'Erica' stood on a desolate land, surrounded by sharp white bone spikes and rolling lava pits.
In front of her was a swaying nine-headed snake made of white bones.
The long body of this giant snake is wrapped around the soil that looks like a small island. The surrounding lava is constantly churning and the bones are thick.
Its frame is so huge that it blocks almost all possible places to stay.
Only tiny safe zones left covered in spikes and lava.
The nine heads of the giant snake have different shapes, some have protruding fangs, and some have shaky tongues.
But at this moment, every head is no exception.
They were wobbly and difficult to hold on to.
boom--!
Suddenly, nine shock waves fell one after another, violently hitting the small island, which was no longer large, and smashing several large craters into it.
The lava around the island was splashed in all directions, and the surrounding white bone spikes were broken and scattered due to the falling of the head.
A huge wave of thick dust was set off, covering the entire broken island land.
But 'Erica' just stood there, lowering her head quietly, letting the strong wind pass by her.
The intertwined air waves mixed with each other, moving the black trench coat behind 'Erica' wantonly.
As the smoke gradually dispersed, the soul fire in each head of the Hydra was extinguished one by one.
Their bodies became lifeless and cold.
'Erica' glanced over the heads coldly, put her hands in her pockets, and noticed the slight cracks on their bodies.
Without exception, they are all covered with tiny cracks.
boom!
The next second, the nine heads and the huge skeletal body burst apart, and the fragments fell into the scorched soil and lava.
When the enemy in front of her was finally defeated, 'Erica' slowly raised her head.
The crimson trial text above the head flickered again, and then was engulfed in flames, burning and changing its appearance.
[Defeat Hydra and pass the trial——]
[First place—Victor Cravener]
[Time taken: 9:38 seconds]
Seeing this new record-breaking result, the countless souls on both sides of the audience became excited again.
Strong cheers flooded the entire anxious island like a frenzy.
Their illusory bodies were all swaying due to excitement, but none of the dead souls cared whether they would collapse due to too fierce cheers.
In the center of the auditorium, Hades was still sitting on the crimson seat.
He put one hand on the armrest and listened quietly to the continuous cheers in his ears.
At the same time, he watched Victor's calm and calm performance intently.
So fast again.
These were only two trials, how come this dog thief performed better every time.
His previous best record took two hours.
He couldn't help but secretly marvel at Victor's precision and decisiveness in dealing with the skeletal hydra.
That single attack perfectly hit the fatal spot on each head of the Hydra, without missing a beat.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he, the king of the underworld, would probably have difficulty believing it.
The more Hades looked at Victor, the more he felt that it was not like his first time challenging this trial.
Because he even seemed to know in advance that Hydra's head would keep growing back.
Ordinary challengers need to try before they can find a way, relying on the burning of torches to prevent the regeneration of Hydra.
And Victor's performance as soon as he came up was enough to shock Hades.
This dog thief actually blew up all the heads of Hydera at the same time.
Since you can always resurrect as long as you have a head, why not just blow up all the heads?
"If this continues, he may pass the entire trial in less than a day."
Next to her, Persephone was leaning on the armrest of the chair, her eyes full of surprise and a bit of surprise.
Hearing his wife's words, Hades fell into deep thought.
one day.
There are twelve trials in hell, each of which is a challenge to the limits of human beings.
The original time trial was even the simplest link among these twelve items.
Only by passing it can you be qualified to face the more difficult and painful challenges that follow.
Although Victor passed the first trial quickly.
But is it possible to complete twelve challenges in one day?
Even the most outstanding human hero in hell took about seven days to successfully fight his way out of the underworld.
Hades' eyes were fixed on the human girl controlled by Victor.
Once the hell trial starts, the entire underworld will become the battlefield of the trial.
This change will never end until the trial is over.
This also means that Hades cannot return to Hades to continue his work.
If that cunning dog thief could really complete twelve trials in just one day.
Hades would consider granting this human a special honor.
Allowing him to freely travel back and forth between hell and earth.
But soon, Victor's performance once again shocked Hades even more.
[The third trial challenge——]
This time, the entire scene in the underworld began to change drastically.
The charred soil suddenly rose up, and huge dark rocks began to rise slowly under the surrounding lava.
Finally, everyone saw clearly what the dark rock looked like.
This is not a huge rock at all, but a scorched mountain range flowing with lava!
This time, the burning writing extinguished the flame again, revealing the assigned mission.
【Capturing 'Red Doe'】
Hades, who was sitting in the middle of the auditorium, looked down at 'Erica' in the middle of the mountains, thinking to himself.
This trial tests wisdom and strategy.
In Hades's view, although this dog thief is good at fighting, what if he uses his brain?
Now, you can’t speed pass after all.
However, as soon as the trial began, 'Erica' quickly climbed over the mountain and stood at the corner of the Scorched Mountains.
From here, she could clearly see the side of the mountainside.
Her eyes quickly swept over, and a colorful deer with golden antlers on its head and four hooves that looked like brass appeared in her field of vision.
Obviously, this is the 'Red Doe'.
Victor's eyes were as sharp as a hawk, staring closely at the red doe's body.
Magic power surged in her hands, releasing a series of small explosions behind the deer.
The sound of the mountain exploding frightened the deer and started to run away.
Victor descended leisurely from the top of the mountain, with magic under his feet, following closely behind.
Along with the release of magic, magic explosions continued to explode behind the deer, driving it forward.
The red doe is very smart.
All the previous trialists had tried to set up traps, and even thought about using attacks like Victor to lure it into the trap.
But this deer seems to be aware of everything and always avoids every trap cleverly.
So it doesn't fall into the trap at all.
Even if it is driven near a trap, the red doe can always move over or around it nimbly.
However, Victor just followed closely behind the red doe like a shadow.
Because there are no traps in front of the deer, the red doe will always think that the road ahead is a safe road.
However, after a fierce chase and indiscriminate bombardment, the red doe finally entered a remote corner of the mountain range.
So it never takes a detour or escapes to other places.
But under the indiscriminate bombardment, the red deer was forced into the corner of the mountain range.
This corner is surrounded by jutting rocks and towering mountains, creating a natural dilemma from which there is no way out.
Forced into a corner, the red doe could only cry anxiously, the sound full of panic and uneasiness.
Because the Red Deer cannot fight the Trialist, it cannot fight back against Victor.
In the end, it could only watch in despair as Victor laid a trap in front of it.
No matter where you run, you will eventually run into a trap and be unable to escape.
Unless it can knock away the mountain in front of it.
Finally, the red deer gave up its struggle and lay down on the ground willingly.
Boom!
[Passed the third trial——]
[Passed by: Victor Cravener]
[Duration: 10:00]
Seeing this scene before her, Persephone's admiration for Victor grew stronger in her eyes.
And Hades looked at his wife's excited and surprised look, a trace of depression flashed in his eyes.
He felt more and more that the dog thief had deliberately gone to the underworld to cause trouble for him.
Open the trial channel at will and pass every challenge effortlessly.
This vast underworld seems to have become Victor's back garden.
The trial that followed seemed to confirm his suspicion.
The fourth trial - catching the Erymanthus boar alive
[Passed the trial——]
[First place: time taken...]
The fifth trial - skinning the Nemean Lion
[Passed the trial——]
[First place: time taken...]
The sixth trial...
The seventh trial...
The eighth trial...
【pass】
【pass】
【pass】
Finally, Hades was numb.
How to describe his current mood?
I'm afraid it's just like the snow he's standing on now.
The cold wind blows.
Hades may have never thought about it before meeting the cunning dog thief.
There will be humans who dare to challenge the trials of hell within a few days of arriving in hell.
What was even more shocking was that he easily passed the first eleven items of the Hell Trial in just half a day.
That’s right, it only took half a day.
Every trial he performed set a new record that had never been achieved before.
And now, Hades stands at the final level of the Hell Trial.
That is the last layer.
Surrounded by icy snow, the biting wind and snow continued to fall, falling on his beard.
But it was quickly melted by the fiery breath coming from the depths of hell on his beard.
As long as the tester can pass this final level, he can pass through the gate of hell and leave this place called hell.
Immediately afterwards...
At the front of the venue, the dark passage seemed to be activated.
The heavy steel gears began to rotate slowly, and the fire of hell became confusing.
At this moment, a slender human girl walked out.
She put her hands in her pockets, and there was a strong look of indifference in the corners of her eyes.
It seemed that everything before her, even the appearance of Hades, was within her expectation.
That calm and mature temperament, which was completely different from her body, made Hades narrow his eyes involuntarily.
At the same time, the girl also raised her head and looked firmly at Hades.
Pluto crossed his hands on his chest, and his chaotic and deep voice roared in the air:
"This last trial is to face my beloved dog Cerberus."
"But you and I both know that my dog was stolen by you."
Now, even the task of guarding the gate fell on him.
"However, since you are able to come here, you have proven your courage and qualifications to me."
The moment he finished speaking, a violent wind blew up on the snow-covered land.
The pale flying snow swirled in the air with the roar of the wind, as if it had turned into an invisible hurricane beast, swallowing the girl in front of her deeply.
The terrifying wind blew 'Erica's' black trench coat, flying and swaying recklessly in the air.
The familiar pitch-black high platform spread all around, forming a snowy arena.
Countless dead soul spectators lined up and sat down on the high platform again.
Only this time, their faces were full of solemnity.
It seems to be a deep respect for this trialist who bravely broke through to this point.
But soon they resumed their previous frenzy, bursting into bursts of wild shouts and cheers.
At the same time, Hades's voice sounded in Victor's ears:
"Now, I give you permission to show me, and the gods of the heavens, your power."
"Use your most perfect body and your most powerful strength."
In front of Victor's eyes, a special line of handwriting appeared:
[Hades, the Lord of the Underworld, liberated the underworld vision and opened the visualization of the underworld]
[The gods began to watch this battle]
[The gods expressed doubts about the resumption of the Hell Trial]
[They began to get angry and questioned why, after a thousand years, the hell trial was started again in the underworld? 】
Suddenly, a crimson spear flew from the distant starry sky, pierced the atmosphere, and fell into the hands of Hades accurately.
He swung his spear violently, tearing the air with force, tearing and erasing the red writing.
Then, the red cloak behind him fell off his green body, burned with the wind, and turned into countless ashes.
At this point, a fanatical wave of air intertwined with the flying snowflakes, constantly slapping 'Erica' on the face.
The calm face and brows always reveal a strong perseverance.
[Lord of the Underworld——Hades]
【I send you the final challenge invitation】
"Humanity."
This sound turned into the majestic bell sound again, which was mixed with the twisting of mechanical gears and the pounding sound of hell fire.
It came from all directions like violent waves, pouring into the ears of Victor and Erica.
At that moment, an obvious orange fire ignited from the depths of Hades's pupils, and quickly spread to the outside world.
His eye sockets, his face, his beard, and even his entire green body were completely engulfed in fire.
This is a red-hot god who is truly in the depths of hell.
"Try to please me."
