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Chapter 625 All Arrived
Squeak...
Inside the Golden Palace, Zeus's avatar sat upon the throne.
The door opened again, and after the Sea God's messenger, the Underworld God's messenger also arrived before the God King.
Looking down at the pale, bloodless being that resembled a corpse, Zeus frowned.
What is this thing? Some kind of thinking dead person?
He hadn't expected that besides the skeletons of the Underworld, Hades's connection with the dead had grown deeper and deeper...
Clearing his throat, the God King sat up straight.
For Hades's sake, he grudgingly allowed this fellow to appear before him, but that was all.
"Messenger from the Underworld, state your purpose."
Zeus spoke indifferently, releasing a little pressure, hoping this fellow wouldn't bring him bad news.
"I heard you came to complain, but matters of the Underworld are decided by Hades, so why bother complaining to me?"
"Respected God King, this is naturally because the person I am accusing involves living beings on the surface."
Without changing his expression, a person who had already died once did not fear Death.
The messenger explained calmly, like a machine, without any fluctuations in tone.
"As you know, in ancient times, two Primordial God were born on either side of the Underworld."
"When the Typhon rebellion broke out, the source of billions of evils, the Blood and Flesh Great Mother, who devours all spirits, spread her power throughout the world, causing the Ancient Evil: Flesh Corridor to be born on the land, and in the Underworld, there were also existences like Twisted Shadow, Silent Crown, and Thousand-Faced Soul Eatercausing chaos."
"Fortunately, the Goddess of Wisdom and the Heavenly Empress jointly suppressed one, King of the Underworld surrounded and sealed one, and the spirits of the Spirit World expelled another, allowing the Underworld to remain stable."
"However, just a while ago, a demigod from the human world came to the Underworld."
"After knocking out Hellhound Cerberus, who guarded the gate, he somehow caused a riot among a group of evil creatures."
"The Ancient Evil suppressed by King of the Underworld consequently showed signs of instability, the evil spirit sealed by the Heavenly Empress escaped its seal, and the Thousand-Faced Soul Eater invaded the Underworld again, making it difficult for the gods to resist."
"After one battle, the demigod from the human world disappeared, but most of the living beings in the Underworld were destroyed."
"The earth was torn, temples collapsed, the Nether Moon swayed, and laws were unstable!"
"Even King of the Underworld was greatly alarmed by this and may not be able to travel for a short time."
"If not for this, Hades would not have sent me here to complain to you."
"Great God King Zeus, as the supreme ruler of the heavens, earth, and sea in the current world, please make a just judgment on this matter!"
"The Underworld must make this person pay the price to compensate for the losses suffered by the Underworld!"
...
Above the throne, there was silent speechlessness.
With each sentence, Zeus's eyelids twitched.
What was that? What did 'difficult for the gods to resist' mean?
Aren't the gods of the Underworld now obeying my command as per the Lord of Darkness's instructions? What resistance can you, a lone commander, offer? Could it be that Charon, that ferryman, found it difficult to resist?
And the reappearance of the Ancient Evil... I don't know how the others got out, but I know a thing or two about the Flesh Corridor's seal.
If Hera hadn't carelessly looked around, causing a problem with the seal imposed by the Heavenly Empress's Authority, the other party wouldn't have been able to escape.
As for the destruction of the Underworld God Palace, that's even more ridiculous!
"Ahem, messenger from the Underworld, are you sure that the Underworld God Palace was destroyed by that demigod?"
Speaking in a deep voice, Zeus felt he was being fooled.
The Sea God was one thing; their palace was in the sea.
Indeed, the laws of the ocean were chaotic now, so damage was to be expected.
But how could something similar happen in the Underworld? Your actions are completely false...
"Yes."
The messenger nodded affirmatively and even produced a fragment.
"It was crushed like this."
"Even the hardest divine metal could not resist that human's immense power."
"And strangely, it was also surrounded by the power of lightning—King of the Underworld asked me to ask you, do you have any idea about this matter?"
...
Zeus's expression was very interesting as he looked at the gleaming fragment, which felt very familiar.
Yes, he had seen it before; these were the fragments of his God Palace that had 'backstabbed' him in the Underworld last time, and it was a structure he himself had destroyed, not by Heracles.
That made sense... The God King remembered very clearly that after that, Hades personally went to the outskirts of Silvermoon City and meditated for ten days and ten nights before the Goddess of the Magic Web's puzzle lock, not knowing what he had comprehended.
After returning, he integrated the newly built structure into one body.
Relying on the leniency of the Underworld's laws, he further blessed his God Palace with divine power and the laws of the realm, making it indestructible.
As far as Zeus knew, to prevent another natural disaster like a Great Divine Power clash, this new Underworld God Palace could even fly, so no matter how you looked at it, it couldn't have been destroyed by Heracles.
However, impossible or not, it was a fact that Hades's palace had been destroyed once by his power.
So, with a stiff expression, Zeus nodded, indicating he understood.
"Hmm... Hades has worked hard, and to be frightened by a human demigod truly surprises me."
"Since he wants to relax in the Underworld, there's no hurry for him to come to Olympus to see me."
"As for the losses in the Underworld, I will compensate—"
Just as he was about to make a promise, the attendant beside him stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, we don't have that much divine metal to repair the Underworld Palace."
The attendant whispered, quickly explaining the severity of the problem.
"The remaining ones still need to be used to repair the temples of Olympus; if you promise them all away, the palaces on the divine mountain will have to temporarily use mortal materials as substitutes."
...
Speechless internally, Zeus suddenly remembered that because his relationship with Gaia was not good, the surface minerals were not under his control.
Hades had always listened to commands but not declarations, so the minerals deep underground were not his either.
Even the ores used to repair temples in the past were mostly sent by Hades out of consideration for his eldest sister, Hestia.
It was just that Zeus had never cared about such trivial matters in the past, so he hadn't paid attention.
"Ahem—I mean, I will compensate him in another way."
Clearing his throat twice, Zeus cursed inwardly.
The dignified God King couldn't even build a God Palace anymore, was this reasonable?
This was unreasonable!
"As for that demigod, I will deal with him. Is there anything else?"
"No, Your Majesty."
Bowing, the messenger from the Underworld immediately withdrew.
Relieved, Zeus couldn't help but feel a bit fortunate.
Finally gone... Not everything in this world has to be solved with violence; at least the matter of tearing down Hades's house couldn't be so simple and crude.
Seeing that the affairs were finally concluded, the God King prepared to rest for a while.
But the next moment, a summons, though late, arrived.
"Your Majesty, someone else has come to see you."
?
"Who—could it be a messenger from the starry sky?"
Word by word, the God King took a deep breath.
He swore that if the other party said 'yes,' then he would just have to inconvenience the God of the West Wind and let him 'lose control of his power.'
Damn it, Heracles hasn't been to the starry sky recently, and you still dare to complain? Do you really think he's just a scapegoat?
"No, Your Majesty."
Fortunately, that wasn't the case; the attendant's voice slowly came.
"The people who came to see you seem to be subordinates of the Heavenly Empress, saying they have some great discovery to tell you."
"They claim this matter concerns the stability of the God Court and the Queen of the Gods's status... I dared not listen on my own and can only ask you to decide personally."
"Hmm?"
"Is that so?"
Somewhat surprised, he hadn't expected to hear such words.
Zeus thought for a moment and motioned for them to enter.
"Oh, and have Zephyrus come over too."
"Just in time, now that all matters are concluded, I no longer need him to stay in the Underworld."
"To be safe, it's better to call him back..."
With a bit of a headache, Zeus rubbed his head with his fingers.
Things were a bit troublesome, but fortunately, the problem wasn't big.
Just some trivial matters, they wouldn't cause much trouble.
...
"Your Majesty called me?"
On the divine mountain, the God of the West Wind, who had finally enjoyed some leisure time, looked at the newcomer.
Changing with the wind, he transformed from a bird back into his divine form.
In the past year or two, Zephyrus had enjoyed showing himself in bird form.
After all, for a true god, appearance was just a facade and did not affect his ability to do other things.
"Since Your Majesty has summoned me, I shall depart now."
Flying up, the God of the West Wind headed towards the Golden Palace.
Perhaps it was another task related to Heracles; besides that, he couldn't think of any other reason.
"Hmm?"
"What are you doing here?"
Just as he arrived at the entrance of the God King's palace, Zephyrussaw six Nymphs and Sea Nymphs gathered there.
They looked disheveled and were crying, as if they had suffered some grievance.
However, after his experience in Silvermoon City, the God of the West Wind had gained considerable insight.
His intuition told him that these spirits were feigning tears, just as Medea had deceived him.
And facing Zephyrus's inquiry, the few exchanged glances, then loudly accused.
"Your Highness, there's an unreasonable barbarian who attacked the Heavenly Empress's garden and took the golden apples we were guarding..."
"Are you talking about Heracles?"
His expression clearing, Zephyrus comforted them:
"This is not your fault; he was ordered by the God King to retrieve the golden apples."
"I just didn't expect anyone besides Ladon to dare to stop him... Heh heh, Your Majesty will not blame you."
"Ah?"
Their eyes widened in shock.
The few of them never expected to receive such a conclusion.
"But, but... what if he took too many golden apples?"
"Too many?"
A hint of doubt flashed in the God of the West Wind's expression, then he said, "No matter."
"I will go find him and make him return the extra golden apples."
"For him, eating too many of those isn't very useful, and the God King won't care if he eats a few less."
"Ah?"
Again stunned, the Sea Nymph never expected that the God of the West Wind would actually go to settle accounts with the criminal.
How could this be allowed? Why would he settle accounts with Heracles?
If something came out of it, wouldn't they be the ones to suffer?
"This... we have another discovery!"
Speaking loudly, although the leading Sea Nymph had already gone in to report to the God King, the orange-clad Nymph gritted her teeth and decided to expose their great discovery.
"After a narrow escape from Death, we investigated and found that human has a problem!"
"He is the illegitimate child of a certain god, and she hid him from her noble partner!"
"Ahem... Don't talk nonsense, the God King is not—"
"—Then it's the Heavenly Empress!"
Their eyes met, and Zephyrus's smile froze on his face.
Hmm? What are they saying? What happened to Hera?
Hera's illegitimate child, Heracles?
Hiss...
The God of the West Wind gasped, having seen Heracles at the very beginning.
At that time, the other party had not yet escaped the shackles of his bloodline; the bloodline from Zeus was clearly visible.
So to say Heracles was the illegitimate child of the Heavenly Empressand someone else was completely slander, although associating it with a name like 'Hera's Glory' did seem to have some rationality... What the hell!
"Who else have you told about this?"
His divine power subtly locked onto the surroundings, Zephyrus quickly asked.
"We—"
Slightly opening her mouth, the Nymph wanted to explain something.
However, the next moment, the pressure released by the God of the West Wind was directly crushed by an even more violent force.
The Golden Palace trembled, mixed with its master's fury.
Zeus looked at the Sea Nymph before him, feeling that in her eyes, he might just be a fool.
"Do I look like an idiot?" the God King asked.
I...
"I really want to know what made you so disrespectful to me that you dared to despise my intelligence in such a way."
I...
Crack—
He twisted the Sea Nymph's neck, but her life force did not cease.
Zeus knew that unlike Nymphs, some of these Sea Nymphs were somewhat Regional Gods, capable of controlling a small area of waves or vegetation.
The accumulated anger from one incident after another was about to erupt but had nowhere to vent.
Expressionless, the God King decided to dismember them...
Buzz—
In an instant, space suddenly emitted a soft hum.
Zeus frowned, looking towards the source of this anomaly.
The void subtly rippled, then formed a passage... On the other side, he felt an aura similar to the Well of Reincarnation, and a familiar yet unfamiliar figure.
Familiar, because it was the offspring he had placed great hopes on; unfamiliar, naturally because ever since the other party's birth, he had never spoken to him face-to-face.
Heracles, he actually appeared on the divine mountain now... Calming his emotions, the God King tried to display his proper majesty.
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