Chapter 4: The Fateful Encounter
In the darkness, Mu Changge wandered aimlessly.
Suddenly, a massive serpent appeared before him.
The giant snake shrank its body down to a few millimeters and then lunged directly at Mu Changge...
“Ah!”
Mu Changge was startled awake and instinctively tried to get up, but his head was firmly pressed against a pair of legs clad in black silk by the hands of a young girl.
“Phew.” Mu Changge calmed down and realized he was still alive.
Then, Mu Changge and the girl faced each other directly.
“You’re not Luo Qingxian. Who are you?”
Although the girl looked exactly like Luo Qingxian, their auras were vastly different—especially her white hair and the expression in her eyes.
Her white hair shimmered faintly like moonlight, resembling the goddess of the moon herself, while her pitch-black eyes seemed as if they were absorbing the endless darkness.
“No, you are mistaken. I am Luo Qingxian. The girl you know has now become part of me.”
Mu Changge was stunned. “Are you a god?”
The girl nodded. “My true name is Athena, one of the twelve Olympian gods.”
Mu Changge frowned. “A goddess from Greek mythology? But I thought Luo Qingxian was from the Dragon Kingdom!”
“You may not know, but the biological father of this body is Greek—and holds a Dragon Kingdom green card.”
“If it were purely Yanhuang bloodline, I wouldn’t be able to summon myself.”
After her explanation, Mu Changge recalled the details.
Indeed, Luo Qingxian’s biological father was Greek. Later, due to family discord, he divorced Luo Qingxian’s mother, and she raised Luo Qingxian.
Afterward, Luo Qingxian’s mother remarried a man from the Dragon Kingdom.
However, when her biological parents divorced, both Mu Changge and Luo Qingxian were not yet three years old, and Mu Changge had only heard about it later from his own parents.
“Um… can I get up now?”
The girl nodded. After Mu Changge stood up, she gracefully rose as well.
Though her lap had been very comfortable, if he kept staring at her face, Mu Changge’s manhood might get excited, which would be embarrassing.
There’s no shame in taking advantage when the opportunity arises, but timing is everything. Mu Changge hadn’t forgotten how the building suddenly collapsed earlier.
“What just happened? Why did the building suddenly collapse?”
“From the memories I just retrieved, it was likely the power of some deity.”
“A deity?”
The girl nodded and then looked toward a passing alien warship in the distance.
Suddenly, a golden spear radiating with lightning appeared in her hand. She grasped it and hurled it directly at the alien warship, piercing through the three-kilometer-long vessel, which then plummeted to the ground.
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The alien warship exploded violently upon impact. After a while, a few aliens emerged from the wreckage.
These aliens’ bodies were composed of multiple spheres and looked bizarre—ordinary people would feel their sanity slipping just by looking at them.
The girl extended her left hand forward; the spear she had thrown flew back into her grasp, skewering the surviving aliens like bursting balloons.
“So that’s it—they’re followers of those evil gods.”
Mu Changge was still stunned by the girl’s incredible power but snapped out of it upon hearing her words.
“Um… can I call you Athena?”
“Hm? Of course. As long as you’re not someone who disrespects the gods, I don’t mind what you call me.”
The girl tactfully didn’t ask why he no longer called her Luo Qingxian. After all, since Athena and Luo Qingxian had merged, Luo Qingxian’s part was minimal.
Yet because of Luo Qingxian’s presence, the girl was very tolerant of Mu Changge and allowed him to be close to her.
Mu Changge nodded and immediately voiced his question: “You said those evil gods’ followers were referring to those aliens, right?”
“Yes. The aliens you mentioned carry a kind of madness, which is undoubtedly the hallmark of those who worship evil gods.”
“I remember humans have even created literary works about those evil gods.”
The girl’s straightforward words made Mu Changge realize that the aliens invading Blue Star were indeed followers of a god from the Cthulhu Mythos.
So that means the earlier collapse of the building was also caused by this evil god?
But Mu Changge quickly shook his head. Even knowing who the enemy was, what could he do? He was just an ordinary person.
No external aids, no special powers. Although the girl in front of him was friendly and had saved him once, he couldn’t demand too much.
The girl studied the thoughtful Mu Changge, then politely and solemnly extended her hand.
“Boy, do you desire power?”
“No! I want a nectarine!”
The girl was momentarily stunned before kicking Mu Changge in the leg.
“I’m serious. I want to be your mentor!”
Mu Changge grabbed his aching leg and asked, “Why me?”
The girl’s bright eyes locked onto Mu Changge’s, her cherry-colored lips parting gently.
“You appeared before me, and I have chosen you.”
“One day, you and I will both sigh that this meeting was destined.”
“I have already merged the serpent with you; our fates are intertwined.”
Her words were like celestial music, intoxicating and enchanting.
The girl’s voice brought a soothing breeze that was utterly captivating.
Mu Changge etched this moment deeply into his mind, opening his mouth as if to speak, but found himself lost for words, as if unable to move.
At that moment, the girl’s finger gently pressed against his lips and said, “Remember this, my student: a girl becomes all the more charming because she holds a secret.”
Of course, it would have been perfect if she hadn’t said this while floating in midair.
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Mu Changge came back to himself and nodded, accepting the girl as his mentor.
“Teacher Athena, I want to know—how did I merge with the serpent?”
“You were practically dead at that time. I merged the serpent with you to save your life and pave your path to godhood.”
“The serpent is my messenger. Don’t worry; on the day you become a god, I will take the serpent back.”
“The serpent? Teacher Athena, are you the goddess of snakes?”
Athena nodded. “I am alsoI'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.