In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

“I can’t do it!” Ocean pushed Hermes away.

"If I have to die, I'll go alone."

"...I don't want to implicate anyone." As Ou Shen spoke, he tried to release the growth hormone that was being suppressed.

Hermes' eyes, however, lit up.

The bright divine light directly interrupted Oshin's actions.

Hermes's light gray divine core appeared, drawing out Ocean's light blue divine core.

"I'm utterly fed up with you, Oceanus!" Hermes said bitterly, his temper flaring. "If the gods find out, they'll definitely format my memory modules!"

Oshin watched as Hermes directly seized his divine core and unleashed his power.

“Actually, Hermesgo, this has nothing to do with you anymore.” He closed his eyes, his voice trembling slightly.

"From the very beginning, I haven't been of any help to you. Even when I was active as a hero in Atlantis, I was as a human hero and never mentioned my connection to the gods."

"You have already helped me more than enough."

"...Is that so?" Hermes's eyes held a hint of complexity.

He withdrew his hand.

"It doesn't matter."

“Your growth hormones are now completely sealed by me. As a means of deception, I’ve used my own deception magic… I hope this can keep it a secret for a few more days.” Hermes grabbed Ocean’s ear. “Don’t you dare think about running away by yourself again. Before my deception magic is exposed, all you need to do is become stronger, as strong as you can, do you hear me!”

Ou Shen looked at his divine core and pursed his lips.

"In short, don't worry about me anymore. I've thought about the problem you mentioned, but... I still want you to live... at least for a while longer." Patting Ocean on the shoulder, Hermes floated up. "Go back and think about how to talk to Jimia and the others."

......

With a wave, Ocean reappeared on the shore of Ozark.

"I'm back." Ou Shen waved casually.

"You're finally back, you son of a bitch!" Luslan blurted out without hesitation, "Where the hell have you been?"

"Uh, went hunting?" Oshin chuckled awkwardly and scratched his face.

The four of them stared intently at Ou Shen.

"......Feel sorry."

“But I really did bring back prey.” Oshin quickly avoided the gazes of the group, dived underwater, and pulled up a whale.

"Although it's not a monster, it tastes really good."

A hint of suspicion lurked in Ou Shen's eyes.

Was it really worth it to spend two years?

He put himself in danger for my sake.

The more you do this, the more tormented I become.

What should I do? I have to...

We need to find a way to overcome all of this.

......

Ou Shen pushed himself to the limit in the limited time available, as if he were risking his life.

After Bashamizzo returned, he asked Bashamizzo and Rashtanaha to attack him together.

Make exercise the entirety of your life, and cast aside all other thoughts.

Time also slowly passed along with it.

The gods also increasingly sensed that something was wrong.

I've felt for several years that Ocean's growth potential is almost exhausted, but to this day I still haven't received a message from Hermes.

Zeus dismissed Hermes from his position as observer and ordered Poseidon to personally bring the demigod Oceanus back to the court of the gods, Dodona.

That year, Oceanos was eighteen years old.

The enormous god parted the sea and hovered in mid-air.

The humanoid sub-entity appeared on the ground, deterring all unrelated personnel from getting close, and grabbed Oceanus by the neck.

“Come back to Todo with me, my son.”

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Chapter 607 Brotherly Feelings

Oshin was locked in a cage.

The cage was placed in the center of the great altar.

Ou Shen's hands and feet were bound by special formal attire, and his mouth was also gagged.

Several deities surrounded him, observing Ou Shen as if he were a rare animal.

"Is this what a demigod is? He seems no different from an ordinary human." A woman in a black dress smiled sharply, her eyes narrowed to slits as she observed the unconscious Ocean in the cage.

"The Great God has descended." After a majestic announcement, a tall, imposing, and pale figure descended upon the great altar.

“Oshenanos.” This was the first time Zeus had seen Oceanus.

Zeus summoned two divine servants and tapped his scepter: "Take Oceanus to my laboratory. Handle him with care; he is a very important test subject."

"Yes, Great God." The servant bowed expressionlessly and lifted the cage.

"Great God." The gods bowed slightly, expressing their respect to Zeus.

After nodding in acknowledgment, Zeus walked toward the Corridor of the Mechanos.

......

Orbiting around the Earth, the Palace of Apollo.

"So, Hermes, what are you thinking?" Apollo asked, looking somewhat exasperated. "Is that demigod boy really that remarkable?"

He sat on his stool, a cup filled with an unknown liquid, taking sips one at a time.

“…Brother, you should still remember what you taught me, right?” Hermes huddled on a stool, hugging his legs.

Although there was suspicion of concealing the truth, Zeus still remembered their past relationship and had absolute confidence, even arrogance, that nothing was out of his control. Therefore, he did not punish Hermes, but simply ordered Apollo to take Hermes to the temple and keep him under guard.

"Ah, you mean that...brotherly affection..." Apollo sighed, "So, you mean...?"

Hermes nodded.

Apollo suddenly appeared and grabbed Hermes by the neck: "So, you little rascal, is it fun raising a little brother on the side? Hmm?"

"Aaaaaah, be gentle! Apollo, you bastard!!!"

After a while of commotion, Apollo released the nearly dead Hermes, sighed softly, and smiled: "But it seems you've put in a lot of effort. Well then..."

What do you want to do now?

Hermes sprang up from the stool: “I want to go to the south shore of Atlantis first.”

......

"Pfft—cough cough—" Lemoni suddenly opened his eyes, spat out a mouthful of blood that had been trapped in his chest, and coughed for a while.

"Ugh—" A sharp pain spread throughout his body, and Lemoni couldn't help but groan in pain.

—What happened?

Why am I lying on the ground, feeling so uncomfortable?

All I remember is that a huge blue god rose from the sea and struck the ground with a golden trident, the enormous tremor shaking everyone away.

And then... I don't remember anything...

"By the way, Oshin, where's Oshin?" Lemoni quickly sat up and looked around.

Several people were lying on the ground nearby, in twos and threes, none of them had woken up.

"Hey, Miya, wake up."

"Ruslan, wake up quickly."

"Aga, Aga, are you alright?"

They woke up all three of them, but still couldn't find Ou Shen.

“…That was Oshin’s father.” Luslan clutched his head, breathing heavily. “I know that. Oshin—was taken away by his father!”

"Cough cough—cough—" Aga clutched his chest, feeling like he couldn't even lift his eyelids.

"We are now—uh…" Miya felt her mind was still not fully clear, extremely groggy. "What should we do now?"

"No need to ask, go rescue Oshen! Go to Dodo's!" Luslan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with anger. "Damn it, Oshen once told me that his father was a bastard, but I didn't believe him."

"I already knew this fact when Ou Shen's divine core was locked last time, but I didn't expect that bastard to be so thorough—Ou Shen is his own son!"

"Damn it!" Agah slammed his fist on the ground. "He was knocked unconscious without knowing anything, and Oshin was just taken away like that—damn it!"

"...At that time, I really had no resistance, and I was just..." Miya gritted her teeth, her face covered in cold sweat.

The air fell silent.

"Hey! What are you guys thinking?" Lemony frowned. "Oschen's been arrested. He's probably being experimented on right now, pinned to a table. Are we just going to sit here and sigh?"

“Lemoni…” Jimia looked at Lemoni, who was unusually agitated, and his eyes gradually turned fierce. “To hell with him! To hell with those damn gods, we have to go save Ocean!”

"Let's go!" Luslan stood up and patted his backside.

Aga didn't say a word and simply threw out the Elma.

"Hey! Wait a minute!" Just then, a deafening voice suddenly came from high in the sky.

hum-

A streamlined, elegant machine appeared out of thin air on the sea. Hermes' humanoid sub-individual materialized, jumped onto the shore, and landed in front of the angry group of people.

"You are... Hermes?"