Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

Did you actually find an explanation?

It was originally just a subconscious defensive question, but the hint still came without any hesitation.

This once again broke through the imagination and made Professor Lisa stunned.

Of course, what is even more shocking is the content of the explanation.

Hades is dead?

How can it die when it is the concept of the destination of the dead?

"Are you kidding?"

Her eyes were fixed on the "family of three", and the first thing she could not help but ask was a question as soon as she came to her senses.

"In such a serious occasion, you ask such an imprecise question?"

Without even turning his head, Fu Qian's body was as light as a feather, and he approached the family of three silently.

"…But how can one die in the underworld?"

This attitude was really impeccable. While Lisa forced herself to think frantically about the reason behind it, she did not hesitate to ask for advice.

"If one can die by believing in such an abstract concept, why not the underworld?"

The next moment, Fu Qian finally turned around and pointed to his head.

"As a scientific researcher, the most important thing is not to let inertia constrain your thinking."

"Do you still remember the reason you mentioned earlier, why you think the underworld does not exist?"

"Uh...if it really exists, the will of the extraordinary person should be able to break the barrier and convey this message clearly-"

With the help of her brain, which had been working rapidly after being warmed up, Lisa quickly recalled the conversation she had had.

Before she finished speaking, she seemed to realize what the other party wanted to say.

"Since Chaofan can break the barrier, why can't he just destroy it... Is that what you mean?"

"Yes, you see, to be frank, there is no essential difference between the two. It's just a matter of degree."

Fu Qian looked like a teachable boy.

"But due to some cognitive inertia, you no longer regard the underworld as supreme, but subconsciously ignore the possibility that it can be completely destroyed."

"If you want to live up to the clothes you wear, you have to get rid of this bad habit. Although it's just a hypothesis, the paradox seems to no longer exist, right?"

Suppose...

There was no rush to respond, and no longer any worry about whether the things outside had gone far away.

While repeating this word in her mind, Lisa's eyes fell on the two people and the sheep again, subconsciously thinking about what role they played in that hypothesis.

Dying again in the eternal afterlife, this reunion in the basement completely became nothingness, forever frozen in this moment.

"Let me summarize your opinion. This is the real, legendary underworld."

As if she was afraid of disturbing the scene before her, Lisa took a deep breath and quickly sorted out what she had gained so far.

“The dead souls come here, without any judgment or retribution, but just enjoy eternal peace in some abstract way… and there are beings like gargoyles guarding them?”

"Yes."

Fu Qian nodded approvingly and gestured to continue.

"Then one day, for some incomprehensible reason, the underworld also decayed and died, taking with it everything in it."

Lisa responded instantly.

"The dead souls turned into mummies, the gargoyles turned into real stone statues, and the afterlife no longer exists?"

It’s actually not that difficult to understand.

Nodding again, Fu Qian said something silently in his heart. Maybe it sounds abstract, but some things will be much easier to understand with an analogy.

The underworld and the Yellow Springs might be unfamiliar to me, but I have come into contact with the symbol of the deep and mysterious Unseen Hill more than once.

It is also an unknown realm, and once you are completely integrated into it, you cannot leave.

  Even for the two targets sent with the ash-granting ring, isn't the role I play equivalent to the guide to the underworld?

And such a place had obviously been invaded by the Mother of Gospel before, proving that this state was not eternal.

If it could eventually collapse or mutate, what essential difference would it have compared to the apoptosis of the underworld?

No matter what Professor Lisa thinks, for Fu Qian, this has always been a serious academic discussion.

And this was indeed the idea he had from the beginning regarding that paradox.

Of course, for Fu Qian, this was not a difficult breakthrough in his thinking. After all, long before he accepted the invitation to the warehouse, he had been widely praised for his virtue of lack of awe.

And his transformation into an extraordinary being, thanks to a higher level of perspective, made him even worse.

A transcendent, special place associated with the power of death can be given such a definition as the underworld.

Not to mention that according to Awei, even the classic representative of this authority, the God of Death, is in a bad state.

"Things in life are unpredictable, and even after death, there is no guarantee that things will change."

As his thoughts raced, Fu Qian followed Lisa's gaze, as if he understood what she was feeling.

"At least their little safety measures prevented the final reunion from being disturbed, right?"

"You said they... three, what were they originally doing?"

After hesitating for a while, Professor Lisa temporarily accepted the statement that the two people and the sheep were of the same kind.

"It's hard to say. I don't think it's a pot. It looks more like a brazier... maybe it was originally used for roasting fire?"

Fu Qian was pointing at a flat container on the small table, which was the only container and was placed obviously closer to the tiny corpse.

……

Considering the previous communication with the stone statue, the concept of fire obviously makes people think of a lot.

"…Why do you think that thing is looking for a corpse?"

However, Lisa did not continue to indulge in her emotions, but forced herself to look away and turn to more core issues.

"Although it's extremely slight, there seems to be a little bit of the power of withering left in these corpses. I think it may have some nutritional value to them."

"The report on the ashes didn't mention that? I'm sure even you would be able to detect it if it was broken."

Fu Qian casually shared his own insights.

"Looking for food..."

Lisa did not show any dissatisfaction with the other party's comments. While muttering to herself, she obviously agreed with this statement, but finally did not really go forward to try to touch the mummy.

"At least I haven't seen any relevant content. They shouldn't have found this place before. Do we still need to continue tracking that thing?"

The next moment she shook her head and asked Fu Qian about his next plan.

"Of course, we haven't got the materials yet."

Even though he came to a major conclusion, Fu Qian still demonstrated what it means to stay true to one's original aspiration.

"Based on the speed of that thing, it shouldn't have gone too far."

"it is good."

It wasn't too unexpected, and Lisa wasn't polite.

After carefully retreating, she took one last look at the three bodies and quickly and carefully closed the cover again. (End of this chapter)