"You mean you and Hercules, the two most famous gods on Mount Olympus, can't defeat Hilde's army of traitors and oracles?"
Zeus' tone was calm.
But Hera knew that calm is the eve of the coming storm.
If you can't come up with a reasonable explanation.
What Hera had to face next was Zeus's violent wrath.
"Lord Zeus, in Hilde's camp, besides Hilde herself, there is also a demigod from Persia. Her strength is very terrifying. She was able to fight Hercules to a draw and even had the upper hand at the beginning. In addition, there is another person beside Hilde, who is Apollo's illegitimate daughter and seems to have inherited Apollo's divinity. At the same time, the weapon that Apollo gave to his oracle was also found by Hilde and given to Apollo's illegitimate daughter, which made her strength grow by leaps and bounds."
"and then?"
"I admit that I underestimated the enemy at the beginning of the battle. I thought the enemy I was facing was only at the level of the Oracle and I could easily defeat the opponent. But that illegitimate daughter of Apollo suddenly attacked me, and I was unable to react for a moment..."
Hera was also quite nervous.
She deliberately deleted everything related to Sophia.
But she didn't lie intentionally.
If Zeus really came to Hera because of Sophia's matter, Hera could also quickly add that he did not lie. If Zeus did not mention this matter, it means that he should not know about Sophia's situation.
"Okay, I see."
Zeus interrupted Hera and did not ask any further questions.
"Don't worry, I will return to Athens later."
"I am quite relieved that Athens has Hercules. Although Hercules is a little slow in his reaction, his fighting ability and loyalty are worthy of favor."
"That's true..."
For some reason, this sentence sounded a bit strange to Hera, as if it was secretly mocking someone. However, Hera naturally did not dare to express her suspicion directly, and could only pretend that she heard nothing.
"Lord Zeus, is there anything else you would like to know?"
"Now, I already know almost everything about the mortal world. As for Hilde's matter, I believe you five gods will be able to handle it well. I just hope that if anything happens, you'd better not hide it from me. If you think you can solve it by hiding it, and something goes wrong in the end, you may not be able to bear the responsibility."
"……Yes."
Is Zeus hinting at something?
Or had he already seen it?
Hera couldn't help but think about these questions in her mind.
There was no point in thinking about these questions for the time being. Zeus did not point it out, which meant that he had his own deep meaning. Hera thought about it carefully. Although Sophia's matter was not a small matter, it would not lead to any bad results. It was just that when torturing Sophia, she might offend the living goddess of night, Nyx.
But if Nyx could really be lured out, it would be a good thing, saving Hera from having to go through so much trouble to find out where Nyx is. So, in the end, Hera gave up telling the truth.
Chapter 10: Ares Visits Hera
"I don't have anything else to do here, so please leave first."
"Yes!"
After coming out of the Temple of Zeus.
Hera was also extremely nervous.
She looked at Hermes standing at the door and couldn't help but ask.
"Has Lord Zeus encountered any problems recently?"
"not at all."
Hermes said calmly, "Master Thursday has not even left his temple during this period. He has been preparing for something, but I don't know what it is."
"Ok."
"But I do have a suggestion."
Upon hearing what Hermes said.
Hera was also a little curious.
"What advice?"
"Lord Zeus has entrusted the task of dealing with Hilde to the five of us because he trusts us. So no matter what method or means we use, our goal is to solve the big problem of Hilde and prevent Hilde from affecting Lord Zeus' mood. This is what we really need to do."
Hermes' words clearly meant something else. Perhaps Hermes had long known Hera's little calculations. However, Hermes's direct statement made Hera feel a little embarrassed. To his sarcastic remarks, Hera just responded coldly:
"Then please rest assured."
"If it's Lady Hera, I'm sure she can handle it."
Hermes nodded with a smile.
Then there was no more words.
Hera was furious and was ready to return to the temple. She was scared to death by Zeus today and then mocked by Hermes. Hera felt very upset. She had been holding Sophia captive for a long time but could not get any answer. She was also angry at her husband, Hermes, who was younger than her. This made Hera feel very unbalanced.
Therefore, Hera released the frustration and anger in her heart on Sophia. Poor Sophia was still in the temple observing the difference between the temple of gods and the temple of humans, when Hera rushed in angrily and took out her anger on her.
After some torture.
Sophia was out of breath and nearly passed out several times.
But that's it.
Even if the teeth have bitten through the lips.
His fist was clenched so tightly that his fingernails had dug out the flesh from his palm.
While enduring this pain, Sophia didn't even say a word of pain. She had just cried because she couldn't see Hilde, but in the face of such pain, she didn't shed a single tear, but gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, and endured it. Her stubbornness and toughness made Hera's mood even more negative.
Just when Hera was about to punish Sophia, there was another voice outside the door.
"Mother, are you there?"
"…Ares?"
"of course."
Hera didn't expect that it was Ares who came back, so Hera waved her hand and opened the door of her temple, and the dusty Ares walked straight in.
When Ares saw Sophia lying on the ground in agony, he was a little surprised. He had not expected that his mother would actually grab Sophia from Hilde's side. Before Ares could ask anything, Hera couldn't help but speak up:
"This is Sophia, Hilde's princess and also the oracle of a disappeared god. She should have information that is extremely important to me. But this girl is too stubborn. I want to ask her something, but she just won't say it. I am almost convinced."
"Many of the people under Hilde are tough guys."
Ares looked at Sophia.
He hesitated slightly.
"Torture like this won't be effective."
"Do you have any good ideas?"
"Don't worry about this. Hilde and the others don't have the ability to come and rescue her anyway."
"That's true."
Hera still has some confidence in this.
No matter what, if Hilde, who is very powerful on the ground, comes to the God's Realm to fight with the complete gods, it would be simply seeking death. Only people who are tired of living would do such a thing. Therefore, Hera actually hopes that they will really come to the God's Realm so foolishly. In that case, she won't need to spend a lot of effort to catch them. She can get rid of them in one go in the God's Realm.
And Ares continued:
"The current situation is quite complicated, so it's better not to rush into some things."
"Okay, it's up to you."
Hera glared at Sophia.
And Ares patted Hera's shoulder.
"Mother, please calm down."
"Okay, I'm fine." Hera felt a little happier when she saw Ares. "I was worried about you. Didn't you fight with Hilde? What was the final result? Did you kill her?"
"Unfortunately, not really."
Ares shook his head helplessly.
"Why, you are the God of War!"
"I am indeed the God of War, and I had an absolute advantage at the beginning of the fight. But I don't know what strange method Hilde used. She suddenly drank her own blood, which made her enter a violent state. Then she launched a fierce attack on me. It was as if she suddenly became a different person. Her movements seemed very slow to me before, but after drinking the blood, she became so crazy that she had a speed that I couldn't match."
"What's happening here?"
"I do not know either."
Ares shook his head helplessly.
"I think Apollo's death must be related to this incident."
"After all, Apollo is a powerful god who is not much weaker than you, and Hilde was not very strong at that time. The fact that Apollo fell into Hilde's hands shows that Hilde does have some abilities that we don't know about..." Having said that, Hera shifted her attention to Sophia lying on the ground, "So, you shouldn't say you don't know about this matter, right?"
"What do you want to ask...?"
"What is Hilde's ability?"
"That is the power of the Genesis Original Library, a cursed power. As long as Hilde uses it, she will lose her sanity and become a monster that cannot distinguish between friend and foe." Sophia sighed helplessly, "But Sissi doesn't like the feeling of losing her sanity. She doesn't like letting her body be driven by instinct, so she rarely uses this power unless she encounters a powerful enemy that she cannot defeat."
"I see."
Ares nodded.
"I knew it was the power of the Original Book of Creation."
Chapter 10, Section 2: The Quarrel between Mother and Daughter
"Then you should already know how powerful the Genesis Original Library is."
Hera said proudly:
"It can make an unknown Hilde become as powerful as the God of War Ares. If its power is applied to gods, what a huge increase it can bring, hehe."
"But, mother..."
Ares asked with some concern:
"I'm a little worried."
"what are you worried about?"
"The Book of Genesis is indeed powerful, but Hilde's loss of reason makes me feel terrified. Maybe I am too cowardly, but when facing Hilde, I feel helpless. I tried my best but still couldn't defeat Hilde. I felt frustrated... And the most important thing is that this power is evil. It is not a good thing. But, Lord Zeus is so eager for the Book of Genesis. What does he want to use it for?"
Ares suddenly asked.
This suddenly interrupted Hera's joy.
After hearing Ares' question, Hera was stunned for a moment, as if she noticed something wrong, but after careful consideration, she felt that there shouldn't be any problem, so she smiled bitterly and said to Ares: "The Original Book of Creation gathers the power and knowledge of creating this world. For Hilde, she may have used the wrong practical method and adopted the method of self-violent to improve her strength. But for the gods, we can make full use of the powerful power of the Original Book of Creation and use it in the right way."
"Mother, you are avoiding my questions."
"Forehead……"
Ares's questioning made Hera a little at a loss.
"Of course I don't know what Lord Zeus is thinking."
"But I feel that you must know something."
"Ares, did you hear some meaningless words?"
"No..." Ares did not mention that he was rescued by Artemis, and naturally he would not tell Hera what Artemis said to Ares. "I just felt something was wrong with Hilde, and then I thought about the series of strange things that happened recently, and I realized it."
"That's just your illusion."
"why?"
Ares was aggressive.
"Mother, although I am not very smart, I can still see a lot of problems."
"Ares, if you want to know, get the original book of creation first."
"I reject."
Ares refused outright.
