A few minutes later.
A female war goddess and two superhumans crossed the Land of Everlasting Flowers at extremely high speed, arriving at a man-made marble road.
With the road guiding them and the wolf-like howls growing louder and louder, the three finally slowed their pace.
As they walked along the broad marble road, Mylon looked at Athena in confusion and asked, "Miss, I'd like to know: if there are no living humans in the Underworld, then who built the gardens, palaces, and this marble road?"
"Well..." Athena looked up at the gray, hazy sky and replied somewhat wistfully:
"Back then, we Greek Gods weren't the only ones there. Besides us immortal and ageless gods, there were also many soldiers, maids, workers, and other low-ranking divine servants who looked human and could live for a thousand years.
"Otherwise, if we had to build the palaces of Olympus, Hades, and the sea god ourselves, then what would be the point of being gods? Right?"
"After hearing you say that, I kind of want to be a god too. If there were maids, I could skip the whole step of finding a partner." Mylon sounded rather longing.
"Hehe." Athena smiled as well. "If you had lived several thousand years ago, perhaps you would have been worshiped as a war god too."
"Roar!"
"Thud, thud!"
Just then, the wolf-like howl rang out again. At the same time, heavy footsteps shook the ground around them.
Looking ahead at the sound, they saw the three-headed dog Cerberus, whose body was about as large as the Hydra's.
The three-headed dog had an appearance resembling that of a German Shepherd. Its long fur was dark red, and its three pairs of eyes emitted a ghostly green light.
But—
Each of the three-headed dog's necks was fitted with