The Dragon That Devours the World

Chapter 14: The Human Boys of Nano City

Nano City, the city under the underworld and above the head of the big snake, is the eternal hometown of snake people. Many snake people work, pray and live in this city.

Every day, the roaring bell will remind the serpent people of their work and rest, and then craftsmen wielding hammers, forging exquisite steam engines, nobles wearing high crowns holding scepters symbolizing status, discussing the future of the empire in the parliament.

Walking on the streets, there are not only snake people in different costumes, but also powerful brass giants. These giants, driven by steam engines and breathing hot gas, are the guardians and order maintainers of snake people. By.

There are basically no other races in Nano City.

In other snake cities, there will still be many mortal slaves, but in this rare city of Nano, mortals are not allowed to step in, only the purest snake people can step into it.

However, there are occasional exceptions.

On top of the tall buildings, a human teenager climbs on top of the city buildings, jumps like an antelope, and runs like a cheetah. The labyrinth-like cities are like flat ground to him, and those distances of several meters, or even tens of meters, can be jumped over with just one jump.

And on the street, there was a snake man who had just entered Nano City, and saw a human youth dare to walk through the city at will, with anger on his face.

How could a slave be so presumptuous in the most honorable place of a snake man?

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

"That human being is Alcaides, don't stop him."

Alcaides?

When hearing 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 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 Alcaides.

As for why it was called Alcaides, the goddess did not explain, only saying that it was his proper name.

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

In this city of snake people, he was regarded as the adopted son of the goddess, and became the only mortal who could come and go at will.

After the daily leisure and play, the human teenager jumped down and jumped in front of a majestic temple. The eyes of the two brass giants at the gate of the guardian temple shone red, and then went out after identifying the person's identity.

Not an intruder.

Since it is not an intruder, it has nothing to do with them.

Shaking the hair behind him, the boy with disheveled hair like a lion and pupils like 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 figure that the boy wanted to see, only a giant lion crouching on the carpet on the left.

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

"Alcaides, that goddess is not here now."

Opening its mouth wide, the lion stared at the boy with icy pupils, but spat out human words.

"Ah, Leo, long time no see."

Seeing that the goddess was not there and looking at the giant lion, the boy was not afraid. He approached the lion calmly and sat beside it.

He stretched out his hand, as if wanting to stroke the lion's jaw, but the lion didn't care, allowing the boy to scratch the mane under his jaw.

He had seen this lion before when he was young.

It is a monster born from the blood of Typhon, the **** of devouring the world and the ancestor of demons. Its fur is invulnerable, and no magic weapon in the world can hurt 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 teenager, until the lion was taken away by the moon **** Selene.

Goodbye now, it has been several years, although the young lion cub has grown up, the boy still recognized it at a glance.

"The moon **** Selene drove the moon chariot through Hades, and is meeting the goddess now. I also stopped by to have a look. Now the two goddesses are meeting their father in the abyss, and they will come back after a while."

The lion squinted, and the tickle looked good, relaxing him a bit. He continued to spit out human words, speaking to the boy.

"The goddess' father... Ah, I was wrong, it is the common father of you and the goddess."

As he said that, he suddenly noticed the lion's misbehavior, and the boy hurriedly changed his words and explained.

What a lion is most proud of is its father, and it is deeply proud of it, but because of this, it occasionally feels frustrated that it has not fully inherited its father's strength. So on this topic, the lion is surprisingly sensitive.

Seeing the lion grunting and flicking its tail indifferently, the boy smiled, then sat cross-legged again, and continued talking.

"I don't know what your father looks like, so that you and the goddess are so worshiped and revered?"

"Hmph, how can mortals understand how powerful my father is."

Said in the lion's mouth, its tone was extremely proud.

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

"In the ancient war, it was my father who fought against the gods alone, and the war failed to determine the winner after ten years. If it weren't for the tricks of the cunning **** king, this world is already in my father's belly..."

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

Hitting until the sea boils, the sky is torn apart, and the earth is split into pieces, such an unimaginably powerful battle... really powerful.

Thinking in the boy's mind, but there is a faint impulse, if he can also participate in it...

While talking, the lion stopped suddenly, and raised its ears compared to humans with more sensitive senses.

"The two goddesses are back."

The boy also heard the voice and looked towards the entrance of the temple.

Nano City is under the Hades, without sunlight, the sky is always dark, only the faint moonlight.

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

In the moonlight, two graceful figures stepped out of it.

One is the moon goddess Selene. The daughter of the Titan God wears a crescent crown and a robe, and her face is covered with a veil, making her look even more mysterious, just like the dim moon hiding behind dark clouds in the dark night.

But even with such appearance, what the young man cares more about is another person who is parallel to this goddess.

No matter how many years have passed, she still has the same girlish appearance. With a cold and pale face, lifeless white pupils, some snake scales can be seen faintly behind the slender ears and on the slender neck.

If the beauty of the moon **** is the cool moonlight, then the beauty of the snake goddess is the silence and tranquility of the night.

It's hard to distinguish between the two appearances, but the boy prefers the latter, the reason...

"Mona!"

Jumping up, the boy shouted and ran towards Mona.

"Look what I found?"

Smiling ostentatiously, the boy raised the object in his hand, which was a turtle struggling desperately.

Occasionally, some strange things happen in this underworld.

Just like this little tortoise, it looks small, but in fact there are countless circles on its carapace, and I don't know how many years it has lived in a place where no one is paying attention. In the end, it was suddenly caught by a young man, and he dedicated it to himself as a novelty foster mother.

Mona looked at the turtle and nodded.

"That's right, maybe it tastes good when it's cooked."

The tortoise seemed to have intelligence, and it struggled even more desperately when it heard this.

Beside Mona, Luna put her face in her hand and said with a light smile.

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

After being heard that he was called a child, the teenager was very dissatisfied.

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

As he said that, the boy puffed up the muscles in his arms, showing off.

"No one in this city can beat me."

Regarding the childish behavior of the boy, Luna smiled and said nothing.

But there was a voice in Mona's ear.

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

"Humans always grow very fast. Why, what task did Zeus give you, are you going to take him away?"

"No, the God King didn't give me any tasks. All the gods know that he is very concerned about this young man. Hermes is still suffering because he lost him and was thrown in the mortal world, but he doesn't give any orders. Never said that."

"I'm just curious, what did the child who made the Queen of God so angry and the King of God care so much about him look like? Hehe, this young man 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 chatted with Mona about what he thought was fun.

"Is it planned?"

Mona thought to herself.

Among the gods ~lightnovelpub.net~ the existence of this boy is not a secret, all the gods thought that this was the test of the **** king Zeus for his own human child. But only Mona and a handful of gods know what kind of mission this child is shouldering.

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 big snake. But the big snake sneered at this, arrogantly waiting for the little meatball to grow up, and determined to smash Zeus' self-confidence that he didn't know why.

And no matter from which point of view, this child has indeed been planned for the future by the gods and demons since birth.

But her natural insight into fate and her understanding of teenagers over the years made her give a negative answer.

"It's not necessarily planned... He may really surprise everyone."

Staring deeply at this boy, Mona thought in her heart.

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