Loli War 1/3

In the deathly silence, the ancient serpent smiled faintly.

"What? You're scared? Do you want me to bring Athena over to help you?"

Faced with that calm and earnest response, and that condescending scrutiny, Anna felt inexplicably guilty, her lips trembling slightly.

"I..."

Samael gently stroked the little girl's soft head, his attitude remaining gentle.

"Don't worry, revenge is your right, and you are free to choose whatever you want."

"At most, Hydra, Cerberus, and all your brothers and sisters, every single one of them, will be enslaved by the Olympian Gods according to fate, and then sacrificed to the heavens by Greek heroes..."

"At most, Metis went mad, and Snakebite was implicated, causing him to leave a step earlier..."

"At worst, you'll continue to hide and live on deserted islands..."

"At most, in order to protect yourself in the future, you will have no choice but to devour your own sisters and continue to be a Gorgon until you are defeated by wave after wave of Gorgon heroes..."

"In that case, you will have no possibility of reconciliation with this world..."

"Of course, you can also ask me for help. Even if it means sacrificing my adopted daughter for you, I'm still willing to take you and Tina away from this hellish place, Greece..."

As the ancient serpent smiled and pondered, it gently combed the head of the purple-haired loli with its fingers.

Samael's boundless pampering and bias caused her body to gradually stiffen from its initial tension, which was filled with aggressive intent, until it finally brought an uncontrollable tremor.

"However, after I make my move, I'll probably be hunted down by Metis and Themis together."

"If I'm lucky enough to survive, for the sake of our past, my promise to take you away will still stand."

"Hey, this is only the last time, understand?"

As he spoke, the ancient snake seemed to have thought of something. A smile appeared on its lips, and it lowered its eyes, its gaze calm as it earnestly offered its advice.

"Oh, right, if you can hold out long enough and kill all these people who are persecuting you, you might even run into Leonidas leading his team to land on the island..."

"He's a decisive person; if he wants to survive, he won't hold back."

Anna's resentment was instantly washed away by overwhelming fear. The horrific scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood flashed through her mind. She covered her head with her hands, her face pale, and cowered in a corner.

"Stop, stop! I don't want revenge! I don't want revenge anymore!"

"I just want to live a quiet life. I don't want you to have any trouble, and I don't want any of you to leave me."

The Purple Haired Girl leaned against the stone wall, unable to slide down, and finally shook her head frantically, hugging her arms and wailing, her trembling words filled with sobs.

Samael sighed, squatted down, and gently wiped away the sorrowful tears from Anna's eyes, feeling somewhat helpless and heartbroken.

"Anna, do you understand now?"

"Revenge comes at a price, and that price... you'll have to give up everything..."

After calming down a bit, Anna defended herself, sounding somewhat aggrieved.

"I never intended to pursue revenge, I just..."

The little girl hesitated slightly, her purple eyes quickly glancing at Samael before snapping away as if electrocuted. At the same time, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she gave an annoyed snort.

"I just don't like her constantly clinging to you, always showing off in front of me, and I don't like you mentioning her all the time!"

"Uh, then I'll mention it less often in the future?"

The ancient serpent repeatedly raised its hands in surrender, humbly apologizing.

"You're not allowed to sleep with her tonight! You're not allowed to comfort her! Let's see what she has to brag about in front of me now!"

"No problem!"

Faced with the little girl's sullen remarks, Samael fully displayed his "fence-sitter" nature, nodding with a bitter and resentful expression.

"Then, I'll forgive her for now..."

Anna hesitated for a moment, her tone softening, as the slight resentment she felt towards Athena for the sparse production of her products was somewhat diminished by the possibility of the future.

"Forgive? You've suffered so much injustice, why should this girl continue to bully you like this? I can't stand by and watch!"

"Oh? So what do you want...?"

"You're just riding on her head, bullying her! It's no fun just beating her to death. I'll raise her first, and you can bully her a few times a day when you have some free time. That'll be much more exciting!"

Looking at Samael, who was filled with righteous indignation and seemed even more excited than herself, Anna was dumbfounded.

She seriously doubted whether this guy was really Athena's adoptive father. How could he be even worse than her, her enemy?

Anna was immediately suspicious of the exaggerated reaction. After a moment of thought, she realized that she had gone around in circles and seemed to have returned to the starting point.

Athena was the culprit, but she did not suffer any real harm and continued to be fostered by Samael, enjoying her care.

He suffered the most injustice and carried a deep-seated hatred, yet he could only resort to childish squabbles and fights to prove himself, even swearing that he would never actually lay a hand on her.

No matter how you look at it, it seems like you're the one who's at a disadvantage!

Anna suddenly realized what was happening and was furious. She immediately grabbed Samael's arm and started hitting the rascal's arm.

"Samael! You know perfectly well that I won't really do anything, you're just trying to scare me!"

"You're making the consequences sound so serious, pretending to help me, but secretly you're actually speaking up for her!"

"I trusted you so much, you're so wicked! I'll bite you to death!"

Why has this girl become less and less deceitful ever since Athena arrived?

Having his true intentions exposed, the ancient snake, while the little girl enthusiastically "biting" him like a mad dog, secretly grumbled to himself while gently stroking Anna's head with a sincere smile.

"The key is that Athena, that brat, doesn't know as much as my Anna."

"Only adults understand reason. When they need to come to you, since we're close, we can talk about anything."

"Moreover, I know that even the strangers of Uruk are willing to protect the little angel, so they certainly wouldn't kill a child just because of one possibility."

Anna, though still feeling a bit resentful after being flattered, revealed her vulnerability through her slightly open and upturned lips.

After all, she's one of us, and that annoying guy is an adopted child!

"Satisfied?"

"Snort..."

"Feeling better now?"

"Uh-huh..."

"Not breathing anymore?"

"Whispering sound..."

When the little girl responded with a half-hearted hum, the frown between his brows dissipated, and all his violent aura vanished. Having successfully achieved his goal through a roundabout approach, Samael smiled and gently flicked Anna's forehead.

"But to be honest, you can dislike her, you can bully her, you can compete with her, but at least you should try to get along with Athena seriously."

When Samael brought it up again, Anna, though not overly resentful, still showed resistance, her face clearly showing displeasure.

"In order to reconcile you with the world, Leonidas and the Three Hundred Warriors of Hot Spring Pass have already taken a step for the Greeks at the Temple of Ea."

"Now, it's your turn to show some magnanimity, Goddess!"

Samael's expression was solemn, and his gaze was serious.

Anna couldn't help but recall the figures of those who charged forward to block her way during the war against the God Ea. She bit her lower lip tightly, and any remaining displeasure vanished. She nodded earnestly.

Seeing that the little girl had resolved most of her inner conflicts and decided to take a step towards reconciliation with the world, the ancient snake couldn't help but smile with relief, and then decided to detonate another thunderbolt.

"Furthermore, I have a nagging feeling that you and Athena might be connected to the secret of the fourth theocratic transition in Greece..."

"Don't you want to help Tina? Don't you want revenge? This is our chance."

Upon hearing this, the little girl's eyes shone like stars, and she excitedly waved her pink fists in the air, her fighting spirit soaring.

Yes! Who wants to play house with her? Let's play big! I'm going to steal everything Athena cherishes most to get revenge!

However, a certain hot-blooded little girl was completely unaware that she had never played with that Goddess of Wisdom in her previous life.

Before her old rival could even make his Shiki appearance, she lost not only in terms of resources but also in terms of the game itself...