The Greece Antagonist

A crisis, invisible to the eye, was thus averted.

"What a good girl!"

Watching the seabird's human-like intelligent behavior, Luo En couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, lifting his left hand and stroking the bird from its head to its tail.

"Chirp!"

However, the bird, when petted, instantly fluffed up, screamed, and pecked at the fingertip of Luo En.

Right after, the white seabird flapped its wings and hurriedly flew back to rest on Nereus's shoulder.

Hiss, not only is this bird skittish, but it's quite fierce too...

Looking at the blood spot that had expanded on his fingertip, Luo En grimaced and internally muttered a curse.

"Everyone, you've got what you came for, and if there's nothing else, it's best we head back early."

Meanwhile, Nereus quickly tucked the startled white seabird into his sleeve, then, with a gloomy face, glared fiercely at someone in particular, and following that, he left a stern instruction and turned to head into the deep sea, soon disappearing from sight.

What a strange old man's temper...

Luo En shook his head, then stepped back a few paces and stealthily handed the white tail feather he held to Athena standing beside him.

In fact, the item was not the compensation Luo En wanted, but was per Athena's suggestion.

—Pluck the feathers from that bird for me!

At the moment their figures crossed, Athena had made such a demand with a dark face.

As for the compensation that originally didn't belong to him, Luo En, who went to carry out the task for her, naturally agreed without hesitation.

With his delicate manipulation, the feather was easily obtained.

But as he handed over the mission item to Athena and was ready to exchange for his own reward, the Goddess of Wisdom under the shade of the trees waved her hand.

"You keep it."

"Ah?" Luo En's mind filled with a big question mark.

Isn't it what you wanted?

Noticing the confusion on Luo En's face, Athena glanced at the white tail feather and spoke with a smile,

"Don't you need a handy Divine Artifact? Give this to Hephaestus, and he will craft it for you personally."

Can this be exchanged for that?

Since when were Hephaestus's Divine Artifacts so cheap...

Suddenly, the grumbling in Luo En's mind came to an abrupt halt. Looking at the white tail feather in his hand, he stiffly turned his neck, his eyes landing on Athena beneath the shade with a look of shock, and he swallowed hard.

"You mean, it's..."

Athena yawned immediately, cutting off Luo En's question, and then she walked towards her chariot.

"What are you talking about? I don't know anything."

Hearing her indifferent remarks and seeing the Goddess of Wisdom with the corner of her mouth turned up as she fled the scene, Luo En's heart, which had been hanging, now completely fell.

And then, it fell to the ground and shattered into eight pieces...

—According to the Divine Chronicle, the Old Sea God Nereus and his family were adepts in the Art of Transformation, and among his fifty daughters, one was the most skilled in this craft.

—The answer was almost shouting itself out.

Luo En looked at the deep red blood spot caused by the peck on his fingertip, recalling the silky touch of the white seabird, swallowed once more deeply, and two huge characters emerged in his mind.

—Doomed!

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At the same time, white foam surged upon the sea.

A nymph, standing amidst the waves, combining the qualities of a young maiden and the stature of a noblewoman, glanced at the torn piece of her skirt then turned to look toward Sicily, shrouded in sea mist, and her pearly white teeth could not help but grind together lightly.