Chapter 117 Under-Under Draw

Hesperia's emotions quickly calmed down. She felt a little embarrassed for losing control and revealing her composure. In this awkwardness, she even forgot to pursue Hao Ren for treating her like a child again.

"I'm fine," Hesperia breathed out. "I just suddenly remembered the things of the past and felt a little sentimental. This matter has long passed—but it left me with a huge psychological shadow back then."

"So that bat guy is just unreliable," Lily said, pursing her lips. "She only takes care of giving birth but not raising, and her memory is bad. Even if her memory wasn't bad, she wouldn't be able to support herself. You're really unlucky to have such a birth mother."

Hesperia immediately glared at Lily, "You're not allowed to speak ill of Vivian-sama!"

Lily put her hands on her hips and glared back: "Do you know who I was in my last life! I was fighting with your mom in my last life when you weren't even born yet. In terms of seniority, I should be considered your elder—what's a kid like you doing interrupting when elders are evaluating each other!"

Hesperia was immediately choked, but instantly reacted: "That was all in your last life, how can that count! Who was it that said that the previous life and this life are not the same thing?"

Lily chuckled: "Anyway, it's my own two lives. Can't I have all the rights to interpret everything?"

This husky spirit really is convenient with these two lives...

However, it was precisely because of the husky girl's interruption that Hesperia's last bit of melancholy was washed away. She waved her hand, indicating that she was too lazy to argue with a stupid dog, and then turned to look at her childhood version—the little girl had been curiously looking at the strange people in front of her, but because Hao Ren and his group were using Chinese when communicating internally, the little girl didn't understand what these people were yelling about, and now seemed particularly dazed and a little scared. Hesperia glanced at her and smiled: "Don't be afraid, we're not arguing."

As she spoke, a strange expression appeared on her face, and she muttered in a low voice: "It's really weird to be comforting yourself."

Hao Ren also smiled and bent down in front of little Hesperia: "Then can you tell us where your mother went?"

Before the little girl could speak, Hesperia spoke up first: "There's no need to ask her about this. Since we've confirmed that it's this point in time... then I know where Vivian-sama went."

Lily and Hao Ren said in unison: "What did she go to do?"

"She went to Mount Olympus," Hesperia revealed a wry smile. "We really did draw the worst lottery... I knew it, how could things related to Vivian-sama be resolved so smoothly."

Hearing this answer, Hasson was the first to be surprised: "Mount Olympus is already a mess at this time, what did she go to do?"

The old hunter's surprise was reasonable—although Vivian was incredibly strong at this time, even the Demon Hunters wouldn't dare to easily provoke her old self when they had nothing to do, but she was still just a lone ranger after all. Facing the "God Realm" of Olympus, which was now almost completely swallowed by war, it was still a dangerous adventure for her to challenge an entire Holy Army alone. More importantly, Vivian had always disliked fighting, even if she had some friendship with a few alien families, it was only to the extent of "some friendship." When a full-scale war broke out, she would not personally go down to help either side—after all, she hadn't even paid much attention to her "affiliated" vampire camp.

She was always a loner, and she was used to being a loner, and it was precisely because of her attitude of not helping anyone that the Demon Hunters didn't bother to find trouble with her: anyway, this old ancestor wouldn't be a threat to anyone... at least most of the time.

So she should just be her loner, why would she go to Mount Olympus to provoke hatred at this juncture? Risking her life to freeload a meal?

Over there, Hesperia sighed again. She knew why Hasson was so surprised: "Indeed, Vivian-sama would not normally get involved in that chaotic 'God War,' but there really are one or two friends on Mount Olympus who are worth her saving—Hasson, aren't you curious as to why several Greek gods still escaped after the Demon Hunter's Holy Army leveled the entire Olympus and set up heavy blockades around the God Realm?"

The expression on the old hunter's face suddenly became wonderful.

"She went to save Hesperides and a few other friends," Hesperia nodded. "I only connected the dots later. When she left, she just told me that she was going to save people, and then many years later, I reunited with her and saw the fledgling Athenian Sanctuary and Hesperides, who had become one of the people in charge of the Sanctuary. That was when I knew who she was talking about saving."

Obviously, the "back then" that the little bat spirit was talking about was now, 44 BC.

In this year, Caesar had not yet been assassinated, and the Roman Republic was accumulating strength for the future Roman Empire. In this year, the Valkyries of the Norse God Realm were collecting heroic spirits on the battlefield to prepare for Ragnarok. In this year, the Olympian "gods" ushered in their destruction. The age of mythology still existed, but it was already setting. In this year, Vivian, an observer who never intervened in the disputes between aliens, broke the ice and personally entered the arena to save the first sparks of the future Athenian Sanctuary—in this year, the little Hesperia began her four-century-long wait in the city of Rome and almost thought that she had been abandoned.

"It seems we have to go to Mount Olympus," Hao Ren sighed. "We really drew the worst lottery... The Demon Hunters have completely blocked the 'God Realm' border at this time. If we don't want to fight all the way in, we can only find a way to infiltrate. Hasson, it seems we have to rely on you."

Even Hasson himself felt that the situation was very tricky this time, but he didn't back down: "I still remember our advance route on Mount Olympus and the distribution of each blockade line, but to be honest, the impression I left when coordinating the overall situation and the feeling after personally entering the defense line are definitely different. I can't avoid encountering small search teams—and once we encounter small search teams, we may fall into the encirclement of a large force."

"Then we can let your face play a role," Lily turned her mind and came up with an idea. "You are one of the highest commanders of the Demon Hunters on Mount Olympus at this time. What are you afraid of with you as a cover?"

"That is indeed a way," Hao Ren nodded. "But in that case, we have to consider some unconventional accidents—for example, what do we do when we meet another Hasson? Hasson, no matter how good your memory is, you shouldn't be able to remember where you were every moment two thousand years ago."

The expression on Hasson's face suddenly became strange.

Hao Ren looked at Lily again: "And a supreme commander who is theoretically personally leading the army to attack Zeus's throne suddenly appears on the outer defense line, leading a few suspicious guys running around. Don't you think that's even more eye-catching?"

Lily thought for a while and stuck out her tongue: "That's true."

"But no matter what, infiltration is still the only option. After all, with just a few of us, it's impossible to break through the defense line of two Holy Army corps all the way," Hesperia said. "We must plan carefully: the terrain of Mount Olympus, the distribution of Demon Hunters, the places where Vivian-sama is most likely to go, and if we can't awaken Vivian-sama on Mount Olympus, then we must find an escape route—these things must be determined in advance and memorized."

Hasson also nodded: "That's right."

The little Hesperia on the side was in a daze again at this moment, but at least this time Hao Ren and the others were not using Chinese to communicate. The little girl was stunned and listened to the end and still vaguely understood a little: "You're going to find my mom?"

"Uh, we're preparing to go," Hao Ren scratched his hair. "But we have to plan before we set off."

"Then will you come to my house?" Little Hesperia seemed happy. "I didn't expect to have an older sister. I want to play with my sister!"

Hesperia had an embarrassed smile on her face: "Hehe... hehe... okay."

"Then come with me~" Little Hesperia said happily and turned to lead the way.

The little girl seemed really happy, probably happy that she suddenly had an "older sister," or maybe she was simply happy because Hao Ren and his group were Vivian's friends. In short, this little Hesperia, who looked like a Lolita, was hopping all the way, waving the crooked little branch in her hand—the branch was probably her toy at this time.

While leading the way, little Hesperia was talking non-stop about Vivian and her:

"Mom said I'm the little bat she threw out, but do you know, those human children are actually 'born,' I don't know what 'born' means..."

"Mom knows a lot of big shots. She also said that the other day that human big shot named Caesar was kicked into the moat by her because that guy insisted on making mom some kind of national protector deity. Mom is so busy lately, she said that the age of gods is about to end, and she can't do this job no matter what..."

"Where do we live? It's still in front. Mom said that we should live as far away from others as possible because it will make everyone poor... Anyway, I don't understand."

In little Hesperia's constant chatter, Hao Ren finally had a deeper understanding of Vivian in this era.

The older Hesperia walking beside her had a look of utter despair. It is said that showing one's childhood embarrassing things to others is one of the most embarrassing things in the world, and she has done it to the extreme in this field today: this is simply showing one's childhood to others by traveling through time and space, a real VR immersive experience with interaction. The little bat spirit couldn't help but mutter: "Why was I so unguarded back then, why was I so talkative back then..."

Hao Ren: "It's not like you talk less after you grow up."

"Shut up."

In front, little Hesperia's lips still hadn't stopped: "I'm telling you, Mom is so good to me! She can turn all kinds of things into delicious food... This branch? This branch was given to me by Mom. Mom said it was a tender branch broken off from Yggdrasil, and it hasn't withered for several years..."