Give Me the Name of God

The Acheron River is the first river into the underworld, also known as the River of Anguish, and is also the largest river in the underworld.

Seeing this big river, Manda had some understanding of the previous journey.

According to the Book of Odes, after death, Thanatos, the god of death, first leaves a mark on the body, and Hermes, the messenger of the gods, will guide his soul through the long dark valley to the River Styx. shore.

What Manda experienced just now was that long dark valley. Hermes would only provide guidance to the souls of the dead who had held a formal funeral. Although Manda did not receive guidance, he still relied on the talent given to him by Hermes. Got out of the valley smoothly.

But those lonely ghosts who had not held funerals were not so lucky. They could not get out of the valley, and were eventually eroded by the undead around them and became part of the valley.

Considering the years of war and famine, a simple funeral is a luxury for most people. It is no wonder that the number of souls imprisoned in the dark valley exceeds Manda's ability to count.

The first task has been completed. According to the order on the stone statue, Manda must cross the Acheron River.

According to the records in the Book of Odes, not even a feather can float in this river, so swimming is definitely not feasible. The correct way to cross the river is to find Charon, the god of the underworld, and get on his ferry to cross the river.

It is not difficult to find Dushen along the river bank. How should we explain to him when we see him?

Pretend you are the undead, just pass by without explaining anything.

The idea is good, but I'm afraid the gods are not that easy to deceive. Once it is exposed, the consequences will be disastrous.

Of course, there are living people who have successfully crossed the river in history. The hero of the classical period, Orpheus, one of the members of the Golden Fleece team, once used the sound of his piano to impress Charon, the god of transition, and took a boat to cross the Styx.

Does Manda have this strength?

If you bring a guitar or a nymph fairy's harp, you might still have a chance.

But Manda didn't bring either of these things. He wasn't on vacation, so why did he bring an instrument? Moreover, Orpheus was the best musician in the classical period, and he only succeeded once.

In addition, there is another way. Legend has it that a living person can board Charon's ship as long as he brings the golden branches from the garden of Persephos, Queen of the Underworld. However, Manda has not seen such high-end goods so far.

Even if he really deceived Charon, Manda would not have the cost of crossing the river.

If you want to board Charon's ship, you have to pay a silver coin. A silver coin is not worth mentioning to Manda, but he didn't bring any money. He gave the money bag to Roma, and he didn't have a single copper on him.

You can get on the ship without paying, it depends on your courage. The great hero Hercules once took a ride on the Overlord ship, and Charon didn't dare to do anything to him.

The question is, does Manda have the strength of Hercules? Apparently not.

If you don't have the strength and still want to be an overlord ship, you will most likely be thrown into the river mercilessly by Charon. If you fall into the river, you will probably get a sap. It is better to swim.

After thinking about it, Manda decided not to risk going to Charon. He decided to walk directly across the river.

Because he expected that there was a high probability of stealing something during this trip, Manda asked the poet to make two special artifacts, one was a four-winged flying mirror, and the other was weightless feather boots.

The Four-Winged Flying Mirror is made of two pieces of the blood stone of the Kingfisher Goddess. It is a silver mirror with two pairs of wings. It can fly in the air and briefly record the scene reflected in the mirror. Its main function is The function is detection.

The Weightless Feather Boots are precious artifacts made from the fifth-level divine blood stone of ghosts and gods. This divine blood stone was sealed by the Sword of Divine Punishment. There are still traces after being unsealed. If it is a pure divine blood stone, Man Da had already rewarded it to Kesto.

In addition to the sacred blood stone, the main material of the weightless feather boots is the feathers of the three-winged bird. Putting on these boots, the human body will lose most of the weight. There will be no dent when stepping on the cotton, and there will be no footprints when stepping on the snow. There is no sound on the dead branches and leaves, and it will not sink even if it steps on the mud of Ziegese. It is an excellent tool for sneaking and stealing.

Manda prepared to use these two artifacts to forcefully cross the river, but when he arrived at the Acheron River, he hesitated.

The river was at least more than a hundred meters wide. Although it was not too deep, the clear water allowed Manda to see the situation at the bottom of the river.

Almost like the Dark Valley, the riverbed of the Acheron River is also made of bodies. Under the erosion of the river over the years, these bodies are arranged very neatly and their expressions are very peaceful.

Based on his previous experience in the dark valley, Manda speculated that these bodies were entities formed by souls, which could be seen, touched, and most likely could move.

Why do souls form entities in the underworld? This kind of thing is beyond Manda's understanding.

But one thing he could imagine was that if he were caught by these people at the bottom of the river, he would lie side by side with these people and become part of the river bed.

Before crossing the river, Manda prayed to Hermes again, believing that he was under Hermes' watchful eye.

He first let go of the four-winged silver mirror. Watching the one-foot-tall, half-foot-wide square mirror waving its two pairs of wings and flying smoothly over the river, Manda breathed a sigh of relief, put on her feather boots, and headed towards the river. The first step was taken.

Can this pair of boots be floated in this river that is said to be incapable of even feathers? Can you float yourself without most of your weight?

In the first step, the boots successfully floated on the water.

In the second step, Manda's entire body stood firmly on the water.

In the third step, Manda glanced down and found that the river had become much deeper, and it should be submerged.

In the fourth step, many people under the river opened their eyes. Manda raised her head and decided not to look down anymore.

In the fifth step, someone suddenly pulled Manda from the bottom of the river. Manda lost his balance, one foot sank into the river, and the other foot also left the river surface. He was about to sink into the water. At the critical moment, Manda caught A four-winged silver mirror.

The four-winged silver mirror has very little power and cannot fly with Manda. It can only provide Manda with an unstable grip.

With this little strength, Manda regained his footing and took three more steps on the river before being knocked into the bottom of the river by a wave.

Eight steps, just eight steps.

After making so much preparation, I took eight steps in total.

The people lying at the bottom of the river stretched out their arms to try to catch Manda. Manda ran like flying on the bottom of the river.

The buoyancy of the Acheron River was very small, and the resistance was also very small. Although the river bed made of the body was a little slippery, Manda's speed was not greatly affected.

He held his breath and ran to the other side in one breath. During this period, several arms at the bottom of the river grabbed Manda, but he cut them off with his golden fingers.

After climbing to the other side, Manda lay on the rock and breathed for a long time.

He took off his boots, caught the silver mirrors flying in the air with his palm, and stuffed them fiercely into his backpack.

The Flameless Torch is completely useless, and the weightless feather boots and four-winged silver mirror have only been used for a little bit. Until now, they have relied almost entirely on their own abilities. What is the use of carrying these artifacts?

When Manda was about to fasten her backpack, she found that the four-winged silver mirror kept flashing, as if there was important information to be conveyed to Manda.

Manda didn't dare to neglect and quickly picked up the silver mirror because he felt that the danger pendant was also heating up.

Since arriving in the underworld, the Hazard Pendant seems to have become dull. This is the first time it has heated up.

Manda wiped off the water droplets on the mirror and carefully rubbed it along the pattern on the mirror.

The mirror began to slowly reappear the previous scene, first the raging river and Manda walking on the river.

Then because Manda grabbed it on the way, the mirror began to shake violently.

Next, Manda ran wildly at the bottom of the river, but the mirror captured a scene on the shore.

In the corners of the river bank, two green dots appeared.

There are more than two, it seems to be four, no, there are many more...

Judging from the position at the time, these bright spots seemed to be nearby.

Manda stood up alertly and looked around, feeling like there was a sound around her.

Following the sound, Manda finally saw it.

One, two, three, ten, thirty... almost a hundred!

A hundred clusters of green flames, like a hundred lanterns, moved and flickered in the dark corners.