Give Me the Name of God

What are these hundred clusters of flames?

They can move, move as a whole, and different flames can also move autonomously within a certain range.

After watching for a moment, Manda discovered some patterns. The hundred flames were grouped in pairs, divided into fifty groups. The two flames in each group acted in exactly the same way.

It is speculated that these two clusters of flames should be a pair of eyes.

So why can fifty pairs of eyes move as a whole?

Thinking about the description in "The Book of Odes" and thinking about his current position, it seemed that he had met the mascot of the underworld, Hades' most beloved pet.

Crossing the Acheron River, you will encounter the three-headed dog Cerberus, the guardian of the underworld.

Manda has seen the three-headed dog that Leonder transformed into, which only has three heads. That is the image of Cerberus in the human world. In the underworld, Cerberus will take on a complete form, with a total of fifty heads.

What does a fifty-headed monster look like? Manda was not in the mood to care about this matter, because the hundred green flames were getting bigger, which meant that the three-headed dog was approaching.

Without thinking, Manda ran away. After just two steps, he heard heavy breathing from behind.

Caught up? Caught up so quickly? Why didn't this guy make any footsteps?

Besides, anyone in the world can surpass him. How could he run faster than himself?

Manda didn't even dare to look back, she just ran away and ran along the river bank for a long time, but she felt that the sound of breathing was always behind her.

He realized one thing, anyone in the mortal world could transcend it, but this was not a mortal world, and the guy behind him was not a human either.

We can't keep running like this, we have to find a way to get rid of Him.

Although he never looked back, he intuitively judged that the three-headed dog was very big and might not be able to fit into some narrow spaces.

As Manda ran, she scanned the terrain on the shore with the corners of her eyes. The terrain here is very strange. There is a road 20 to 30 meters wide at the foot, with the Styx River on the left, and a rock wall with no beginning in front, no end in back, and no top in the right.

Manda didn't want to jump into the River Styx again, which would mean all her previous efforts would be wasted, and she might not be able to get rid of the three-headed dog.

His target was a rock wall to the right and he found some cracks between the rocks.

Some of the cracks were big enough for him to get through, but not for the three-headed dog.

After finding a suitable target, Manda immediately changed direction and rushed towards the crack in a few steps.

But when I rushed closer, I realized that this gap was blocked by the shadow of the rock in front, and there was a certain visual difference. To be precise, this is not a gap, but a cave, and the entrance is not small.

I'm in trouble. Will the three-headed dog chase me? Wouldn't it then be like catching someone in a jar?

It was too late to change the target, so Manda had no choice. She gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and got right in.

The wheezing sound suddenly moved away, and it seemed that the three-headed dog couldn't get in.

Manda breathed a long sigh of relief. After running to a safe distance, he stopped and turned around, wanting to take a look at the true appearance of the three-headed dog.

But he only saw the sparkling light outside the cave entrance, but did not see the three-headed dog.

There was nothing outside, as if nothing had ever been there.

Could it be that he just had a hallucination? Could it be that there was nothing chasing me just now?

Manda originally wanted to go out and take a look, but as soon as she took two steps forward, her strong reason immediately defeated her strong curiosity.

It was definitely not an illusion just now. The gasping and the pressure were real. In the blink of an eye, this guy disappeared, which proved two things. First, he was smart enough, and second, he was fast enough.

This cave is quite small. The height of the cave entrance is no less than three meters. The three-headed dog cannot get in, which proves that its height is much higher than this height. Even if it is lying on the ground, it cannot get in.

But this cave is not too deep, only about seven or eight meters, so it would be safer to stay in the innermost part.

Manda opened his backpack, untied the water bag first, and drank a few gulps. He knew he had to drink sparingly, but the consumption just now was too much.

He also ate half a bag of dried meat, which meant that he had used up half of the food supply. He knew that the days ahead would be difficult, but he could not save food now. If he did not replenish his strength quickly, he might die at any time.

While eating, Manda did not forget to put out the four-winged silver mirror so that it could keep watch outside the cave.

This thing is actually quite useful, because it possesses part of the divinity of the Kingfisher Goddess. The silver mirror can sense danger and come back to report it.

The only problem is that the four-winged silver mirror is easily exhausted, and the divinity must be continuously replenished from Manda. There are strict limits on the time and distance of use.

It cannot be too far away from Manda. Once it exceeds ten meters, it will lose its ability to fly. It cannot be used for too long. Once it exceeds the time of a thirty-minute hourglass (total fifty minutes), it will lose its ability to record.

The distance of ten meters is just enough for it to stand guard outside the cave. If the three-headed dog does not appear within fifty minutes, it proves that he has probably left. After all, he is the guardian of the underworld and has a lot to do.

There is not much food and water left. Next, we must speed up the progress of the task. We walked out of the dark valley and crossed the River Styx. What is the next task?

Manda held the stone statue and waited for a long time, and finally saw a line of text starting to glow faintly.

This time it was the ancient Kemlai language. Thanks to Worm's help over the years, Manda had learned many ancient languages. Otherwise, even if he had the ability to reach the heavens and the earth, he would not know what to do in the underworld.

Will Worm survive this? The Leo girl had woken up long ago, and he was still in a coma.

Kemlai is very rare, even rarer than Tili. Although Manda has learned this language, it took a long time to understand the meaning of the sentences.

"The word is guard. The guard of the underworld is the three-headed dog."

"The word is to break, no, it's a verb, which means to break. It can also be said to be to cut off."

"This is a function word, it seems to mean if."

"I recognize this word, it means seeing."

"I also recognize this word, it's tail..."

Manda's heartbeat was speeding up, her scalp was numb, and a cold current rose from her tailbone to the top of her head.

Connect all the words together and read them completely. The content is as follows:

If you see a three-headed dog, cut off its tail.

Manda raised her head and blinked, then lowered her head and read it again.

The same action was repeated three times, and Manda was sure that he had read it correctly.

Let yourself chop off the tail of a three-headed dog? Great Hermes, what do you think I am? Is this something humans can do?

Of course, if we insist on being serious, there are indeed humans who can do this. When Hercules came to the underworld, he directly held down the three-headed dog, captured it, brought it to the human world, and then sent it back again, and it was still in the underworld. Without using weapons.

But that's Hercules, the son of Zeus. He was born a demi-god and died a true god. How can I compare him to him?

He also said "if you see a three-headed dog", don't you know whether I have seen it or not? Didn't you see that He was chasing so closely just now?

Thinking of this, Manda's train of thought suddenly stopped.

Maybe Hermes really couldn't see it?

Manda always thought that she was under the watchful eye of Hermes, but this was just Manda's wishful thinking.

The writing on the stone statue may just be some kind of spell. When you reach a certain location, a piece of text will be automatically displayed, which is not much different from the navigation function.

If not under the watchful eye of Hermes, who would ensure his safety?

This is the underworld, is it all up to you?

Manda's chin dropped unconsciously, and waves of cold air rushed from her tailbone to the back of her head.

Just when his body started to tremble, the four-winged silver mirror suddenly flew back, and it had important information to report to Manda.

On the mirror, Manda saw a huge stone rolling by the river. Above the stone, a row of green eyes could be vaguely seen.