Type-Moon, a human love simulator.

Chapter 117 Archery is Archery, Martial Arts is Martial Arts

Hercules' bow is not simple. It is the weapon he used to shoot and kill the nine-headed Hydra. It can launch a dense attack like a barrage of bullets in an instant.

Even Hydra, the nine-headed snake that would grow two more heads if one head was cut off, was killed by Hercules' arrows.

This is Hercules' most powerful attack, a sure-hit, sure-kill stunt - shooting a hundred heads.

Coupled with the arrows that Hercules shot that were soaked in Hydra venom, a poison that even immortal gods could not endure, it can be said that Hercules had already used all his strength at this time.

In the later part of Hercules' epic, he even shot Hades, the god of the underworld, in the shoulder with an arrow, causing Hades to be unable to punish him due to the severe pain and had to go to Zeus to complain.

This was a life-and-death fight, so Hercules did not tell Suren the details of his secret weapon. At this moment, he had a real intention to kill.

He really wanted to kill Suren, and Hercules showed the highest respect to his opponent by killing him completely.

However, Suren knew that he couldn't take Hercules' arrow head-on. This guy was poisonous and the venom would penetrate into his body just by scratching his skin.

Hydra's venom can only kill mortals, but it cannot kill the immortal Surren. However, he has no intention of testing the poison on himself.

but--

Even so, although Hercules' arrows were so vicious and resolute, Suren still had no fear. He did not even ask for the Shield of Aegis back, and the Golden Sky was still in Atalanta's hands.

He simply took Atalanta's bow calmly, pulled it gently with his fingers, and the bow made a "creak" sound, and the bow was actually broken.

Surren shrugged and said, "The bowstring has Artemis' blessing, so it can be used, but the material of the bow is too poor and can't withstand my strength."

"Sorry, Tamiao. I'll give you a better one next time."

This is why Surlun’s weapon is a divine weapon that can only be made by the God of Forging.

Because it is impossible to make weapons that Surlun can use with earthly materials.

He wrapped the bowstring around the thumb and index finger of his left hand and actually made a crude slingshot with his hands.

Suren said with a half-smile: "Son of Zeus, powerful hero Hercules, use your strongest attack to try to kill me!"

"If you want me to be one with you bugs, it's actually very simple. Just send a naive guy like me to the underworld to play the resurrection match..."

"If you can do it, I will give this era to you."

"Arrogant!" Hercules' eyes suddenly turned red with anger, and his long black hair was blown by the invisible murderous intent, as if there was a hair dryer stuffed behind his back.

He admired Suerlun's ideas and ambition to rule the world, but this guy was really too unpleasant.

For such an arrogant person, unless he is as strong as or even stronger than Zeus, everyone will just want to beat him to death instead of listening to his ideas.

But Suerlun didn't think there was anything wrong with his attitude. Even if his attitude was as humble as mud, the heroes would be furious after hearing his ideas. It had nothing to do with attitude.

The ideological struggle will never end!

"Shoot-a-hundred-heads!"

Hercules was so furious that he unleashed 200% of his strength. He believed that this blow was stronger, more powerful, and more domineering than any other before.

He only felt that his strength was surging, increasing, and increasing wildly along with his rage!
Damn, this force, what the hell can stop it?

“It looks like fireworks…”

Surren narrowed his eyes and commented: "What a gimmick!"

Under the gaze of everyone, he slowly stretched out his right hand, which seemed even slower than that of an ordinary mortal, but his hand was burning with orange flames in the air.

This is a flame caused by the skin moving at a very high speed in the air and the intense friction. It is a situation caused by the speed being too high.

Surlun's hand, burning with orange flames, reached out slowly but quickly into the dense rain of Hydra arrows and accurately caught one of them.

The next moment, the arrow shadows in the sky disappeared without a trace.

Suerlun's hand, which was emitting hot green smoke, was holding an arrow with swaying tail feathers and a faint purple glow. The arrow head, which was obviously filled with poison, was pointing at Suerlun's forehead, but he could not move any further.

"An interesting show... But, Hercules, do you know what real archery is?"

Suren smiled and placed the tail feather of the arrow on the bowstring in the base of his left hand, aimed at Hercules, and pulled it tight to the limit.

"That's just one word..."

"quick--"

Before he finished his words, the arrow in Surlun's hand had disappeared. Hercules had no idea where the arrow had flown to. He only felt that his mind and eyes, which had been trained through hundreds of battles, were frantically giving him warnings.

But he had no time to make any response. The next moment, the helmet made of the head of the Nemean lion on Hercules' head was shot away and nailed to the stone behind him. The arrow shaft sank into the stone, leaving only the tail feathers shaking gently.

The Nemean Lion, the son of Typhon, the father of all demons, and Egede, the serpent demon, has a skin of steel that is invulnerable to swords and guns. He roams the Peloponnese in the Argolis region. The heroes of several surrounding city-states are helpless against him and can only let him devour the people.

Finally, Hercules strangled it with his bare hands and successfully peeled off its lion skin from the inside out. Even though it was dead, the steel skin of the Nemean Lion was still invulnerable to swords and guns.

However, Suren's arrow entered through the gap between the eyes of Nemean's lion-skin helmet, penetrated from the inside out, and made a hole in the invulnerable lion-skin helmet.

Hercules touched his scalp where a strand of hair had been lost, and was thankful that his skin was not broken, otherwise, with Hydra's poison, he would have to go to the underworld to see Hades.

"what!"

Suerlun had just uttered the second word when the arrow was shot, which was definitely dozens or even hundreds of times faster than the speed of sound. Unless time could be stopped, any dodge would be useless.

"Archery is archery, martial arts is martial arts. Combining the two together may seem fancy, but what's the point?"

Surren untied the bowstring in his left hand slowly, handed it to Tamiao, and said, "My understanding of arrows is only fast and accurate. If you can do these two things, you will be the strongest archer in Greece."

As he said this, Surren lowered his arms, looked at Hercules and said, "Now, do you still want to fight?"

Hercules bowed his head helplessly and said in complete admiration, "You win, Suren. Thank you for your generosity and mercy. I will obey and uphold all your orders."

"Until I return the favor of saving your life this time."

If the arrow could penetrate the gap between the closed eyelids of the Nemean Lion, there was no reason why it couldn't penetrate his eyes. This miraculous arrow clearly showed that Suren did not intend to kill him.

"As expected of a hero recognized by the goddess Athena, you have the ability to set the rules for the Argo."

Hercules was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Sullen, next time we compete, why don't we wrestle? I won't lose to you!"

Wrestling is different from fighting. Wrestling is about strength. Skills can have a limited effect, but it is really limited.

After all, wrestling is the struggle between two people's bodies entangled together, which is why Atalanta rejected all the wrestling invitations from the Argonauts.

Since you have someone in your heart, you will naturally have to automatically distance yourself from the opposite sex.

Although Hercules was defeated, he did not have any negative emotions. After all, he was a hero taught by the goddess Athena herself. From the perspective of origin, other heroes all learned from Chiron and were naturally inferior to Suren.

Hercules said loudly: "I, Hercules, on behalf of the Argonauts, am willing to abide by Surren's [Three Rules]." Back on the ship, Surren looked at the pale-faced heroes and said, "I am not against you enjoying yourself, but——"

"Why not use some legal means?"

"Have you no gold or silver?"

"Don't you have the power?"

Suer Lun said calmly: "Whether it is using gold and silver to buy, or using power to help others obtain the rewards allowed by the rules, it is an act that I approve of. Is your power just for the purpose of being able to plunder better and more conveniently?"

What Surlun disliked was that they clearly possessed a lot of wealth and power, but only thought about plundering instead of relying on legal and formal means to obtain the materials they enjoyed.

Even if they accepted the guidance of the gods and objectively protected the people, the heroes' actions would eventually develop into looting.

It seemed that as long as they followed the rules of ordinary people and did not use their power to plunder, their heroic reputation would be tarnished.

"You're right, Suerlun, we will definitely change it later!"

Jason has accepted the fact that since even Hercules could not defeat Suren, they naturally have to abide by the agreement and follow Suren's rules.

"But, Suerlun, if we are attacked, do we still have to abide by the [Three Rules]?"

Jason quickly found the logical loophole. After all, the so-called three rules were very simple in themselves.

"When faced with threats to my life, I naturally have unlimited rights to self-defense, but my eyes can distinguish between truth and falsehood."

Suerlun smiled and said, "You can define your own so-called self-defense, but I will judge the truth and whether it really meets the conditions of self-defense."

Jason's thoughts were exposed and he showed an embarrassed expression. As this episode came to an end, the Argonauts looked at Suren with visibly more respect.

In other words, stay away.

No one wanted to make friends with Suren, and even if they invited Atalanta to their banquet, they were reluctant to invite Suren.

However, Suren didn't care. He was still wondering about the attitude of the gods. Why did Hera, Athena and Hestia continue to support him?
Could it be that the goddesses were not angry at his arrogant ambition, and were even very willing to support him in doing so?

It can be seen from these Argonauts that powerful beings generally hate being constrained, so the wedges of humans and gods who set rules for all living beings in each region all end up badly.

He has said so many times that he wants to admonish the gods for their behavior, and several goddesses must have heard it. Why is it that as the queen of Zeus, Hera not only did not punish him, but instead supported him even more?

"Alas, I still lack experience. It is indeed necessary for a few goddesses to guide me in my adventures."

Suren has always seen the beautiful and kind side of the gods, and the gods he has seen have tried their best to show Suren the best side of Greece in the Age of Gods.

Hercules, on the other hand, had truly seen the awe-inspiring side of the gods, and he was the victim of their capriciousness.

For Hercules, if the gods could abide by the rules, if the world was really orderly and everyone had their own duties, it would be perfect.

If Suren could really admonish the gods, Hercules would definitely be willing to support him.

So, what Surren didn't know was that Hercules was more willing to see him have strength than he was.

People without strength are not worthy of putting forward their own ideas. No matter how grand Suerlun’s dream is, it is just a fantasy without the support of power.
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The Argo continued to sail along the planned route. During this time, only Atalanta, Hercules and Suren had a pleasant conversation. Jason would occasionally speak to Suren to test his attitude.

Only then did Jason realize that Suren was quite easy to talk to and was not as hateful as they had imagined.

In other words, as long as Suren's bottom line is not touched, Suren will behave quite friendly. Even a well-mannered person like Jason feels comfortable getting along with Suren.

This is a hero who possesses both strength and wisdom!
Especially Jason learned about the battle between the two sides through indirect inquiries from Hercules, the person involved, and Atalanta, the eyewitness, and was amazed.

It turns out that Suerlun is actually a great hero with such a glorious origin...

So, he would be on the Argo. He must have been sent by Hera to help me get the Golden Fleece, right?
Thank you for the gift from the Mistress of Heaven. If I regain the throne, I will definitely establish you as the main god of our city-state!
Jason never thought that the gifts Suren had received and the favor of the goddess were actually much greater than his. After all, he could run into Hera on the roadside, and compared with other heroes, he was quite legendary.

Thinking of this situation, Jason's attitude towards Suren quickly changed and they soon became familiar with each other.

Of course, this was just his unilateral opinion. Suren always felt that the two of them were just superficial friends at best, and it would be impossible for him to have a deep friendship with someone like Jason.

They can share hardships but not wealth, they forget righteousness when they see profit, they are arrogant at first and respectful later. Now they come to please Suren only because they think Suren can be useful to Jason and can help him get the Golden Fleece.

Thanks to Surlun's instructions, the voyage along the way seemed much more harmonious and orderly. Every time they arrived at an island, the heroes would consciously go to replenish supplies instead of looting to gain strange honors.

They were trustworthy. After Hercules was defeated, they followed Suren's three rules meticulously and tried not to take action as much as possible, except when they encountered thieves, bandits, or monsters, then they would show their heroic strength.

For example, there were centaurs everywhere in Greece. These cruel and cunning creatures liked to eat people. They were cruel and tyrannical, and any hero who saw them would kill them.

There are also many warcraft, monsters, sirens, fairies, etc. These mythical creatures that lived in the Age of Gods actually live together with humans.

They do not possess complete wisdom and intelligence, yet they threaten the human living environment.

After doing so many practical things for many islands, these heroes received genuine heroic treatment, were welcomed by the simple villagers, received wine, meat and food contributed sincerely by the villagers, and also received the support of various women who admired their strength.

This is the case in Greece. The atmosphere between men and women is quite open. Except for Hera, no one cares about chastity and loyalty. As long as they are attracted to each other, both men and women will be happy to exchange genetic material.

It was only then that the heroes discovered that they could obtain these wonderful enjoyments without relying on force, and in addition to physical pleasure, there was also an indescribable spiritual satisfaction.

After all, humans are social animals, and self-realization is the greatest spiritual satisfaction.

Hercules murmured.

"Suerlun, you are right. This is a power that cannot be matched by force at all..."
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"Hera, I'm here to negotiate terms!"

On Mount Olympus, Athena walked into Hera's temple.

As the holy mountain of Greece, it is also the highest heaven of the gods. There are many gods in Greece, including the main gods, secondary gods, lower gods, nymphs, elves, indigenous gods, etc.

But there are only twelve gods who are qualified to build temples on Mount Olympus.

These twelve noble gods are collectively known as the 'Twelve Gods of Olympus'.

Zeus's temple is located at the highest point on the mountain, symbolizing the supreme divine power of Mount Olympus. As the queen of heaven who shares power equally with Zeus, Hera's temple is second only to Zeus.

Hera at this moment was completely different from when she met Suren in the mortal world. At this moment, Hera's divine power was fully unleashed, and her whole body was filled with the majesty of the Queen of Heaven. The majesty and momentum of God filled the entire temple.

Hera wears a crown on her head and holds a scepter in her hand. Her plump and beautiful body shows the beauty of a mature woman, but she has a majesty that people dare not look directly at. Therefore, even if someone is lucky enough to face Hera directly, they dare only look down at her arms and feet.

Hera with golden shoes and Hera with white arms are both nicknames given to this noble goddess by humans who dare not look directly at Hera's face.

"Athena, you are here as expected."

Hera did not show any surprise. She was not the only goddess who was paying attention to Surlun.

Athena looked directly at Hera and asked softly, "Great Queen Hera, what is your will regarding Suren's nonsense?"

(End of this chapter)