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"Are there any bandits who don't have eyes?"
Nemea remembered what Hercules said, bandits are simply inexhaustible creatures, unless there are more jobs in the surrounding city-states, otherwise there will always be people who want to become bandits.
It's just that Nemea still upholds the previous view, even if it's a drop in the bucket, some things are still human-made.
The sun had already set, and Nemea, who had turned into a human, went directly to the direction of the call for help, and soon found the location of the bandits.
"Don't worry, I'm here to save you."
The blond boy still drew his sword, and he would never turn a blind eye to difficulties.
These bandits were quickly defeated by Nemea's sword. After all, there is still a gap between humans and this top-level monster.
But......
A series of binding spells constructed with magical power directly emerged from the ground and bound Nemea's body.
"trap?"
Nemea didn't expect that he would be deceived by such a trick. Those guys knew that they were eager to help others, so they planned such a despicable trick, but fortunately, their own defense...
Soon, Nemea's thoughts were interrupted by a sharp pain, and then he saw that his chest was pierced by an arrow.
The arrow came from his back, he looked at the logo on the arrow, it was... the logo of the temple of Apollo, these arrows were made by the gods.
As the injuries appeared on his body, the demonic nature that had been suppressed in Nemea's body could no longer be suppressed.
"Is this the so-called fate?"
Nemea muttered to himself as madness began to consume his rationality.
Chapter 260 Three Changes of Hercules
"Your believers went to attack Nemea? They should not be Nemea's opponents."
Artemis saw that the bow and arrow that Apollo asked Hephaestus to make some time ago was missing, so he asked casually, but he did not expect that Apollo gave it to the believers to crusade against Nemea.
"Isn't Hercules too useless? Nemea is rough-skinned and thick-skinned, but he still uses ordinary weapons to fight him, which has led to such a long time without resolution."
Apollo felt a little helpless about Hercules' stubbornness, and Nemea's demonic nature was about to erupt, and he was still here to play house slowly. up.
"If my subordinates kill Nemea, then they can use Dionysus's poems to transmit the deeds to the whole of Greece, which is considered a constellation for us, isn't it?"
Naturally, Apollo was not worried that Dionysus would not agree, after all, he had lent the theocratic power of the god of Chinese arts in the hands of the other party.
"But didn't Athena consider making Nemea a Leo? Wouldn't that..."
Artemis was a little worried about pissing off Athena.
"What does it matter? Father didn't directly agree to Athena, didn't he? Besides, Nemea is powerful. If the people I sent die... they should be considered as sending equipment to Hercules. "
Apollo has also observed the strength of Hercules these days. The reason why he has not taken Nemea for so long is because he has no suitable weapons. With that bow and arrow, Nemea's death is already imminent.
......
"Is Nemea late today?"
Hercules came again to the place where the two had been fighting these days, but the person who should have been waiting here did not arrive.
Nemea escaped?
This is absolutely impossible.
Although Hercules would not trust a person he had known for less than a month, he could feel the character of the opponent from the battle.
Nemea's desire to be a hero is absolutely true, and heroes will never avoid difficulties, they will only face them.
"What happened to him?"
When Hercules thought of this, he began to search quickly in the forest. At this time, he felt inexplicably anxious, so anxious that he couldn't even tell whether it was the anger of being robbed of the prey, or the worry of the death of his friend.
wait , friend ? me and nemea
Hercules didn't have the heart to continue thinking because he smelled blood.
"over there."
Hercules rushed towards the blood, and finally found Nemea in a pool of blood.
"Hercules, what are you... oh, I'm late."
At this time, Nemea's body was full of arrows, and he pulled them out one by one, and the black blood flowed out from the wound, mixing with the bright red blood on the ground.
"You are hurt?"
"Well, people from Apollo probably hired a few robbers to act in a play, and then I fell for it. It's really careless."
When an arrow was pulled out of his body, Nemea fell directly to the ground, and Hercules hurriedly stepped forward to check the situation.
"Your injury shouldn't be so serious."
"It's not injury, it's magic."
How could Nemea, as the strongest Typhon "children" die because he was shot into a hedgehog? The powerful physique as a monster is not a decoration.
The real trouble is that the unbreakable defense was broken, which liberated the originally sealed demonic nature. At this time, it would be very difficult for him to suppress the demonic nature, and he would become a man-eating monster if he was not careful.
"Don't worry too much about it, this is just the ending that all 'children of Typhon' will face, no matter whether they were rational before, but once the demonic nature in the body erupts, it will become a monster that only knows killing and destruction. It is also the reason why the gods want the heroes to attack us."
"Is there no exception?"
Hercules looked at Nemea with a painful face. During the confrontation these days, he could feel that the blond boy in front of him had an upright and kind heart.
If God pays attention to kindness and sincerity, then why not save Nemea, but treat it as a stepping stone.
"Exceptions? There are indeed exceptions. For example, Medusa seems to be reborn as Pekkasas, but this is just a rumor and has not been confirmed, but Athena did respond."
"What response?"
Hercules didn't want to see such a pure warrior come to an end.
"She said that if I could do good deeds, I might be able to become a constellation in the sky based on my past achievements after death."
Abandoning the physical body and becoming a constellation, this is the only way for these Typhon "children" not to be controlled by demonic nature.
"That guy didn't say how much good he was going to do. It's a lie."
Hercules has seen Perseus become a constellation in the sky, so he naturally understands how much effort it takes for a person to become a constellation.
Perseus not only killed Gorgon, but because of his existence, the whole of Greece did not dare to go to war at will. This is why Perseus not only became a constellation, but also became a constellation with his family members. .
But Nemea is just a monster, and it can only become a human for half a day. How can he do so many good deeds like a hero, and how can he extend the butcher knife to his compatriots.
It is almost impossible for Nemea to become a constellation.
"Now is not the time to talk about these things, Hercules, although you are not my ideal hero, but now it seems that there is no one else but you, let's try."
"Try what?"
"What else? Kill me, of course."
Nemea's expression was indifferent, as if he was talking about other people's affairs, life and death were not so important to him at this moment.
"I'm not sure how long I can suppress the demonic nature in my body. Are you going to just watch me turn into a monster that has no reason but only knows destruction?"
"..."
Hercules was silent. He could feel the pride of Nemea. For a proud lion, it is absolutely unacceptable to degenerate into a wild dog that only knows how to eat carrion.
If you really want to become like that, then you might as well die before becoming like that.
"Or do you mean that you are not even sure to kill me now?"
"Stop your provocations, I'm thinking of a way to save you, I don't want to win such a victory."
"It's... no time."
Nemea sighed, and then his body began to change. Even though it was night at this moment, his body began to look like a lion, and the rationality in the ferocious eyes began to fade away, and the desire to kill and destroy took the upper hand. .
"Roar"
The roar of the lion made the beasts within a few miles retreat, even Hermes and Dionysus, who were watching from a distance, felt a burst of pressure.
"Nemia, 'Son' of Typhon, this is the first enemy Hercules faced."
Dionysus recorded everything on parchment, as if recording history and composing poetry.
"Will he win?"
Hermes was a little worried.
"Don't worry, Hercules' strength is higher than that of Nemea. He was at a disadvantage before, but he couldn't break through the defense. Now the perfect defense has cracks. As long as Heracles can make up his mind, then Definitely win."
But can Hercules make up his mind?
Today's Hercules is only 16 years old. Although there was an angry murder before, the main reason is the abnormal values.
Hercules can't empathize with the weak, it is because of this that he can kill without any pressure, but what if the opponent is as strong as him?
So can this decision still be taken?
Hercules fell into a disadvantage, unlike before when he was unable to break through the defense and passively fell into a disadvantage, this time Nemea's defense was no longer perfect, but he was restrained instead.
Facing an opponent who has lost his mind, is he really going to take advantage of it now?
"Roar"
It is a pity that Nemea, who lost his mind, would not wait for Heracles to recover. He threw himself on Heracles and pinned him to the ground, which put Heracles in danger.
"Wake up, Nemea."
Nemea's response to Hercules' call was nothing but bloody mouth. If such a guy bites his neck, even Hercules would wither.
Hercules dodged the attack in a hurry, allowing Nemea to fall into the mud, taking advantage of this gap, Hercules kicked him away, and the two sides opened up a sufficient distance.
Facing an irreparable opponent, Hercules chose...to escape.
There is no need to continue fighting, even if he wanted to kill Nemea, but he also hoped to kill him when the other party was awake, instead of taking advantage of others' danger like this.
Nemea refused to give up on the prey in front of him, but his speed was far inferior to that of Hercules, even though he tried hard to catch up, he still lost it.
"Roar"
With a howl of unwillingness, he planned to find new prey.
......
Fast, must be fast.
It doesn't matter which god you choose, as long as you can call back Nemea's sanity, then the tragedy will not happen.
"Hercules, are you at large?"
It was a voice that was both unfamiliar and familiar to Hercules. He stopped and looked at the source of the voice. It was the figure of a young man with white hair.
"You are......"
"We met, more than ten years ago."
Zeus looked at Hercules at this time, he naturally did not arrange for the variables that the other party encountered now, but this world will always play bad jokes on those who work hard to live in this world.
"Is that you? What are you doing here?"
"This question is not important, what is important is what you are here for, Hercules."
Facing Zeus' question, Hercules also realized that the person in front of him hadn't aged as much as ten years ago. Is this a magician with a good face or is the person in front of him a god?
As for the question Zeus raised, he understood what the other party was talking about.
"I don't want to take advantage of others, I want to beat him when he is healthy."
"Why do you have to fight when the opponent is in good condition? You have an excellent fighting talent, so you should understand that the so-called sure way to win in battle is to attack the weak with the strong."
What Zeus said Hercules naturally understood that attacking the opponent's weakness with one's own strengths is the correct way of fighting.
At this time, Nemea was unconscious, and it was a good time for him to strike hard, but he still escaped.
"Why did you give up your great advantage and run away instead?"
"He... shouldn't have ended like this."
Hercules said his reasons, which were not about winning or losing. He just felt Nemea's pure heart, the desire to be a hero.
Such a strong man should not have such an ending.
"But have you considered what will happen after you escape? What will Nemea who loses his mind do?"