The world-devouring dragon

Hermes.

This messenger of the gods, who was faster than the wind and faster than light, once frequently traveled between Olympus and the human world, and was the closest to mortals. However, in recent decades, the human world has never heard anything about this god again. information.

When the great hero traveled here, he was surprised to find that the unkempt man in front of him called himself Hermes.

"God of travel? Why are you here?"

The great hero asked in surprise.

The man who called himself Hermes looked embarrassed and could only explain.

"Hercules, this is related to an incident in your childhood."

As he spoke, Hermes told what happened when the great hero was just born, his miraculous birth, the Queen's love for him, and her anger after knowing the truth. Of course, Hermes was knocked down. The end of time.

Finally, Hermes lamented.

"Hercules, the god king blamed me for losing you, so he knocked me off this sacred mountain. Now you have become famous in the world, but I am still imprisoned here, building walls for mortal kings, and being His enslavement.”

Only then did the great hero notice the chains on the feet of the strong-footed man. After noticing the great hero's gaze, Hermes raised his feet, and the chains on his feet made crisp knocking sounds from time to time. It is this chain that imprisons the fastest god in the universe here and is not allowed to leave.

"Who imprisoned you here?"

The great hero asked.

"It's the Trojan King here."

Hermes explained.

"Why would he imprison a god?"

The great hero asked in confusion.

Most of the mortal kings are a mixture of humans and gods, so they have been quite contemptuous of gods since ancient times. But to really imprison a god, even a god who has been punished and is in trouble, is still a serious crime.

Even great heroes can hardly imagine who dares to have such arrogance and courage.

Hearing this, Hermes sighed again and said in frustration.

"At that time, I was first knocked down to the mortal world, lost my divine power, and was forced to make a living by herding sheep in the mountains. I happened to meet King Laomedon of Troy on a hunting trip, and a wise man accompanying me discovered my identity and suggested to the king I was kindly entertained, so the king took me back to the palace to enjoy good food and wine.

"At the banquet, I was grateful for his hospitality, so I confided in him the two artifacts I had brought to the world, namely the Invisibility Hat and the Winged Boots. But he took them away while I was drunk. I put on my invisibility hat, took off my wing boots, stole my artifact, and locked my feet with chains. When I woke up, I couldn't escape from the chains. I could only be enslaved by him and was forced to replace him. He built an impregnable wall and did so for thirteen years.”

As he spoke, Hermes looked pleading.

"Kind Hercules, you will definitely help me escape from captivity, right?"

This always cunning god had no sense of self-respect as a god when begging for help, so he simply chose to beg.

He was sure at a glance that Hercules was a soft-spoken guy, and as long as he kept his posture low, it would be difficult for him to refuse others' entreaties.

As expected, the great hero was extremely indignant when he heard this. He seemed even angrier than he was and scolded the Trojan King who had no sense of honor.

"Don't worry, Hermes, that shameless king will be punished as he deserves."

The great hero did what he said. He took the strong-footed god whose feet were chained with iron chains and ran straight towards the palace. On the way, a guard tried to stop him, but he threw him away.

The heavily guarded palace could not stop the great hero from moving forward. He broke into the palace before he met a middle-aged man with a crown on his head.

"Who are you?"

the king of Troy asked in surprise.

The hero didn't say much, and knocked the king to the ground with one punch. Before the dazed king could react, he was stepped on by the hero. Hercules scolded.

"You shameless king, let me ask you, where is the key that you used to imprison the god Hermes? Where is the artifact you stole?"

"Hermes? How do you know he is imprisoned here?"

The king, who had not yet reacted, only had time to say a word before he was forcibly pulled up by the hero, and was forced to look at Hermes who was following behind the hero.

But somewhat unexpectedly, the king looked even angrier.

"Ah, you despicable little thief and liar god, you actually dare to trick others into invading my palace."

The king's words made Hercules suddenly realize that there seemed to be something hidden inside. He frowned, looked at the king in front of him, and then at Hermes behind him.

"King of Troy, tell me what happened, and I, Hercules, will judge you according to just laws."

After the Trojan king regained his footing, he glared at Hermes angrily, but he was afraid of Hercules' force and did not dare to attack.

Even though the guards and soldiers surrounded him at this time, they seemed to be at a disadvantage in front of the tall and straight Hercules.

King Troy raised his crown and bowed deeply.

"Heracles, I have heard of your reputation, and please listen to my defence. This liar god was trapped in the mountains. I kindly entertained him with a banquet and let him stay, but he talked sweetly. He deceived my queen and stole my jewels. So I took off his invisibility hat while he was drunk, took away his winged boots, and asked him to build a wall for me to atone for his sins. May Zeus Hera witness it. , everything I said is true and absolutely not false.”

Hermes has many priesthoods. He is the fastest in the universe, so he is appointed as a messenger by the gods. He likes traveling and commerce, so he is also the patron of travelers and merchants. But in addition, he also has a well-known hobby...that is stealing and lying.

Everywhere he went, the itchy Hermes always wanted to steal something.

Legend has it that he stole the feet of whales, the wings of lions, the songs of crows, and the kindness of people... Therefore, people always do evil, and only the remaining hearts can awaken people's conscience.

Even though he was demoted, Hermes couldn't help his habit when being entertained. While the king was away, he coaxed the queen with sweet words, made peace with her, and stole the king's favorite agate bracelet.

The king was extremely angry when he learned the truth, but he also knew that if he were arrested directly, the liar god would hide himself in a hat that no one could find, and then escape with a pair of boots that no one could catch. . So he designed to make the god drunk at the banquet and imprisoned him while he was drunk.

In the end, the god of thieves, who possessed two artifacts that all thieves dream of, was caught due to carelessness and greed.

Hercules looked at Hermes suspiciously. Seeing that Hermes was about to defend himself, the great hero spoke first.

"Hermes, don't try to deceive me. In the name of my father Zeus, if you deceive me, I will chase you to the end of the world and never give up."

Faced with the threat and warning from the great hero, Hermes wanted to laugh it off and continue telling his habitual lies. But before he could say anything, he was already stared at by the cold, fierce and lion-like eyes of the great hero.

His heart skipped a beat, and he was speechless but couldn't say anything.

Although it was incredible, Hermes' shrewd and cunning wisdom told him that if he lied now, he might really be tracked by the mortal in front of him to the end of the world without giving up.

After thinking for a moment, Hermes suddenly knocked his head, showing an expression of pretending to be stupid.

"This...hehe~"

Although he never said it directly, it was obvious that the speed god had acquiesced in what King Troy said and admitted that he had indeed concealed something before.

Hercules was annoyed, but he still thought about it and said to the King of Troy.

"King of Troy, as you can see, this trickster god deceived your queen and stole your treasures, but now he has been building the wall for you for thirteen years and has suffered enough punishment. I don't want the king to be with you. The hatred between gods will last forever, so let me be the middleman and please let this liar god go."

The king of Troy seemed to be unwilling to give in, but he looked at Hercules with scruples, and finally nodded.

"Okay then, Hercules, the famous hero, I don't want to be your enemy, so please leave here with this liar god."

When Hermes' chains were untied, the king returned Hermes' invisibility cap and winged boots. Seeing that the matter was over, Hercules nodded and was about to turn around, but at this moment, Hermes, who had been pretending to be stupid just now, spoke again.

"Please wait, Hercules, I have one more thing to ask for your help."

"I am not the only one building the city wall here. There are two gods who are also here to build the city wall with me to atone for their sins because of Zeus' punishment. Please help release them."

At this time, not to mention Hercules, even the big snake that had been enjoying the farce on Hercules' shoulder couldn't help but widen its eyes.

Good guys, three gods are punished here to build walls for mortals?

Even Orochi, who has seen the weird things in several worlds, can't help but feel surprised.