Chapter 435 [The Pen of Hypnos]

The battle between the demon and the hero lasted for three days and three nights. It was not until the evening of the third day that the fighting in the swamp finally subsided.

During this period, the Hydra tried to defend itself several times, but Hercules naturally could not believe it.

A demon that had just killed in front of him, no matter whether the old man before was killed by it or not, and whether there was any problem between them, the sins committed by Hydra in the past thousand years were beyond doubt.

So the young hero ignored the demon's sophistry, and Hydra was gradually aroused to ferocity and lost his mind in the battle.

From morning to night, and then from night to morning.

In three days, Hercules finally lived up to his expectations.

He cut off the eight heads of Hydra, but with the help of Ander, he kept them connected with the main body, so that the Hydra could not produce new heads.

He buried the eight heads deep in the earth so that they could never see each other again.

However, the immortal snake demon is still strong, and even the cut-off snake head keeps bleeding poisonous blood.

The poisonous blood infects the earth and spreads to the ground, creating eight large poisonous swamps.

Various mosquitoes, insects, rats and ants begin to reproduce in it, and an ecology that is very different from the outside world gradually forms.

As for Hydra's body, it was also divided.

The organs were taken out, and the nine-headed snake had no strength.

The fangs were pulled out, and it lost the ability to resist.

The young hero finally used his boundless power to lift up a corner of the mountain and buried Hydra's main snake head in it.

In this way, as long as there is no accident, it will never do evil in the world again.

"Human, you will regret it."

Under the mountain, even if the fangs were pulled out, Hydra was still ferocious.

But compared with before, its mentality is much better.

For some reason, although it is in a mess now, the warning sign in the dark has disappeared.

It was as if the knife that was originally across his neck was taken away, or the knife holder found a more suitable target.

"You kill me for humans, you kill me according to the will of the gods, but powerful mortals, do you really know their true colors?"

"You just listened to their one-sided words, thinking that they are righteous and I am evil."

"But I kill to fill my stomach. As long as there is no worry of hunger, I rarely take the initiative to kill people. Even if I need to find food, I never care whether my prey is human or wild beast, but your kind and gods are different."

"Those who eat people for hunger will stop because they are no longer hungry; but those who do not eat people for hunger, why will they stop?"

"Even you yourself may just be their food, but you don't know it yet."

"...The lies of the demon."

Hercules did not react to Hydra's heart-breaking words.

"Heh, whether you believe it or not, I still want to tell you the truth from another perspective."

"I believe that one day, you will take a different path from the gods... Maybe at that time you will understand how great the King of Monsters is."

The snake head of the core of Hydra shook slightly, and then a transparent crystal precipitated from it.

Hercules didn't know what it was, but Ander, who also saw this scene, signaled him to accept it.

"That should be a memory, and judging from the appearance of Hydra, this is probably the legacy it inherited from Typhon, the King of Monsters."

"As for the cause and effect of Typhon's death, I am not very clear. Maybe with the help of it, you can see the history that has been covered up."

"Okay."

Boom--

Nodding, Hercules picked up the crystal, and then completely pressed the Hydra under the mountain.

With a loud bang, the earth trembled slightly, and the once invincible demon was suppressed underneath and could never come out again.

Finally getting rid of the Hydra and completing another trial, for a while, the young hero felt that he had gained a lot.

He gained a lot of knowledge and learned a lot of things he didn't know before.

However, thinking of Hydra's last words, Hercules couldn't help but have some interest in the legendary king of all monsters.

Typhon, the most terrible monster in the world, once made the God King fail.

What would the memories left by such a person say?

"No hurry, leave here first."

Putting away the crystal, Hercules was not in a hurry to check the contents inside.

Although the young hero was not afraid of the poison barrier here, it did not mean that he liked it here.

Moreover, although he won the previous battle, it did not mean that he was not injured at all.

Hydra's snake venom is indeed terrible, and the lion skin cannot cover his whole body.

So without noticing it for a while, Hercules did get some venom. Although this is not a serious injury, it can't be underestimated after all.

...

Since the mission was completed, Hercules set out on the way back.

But to his surprise, halfway through, he actually met a guy who should have been missing.

It was a black-haired young man who was tied to a tree and had obviously been unconscious for a long time.

The young hero naturally rescued him, but the result surprised him.

"You mean, you are Amon?"

"Didn't you die at the hands of the Hydra?"

Hercules frowned slightly and asked the young man who was eating voraciously.

Have I been deceived again? But the old man who led the way is dead. Why did he deceive me?

"Hydra? There shouldn't be any."

"I just met robbers on the way to Silver Moon City and was robbed of everything on my body... As for you, I am very grateful that you saved me, but we shouldn't have known each other before."

The young man who had obviously been hungry for several days asked curiously after taking a bite of the pancake.

"Well... it seems that I remembered it wrong."

After a moment of silence, Hercules recalled it, but the result left him speechless.

Yes, it seems that the old man never said that Amon was dead, he just said he was missing.

Although the most terrifying thing around here is the nine-headed snake Hydra, no one stipulates that the bad things here must be done by it.

So in this way, everything makes sense.

From Hydra's perspective, it did not kill Amon... but it was not in vain.

After all, Meng Yi's hatred was just an inducement. The other party has killed countless mortals in the past thousand years.

Whether Meng Yi showed the way or not, he would eventually come to kill it.

Realizing his mistake, Hercules quickly reacted.

He apologized to the young man and then told him about what happened in Mon Village.

For a moment, the young man named Amon seemed to have been hit hard. Looking at him, Hercules seemed to see himself when he killed his parents.

Both of them died because of their own mistakes, and the two of them were very similar.

"... So, hero from Thebes, are you here to complete the trial of the gods and obtain the secret of resurrection?"

After a long time, the young man who seemed to have recovered from the blow asked.

"Yes, according to legend, the destination of all spirits in the world is the spirit world, and there is a way to resurrect from the dead there."

"But this journey is long, and it may be difficult for ordinary people to make it."

Seeing the young man's thoughts, Hercules couldn't help but persuade him.

But obviously, Amon would not give up when he suddenly found out that his relatives and neighbors died because of him.

"I hope to go with you, and I am not as fragile as you think. Since you have met my grandfather, you should have noticed his special place."

"You mean--"

After a moment of hesitation, Hercules immediately reacted.

To say it is special, it seems to be a little bit.

The poisonous fog of the Hydra is very strong. If it were an ordinary person, he would not wait to die in its hands and would have lost his life in the fog in the swamp, but the old man named Meng Yi was not afraid at all and could walk in it as if it were flat ground.

"That is the secret of our family. We know some special secrets. Although our own strength is not strong, we can help you in many places."

"And whether you are willing to go with me or not, I will not give up exploring the mystery of resurrection. In this case, are you still going to refuse me?"

The young man asked again, and this time after hesitating for a while, Hercules finally nodded and agreed.

It is still a long time before going to the spirit world, and he can also see the other party's ability on the way.

"Ander, what do you think of this guy?"

There was one more person in the team, but Hercules still had some doubts about Amon's joining.

After all, he didn't know much about him... Of course, he didn't know much about Ander either.

"For him... I can't see any problem with him. But with my many years of experience, this man named Amon always gives me a weird feeling."

The puppet didn't speak, but his voice still reached Hercules' ears.

"Everything about him is normal, but it gives me a sense of disharmony... Unfortunately, if I can find that artifact, maybe I can find out if there is any problem behind him."

"Artifact, what do you mean, the [Mirror of Splendor] that I told you about before?"

With an unchanged expression, Hercules said in his heart.

"No, that is an artifact in the [Space] field, but it is not very useful to me. What I want to find is the legendary [Pen of Hypnos]."

The puppet's tone was a little more emotional, and when its little hand flipped, a small book appeared.

It was a gift from the person who had given him the godhood. He named it [Ender's Script]. (See 3-37)

As for [Hypnos's Pen]...

"It is said that it was the product of a rebellion, and a being who was almost at the top of the true god was exiled because of it." (See 3-75)

"But his imaginary creation also became real because of it, and it really possessed some incredible power."

"If you enter the spirit world one day, maybe you can see it."

Ender didn't take it seriously. He didn't think Hercules would be so lucky, but the young hero secretly remembered it.

[Hypnos's Pen]... He will look for it when he has a chance.

Although he doesn't know what the ability of this artifact is, since Ender cares so much about it, it must be an ordinary item.