Became the Weapon Monopolist of the Gods-Chapter 64: Zeus, the king of the gods (1)

Apollo is the god of the sun, and is in charge of various areas such as music, prophecy, and healing.

If Prometheus could guess and predict the future with his prophetic wisdom, Apollo was literally a god who could see the future.

However, even Apollo did not know that Hercules would be active in the ‘Gigantomachia’, the ‘Gigantomachia’.

If he had known, he would have cured Hercules’ madness without worrying about Hera’s reaction.

The ‘Gigantomachia’, the ‘Gigantomachia’ mentioned here, refers to the incident in which the giants, supported by Gaia, the mother of the earth, who was angry at Olympus, invaded Olympus.

The giants had power equal to that of the gods, and were powerful beings who could even kill them.

The great war between the 12 gods of Olympus and the giants.

Zeus, who foresaw the Gigantomachia, received a prophecy.

In order to win the Gigantomachia, he had to receive help from a ‘human hero’.

Only human heroes can stop the giants.

The Olympian gods sleep with human women to win this ‘Gigantomachia’, and many heroes are born.

Perseus, Hercules, Amphion, Zetus, Theseus, Achilles... ... .

This is called the ‘Age of Heroes’.

And the great hero chosen from among those countless heroes to play an active role in the Gigantomachia was none other than Hercules.

However, Hercules was officially recognized by the gods and ascended to Olympus after his death.

The current Hercules was just one of many hero candidates.

There was no reason for Apollo to treat Hercules specially while ignoring Hera.

Furthermore... ... .

“Hercules. You have just invaded my sanctuary and tried to steal the Omphalos. Do you know that?” “Since the oracle wouldn’t give me the oracle, I had no choice but to summon you myself.”

Apollo looked astonished at Hercules’ answer.

“Are you saying that you did this because the oracle wouldn’t give you the oracle?”

“That’s right.”

“How arrogant!”

Apollo was furious at the words that he tried to steal the Omphalos to summon him.

Tseueueuu─

The golden sunlight heated up the sanctuary of Delphi at Apollo’s anger.

“Very well, I will cure your madness.”

“Thank you.”

Apollo’s golden pupils shone brilliantly at Hercules’ gratitude.

“However, in order to be purified, you must pass my test.”

“What is that?”

Tap─!

Apollo snapped his fingers.

Then, the space that had been a sanctuary suddenly turned into a vast plain.

And.

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Countless golden arrows appeared and surrounded Hercules on all sides.

“You seem confident in your strength. If you can reach me even a little with that strength, I will consider you to have passed the test.”

“Easy.”

Hercules jumped toward Apollo, who was floating with his back to the sun.

At the same time, arrows flying in from all directions.

Thump, thump!

Hercules used the skin of the Nemean lion to deflect all the arrows.

In an instant, Hercules narrowed the distance between himself and Apollo.

However, Apollo only coldly sneered.

“Is that all?”

In an instant, the arrows of light that Hercules had deflected exploded at once, engulfing Hercules in a huge flame.

Hwarurururuk─

Hercules, engulfed in flames, fell to the ground.

The earth was blazing with the flames of Apollo, which turned everything to ashes.

And then.

Step, step.

Hercules walked out of the flames.

Despite being hit by an arrow, he appeared to be unscathed.

A darker amber-colored magical power than Apollo's aura enveloped Hercules' entire body.

Hercules' knees bent as he escaped the flames.

Thud─!

The ground he had stepped on caved in, and Hercules charged toward Apollo again.

However, as if he had anticipated this, Apollo's arrows had already blocked the space Hercules would pass through.

Thud, thud, thud!

Hercules, who was pushed back while blocking arrows with the skin of the Nemean lion.

He tried to attack Apollo several times, but he only tried.

He couldn't even get close to Apollo.

'Foreseeing the future.'

Apollo, who read the future in an instant, interfered with that future and blocked Hercules' movements.

───♪

The melody of the lyre resonating from Apollo's hand was tuning the future.

"Will you be okay?"

Jeanne asked Hercules, who couldn't even attack.

Even at the moment she asked, Hercules was blocked by the wall of fire that Apollo had cast.

But I wasn't particularly worried.

"You'll be okay."

Because he was Hercules.

According to mythology, Hercules was a monster who fought and won against Thanatos, the god of death.

Of course, Thanatos’ divinity is not as great as Apollo, one of the twelve gods of Olympus.

Thanatos was a subordinate god of Hades who only governed the limited realm of ‘death’.

However, Apollo also did not fully reveal his true power.

He chose to be arrogant and limit himself by calling Hercules a ‘test’.

Apollo would have to pay the price for his arrogance.

In mythology, Hercules was the hero who won ‘purification’ from Apollo.

“I see you’ve given up.”

Apollo said, looking down at Hercules who was standing still without moving.

“If you’ve given up, then tell me. Then I will forgive you for trying to steal the Omphalos by never visiting Delphi again.”

“.......”

Hercules did not answer.

Apollo read the future, looking at Hercules who was still with his eyes closed.

The next moment, Apollo was startled.

He read the future that Hercules would come ‘head-on’.

The attack was an honest fist.

A simple and simple attack.

Even without reading the future, there were plenty of ways to respond.

However... ... .

‘Unstoppable.’

Even after reading the future, Apollo realized that he could not stop Hercules’ attack.

It was a terrifying blow that was straight and yet canceled out everything.

For the first time, Apollo realized that there were attacks that could not be stopped even after reading.

When he realized that, Hercules’ attack had already begun.

Kwaaaaaaaang─!

Hercules jumped up, breaking the ground, and rushed at Apollo at a terrifying speed.

It was a terrible sense of pressure, as if a giant comet was flying towards him.

Apollo fired three blasts of flame in quick succession, but Hercules ignored them and charged forward.

Hwaruk!

His entire body was scorched and burned by the flames, but Hercules didn't care.

The only thought that burned in his amber pupils was to hit Apollo.

A fist like a giant steel pillar aimed at Apollo, surrounded by flames.

"!"

Apollo was horrified at the sight of the terrifyingly huge fist and belatedly dodged.

However, the fist he couldn't completely dodge passed by and shattered Apollo's shoulder.

Pfft!

"Kwak!"

Apollo fell to the ground. His face distorted in the terrible pain of his shoulder breaking.

However, Hercules' attack didn't stop there.

Even though he had already passed the test, Hercules' fist aimed for Apollo's abdomen.

In the unexpected attack, Apollo hurriedly let go of his lyre and blocked the fist with both hands.

Ududduk─!

A ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) terrible sound of bones twisting rang out.

Apollo's hands that blocked Hercules' fist twisted abnormally.

Then, Hercules' huge fist swung at Apollo's face.

Whoaaaaak─!

A pure white light burst out, obstructing Hercules' vision.

When the light died down, Apollo was already far away from Hercules.

A golden wave of divine power that had never been seen before was surging through Apollo's entire body.

A soft white light emanated from Apollo's hand. Then, his broken hand returned to its original state.

Wooooong─

Apollo, whose shoulder had also healed, soon regained his original state.

But the corner of Apollo’s mouth was bleeding, as if Hercules had grazed it.

“Even a god who sees the future cannot see his own future.”

Apollo’s expression hardened at Hercules’ mockery.

“It was a promise, so I will purify your madness. However, I cannot just sit by and watch your arrogant attitude.”

Apollo took out his bow, Ignifer, hanging on his back.

“I, the sun god Apollo, will test whether you truly have the qualifications of a god.”

Hwaruruk─

Ignifer, the sun bow burning with the flames of divine power, aimed at Hercules.

The moisture in the air evaporated from the heat generated by Ignifer.

Thump, thump.

The grass in the field dried and crumbled.

The clouds covering the sky disappeared, revealing a bright blue sky.

The peak of that heat aimed at Hercules.

“.......”

Ignifer aimed at him, but Hercules did not back down.

He also took out his bow.

It was not as fancy as Apollo's Ignifer, nor was it a nameless bow, just an unimaginably large one.

However, it was a bow that no human could ever pull, only Hercules could pull.

Ddddddddddddd—

With an ominous sound as if something was snapping, Hercules' bow bent as if it was going to break.

A pitch-black arrowhead was caught in the middle.

It was an arrow soaked in the venom of the Hydra that was said to make even immortals writhe in eternal pain.

That was when a human and a god were glaring at each other with their bows aimed.

Kkurung... .

Suddenly, thunder rang out in the clear sky.

Hercules and Apollo, who had been aiming at each other, raised their heads and looked up at the sky.

"Eun-gong."

Vanessa grabbed me and stepped back. Jeanne quietly raised her stamina.

Everyone was looking up at the sky.

'You're here.'

I raised my gaze with a tense face.

The sound of thunder in the clear sky was a sign of the coming of a 'god.'

The god who rules over thunder and lightning.

The king of the gods.

Zeus, the god of thunder.

The moment something flashed, a bolt of lightning struck the ground.