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Chapter 444 The Trials of the Judges of the Underworld (Plus two in one)

Immediately after granting Aston's request, the hero found the Inquisitors of the Underworld who had gone to rest on the great plain, and he informed them that he had decided to forgive his son, as a father would forgive him.

The judgment and ruling in the underworld are like the courts in the world. When the victim makes a resolution of forgiveness, the punishment of the sinner will be reduced accordingly.

So, with Aston's understanding, several underworld judges decided to commute his son's sentence after a brief discussion, and the secretly observing heroes returned to the bank of the Milky Way with this result.

They told the ferryman Somi about it, and showed Aston's letter of forgiveness to the stingy boatman.

The old boatman burst into tears immediately, he didn't say anything more, and let the heroes board the boat as soon as possible, he was willing to risk his life to bring these people to the boundary of the palace.

"Isn't your loyalty golden?"

Boarded the ship, a hero sneered.

"Yes, because it is gold, it can be bought and sold."

Suomi didn't blush, and even said very seriously.

Soon after, the boat docked.

Baird and his party followed Suomi's instructions and headed towards the palace.

When they boarded the boat, they brought some livestock from the great plain on board, and those were used for sacrifices. The heroes led the cattle and sheep, and kept moving forward.

In the process of gradually approaching the palace, the heroes led the animals used for sacrifice, and then performed sacrifices according to the ritual of the Goddess of Sleep. They first sacrificed wine, then prayed to Esrona, and finally served the meat of the animals, leaving the most precious blood to present to the queen of the underworld.

The heroes chanted their prayers aloud, as if there was no more devout person than them in the mortal world.

They approached the palace step by step with their sacrificed blood. There were no souls around, and there were only pale death flowers along the road, which was terrifying and creepy.

Simply these heroes have inhuman courage, and not long after, they saw a maid-like soul approaching slowly in the distance.

"I am Madame Esrona's personal maid."

The maid introduced herself,
"My lady has heard your prayers.

It's just that although the sacrifices you offer are rich and the blood is precious, they are all taken from the underworld, Madam is not tempted. "

The maid conveyed Esrona's request, the mistress of the underworld who wanted something out of the underworld, whatever that was.

Esrona's request left the heroes at a loss. They were all in the underworld, so how could they find something from the underworld that didn't belong to the underworld?
Instead, Baird, who had just regained consciousness, was the first to wake up.

He found paper and pen from Esrona's maid, wrote a poem sung in the world on the paper, and asked the maid to give it to Esrona.

The maid nodded in satisfaction, and her figure quickly disappeared in front of everyone.

The heroes were surprised by this, but also felt it was reasonable. Baird also felt that the solution to the predicament that people worked so hard to find was only found in retrospect. The solution to the predicament was so simple.

Not long after, the maid returned, this time with news from the queen.

Esrona will receive Baird together with her husband Nakbet, the god of death, and only Baird will be received. At that time, the rest of the heroes will wait in the side hall.

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Sophia sat on Silas' shoulders, watching the journey of these heroes with interest.

"Every difficulty is solved in front of them."

Sophia said with emotion.

"Isn't that what mythology is all about?"

Schillers replied,

"A difficult journey, a journey of growth and comprehension, until finally meeting the ending of the story, and then each of the foreshadowings left behind broke out here and was finally confirmed."

Sophia nodded, as Silas said, most of those fairy tales have such a structure.

And these heroes of the underworld, without much deliberate arrangement, not much deliberate tampering, only need a little deliberate guidance, they are all acting like myths.

This also verified Schillers' previous conjecture.

"So... what is the end of that great hero?"

Sophia recalled the story of Baird's life,

"In the end, the truth will be revealed, and you want to make him suffer even more unrecoverable pain?"

Silas sneered and said:

"I'm not that kind of person.

Do you take me for Slahe? "

"Master Silas, my king, in my opinion, your behavior is no different from his."

Sophia said so, as a bystander, she felt that what she saw was often clearer.

Silas turned dark and scolded:
"Sophia, you should uphold your identity as a creature!
Know that in the Kingdom of Heaven we angels serve God so humbly. "

"so what?"

Sophia asked back, opening her big watery eyes and saying:
"Do you want me to worship you like a god?"

This strike seems to have stabbed Silas' reverse scales, and at the same time grabbed the handle of the archangel.

Sophia's words are undoubtedly asking: Are you going to take the place of God and let me worship you?

Silas never wanted to take God's place, he didn't want to and dared not.

The archangel could only say angrily:

"As a creature, you are too arrogant, Sophia, you are too arrogant!"

Fairy Queen Sophia smiled, tilted her head, and assumed an innocent look that was harmless to humans and animals.

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On the palace of the underworld, to Baird's surprise, the king of the underworld seemed to agree to allow Baird to leave the underworld and return to the human world.

"But... Baird, I am not the only manager of the underworld."

Nakbet, the god of death, talked about his difficulties. Although he is the god of death, the entire underworld is managed by him and the nine judges under his command.

Even though Nakbet, the god of death, agreed to Baird's return to the human world, the nine judges would not necessarily agree. Contrary to the attitude of the god of death, the nine judges would not let Baird leave the underworld because there had never been a precedent in the underworld.

The king of the underworld's answer was so disappointing. Baird thought that with the help of Esrona and the approval of Nakbet, he would be able to leave the underworld as he wished, but things were far from being as simple as imagined.

Therefore, Baird reiterated his determination to leave the underworld to find his lover in front of the king and queen, and swore in front of the gods that he would leave the underworld no matter what, otherwise he would be punished forever.

Nakbet and Esrona seemed to be moved by the hero's spirit, and they really saw Baird's indomitable determination and loyal love.

"Although the nine judges are impartial, they are not unkind.

When they heard about your deeds, they proposed a trial to you respectively. As long as you complete these nine trials, they will agree to let you leave the underworld. "

When Baird fell into despair, Nakbet's words gave the hero hope again. He is not afraid of trials, no matter how difficult the trials are, he is more afraid of not having trials than trials.

"Great God of Death, I am willing to accept this trial.

The world taboos you and insults you because of death, but only after meeting you in person can you see how wise and kind you are. "

Baird thanked him from the bottom of his heart, and he saluted Nakbet in an extremely humble gesture.

His humble posture does not mean that he considers himself humble, but that he is determined.

Seeing this, Nakbet ordered:

"Remember Baird, on the journey, no matter how complacent you are, you must be extremely careful.

after all,

Some people won't just sit back and watch you go. "

The voice fell to the ears, Baird nodded solemnly,

"I know they never cheat,

Not necessarily willing to let me leave the underworld,

I will not be complacent until I have completed the trials of the Nine Inquisitors. "

The hero's words were heard by the queen of the underworld, Esrona. She opened her mouth, hesitated to speak, but still said nothing. Together with her husband, she offered sincere blessings for Baird's next journey.

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The heroes waiting outside the palace of the underworld ushered in the figure of Baird, and with him, there was news about the nine trials.

The heroes are full of ambitions. Some of them have been dead for a long time, and some have just come to the underworld, but no matter who they are, they are eager to try the next trial.

Baird's first trial is exactly what heroes do best.

The first judge asked them to go to the punishment wilderness full of magma to destroy a seven-headed serpent, and not let it cause harm to all directions. It was a monster formed by the resentment of the souls who endured the punishment.

The heroes set out to hunt the seven-headed serpent in the Wilderness of Punishment, and with the help of the Inquisitor, they traveled unimpeded until they arrived at the foot of the serpent-infested mountains.

The big snake lurked in the mountains, causing harm to all directions, and the heroes suffered a lot when they first fought with it.

They fought bravely with the big snake, and Baird, who took the lead, cut off its head, but after a while, its head regrown from the wound where it had severed its head, as if it could not be killed.

Its seven heads are invincible, they were cut off, because of the endless resentment in the wilderness of punishment, and new heads will be born. Although the heroes are extremely brave, they have fought against it for two days and two nights, but they still have nothing to do with it and cannot retreat temporarily.

The temporarily disadvantaged heroes discussed at night, and finally a thin but intelligent hero thought of a way. They should capture him alive, then cut off seven heads at the same time, and then imprisoned him next to the magma, thus fulfilling the judge's request.

The heroes who had a solution acted again. They set a trap and together they captured the big snake alive.

Although the big snake kept struggling and wanted to escape, seven heads were cut off by seven people at the same time.

The heroes brought the serpent to the magma in the Field of Punishment, and plunged its decapitated wound into the hot magma.

In this way, the extremely hot magma continued to burn the severed head wound, preventing the snake head from growing out, and the seven-headed serpent without a snake head was powerless to resist, not even howling, and could only struggle in vain, enduring eternal torture.

Although the heroes were unable to slay the serpent made of malice, they still fulfilled the Inquisitor's request, thus completing the first trial.

Without further ado, the heroes decided to go all out, and under the leadership of Baird, they started the second trial without stopping.

(End of this chapter)