I don't like the gods, I want to be a hero

"Really?"

Serius couldn't believe it. He felt that he hadn't done any earth-shattering events. In detail, he saved a village from robbers, killed the cannibal Cyclops, saved the Kingdom of Longdon, and saved the kingdom from pirates. Saved the city by hand...

That being said, he seems to have done a lot.Serius touched his head, feeling a little dazed for a moment.

"Besides, your behavior of defeating the poisonous dragon by relying on your own strength without the help of the artifact and the eye of destruction made many goddesses blush?"

According to past experience, Athena felt that this fact would cheer up Seleus, knowing that winning the favor of the goddesses is something that many heroes dream of.

However, when Serius heard this, not only did he not show a smug smile as Athena imagined, but instead lay down on the ground again.

"I haven't been seen yet!"

"Ugh!"

Athena shook her head helplessly. In this situation, what should she say...

Chapter 42 Return

Serleus, who returned to the Argonaut with the Golden Fleece, was immediately hugged by Jason who was anxiously waiting for his news, although he still only hugged Serius' waist.

"Great! Serius. You came back safe and sound..." Jason said with a hint of tears, God knows how much he felt when he watched his friend challenge the dragon alone for his throne Hate yourself for being incompetent.

He wanted to go along with him, but reason told him that if he went along, not only would he not be able to help Serius, but it would drag Serius and distract him from protecting him.The only thing he could do was to pray to the gods for his friend's safe return, even if he couldn't get the golden fleece.

Jason's behavior made Seleus feel a little disgusted while being moved.Moved because the guy was really worried about him, not swashbuckling around town with everyone else.The nausea is because of his current behavior, especially when he is only covered with a piece of dragon skin, which is full of vacuum.

"Okay, okay." Serius comforted Jason, and pushed him away. "Didn't I already stand in front of you? You are the captain of the Argo, and I am also a member of the Argo. As a captain, how can you not trust your crew?"

"How is it possible! I have always believed in you." After Seleus said that he was also a crew member of the Argo and admitted that Jason was his captain, Jason was very moved.But thinking of the embarrassing move he did just now, he quibbled again.

"Here! Your Golden Fleece." Seleus looked at the stubborn Jason who was performing live with some amusement, and decided to save face for this guy because he was worried about him, so he handed the Golden Fleece to him. By the way, Jason changed the subject.

"This is the Golden Fleece? You successfully took the Golden Fleece from the guard of the poisonous dragon? But, how did you do it?" Jason was surprised with some doubts. behind the Golden Fleece.

On the one hand, it is because he has always cared about the safety of his friend, and after finding out that his friend returned safely, he only focused on whether his friend was injured.

On the other hand, because of the height difference, Jason can only see Serius' head and shoulders by looking up.It's a sad story to say, for either one of them.

Jason took the golden fleece sluggishly, praying for his friend's safe return, he was already prepared that he would not be able to take the golden fleece, but he did not expect that the friend he had been worried about would actually take the golden fleece back.The unexpected perfect unfolding made him pinch his thigh.

"Hiss! It hurts!" Just like a person who is killed will die, of course a person will feel pain if he pinches himself, and Jason is no exception.

"It's true! I'm not dreaming!" Feeling the pain, Jason excitedly held up the golden fleece and cheered. "I finally got the Golden Fleece!"

Jason cried and jumped excitedly.The long-standing adventure finally came to a successful conclusion, and Jason couldn't help himself for a while.Seleus on the side looked at Jason who acted like the orangutan who suddenly got something interesting, and spread his hands helplessly.

After a while, Jason calmed down from the excitement of getting the golden fleece.After regaining his sanity, he finally noticed Serius who had changed his attire.

"You killed that poisonous dragon? By yourself?" Jason, who judged that Serius was covered with a piece of dragon skin, was a little unbelievable.

"I told you, don't you believe me?" Serius patted Jason on the shoulder. "I told you before that the goddess Athena sent me to help you to ensure that you can get the golden fleece from the poisonous dragon smoothly."

To be honest, Seleus, who is cautious by nature, had no idea before going to challenge the poisonous dragon.Only by knowing oneself and the enemy can one be victorious in all battles, but Seleus knows nothing about the situation of the poisonous dragon, and his own strength cannot be tested because the opponent is too poor.

But why did Seleus agree to Athena to challenge the poisonous dragon?

Because Seleus felt that there was something he had to do.

Not only because Lord Hephaestus is also in this gamble, but also because Serius has encountered too many tragedies in which the fate of mortals was played by the gods along the way, and the lives of those tortured by the gods The shape has been echoing in Serius' mind, and he can't forget it no matter what.

Perhaps the people of this era have lived in the environment where the gods came to the world and wantonly played with the fate of the world since they were young, so they gave up resistance because of the huge power gap.But Seleus was different.

Despite living here for so many years, his behavior is no different from that of people who have lived in this world since childhood.But some things will always be engraved deep in the soul and cannot be erased.

Whenever Seleus saw that the believers were punished for not offering sacrifices that satisfied the gods, these common things in people's eyes would always arouse Seleus' anger. After often being cruelly tortured by Zeus for helping others, Seleus felt that his anger had reached its peak.

So he is eager to prove the value of human beings to the gods. He wants to prove that even the high gods will sometimes need the help of mortals, even though the help of mortals to the gods is only reflected in a dispensable gamble.

Therefore, despite his doubts, Seleus decided to challenge the dragon and obtain the Golden Fleece by himself alone.He succeeded, and successfully helped some gods to win another group of gods. Although this success was so insignificant, it was only the beginning, the beginning of a god needing the help of mortals.

When the gods need the help of mortals one day, does it mean that the status of human beings is gradually improving?

Seleus didn't know if this was his own wishful thinking. The gods might not care about winning or losing this gamble, but no matter what happened, there should be a beginning, and Seleus was willing to do this.

"Your trial has been completed, it's time for us to get back your throne." Seleus got on the boat and prepared to change his clothes. "Call the crew quickly now."

"You want to go back with me?" Jason was surprised again, but he soon showed an extremely happy expression. "I thought you would leave alone after completing the task of the goddess?"

"See what you say." Seleus turned his head and glanced at Jason. "I'm a member of the Argonaut, and I'm not very worried about whether you can get back the throne alone. Of course, I will go back with you."

"Thank you, Seleus!" Jason was very moved.

"Okay, hurry up, gather the crew, we are going back..."

Chapter 43 Are there things in the world that don't exist in the world?

"What? Our invincible hero also encounters difficulties?"

The Argo was on its way to Desalay, because Jason was so excited that he was about to return home with the Golden Fleece and take back his throne from his uncle.So he decided to go to the deck to relax and plan his plan to become the queen.

But when Jason came to the deck, he found that his friend was already sitting on the deck, staring at the things in his hand in a daze.

Jason was a little curious about what problems in this world could be so rare that he was able to kill the dragon head-on. At the same time, as a friend of Seleus, he felt that he should provide some help to Seleus, as long as Seleus needed it. on him.

Although he knew very well that if there were problems in the world that even Serius couldn't solve, he would definitely have no solution.

"Have you ever held a shield before?" Jason came to Seleus who was awakened by his words. Through the moonlight, he noticed that what Seleus was holding was a silver-white shield made of unknown material. into a large round shield.

Jason was very puzzled, he had never seen Seleus using a shield, besides, although this shield was a big shield in the eyes of ordinary people, it could barely cover his heart for Seleus.The protective effect it can provide is far less than the hindrance it brings to the flexibility of Seleus' arm.

"You mean this shield?" Seleus handed the shield to Jason who was sitting beside him, but he refused.

"This shield is Aegis, because I completed the trial she gave me - to help you obtain the Golden Fleece. So Lord Athena gave me this shield after I killed the poisonous dragon." Seleus fiddled Looking at the shield that obviously didn't fit his body, he didn't know where to put it.

"Aegis? Is that the shield Aegis with the head of Gorgon hanging on it?" Jason was taken aback by Seleus's understatement, and he quickly closed his eyes, feeling a little terrified Said.

"I...I heard that any creature that looks into Gorgon's eyes will be petrified, even if Gorgon has only one head left. Why do you take such a dangerous thing out of the ship?" Yi Ah Song's voice trembled a little, obviously he was frightened.

"Don't worry, don't worry." Seleus looked at Jason who felt that it was not safe to just close his eyes, and buried his head in his clothes. "How could I take out such a dangerous thing casually?"

"Really?" Jason poked his head out of his clothes cautiously. This guy was a comedian when he was not in danger.

"Of course it's true. If Aegis still has the effect of petrification, you would have been turned into stone just now." Seleus explained to Jason with a smile.

"That's right." Jason realized that he had overreacted, and then the comedian blushed with shame because of his performance just now.He scratched his head with a dry smile, but when he thought of his friend Serius, he stopped worrying about what happened just now, and asked curiously: "Then why doesn't Aegis have the petrification effect? ​​It stands to reason Saying that you have completed such a great trial, the Goddess of Wisdom shouldn't reward you with something you don't need?"

"What? It should be said that she is indeed the Goddess of Wisdom, she has completely guessed my thoughts." Seleus looked at Aegis in his hand and said with some emotion. "This is also my own choice. I asked Lady Athena to take away Gorgon's head. For this reason, I also promised that Lady Goddess would fulfill one of her conditions."

"What did Lady Athena tell you?" Jason couldn't suppress his curiosity when it came to the gods.

"That's what the goddess said..."

......

"Would you like to guess what kind of reward the concubine will give you?" Realizing that Seleus, who was lying on the ground in front of him, would not be able to pass the hurdle of being seen naked, the goddess of wisdom decided to bring this topic directly.

"Do you really want to guess?" Seleus, who was lying on the ground, stood up as the goddess expected, but his voice was still a little weak. "As long as it is something that Lady Athena bestows on me, I believe that I cannot refuse it."

"This mouth is so sweet." The flattery of a worthy person will be useful to anyone, and Athena laughed happily after hearing what Serius said. "But you still have to guess what the reward I am preparing is? It's rare for me to be so interested. As a man, you can't let me down."

Athena tapped Seleus's strong arm with her small hand, and motioned for Seleus to sit down.To be honest, this kind of intimacy with the opposite sex made Serius feel very uncomfortable, but under the majesty of the goddess, he sat down obediently, and racked his brains to think about what abilities he still lacks .

'Certainly not a lethal prop, because Athena must have known that I already had Ephodias and eyes of destruction.Defensive props?It shouldn't be possible. After being soaked in the river Styx and blessed with the divine power of Kronos, I can say that I have the strongest defense besides gods.Help from the goddess of wisdom?She should understand, I don't need God's help...'

Seleus ruled out guesses one after another in his mind, and Athena, who finally reached Serleus's head, looked at Serius' frown frowning with interest, and at the same time tapped Seleus gently. cheeks.

"A storage bag that can hold a whole city?" After a while, Serius tentatively pointed at Athena who kept patting his cheek?

"Is it really your answer?" Athena laughed again, and at the same time stopped the movement of her hands. "But unfortunately not, this is what I want to give you."

Athena stretched out her hand, and countless light spots suddenly appeared in the sky. These light spots gathered on Athena's hand, forming a round silver-white shield.

"This is it!" Seleus saw the Gorgon with eyes tightly closed on the shield at a glance. "The head of Gorgon! This is Aegis!"

"It is indeed Aegis. It seems that you have heard its story." Athena was very satisfied with Seleus's reaction. "On it is Gorgon's head. As long as the holder activates this shield, Gorgon can open his eyes and petrify everyone who sees her eyes..."

"Gorgon's head..." Seleus stared at the Gorgon statue with its eyes closed on Aegis, filled with emotion for a moment.

......

"I can bring back any item, even the rumored head of Gorgon the Gorgon."

The later king of Thenis, and also the later king of Mycenae, Perseus, declared so at the banquet.

The brave man favored by the gods, the son of Zeus, the great Perseus Perseus, one day challenged the monsters on a remote island in order to prove his bravery and protect his mother.

Because of the favor of the gods, the hero Perseus was awarded five props with powerful divine power.

One is sandals with wings that allow people to fly freely.

Second, as long as you wear a helmet that can hide your figure.

Third, the bronze round shield shining like a mirror.

Fourth, Hapu, the sickle-shaped magic sword that cuts snakes.

And lastly, the magic bag Qibysis that can hold the heads of monsters.

A brave man with so many treasures has never been seen before, but in order to ensure the arrival of victory, the wise and cautious Perseus recorded a lot of information provided by the gods.

After making all the preparations, Perseus went to the island of the devil where the monsters were without fear, with strong confidence.

The time for the decisive battle finally arrived, but Perseus was overwhelmed by the environment of the island.

The sunlight cannot enter, and the air does not circulate. This is a blood-stained dark temple that does not allow any living beings to exist.

The hero Perseus couldn't help wondering if he was dead, otherwise how could he come to this earthly Hades so easily?

Trembling, Perseus went to the depths of the temple. The arrogance that he thought he could defeat the monster magnificently and easily cut off the head of the rider had long since disappeared without a trace after witnessing the terrifying scene.

He has only one wish now, and that is to cut off the head of the monster with all his strength, and escape from this terrifying island as soon as possible.

Perseus gritted his teeth and walked in this extremely oppressive temple, he didn't dare to stop, because once he stopped, he didn't know if he would have the courage to continue walking.

'In this hell, the only way to stop is to die. '

Perseus moved forward quietly, and the empty and seemingly endless temple has been warning Perseus of his own insignificance.

Suddenly, Perseus saw a huge figure crawling out of the darkness from the shield face...

Relying on the flying sandals and the amazing defensive shield, Perseus struggled to escape from the attack of the god-like monster here. He did not give up his life, and he found the only possibility from the intelligence of the gods. The way to defeat the Gorgon.

After avoiding the monster's attack again, Perseus tried his best to fly to the side of Gorgon's head, and pointed the round shield in his hand at Gorgon's eyes...

Perseus obtained the head of Gorgon, his bravery was sung by countless poets, and he himself was taken to heaven by Zeus after his death.

The story of Perseus ends here, but it is only a story sung by men.Seleus had heard another story about the Gorgon.

There is an isolated island in the depths of the ocean, where the three sisters of Gorgon live, the eldest sister Steno, the second sister Uriel, and their youngest sister Medusa.

The three sisters who were originally the mother of the earth lost their honorable status and had to flee to live on an isolated island deep in the ocean.

If this is the case, the youngest sister, Medusa, doesn't care about the hard life on the island at all, because for her, as long as she stays with her sisters, no matter where is her warm home.

But the good times didn't last long, the sisters who lost their god positions and gave birth to incomparably beautiful sisters attracted countless disgusting guys who wanted to take them as their own.

In order to protect her sisters who have no fighting ability, Medusa kills every human being who lands on the island day after day, year after year, and the desolate invisible island is thus cast into the world by the flesh and blood of the greedy. Dark Temple of Hell.

But even if such a hell has been achieved, greedy people who are lucky in their hearts still come one after another.

This endless killing finally drove the poor Medusa crazy. In her madness, she devoured the two sisters she wanted to protect, and turned into the monster known to people now-Gorgon the Gorgon.

The crazy Gorgon still massacred all the humans who landed on the island, until one day he encountered Perseus who held many treasures...

Seeing her own reflection on the mirror-like shield, the crazy Gorgon regained her self, and after realizing what happened, the monster named Gorgon uttered a desperate wail...

......

Serius stared silently at Medusa on Aegis with her eyes closed tightly. In a trance, he seemed to hear the inner voice of a young girl.

"I can't live, I can't enjoy happiness... But I want to live, I want to smile happily, I want to be with my sisters, I want to protect my sister..."

"But why!!! I...become...a monster..."

"I finally know why Lord Athena rewarded Aegis, which is of no use to me." Seleus stroked the eyes of the Medusa statue on Aegis, as if he was doing something for a The girl wiped away the tears from her eyes.

"What? You guessed it?" Athena's confident smile seemed to be under control again. She didn't seem surprised that Seleuth guessed her intention, or because she knew Seleu Si will definitely guess it, and she will definitely do what she expected, so that the goddess of wisdom will be confident that Aegis is a reward that Seleus will never refuse.

"I really can't turn a blind eye to this kind of thing." Seleus said with some self-deprecation. "The three Gorgon sisters are all gods, and Medusa's head is still working after such a long time."

"The most important thing is, Lady Athena said before that after I complete this commission, you will give me a reward that I can't refuse. In other words, they can all be resurrected, right?"

"That's right." Athena gently applauded Seleus' analysis.