The Greece Antagonist

However, as soon as Stheno opened her mouth, a mountainous pile of dishes was pushed in front of her.

"Come on, don't be shy, eat more."

Seeing the colorful heap of dishes in front of her, Stheno couldn't help but shiver.

Seeing the Gorgon Demon's resistant demeanor, Luo En immediately slammed the table and stood up angrily.

"Eat! Why aren't you eating? Are you despising the dishes made by Lady Athena?"

Hearing the obvious attempt to shift trouble and sow discord, Athena looked at a certain expert in shifting blame with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

"If she isn't eating, why don't you eat it then?"

"Ah, right, right, right!"

Seeing her Chief God coming to her aid, Stheno was overjoyed and quickly opened her mouth to agree.

But in the blink of an eye, as soon as Stheno opened her mouth, Luo En grabbed the Gorgon Demon's chin, dislocated her jaw, picked up a plate from the table, and with lightning-fast speed, stuffed a full plate of food directly into her mouth.

Oof!

In an instant, the surprised Stheno's eyes bulged, her face contorted, and she flailed excitedly, yet was unable to speak, only managing to emit unintelligible sounds.

"You look so thrilled; it seems like Lady Athena's dishes are really to your taste. Don't worry, no one's competing with you, I'll make sure you're full today."

As Luo En spoke, he rapidly stuffed dish after dish from the table into Stheno's mouth.

It is widely known that pythons can swallow prey several times their size, partly because they have a special digestive system which allows them to eat a full meal and then go for days or even weeks without needing food or drink, and partly because a snake's mouth can open up to 130 to 180 degrees, easily allowing them to swallow large volumes of prey.

At that moment, Luo En was pulling at Stheno's mouth as if he had caught a huge snake skin bag, frantically stuffing it with all sorts of dishes from the table.

Theoretically, as long as someone finished the dishes, they wouldn't have to suffer anymore.

This kind of multiple-choice question didn't even need thinking; the answer was obviously every man for himself.

As Luo En pondered, he quickened the pace of feeding Stheno, trying to clear the table of "delicacies" before the Gorgon Demon passed out.

However, the dishes prepared by the Goddess of Wisdom were extraordinary, and Stheno could only hold on for a moment before her eyes rolled back, and she fainted stiffly, becoming as rigid as her younger sister Euryale.

Luo En glanced at the table, where about a third of the dishes still remained, and regretfully let go of Stheno, inwardly astonished.

If he remembered correctly, both Euryale and Stheno had immortality and, because they were Gorgon Demons, also had high poison resistance...

A demigod, three deities with immortality, all brought low.

This showed just how outrageous the dishes Athena had prepared were.

Fortunately, through Chiron and Circe testing for poison, along with the consumption by Stheno and Euryale, the most dangerous and troublesome dishes on the table had almost all been cleared.

The remaining dishes were either somewhat edible or hadn't been touched by anyone yet.

At this moment, the composed Goddess of Wisdom smiled and revealed her ultimate intention.

"They all had their share, isn't it your turn now? After all, this feast is in your honor."

All this preparation was just to teach this guy a lesson; after everything that had happened, there was no way he could be let off.

"That's true, but since this is a home feast, how could I enjoy it alone, we should eat together"

Luo En nodded sincerely, then took the lead and served a portion to Athena, passing it to her with ill intent.

"It's impossible that you cooked it yourself just to watch others eat, right?"

Watching the towering heap of dishes on her plate, Athena couldn't help but twitch her eyelid.

To eat together, is clearly a tactic of mutual destruction.

Noticing the subtle change of expression on the Goddess of Wisdom, Luo En smirked playfully.

"What, you don't dare to eat your own cooking?"

Immediately, Luo En changed his tone and took the initiative to pave the way for reconciliation between them.

"How about this, since we've already eaten quite a bit and everyone is pleased, why don't we call it a day?"

However, hearing the slight pleasure of escaping punishment mixed with veiled sarcasm in that speech, the Goddess of Wisdom's face grew cold, and she suddenly looked up, revealing a chilling smile.

"Sure, let's eat together. I'll join you."

Upon hearing this, Luo En's smile instantly froze, as he looked in astonishment at Athena, who was now wearing a gentle smile.

You are willing to take such damage even if it kills a thousand enemies and self-harms eight hundred? Aren't you the Goddess of Wisdom? You're stepping into such an obvious trap?!

However, before Luo En could think further, Athena had already picked up a piece of cooked beef and chewed it, while offering Luo En a similarly sizable piece.

"Go ahead, eat, don't be shy!"

Hearing the words squeezed through clenched teeth, Luo En's scalp tingled, and he could only freeze a smile and pick up his cutlery to join the feast.

For a time, the scene went silent, the two individuals at the table puffed up their cheeks, repeatedly chewing the cooked beef made from an unknown amount of adhesives.

Perhaps worrying about ruining the shape of the dish, Athena also used other solidifying methods, leaving them with sore jawbones and barely tearing the two pieces of beef in their mouths.
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The atmosphere grew increasingly awkward, the two staring at each other like a pair of stunned hamsters.

"Gurgle~"

Sighing in resignation, they could only tilt their heads back to swallow the beef whole and shift their gaze elsewhere.

"Shall we change the dish?"

"Okay!"

With a tacit agreement reached, Luo En, knowing there was no escape, resignedly picked up his utensils to begin "enjoying" the tormenting banquet.

But he had only taken a few bites when he stopped, pointing to a plate of stir-fried vegetable hearts that were exquisitely arranged, yet nearly impossible to tear apart.

"Solidifying agent?"

"No, modeling magic."

"How can this fish still be alive after being boiled so long? Aren't you going to do something about it?"

"Don't you want to eat fish for its freshness? To keep it alive through the high temperatures of boiling water, I specifically fed it a preservative magic potion."

"Why does this dish taste so strange?"

"Not enough salt; I restored some using alchemy..."

Athena glanced over each dish on the table, calmly introducing her masterpieces.

Well, very good, good-looking, good-smelling, and beautifully arranged.

Aside from seemingly being inedible, there appeared to be no other problems.

Of course, this issue was also being diligently overcome by the two deities.

Athena and Luo En glared at each other, stabbing and trying each dish one by one.

A moment later, Luo En looked up in surprise, his face filled with astonishment as he glanced across.

"You seem to be glowing…"

Athena, her eyes cast down, gazed at her abdomen glowing with red and blue light, calmly channeling magical power to protect her stomach.

"It's just an elemental reaction, nothing to make a fuss about…"

Elemental conversion and reaction are common phenomena in alchemy, aiming to transform decay into wonder.

After a culinary disaster, a certain Goddess of Wisdom, to salvage her dignity, applied alchemy to the charred food, restoring and fabricating a perfectly appetizing appearance.

"Also, you seem to be glowing too."

Upon hearing these softly pondered words, Luo En stiffened and looked down.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a thunderous boom erupted in the living room, creating a visible wave of air.

The victim, hands trembling as he clung to the table, had wisps of green smoke rising from his orifices. His brain felt like it was being thoroughly shaken, to the point where he could even faintly hear the sound of the ocean.

Fine, fine, serve me food with added elements that react, is this how you want to play?

Luo En grew angry, hastened his eating pace, and unapologetically served Athena the same food in return.

Even more, to maximize the damage and end this battle swiftly, he employed a restoration spell while serving the food to alter the magical properties contained within it, reconfiguring the elemental reaction.

Similarly, Athena, not to be outdone, played with alchemic spells in various ways, causing all sorts of ingredients to wreak havoc in Luo En's stomach.

After several rounds of secretly suffering damage, the two glared angrily at each other, each serving food to the other even more "warmly", starting a crazy torment of each other.

Gradually, both began to sweat, their stomachs churning tumultuously, and they continuously operated spells and abilities related to "healing", "resistance", and "protection", their expressions growing increasingly fierce.

"You're sweating so much, it must be hard, right?"

"Aren't you the same?"

"How about we take a break? We can eat later?"

"Scared?" Athena scoffed disdainfully, chewing on a piece of vegetable as if it were someone, then washing it down with nectar.

"Are you kidding, I'm not afraid?" Seeing that she had no intention of calling a truce, Luo En defiantly took a sip of nectar and launched another counterattack.

Finally, under their mutual torment, this brutally inhumane dinner finally drew to a close.

Athena and Luo En breathed heavily, wiping the cold sweat from their foreheads, relieved to have stopped this self-inflicted torture.

With their stomachs and intestines bloated and buzzing, their internal magic circulating, and a warm current building up, they felt a sense of laziness.

Luo En and Athena glanced at the kitchen where a pot of chicken soup was still stewing, tacitly giving up on continuing their face-off. They sipped on nectar while casually chatting about other topics, quietly waiting for their stomachs to digest everything.

However, the more they drank, the hotter they felt, and the drier their mouths became, as if a fire were flowing through their veins, and countless ants were crawling and nibbling on their bodies.

Luo En lifted the wine jar and scrutinized it for a moment, his brows slightly furrowed.

"This wine…"

"My aunt sent it, said it was specially brought out from the cellar to entertain you."

"To entertain me?"

"…"

Since no feast is a good feast, how could the wine be any good?

And this feeling of the drug, it seems familiar.

It felt like...

Athena and Luo En exchanged a look, their expressions drastically changing as the atmosphere between them turned intensely hot and eerie.

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Meanwhile, at the foot of the mountain.

Circe, who should have been unconscious, was leaning on a small tree, vomiting profusely, retching for a while before finally spitting out the food stuck in her throat.

"Next time, no matter what, I can't let Athena into the kitchen!"

"Yeah, yeah!"

Hestia nodded repeatedly, fully agreeing.

Her niece was too terrifying. Other people's cooking might waste money and materials, but hers was life-threatening.

While bitterly complaining in her mind, Hestia unhooked a wine flask from her waist and handed it to her friend.

"Here, have a drink to rinse your mouth."

Just as Circe was about to take a sip, she seemed to remember something, quickly setting down the flask and cautiously asked.

"You didn't add anything to this flask, did you?"

"No, just two jugs, all set on the table."

"That's good, that's good."

Reassured by her friend's promise, Circe finally relaxed and rinsed her mouth with nectar.

Then, unable to contain her curiosity, she quietly moved closer to ask.

"So, what did you put in the wine?"

"Nothing much, just a bit of my flame authority and some herbs with special effects. Drinking too much can cause your blood to surge, heat and thirst, and itchy skin."

Hestia casually waved her hand, responding airily.

Circe, hearing this, couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.

"That's it?"

What else?"

Hestia scratched her head and rolled her eyes at her friend.

"He's my nephew, and the others at the table are either acquaintances or relatives. I couldn't really poison them, could I?"

Not poison, but you could have turned him into a pig!

Just as Circe was about to share her fanciful idea with her friend, two streaks of light shot across the sky, rapidly falling toward the valley of War God Mountain.

"Splash!"

The clear sound of water splashing came from afar, causing Hestia and Circe to look at each other in bewilderment.

"They seem like…"

"… jumped into the lake?"