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The soldier on the side said to Illya.
As for the monster Hercules, no one dared to contact him. Everyone was afraid that he would start killing people in the next second. Only by Illya's side could he be at peace.
This time Illya is also responsible for taking Hercules away.
"Come on, Hercules."
Illya opened the door, and Hercules didn't have any intention of running away. Even though he knew that the being who was going to judge him was a god, he still never thought he was wrong in his heart.
They were walking on the street, and there was no one who dared to escort them around. The Romans on the side had seen the face of Hercules and were scared away.
"See? Everyone is still afraid of you."
"This is because I am powerful, and the weak will naturally fear the strong."
Hercules didn't care about those eyes looking at monsters. Are others afraid that he doesn't show his strength?
"But Perseus is not like this when he walks on the street. He is also very powerful. Why are you and him in completely opposite situations?"
"That's because he has put away his fangs and claws in his old age, but a male lion is disguised as a cat. Only the weak will be confused by such an appearance."
Hercules still didn't take it seriously, which made Illya feel her failure, which made her feel deeply ashamed, and even felt a little scared.
What if Hercules, who was supposed to be a great hero, changes because of her, and even becomes a villain in the end?
For the first time, Illya felt the horror of changing history.
Not everything is moving in the direction you expected. Once history really changes, it will develop in a completely unknown direction. No one wants to see such a thing.
The price behind this may even affect the whole world. Even Zeus has to think twice about such courage, let alone Illya.
It is so difficult to bear the fate of one person, but what Zeus has to bear is the future of this planet.
The door of the trial court was opened, and Hercules looked at the empty hall where many people came in one after another, even his great-grandmother Dana was in the auditorium, and the rest of the people dared not speak out.
Illya left Hercules' side and went to the public gallery, until the public gallery was full, but the seat where the judge should have been was empty.
"God really knows how to play big cards."
Hercules said disdainfully, even if he didn't think that his strength surpassed the gods, but he knew that he still believed that he was not wrong, so it was absolutely impossible for him to bow his head.
In fact, this is not Hera playing big names, but really value his performance.
Three rays of light came down, and besides the already known Hera and Ares, there was another god, the blindfolded goddess representing justice and law——Themis.
The black cloth and scales of the blindfolded goddess mean justice, Zeus will not do things that are difficult for others, especially for his wife, and this time Hera invited Themis Zeus has no opinion, which means Looks like Hera is going to get serious this time.
"Today's trial is presided over by me, and I will give a reasonable trial in a fair and impartial manner, and the court will start here."
Following Hera's announcement, Themis also opened her own enchantment. In this enchantment, she can distinguish lies and discard distracting thoughts. Everything will look down on the entire trial from the most fair perspective of God. to absolute justice.
"This trial of Hercules murder, Hercules, do you have anything to defend?"
"Naturally."
When Hercules saw that these gods seemed to want to go through the process, then he also went through the process with these gods.
In his opinion, there is nothing wrong with what he has done, so he is not afraid of any confrontation.
"That's her infidelity first, and I'm the victim."
"There is indeed evidence to prove this matter, but her infidelity seems to be related to your long-term neglect. According to the testimony I have, your neighbors are all in town. You don't cherish your wife. You don't care about your wife on weekdays. Is it true that there is little communication?"
Hera looked at the testimony in her hand, of course it was just a pretense.
Since it was a task entrusted by Zeus, Hera will naturally try her best to do it well. She has already memorized these testimonies back and forth, and it is impossible for there to be truths that need to be watched on the spot to recall.
"It's true, but it doesn't change anything."
The reason why Hercules got married was because he was disturbed by the marriage contract released by Dana. Although he was interested in the opposite sex at his age, it was just a basic biological need.
The more important thing is that since Hercules was 13 years old, his power began to increase rapidly. Facing the power that is increasing every moment, spending time on the bed is a complete waste.
"If according to the law, my wife is something that belongs to me and is part of my property, I have the right to punish her, but can I also punish those who peep at my property?"
Hercules' words completely objectified his wife and treated her as a complete object. It is really uncomfortable to say such words so bluntly, but in such an era background, it is indisputable fact.
"But you don't have the right to kill. Have you ever put Rome's justice in your eyes for such atrocities?"
Hera understands that cheating is wrong, but lynching like Hercules is absolutely unacceptable. Even if there are laws in this world, everyone cannot have the right to enforce the law. This will inevitably lead to the proliferation of lynchings among the people.
"No matter what your wife has done, you need to investigate the cause and effect and then deal with it. What kind of punishment should be taken for what she has done, instead of killing everything."
"So what's the end result?"
Hercules obviously didn't care about this, those laws were just used to restrain the weak, they were just to maintain the inherent interests of the superiors, in his view, the laws were just dirty things.
"Both parties have been killed by you. Although there are some testimonies, they cannot constitute evidence. To what extent are the two of them untrue, but how do you respond to the other crime?"
Hera refers, of course, to the indiscriminate killing of innocents under the rage of Hercules.
"That's because they covet my succession to the throne. They approach me just to covet power and treat me as a tool."
"But you didn't treat your wife as a person, did you? Why can you treat your wife as an object, but you can't accept being used by others?"
As the patron saint of marriage, Hera is naturally dissatisfied with Hercules' behavior. If this is not a court, then Hera will definitely let the other party know the price of angering her.
"Naturally, because I am strong."
Hercules believes in the creed of the strong, he will not bully the weak, this is Illya's education and his inner pride, but it does not mean that he looks down on the weak.
He just thinks that bullying the weak is a very cheap thing, but he doesn't think that the weak can ride on his head.
"I've never been a bully. Maybe that's why they think I'm someone to take advantage of. It's because they haven't put themselves in the right place."
Words of hopelessness.
Hera felt her head hurt a little, although it was just in case, but now it seems that bringing Ares is definitely the right thing to do.
Hera gave Ares a look, indicating that the next step is to follow Ares's ideas.
"Hercules, you seem to have said that you are a strong person and a superior person, and the law is also regarded as the shackles of the weak, right?"
Ares or Mars asked Hercules.
In a sense, he is the one who educated Hercules.
"Yes, I said so, and I think so."
"In that case, you touch the law of Rome and I'm the god of Rome, and you know what I'll do next."
Huge pressure fell directly on Hercules, and countless cracks spread out on the ground under his feet. You can bear such a heavy pressure on Hercules, but...
"boom"
The huge figure that had been built mechanically descended directly and stepped on Hercules, directly pressing him down to one knee.
"According to your reasoning, it shouldn't matter if I kill you now. After all, the law is the shackles of the weak, and you are the weak in front of me now."
Ares didn't mean to belittle Hercules at all. With the example of Perseus, he also understood the future of human beings. He used his mech body to suppress Hercules from the very beginning.
"Hercules."
Illya was a little worried about Hercules' situation but was held back by Dana.
As a great-grandmother, Dana naturally couldn't bear to see her great-grandson treated like this, but as the queen of Rome, she understood the importance of this trial.
"Look at you, how weak you are."
Ares said it easily, but in fact, he didn't have the slightest carelessness. He raised his power again and guessed Hercules' whole body into the mud.
"Did you feel it? The power gap between me and you, and I don't like bullying the weak just like you, so guess what is the reason for the 'insult' I gave you at this time."
Facing Ares' question, Hercules didn't even have the strength to answer, the only thing he could do at this time was to raise his spirits to resist the pressure from above.
"Because of the law, because of the rules, and because the order of the god king is a fair trial rather than a lynching, I didn't kill you immediately."
Ares sneered.
In fact, in Ares’ view, the law is indeed a shackle for the weak in a certain sense, and the strong can override the law in some special cases, but everything has two sides, and at this time Hercules saw It's the other side of the law.
"See? Laws and rules are really protecting you now, weakling."
Ares's strength increased again, but it was still not enough to kill Hercules, at this moment Hercules also felt it.
He is protected, protected by laws he despises, because he becomes... weak before Ares.
"Mother, let's start to pronounce the sentence, let Hercules accept his guilt as a weak person, you will accept it, right, you regard your strength as your immunity, but now you who are weak, do you still have this immunity?" ?”
Ares understands that Hercules will be judged, because he has become a weak person, and if he becomes a weak person, he should be judged by a strong person. This is what he said in front of everyone. To the act of reneging on promises and fattening.
"Hercules, you are cruel beyond words. I condemn you to lose the right of succession to the throne of Rome, and banish Rome and never return."
There was no objection to such a punishment, and no one really thought that Hercules would receive a death sentence after committing such an atrocity.
But the disinheritance of the throne and permanent expulsion were beyond their imagination.
This means that the throne of Rome is completely vacant, and this is an opportunity that countless people are eager to try.
"Then get out of Rome, weakling."
Ares reduced his strength, which made Hercules breathe a sigh of relief, but now he has no strength to refute, but he can really feel the gap between gods and humans in his heart.
Chapter 260 First Trial
The trial was over, and then it was executed immediately, without stopping for a moment. Heracles was thrown out of Rome by Ares. Looking at the barren mountains and mountains, Heracles didn't have much emotion and just said:
"Come out."
"Oh? You don't seem surprised by my arrival."
Hera appeared. As the Queen of Heaven, she should have left after the trial, but she didn't, because the real trial for Hercules had just begun.
"I don't believe that if it's just such a trivial matter, the gods will appear. The previous trial was just to kill my spirit."
Although Hercules is only weak compared to Ares and is protected by the rules set by Zeus, it is still an indisputable fact that he is stronger than other people, and he can become stronger one day. …
"One day you will surpass Ares? You don't have such a naive idea, do you?"
Hera sneered.
Although she does not deny the potential of human beings, the strength of a person does not only depend on strength, but also requires enough faith.
But at this time, the belief in Hercules' heart is only "strong", and unfortunately, Ares's attachment to "strong" surpasses everyone in this respect.
No matter how talented Hercules is, as long as he is still walking on this path, he will never be able to surpass Ares. Hera has a clear understanding of this.
"I can do it."
Hercules firmly believes that as long as he is given enough time, he can definitely defeat Ares.
"Hercules, you don't realize where your mistakes are. In your life, only strength is left. This is the best evidence that Illya's teaching is not good."
"I won't allow you to say Illya."
Almost in an instant Hercules launched an attack, but Hera was already prepared to be hit by a phantom.
"Very good, at least there are people who care, which at least shows that you are not a hopeless guy."
Hera naturally understood why Zeus asked her to do business, that is to let Hercules know his way back, and let this strong man who was confused by power embark on the road of a true hero.
"Trials" are necessary for this.
"How about Hercules making a deal?"
"trade?"
"That's right, you have similar traits to Ares. If it's not necessary, you won't attack someone who is weaker than you. In this case, how can you make Ares accept your challenge?"
Hercules also understood the meaning of Hera's words.
Even if Hercules becomes stronger in the future, there is no certainty that Ares will accept his challenge. Of course, this is not because Ares is afraid, but more likely because of the gods' disdain for mortals.
What will Hercules do then?
Even Hercules would not have the idea of hitting Mount Olympus, and seeking death after living enough is not such a way to seek death.
"What do you want to say?"
"I once made a promise with your mother to give you enough trials to make you a true hero. Now that you are old enough to embark on a journey, when you complete all my trials, I will let you fight Ares as a mother."
Hera naturally disliked Hercules.
This guy is rude and disrespectful to women, and the respect for Illya has nothing to do with her gender because Illya is Illya.
It is a great mercy for Hera not to kill such a guy, but there is another person like Hercules on Mount Olympus.