"Emblem of the Lucky Snake: An emblem of the 'Snake', possessing the essence of Athena, the goddess of 'Wisdom' and 'War', but the true god who possesses it is Asclepius, the god of 'Medicine'. Holding the snake emblem will bring incomparable luck."
Looking at the system description of the Lucky Snake Emblem in his hand, Yu immediately put it away.
Now that the Lucky Snake Emblem was in his hands, all that remained were the ten thousand souls. He had already sent the Moon God Envoys to find people again on Greece's side, hoping they wouldn't disappoint him.
Thinking about this, Yu snapped his fingers, returning the Moon God Envoys that Zeus had controlled back to the materialized moon.
He did not blame those Moon God Envoys. After all, the Moon God Envoys were only fighters at the level of Great Knight, and that guy calling himself Zeus had power comparable to a subordinate god. It was normal that the Moon God Envoys could not defeat him.
However, to be able to block his connection with the Moon God Envoys, forcing him to believe all along that they couldn't find the Lucky Snake Emblem—was that pervert really Zeus?
If that guy was truly Zeus, then Yu had something to look forward to. After all, that guy was the third generation King of Gods of Greece, wielded lightning as a weapon, and the sky changed according to his mood. If he was in a good mood, it would be clear; if he was in a bad mood, heavy rain would fall.
If he killed that guy, Yu might be able to plunder some powerful authorities.
Without Zeus, the temple returned to its original appearance. Looking at the Parthenon, which had reverted to a dilapidated ruin, Yu's figure flickered and appeared in front of Marika.
"You!"
Seeing Yu, Marika, who had just sat down and waited briefly, quickly stood up and walked toward the young man, carefully inspecting him, but found nothing wrong. Only his clothes had become a bit dirty.
"Honestly, Yu, next time you come to a place like this, you have to be careful, everything is dirty."
Seeing this, Marika frowned slightly, and while speaking, began to tidy his clothes, brushing off the dust.
"Don't worry, it's time to deal with Marika's situation now."
Looking at the girl gently, Yu said softly. After saying that, he wrapped his arm around Marika's waist and pulled her into his embrace.
Moonlight passed, and their figures disappeared from where they stood once again.
In just an instant, the two of them appeared at the southernmost part of Greece. The Greek peninsula Yu mentioned actually referred to the Peloponnesian Peninsula in southern Greece. Greece is a mountainous country and also has many peninsulas.
The reason for choosing the Peloponnesian Peninsula to summon the Heretic God Asclepius was that, as the cradle of European civilization, the Peloponnesian Peninsula did not worship the goddess Athena like other regions.
Two thousand years ago, Sparta, the capital of the Peloponnesian Peninsula, had several conflicts with the beliefs of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, so the probability of summoning the Heretic God Athena here was extremely low.
Although two of the three divine artifacts in Yu's hands were closely related to Asclepius, Asclepius's staff, the Lucky Snake Emblem, and Asclepius's vessel were all connected to "snakes", making it possible to summon Athena, the snake goddess.
To avoid this situation, "Glimpse of Fate" chose to carry out the ritual of summoning the Heretic God on the Peloponnesian Peninsula.
"Yu, are we… on the Peloponnesian Peninsula? There are so many people there! What are they doing?"
After experiencing the instant teleportation of Moon Authority earlier, Marika was much calmer this time. She swept her gaze across the shore below, looking at the densely gathered crowd on the nearby beach, and asked.
"Marika can recognize the Peloponnesian Peninsula? It seems you studied diligently. As for why there are so many people there, Marika doesn't need to know that much. Maybe it's some ancient traditional event?"
Yu was a little surprised when he heard Marika say the name of the peninsula. He smiled and said.
"No, I came here with Yu when I was little."
Marika shook her head and said, recalling how Yu held her and lulled her to sleep on the beach back then.
"Really?"
Hearing Marika say this, Yu was a bit confused. He had never been to Greece when he was a child, right? And with Marika at that.
He frowned slightly, then his brows relaxed. Maybe he remembered wrong.
"Of course! I remember it very clearly!"
Marika said with great certainty, her expression not looking like she was lying. Seeing Marika like this, Yu also felt that he might have remembered wrong, so he waved his hand and avoided the topic:
"Well, I rarely go abroad, so the impression isn't very deep."
As soon as the young man finished speaking, a figure appeared in front of them.
That figure was none other than the Moon God Envoy sent by Yu, and in the wide, rough hand of the Moon God Envoy, he held a middle-aged man with blonde hair and blue eyes, dressed in silk pajamas.
Seeing that man, Yu raised an eyebrow, glanced at Marika beside him, and said with a smile:
"Marika, I have something I want to discuss with this gentleman. Marika, go down and wait for me."
After saying that, without waiting for Marika's response, Yu used a gust of wind to send Marika down to the beach.
"Mr. Charles, long time no see. I wonder what happened to the ten thousand living souls you promised me?"
After sending Marika away, the smile on Yu's face turned ice-cold. He looked at the middle-aged man and asked in a cold voice.
"This… I'm afraid Greece cannot do that, Lord Nakano. After our discussion, Greece cannot provide those ten thousand living souls. We don't know what you want to do, Lord Nakano, but even the lives of prisoners cannot be handed over to you! I must be responsible to my future people!"
Being stared at by Yu, cold sweat covered Charles, but he still tremblingly spoke the words he had long prepared.
In fact, it wasn't that Greece couldn't find ten thousand living souls. Although Greece's population wasn't large, it was still in the tens of millions, and it would be easy to gather ten thousand people among criminals.
But that would be extremely unfavorable for his future elections! If this matter were exposed, his political career would be over.
Between his own future and Yu, Charles chose his own future.
He also knew that Yu would come for him sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.
Listening to Charles's explanation, Yu indifferently summoned moonlight, lay on it, and said:
"You're worried about your political career, aren't you? Worried that if this matter is exposed, the media will use it and publish it, affecting your future. Speaking of which, your opponent, that fat, big-headed pig, is much better at handling things than you. He has already prepared those ten thousand living souls, and even asked me for a favor."
Hearing this, Charles relaxed a little. He didn't sense any killing intent from Yu. However… he didn't expect that fat pig to actually dare to agree to this plague god. As long as he returned and exposed this matter, wouldn't his election as a councilor be secured?!
Thinking of this, Charles was overjoyed and quickly responded:
"Yes, yes, that was my incompetence. Next time, Lord Nakano, if you entrust me with something again, there will absolutely be no problem!"
"Next time? No, you won't have a next time. That fat pig's request was for me to kill you, that's all."
Hearing this, Yu smiled, raising his gaze toward Charles.
"W-…"
Hearing this, Charles's face changed, and he tried to say something, but he could no longer speak.
"Throw him into the sea, far away."
Watching Charles, who had already become a pillar of salt in the hand of the Moon Rock Giant, Yu finished speaking, and his figure flickered, appearing beside Marika.
"Yu, did you finish talking with that guy?"
Seeing Yu appear, Marika asked.
"Hm, it seems Marika doesn't like that guy very much."
Yu nodded, and seeing Marika's dissatisfied expression, asked.
"That guy gives me a 'mom' feeling, always scheming against others."
Marika didn't answer directly, but the meaning of her words was already very clear.
"Is that so? Don't worry, Marika won't see that person again."
Hearing this, Yu smiled and patted Marika's head. After saying that, he took Marika's hand and walked toward the distance.
Soon the two of them approached the shore where Marika had earlier seen the gathered crowd.
"Yu, why are all these people… chained?"
As they got closer, Marika finally realized that all the people she saw were wearing black-and-white striped clothes, with heavy shackles on their hands and feet.
"Lord Nakano, these are the ten thousand convicted prisoners you requested. These people are all serious criminals. You may deal with them however you wish!"
At that moment, a blonde beauty in high stockings and wavy hair walked over, bowed to the young man, and said.
Seeing that the person who came was a beautiful woman, Yu raised an eyebrow. It seemed that that fat pig probably knew he didn't like him, so he arranged for a beautiful woman to communicate with him?
That guy was much better at handling things than Charles.
"Hm, just hand these people over to me. You can withdraw your people."
Yu nodded slightly, looking at the armed police controlling the ten thousand convicted prisoners, and said.
"Yes, Lord Nakano!"
Hearing this, the beautiful woman responded. After giving instructions through the walkie-talkie, the police withdrew one by one, moving away from the area. The ten thousand convicted prisoners, seeing their guards all retreat, cautiously stood up one by one, observing their surroundings.
"Then I will take my leave. This is my business card. As long as it's you, Lord Nakano, I am always available."
After finishing all this, the beautiful woman clearly noticed the gazes of the ten thousand convicted prisoners toward them. She frowned slightly, took out a business card from her cleavage, handed it to Yu, and then quickly left.
"Yu is really popular."
Looking at the business card, Marika's smile gradually became unpleasant, and she said in a sarcastic tone.
Previously, she wouldn't have been angry if other girls approached Yu, because those girls had some emotional connection with him, and she herself knew at the time that she only had three years left to be with Yu, so she restrained herself.
But that fox just now clearly wanted to climb up through connections. Marika hated such things, especially when the other party targeted her beloved.
The reason she didn't stop it immediately was her own. She was learning to be the type of wise and virtuous wife and caring mother that Yu liked, and a truly wise and virtuous wife would not embarrass her husband in front of others.
"Does Marika think I would fall for her? With Marika by my side, how could I like such a tacky woman? Alright, it's time to deal with serious matters. Marika, you need to stay far away."
After tearing up the business card, Yu threw it aside. Then he summoned two Moon God Envoys to guard Marika and retreat into the distance, while he himself looked at the prisoners who were staring at him with hostility.
"Then, let's begin!"
As his voice fell, the cursed energy of Yu's entire body began to flow into the ground. In the sky, the full moon shone brightly, and beams of bright moonlight fell upon all the prisoners.
"Bzzz!!!"
With a piercing buzzing sound, a massive hexagram circle slowly appeared.
Seeing this, Yu casually threw, and three divine artifacts appeared out of nowhere, falling heavily into a triangular formation.
The ritual to summon the Heretic God — begins!