Chapter 378 Hunting Hydra, Artemis: Can this be eaten?
An epic beast that has appeared many times in the stories of demigod heroes.
For example, the Sphinx, which has a human face and a lion's body, and the Minotaur, which has a bull's head and a human's body.
Their strength corresponds to that of the Seven Rings Holy Land, and they all possess the power to destroy an entire country.
The doe with golden horns and steel hooves before me has lively eyes, graceful posture and noble status.
Not only is it the mount of the hunting goddess Artemis, it also appears in the famous "Twelve Trials".
At that time, the hero Heligus was required to capture a golden-horned sacred deer in the third trial. The golden-horned sacred deer could run without stopping, and any human who tried to catch up with it would only die of exhaustion.
Heligus spent a whole year chasing day and night before he finally captured the golden-horned deer alive at the end of the world - the Arctic region.
The fact that Heligus, who was later worshipped as the god of power, was in such a predicament showed how difficult the golden-horned deer was! Ye Zhi tightly grasped the longbow and injected moonlight fighting spirit into the golden bow. The silver moon fire burned quietly, and the divinity surging in the invisible realm made the atmosphere tense.
Da Da——
The golden-horned deer gracefully raised its silver front hooves and rubbed them on the ground in the forest. While staring at Yeats with its deep eyes, its hind legs were slightly bent and its whole body was tense, like a fully drawn bowstring.
The moonlight was shining brightly around it, and its aura gradually rose. The oppressive feeling from the epic creature was unprecedented, and even made Ye Zhi's palms sweat! "Be careful."
Suddenly.
A warning from the golden-horned deer rang out in Ye Zhi's mind, and the voice sounded like that of an adult woman.
Correspondingly, a sense of crisis suddenly rose up in Ye Zhi's spine. His heart shuddered. The golden-horned deer in front of him had disappeared!
It was fast, so fast that it was unbelievable, and the afterimage was swept away at a speed beyond the reach of the naked eye, and a strong wind followed!
Boom! The golden-horned deer suddenly collided with the Medusa Shield that Ye Zhi had quickly raised. Even after the terrifying impact was mostly offset, it still pushed Ye Zhi back several feet away. Its legs, which were rooted into the ground, plowed two deep scars backwards!
The Shield of Medusa? Artemis looked curious.
This Moonlight God's Chosen really has a lot of good stuff hidden on him! His right arm was numb, and Ye Zhi hissed. The explosive power transformed from the terrifying speed was definitely not something that an emperor-level monster could achieve. This was obviously a test by the Golden Horned Deer, otherwise the whole person would have been blown away! The attack was successful, and almost at the same time, the Golden Horned Deer's figure disappeared again, leaving only a whirlwind-like afterimage speeding through the forest.
"Remember the secret I taught you!"
Artemis sat on the treetop, swinging her bare feet leisurely, and called out:
"You need to predict the prey's movements!"
The secret of archery lies not in aiming at the prey, but in aiming in advance.
As long as you figure out the opponent's movement path first, even if the aiming point is empty, the opponent will hit the arrow himself.
But the speed of the golden-horned deer was so fast that it was unpredictable. First, it had to slow down before it could be shot! Ye Zhi blew the eagle whistle, and the magic power flowed. A snow-white figure swooped down quickly, like a bird of prey pouncing on its prey, blocking the golden-horned deer right in front of it.
At the same moment, the eyes of the Snowy Owl lit up with brilliant blue light, and the sealing barrier created by the "Blessing·Spell Seal" quickly unfolded, covering most of the forest. Except for the Snowy Owl, the connection between the living creatures here and the magic network was directly cut off!
Artemis crossed her arms and tilted her head slightly with a questioning expression.
Relying on the fact that he is the chosen one of the magic gods, he asks the magic goddess not to let others use magic? This is a naked relationship!
The reason why the golden-horned deer has such amazing speed is that besides its extraordinary talent, it also has superimposed on itself the "super speed technique", "light body technique", "wind control technique" and other techniques to increase its speed.
These transformation magics were affected by the seal and could not be maintained, and the speed of the golden-horned deer was visibly slowed down.
However, spells that rely on the divinity of moonlight are not affected by the "Spell Seal"!
“Woo——!”
The golden-horned deer suddenly stopped and froze, raising its head and calling. The beautiful and surging moonlight enveloped its body, making it look vague and like a ghost.
Ye Zhi looked surprised.
唦唦——
The wind blows through the quiet forest.
The golden hair all over the golden-horned deer's body sparkled in the moonlight, gradually turning into a flowing moonlight. Its body became more and more transparent, with silver light flowing inside, as if condensed from pure moonlight.
The iconic antlers of the golden horn deer also appear more brilliant, with shining silver light extending from the antlers, like two sharp swords, towering high, exuding a sharp and sharp determination! "This is the image of the golden horn deer going all out."
Artemis sat in a tree and chuckled, "Be careful not to get pricked by the antlers. It will hurt."
The words haven't finished yet.
The golden-horned deer screamed and shook its head. Two sharp moon discs slashed out from the sword-like antlers, cutting a brilliant path. The trees were cut in rows, revealing a flat cross-section, showing an arc, bypassing the Medusa shield in front, and attacking Ye Zhi from both sides! Rising Ring Moonlight Sword! Compared with the moonlight sword released by Ye Zhi himself, these two moon discs showed an arc, and the divinity contained was more intense, sharp and fierce, showing the cold side of the moonlight to the fullest.
If it was "Blessing of the Wild Hunt: Wild Armor", it would be fine to withstand these two moonlight sword attacks.
However, Ye Zhi's strongest means of protection at present is still "Blessing of the Night·Night Spirit Clothes", which is not suitable for use at the moment.
Yeats acted decisively, avoided the sharp edge, spread his wings of poetry and soared into the sky, while at the same time swung the "Moon River" around his waist into the air.
Swoosh——
The Moon River turned into silver light and rushed into the sky, its shape changing rapidly.
The originally slender belt was bathed in the moonlight, gradually expanding and extending, turning into a river of moonlight that stretched across the sky! The moonlight rushed in the river, and the brilliant moonlight scattered into countless tiny and crystal light points, which were pieced together into a grand and magnificent moon river.
The diameter of this Moon River is about one kilometer, and even the citizens living at the foot of the Moon Goddess Peak can see it, but it has not yet revealed its full form.
Artemis looked up at the sky and witnessed the extremely magnificent lunar river, and was deeply moved.
This is one of the top magical instruments in the world, and it is a great gift from the Moon God to His agents in the world! Coupled with the "Blessing·Moon River", even the epic Warcraft Golden Horned Deer cannot face the shocking power of the Moon River Falling!
The next moment.
Yeats backhanded it.
Boom! Amidst the dull roar, the Moon River fell from the sky, forming a spectacular waterfall of light, like the Milky Way pouring down from the sky, sprinkling countless brilliances and sweeping the entire forest! These moonlights have no volume and substantial weight. When they fall on the mountain peaks, they only cover the mountains and forests with a layer of silver light. However, for the extraordinary, those overly strong divinities will have a strong impact on the soul realm. Once submerged by the moonlight, the consequences will be unbearable! Even the golden-horned deer, a sacred beast, showed a trace of vigilance in its clear eyes, and quickly turned back, galloping quickly with its back to the falling Moon River! It was this direction of escape that fell into Ye Zhi's eyes, and the experience taught by Artemis echoed in his ears.
Determine the route of the prey's movement -
Ye Zhi's mouth curled up.
"Huh, you want to escape?"
The bow is drawn and the arrow is ready, the string is like a full moon, and the surging moonlight condenses on the full bowstring, gathering into a dazzling ball of light!
boom!!
The Moon Goddess's bow suddenly shot out, transforming into an extremely turbulent silver light cannon, landing in advance on the running position of the golden-horned deer. It was the last to be launched but the first to arrive. The dazzling silver torrent instantly swallowed up the golden-horned deer!
The mountains and forests shook.
In the Moonlight Temple on the mountainside, the elders' faces showed deep fear.
"Don't panic—"
In the chaotic and restless hall, Celine maintained her expression and tried to keep her tone calm.
"It was the Moonlight God who chose me to train in archery!"
Everyone looked terrified and shocked.
"How can it be possible that just training could cause such a big disturbance?"
"Isn't this really just archery, not casting a forbidden spell..."
In the silent forest.
The dazzling moonlight receded like the tide.
Artemis jumped down from the treetop lightly and looked at the handsome young man holding a golden bow and floating under the Moon River, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
First, he used his amazing blessing to force the golden-horned deer to avoid his attack, and then he predicted its route and shot an arrow in advance, hitting the golden-horned deer as fast as a meteor...
Even as the goddess of hunting, Artemis had to admit that Yeats' performance in this competition was amazing!
The Bow of the Moon Goddess formed a hole on the ground that looked like a falling meteor. The golden-horned deer was lying at the bottom of the hole covered with cracks. Its translucent body had returned to normal, and it looked a little embarrassed and breathless.
Please...collect 6...9...books...!
It stood up and looked at Ye Zhi with complicated eyes. Moonlight shone on its body and its injuries recovered quickly. It immediately sensed, "Not bad... I lost."
The golden-horned deer lowered its head in shame.
As the mount of the goddess of hunting, it actually lost to a mere mortal! Artemis gently placed her hand on the head of the golden-horned deer and smiled:
"After all, he is the Moonlight God's Chosen One. Besides, you two are sparring with each other, so there is no need to feel sad if you lose..."
"But you, Ye Zhi, your progress is really rapid!"
Artemis raised her sparkling eyes and exclaimed, "I can see that you have a unique talent in archery!"
As the goddess of hunting, Artemis admires heroes who are good at archery and animal taming.
Witnessing Yeats's performance in this duel, Artemis's eyes showed a bit of brilliance, her attitude became gentle, and her appearance became even more beautiful when she smiled.
Ye Zhi adjusted his breathing and smiled.
Archery is my specialty.
As the saying goes, you don't have to worry about running out of arrows, but you have to worry about the enemy being alive! The muttering of Zuan Ya rang in my mind:
"Because the God of Light is also famous for his archery skills."
Yeats once drank the laurel potion, and then mastered the archery talent called "shooting through the willow branches at a hundred paces".
This talent combined with the "Combat Skill: Bow of the Moon Goddess" unleashed an astonishing power, defeating the Golden Horned Deer in one fell swoop.
At present, archery is not as good as the quasi-grandmaster-level spearmanship, but it is also the second master-level skill that Ye Zhi has mastered.
The swordsmanship that Yeats had always been proud of has now become his weakness.
But it's not a big problem.
Shooting the Silver Oak Sword as an arrow is also a way to play to one's strengths and avoid one's weaknesses! Artemis looked at Ye Zhi with a look of favor in her eyes, and smiled straightforwardly:
"Now that you have mastered the Moon Goddess' Bow, the agreement between us has been reached... It has been a pleasant time to spend with you!"
Ye Zhi saw Artemis's farewell intention, and thinking of the moon bow she had given him before, he said solemnly:
"Thank you for your guidance. I will not let down the bow you entrusted to me, nor the archery you taught me!"
"Don't rush into this!"
Artemis raised her hand, a cunning gleam in her eyes.
"Since you have learned real skills from me, you should also promote this archery skill and shoulder the mission of being the Moonlight God's Chosen One!"
Ye Zhi was slightly startled, and after hearing Artemis's hidden meaning, he said modestly:
"Whatever you ask, I will drive you without complaint!"
During the time they spent together, Artemis could see that this young man was talented, willing to learn, and a humble and upright mortal.
Some mortals have a very high opinion of themselves, and if their abilities do not match their character, they will always get into trouble.
But even though he was chosen by many gods, Artemis did not see any arrogance in the boy. Because the dessert he presented was very much to her liking, she was impressed. She smiled and said, "I want to ask you to hunt an epic monster for me."
Ye Zhi was stunned: "What monster?"
The goddess of hunting said: "You may have heard of the name of this epic monster. It is called [Hydra, the Nine-Headed Serpent]."
Ye Zhi was slightly surprised.
Hydra, a giant sea serpent that appeared in heroic epics, has nine heads. If one head is cut off, two more will immediately grow.
It has the most powerful venom in the world. Even if a strong person in the Sanctuary is infected with the venom of the Nine-headed Hydra, he will die. It is also very effective in a battle at the Seventh Ring level! In the story of "Twelve Trials", the Nine-headed Hydra was killed by the Hercules Heligus, but this monster has an immortal body.
In the original plot, the sealed nine-headed Hydra was resurrected with its only remaining head, wreaking havoc on the mortal world, attracting the goddess of hunting, who shot all nine heads to death with one arrow.
Now that I have become the Chosen One of Moonlight and obtained the Bow of the Moon Goddess, this important task has fallen on my shoulders!
Ye Zhi was in a complicated mood and said:
"The Nine-headed Hydra can make even Hercules feel troubled. Is it true that I can fight the Hydra?"
Artemis smiled and said, "As the Chosen One of the Moonlight Gods, you have a promising future. It's only a matter of time before you achieve the Holy Land. Then you can go and cause trouble for Hydra, right?"
Ye Zhi: “…”
The future is promising? What future warrior! Artemis stroked the soft and beautiful hair of the golden-horned deer with her fingers, and pondered: "The venom of the nine-headed snake Hydra is the most poisonous in the world. As long as the arrow is soaked in the venom of Hydra, the poisonous arrow can even kill a demigod..."
"As long as you hunt Hydra, I will help you make a batch of poison arrows." Artemis smiled slyly, "Even in critical situations, we can still achieve a surprise victory!"
Ye Zhi's eyes lit up.
Use poison, I like to use poison! It's strange that Artemis is a subordinate of the Moon Goddess, but she has nothing to do with law and order. From her sending the Moon Pig to avenge the lover of the God of Love, we can also see that she is a goddess who takes revenge, pays attention to efficiency, and does not reject the use of poison.
The "evil" goddess of darkness, under the command of Skah, acts quite law-abidingly, guarding the shadow world all year round and maintaining the balance of the shadow world to a certain extent.
"No problem. I will find a way to hunt down the [Hydra]."
Ye Zhi said: "Speaking of which, I am also very interested in the meat of the Hydra. It will be delicious if it is made into snake meat soup!"
Artemis: ??? Is the nine-headed Hydra edible? (End of this chapter)