Big octopus in the deep sea: I can evolve infinitely

Chapter 82 The Rising Hero ([-] in [-])

In the east of the land, in the city named Herikias, outside a seemingly inconspicuous thatched hut, there are several seekers sitting outside, waiting for the fairy in the thatched hut to call their names.

Years ago, a sudden plague appeared in the city of Herikias. The entire Herikias was full of people infected by the plague. People mourned and prayed to God to save themselves, but they didn’t know if it was The gods heard the call of man, and a nymph came to Hericias.

This fairy, whose name and origin are unknown, pulled up a very inconspicuous grass on the ground, pulled it, and a little bit of starlight scattered on the trace of the grass and fell into Hericias's chest. In a well, she then made all the patients of Helicias drink the water.

At the beginning, the people of Herikias did not believe this woman of unknown origin who was veiled and wrapped in water-blue cloth, but after the first patient made a bold attempt and was cured, All the patients were ecstatic, and they drank the well water crazily... Afterwards, this woman also got the gratitude of the whole city, and everyone believed that she was the messenger of God, and that the holy mountain of Olympus served the gods Fairy.

And the fairy did not leave the city after healed Herikias' patient, but stayed here.

She asked someone to build a thatched hut, and then lived in it. When someone asked her for help, asking for medical treatment or seeking enlightenment on other things, she would give some help in the hut, and the helper would also send some afterward. Food or some other precious items as payment.

This kind of relationship has lasted for nearly a year in the city of Herikias, and the residents here have long been accustomed to the existence of such a fairy.

"next."

A cold voice came from inside the thatched hut. A strong man who surrounded the key parts with animal skins and exposed other parts showed a bronze color by the sun stood up. He stepped into the hut and saw the hidden The figure behind the curtain.

And after he came in, he didn't have the idea of ​​lifting the curtain to see what the people behind the curtain looked like, but respectfully took out the wrapped elk from his back, put it on it, and then asked Said, "Fairy favored by God, I came to ask you to give me an omen. I fell in love with the king's daughter. To test my bravery, the king asked me to hunt a ferocious beast in the dense forest in the far south. Three lions, I want to ask the fairy to tell me if I can kill the ferocious three lions, and what is my future like."

After his voice fell behind, the woman behind the curtain did not speak, and the thatched cottage fell silent.

And the man didn't urge him, just stood there respectfully waiting for the fairy's prediction. After a while, the silent atmosphere in the thatched cottage was broken, and the fairy behind the curtain said, "Brave hunter, you can indeed kill The head of the ferocious three-headed lion will become a symbol of your achievements, and you will welcome the king's daughter and become the new king, but after that, unspeakable misfortune befalls you. It made you very uncomfortable, you killed your wife in anger, and when you were about to kill the child who was not your child, a bolt of lightning would appear above your head, scorching your flesh, Your soul is thrown into the underworld."

Hearing the first half, the hunter was still very happy. For him, being able to kill the lion and marry the king's daughter is his lifelong wish at this time. Such a wish will come true when the fairy tells it in person, which will undoubtedly make the He was very happy, but when he heard the second half, his whole face turned livid.

He killed his wife in anger, and was about to kill a child who was not his own... This all shows that his wife who loved him the most found another lover after marrying him, and gave birth to a child of his own. lover's child.

Unspeakable anger and shame swayed in the hunter's heart, but the fairy continued to say after seeing this scene, "Don't blame your wife, she doesn't know it's not you."

Then, she began to describe a future.

In this future, the hunter will marry the king's daughter and become the new king. All this is as dreamy as the hunter expected, but until one day, the war comes. The conqueror came, and his wife, the former princess and now the queen, naturally stayed behind.

But when the queen was waiting at the back with peace of mind, the 'hunter' came back suddenly. The queen was naturally very happy to see her husband coming back. She never thought about why her husband came back suddenly when he was fighting outside. She looked at this The 'hunter' asked herself for sex, and shyly had sex with her husband. After the sex was over and the 'hunter' transformed into a huge eagle, it was only at this time that the queen realized that it was not her husband who had sex with her.

"Tell me, who is that man who transformed into an eagle?"

The hunter asked with anger and humble begging.

But looking at the hunter who was angry and begging, the fairy just shook her head, and did not tell who the man was as he wished, but said lightly, "Okay, I have given you the revelation you want .”

"next."

Soon, a farmer came in. As soon as the farmer came in, he saw the hunter, and his face showed doubts. He didn't understand why the hunter's help was over and he still stood here without leaving, while the latter clenched his fists. , his face was full of anger, his body trembled unceasingly, it seemed that endless fires of anger ignited his chest, making him want to vent it, but in the end he still didn't erupt here.

He suppressed the anger in his heart, thanked the fairy behind the curtain, turned and left the cottage.

Watching the hunter leave, the fairy did not say a word, as if she had already seen through all the joys and sorrows in the world, and would not resonate with anyone, she looked at the farmer quietly, and when the farmer said what she wanted to ask for help Give him enlightenment after the event, answer his difficult problem, and then open his mouth to say 'next'.

In the evening, the fairy came out from behind the curtain after helping all the seekers.

Unlike the thin, beautiful, and kind-hearted fairy imagined by most Hericias, this fairy is very fat, her belly is bulging high, and her delicate face is slightly swollen due to pregnancy, which destroys the beauty. Only a pair of eyes are bright and moving, full of attractiveness.

The fairy looked at the direction where the previous hunter left, and inexplicable sadness welled up in her heart, and her throat choked up inexplicably.

Her name is Aegina. She is the child of the river god Asopos and the water nymph Metope. The world has always been carefree, until a year ago, a huge eagle fell from the sky, took her away while bathing in the river, and had sex with her.

In order to find her, her father, the river god Asopos, crossed countless mountains and rivers, and asked all the fairies and goddesses, but no one was willing to tell the truth to her father, until the king of Corinth, Sisyphus. After Sisyphus repeatedly pleaded and promised to give the city of Corinth a clear spring that would never dry up, he learned of his whereabouts from Sisyphus.

But finding yourself is the beginning of a nightmare.

Her father begged Zeus, the powerful god-king, to give him back to him, but what he got was Zeus's lightning.

The huge lightning chopped him to death first, and sealed him up after he came back from the dead.

This is the most painful thing for her, that's why she felt the same when she predicted the hunter's future, and she refused to say the man's name when the hunter wanted her to say it.

She is very clear that after the hunter knows his name, he will end up like her father, no, it is even worse, his father is a god, an immortal god, so he will only be sealed, and this hunter, he will die, and his soul will fall into death. Enter the underworld, be buried in hell, and suffer eternal torment.

Zeus, the king of gods, has never been merciful when dealing with people/gods who offend him.

Aegina collected the thoughts in her mind, then stretched out her hand, closed the door of the thatched hut, bent down, and put away the things sent by the help-seekers, and then she poured herself a glass of water, ready to drink Go down, but at this moment, a knock on the door suddenly reminded me.

"Is there anyone asking for help at this time?"

Aegina hesitated for a moment, then stretched out her hand to open the closed door, only to see that there was no one standing outside her door knocking, there was only one about two to three years old, whose body was wrapped in a few emerald green leaves, and the rest of the body was completely covered. Naked and exposed to the cold evening wind, the little boy was sleeping soundly on the ground.

Looking at the little boy in front of her who was still sleeping soundly in the cold wind, Aegina pondered for a while, then hugged the little boy in front of her.

She is a hybrid with special abilities. She can feel that the child in her womb who is destined to become a god is absorbing her vitality and growing stronger. Maybe this boy can help take care of her child after she dies. until he becomes a god.

And the little boy who was picked up seemed to be dreaming of something good, with a happy smile on the corner of his mouth.

……

In the blink of an eye, 12 years have passed.

Twelve years may not be a big deal in other worlds, but in this mythical world, it means the rise and fall of kingdoms and the rise of powerful heroes.

Those heroes with extraordinary blood flowing in their bodies held the weapons blessed by God, and killed the monsters that caused disasters on the earth, in the sea, and on the big island, and used the heads of these monsters to create their own immortal legends. Then it is praised and admired by the world.

For Aegina, 12 years means that one of her adopted children and a child born from her womb have the ability to protect themselves, and it also means that her life has finally come to an end.

Because she didn't want to see her child's sad appearance, Aegina lied that she was going to a distant place to see the distant scenery, and let her adopted eldest son Mirmidon take care of her younger son Aiacus, Then she left Hericias, went to the place where she was born and lived for more than ten years, waiting for death to come.

She knew that Myrmidon, who had learned all the knowledge from herself except the prophecies that required talent, and who was more mature than ordinary teenagers, would take good care of her Aiacus.

"Did mother really go to a distant place to play?"

Aiacus, who has the blood of Zeus flowing in his body and will become the death judge of the underworld according to Aegina's prophecy, looked at the figure of his mother leaving resolutely, and felt inexplicably panicked. He didn't know if it was his illusion, he felt This will be the last time I see my mother.

"if not?"

Looking at his younger brother, Mirmidon asked back.

Aacus wanted to express the illusion in his heart, and wanted to ask his elder brother if his mother was going to die, but he swallowed the words when he got to his lips. The reason was very simple. He was afraid that his slightly ominous words would say After going out, she will be severely beaten by Mirmidon.

As a younger brother who was often beaten when he was young, even after he was five years old, this elder brother never beat him violently again, but because of his childhood experience, he was still very scared of his elder brother in his heart of.

"Let's go."

"Ah, where are you going?"

"Go be a hero."

"You want to be a hero?"

"It's not me, it's you."

……

What is a hero?

He who is brave is a hero.

And how to prove your bravery?

It's very simple, kill a powerful monster, cut off its head and make it your medal of honor, and then appear in front of everyone. After that, there will naturally be bards who will spread this deed and let his name be remembered by humans. Know, let his name be prefixed with a hero by those who sing it.

But this is easier said than done.

All the monsters on the earth are the children of the earth mother Gaia, the father of the monster with the head of a hundred dragons, a black tongue, fire-breathing eyes, a body taller than the sky, feathers and a pair of wings. The descendants of Feng and the female snake Ekadna, these monsters with the blood of Typhon flowing in their bodies are not only amazingly powerful, but also possess strange magical powers.

When human beings come to them, it is tantamount to food that is automatically delivered to the door.

But these have nothing to do with Mirmidon, because it is not he who is going to be a hero, but his younger brother, who has the blood of Zeus flowing in his body and will become a god in the prophecy. Just looking for monsters.

quickly,

Mirmidon took Aiakos to find a terrifying monster said to have the blood of Hydra, a giant python with two heads.

"Not one of them has grown all their hair, and one has no hair...You guys like this also want to learn from those human heroes, kill monsters, and become new heroes?"

The two-headed snake opened its huge lantern-like eyes, one head laughed as if it saw something ridiculous, and the other head spat out the snake letter in disdain.

"Not us, but my brother Aiacus, who will defeat you and become a new hero, to be sung by the world."

Mirmidon pointed to his younger brother and said.

And his younger brother, Aeacus, was eager to try. As a child with the blood of Zeus flowing in his body, he was born with extraordinary strength. The strong man had fought, and in the process of the fight, his small, muscleless arm easily overwhelmed the tall, steel-like arm.

The size of the body is meaningless in front of him.

Therefore, he is not afraid of this huge two-headed serpent, even if he is as small as an ant in front of this two-headed serpent.

ridiculous.

The two-headed python laughed inwardly, but it didn't say these two words, but launched an attack suddenly.

Two huge snake heads, like a flat boulder, opened their bloody mouths to the two people in front of them and swallowed them.

When Aiacus saw this scene, he raised his arms without hesitation, a pair of seemingly tender hands unceremoniously withstood the upper jaw dropped by the giant python, and stepped on the two feet under him hard, stepping on it. On the python's lower jaw, the powerful force made the two-headed python a little painful.

It feels that what it bites is not a person, but an iron pillar, an upright, extremely hard iron pillar, and now this iron pillar is firmly resisting itself, making it unable to close its mouth.

"This guy……"

All four pairs of eyes of the two-headed python turned and moved to look at Aiakos, their eyes were full of disbelief, how could a little child have such great power?But before it figured out why this tiny child had such enormous power, the tiny human in front of it roared, and its body, which was originally only 1.4 meters, instantly swelled into a body that was much bigger than its mouth. giant.

Under this surge of power, the upper and lower jaws of the two-headed python were instantly torn apart.

Huge cracks spread downward from the mouth of the two-headed python, separating its entire snake body into upper and lower halves.

"how can that be……"

The other intact head of the two-headed python rolled its eyes in disbelief, and the next moment, a huge foot stepped on top of the giant python's head, crushing its head like a watermelon.

After stepping on it, he turned his head to look, and immediately saw Mirmidon who appeared behind him at some time, and said excitedly, "Let's go, let's defeat other monsters."

The feeling of unleashing his usually suppressed power in the battle with the monster made him very excited.

He couldn't wait to find other monsters to continue to release and vent his power.

Looking at Aeacus, Mirmidon nodded. He used magic to restore the crushed head of the two-headed python and the torn head, then cut them off and took them away, leaving with his younger brother.

After an unknown amount of time, Mirmidon, who had left, suddenly returned alone.

He took out a quaint stone statue from his waist with the upper half of a human and the lower half of an octopus, and he placed the statue in front of the broken body of the two-headed python that was constantly dripping blood, letting the blood stain the statue , and then built a simple altar with stones that accommodated the entire python, and chanted a prayer that did not belong to this world, "Our father in the deep sea, the Creator, your humblest servant Here is the most insignificant sacrifice to you..."

(End of this chapter)