Chapter 1099: 465: The Legacy of the Magic Net - Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality

Chapter 1099: Chapter 465: The Legacy of the Magic Net

“Your Majesty.”

…

In front of the collapsed Divine Palace, crushed by the power of the Heavenly Empress, seven Sea Nymphs and Nymphs stood in a row.

Summoned by Hera, the maids who guarded the orchard paid their respects to the revered deity one by one.

But at this moment, the Heavenly Empress clearly had no mood for a lengthy conversation with them.

She merely waved her hand to signal them, then directly spoke:

“Alright, you are here to deliver the golden apples, aren’t you?”

“Normally, I would send someone to collect them, but this year you brought them yourselves… In that case, store each harvest respectively, I allow you to stay on the Mount of the Gods for a few more days.”

“If you have no other matters, you may withdraw.”

Before she finished her sentence, Hera turned and prepared to leave.

She didn’t think these orchard guardians had any major issues to report; after all, they were more like craftsmen tending the flowers and plants than actual guards.

Sea Nymphs and Nymphs were most skilled at this task, able to drive away the storms from the sea and let the plants thrive.

However, just as she turned around and took a few steps, Hera was called back by a voice from behind.

“Your Majesty… we are not here to deliver the golden apples.”

“…Then why have you come?”

Hera turned her head and asked indifferently, her brows slightly furrowed.

“We… we came to seek aid.”

Hesitating for a moment, then speaking loudly.

The leading Sea Nymph slightly gritted her teeth, bracing herself to utter the lie.

“The golden apples are gone, they were either destroyed or stolen, even the demon Lance guarding the orchard was killed by the enemy.”

“Your Majesty, the vile attacker is extremely ruthless and shows no regard for you and the other gods.”

“We clearly identified ourselves, yet he still dared to attack us, Your Majesty—”

Boom—

No longer able to endure it, an invisible aura burst forth from Hera.

Having just bottled up a bellyful of anger from Zeus, she didn’t expect to encounter such a situation upon return.

Her dreadful gaze swept across the seven Sea Nymphs, the majesty of the Heavenly Empress growing stronger… however, at one moment, she forcibly suppressed her anger, attempting to calmly reconsider the matter.

“You mean to say, my garden was robbed by an attacker?”

“Yes.” The Sea Nymph twisted the truth: “He claimed the golden apples rightfully belonged to him, that picking them was an act justified by heavens and earth.”

“Naturally, we didn’t believe him, so we politely informed him: Your Majesty, herald of fairness and kindness, if he insists on taking the golden apples, he should wait until Your Majesty learns of this and decides personally.”

“We trust that if he indeed has a legitimate reason for acquiring the golden apples, Your Majesty would judge fairly. Even if he doesn’t, perhaps the great Your Majesty might show mercy.”

“But unexpectedly, he brazenly ordered us to ‘move aside’.”

“Yet, as the maids appointed by Your Majesty to guard the garden, how could we be intimidated by a mere thug?”

“Thus, we resisted vehemently… but ultimately we were defeated by him.”

Recounting the events from start to finish, the Sea Nymphs believed they had not lied.

Anyway, the human had mentioned things like ‘trial’ and ‘reward’, as if the golden apple ought to belong to him naturally.

And their subsequent replies were only slightly embellished, the process remained essentially the same…

Standing before the Sea Nymphs and Nymphs, Hera was practically enraged.

She had never expected that such audacity existed—

“Hmm?”

Sensing something, Hera questioned:

“You said he defeated Ladon?”

“Yes.”

The Sea Nymph nodded respectfully.

Although she wasn’t sure if the Empress was paying attention to events at sea recently, these were indisputable facts.

“Then how did you survive?”

Hera continued to question.

“We… perhaps he was overly arrogant, thinking only powerful demons like Ladon were worthy of being killed by him.”

Quick-witted, the Sea Nymph concocted an excuse.

“Is that so…”

Her brows furrowed once more, feeling that this reason was quite perfunctory.

But pondering it carefully, she couldn’t entirely dismiss this possibility.

After all, among the gods, such existences were not rare; the divine power and wisdom never equated directly.

“Do you recognize this assailant, which deity is he?”

“We do not know him.”

The Sea Nymph shook her head, reiterating their speculation.

“He disguised himself as a human, but how could a human possibly defeat the hundred-headed dragon Ladon?”

“That formidable demon could only be bested by the Divine King, he must be an ancient god hiding his identity.”