Became the Weapon Monopolist of the Gods-Chapter 84: Gaia’s Garden (3)
Hundreds of crescent moons rise as moonlight falls on the sunny garden.
As if a veil had been lifted, the Hesperides appeared with crescent moons hanging from their bodies.
They were palm-sized fairies with red shapes like the sunset.
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The Hesperides looked frightened when their appearances were revealed.
Hiding their appearances ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ was the only way the Hesperides could safely protect the garden.
However, I did not attack the Hesperides even though they were revealed.
I just stood there leisurely and watched the Hesperides panic.
[Rising Moon]
All abilities are applied by an additional 20% to prey.
※ All abilities increase additionally as the moonlight wanes.
※ All abilities are applied by an additional 100% when the moon is full.
As time goes by, I will become stronger and stronger against the Hesperides.
The additional 20% increase in ability value will continue to increase as the moon engraved on the Hesperides rises.
There was no way to stop the moon from rising for the Hesperides who could not leave Gaia's garden.
21% 22% 23%... ... .
As the crescent moon rose, my ability toward the Hesperides also began to rise.
As time passed, it was not me but the Hesperides who were at a disadvantage.
Realizing this, the Hesperides surrounded me and began to launch an all-out attack.
Hwaak, Hwaak, Hwaak!
Hundreds of Hesperides surrounding me like a swarm of bees glowed red.
「Sunset」
The world was filled with the red glow of sunset as if it had been consumed by dusk. It appeared in the form of ‘superheated embers’.
Hwarururuk─
A spectacular sight was created as if hundreds of embers were floating in the sky.
The flowers that touched the embers were blackened and turned into ash, and the atmosphere exposed to the heat was refracted. freewёbnoνel.com
It was the result of the culmination of the twilight magic possessed by the sunset nymphs, the Hesperides.
However, ironically, that choice worked against the Hesperides.
The ‘presence’ of the Hesperides, who were drawn like moths to a flame, became more distinct than before... ... .
Scream squelch─
They were cut off in vain.
The Hesperides were disappearing in an instant, like candles on a birthday cake.
If they had been hiding and waiting for a surprise attack, it would have been different, but lighting the fire like this only made them a good ‘target’ for Vanessa.
The strength of the Hesperides was their ‘secrecy’ of blending in with nature.
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Well, even if I had stayed still, the full moon would have risen and revealed itself completely.
Taang─!
I aimed for the flying Hesperides and shot the magic bullet.
It was no use hiding in the flower field and running up the tree.
Taang─!
Since the Moonlight Mark was planted, there was no way to avoid the magic bullet.
“Just stay out of the way.”
After lightly knocking away the Hesperides with two warning shots, I walked to the center of the garden where the golden apples were.
The Hesperides were flying around helplessly from afar, unable to stop me anymore.
Of course, that didn’t mean I could pick the golden apples.
[... ... .]
The reptile’s eyes, torn vertically, were staring at me.
Baekduryong, Radon.
The guy just watched the Hesperides suffer and did nothing.
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He didn't care even though the moonlight was shining on his body.
He seemed indifferent to everything.
However, the moment I touched the golden apples, that monster would tear me apart.
─ Ceto and Phorcys mate in love and give birth to a terrifying snake as their youngest child, who guards the golden apples in a secret place of the black earth, at the border of the vast earth.
Hesiod, <Theology of the Gods>
He was the guardian of the gods who guarded the golden apples.
'This guy will never win.'
Even if Hercules came, he couldn't guarantee that he would definitely defeat Ladon.
Ladon was the younger brother of Echidna, the mother of all monsters, and the 'uncle' of the Hydra and the Nemean Lion.
'Hydra' and 'Nemean Lion'.
The monster that possessed the attributes of both evil spirits was none other than Ladon.
A monster with venom comparable to Hydra and a tough exterior like the Nemean Lion.
It would be okay to apply the formula ‘Hydra + Nemean Lion = Radon’.
Its specs were truly insane.
In addition, it never slept and had the absurd property of having 100 heads... ... .
“It has one head.”
Unlike the myths, it had one head like any other.
That alone made it terrifyingly huge.
“I heard that Radon is a snake with 100 heads.”
─That’s not wrong.
I tilted my head at Artemis’s words.
It’s not wrong to have one head?
“What does that mean?”
─Radon has 100 souls.
“Are you saying it has 100 souls?”
─That’s right. Even if some of the 100 souls fall asleep, the rest are awake. Therefore, the guy will never sleep.
Artemis smiled mischievously.
─With 100 souls in his body, he’s a guy who plays well even if left alone. Isn’t he perfect for guarding the golden apples?
“I see.”
With 100 souls, it was like 100 people talking, so he couldn’t get bored.
Likewise, since the 100 souls took turns sleeping, he wouldn’t sleep forever.
Radon was like an invincible biological CCTV that ran 24 hours a day.
I thought it was impossible to pick golden apples from such a monster... ... .
Stepping─, stepping─.
I approached the apple tree that had golden apples.
“Eun-gong.”
“Seo-jun, do you really have to pick them?”
“Please wait outside the garden for a moment, I’ll pick it right away.”
Despite Vanessa and Jeanne’s dissuasion, I didn’t stop walking.
Because I was sure I could pick the golden apple.
Since they knew this, they didn’t try to dissuade me any longer.
“Seojun, be careful.”
“If it’s dangerous, throw the apple away.”
“I understand.”
I smiled slightly at the two and walked toward the golden apple.
[... ... .]
Radon’s gaze stared at me as I walked toward the apple tree.
It felt like hundreds of people were staring at me.
However, I ignored them and walked toward the apple tree.
Step by step, step by step.
The guy didn’t attack unless I touched the golden apple.
The closer I got to the golden apple, the larger the area of Radon’s vertically torn black pupil.
Dddddddd─
The crouching guy gets up.
As if night had come in broad daylight, the apple tree became darkened by Radon's shadow.
Radon's pupils were now so black that the yolks could not be seen.
[... ... .]
In that suffocating threat, right in front of the guy's gaze.
Ddddddd─
I grabbed the golden apple in my hand.
Knock.
The golden apple hanging from the apple tree fell.
[Klararararararararara!]
As soon as the apple fell, Radon's heavy tail swung at me.
Whoaaaaang─!
At the same time.
[The power of the Nemean Lion Leather Gloves is activated.]
[Inherit the Nemean Lion Leather.]
[This is a battlefield filled with the myth of Hercules, the hero of the gods.] [The effectiveness of the Nemean Lion Leather Gloves increases by 80%.]
[You become completely immune to all physical attacks for 5 minutes and 24 seconds.]
As numerous status window texts passed by, my body turned golden.
A large number of hunters entered Gaia's Garden.
They were all mercenaries hired by Wolfram, the head of the Kreutz family, who wanted the golden apples.
Pascal, an A-class hunter, was one of them.
He had passed the first gate, the Hydra Swamp, a long time ago.
However, he was in trouble because he could not pass the Hesperides guarding the garden.
So, he was trying to continue the challenge by visiting Gaia's garden today.
The reason he saw that 'man' was.
"...What is that?"
As far as Pascal knew, there was only one standard way to pass through the Hesperides.
While one tanker caught their attention, the rest of the hunters quickly passed by.
There was nothing else.
The monsters that could not be caught because they were invisible were the Hesperides.
That was the ‘common sense’ Pascal knew.
But... ... .
‘What kind of ability is that?’
As the man raised his hand, moonlight enveloped Gaia’s garden.
Then the Hesperides appeared under the moonlight.
Pascal blankly watched the scene where the man and his colleagues hunted the Hesperides.
But soon he had to feel sorry.
The man who hunted the Hesperides began to approach the golden apples.
‘It’s over.’
The white dragon Radon guarding the golden apples was a monster of the ‘immeasurable’ class that was officially impossible to defeat.
That's why hunters used long-range skills outside of Radon's range to pick up golden apples and leave.
Because once he leaves Gaia's Garden, he won't chase after him anymore.
In fact, there was a precedent of successfully picking up golden apples in the same way 100 years ago.
The man didn't know this fact and just kept approaching the golden apple.
"Stop it!"
Pascal, who thought he should stop him, shouted, but the man didn't stop walking.
"Oh no!"
Pascal let out a sigh as he saw Radon raise his body.
And then, the man picked up the golden apple.
[Klararararararara!]
Pascal closed his eyes as he saw Radon roaring.
Now, the man would be crushed to pieces by Radon's swinging tail.
However, no sound was heard even after some time.
Pascal's eyes opened wide in confusion.
The tail that Radon had swung was blocked by the man's hand.
'... ... What, what is that monster!?'
