, babbling and blaming herself:

"I ...... I know, Karet, that truth is hard for you to accept. And during this time, you left the holy mountain to go to the human world, experienced all kinds of storms and returned to the holy mountain to live, and I also suffered pain in my heart. Seeing you grieve over the death of the dark god and be bullied by Hera's henchmen, I hate myself even more. Karete, we gods may have protected the world, but we are all wrong, we should not have used selfish means to restrain and hurt you, the god of darkness, and other innocent people!"

Venus looked up, looked at Carreta with red eyes, and then at Jose beside her.

"Goddess, you don't have to. ”

Carette calmly waited for Venus to repent, then raised her eyebrows and smiled at Venus with relief.

"If I had already obtained the secret of the gem before I accepted the assignment to the human world, perhaps I would have held a grudge for being ruthlessly used by you, but the past experience of life and death in the human world has taught me to see too many things clearly, so my heart could not be calmer and calmer. Perhaps, growing up itself is a process of learning to forgive. Goddesses, on the contrary, I should thank you for giving me the opportunity to meet Jose again and fulfill the promise made in my previous life. It also gave me the opportunity to meet the real Demos, and let me know and love each other and stay with such a man who loves and hates for half a lifetime. Now, I have an unforgettable love in my memory, and I am still pregnant with a small life in my body, the crystallization of a love, I will not complain, and I no longer have any regrets......"

Kareta rubbed her bulging belly with her warm palms, and the more she spoke, the more emotional she became, until at the end her voice was completely choked.

"Kareta, my good boy!"

Venus took her into her arms again, and wept with her.

José's expression was a little stunned when he heard Carette pour out her love for Demos, and he looked at her calmly, his mood astringent.

Croto, the goddess of fate, sensed that the time was not early, so she urged everyone:

"Alright, let's not delay any longer. Carette, Jose, we're sending you out of Olympus tonight!"

"What, but if we're gone, Zeus will surely notice ......"

"Miss, you can leave the Holy Mountain with peace of mind, and the two of us will take care of the rest of the matter!"

The two men in charge of the door walked across from Carette with a look of loyalty. One says:

"The two of us are willing to stand in Olympus instead of you and this gentleman, what you need to go to the human world, we are ready, you can leave immediately!"

"What...... You ......"

"The two of us have been serving you in your daily life by Miss's side since the time of mythology, and this time we have chosen to be reborn in order to be loyal to you again. Now that the master is in trouble, how can the subordinates sit idly by?"

Tears were streaming down the lines of tears as the other boss spoke.

Needless to say, everyone understands that this separation between master and servant will be forever, and they will never see each other again in this life and this life.

Venus endured the sadness of parting, and waved her arms to cast a spell, enveloping the bodies of the two maids with two clouds of white light. In the blink of an eye, the maid was gone, and there was one more Carreta and Jose in front of everyone.

"Thank you......

Carreta looked at herself and the other Jose in front of her, and said goodbye to them with tears in her eyes.

"Take us with you if you want to go, we'll volunteer to follow Kareta away—"

Before the voice fell, Bai Xiu walked into the inner room, followed by the moon god Artimis. The two of them had already put on human costumes, apparently prepared.

"Bai Xiu!"

Carette and Jose were amazed, almost in unison.

"Jose, long time no see......"

Bai Xiu greeted Jose first, with a cordial expression and a little excitement.

In the human world, the two men once dealt with the demon queen Helen together, and fought together in the sea, and the experience of two births and deaths has made them see each other as close as siblings.

"Bai Xiu, you don't have to be reluctant, let's stay in Olympus!"

On the one hand, Kareta was worried that Bai Xiu's body would not be able to withstand the long escape journey ahead, and on the other hand, she did not want to drag him into the water again, so she wanted to persuade him to discourage the idea of leaving together.

"I said that if you leave, I will go with you! ”

Bai Xiu spoke to her.

"Wherever Bai Xiu goes, I will follow him!"

Artemis interjected in time, but there was no expression on his face.

"Forehead ......"

Suddenly, Karette felt a strong, pungent sour smell in the air, and hurriedly closed her mouth and said no more.

"Without further ado, let's go!" Croto urged again:

"Hermes, open the secret passage and send them out!"

"Wait—"

Athena interrupted her and walked towards Kareta with a solemn face.

"Goddess?"

Carreta was a little surprised, I don't know what Athena told her at this time, maybe she has to say a few words to herself, right?

After waiting for a few seconds, Athena didn't say a word.

Everyone was amazed, only to see Athena raise her right hand violently and attack Carreta with lightning speed. In that hand, he was holding a sharp sword, and his whole body was shining brightly, and every inch of the inner room was lit up.

"Ahh

In the scorching light, José struggled to force his eyes to open wide to see what was happening. He watched as Athena plunged the sharp, glowing blade into Karete's chest.

The rolling source power leaked out, and for a moment it turned into a ferocious whirlwind that surrounded Athena and Carret. When the silk hair and the hem of her clothes trembled, Athena still had no intention of stopping, and continued to stab the long blade of the sword into Carette's body.

Everyone present was stunned by this instantaneous reversal, and the scene became silent, and even the sound of breathing could not be heard.

The strange sword glow extinguished at the moment when the edge completely pierced into Karete's chest, short as a flash in the pan, but as if at the moment of piercing, it turned into an invisible force and poured all into Karete's body.

At this moment, she is like a light bulb with sufficient power, and her whole body is blooming with dazzling and powerful light.

What's going on?

José stood next to him and wondered.

He had witnessed Kareta being attacked with a blade, but there was no blood on her chest after she was stabbed, which was completely unconscionable.

Not only that, but with the scale of the sword, Karete's delicate body should have been pierced by the blade of the sword. But at this moment, her back was intact, not only could she not see the blade of the sword, but also there was not a trace of wound.

Just when he was wondering in his heart, the hilt of the sword inserted in Karete's chest actually softened into a beam of light, and the next second, it was like a nimble swimming dragon, flicking its tail and sinking into Karete's chest.

"Athena......

Kareta looked at the goddess of war in front of her in a daze, watching her youthful body slowly degenerate into an old dragon bell in front of her eyes, and watching her beautiful purple hair turn into white and sparse silver threads in an instant.

"Goddess, why are you doing this?!"

Karete burst into tears, she finally knew that it was not Athena's deliberate attack just now, but the way in which she had passed on all her source power.

Without the support of the source of divine power, the body of the goddess of war will quickly degenerate.

Athena's cloudy eyes barely widened, the corners of her mouth furrowed, and a fearless smile appeared on her wrinkled face.

"I owe it to you, Karete...... Demos helped me, but I didn't save him, and now I will compensate you with all my power. It's up to you, please use this power to protect the human world. Also, live well!"

"Yes! I swear in the name of the Titans to defend humanity to the death and live bravely!"

Carette wiped away her tears and swore to Athena and the other gods.

"Let's go, let's go, let the Hermes messenger take you away, quick!"

"Several, come with me, move fast!"

Hermes raised his hands and summoned the Serpent's Staff that could open the barrier of the Holy Mountain. After staring at Carette, Jose, Perse, and Artimis for a few seconds, he slammed the tail of the staff into the ground.

There was a slight tremor on the surface, and then, at the point where the snake staff touched the ground, a strange path appeared, shaped like a quietly flowing river, and the whole was filled with milky white light between the meanders, which made people feel quiet and comfortable.

What is this milky white band of light?

Jose felt strange. In the inner room of this dormitory, all the objects on display that are touched or penetrated by this path are presented as vague and semi-transparent shadows. Looking in the direction of the extension of the strange light belt, it was really difficult to see through its strength for a while.

"Follow this shortcut, guys! it will send you straight to somewhere in humanity, take care all the way. ”

Hermes said as he straightened his staff, reluctant to give up on Kareta and his party.

"Goddess, Ambassador......"

The parting is imminent, and Carreta is also full of emotions.

"Let's go, quick!"

"Don't delay any longer, hurry up!"

Several gods forcibly resisted their sentimentality and urged a few of them to hit the road.

Eventually, the defectors followed the path Hermes had opened, submerging their feet in the soft white light.

Immediately, they felt the white band of light under their feet moving, faster and faster, bringing their standing bodies to the distance of time and space......

Seeing Kareta and her party ascend the path of light, the hearts of the gods not only did not relax at all, but increased their weight by a few weights.

"Containing the power of the dark god, and now fused with my divine power source, Kareta should be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility......"

Athena watched the last of the milky white glow disappear into the dim walls, and asked the gods on either side, as if worried.

Croto looked at the direction in which Carreta and her party had disappeared, and said earnestly:

"In any case, it is her fate, and sooner or later, she will have to face Zeus alone and take on her mission alone...... The god of harmony, all ...... Please!"