The world-devouring dragon

Nano City, this city located under Hades and on the head of the big snake, is the eternal home of the snake people. Many snake people work, pray and live in this city.

Every day, the roaring bell will remind the snake people of their daily routine. Then craftsmen wield hammers and forge exquisite steam engines. Nobles wearing high crowns hold scepters that symbolize status and discuss the future of the empire in parliament.

Walking on the streets, there are not only snake people in different clothes, but also powerful brass giants. These giants are driven by steam engines and spit out hot gas. They are the guardians of the snake people and maintain order. By.

There are basically no other races in Nano City.

In other snake-man cities, there will be many mortal slaves, but in this unique city of Nano, mortals are not allowed to enter, and only the snake-men with the purest blood can step inside.

However, there are occasional exceptions.

Atop the tall buildings in the city, a human boy climbed on top of the tall buildings in the city, jumping like an antelope and running like a cheetah. The maze-like city, which is layered upon layers, is like flat ground to him, and those gaps of several meters or even tens of meters can be jumped over with just one jump.

On the street, there was a snake man who was new to Nano City. He saw a human boy daring to walk freely through the city, with anger on his face.

How could the most noble place of snake people allow a slave to be so presumptuous?

It was about to scold, but was stopped by the snake people around it.

"That human is Alcides, don't stop him."

Alcides?

When he heard this name, the new snake man was shocked at first, and then a look of awe appeared on his face. It is not afraid of the boy, but in awe of the goddess represented behind the boy.

Twelve years ago, the snake goddess returned to Nano City with a human baby in her arms. After that, the snake goddess raised the human baby and named him Alcides.

As for why he was called Alcides, the goddess did not explain, only that it was the name he deserved.

During these twelve years, the human baby grew up and learned knowledge and music from the snake people. However, his natural enthusiasm makes him more adventurous, exploring and climbing around the city. This is what the adopted son of the goddess likes to do.

In this snake-man city, he was regarded as the adopted son of the goddess and became the only mortal who could come and go as he pleased.

After his daily leisure and play, the human boy jumped down and landed in front of a towering temple. The eyes of the two brass giants guarding the entrance of the temple glowed red, and then went out again after identifying the person's identity.

Not an intruder.

Since they are not intruders, it has nothing to do with them.

Shaking the hair behind him, the young man with hair as disheveled as a lion and pupils as obsidian stepped into the temple.

"Mona, look what I brought you."

Before entering the temple, the carefree young man called out the name of the goddess.

But in this empty and lonely temple, there was no human figure that the young man wanted to see, only a giant lion lying on the carpet on the left side.

Although the lion, which was bigger than a three-year-old bull, was lying on the carpet with its eyes slightly closed and yawning, it made people feel as if it could pounce on the boy at any time.

"Alcides, that goddess is not here now."

With his mouth wide open, the lion's cold eyes stared at the boy, but he spat out human words.

"Ah, Leo, long time no see."

Seeing that the goddess was not there, the young man was not afraid of the giant lion. He approached the lion calmly and sat next to it.

He stretched out his hand as if he wanted to stroke the lion's chin, but the lion didn't care and let the boy scratch the mane under his chin.

When he was a boy, he had seen this lion.

It is a monster born from the blood of Typhon, the world-devouring god and ancestor of demons. Its fur is invulnerable, and no magic weapon in the world can harm it.

At that time, the lion had not yet grown up, and was brought to the temple by the snake goddess to play with the teenagers. It was not until later that the lion was taken away by the moon god Selene.

It has been several years since we met again now. Although the young lion has grown up, the boy still recognizes it at a glance.

"Selene, the moon god, drove her moon chariot through Hades and is now meeting the goddess. I stopped by to have a look. The two goddesses are now meeting their father in the abyss and will not be back until a while."

The lion squinted his eyes. The tickling seemed good and made him relax a little. He continued to speak human words from his mouth, speaking to the young man.

"The goddess's father...ah, that's wrong, he is your and the goddess's common father."

As he said this, the young man suddenly noticed the lion's misbehavior and hurriedly changed his words and explained.

The lion is most proud of his father, and is deeply proud of him. However, because of this, he is occasionally frustrated that he has not been able to fully inherit his father's strength. So on this topic, Leo is surprisingly sensitive.

Seeing the lion grunting and waving its tail indifferently, the boy laughed sarcastically, then sat cross-legged again and continued.

"I wonder what your father is like that makes you and the goddess worship him so much?"

"Hmph, how can a mortal understand the power of my father."

The lion said it in a very proud tone.

"There is no one more powerful than my father in this world. Among the many gods, even the God King Zeus does not dare to fight against my father alone."

"In the ancient war, it was my father who fought against the gods alone. The war lasted for ten years without a winner. If it hadn't been for the cunning God King's tricks, this world would have been in my father's belly..."

Listening to the lion's praise and inventory as if he had witnessed it with his own eyes, the young man listened with gusto. Although he had heard it many times, the battle still fascinated him.

The sea boiled, the sky was torn, and the earth cracked into pieces. Such a battle that was so powerful that it was unimaginable... It was really awesome.

The young man was thinking in his mind, but he had a vague impulse. If he could also participate in it...

As he was talking, the lion suddenly stopped, and its ears were raised due to its keener senses than humans.

"The two goddesses are back."

The young man also heard the sound and looked towards the door of the temple.

Nano City is under the underworld and is not exposed to sunlight. The sky is always dark, with only a faint moonlight.

But at this moment, a soft moonlight appeared at the door of the temple. The moonlight was like water, soaking the entire ground.

In the moonlight, two graceful figures walked out.

One is Selene, the moon goddess. The daughter of the Titans wore a crescent crown and a robe. Her face was covered with a veil, making her look even more mysterious, just like the hazy moon hiding behind dark clouds in the dark night.

But even with such an appearance, what concerned the young man more was the other person walking alongside this goddess.

Even though I don’t know how many years have passed, the girl’s appearance remains the same as before. The face was cold and pale, the pupils were lifeless, and some snake scales were vaguely visible behind the slender ears and on the slender neck.

If the beauty of the moon god is the cold moonlight, then the beauty of the snake goddess is the silence and quiet night.

The appearance of the two is indistinguishable, but the boy prefers the latter. The reason...

"Mona!"

Jumping up, the boy yelled and ran towards Mona.

"See what I found?"

Smiling like a show off, the boy raised the object in his hand high, which was a turtle that was struggling desperately.

Occasionally, some strange things happen in this underworld.

Just like this little turtle, it looks small, but in fact the rings on the carapace are densely packed and countless. It is unknown how many years it has lived in an unnoticed place. However, it was suddenly caught by a young man and presented to him as a new toy. 's adoptive mother.

Mona looked at the turtle and nodded.

"Yes, maybe it will taste delicious when cooked."

The turtle seemed to have intelligence and struggled even harder after hearing these words.

Beside Mona, Luna put her face on her hands and chuckled.

"Ah, is this the kid from back then? He grew up very quickly."

After hearing that he was called a child, the young man was very dissatisfied.

"I'm not a kid, I'm very powerful."

As he spoke, the young man flexed his arm muscles and showed off.

"No one in this city can beat me."

Luna smiled and said nothing about the boy's childish behavior.

But a voice sounded in Mona's ears.

"Is this the boy? It turns out that time has passed so quickly."

"Humans always grow up very fast. What mission has Zeus given you? Are you going to take him away?"

"No, the God King didn't give me any tasks. All the gods know that he pays close attention to this boy. Hermes is still suffering in the mortal world because he lost him, but he doesn't give any orders. Never said that."

"I'm just curious about what the child who made the Queen of Gods so angry and the King of Gods so concerned about has grown up to be. Haha, this boy probably doesn't know that his destiny has been planned by the gods. Bar."

"..."

Mona didn't answer, but just looked at the boy. The boy's face was full of excitement, and he was chattering to Mona about what he thought was fun.

"Have you planned it yet?"

Mona thought to herself.

Among the gods, the existence of this young man was not a secret. The gods all thought that this was a test of a human child by God King Zeus. But only Mona and a handful of gods knew what mission this child had.

In the eyes of Zeus and even the big snake, this child will be pushed to the top of the world by Zeus and finally fight against the big snake.

But for some reason, Zeus seemed convinced that this child would definitely have a chance to defeat the serpent. The big snake sneered at this, arrogantly waiting for this little meatball to grow up, and determined to destroy Zeus's self-confidence that he didn't know where it came from.

No matter from which perspective, this child has indeed been planned by gods and demons for his future since birth.

But her innate insight into fate and her understanding of the boy over the years allowed her to give a negative answer.

"It may not have been planned... He might really surprise everyone."

Mona thought to herself as she stared deeply at this young man.