Where's Your Horse? 3/4

Typhon frowned, his pupils contracted slightly, and his voice faltered slightly.

You mean...

"With such a pure Authority over the Seas in one's bloodline, is there even a need to guess?"

Samael smiled strangely, glancing meaningfully at the various divine pillars of light that connected the heavens and earth on Mount Olympus.

Oh no! A descendant of the King of Gods! Those guys from Olympus did it on purpose!

Typhon's expression changed, and gray-black mist surged around him. He decisively reverted to his Titan form, prepared to risk injury in order to finish the battle quickly.

"Stop! Let's talk this out!"

Samael immediately raised his hand, his eyes filled with apprehension, clearly not wanting to fight Typhon to the death.

"If you offer them to me and pledge your allegiance to the Goddess of Oaths, I will protect your safety and bestow upon you unparalleled glory!"

Typhon slightly suppressed his aura and issued his final ultimatum.

"In a direct confrontation, the three of us combined are indeed no match for you."

"But I should be able to hold you off for a while..."

Samael grinned and pointed to the sky.

"Excuse me, but I need to tell you that before rushing into the storm barrier, Themis sent a message to Olympus."

"Do you think you can escape even if you kill us?"

At the same time, a thunderclap resounded in the sky, and a silvery-white arc of light spread out.

Oh no, Zeus!

Typhon glared at the three men, his expression changing drastically. Without hesitation, he vanished into thick black smoke and mist, then turned and, following the sweeping storm, burrowed deep into the abyss.

As the stagnant atmosphere around them eased, Athena, who was in the spotlight, breathed a sigh of relief, patted Samael's shoulder lightly, and looked excitedly teasing.

"You're really something, you managed to fool him with that!"

Samael's expression was dry as he pointed to the lightning that clung to the sky like branches, his smile forced.

"It's not a lie, it's true..."

Do they really think this monstrous king is an idiot? That he'd be scared away by just a few words?

"No, you really notified Olympus?"

Athena looked stunned, completely bewildered; she was truly caught between a rock and a hard place.

The idea of using one tiger to devour another is good, but the problem is, if the wolves are all gone, what will you use to feed the tiger?

Immediately, the silver goddess's gaze sharpened, her heart clenched, and she looked at herself with a deep, melancholy gaze, her hands clenched into fists, her ten fingers cracking.

"The Olympus are coming, what are you waiting for?"

Just as Athena felt a chill creep into her heart, she received a heavy pat on the shoulder.

Samael pointed impatiently to the Typhon's Offspring lying scattered on the ground behind him, offering a curt reminder.

"Come quickly and help transport your team members back to the Arima's Cave."

Athena was taken aback, her expression turning strange.

"Didn't you say Olympus was coming?"

Samael dragged Hydra onto Teacher Ma's back, while the nine heads were used as knots, each tied to a monster, and answered casually.

"Yeah, but what's it to you?"

Noticing the bewildered look in the eyes of the adopted daughter behind him, the ancient snake gave her an annoyed glance.

"Your Aunt Themis and the Queen of Heaven are very good friends. Is there any problem with inviting Zeus and Hera as guests in the name of the Old Gods?"

"Huh? This is something else! I thought..."

Athena stared in disbelief, muttering to herself.

"What did you think?"

"No, it's nothing..."

"If there's nothing wrong, then hurry up and get to work! Let me tell you, Zeus is a big philanderer. If you wander around in front of him and get his eye on, you might not make it back."

Samael glared at Athena, whose eyes were darting around, then tapped his adopted daughter on the head with a snort and added a vicious threat.

"Get to work, why are you being so mean!"

Athena rolled her eyes at Samael, then ran to the side of the heavily injured Typhon's Offspring. Following someone's method, she grabbed the Chimera's serpent tail, the dragon's head of Ladon, and the dog's head of Cerberus, and tied them all to her teacher Chiron in a chaotic manner.

Unconsciously, the corners of the Goddess of Wisdom's lips curled up slightly, as if she were immersed in some kind of pleasure.

"Drive!"

After entrusting the Typhon's Offspring to Chiron in a string, Athena, in a playful mood, patted Teacher Ma on the back and shooed him away.

I am a centaur, not a horse specifically for hauling goods! If you need to transport goods, can't you hire a horse specifically for that purpose?

The centaur sage's lips twitched, and he moved his mouth, but in the end, he was too lazy to argue. He sighed helplessly, buried his head, and started running on all fours. In a series of collisions, he transported the Typhon's Offspring behind him to the Arima's Cave.

Anyway, these students are thick-skinned and tough. Taking them for a walk won't necessarily cause them any scrapes or bruises. The intensity of their fighting is not even as bad as their daily squabbles.

Neither Chiron nor Medusa and Athena, who followed closely behind on either side, felt much psychological burden about this.

As the delivery convoy drove further and further away, Samael, who was lagging behind, suppressed his smile and looked back at Themis with concern.

"I'm a little worried, I think I'll stay."

The Goddess of Justice raised her hand and gently stroked Samael's cheek, then lowered her head and lightly kissed the ancient serpent's forehead, her tone firm yet gentle.

"Trust me, there won't be any problem. Whether it's because of Metis or because Hera is there, Zeus won't do anything to me."

"Besides, in my hands, besides the celestial instrument to measure right and wrong, I also have the sword to uphold justice!"

Samael looked deeply at Themis through the solemn Black Veil, nodded seriously after a moment, and released the Goddess of Justice's fragrant shoulder.

"Alright, I'll leave this to you."

"If anything unexpected happens, be sure to send a signal immediately. I'll be waiting for you to come back in the cave tonight."

"Don't forget, tonight is a special night."

Finally, the ancient serpent cupped Themis's face and gently kissed her forehead. Then, driven by the Divinity of Destiny and the power of time and space, its body vanished in a stream of light.

"I promise!"

Themis smiled and nodded, watching the eerie light fade away. She turned to look at the nearby battlefield in ruins, flicked her fingers to play the golden celestial instrument, cupped one hand to her chest, and solemnly began to chant.

"When the calamities subside, the harm will return to its original source!"

As the golden aura rippled out from beneath the goddess's feet, the Rules divine power caused the surrounding environment to seem to be reversed, proceeding through the processes of filling pits, dispelling toxins, and reviving vegetation.

Once the mess before her eyes was wiped away, the Goddess of Justice relaxed her brow and rose to walk towards the Water Marsh Treehouse.

However, the moment Themis turned her back to the sun, her shadow became a little heavier.

She was well-liked for her kindness and had a high status among the Old Gods, and she gained the friendship of two Old Queen of Gods, Rhea and Hera.

Her advocacy of equal marriage principles and the concept of family based on the obligations and responsibilities between men and women was especially admired by Hera, who was always on guard against her husband's infidelity.

Therefore, this Goddess of Justice did indeed have a good relationship with Hera, but this superficial relationship had very limited substantive effect.

Trying to use this to implicate that monster king will probably not be so easy.

Hopefully, the Olympian King of Gods will be very interested in Samael's bargaining chip.