"Hades, if I say you can do it, then you can. Don't sell yourself short."
When Andrew heard Hades's plea for help, he could not help shaking his head. Hades still lacked a little confidence—well, not confidence in himself, but confidence in Andrew.
If Andrew said Hades could hold off Chthon and the other three, then Hades had at least a ninety-eight percent chance of pulling it off. After all, Andrew was not the kind of boss who set his subordinates up to fail—well, most of the time.
Hades complained, "Boss, can we stop playing mind-over-matter games and talk about something practical?"
Andrew said irritably, "You have no insight at all. No wonder you spent your whole life as Zeus's subordinate. The Ability Interference Rule—do I really need to give you any more hints?"
"The Ability Interference Rule? Boss, you mean it can interfere with curses? I understand. Thank you, Boss. Besides, I still have a long life ahead of me. Zeus will become my subordinate sooner or later."
Hades suddenly understood and immediately began using the Ability Interference Rule to disrupt the Curse. Just as Andrew had said, it worked on the Curse. Its spread began to slow, even becoming unstable.
Chthon did not know any of that. Hearing Hades's words, he flew into a rage. Didn't he know not to slap someone in the face? Was he really going to stab Chthon right in the wound? Did Chthon not care about his dignity?
"Hades, you're dead."
Chthon sneered. "The curse I placed on you is called the Death Curse. The heavier the Death Qi on your body and the more times you die, the faster the curse spreads. Once it covers your entire body, you will become Living Dead."
Chthon explained it in such detail partly because he