Seeing 'Erica' pull Persephone into her arms with one hand, Hades widened his crimson eyes.
Those trembling pupils were filled with intense astonishment, and even a clear buzzing sound rang in his ears.
He suddenly felt his head swell, a dull pressure filling his scalp.
What had he seen?
That dog thief not only dared to appear before him openly.
Now, he had even pulled his wife into his arms right in front of him?
At this moment, Hades felt that he had suffered unprecedented humiliation.
An anger that surpassed everything erupted in his heart. Orange-yellow hellfire burst from the ground all around him, tightly wrapping around his cyan body.
The flames spread from his legs up his body, gradually wrapping around his entire enormous form.
Even his long beard was ignited, the fierce flames dancing in the air.
His crimson eyes were also hidden within the raging snakes of fire.
The winding fire snakes emerged from his eye sockets and rose straight upward, swaying endlessly beneath the crimson stars.
Hades's breathing became heavy and rough, his anger almost crushing all of his reason.
Because he always felt that some mysterious force had been placed on his head.
No wonder he had always felt that he had forgotten something just now.
Now that he thought about it, it turned out that the dog thief had deliberately sent him away and gone to find Persephone.
Seeing this scene, Hades suddenly swung the dark-red spear in his hand.
The spearhead drew a golden afterimage through the air, rapidly sweeping across the surrounding space.
In an instant, slender spatial cracks appeared as the spearhead swung, and the shattered cracks spread throughout the entire world.
Those imposing buildings were torn apart by the void, splitting down the middle one after another before collapsing with a crash.
Wrapped in powerful air pressure, the spearhead let out a sharp whistling sound as it fiercely slashed toward 'Erica'.
However, 'Erica' stood where she was without moving an inch.
She merely watched the front quietly, watching the furious Hades, watching the golden spearhead slashing toward her. It was as if she were deliberately waiting for Hades's attack to arrive.
Just then, a clear female voice rang out beside 'Erica', "Hades, what are you doing!"
The next second, the flames in Hades's eyes quickly went out, and his crimson eyes returned to normal, even becoming clearer.
The rage rushing straight to his head seemed to have been doused with cold water, calming down by more than half at once.
The flames on his extended arm went out, leaving it suspended in the air.
The long spear he had swung also stopped in midair, the flames wrapped around it gradually dissipating.
The golden spear tip stopped beside 'Erica's' neck, trembling slightly.
A powerful wave of scorching heat rose from the ground and swept across the entire area in front of the palace.
Hades stopped his attack.
It was not because Persephone's warning had calmed his anger.
Rather, he suddenly remembered that annoying ability possessed by the dog thief before him.
A body that could freely transform into an element, making it impossible for any of his attacks to touch the other party.
So Hades realized what would happen if this spear failed to hit Viktor.
It was highly likely to pass through his body and accidentally injure Persephone.
Only when he thought of this did he stop his attack.
But two sharp, burning flames of anger once again burst from his crimson eyes as he glared fiercely at the 'Erica' before him.
'What a cunning human...'
He wanted to make him accidentally injure his wife in order to drive a wedge between him and Persephone.
It was simply too despicable.
Seeing Hades withdraw his spear, Persephone finally breathed a sigh of relief, her tense nerves gradually relaxing.
She knew that neither Viktor before her nor this possessed girl was simple.
Not to mention that Viktor was the human favored by that goddess.
This girl's body contained an even more powerful force closely connected to nature.
It was as if six natural elements had been perfectly fused within an ideal vessel.
If she really was closely connected to nature, then their Underworld simply could not afford to provoke her.
Persephone realized that an extremely important secret might be hidden behind this matter.
She had to have a proper talk with Hades.
At the same time, she also felt that Hades's behavior was too impulsive.
How could he attack a human just because they disagreed?
She did not remember marrying such an irritable god.
Seeing Hades's reckless behavior, Persephone puffed out her cheeks in displeasure and began lecturing Hades, "Hades, watch your temper!"
"I didn't come back this time to watch you lose your temper!"
Hearing his wife's reproach, a trace of conflicted emotion appeared in Hades's eyes.
He looked at Persephone, not knowing what to do.
"But..."
Hades felt somewhat devastated inside.
After all, the reason he was angry was all because of her.
How was he supposed to properly explain the situation to Persephone now?
The dignified ruler of the Underworld had actually become jealous and lost his temper because a human girl lightly embraced his beloved wife?
Although the soul dominating that girl's body was that cunning dog thief.
But from the outside, this scene looked more like two girls of similar age being intimately affectionate with each other.
This made the other party look like Persephone's human best friend.
The moment Hades thought of this, his anger became difficult to suppress.
Even though he knew that the dog thief's soul was lurking inside the girl's body, he was powerless to do anything.
He could only watch helplessly as the other party embraced his wife.
The veins at the corners of Hades's eyes bulged, his emotions running high.
He felt like he was about to put on another hat.
Then he bent down and lowered his head.
His enormous head looked down at 'Erica', and he slowly extended a finger, holding it above her head, "Kid, you'd better let her go right now."
"Otherwise, I absolutely won't let you off."
'As if I would let you off if I didn't let her go.'
'Erica' looked at Hades with her eyes open, the corners of her mouth lifting. She was not afraid of the threat from the ruler of the Underworld before her in the slightest.
Her lips slowly moved, forming a word without making a sound.
'In your dreams.'
"You!"
"Hades! Didn't you hear what I just said!"
Persephone pouted, a clear trace of anger showing in her bright eyes as she widened them and glared at Hades.
Feeling his wife's anger, Hades's enormous body suddenly trembled.
Watching Hades's reaction, 'Erica' narrowed her eyes slightly, seeming to find it somewhat amusing.
But soon, her smile gradually disappeared, and her eyes slowly opened.
Erica's large eyes blinked several times, filled with intense confusion.
She had only just regained control of her body and had not fully understood the situation when Viktor's voice rang out in her mind, "Next, you just need to stay by Persephone's side."
"Hades won't do anything to you."
While confusion still showed in Erica's eyes and she had yet to recover, Viktor added another sentence in her heart, "You can get a little closer to her."
After saying this, Viktor fell silent.
At the same time, Persephone lightly rolled her eyes at Hades beside Erica, her tone carrying helplessness, "Forget it. I'll never be able to get through to you."
She turned to look at Erica. After confirming that Erica had regained control of her body, Persephone smiled slightly.
She took Erica's hand, which was resting around her waist, and held it tightly.
Erica's body paused slightly as she felt a powerful pulling force, as if she were being pulled to one side by an invisible rope.
Persephone had already begun walking lightly, holding Erica's hand.
She leisurely walked around Hades and slowly headed toward the solemn and magnificent palace of the Underworld.
Hades stood where he was, staring blankly at their departing figures.
He reached out and unconsciously scratched his cheek, looking both dejected and helpless.
As the ruler of the Underworld, he was accustomed to judging countless dead souls, yet he could not understand the situation before him.
An inexplicable sense of frustration rose in his heart.
Why did he feel like he had been cuckolded without actually being cuckolded?
Clearly, the other party had a woman's body, yet another man's soul was hidden inside it.
And Hades was furious with Viktor to the extreme.
That damn dog thief. Stealing his dog wasn't enough.
Now, he actually wanted to steal his wife too.
Hades suddenly let out a breath, making his long white beard rise and remain suspended for a long time.
Looking at the two who were leaving, he secretly made up his mind.
He absolutely had to keep a close eye on that dog thief and could never let him have another chance to get close to Persephone.
Having made up his mind, Hades wore a black cloak. A cloud of black mist carrying hellfire rose around him, slowly swallowing him before gradually dispersing.
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At the same time, Erica was holding hands with Persephone.
She did not even need to walk. She was pulled along by the other's 'great strength', forced to follow behind her.
'Gods really aren't simple...', Erica thought.
The enormous palace before her became even more dazzling under the orange light. Erica could not help recalling Viktor's instructions from earlier.
Did Professor hope that she would establish a good relationship with this Queen of the Underworld?
No wonder Professor Viktor had deliberately gone to find the Queen of the Underworld first and even had her come along.
He had even boldly used her body to embrace the Queen of the Underworld directly in front of the King of the Underworld.
At first, Erica had mistakenly thought that Professor had suddenly developed some special fetish and had actually become interested in someone else's wife.
After losing control of her body, Erica could only watch from the side.
Watching it made her cheeks flush, and a trace of resentment even rose in her heart.
However, as time passed, Erica began to marvel at Professor Viktor's careful planning.
Now, as long as she could establish a good relationship with the Queen of the Underworld, it might be easier to communicate with the King of the Underworld.
Then she could ask the King of the Underworld to willingly let them leave the Underworld.
When this thought arose in her mind, Erica's eyes suddenly lit up.
It seemed like it could work.
Just as she was immersed in thought, the two had already arrived before the enormous gate of the palace.
Soft orange light seeped through the slightly open gap in the door.
And the towering door seemed to be dozens of meters high.
All kinds of terrifying Underworld creature statues decorated the surroundings, looking both ferocious and frightening.
The enormous gate itself was covered in complicated and mysterious patterns.
The Queen of the Underworld walked slowly. Without turning her head, she gradually stopped.
Her voice came softly and gently from beside Erica, "Erica... You're called Erica, right?"
"Ah... yes, yes."
Hearing the question, Erica answered nervously.
After all, the other party was a god.
The Queen of the Underworld slowly turned her head, narrowed her eyes, and gave Erica a mysterious smile, "I have a question I want to ask you."
"Do you know who your mother is?"
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