Inside the gate, when the fog gradually descended, a total of three figures appeared - one of them was sitting on a lava throne, and the aura of death that was as rich as substance came to his face.
The first time Nero saw the other person, the name "Hades" came to mind... [Pluto], [God of Death]... and other titles, also poured into her at the same time.
in cognition.
When you see it, you know its name and why it exists... The unity of legend can be called a [god] - [Hades] is such a god.
But what about the other two?
Although the man is not sitting on the throne, he is on an equal footing with [Hades]... and does not belong to the legendary [Pluto] much - he is the shop owner?
But the shop owner is not his own owner?
Nero's mind was blank at the moment. As for the conversation between [Hades] and [The Shopkeeper], she didn't seem to hear it clearly... Or, in other words, she had actually heard it, but she couldn't understand the content of the conversation... She
Suddenly fell into some kind of cognitive disorder.
It wasn't until the beauty, who was also wearing a maid's costume, slowly walked in front of him that Nero suddenly shuddered, and his consciousness was suddenly liberated from some kind of freeze... She finally woke up.
But at the same time, she was taken outside the door by a woman named [Eleanor]... The door began to close again. At the end of the closing, Nero seemed to hear Pluto [Hades] and [The Shopkeeper] inside.
】 some dialogues.
That seemed to be the voice of [Hades]... like some kind of discussion.
"...The income from [Hades] is not very good. Regarding the rent in the contract, I don't know if it is possible..."
As for whether it was okay or not, Nero couldn't hear clearly - because the door was completely closed at this time, and the person standing in front of her was a maid named [Eleanor].
[Eleanor] was looking at Nero expressionlessly at this time, seeming to be thinking about something.
Nero was very good at easing the atmosphere. He blinked and smiled slightly: "I know a guy who looks very similar to you. He is also a maid. Maybe you guys know each other too?"
[Eleanor] still didn't speak, her flashing eyes seemed to be able to see through everything about Nero - but she suddenly frowned, and as soon as she stretched out her hand, Nero was caught in front of her.
Nero suddenly shouted: "The maid I know is not so rude...cough cough cough!!"
I heard [Eleanor] whispering in a confused voice at this time: "The body composition is indeed the source of alien bodies...according to the amount of use, it is the second highest level...What is your name?"
"N...Nero."
[Eleanor] said calmly: "I think you shouldn't have the courage to deceive me... right, this lady. But in fact, I will register all the creations of the Dark Soul Messenger at the second highest level or above.
On record...but why can't I find your record here?"
"But in fact, my life soul is indeed stored in the Ark of the Covenant... If you can also open the Ark of the Covenant." Nero forcefully grabbed the palm of [Eleanor] - her neck, which was being pinched at this time.
The other party catches it.
And this kind of contact actually made her feel the pain of suffocation... Nero couldn't relax at all at this time.
"Did you say this?" [Eleanor] waved her hand casually, and on the gray floor, a huge black cabinet actually slowly floated out in front of Nero.
The Ark of the Covenant - the box that contains all the life lamps of the Dark Soul Messengers!
"It's a pity that there is no life lamp for you in the Ark of the Covenant...Miss Nero, right?" [Eleanor] said calmly.
"This is really...the Ark of the Covenant!"
Nero was suddenly startled. She experienced some kind of horror, but at the same time, her mind jumped so fast that she quickly thought of an impactful answer from the confusion in front of her, "Here... is really...
In the past? You...were the former boss and maid?"
"Once upon a time?" [Eleanor]'s expression softened slightly, and she frowned for the first time, "Madam, are you sure you used the word [once upon a time]... while you were sober?
"
"Actually, I also hope that I am not sober now." Nero couldn't help but smile bitterly at this time... She also felt very desperate, but the fact was indeed here.
"It seems that there seems to be some cognitive misunderstanding between us." [Eleanor] quickly calmed down from her doubts, "But it doesn't matter, I will correct it soon... You do
It’s true that it’s the Black Soul Messenger. But since it’s the Black Soul Messenger, how can the life lamp not be stored in the Ark of the Covenant?”
"Again?" Nero suddenly became excited - she could already feel the pain of her soul being split apart!
She is indeed the Black Soul Messenger, the Black Soul Messenger transformed by Boss Luo himself, and she has already split her soul once and stored it in the Ark of the Covenant - she doesn't want to suffer such pain again!
It's just that the Ark of the Covenant's absorption of the soul of the Black Soul Messenger is like an irreversible process, and she has no possibility of resistance at all - after quickly activating the remote control, she is now obviously in the weakest state, otherwise she is just
A three-headed hell dog obviously cannot capture her so easily - in fact, it is not certain who bullies whom!
But the pain of splitting in his impression did not appear... Soon, Nero could no longer feel the feeling of being pulled by the Ark of the Covenant - the Ark of the Covenant had slowly sunk into the floor.
She looked at [Eleanor] in confusion, but saw that the other person had no expression on her face at this time, and said slowly: "The master said that he will temporarily suspend his treatment of you. He has some things to ask you personally... wait until it is over.
After the negotiation with [Pluto]. So, before that, please wait quietly."
Nero immediately breathed a sigh of relief and sat down - no matter what, it was good not to have to split his soul for the time being.
"This is really disrespectful."
Unexpectedly, [Eleanor] suddenly shook her head at this moment... her plain expression suddenly turned disgusting - this gave Nero a sudden ominous premonition.
Soon, her premonition came true - her body stood up under an irresistible force.
After that, the place where she was standing suddenly cracked, leaving only about half the size of a foot for standing - she had to maintain a straight standing posture to maintain the balance of her body.
And what was flowing under the crack was bright red magma - just kidding, how could the Black Soul Messenger's body be afraid of magma?
"What's down there is not magma, it's an incinerator." [Eleanor] said calmly at this time: "This is a furnace used to refine the source of alien bodies... Of course, it will occasionally be used to recycle disobedient black soul messengers.
purpose."
Okay... The Dark Soul Messenger will still be afraid of magma. Nero suddenly shuddered - how come this maid is worse than the one in his own family and is such a threat?
"Stand still, don't let this dictionary fall." [Eleanor] turned her palm over and placed a brick-thick dictionary on top of Nero's head. "If the dictionary falls, you
The pillar you are standing on will also break."
Nero's eyes suddenly widened, he looked at the maid [Eleanor] in front of him, and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
——Boss, I don’t want to play anymore! I want to go home!! Come and save me!! Boss!!
But no matter how she called in her heart... she was completely unable to achieve a clear connection with her master. As a black soul messenger, the connection between her and her master had become intermittent, and even disappeared...
…
The door finally opened slowly... Nero, who had to maintain his balance every second, could not help but relax when he saw the open door. He almost dropped the dictionary above her head. She was so frightened that she quickly gathered her energy and tried her best.
Stay balanced.
When the door opened, [Eleanor] walked slowly to the door, leaned down, and waited for her master to come out.
"Thank you for your generosity, shopkeeper... No matter what, I will pay off the shortfall this time as soon as possible."
At the same time, I also heard the slightly pale voice of Pluto [Hades] - Pluto was accompanying the shop owner out, or in other words, sending him off in person.
Pluto and the [Shopkeeper] who came out naturally saw the scene in front of them.
"Shopkeeper, what is this messenger?" Pluto couldn't help but frowned.
[The store owner] smiled slightly and said calmly: "The employees in the store are a little unruly, so they are just punishing you a little bit. Don't worry about it... Then, we will visit you again at the next deadline, Pluto."
"Of course, you have always been the most punctual one." Pluto [Hades] looked a little nervous, and finally smiled.
After that, the [shopkeeper] and the maid [Eleanor] did not stay. After [Eleanor] lifted Nero's temporary [teaching], he directly grabbed her and left the palace of Hades with the [shopkeeper]
.
Not long after, the three heads of hell came to Cerberus in a hurry, and happened to meet Hades [Hades], who was obviously not in a good mood... But the gatekeeper of hell didn't seem to realize this, and he said sternly when he came up
: "Great Master! When I was patrolling Hades, I encountered several creatures who dared to blaspheme you. It was too much. I have...ah——!"
The great power of death turned directly into black lightning and struck Cerberus, even knocking it out of Hades' palace.
Cerberus, who was struck out of the palace by black lightning, suddenly saw stars in his eyes. He hurriedly raised his head and saw dark clouds gathering above Pluto's palace, transforming into Hades, "Exit
If you dare to leave your post without authorization again, I don’t mind changing the guardian of the gate of Hades! Get lost——!”
How could the three-headed hell dog that came in high spirits dare to speak at this time?
Facing Pluto's wrath, it could only tuck its tail between its legs in fear, not daring to say anything, and left Pluto's palace in despair.
As for the human child captured by it... Cerberus said, where would it dare to stay now?
The life and death of that human child... don't worry about him anyway, he will die naturally in a few days. This is [Hades] after all!
…
After Pluto [Hades] struck out with lightning, his mood did not improve, but became even more irritable - who said that as a god, there are no worries?
They are actually just gods in the eyes of humans...but they know very well that they are just a species more advanced than humans, and calling themselves gods is just a deception on their part.
"【god】……"
Hades [Hades] looked up at the dark sky of Hades, "...what on earth is it? We can only be regarded as false gods at best. My Hades may not be able to support it for long. What about you... you can still sit peacefully
How long will the throne on Olympus last? Haha, we who dare not step out will still..."
Shaking his head, the king who led Hades walked slowly in the empty Hades palace with his hands behind his back.
He has long been accustomed to this kind of deathly and quiet environment... After all, the only companion in Hades is death - from the perspective of humans, this place is the place of eternal rest.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Pluto stopped - because he found a living person who shouldn't exist here... It seems a little inappropriate to say it was a living person, because as Pluto, he could tell at a glance that the other person should have died.
right.
Hades [Hades] couldn't help but frowned and looked at the person in front of him... this child who was only about five years old.
Joe... He looked around blankly - ever since he woke up, he found himself in a strange place. His eldest sister had disappeared, leaving him alone.
Everything here is so huge - huge pillars, huge floors, huge doors...it's dark, and the air is filled with the smell of sulfur.
"May I have your name?"
"joe..."
"From now on, you stay here and accompany me..." Pluto [Hades] thought for a while, and an idea suddenly came into his mind, "Remember, my name...Hades!"
"
joe...joe still looked confused.
…
…
Finally, it stopped - on a huge floating wasteland in a place of nothingness.
Nero saw a group of monsters passing by like a large formation above his head, and subconsciously opened his mouth, "This is the gap between dimensions...are these Void Demons?"
After leaving the palace of Hades, the [Store Manager] and the maid [Eleanor] directly cut through the space and entered this land of nothingness.
"Oh? Do you also know about the dimensional gap and the Void Demon?" [Store Manager] looked at Nero at this time, "Eleanor, if I remember correctly, only the highest-level black souls are involved in the dimensional gap.
Only messengers can contact us, right?"
The maid [Eleanor] nodded and said: "Master, she calls herself Nero. According to the amount of alien energy her body is composed of, she belongs to the second-highest level of black soul. According to the rules, she is indeed not qualified to contact the dimensional gap."
"I have never been here before, I will only listen to what Dazhe Oppa said." Nero shrugged at this time and said: "He was forced to fight monsters and level up in the cracks of the dimension. He told me boring things.
I just found out about this."
"Dazhe?" [Store Manager] was startled, and subconsciously looked at the maid [Eleanor] beside him, who slowly shook her head.
"Dazhe Oppa is so awesome! He is the holder of the Zhanlu Sword! I can't beat him no matter what."
"Zhan Lu Sword?" The maid [Eleanor] was slightly startled at this moment, and then turned over her hand. On the palm of her hand, a simple bronze long sword slowly appeared.
Nero's eyes widened instantly, "Zhan...Zhan Lujian? Are you...are you really?"
[Eleanor] couldn't help but frown at this time, and subconsciously looked towards her master [the shop owner].
But I saw that [the shop owner] had a deep frown at this time - but soon, [the shop owner] relaxed his brows, and then stretched out his finger and gave Nero a slight hook.
At this time, the remote control hidden by Nero rushed out of her body and fell into the hands of [the shop owner]... [The shop owner] held the remote control in his hand and looked at it for a moment.
"Master, what is this?"
[Shopkeeper] said softly at this time: "It seems that this is a small gift for me from the next..."
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ps: According to statistics from Mr. Wutong...the specific number is 54.
