Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 180: 182: The Eternal Stone Pusher - Sisyphus

Chapter 180: Chapter 182: The Eternal Stone Pusher – Sisyphus

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“? ? ?” Qin Muye suddenly realized, pushing to the top of the mountain would end it, but if he could never push it up, that would be a serious torment.

“Sisyphus’s punishment has already been decreed,” Hades announced as he entered Qin Muye’s laboratory.

“Did Oceanus just stand by and watch?” Qin Muye asked.

“What’s happening, how is my mission already complete?” Before Qin Muye could react, he had already left.

“He is punished to push a boulder to the top of a mountain, and as soon as he’s successful, his punishment will be over,” Hades explained.

“He will never be able to push the boulder to the top,” Hades said.

“Is Sisyphus also just a fairy tale?”

“You can go and see for yourself if you like, on the mountain to the north, where the daughter of Oceanus, the Companion Star God Moluo Po, is also present,” Hades hinted before he departed.

“Isn’t this punishment a bit too light?” Qin Muye asked, somewhat perplexed.

“This is really…” Qin Muye fell silent.

The relationship between the Titan Divine Race and himself was one of use; under non-interest-based circumstances, all was well, but when it came to interests, it could be entirely different.

For example, God King Uranos, the first-generation God, now calmly hung at the highest point of the world, immobile and dispersed into the sky.

Poseidon only made tentative moves and worked covertly without daring to show his face outright. Unlucky, it seemed, was only the Ocean God Oceanus.

However, among the gods, there was not a hint of tranquility; constant disputes between Ocean God Oceanus and Zeus kept flaring up, with Poseidon also getting involved.

It wasn’t just a form of imprisonment, but also a way to wear down his spirit; even if he eventually succeeded, he’d return a broken man.

Unless Qin Muye had Zeus’s bloodline, but Hades thought this utter impossibility, having tested it himself, only finding his and Persephone’s bloodline.

During that period, he also visited Elysium, with Cronus imprisoned there; the scene was tranquil. Besides this second-generation God King, Gaia was also present, seemingly communicating something with Cronus.

And they didn’t think Zeus would lose. He bore the cursed destiny of a Divine King, meaning that no one but his sons/daughters could overthrow Zeus’s rule.

Without a doubt, Gaia must have devised a plan with the second-generation God King Cronus, currently settling his ambition and instability.

More importantly, his pushing of the boulder in the Netherworld signified separation from life and death; when the punishment ended, perhaps even the Corinth Kingdom would have been annihilated.

Hades shook his head and remained silent.

Hades too coveted the position of Divine King, but… the difficulty was indeed no small matter.

Upon seeing Qin Muye, Hades gave a slight smile, gesturing as if to ask if he wanted to come in and join.

Seeing this, Qin Muye understood that the Ocean God hadn’t lost lightly; otherwise, Sisyphus wouldn’t have ended up in such a predicament.

Rescuing him was definitely not an option; Qin Muye was willing but powerless.

So it went on and on, endless and ceaseless.

But if Ocean God Oceanus really dared to fight, then Poseidon would not hesitate to slay the opponent, even Hades might intervene.

Yet not a single Titan Divine stood up; the more this was the case, the more danger Zeus faced. To stand up now would be nothing short of seeking death.

Both previous Divine Kings had tempered their fury after taking a beating, but this second-generation God King Cronus seemed not to have suffered enough, at least in Qin Muye’s view who suspected he might be plotting something against him.

Even though Hades and Poseidon both coveted Zeus’s position.

The innermost secrets were unclear to Qin Muye, but the extent of the win depended on whether Sisyphus’s punishment was light or harsh.

Persephone was indeed Zeus’s daughter, but Qin Muye wasn’t Zeus’s son, which was critical; the grandchildren’s generation could not ascend to the throne. It was a curse of destiny, unrelated to capability.

The previous two generations of God Kings were overthrown by their sons; the Third Generation God King Zeus could not escape this fate. Currently, Zeus’s rule was verging on tyranny; the recent events of abducting a daughter, killing a father, and sending a witness to prison were being seen as an omen.

Qin Muye indicated that water was still boiling on the electric stove, and he would not go.

Qin Muye had learned a bit about this as well, hmm… from Hecate, the Witchcraft Goddess of the night.

Qin Muye felt that Gaia was being too naive, considering her own offspring but not taking Qin Muye’s interests into account.

With nothing better to do, Qin Muye thought he might as well go and have a look.

Qin Muye was somewhat surprised, “It’s over? Just like that?”

Qin Muye was a bit puzzled, and besides that, he couldn’t think of any other possibilities. It was precisely because of this that he had completed the main quest.

Having spent nearly three months in the Netherworld, the order of life and death in the Mortal World had long since returned to normal.

Qin Muye knew it was a curse. Sisyphus didn’t even have the option to rest, only endlessly pushing the stone up the mountain, the stone slipping from his grasp, chasing the stone back down the mountain and repeating the process again and again.

If every one of them could be arranged to be a Divine King, there wouldn’t be such things as offspring fighting each other.

In front of Divine Authority, many matters need to be resolved unanimously, and not just standing by while others take actions.

He didn’t get too close and could see from a distance someone pushing a huge stone up a mountain. It seemed effortless, but suddenly near the summit, the stone slipped from his hands, and the boulder rolled down the mountain at a great speed.

He looked around but didn’t see Moluo Po’s figure. She might have left or might be somewhere Qin Muye couldn’t see. He didn’t bother looking for her; there was no point.

He was dragged into this, forced to take action, becoming a knife used by the other gods to test Zeus’s mental state.

What he did was to use others for his benefit, to burn bridges after crossing, to mercilessly annihilate.

The punishment of Sisyphus was decreed by Zeus, which meant that the matter between Zeus and Oceanus had ended. It was obvious that Zeus had won without even thinking about it.

The situation seemed to escalate, almost feeling like it would erupt into conflict, but Qin Muye felt there was a sense of bluffing.

If it were simply offending Zeus, there might have been room for leniency, but Sisyphus had bound the Death God. There was no room for leniency; he had to shoulder it himself.

It was unclear where his source of information came from, yet he knew even this.

Ambition is fine, but it needs to be directed in the right place, not starting by duping Qin Muye. Gaia wouldn’t allow that either, having too many offspring for her own good.

Since he had truly experienced it all from start to finish, and even intervened, he was naturally judged as having completed the task.

Because this world belonged to him and his two brothers, not to the remnants of the old regime. They could turn a blind eye to Zeus taking a fall, even covertly give him a push, but definitely wouldn’t watch Zeus be killed by those from the former reign.

The reason was simple: Poseidon had joined Oceanus in conspiring against Zeus because their interests aligned.

What’s the difference between lifting him high and letting him down gently? Although Sisyphus was a mortal, as Moluo Po’s husband and the son-in-law of Oceanus, he enjoyed many privileges and could handle pushing the boulder without any problem.

As Hades’ sister-in-law, Moluo Po certainly had some small privileges.

What if Cronus had an outburst during the visit? This second-generation Divine King seemed to have calmed down considerably after his time in the Place of Suffering, Tartarus, perhaps due to abdicating the throne of Divine King.

This time, it was just too abrupt.

How could such a fight actually break out? Oceanus wouldn’t dare, not even with ten times the courage; it was more about saving face for Zeus and fighting for enough benefits.

If the world were handed over to these Titans, what resources would Qin Muye have left to earn? He’d be merely making the wedding dress for someone else.

Did they really think a couple of bodyguards would suffice?

Just as Qin Muye was about to turn and leave, he discovered his main quest… was completed.

He was left with no choice unless he shamelessly disregarded the matter entirely. However, if he did that, the loss could be even greater.

It wasn’t about supporting Zeus, but conspiring with Oceanus to undermine Zeus.

But he couldn’t stay for long; Gods not of the Netherworld weaken gradually during extended stays there, unless they are powerful deities. Generally, Gods don’t linger in the Netherworld.

As for Gaia’s claim that Qin Muye could do it? No one took that seriously, not even Hades, who knew it was just Gaia’s way of trying to win him over.

You have to take responsibility for your own actions.

At most, Qin Muye could offer Hades and his wife a better world to rule as Divine King and Queen in the future. Anything else would only be a matter of exchanging interests.