Chapter 290: Athena and Algol

South District, Outer Gate 90000, Umbrella base.

Aishiliya, dressed in a proper office lady suit, leaned against a leather sofa with an imposing air, leisurely watching the woman in front of her who wore braids and looked like an ordinary girl.

"Miss Aishiliya, we have already made our advantages very clear. By combining your side's biological technology with our Magical Technology, we can fully form an alliance to further develop biological weapons."

Xian Guyong pushed the documents in her hand toward Aishiliya and said very calmly.

It was just that she couldn't help but complain in her heart—well, complaining about that unreliable Su Nian; could he really just throw away such a massive industry?

As a result, now they had to be the ones to help Su Nian clean up the mess.

To be precise, it was to reclaim the Umbrella Corporation and use this as an excuse to join the Hydra and become one of the snake heads within it.

Because Angra Mainyu had been banished, the Umbrella Corporation founded by Su Nian had unexpectedly developed quite impressively under the management of Aishiliya and Meili.

But this brought trouble to Su Nian; strictly speaking, this was Su Nian's property, yet it was difficult to take over, so they could only take a roundabout approach through cooperation.

And Aishiliya felt even more awkward; the Ouroboros had disbanded, and she, a former Qianxianweisha undercover agent, was in a very awkward position, wasn't she?

The key was that this was Angra Mainyu's industry; she couldn't just dump it, nor could she continue managing it.

Goddess Athena wouldn't even make a sound to tell her what she should do next.

As for Meili, her pressure was even greater due to the return of King Arthur, and she still had to assist King Arthur's double.

She even felt extremely troubled now when facing cooperation requests from others.

She was an excellent Knight and an excellent leader, but she was somewhat lacking only in terms of technology and negotiating with others.

This ultimately led to the current abstract result, and the key was that this thing was created by that Humanity's Final Trial, so she couldn't find anyone to take it over either.

However, just as she was pondering, the communication-type Gift on her body suddenly vibrated. After apologizing, Aishiliya took out her phone to check the message.

"How much longer do you intend to keep playing your management game? It's time to come back."

Aishiliya revealed a faint smile; had Goddess Athena finally remembered her? Although it was common in Little Garden to go out on a mission for as short as a few years or as long as hundreds of years.

But she had truly never experienced a vacation as meaningless as this, where she couldn't even figure out what she was supposed to be doing.

"Yes, Goddess Athena."

After praying silently in her heart, Aishiliya looked up and sized up Xian Guyong, the envoy sent by the Blood Empire, which had recently risen to fame and occupied the City of Desire in the former Outer Gate 6666, which was the territory of the Asura Clan.

"Cooperation?"

Aishiliya tapped the table and fell into thought; should she just take this chance to get out?

No, that cunning woman Meili hadn't said anything, so perhaps it was better to keep the status quo for now?

But Goddess Athena had called her back?

She had it. Aishiliya revealed a faint smile and said to Xian Guyong in front of her.

"Cooperation is possible, but I have one request..."

Ten minutes later, Xian Guyong stared blankly at herself, having taken the position of acting leader of Umbrella, and fell into deep thought.

What just happened? It seemed like she had just acquired a job without a salary.

The life of a working beast is bitter...

After sighing, Xian Guyong seamlessly continued her life as a working beast.

In fact, with Su Nian and Leticia as backers, the Blood Empire established by people from the Strike the Blood world had a staggering rate of development.

Especially after Su Nian captured a certain Asura Clan queen and occupied the other party's territory.

Although it had only been a short month or so, the Blood Empire was already a recognized Four-digit influence Community.

It even had the qualifications to compete with Avalon.

After all, the strength of the other three True Ancestors was still quite good; after digesting the Merit of ruling the world for thousands of years, they all reached the Four-digit level, and they could also summon a considerable number of Five-digit Familiars.

With strong power, combined with moral standards not inferior to the original Little Garden Knights, and finally having Su Nian and Leticia as backers, their background was not weak either.

Cleaning up Demon Kings and building up people's livelihoods, this development suddenly ballooned.

It had now become the strongest force under Su Nian's command.

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Outer Gate 1224, Perseus base.

The goddess wearing an olive wreath stepped lightly into a doorway.

Beyond the door was the place that truly sealed the power and Spirit Status separated from Algol.

Although the Demon Star in Su Nian's hand contained Algol's main body, its power had already been stripped away until there was not much left.

Athena sighed with a hint of helplessness and said.

"If I could, I really wouldn't want to come here."

At the thought that she would soon be in the same air as Algol, Athena had an urge to feel nauseated and vomit.

Hmm, decided, I'll just hold my breath and not breathe in a moment; anyway, a Born God and Buddha won't suffocate from not breathing.

And at this very same moment, in a palace filled with all kinds of mirrors.

The bewitching yet youthful, beautiful yet adolescent purple-haired girl in a straitjacket suddenly looked up, her face full of excitement.

Algol turned her head and looked toward the doorway.

At the exit, where there were no mirrors, olive branches grew from the ground, and snow-white olive flowers bloomed.

Immediately after, the olive branches turned into a blonde woman wearing a white robe and an olive wreath on her head.

Seeing this, Algol turned around, sat sideways on the bed, and said with three parts disdain and seven parts contempt.

"Ugly woman, you finally decided to come find Little Algol. Do you know how long Little Algol has been waiting for you? Little Algol didn't even have time to get her beauty sleep!"

Athena, who had just transferred in, froze, and the words she originally wanted to say were suddenly stuck in her throat, unable to be spoken.

Are you sure you didn't sleep, instead of playing all night with Su Nian? And dragging the other me along too?

It caused her to fail to organize intelligence or arrange subsequent plans last night.

If she had known, she wouldn't have handed over a part of her essence to the other Athena so quickly.

After three seconds of silence, Athena said in a cold tone.

"I am not here to argue! I am here to let you out!"

Algol picked up a small mirror and a wooden comb, and while combing her hair, she said with disdain.

"No, Little Algol is very comfortable staying inside, I don't want to go out at all."

As she spoke, a hint of craftiness appeared on Algol's face as she said.

"Unless there is a beautiful girl whose beauty is on par with Little Algol who is willing to take Little Algol out."

Hearing this, Athena subconsciously wanted to retort.

In her view, her own beauty was not the slightest bit inferior to Algol's.

But soon, she realized Algol's line of thinking; in Algol's mind, the most beautiful girl in Little Garden was only herself.

And for someone whose appearance was not inferior to hers, it could only be another Algol.

Algol wanted her to turn into her appearance...

"Impossible, you are dreaming!"

Athena retorted subconsciously.

Algol, however, shrugged her shoulders casually, took out a lip balm, and began applying it while facing the mirror.

"Then Little Algol will just stay here."

"The super beautiful Little Algol only goes with people as beautiful as herself."

"Ugly monsters are not welcome here!"

As she spoke, Algol tapped the floor lightly.

A grandfather clock rose from the ground, and at this moment, the clock happened to point to twelve noon.

A cuckoo popped out from it.

"Ugly monster, ugly monster, cuckoo, cuckoo!"

The cuckoo popped out and retracted from the clock, popped out and retracted.

This made Athena's brows knit tightly together.

"Can't we just talk properly?"

Algol continued to quietly apply her lip balm, having no intention of paying any attention to Athena.

After all, although her relationship with Athena had eased because of Su Nian, that did not mean she would choose to laugh off the things Athena had done to her.

Athena looked at Algol calmly, while that noisy cuckoo kept calling out "ugly monster," "ugly monster."

Forcibly controlling the urge to smash that cuckoo, Athena said calmly.

"I can grant you one condition, any condition at all."

"Hmm?"

Algol stopped her movements, turned her head, and looked at Athena with slight surprise.

"Hmm? Did your brain snap? You can agree to a condition like that?"

"I thought that while your looks were lacking, your brain was at least decent, so why is even your brain not working well now?"

Athena suddenly lost the mood to speak.

Compared to talking, she now wanted to tear apart that disgusting mouth of Algol's even more.

"I will say it again, I can grant you one condition, any condition, as long as you are willing to go out."

Athena's face was expressionless, appearing exceptionally cold.

Seeing this scene, Algol tilted her head and said with slight disgust.

"What scheme are you plotting again?"

"A condition like this doesn't seem like something you would agree to."

"No, I am not plotting anything."

Athena said with a calm face.

"I am truly intending to reconcile with you."

Algol was silent for a moment, then smiled helplessly.

"Sure enough, Little Algol still cannot understand the thoughts of you ugly people who make trouble."

Was it worth it? Following the path she arranged, wouldn't it be fine to become the Trinity Medusa using Medusa's Spirit Status?

Why go up against that Athena?

I really don't know if that crazy woman Athena is doing this to win an argument, or to become a Two-digit.

Algol shook her head, put down the lip balm, looked at her perfect face in the mirror, and smiled as she said.

"Forget it, how could there be a second beautiful girl as beautiful as Little Algol?"

(End of chapter)