To defeat the hundred-headed dragon Ladon guarding the Garden of the Hesperides is actually not easy at all, especially at this moment, for Jason, who cannot receive help from the Olympian gods because he is offering tribute to the war god Ares.
At the same time, it is not only the Olympian gods; Jason has considered calling for help, such as summoning his senior brother Heracles and the others.
But because this is the tribute offered to the war god Ares, Jason ultimately can only choose to face it alone.
And to defeat the hundred-headed dragon Ladon is obviously not easy.
At the very least, three points must be achieved!
The first point is naturally to find the hidden Garden of the Hesperides in the world and, bearing the risk of being blamed by the king of the gods Zeus and Queen Hera, issue a challenge to the hundred-headed dragon Ladon!
This point is naturally the simplest for Jason, because aside from Queen Hera, the king of the gods Zeus is now watching the spectacle, so there is no question of blame.
As for finding the hidden Garden of the Hesperides, it is guided by wisdom, so there is no issue in locating it.
The second point is the bewitching sound formed by the interweaving of a hundred different voices.
The hundred-headed dragon Ladon, as its name suggests, possesses a style akin to Lovecraftian entities, with its heads densely clustered on its body.
During battle, just the noise from these heads alone is enough to easily shatter the nerves of any hero, not to mention that among these heads, there are inevitably some that can emit enchanting, mournful, or painful bewitching sounds.
And this point, because the demon spear obtained through the transaction with the ancestor of all demons Typhon contains the power of the abyss that can even erase time, easily devoured Ladon's sounds, thus cracking it.
The third point is Ladon's hundred regenerable heads.
Aside from the bewitching sound, Ladon's body contains the blood of the ancestor of all demons Typhon, making its heads not all dragon heads.
Just like its siblings, the three-headed hellhound and the two-headed snake-tailed dog, as well as the Chimera composed of a lion's head, a goat's body, and a python snake as a tail, among the dense hundred heads on Ladon's body, almost all include the heads of every creature in the world!
And these heads regenerate at an extremely fast speed.
In a normal battle, the damage Jason inflicts on it is not as fast as its own recovery!
However, this point is cracked by the destructive power of Typhon's blood; the damage caused by this demon spear cannot be restored without the permission of its master, thus breaking it.
In this way, Jason, possessing the demon spear, finally has the theoretical conditions to defeat Ladon, but that is all.
To defeat Ladon, aside from the aforementioned three points, there is actually one most important item.
That is the courage to press forward without hesitation!
That is right, the courage to press forward and dare to face danger head-on.
Because the true way to defeat the hundred-headed dragon Ladon has always been right before one's eyes, and there is only one method... that is to jump onto its hundred-headed body, carve a path through the hundred heads, straight to Ladon's torso!
And one must know that facing those dense hundred heads, how many people would truly dare to jump in... This is also why Ares, who had bet with Athena and had not yet obtained victory, directly acknowledged Jason as a warrior.
The courage to press forward without hesitation, Jason does not lack... However, for Jason, it is more appropriate to describe it another way.
In situations where events cannot be avoided, considering the optimal solution and decisively implementing it without sitting idly by.
This is the current Jason!
After all, if he truly lacked it, Jason would not have dared to face the goddess of agriculture Demeter after rescuing Persephone.
If he truly lacked it, Jason would not have dared to choose Hecate over Hera and Hecate.
If he truly lacked it, Jason would not have fought the Chimera, would not have participated in the boar hunt, and would not have redeemed the snake demon Lamia under Zeus's gaze.
Having done all those things!
Thus, at this moment, under the gaze of gods such as Athena and Ares, the white-robed Jason is engaged in a fierce slaughter with Ladon's heads on the massive body of the hundred-headed dragon Ladon.
Jason, wielding the demon spear, has gradually stained his face and hair with Ladon's blood.
Jason can only attack, after all, he has no defensive weapon.
Moreover, the current Jason has no way out!
On Ladon's body, for Jason, there are now only two possible situations.
Being torn to shreds by Ladon's heads, or carving a bloody path to Ladon's torso and achieving victory.
As for the fallback of having a god intervene to help, Jason has not even considered it, because only in this way can he get closer to victory.
A battle with one's back to the water, placing oneself in danger to achieve safety; that is the principle!
The centaur sage Chiron once said that Jason is a genius; now is the best proof.
Although in terms of his own combat power alone, Jason cannot compare to ceiling-level Greek heroes like Heracles and Theseus.
But at this moment, under Chiron's three years of guidance and Jason's own tireless efforts without rest or sleep.
Standing on the body of the hundred-headed dragon Ladon, at Jason's feet, a path gradually gathers, formed by Ladon's blood and the severed heads strewn about!
And when Jason arrived before Ladon, it was still afternoon.
But in the blink of an eye, dusk arrived.
After dusk fell quickly, the brightest full moon arrived... Artemis brought the brightest moon for Jason.
And after such a prolonged slaughter, the heads Jason cuts down become fewer and fewer, while the wounds on his body increase more and more... The white robe woven for him by Athena is torn, and the inextinguishable fire of the underworld constantly appears, repairing the clothing.
But it is completely not as fast as the destruction!
Because the hundred-headed dragon Ladon has gradually adapted to the battle with Jason; it has developed adaptability to the demon spear in Jason's hand.
Even though it still fears it, the wounds on its body gradually make Ladon forget.
Thus, it launches even more ferocious attacks on Jason!
Fortunately, most heads can only cause collision damage to Jason; the sacred garment of the inextinguishable fire prevents the poisonous teeth from daring to penetrate.
This allows Jason to repeatedly climb up from various bizarre heads and wield the demon spear in his hand to fight.
But continuing like this will not work... After more than ten minutes of being unable to advance further and even being forced back several meters by the heads on Ladon's body, Jason understood this.
Thus, under the shocked gazes of the gods, Jason decisively reached out and tore off the white robe on his body!
Reforming the inextinguishable flame lotus that the fire spirit had given him back then, used to create this white robe!
Thus, the inextinguishable flame lotus bloomed on Jason's body, and the intense impact instantly destroyed the heads besieging Jason. Relying on this, Jason finally continued to advance and made a great stride forward.
But he still had not reached Ladon's torso hidden under the hundred heads.
Relying on the result of destroying that white robe, Jason, who advanced a great step, finally got a brief glimpse of Ladon's torso!
But at the same time, because of this, after Ladon came to its senses, all its remaining heads let out even more piercing cries together.
Especially the tallest azure dragon head on Ladon's body; the eyes looking at Jason turned blood-red.
Under its command, the heads began launching desperate attacks on Jason!
The snake heads, even if it meant breaking their own teeth, had to embed their venomous fangs into Jason's body.
The sharp horns and tusks of goats and boars repeatedly charged at Jason, not caring even if they shattered upon impact!
Clearly, Ladon was thoroughly enraged, and at the same time... it was because it sensed danger, the danger to its life!
At this moment, Ladon's heart is probably extremely aggrieved.
It must be very unable to understand when it actually provoked such a madman...
And now, without the protection of the sacred garment woven by Athena, even though Jason's entire body has been soaked in the inextinguishable river, facing a monster of Ladon's level.
The fangs of the snake heads and others ultimately pierced his body.
The sharp tusks and keen deer antlers also brought harm to Jason.
Hearing Jason's muffled grunts, watching this child climb up time and again, wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, swallow it down, and continue wielding the demon spear... This is the first time.
This is the first time the gods have seen Jason bleeding.
And visibly, accompanied by the erosion of the toxins, as the wounds on his body worsen, Jason appears increasingly unable to hold on... If this continues, he will really die at Ladon's hands!
Therefore...
"Enough!"
In the silence, under the night sky where only Ladon is roaring.
It is unknown which goddess spoke first.
"Enough, it is already enough, stop it. Ares, he has already proven himself!"
"Stop it, hurry and make him stop, if it is any later, it will be too late!"
"Athena, get out of my way, I want to kill this bastard!"
"Zeus, you dare to block me? If this child really has something happen to him, I will follow my daughter to the underworld together and never come back!"
"Ares, he has already offered you a precious tribute, is that not enough?!"
"Bastard, if you dare to touch Jason even once more, I will kill you!"
On the full moon in the sky, Artemis angrily drew her bow, aiming the arrow at Ladon.
And beside her, Athena was exerting all her effort to stop her.
Not only that, this scene is playing out in many places at this moment.
Hestia, facing Zeus's obstruction, even wanted to turn around and go directly to Olympus to find Hera...
The anger of the gods, the locking of vast divine power, and the threat to its life finally made Ladon shift its attention from Jason.
It lifted its head, and immediately saw, on the full moon in the sky, Artemis arguing with Athena.
Thus, Ladon could not help but be stunned at this moment.
And facing Ladon, who was stunned in this instant, Jason, who had not even been able to catch his breath all this time, finally obtained a chance to breathe.
In this way, with the precious time gained, Jason immediately took out bottle after bottle of potions from the silver pouch at his waist.
Then, desperately poured them into his mouth and over his body.
These potions are all top-grade healing and antidote agents.
And they are not inferior products mixed by Jason himself; they were formulated by his sister, who is also his senior sister, the genius mage Medea.
Things that were forcibly stuffed to Jason before he left...
Thus, under the alleviation of these potions, the toxins eroded by the fangs and the wounds on his body finally eased.
At the same time, at this moment, Jason took out the silver caduceus.
Invisibility, comprehensive enhancement, barrier, underworld domain... The caduceus has a total of five magics engraved on it.
Up to now, Jason has used four kinds.
He once said when facing the Chimera that the fifth magic, although not as good as the underworld domain, is also a very terrifying and domineering magic.
And if used, it would be very troublesome... It would bring certain trouble to Hecate, so Jason has never used it up to now.
But now...
"Sorry, Teacher Hecate."
Holding the caduceus and speaking softly, in the instant Jason activated that fifth magic, he did not know if it was an illusion.
He seemed to hear Hecate scolding him, calling him an idiot...
Yes, if she truly feared trouble, Hecate would not have engraved this magic onto the caduceus.
The fifth magic on the caduceus is named Divine Thunder!
And it is not ordinary thunder, but Zeus's lightning... Thunder stolen by Hecate using magic from Zeus's power!
Thus, only to see, after Jason raised the caduceus high, a crimson magic array gradually appeared in the sky above Jason and Ladon.
In that crimson magic array, the crackling sound of electric currents resounded.
This situation brought calm to the chaotic audience.
Everyone lifted their heads, curiously looking at that magic array, and gradually revealed surprise on their faces.
Gods such as Demeter and Hestia even looked in surprise toward the king of the gods Zeus, who was equally surprised beside them.
Because in that magic array... they sensed Zeus's power!
That terrifying thunder power!
Then, just as everyone was surprised, accompanying Jason's fierce swing of the caduceus in his hand, a bolt of crimson lightning struck down from the magic array in the sky, viciously striking Ladon's body!
The crimson lightning was not golden lightning.
After all, Hecate ultimately only stole a portion of the power; it was impossible to truly strike Ladon dead, merely causing some damage.
But even so, it was enough.
Because facing this lightning of Zeus's power, even though the damage was not great, Ladon clearly did not dare to act rashly anymore!
In this way, amid the piercing screams of dozens of Ladon's heads, Jason, holding the caduceus and thus unharmed, charged forward in this instant.
Taking advantage of Ladon being injured, and more importantly, fearing the divine thunder, thinking he had provoked Zeus and thus not daring to move, Jason arrived at Ladon's torso!
He aimed the demon spear in his hand at Ladon's torso...
Jason did not thrust it down.
He lifted his head, gazing remotely at the full moon in the sky.
Then, his gaze collided with that of the goddess of wisdom Athena.
In the next second, while all the gods were stunned by everything happening before their eyes, Athena arrived before Jason.
"...Did I win?"
Jason said softly to Athena.
"Yes." Athena nodded and smiled softly at Jason as she said, "You won... I saw it all."
"Is it over?"
"It is over."
As Athena spoke, she stepped forward to Jason's side.
Then, she reached out and caught Jason, who, upon hearing her answer, let his head sink and fainted.
Holding him in her arms...
The high-intensity battle lasting several hours, the body eroded by toxins, and the various injuries from impacts.
Jason had actually fainted long ago.
Among this, it was certainly because Jason's soul and body had been strengthened by the waters of the underworld, but it was equally because he had always kept his nerves taut, without a single moment of relaxation.
Holding Jason, Athena looked at the demon spear still tightly gripped in his hand, thought for a moment, reached out to touch the demon spear, and then a trace of unusual color flashed in her eyes.
But the quick-reacting Athena immediately, without a trace, placed the demon spear into the silver storage pouch on Jason's body... This thing was given to Jason by her, so she could naturally use it.
At the same time, she took out a white robe and covered Jason's body.
And just as Athena had finished all this, she subconsciously looked up upon sensing a gaze and saw Hecate, dressed in a black long skirt, who had arrived beside her at some point.
The two gazed at each other for a time, then Hecate turned and transformed into butterflies of the underworld, disappearing from Athena's sight.
"Athena, I want to hold little Jason too!"
The moon goddess Artemis, who quickly ran down, extended her hands to Athena, but Athena ignored her and instead looked toward the war god Ares, clad in crimson-red armor beside them.
"Hmph, you won, Athena. Rest assured, I will abide by the agreement... And even without the agreement with you, I would still give this child a gift!"
Ares, letting out a light hum, said somewhat displeased.
However, his displeasure was because he lost to Athena, not because of Jason. The war god Ares was extremely satisfied with the tribute Jason had sent him at this moment!
"Athena..."
"Do not make a fuss." Athena reached out and slapped away Artemis's extended hand... Hecate had left, so you can forget it even more!
"Why?!" Artemis widened her eyes, looking at Athena unwillingly, then bit her small hand for a moment and ultimately gave up.
The main reason was that Jason was visibly weakened now; if she went over to snatch him from Athena, it would easily hurt Jason.
"This... is really little Jason?"
Among the gathering gods, Hermes looked at Jason and exclaimed in admiration.
"For you to say such a thing, it can only mean you do not understand that child at all." Hestia said beside him.
The gods surrounded Jason and began conversing.
And at this moment, looking at the gods gathering from the shadows.
Especially seeing Zeus, Athena, and the others.
The hundred-headed dragon Ladon, coming to its senses, trembled in fear...
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