Darkness envelops the world. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

There was a cold silence all around, and the stone that enveloped it was like air.

Magellan stared blankly into the darkness, he was lying on the ground, his back was cold, the pain had dissipated, I don't know if it was because he was dead.

"Athena, I'm here. ”

The darkness absorbed the sound like a sponge, but did not give any response.

......

The hydra stopped.

It was like a landslide stopping, people asking each other blankly if the disaster was really gone, and then they were overwhelmed by the surging fear and sadness.

"He's alive. ”

The captain repeated the phrase slowly but surely until he came up with a reason.

He fled into the temple. ”

The witch and the count seemed to accept this explanation, much to Edward's relief, but Medea's next words undone his efforts.

"Then he will face Athena's final test......"

......

Magellan doesn't remember how long it took him, but eventually he got back to his feet.

This convinced him that everything would be okay because he must not have internal bleeding, otherwise he would have lost his life due to blood loss and the compression of his internal organs, and it would have been impossible to stand up.

But Magellan still did not see the light of hope, and it was pitch black and empty before his eyes.

He thought about the possibility that he had lost his sight. But that doesn't mean anything, and Magellan believes he can find what he's looking for in the dark.

Unless that thing doesn't exist at all.

The darkness gently embraced everything, the sound, the light, whatever Magellan did, would not be answered.

Shouting does not create an echo, and the "sun" does not even ignite.

He walked forward in despair, aimlessly.

It is an inexplicable insistence that borders infinitely on bigotry and usually brings only misfortune.

Fate was never on Magellan's side, but this time, he saw Athena.

It's hard to describe the feeling of seeing a glimmer of light after the hope in the darkness has completely dissipated, and the absurdity is more than the excitement, and the unbelief is the theme.

Magellan walked into the pillar of light and looked up at the goddess and the square skylight above her head.

He sat on the edge of the pool at the foot of the idol, turned sideways and took water from the pool and put it in his mouth.

"You're finally here. ”

It was Athena's voice, but it was different from what Magellan had ever heard.

There was exhaustion, weakness, and even old age in that voice.

"The final test, huh?"

"It's great that I don't have to hide my weakness for you. ”

The voice of the goddess came from on high, but that did not make her more authoritative, but rather magnified her weakness.

"I built the temple to survive, to travel through the torrent of time, to face what I should face at some point in the future. This sentence is full of old man-like emotion, and he doesn't speak like a goddess at all.

"Isn't God immortal?"

"Don't mock me with the stupidity of other gods, I am wisdom. Athena's voice paused, "I arranged this, the test." You know? I'm actually asking, asking for something that will keep me alive. ”

"Well, what's that?"

The goddess smiled, and for the first time, Magellan heard a voice that belonged to Athena.

"If you really own that kind of thing, you'll know. ”

"So that's the test?"

"Yes. ”

Magellan shook his head and took another sip of water: "Boring." ”

"You don't think this is the attitude of a person who asks for help...... "The goddess's voice came with a soft laugh, "but you shouldn't forget how obvious the difference between gods and humans is. ”

"You can choose to ignore this test, my strength has weakened, even mortals. ”

Magellan looked up at the statue of Athena, and in the pillar of light, the goddess's face was shrouded in shadows, and no expression could be seen.

"Take it, I know, you're talking about my talent. ”

Then the world lit up.

Athena was standing on the water in front of Magellan's eyes, and the goddess's voice changed.

"You'll soon know what an important thing I took from you. You still have a chance to give up before you leave the temple, and I will give you back your talent. ”

"No need. Magellan slowly stood up and let out a long sigh. "In return for the sacrifice, tell me, what is the moment you want to live to see?"

"You'll see, if you're alive then. ”

"Hmph. ”

Athena ended the topic with a wave of her hand: "Let's talk about something practical. I'm not taking away your talent, I'm taking it. If you die, I will die too. ”

"Then you must have a way to deal with that big guy out there. ”

Magellan spoke in an unusually low voice, with a confused expression on his face. The precipitous decay of his memory left him very unaccustomed, and Magellan found himself losing far more than he had anticipated.

"You only get one chance. ”

With a wave of her hand, Athena pulled a shield from the void.

It was a round golden shield with the head of a woman embossed on it, and if her hair were not a viper, she would have been beautiful.

"You know what it is. ”

"Medusa's head...... Athena's Shield. ”

"My divine power has waned, but Medusa's power has not. This shield can turn an unkillable hydra into a stone sculpture, but unfortunately, you only get one chance. ”

The goddess is like a general who arranges tactics on the eve of war, capable, direct, unquestionable, and convincing.

"Medusa's power is terrifying, and if you release it, your shield will be destroyed. You have a short amount of time, and if the hydra doesn't touch the shield before that time has passed, you won't have a second chance. ”

"Touching a shield?"

"Yes, Medusa's power is limited, otherwise now you have become a stone statue. Unfortunately, I am powerless to unravel this limitation right now. ”

"So, I'm going to unleash my power sometime before the hydra hits the shield, and then the big guy will turn into a stone statue, and the shield will be gone, and I'll be alive. Magellan nodded, "Simple plans work best." ”

"And what if the shield has a short time to release power?

"Yes. Athena smiled as a general encouraged his subordinates, "As long as the time is short enough." ”

"It doesn't hurt to do that, right?"

"If I really tried to hide it, you wouldn't have noticed it. yes, I don't think you can do it. ”

Magellan nodded, stood up in silence, and walked towards the temple door.

"Thank you for helping me heal my wounds. ”