Dick and others saw that a strong wind suddenly blew among the flame particles on the periphery of the sun, and then stirred up several vortices. Judging from the shape, it looked a bit like a portal.
Immediately afterwards, war horses covered in flames rushed out, pulling a huge carriage behind them, and the patterns of the sun began to gradually become more complex and mysterious.
"That should be the entrance to the field of light, right?" The group of people looked at the several vortex portals that had not yet dissipated in the room of the Mercury base.
"Who dares to fly over?" Jason said, "That's the sun! If you fly over like this, you won't be burned to ashes?"
"Of course we can't let it go like this." Raven said: "I will use magic to protect you, but we still have to be careful. Those horses don't seem to have a good temper..."
Seeing that the portal was about to dissipate, the raven hurriedly covered the bodies of several people with magic and took them to fly over. After getting a little closer, they discovered that the portal, which looked small from a distance, was actually an endless behemoth.
The outline of the entire bright field is looming in the sun. It is a nearly circular arc of light, which is much brighter than other parts of the sun. If magic had not protected their eyes, then I am afraid that their eyes would be blurred by just one glance.
Burn.
During the process of passing through the portal, Dick said: "I always feel a little strange, why should I open the portal of my territory in the sun?"
"Maybe it's for defense." Jason said, "If you don't use magic, you won't be able to get in at all. This will prevent ordinary people from entering by mistake."
This explanation barely made sense, and Dick didn't ask any more questions. After passing through the portal, the heat and dazzling light of the sun completely disappeared, and they appeared on the edge of a large lake.
When his eyes gradually adapted to the light, Dick looked around and discovered that this was a green hill, beautiful and natural, and it didn't look like a place where the God of Light would live.
They walked along the river bank to the top of the hill. When they reached the top of the mountain, they saw the temple in the distance. Dick touched his chin and said: "Faust said that Apollo had a good temper. He might be lying to trick us into provoking him."
, but from the looks of it, Apollo shouldn’t be a very cruel god.”
"In myths and legends, Apollo has also been praised by many people." Jason continued: "In addition to commenting on his handsomeness, most people praise him for being kind, melancholy, and full of artistic flavor. This kind of person should not be ignored.
As for taking action if you disagree."
Dick thought so too, so they reached an agreement and started heading towards the temple. The ancient Greek temples were similar in style. The Temple of Light where Apollo lived was slightly smaller than the Pantheon, but the sculptures were more exquisite and there was faint music.
came.
Dick and Jason walked in. As soon as they stepped inside, they saw a handsome man in a white robe playing the harp. The sound of music came from the harp in his hand.
He seemed surprised to find the intruder. He stopped moving his hands and blinked at Dick and the others.
Dick and Jason swore that the man in front of them was the most handsome man they had ever seen, even more handsome than Superman.
"Well, hello, we are the Young Avengers team, following the catastrophe in Olympus. We want to know what is going on."
"By Zeus, are you humans?!" The man put down his harp, looked at them and said, "How did you find this place?"
"We entered the gate of Hades, saw the killed Hades, and then entered Olympus through the underworld and saw the body of Ares. We guessed that the gods may have come to your domain..."
Hearing the news of the deaths of Hades and Ares, the man in front of him looked very sad, but he still nodded and said: "Yes, the God King and the gods are in the field of light at the moment."
"So you are Apollo?"
"Yes, I didn't expect that there are still humans who know me. I haven't been to Earth for a while."
"Earth, you mean earth? Not the human world?"
"Yes, Earth, what's wrong?" Apollo was stunned for a moment, then showed a gentle smile and said: "Don't look at me like that, I'm not that ignorant, you have only been in modern society for a few hundred years, you already know
There is a planet beneath my feet, how could I not know it?"
After speaking, Apollo showed a look of nostalgia and said: "I have lived on the earth for a long time, and I have many human friends, but your life span is too short, and they should all be dead now."
"Ah, wait." Apollo seemed to remember something happy. He said, "It's not always like this. My best human friend came back to see me a few days ago. We drank and sang together.
Hermes also helped him send several letters to Earth..."
Dick and Jason felt relieved at Apollo's friendly attitude, but they obviously had no time to chat. Dick said, "We want to know the ins and outs of this matter. Do you have any clues?"
Apollo lowered his head and thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I have been guarding the field of light for a long time. I haven't returned to the Pantheon for a long time. I don't know exactly what happened there."
Then Apollo reached out and summoned a Pegasus. He led the horse to Dick and said: "It can send you to see the King of the Gods. You can only get answers from him. You must be polite when visiting him."
, don’t make him angry.”
Then he took out another piece of crystal from his arms, put it in Dick's hand and said: "In case you anger him, this thing can prevent you from being chopped into ashes by thunder."
Raven took the crystal from Dick's hand and found that it should be a defensive artifact and harmless, so he nodded to Apollo, who also smiled at him.
Now they all understood that Faust and others' praise of Apollo was not empty words. He was really good-tempered and was a rare species in this universe.
Pegasus is much larger than ordinary horses, so it is not a problem to accommodate several people. Moreover, it flies very fast, and soon it reaches a temple in the sky.
Thunder surrounded the empty island, and the graceful figures of the goddesses could be vaguely seen in the clouds and mist. The place where the king of the gods lived had an indescribable power. The Pegasus stopped outside the island and lowered its head respectfully.
But Dick and the others took the crystal given by Apollo and went all the way unimpeded until they saw the majestic King of the Gods Zeus on the throne at the top of the temple.
It was a very tall figure, with endless thunder surrounding him, the crown shining with starlight as vast as the universe, and the white robe dancing with the breeze.
"Hello, His Majesty Zeus, we come from the earth and want to know what happened on Mount Olympus and whether this disaster will spread to our hometown."
Following Apollo's reminder, Dick adopted his most polite attitude, because it was obvious that the King of the Gods was not an easy person to deal with, and such a big thing happened on Mount Olympus that anyone would be replaced.
It’s normal to feel anxious and have a bad temper.
"Your worries are a bit unnecessary." Zeus's tone was really harsh, he said: "Because once the disaster really happens, not to mention Mount Olympus and the earth, the entire universe will be swallowed up by darkness."
He stood up from the throne, his tall figure even more majestic, but Dick had never had a real sense of the gods. He said neither humble nor haughty: "That's why we have to investigate. Maybe in your eyes, human power is insignificant, but we must
Give all your strength to protect our homeland."
"I knew you would come here." Zeus snorted and said: "You must be taunting in your hearts that the extremely powerful gods will flee because of the disaster, which gives you unrealistic illusions.
and arrogant confidence, what I hate is not the weakness of human beings, but your arrogance."
"Then you can tell me, if you didn't run away, why would you be here?"
Dick pulled Jason and told him not to choke with Zeus. There was no point in arguing.
But Zeus didn't seem to want to quarrel with them. Instead, he sighed and said: "I led the gods here not to escape, but to avoid their sharp edges. This is not a beautifying rhetoric, but because of this
The source of disaster cannot be killed."
Dick showed a puzzled expression.
Zeus shook his head and said: "You are too young and do not know the source of the power of the ancient gods."
"Hecate?" Dick said the name, but Zeus showed no surprise. He said: "Yes, the legendary goddess of magic is actually the source of the power of the gods, but what you don't know is,
She is not the only source of magic, the truly terrifying things are hidden behind the barriers she sets up."
Dick vaguely felt that he had heard of it, but couldn't remember it after thinking about it carefully. Zeus told them.
"In addition to giving the gods powerful divine power, Hecate's greatest achievement was that she successfully prevented the source of magic from the dark world from invading here. Her barrier is the only defense measure that can effectively prevent the source of dark magic from invading. Once she dies,
, the terrifying darkness will return.”
"The gods of Olympus are not completely helpless against Hecate. She can be sealed once, and she can be sealed a second time. However, during the long period of sealing, her power begins to be weakened. If she is sealed again,
Without recovery, an even greater disaster will strike after the barrier is completely dissipated, and we can only choose to avoid its edge."
Several people were surprised. They didn't expect that the gods on Mount Olympus really didn't run away. It was even possible that Hecate's resurrection was caused by their indulgence. They needed Hecate's power to help.
They resist the source of darkness.
"What is the source of the dark power you are afraid of?" Jason frowned and asked, "Barbatos?"
"I don't know what you are talking about, but there must be darkness under the light. The two of them complement each other, and using one of them will inevitably contaminate the other. When she was blocked from the wall, we didn't realize this
, but once she comes back, she will collect all of our debts."
Dick's heart began to sink, because he knew that the hatred between Hecate and the gods of Olympus was almost endless, but even so, Zeus chose to indulge, which meant being blocked by Hecate's power.
That thing outside the door must be very scary.
"What about the deaths of Hades and Ares? Did you also arrange them?"
Zeus nodded first, but then shook his head. He continued: "Hades and Queen must die, because they are the ones who really betrayed Hecate. This is an emotional disaster."
Although Zeus didn't say it clearly, Dick could guess that the goddess of magic would not actually have such trouble with the gods of Olympus.