King of Underworld - Chapter 123



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Second task – Kill the Hydra (2)

Hercules arrives at the spring of Nerne, where the Hydra is said to be.

Perhaps because of the poisonous gas emanating from all directions, all the small plants nearby had withered and died, and there was no sign of life whatsoever.

How could a hero operate in this place filled with a green fog that looked extremely dangerous?

‘Asclepius said he received it from the temple of Apollo. I don’t know if he can return it in good condition.’

He wrapped his whole body tightly in the skin of the Nemean lion, covered his mouth with a cloth, and carried an iron club.

The cloth covering the mouth and nose is a sacred item protected by Apollo, the god of medicine.

That’s why I was able to breathe normally even in this tremendous poison.

Of course, even if he takes off his clothes, his body won’t be greatly affected by the poison, but as Master Chiron taught, it’s important not to let your guard down…

“hmm?”

Suddenly something flies into the air. Very fast.

Something long and shining golden… a sword?

Swish. Teeing!

A shining golden sword sliced ​​through the air, flying towards his heart, only to be struck by the iron club and bounced off.

Wait, if it’s a golden sword…

Shhhh!!!

A giant snake bigger than a house. A golden sword that flies freely through the air.

Could that be… the one that caused massive damage to the Mount Athos expedition and killed the hero Orion…!

‘Chrysaor of the Golden Sword? Why is that monster here?’

A monster born from the severed head of the goddess Medusa moved its huge body to attack him.

A king serpent charges forward with a loud noise. Hercules, pushed by its huge body, is lifted into the air and flies away.

“Ugh!”

Kookoo! Thump!

Of course, the impact could not even penetrate the skin of the Nemean lion,

The iron club he was roughly holding flew far away and fell to the ground in a sudden attack.

Hercules was about to grab the iron club that had just fallen to the ground and swing it,

Someone caught it faster than me…

“Ohhoho… So you are the hero that Gaia spoke of?”

“…?”

A beauty with a beautiful smile like a rose.

But her lower body was not human, but had the shape of a snake.

Hercules had been instructed about this monster by Chiron.

She was the lover of her father, Zeus, but was cursed by Hera and became horribly…

“Lamia?! You’re not saying she’s hiding in the mountains near Athens?”

“Oh. Should I say it is an honor that a poor child whose fate is being toyed with by the gods is recognized?”

Lamia smiles, the corners of her lips rising to her ears.

She spoke to Hercules, smiling for a moment with a somewhat bizarre smile rather than one of joy.

“Of course~ Didn’t the great Gaia give us a chance to take revenge on the cursed gods?”

“If it’s Gaia, then Protogenoi?”

“You also know that you’re the son of Zeus, and you stood by and watched that piece of trash Hera curse me… Ugh… Hehehe… Getting involved with gods doesn’t end well. Your fate will be the same.”

Her eyes, which had been smiling self-deprecatingly, roll back and take on a look of madness.

The monster’s brute strength, with its claws growing sharply and its ability to lift heavy iron clubs with ease.

“It seems like you are quite favored by the gods, but will that really be the case when your usefulness has ended…”

Hercules glared at the half-human monster before him. Next to it was Chrysaor, a giant king serpent.

This hero of power had a strangely close connection to snakes.

He doesn’t remember it himself, but he says he killed two snakes when he was a baby.

In the training center of the underworld, I had a bloody fight with a giant python, a king snake.

Now his task is to kill the Hydra, a nine-headed venomous snake.

The newly appeared Lamia and Chrysaor are also disgusting snakes.

“I don’t know what my use is, but I do know that I’m good at catching and killing snakes. Come at me.”

“Hehehe… Without even the weapon you were bragging about, with your bare hands?”

Hercules ran towards them with a shout.

* * *

Gaia’s prophecy is absolute.

Her wisdom eventually caught the clue.

If human heroes join the war, Gigas will be annihilated.

There is nothing that can be done about the heroes that have already been born.

Cadmus, Bellerophon, Perseus, etc…

Since their souls were in the afterlife, there was nothing she could do about it.

Then… wouldn’t it be okay to prevent any more heroes from being born?

All the more so if he is the son of Zeus, who has a reputation these days of surpassing Bellerophon.

All you have to do is prevent the hero from achieving great feats.

So he sent Chrysaor and Lamia to Hydra’s abode.

If it could kill Hercules, it would be great, but even if it couldn’t kill him, if it took away his strength, the Hydra could kill the hero.

Lamia was originally the queen of Libya and the lover of Zeus, but was discovered by Hera and cursed.

The curse she received from the Queen of the Gods was [I will kill all the children of Zeus that you bear, and I will kill any children that you bear in the future]…

Lamia, who had become a half-human, half-monster, killed all human children she saw.

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A monster who turns men who are captivated by her sweet voice into a meal.

Lamia, who naturally harbored a deep hatred for the Olympian gods, readily accepted Gaia’s offer.

If only I could do something to hinder those hateful guys looking down from the sky…!

but…

Shhh… Shhh!

“Gyaaak! How could you hit an iron club with your bare body…!”

They couldn’t even make a little living wound to Hercules.

The golden sword flying through the air couldn’t even distract the nerves, and the claws and iron club swung by Lamia only tickled.

The king serpent that killed Orion fell down spitting out blood after being struck by Hercules’ fist…

Lamia was caught by his vicious hands and thrown into the air by his neck.

“Didn’t you tell me earlier that if I got involved with the gods, it wouldn’t end well?”

“Ugh! That’s right! No matter how much you fly and crawl, you’re still human! To the divine punishment…”

“You don’t have to worry about that. I will become a god.”

“What?! This crazy guy… Ugh… Ugh.”

Hercules placed Lamia, who was suffocating, on the ground.

Next to her was a giant king snake, now dead and spewing fluid.

A hero with a golden sword on his belt, wielding a monster’s sword, dusts himself off.

‘It’s nothing special. Now let’s go catch the Hydra… Hmm?’

Ddddd… Shhhhh!!!

And hearing this commotion, Hydra came crawling out from his cave.

* * *

Nine snake heads, with an unusually large central head. A body larger than that of the Chrysaor just killed.

The child of Typhon, spewing venom that even the gods could feel pain, glared at him fiercely.

Hercules quietly picked up the iron club that was rolling on the floor and covered his mouth tightly with a cloth.

This snake is a bit bigger and stronger, but as always, it will fall at his feet.

He picked up a cudgel and swung it at the nearest head.

“Get out!!!”

-Phuwak! Crunch.

One of the Hydra’s heads was blown off by Hercules’s brute strength.

The Hydra was not the Nemean lion, so its hide was not that tough.

but…

Phew! Chiik…!

The problem is that a lot of fluid is spraying out of the hydra’s crushed head.

Hydra has a deadly poison flowing from every fluid in its body, and it should not be touched even by the slightest touch.

Fortunately for Hercules, the Nemean lion skin he was wearing was impervious to the Hydra’s venom.

And the toxic smoke rising from the poison that fell to the ground could not penetrate his body.

Push-

But Typhon’s children didn’t only have venom as their weapon.

A tremendous regenerative power comparable to that of the Gigantes that have set foot on the earth.

“Huh. A mangled head regenerates right away.”

The head crushed by Hercules quickly regenerated, and the other heads took turns attacking him.

If he were to be bitten even once, the venom would spread throughout his body and he would meet the god Thanatos. Hercules twisted his body to avoid the snake’s attack.

In a fight between a giant monster and a human, no matter how strong the human is, it is difficult to directly block the monster’s attack.

Because if the balance is lost due to the enormous mass, the posture becomes disrupted, and a blow cannot be avoided.

Of course, this wouldn’t be a problem for a hero with supernatural powers like Hercules.

Despite this, he had to dodge Hydra’s attacks one by one.

Cheeeeek!

It’s because of that damn poison.

‘Should we retreat for a moment…’

Immortality that allows it to continue to regenerate even after having three or so heads blown off.

The ground gradually turning green with poison. The power of a giant that cannot be ignored.

Hercules’ mind gradually grew weaker and weaker, and he came up with a plan.

‘Should I burn it with fire? It’s a bit hurtful for my pride, but I guess there’s nothing I can do.’

The method is to block the constant regenerative power by burning it with fire.

He had thought of this method long ago, but because he wanted to achieve the feat of reaching divinity, he tried to solve it with his own strength as much as possible…

There was no way to stop the Hydra’s venom.

‘If it weren’t for that damn poison, it would have ended a long time ago.’

Hercules then moved away from the Hydra for a short distance, then reached into his waistband and pulled out a small flint.

Immediately, they uprooted all the twisted trees around them and set them on fire…

Crunch! Crackle!

If I smash his head with an iron club and burn it with fire…!

Shhhhhh!!!

However, Hydra’s burst head could regenerate even if burned with fire.

Instead, Hercules was forced to roll to the ground in a hurry by another head that was swinging while taking advantage of the gap in the fire.

Fortunately, the poison on the ground did not affect him because of the skin of the Nemean lion.

Hercules looked at the monster with a puzzled face.

‘…What? It regenerates even if it’s burned?’

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