When Hera heard this, she did not answer directly. Instead, her eyes turned to Hermes, who was lowering his eyebrows. The meaning was self-evident.
Hermes, who pretended to be deaf and dumb, could only bend down and caress his chest before responding.
"Noble goddess, do you have any instructions for me, a humble traveler?"
Hera held the sleeping baby in her arms. After looking down, she carefully twisted the corners of the cloth to prevent the cold wind from invading the little baby.
Then he said to Hermes.
"Since this is your child, it is up to you to designate his growth and let him become a hero who can bear my glory when he grows up."
Hermes had no choice but to take the baby back.
But the little baby who had only felt noisy before now made Hermes feel like he was holding charcoal, and he just wanted to get rid of this big trouble.
The two goddesses looked at each other and then disappeared into the wilderness.
Only Hermes was left holding the baby in his arms, with a sad face.
"Since your heart is full of sorrow, why not leave him to me."
And just when Hermes was worried, another voice suddenly sounded in his ears, hoarse and cold.
Hermes was slightly startled, but he saw a goddess beside him.
Although the goddess is dead, her posture is more majestic than that of the living; although she is a poisonous snake, her face is more beautiful than flowers. Although her family background is not as prominent as the children of Zeus, her father's fierceness is unparalleled.
The scepter she holds controls all the poisonous snakes in the world, and she rules her own country in the world of death. Mortals in the world are afraid of her name, and they dare not fight the poisonous snakes for fear of offending the snake goddess.
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And now, this girl with a pale and indifferent face was appearing in front of Hermes.
Hermes' face showed surprise.
"Ah, beautiful goddess, I never thought you would come to this earth."
Under the pretense of surprise, Hermes tightened his muscles unconsciously and got ready for battle.
This goddess who has lived in the world of death is not easy to mess with. She is ruthless and dedicated to serving her father. I don’t know why she suddenly came here.
This goddess named Mona bowed her head in rare salute.
"Hermes, since you are worried about this child, why not give him to me and I will take good care of him."
Regarding this proposal, Hermes, who was still worried about how to deal with this child, suddenly laughed.
"Goddess, I actually quite like children. They are noisy, but they are also quite interesting, so I won't bother you."
Among the gods, three gods are famous for their wisdom.
One is Prometheus, the fire thief. His intelligence and wisdom can see into people's hearts and see the future. He is the wisdom of a sage.
One is the war queen Athena. She is familiar with all kinds of knowledge in the world, including the techniques of running a country and fighting wars. This is the wisdom of governance.
And there is another one, Hermes, who often appears as a traveler. He does not have that much knowledge, but he is as cunning and wise as a merchant. This is a changeable and deceitful wisdom.
If Hermes didn't know where the giant eagle came from at first, and even suspected that it was Hera, then when Hermes saw Mona appearing, he already knew it.
It seems that this baby has attracted the attention of three goddesses, and the first one is the snake goddess Mona.
At first, she sent the giant eagle to snatch away the child. The eagle failed, so she couldn't help but want to go in person, but because of the sudden intrusion of Hera and Athena, she did not dare to act rashly. Now Hera and Athena left,
She seized the opportunity and appeared in front of her.
Although he didn't know why the goddess wanted to take away the child, Hermes' instinct told him that it was best not to agree with the goddess's opinion, otherwise the consequences would be unspeakable.
Faced with Hermes' rebuttal, Mona did not show any emotion and just bowed slightly.
"Please traveler to give this child to me, I am willing to give you a treasure a hundred times his weight in return. After all...he is not your biological child, but a big trouble, isn't it?"
Hermes scratched his head in distress.
"That being said, I have already promised Hera, so... I can't do it~"
The handsome young Hermes tilted his head, gently beat his head, stuck out his tongue, and showed a naughty smile.
But seeing this cute smile, Mona's eyes turned solemn. She suddenly stretched out her hand to catch it, and the figures in front of her, including the baby in her arms, all disappeared into thin air.
This cunning god of thieves has secretly replaced himself with a phantom without knowing when, and he has escaped.
As the fastest god in the universe, neither wind nor light can catch up with Hermes.
In this short period of time, Hermes had already traveled far.
"snort."
The goddess snorted coldly, her eyes becoming colder.
This baby was so important to her father's plan that she would not hesitate to pay for it no matter what the cost.
Hermes, do you really think nothing can catch you?
The pale, bloodless lips moved slightly.
Therefore, the King of Magic, who has experienced three worlds and mastered many secret spells that even the gods did not know, now began to chant the spell.
In the dark, the power of that mysterious spell is stirring the entire void.
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And hundreds of millions of miles away, across numerous mountains, it symbolizes that the fastest god in the universe is escaping.
There is no way not to escape.
Although Hermes thinks he is not weak, the problem is that his opponent is stronger.
Once upon a time, the snake goddess Mona and the war god Ares had a bet to see who could calm the tsunami caused by Poseidon.
Ares used his astonishing power to move the mountains to try to block the tsunami, but in just three breaths, the majestic mountains were destroyed by the tsunami stirred up by the earth-shaking god.
But the snake goddess summoned nine giant snakes and let them swim across the earth.
The nine giant snakes dragged out nine deep ravines on the ground, and the tsunami was dispersed by the nine ravines, forming nine large rivers that ran through the continent. Each large river nurtured numerous cities and countries.
The traces of the nine great rivers can be seen in the sky. Hermes thought that he could not defeat the nine giant snakes. If this was the case, he would just run away.
At this moment, he was wearing an invisibility cloak and holding a baby in his arms. He thought he had run far enough and wanted to stop and take a rest.
"What does this guy want to do?"
While muttering, he looked at the sleeping baby in his arms with a headache. Even if these things happened, the little baby didn't seem to notice at all. As long as he was full, he just wanted to sleep.
What should I do with this little guy?
As Mona said, Hermes was really troubled by this little trouble.
"Hermes, aren't you going to run away?"
But just when Hermes had a headache, he suddenly heard a voice, a voice he shouldn't have heard...
The hoarse voice did not have the softness of a living person, but it was very solemn and majestic.
Hermes felt his whole body tremble. He was really frightened at this moment. It was completely beyond his expectation.
How can it be?
How could anyone be faster than me?
When he turned around to look, he saw only a lonely and silent shadow.
The shadow figure looks very much like the goddess, but it is obviously not her, because it is just an phantom after all.
Who is Hermes?
He has many divine names, the God of Thieves, the God of Merchants, the God of Sports, the God of Travelers... and among these many divine names, the most famous one is the speed of Hermes.
A symbol of the fastest speed in the universe.
Wind cannot reach it, light cannot reach it, and nothing in this universe is faster than Hermes.
However, there is actually something that can be faster than Hermes...
That is thought.
Thoughts are so fast that one thought can span the entire universe.
From the farthest sky covered with stars to the deep and invisible abyss, this is the farthest distance in the universe. Even Hermes needs a day and a night to complete the distance, but his thoughts can go back and forth in a single thought.
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Hermes is indeed the fastest. No matter how many spells the King of Magic chants, he cannot surpass Hermes in speed.
But although the King of Magic who spanned three worlds could not catch up with Hermes, he recited a spell and let his thoughts run ahead of Hermes first.
And when Hermes thought that the goddess had been left far behind him, the goddess's thoughts had been waiting for a long time.
Then, facing Hermes, the shadow waved the scepter in his hand and struck it down.
Normally, Hermes would have been able to withstand this blow, but due to excessive shock, Hermes was knocked unconscious by the shadow's powerful stick.
The spirit fell to the ground.
When the messenger of the gods woke up, the child in his arms had already disappeared.
Hermes pursed his lips and looked down in the direction of the underworld.
"It has nothing to do with me now."
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And under the underworld, beyond the abyss.
Under the dark sky, the winding mountains extend all the way into the abyss. But that is not a mountain, but the monster's tail.
The monster was so huge that the abyss could not fully accommodate it, so a section of its tail was exposed, forming the Yin Mountain of Hades.
At this moment, a girl was holding a baby in her arms, walking towards the source of the mountains... to the head that was bigger than the mountains and the sea.
The monster is sleeping, dreaming of a dream that he doesn't know when he will wake up from.
Next to the head, the girl recited silently to wake up her father.
After a while, the head that was bigger than the mountains and the sea slowly opened its eyes.
Just by opening his eyes, the vibration caused was like an earthquake, making many wandering ghosts shiver and feel uneasy.
The huge eyes were as majestic as the ocean, with only a black spot in the center, as if they were still half asleep.
Then, the black spot moved unconsciously, shrinking sharply into an upright needle shape, cold and terrifying.
The monster woke up.
"Mona, why did you wake me up?"
A low voice sounded, and in front of Mona, the monster shook his head, as if to relieve the discomfort caused by this long sleep.
As for the monster's question, Mona just held out the child in her arms.
The big snake lowered his head and looked down at the pitiful little thing in front of him, staring at the little baby with cold pupils, and then asked.
"What's this."
Mona withdrew her hand, letting the child float between herself and the big snake, lowered her head and said.
"Father, this is the child, the child who will stop you from moving forward."