"Ouch ouch ouch, let go, let go, are you a dog?!"
Feeling the pain, Jason snapped back to his senses and hurriedly pressed down on the head of the black-haired little loli in his arms, not letting her continue biting him.
Although the one who had turned into this little loli was the Hellhound Cerberus, Jason was wearing the belt of the God of War Ares, so he could still contend with her in terms of strength.
"Yes!"
The little loli bared her teeth, her two big eyes glaring at Jason, and said huffily, "I am a dog! I'm the three-headed hound of Hell, woof woof woof!"
With that said, the little loli opened her mouth again to bite Jason.
"Wait, don't bite yet... By the way, why are you biting me!"
Seeing the little tiger teeth exposed by the little loli, Jason's face paled in fright as he hurriedly soothed the restless Cerberus in his arms.
This was the real Hellhound, and it really hurt!
That bite just now, though it didn't take off any flesh, had already drawn blood!
"Why am I biting you... You still have the nerve to ask me!"
Cerberus widened her eyes, bared her teeth in fury at Jason, and said with immense grievance at the same time, "It clearly has nothing to do with me at all. It's all your fault, so why am I the one taking the punishment instead!
And I've been locked up in this pitch-black place for so many days, and you didn't even come to rescue me!
I finally waited for you to come save me, and you... you actually made me play that damned game with that scary old man!
I, I, I... I'll bite you to death, bite you to death, you jerk!"
The more she said, the angrier Cerberus became.
And hearing this, the expression on Jason's face grew more and more awkward and guilty.
After all, everything really was his fault. Cerberus had completely suffered an undeserved calamity.
It wasn't incomprehensible for her to be this angry, angry enough to want to bite Jason.
"Stop stop stop, don't bite, don't bite. I was wrong. I apologize. I guarantee it won't happen next time, won't happen!"
Cupping Cerberus's face with his hands, Jason apologized to her repeatedly.
And because of the belt of the God of War, although Cerberus was very strong, for the moment, she really couldn't do anything to Jason.
Thus, in the end, under Jason's repeated sweet talk and guarantees, the huffing Cerberus could only helplessly let Jason off... mainly because as Cerberus gradually calmed down, she noticed something was off.
Aside from that scary old man, there was also a goddess standing beside Jason whom she did not recognize.
And looking at this white-haired goddess whose hair reached her waist, especially after meeting her gaze, Cerberus always felt uneasy all over.
She even subconsciously lowered her head and hid in Jason's arms...
"She is...?" Typhon looked at Cerberus, pondered for a moment, then looked at Jason.
"Cerberus... the child created by Echidna."
Before Jason could answer, the God of the Abyss Tartarus, who had taken the form of an old man beside them, explained faintly.
Wait, now that it was put that way... Cerberus seemed to be Tartarus's granddaughter or something.
"As expected, it's her." Typhon nodded in understanding, looking at Cerberus who had subconsciously hidden in Jason's arms under her gaze.
After smiling, she looked at Jason again and said, "You have a pretty good relationship with her."
"Mm... it's alright." Jason replied with an awkward smile.
Jason and Cerberus did indeed have a good relationship. Otherwise, back then, Cerberus wouldn't have helped Jason out.
After all, they saw each other every day at the gates of Hell and had long since become familiar.
Moreover, Cerberus was not only the three-headed hound guarding Hell but also the gatekeeper dog of Goddess Hecate.
Otherwise, when Cerberus transformed, she wouldn't have subconsciously imitated Hecate's appearance, becoming a little loli in a black dress with black hair and red eyes.
"Let's not talk about that. Come come come, child, come over and play two games with me!"
Then, Tartarus walked over, grabbed Jason in one go, and brought him before the Go board.
"I'll tell you, I just randomly slaughtered Cerberus earlier. My Go skills have definitely improved. I can definitely beat you now!"
Jason looked at the board, then at the extremely confident Tartarus before him, and only felt a massive headache coming on.
He couldn't help but cast a pleading glance toward Typhon.
Who would have thought that the approaching Typhon would also reveal an interested expression, with absolutely no intention of stopping it... Thus, helplessly, Jason could only play another game with Tartarus.
And the result was no surprise at all. Tartarus lost... Nonsense, playing Go with a dumb dog, it would be strange if he didn't win!
"Why did I lose again... That shouldn't be."
Having just boasted greatly, Tartarus now couldn't help but feel a bit awkward.
Jason was also awkward, and very afraid. He was afraid that if he kept winning like this, Tartarus would lock him inside this abyss and not let him leave!
"No, we'll play again..."
But before Tartarus could finish speaking.
"Forget it, Father. You have no way to beat this child right now. Let me play with you instead."
Typhon stepped forward, blocking in front of Jason, and said with a smile, "Father, how about you and I play Go? Once your skills improve, when this child comes next time, you can play with him then. What do you think?"
"You know how to play Go?" Tartarus looked at Typhon.
"I watched once and roughly understood... It's a very interesting game." As Typhon spoke, she looked at Jason and said, "You came up with it?"
"Mm... My teacher taught me." Jason thought for a moment, then replied vaguely.
The materials he had looked up online in his previous life could also count as being 'organized' by a 'teacher.'
Typhon looked at the vague Jason and smiled, not pressing the matter further.
Although her body represented destruction, the extremely cunning and intelligent Typhon had now vaguely noticed the uniqueness of this game.
Thus, she also developed an interest in this game.
And upon hearing Typhon's words, after a brief moment of thought, Tartarus agreed to Typhon's suggestion.
This allowed Jason to breathe a sigh of relief. As he prepared to take Cerberus, who had been afraid to speak ever since seeing Typhon and had been hiding behind him, and leave.
"Jason, wait first... By the way, great Father, are you satisfied with the tribute this child offered you?"
Typhon called out to the departing Jason and pointed at the Go board and pieces before her, smiling as she asked Tartarus.
And evidently, Tartarus was clearly very satisfied with such a tribute.
"In that case, according to the game rules between this child and the gods... Father, shouldn't you give a gift in return?"
Tartarus paused for a moment, then patted his head and said, "Look at me, I forgot!
Indeed, indeed, I should give him a gift. Let me see what to give him..."
"Father, this child isn't lacking in divine artifacts." Typhon continued smiling, "You should have seen it too: the mark left on him by Athena, and the God of Light Apollo, the Moon Goddess Artemis... Not to mention that his teachers are the creator of magic Hecate and the Craftsman God Hephaestus."
The old man form of Tartarus, upon hearing this, looked at Typhon before him, then at Jason to the side, and said, "Then what do you say I should give this child?"
"Mm, actually, Lord Tartarus, you don't need to give me anything, because I didn't offer you any proper tribute at all..."
Jason's quiet words weren't even finished before being interrupted by Typhon.
"No, you're wrong to think that way... Child, you should be proud. You truly offered a tribute to the great God of the Abyss Tartarus that satisfied him!"
After Typhon's words fell, Tartarus nodded and looked at Jason, saying, "That's right, child. The tribute you offered me is very good. I like it a lot, so I will definitely return the favor... Tell me, what do you think I should give him?"
Looking at Tartarus who was asking her, Typhon picked up a piece from the board and said to Tartarus, "One piece for one person... How about that?"
Upon hearing this, Tartarus looked at Typhon in surprise for a while, then pondered for a period of time, picked up three black pieces from the board, and tossed them to Jason.
"One piece, one slot."
After Jason subconsciously caught the pieces, Tartarus said to him, "When you encounter someone you want to imprison forever, crush the piece, and I will act, imprisoning the other party permanently inside my body."
Hearing this, Jason couldn't help but freeze for a moment.
Looking at the three black pieces in his hand.
In an instant, he felt his scalp go a bit numb.
Because Jason knew one thing: Zeus's father, the God of Creation and Destruction of Time and Space Cronus, had actually not died at all!
After Zeus defeated him, he imprisoned him and the beings who supported him, and the place of imprisonment was right where he was now.
Inside the body of the God of the Abyss, the great primordial deity Tartarus.
In this place where concepts of time and space did not exist... To be precise, where they had actually been devoured!
And now, by giving Jason three pieces, Tartarus essentially meant he would act on Jason's behalf three times!
This was a trump card... a true trump card!
Jason instantly realized this.
Although Jason had many means, he had always lacked a decisive move that could turn the tide of battle in one fell swoop.
The strike from Apollo's bow and the moon goddess's arrow was powerful, but the restrictions were far too many. Not only did it require the moment when sun and moon coexisted, but now there was also the constraint of praying to the twelve Olympian main gods.
But now, Jason had one... Although Jason also knew that even without Tartarus imposing restrictions, if Jason asked him to imprison an existence like God King Zeus, Tartarus absolutely would not act.
But even so, this was a trump card that Jason desperately needed, and one that the gods did not know about. Now, only the dumb dog beside him knew!
"...Thank you, great God of the Abyss Tartarus."
Thus, Jason gripped the three pieces tightly in his hand, took a deep breath, and no longer refused the gift from Tartarus.
After all, this was the life-saving ultimate technique Jason had always dreamed of!
An 'invitation' from the God of the Abyss Tartarus.
"Mm, no problem." Tartarus waved his hand and said, "Next time you come, remember to play Go with me."
"Mm, mm... Next time for sure, next time for sure."
After Jason finished speaking with a slightly awkward smile, he prepared to slip away with the little loli beside him.
But after just two steps, he was called back again... However, this time, the one called was not Jason, but Cerberus.
"Cerberus." Typhon's voice made Cerberus subconsciously turn her head and look toward Typhon.
"Open your mouth."
Then, under Typhon's voice, Cerberus subconsciously opened her mouth.
Typhon reached out, her slender white fingers flicking lightly, and a drop of golden blood was flicked into Cerberus's mouth.
After swallowing the blood, Cerberus blinked at Typhon.
Then her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
The startled Jason hurriedly caught her.
"Don't worry, she's fine... When she wakes up, she'll be stronger than she is now." Typhon waved her hand and said, "Take her and leave... Child, see you next time."
"...Mm." Jason picked up Cerberus, looking at Typhon sitting by the board with some complexity. After hesitating for a while, he said, "See you next time, Lady Typhon."
Then Jason carried Cerberus and walked out of this endless abyss.
After Jason left and the abyss returned to silence once more, Tartarus looked at his child Typhon before him as he played Go and said, "You're so optimistic about that child?"
"Mm." Typhon nodded. "Because he truly is different. Isn't he? ...And Father, do you know? He might have even greater potential than me to complete the mission for which I was born here."
"Him? ...Impossible. He's merely a creature created by the prophetic god Prometheus, that child of foresight."
This time, Tartarus was truly a bit surprised.
"But it's the fact, great Father... If you don't believe it, time will prove everything I said. We just need to wait and see.
And Father..."
Typhon reached out and moved the piece that Tartarus had quietly shifted while she was speaking back to its original position, saying expressionlessly, "You took back your move!"