Xingtetsu: You are not included in Elio's script!

Chapter 624

As she approached the filth-infested area, a pungent smell filled the air.

And beside her, a child was standing quietly with his back to her, his small figure looking particularly out of place.

Aglaya thought to herself, could this danger be caused by this child? She suppressed her doubts and tried to make her voice sound gentle and kind, "Hello, child."

"child?"

The girl remained indifferent, as if immersed in her own world and turned a deaf ear to Aglaya's call.

Could it be that she couldn't hear it? Aglaya felt a little puzzled. She slowly stretched out her hand and gently touched the girl's shoulder, fearing that she would scare her.

But the child was still obviously frightened. His body trembled violently, and he turned around quickly, looking at Aglaya with a pair of frightened eyes.

She waved her hands in panic and pointed at her mouth and ears to indicate that she could neither hear nor speak.

Aglaya was stunned for a moment. She really didn't expect that she couldn't even speak.

After a brief moment of surprise, Aglaya felt a surge of pity in his heart.

She stretched out her arms and gestured to the child in front of her, smiling and asking her to stretch out her arms as well.

The girl looked at Aglaya, her eyes full of hesitation. She bit her lower lip, as if she was having a fierce ideological struggle.

After a while, she finally mustered up the courage and slowly stretched out her arms.

Then, under Aglaya's control, the golden thread gently wrapped around the girl's palm like a nimble little snake.

"Don't worry, child, we are already connected in mind, you can talk to me in your heart." Aglaya said silently in his heart, conveying this message to the girl.

When she heard the sound for the first time, she was so frightened that her whole body trembled, her eyes widened, and her face was full of shock.

After a long while, she slowly calmed down and timidly responded in her heart, "Well... Thank you..."

"Child, can you tell me what you are doing here?" Aglaya asked with concern.

"My...my thigh stone amulet fell into something terrible..."

"It's dark and scary... I don't dare to reach out..."

"I see. Don't worry, I'll help you."

"You just need to do me a small favor.. turn around and count to thirty in your mind, okay?"

The kid nodded and turned away.

The filth that Aglaya was about to deal with might scare the girl, so she wanted her to avoid this scene.

"Filthy thing, show yourself!" Aglaya stood up and controlled the golden thread to flow into the hidden hole again.

Then, Aglaia looked and found that the people pulled out by the golden thread were actually Titan's followers.

"Even children's toys are not spared. Is greed also part of your original sin?"

"Return to the dust, filth!"

Following Aglaia's command, her golden thread instantly tightened, like an indestructible cage, tightly wrapping around the Titan's followers.

Then there was a "puff" sound.

The dependent was strangled here, and blood splattered everywhere, but it was all blocked by Aglaya's golden thread.

When it died, it turned into lime and sank into the soil.

Then there was a "puff" sound, as if a sharp blade was cutting through rotten flesh, and the body of the Titan's follower was crushed by the powerful force of the golden wire, and blood spurted out like a fountain.

But Aglaya was prepared. The golden threads quickly weaved into a barrier, blocking all the splattering blood, without a single drop splashing around.

When it died, its broken body instantly turned into grayish-white powder like weathered rock and slowly sank into the soil beneath its feet.

"Is this what you lost?" Aglaya bent down slightly and picked up what the girl dropped. In the sunlight, it was an exquisite bracelet, and it was obvious that the girl cherished it very much.

"Yes, that's it! Thank you, sister!"

Sister... Hearing this, Aglaya was stunned for a moment, as if something had hit the softest corner of her heart.

In her long years filled with power struggles, few people called her by such a pure and intimate name. For a moment, she was a little at a loss.

"Are you okay, sister?" The girl asked worriedly when she saw Aglaya was in a daze.

"No...it's nothing. You must remember not to play on the street alone in the future...even in Ohma." Aglaya came back to his senses, looked at the girl, and warned her earnestly.

This seemingly peaceful city actually has undercurrents and countless dangers.

"Thank you for your reminder, sister! I will pay attention next time." The girl nodded obediently, her eyes full of trust in Aglaya.

"Also, sister, you are so beautiful! Just like the goddess Meneta recorded on the stone tablet, shining with gold! Your eyes are also like two gems, so enviable!"

The girl looked up, her eyes sparkling with admiration, and praised Aglaya generously.

"I'll give this thigh stone amulet to my sister. I hope you'll have good luck every day and won't be bullied by anyone in the future!"

As the girl spoke, she handed the thigh stone amulet in her hand to Aglaya, her young face full of sincerity.

"Thank you, child..." Aglaya took the thigh stone amulet and a warm feeling surged in her heart.

She looked at the girl, and seemed to see the innocent self she once was, but the years had worn away that innocence.

After watching her skipping away, Aglaya fell silent.

She couldn't help but think of Lin Yu, the person who also mentioned her eyes.

At that time, she could clearly sense the exclamation in Lin Yu's words and the subtle emotional changes transmitted through the golden thread.

"Eyes...are they enviable..." Aglaya murmured to herself. In the darkness, her thoughts drifted back to the days of struggle and choice in the past.

In order to protect Ohma, she struggled forward in the dark river of power and intrigue. Her invisible eyes made her control over the golden thread more acute, but the innocence and tenderness in her heart were gradually disappearing.

"Why think about this... Let's go to the last filth..."

Relying on the information feedback from the nymph and the golden thread, she walked towards the last place emitting an unusual smell.

When she arrived outside the bathing area, she looked at the pool next to the mouth of the True Lion.

"Filthy things, reveal yourself."

Unexpectedly, this last place was also a dependent.

"It's a pity that the soldiers who have been stripped of their glory can only live in filth like maggots." Aglaya sighed softly. In her opinion, although this dependent was once a powerful being, it has ended up like this now. It is really sad.

"Return to the earth, my kin!"

After Aglaya killed it, he cleaned up all traces of the battle.

Then she went back the way she came, ready to return to the Garden of Life to find Tibao.

However, before she had walked far, she suddenly stopped, and her keen perception made her detect something strange.

"Who's there? Show yourself before the golden thread is stained with your blood."

"As expected of a demigod, even an assassin like me who has spent most of my life doing "cleansing" cannot escape your senses."

A low voice came from the darkness, and then a figure walked out slowly.

The person who came was Katniss.

"Sir Katniss, what do you mean?"

"Heh... no need to pretend, you've already noticed my eyeliner, right?"

"You deliberately didn't expose us so that we could relax our vigilance and believe that your every move is within the rules of the Senate, right?"

"When it comes to conspiracy and scheming, Zagreus is no match for the Senate." Aglaia responded without showing any weakness.

"Hehe...thank you for the compliment, Golden Descendant."

"We have no other intentions. We just want to remind you again that the Golden Race's management of the Holy City is temporary. This is just a power trusteeship during extraordinary times."

"God has his own eyes and ears, and people have their own responses. When the so-called "oracle" is broken... the fate of Ohma will once again be in the hands of the citizens."

"Return to the citizens...or return to you, Lord Katniss?" Aglaya asked back. Katniss's words were just to cover up her own ambitions.

"There's no need to be so aggressive. When the resolution was voted on that year, nearly half of the elders refused to hand over the Holy City to you. I'm just an inconspicuous member of the opposition." Katniss shrugged slightly and said innocently.

"Go on your way, demigod, and do everything in your power to prove us wrong... but never forget that in Omphalos, even gods cannot do whatever they want."

"I also want to see how long you can keep doing everything yourself... hehe." After Katniss finished speaking, she turned and left, leaving behind only a string of sarcastic laughter.

"I will do everything in my power to save Omphalos, Lord Katniss, whether from the gods... or from you."

"If there ever comes a day when you attempt to betray this city, I will never show mercy, even if my hands are stained with blood, even if I am spurned and accused by the world."

Aglaya swore secretly in her heart, her heart filled with a sense of mission.

In order to protect the peace of the city and the happiness of its people, she is willing to give up everything, even her own reputation and innocence.

After whispering softly, Aglaya calmed down the waves in her heart and continued to move towards the Garden of Life.

When she returned to the Garden of Life, she searched for Tibao in the garden, but found nothing.

But not far away, Ti Ning stood quietly with her back to her.

Tinin's eyes were fixed on Kephale.

"The threat in the city has been eliminated, and I have cleaned up the filth one by one."

"Thank you, Aya. That elder... has she caused you trouble again?" Tining understood the various pressures that Aglaya faced when dealing with the Senate.

"It's nothing serious. Don't worry about me, my teacher."

"You should know, Katniss, she was in the Golden War..."

"She is an assassin who specializes in 'cleansing' the Golden People, I understand." Aglaya continued. She knew Katniss's past very well, and was also aware of this woman's methods and threats.

"As I said, the Senate is not our enemy... at least not now. Let's get back to the pressing issue."

"Well, we are ready to deal with the Titan of the Nicadori Strife. It won't be easy.. Tian is close to his limit."

"How much strength does she have left?"

"If this time is included, maybe I can open the "Hundred Worlds Gate" three more times. No, I can open it twice more."

"What happens after that?"

"According to the previous agreement, Tibao will take over the duties of the "door maker."

Hearing this, Aglaya's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and pain spread throughout his body.

She suppressed her inner turmoil and tried to keep her expression calm.

"Please tell me, my master... in your eyes, is the prophecy still as clear as it was on the first day?" Aglaya raised her head and looked at Tining. She longed to get a glimmer of hope from Tining, a glimmer of strength that could support them to move forward.

"Golden runes flickered in the blue sky, countless words danced around Kephar, and the oracle was as clear as ever."

"Does it tell of the victory of Bai'e and his party?"

Tinin shook his head. "It...remained silent. It seemed to know the answer...but didn't want to share it with us at this moment."

"It seems that this time, we can't get any comfort from the oracle."

"That's fine, if he is really the child chosen by fate..."

"That prophecy is just an aside to his story."

No matter it is the "White Evil" in the prophecy, or Lin Yu and others outside the prophecy, in Aglaya's heart, they are all indispensable forces in this battle that concerns the fate of the world.

Although the oracle chose to remain silent at this time, she firmly believed that everyone was working hard to break this chaotic situation in their own way.

"I will increase surveillance on the Senate. Once they make any unusual movements, we will be the first to know." Aglaya's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness. She knew what those people in the Senate were thinking, and she must not let them cause sabotage at this critical moment.

"We also need to pay more attention to Tian and Tibao."

"Tian's power is approaching its limit, and Tibao is about to take on the role of a doormaker. They both need our support."

"I will go visit Tian later." Aglaya said, "As for Tibao, the door craftsman's affairs, I hope...she can adapt as soon as possible."

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