The gods and humans watched in amazement as the figure that suddenly rose up changed its previous despicable methods and fought with Hercules like crazy.
He used the street lamp transformed by the artifact in his hand as a spear, and for a moment it was indistinguishable from Hercules in front of him.
Rubbles were flying wherever the two of them passed, and the figure's fighting style was extremely violent. Not only the street lamp in his hand, but also the flying gravel was his assistance. When the street lamp was swung in his hand, it would also send fragments flying all over the sky.
Stones kept falling towards Hercules.
Falling into human form does seem to have an impact on Hercules, not in terms of combat power, but in terms of flesh and blood being injured even when hit by ordinary gravel.
This is probably what this weird existence calls 'fairness'.
At this moment, this is no longer a duel between gods and humans, but a simple fight between humans!
"That's... this guy's posture has changed again! It seems like he has changed from female to male again?"
Heimdall noticed that the ferocious face covered with blood seemed to have changed, and that Elizabeth's figure had become stronger during the battle. He was very surprised.
"What kind of monster is this guy!? Is gender such a convenient thing for humans?"
"of course not……"
The human audience complained speechlessly.
However, they also admitted that, as Heimdall said, the guy representing their human side at this moment was not a human at all, but a monster.
A terrifying and disgusting monster.
"Who is he incarnating this time?" Gray asked Brünnhilde doubtfully.
The battle in the field was extremely fierce at this moment, so the being who represented the 'evil of mankind' naturally did not stop to introduce himself. I am afraid that even Hercules, his opponent, could not figure out the opponent at all.
identity.
Not only the identity has changed, but also the way of fighting has completely changed.
It should be said that when Hercules faced this 'evil of mankind', he was equivalent to facing all the legendary people in the world who frightened mankind! It was impossible to get familiar with the opponent's attack mode from the beginning.
"How do I know this..."
Brünnhilde also looked helpless.
There are countless villains spread in human legends. How could she know the identity of the other party just by their appearance? Many of these guys are not even heroic spirits and are not qualified to enter the Hall of Valor.
"No, I think you can still find it if you look through the information..."
Xuan Hao didn't know when he came to the stands.
He seemed quite interested in this duel.
After all, the candidate in front of me should be the most special one so far.
"Did you see the fangs on that crazy face? It's also a vampire... the range should be much smaller, right?"
"This...he...is...the legendary vampire count!?"
When Brünnhilde heard about vampires, she seemed to think of something, and a look of surprise appeared on her face, "Dracula!!"
"No... that's just a character in a novel. His real name should be Vlad III, right?" Xuan Hao corrected him calmly.
"Well...it's true...but no matter which name it is, it's a name that makes people's hair stand on end..."
Brünnhilde's forehead was covered with cold sweat.
The reputation of this king who once dominated Romania is astonishing.
The man's popularity rivaled even Hercules' influence in Greece and King Arthur's influence in England.
Of course, unlike the other two who had a bright and upright image, the Romanian king has only been handed down a brutal description of him.
It turns out that this king is actually a human being. Even if he appears here to fight for humanity, he should probably be a human being.
But it is a pity that the person present at this moment is not the true deity, but the incarnation of "human evil".
Therefore, the Romanian king who appeared at this moment was probably influenced by human maliciousness and turned into a vampire.
The source of this malice... is absurd, probably like Jack the Ripper, originating from novels made up by humans.
Although it is not completely fabricated, human beings' fear of these cruel guys has indeed been spread and passed down through such horror novels.
In "Dracula" written by Bram Stoker, he was a Romanian and became famous as a vampire.
Originally, 'Dracula' means 'son of the dragon', which can be said to have nothing to do with vampires. The reason why it became synonymous with vampires can only be attributed to the actions of Vlad III.
It was indeed because it was too bloody.
For the Romanian king who impaled 20,000 Turkish soldiers, even figures such as Mehmed II, who destroyed the Eastern Roman Empire, could not help but use this language to describe his cruelty - "I am not afraid of anyone. But the devil is another person."
It’s the same thing.”
That's right, Jack the Ripper, the murderer, has no concept at all in terms of the number of murders or the degree of cruelty in front of him. This person spread in human legends is like a demon in the hearts of humans.
exist!
"Is it creepy..."
Listening to Brünnhilde's description, Xuan Hao sighed undeniably, "It seems that you have been a god for too long and have forgotten what kind of creature human beings are?"
"Um...how do you say this?" Brünnhilde was confused.
"Just like this 'evil of mankind' is full of lies... Most of human history is fabricated history. When looking at history, it is best to always remain skeptical."
Xuan Hao said calmly, "It is true that some people say that the Romanian king is a cruel and ruthless tyrant, but what about the Romanians who are being protected? Is it possible that you want a king who steps on the battlefield to remain silent against the enemy?
Kind?
Of course, this is just what he said...but after all, most of the human legends have negative comments about him...
So should we trust the minority or the majority?"
"This..." Brünnhilde couldn't answer for a while.
"Right? No one knows the truth, so there is no way to answer it." Xuan Hao spread his hands helplessly, "Presumably even if the King of Romania comes in person, he can only face such 'facts' and is powerless, or even uncertain
It will really become distorted by the 'facts' that everyone believes. What's more... this guy is originally influenced by humans..."
As he said that, he looked at the figure fighting with Hercules in the field with a slightly pitiful look.
This is probably the most innocent existence in the world.
He has never done anything and only exists because of the will of human beings. Unfortunately, most of this will is distorted, which is why He appears like this.
This is probably the most confusing existence in the world.
He has been defined as "evil" since his birth, but in fact, he himself probably cannot even understand what "evil" is. He is only "evil" because he is the incarnation of human evil itself.
"Humanity's great hero... If you are really a 'hero', you should be aware of this, right?"
Finally, Xuan Hao set his sights on Heracles, who was expressionlessly facing Vlad III's attack.
Hercules hoped to see proof from humans that humans were qualified to survive, but fate cruelly made him face the evil of humans. This seemed to be another trial for him.
A trial that was far more serious than the twelve trials he had experienced.
He firmly believed in justice, which meant that evil must be denied.
At this moment, denying evil means denying human existence itself.
"What will you choose?"
"I see……"
What surprised Xuan Hao was that Hercules did not seem to be confused by the choice in front of him as he expected.
This God of Justice seems to be 'just' at all times.
The justice in Hercules' heart never wavered: "It's so... sad and pitiful!"
While he sighed, a look of anger appeared on his face again.
However, the anger at this moment was different from the pure anger displayed before being provoked, and contained some different tangled emotions.
And this emotion was keenly captured by Vlad III on the opposite side.
He is the incarnation of human will, and emotions are also the embodiment of human will. At this moment, because of what he personally caused, Hercules, who was originally a god, has also fallen into human form. Since he is a human, he can naturally feel the other person.
will.
In a sense, this can be used as a 'mind-reading skill'. Being able to read the opponent's mind in battle will give you an absolute advantage.
This is how it should be.
However, the emotions revealed by Heracles at this moment made him extremely confused, "Are you... pitying me? Even if I am so 'extremely evil'? It's really... an admirable noble character. But,
On the battlefield, does such kindness seem a bit hypocritical?"
"No...you are mistaken."
Heracles replied calmly, "What I am angry about, sad about, and regret is not like this."
clang--
The artifacts in the hands of the two collided again, and after a fierce argument, the meaningless confrontation with no winner seemed to have come to an end for the time being, and the two of them involuntarily distanced themselves.
"so what?"
Vlad asked with interest.
As he spoke, His voice changed again.
"Who is it this time?" Looking at the figure in front of him, Hercules asked calmly.
"Just now it was 'Vlad III', now it's 'Nero'." Nero replied with a contemptuous smile, "How? They are all frightening and notorious names, right?"
"indeed so……"
Hercules answered unequivocally, without any change in the expression on his face.
"So... do you want to try? Can you defeat me?"
"Of course! I'm about to do that!"
As he spoke, Nero launched another attack on Hercules.
However, just like before, all his attacks were received by Hercules without exception.
Although as the battle went by, Hercules suffered more and more wounds, but what puzzled him was...it seemed that no matter how injured he was, the 'great hero' in front of him never showed signs of decline.
The existence is average and cannot affect the opponent's battle at all.
"what on earth is it?"
For a moment, Nero began to feel confused.
As he spoke, his voice changed again.
"Are we going to change people again?"
Looking at the 'evil of mankind' Hercules who seemed to be planning to transform into someone else again asked calmly, "How sad...haven't you figured it out yet?"
"What?"
Nero's transformation stopped.
He looked at Hercules with doubtful eyes, as if waiting for an explanation.
The 'great hero' in front of him was indeed an existence that surprised him. His unswerving will did not waver even when he fell from a god to a human. Why could this man be so determined?
"I will not fall."
Thus answered Heracles.
"My justice will not waver. No matter how much you change your posture, as long as you hold that 'evil', you will never be able to defeat me."
"Really? Are you really...confident?"
Hearing this, Nero smiled contemptuously.
Is this what is called a ‘hero’?
Sure enough, he has a good way of speaking such righteous and awe-inspiring words!
but……
"Whether I can make you fall, you have to try and find out!!"
And this change was one that even the gods were horrified by.
"This...this aura is...god?"
That's right, the gods actually felt the divine aura from the 'human evil' in front of them!
"Don't pretend to be so righteous, Hercules... No, Alcides!"
The man stared angrily at Heracles in front of him and roared with a sullen face.
"You're just a human, stop pretending to be noble! I know you best, after all - I am you!!"
Yes, the 'evil of mankind' at this moment has transformed into Hercules himself through the blood of the gods he swallowed before, but it seems to be different. He is Hercules, but he does not seem to be Hercules as a god.
Les, but a half-man, half-god, the illegitimate son of a god and a human who harbors hatred for the gods—Alcides.
"What on earth...is this situation!?"
Heimdall, who was commentating, almost dropped the horn in his hand.
He no longer knew how to explain this battle.
Gods fell into humans, and humans... were promoted to gods? No... it seems like they are just half-humans and half-gods...
But the current situation seems to be that Hercules wants to fight against himself?
"I see...has it become 'me' this time?"
However, what surprised Alcides was that even when faced with a figure that was exactly the same as himself, the expression on Hercules' face did not change.