Chapter 87

After Gorden agreed to Loki's conditions, Loki, as promised, taught Daly the method of transferring divine power, helping this mother-daughter duo drain Ares' divine power. The heavily injured Ares immediately died after losing his power as the God of War.

Sersi: "… That’s it, synchronously channel the God of War’s power into the Gate of Doom, paying attention to the stability and balance of the power output." —— Teaching Daly and her daughter how to use the God of War’s power to control the Gate of Doom (making adjustments while teaching)

With the combined efforts of the three, the Gate of Doom was restored from its mirrored state, its surface reverting to a black, fog-like vortex.

Cheshire Cat (possessed by Loki): "It seems the greatest crisis has been averted, the rest is up to you…" —— After saying this, he fainted on the ground.

Lin Youde: "What’s happening to her?" —— Quickly moving to check

Gorden: "Nothing serious, this is just Loki, the evil god, fainting after removing the possession. It’s not life-threatening and is actually beneficial to the possessed person’s brain. Cheshire Cat will regain consciousness soon, just without the memories from the possession."

Lin Youde: "Oh, that’s good." —— Feeling relieved

Gorden: "But you must be careful with your words, don’t say anything reckless in front of Cheshire Cat. If you anger Loki, he might come back to kill you, and I won’t be able to save you." —— Warning the sailors

The sailors: "Yes, yes…" —— Trembling with fear

Lin Youde: "You don’t want us to tell her the truth?"

Gorden: "Yes, for your safety, it’s best not to. I don’t know which word might offend Loki, but I do know he is ruthless and vengeful."

Lin Youde: "What about the General Secretary?" —— Whispering

Gorden: "We must report everything to the General Secretary without hiding anything, but we must keep it secret from Cheshire Cat. I suspect this concerns her future." —— Whispering

Lin Youde: "Understood." —— Whispering

I (narrator): "Concerning Cheshire Cat’s future? To become Bide’s stepmother? Old man, be honest, when you asked Bide about the reason for taking chemical castration drugs, did you immediately guess that the girl in the photo was Cheshire Cat?"

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Daly: "The Gate of Doom is back under our control. Let’s give those bastards who took advantage of our situation and issued an ultimatum a surprise attack. This is our answer! Sersi, prepare to summon genuine Chimaeras, not these weak laborers and those feeble Harpies." —— Feeling invincible after gaining the God of War’s power, she directly ordered Sersi

Sersi: "This…" —— Looking troubled

Persephone: "What’s wrong? Do you think my daughter has no authority to command you, and that you, the former second-in-command, should inherit Ares’ leadership?" —— With a stern face

Sersi: "Of course not, I am not questioning your and your daughter’s status and authority. It’s just that you don’t know, the large monsters summoned from the Gate of Doom are not a threat to the enemy. They have methods to deal with them, otherwise Ares wouldn’t have been killed here."

Daly: "What? Large monsters are not a threat? Then aren’t the small monsters you summon even more useless?"

Sersi: "They are indeed useless, but it was a temporary workaround I took out of desperation. Using the power to summon and control one large monster, I summoned and controlled a large number of weak small monsters to delay the enemy and find an opportunity to ambush them. This method proved effective."

Gorden: "The former queen Hippolyta fell for your trap and was turned into a stone by your ambush?"

Sersi: "Yes, it was thanks to these cannon fodder that I repelled the attack led by Hippolyta and the Norse gods, defending the palace. Otherwise, this place would have fallen long ago, and the war would have ended." —— Proudly

Daly: "I didn’t realize these laboring small Chimaeras had such skills, able to hold off Hippolyta and the Norse gods. How come they don’t seem to be a match for the enemy at all?" —— Re-evaluating the small monsters

Sersi: "Your Highness, you are both right and wrong. They are indeed no match for the enemy, but they are not Chimaeras. They are puppets made from the remains of various small monsters, able to continuously replenish their numbers on the battlefield and wear down the enemy without needing to be summoned from the Gate of Doom. The enemy had to stop their operation and retreat due to these endless monsters and my occasional ambushes."

I (narrator): "So it’s a matter of quantity over quality. This witch Sersi is quite resourceful."

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Gorden: "These laborers are puppets made from the remains of various small monsters? Can the monsters from the Gate of Doom be used this way? Then can the large monsters be combined into a super monster, like the space monsters in the Japanese TV series 'Ultraman'?"

Sersi: "No, only unintelligent low-level monsters can be combined arbitrarily. High-level monsters with some intelligence cannot be combined this way."

Gorden: "You can trigger this skill with low-level monsters but not with high-level ones? Why is that?" —— Unable to understand

Sersi: "You’re asking me? I don’t know. This is a characteristic of the monsters from another world, only the creator knows the answer."

Cheshire Cat: "This is like grafting limbs between plants. A regular gardener can do it with ordinary tools in a normal environment. However, limb transplantation between humans requires several experienced doctors working together with advanced medical equipment in a sterile operating room. The difficulty is incomparable." —— Suddenly interjecting

Gorden: "Cheshire Cat? You woke up so quickly?"

Cheshire Cat: "Quickly? I feel like I was unconscious for a long time (recalling)… What happened just now? When I woke up, I heard you talking about small and large monsters, and the explanations just came out of my mouth, like a reflex. My brain seems to be working better now, but I can’t remember what happened before. It’s strange." —— Confused by the changes

Gorden: "Can’t remember? Then you don’t need to know. It’s not worth remembering anyway."

Cheshire Cat: "Not worth remembering? What do you mean by that? Are you hiding something from me?" —— Suspicious

Gorden: "Sigh, why are you so suspicious? If you must know, you fainted when you heard the news that the Gate of Doom was about to lose control. You collapsed in the magic circle and even scratched it. Something on your body triggered the chaotic magic circle, which cast a spell on you, making your brain work better when you woke up. How’s that? Not something to brag about, right?" —— Lying without a hint of hesitation

I (narrator): "The old man is really a master of lying. He can easily come up with a logical lie that leaves Cheshire Cat completely baffled."

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