Erica stood on top of a desolate land, surrounded by sharp bone spikes and billowing lava pits.

In front of her was a rickety, nine-headed serpent made of white bones.

The serpent's long body wrapped around the island-like soil, and the lava around it churned endlessly, and the bones were white.

Its skeleton is so large that it obscures almost every place where it can stay.

Leaving only a few tiny areas of safety covered in spikes and lava.

The serpent's nine heads vary in shape, some with protruding fangs and some with shaky bone tongues.

But at this moment, every head is no exception.

They are wobbly and difficult to hold onto.

Boom ——!

Suddenly, nine shockwaves fell one after another, violently hitting the already small island, smashing it out of several large craters.

The lava around the island was shaken and splashed everywhere, and the white bone spikes around it were shattered and scattered by the fall of the skull.

A thick wave of dust rose up, obscuring the entire shattered island land.

But Erica just stood in it, quietly bowing her head, letting the strong wind pass by her.

The staggered waves of qi mingled with each other, and the black trench coat behind 'Erica' was stirred up wantonly.

As the smoke and dust gradually cleared, the soul fire in each of Hydra's heads was extinguished one by one.

Their bodies became dead and cold.

Erica's gaze swept coldly over the heads, her hands in her pockets, sensing the tiny cracks in their bodies.

Without exception, they were all covered in tiny cracks.

Bang!

In the next second, the nine heads, along with the huge white bone body, shattered, and the fragments fell into the scorched soil and lava.

When the enemy in front of him was finally completely defeated, 'Erica' slowly raised her head.

The crimson trial text above his head flickered again, and then was engulfed in flames, burning and changing shape.

[Defeat Hydra Hydra, pass the trial-]

[1st place - Victor Klevenna]

[Time: 9:38 seconds]

Seeing this record-breaking result, the countless souls on both sides of the audience boiled again.

Loud cheers drowned out the scorched island like a frenzy.

Their illusory bodies were all swaying with excitement, but none of the revenants cared if they were shattered by the overheated cheers.

In the center of the auditorium, Hades still sat on the crimson seat.

He rested one hand on the armrest, silently listening to the constant cheers in his ears.

At the same time, he watched intently Victor's calm performance.

It's so fast again.

These are only two trials, how can this dog thief perform better and better each time.

His best record before him was two hours.

He couldn't help but secretly marvel at Victor's precision and decisiveness in dealing with the skeleton hydra.

That only attack, perfectly hit the fatal spot of each head of the Hydra, without any mistakes.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, I'm afraid he, the king of the underworld, would have been hard to believe.

The more Hades looked at Victor, the more he felt that he was not challenging this trial for the first time.

Because he even seemed to know in advance that the head of the hydra Hydra would keep regrowing.

The average challenger needs to try before they can find a way, relying on the burning of torches to prevent the regeneration of Hydra one after another.

And Victor's performance as soon as he came up was enough to shock Hades.

This dog thief actually blew up all of Hydra's heads at the same time.

Since you can always come back to life if you have a head, wouldn't it be nice to blow up all the heads?

"If it goes on like this, it won't take a day, and I'm afraid he will pass the entire trial."

Posephone, who was next to him, leaned on the arm of his chair, his eyes full of surprise and surprise.

Hearing his wife's words, Hades fell into deep thought.

One day.

There are twelve trials in hell, each of which is a challenge to the limits of humanity.

The first trial of time is even the simplest of the twelve.

It is only through it that one is qualified to face the more difficult and painful challenges that lie ahead.

Although Victor quickly passed the first trial.

But is it possible to complete twelve challenges in one day?

Even the most brilliant human hero in Hell took about seven days to make his way out of the underworld.

Hades' gaze was fixed on the human girl controlled by Victor.

Once the hellish trials begin, the entire underworld will become a battlefield for the trials.

Until the end of the trial, otherwise this change will never end.

This also meant that Hades could not return to Hades to continue his work.

If that cunning dog thief could really complete twelve trials in just one day.

Hades would consider bestowing a special honor on this human being.

Let him be free to travel back and forth between hell and earth.

But soon, Victor's performance once again brought a deeper shock to Hades.

[Third Trial Challenge——]

This time, the entire underworld began to change drastically.

The charred soil slammed up, and huge dark rocks began to rise slowly from beneath the surrounding lava.

Eventually, everyone saw what the dark rock looked like.

It's not a huge rock at all, it's a scorched mountain with lava flowing!

This time, the burning handwriting extinguished the flame again, revealing the assigned task.

【Catch the 'Red Deer'】

Hades, who was sitting in the center of the audience, looked down at Erica in the middle of the mountain range, thinking to himself.

This trial is a test of wisdom and strategy.

In Hades's opinion, although this dog thief is good at fighting, what if he uses his brain?

Now, you can't fastrun.

However, as soon as the trial began, Erica quickly climbed over the hill and stood at the corner of the scorched mountains.

From here, she could clearly see the side of the mountainside.

Her gaze swept quickly, and a colorful deer with golden horns on its head and four hooves like brass casts appeared in her field of vision.

Obviously, this is the 'red deer'.

Victor's gaze was as sharp as a falcon's, and he was firmly fixed on the red deer's body.

The magic surged in her hands, unleashing a series of small explosions behind the deer.

The sound of the mountain exploding frightened the deer and began to flee.

Victor descends leisurely from the top of the mountain, followed by magic under his feet.

With the release of magic, a series of magical explosions continued to explode behind the deer, driving it to rush forward.

The red deer is very intelligent.

The previous Trialists had all tried to set traps, and even thought of using attacks like Victor to lead them into the trap.

But the deer seems to have seen everything, always cleverly avoiding every trap.

So it won't fall into the trap at all.

Even if it is driven near a trap, the red deer will always be able to quickly get over or around it.

However, Victor only followed closely behind the red deer.

Because there are no traps in front of the deer, the red deer will always think that the road ahead is a safe one.

However, under a fierce chase and indiscriminate bombardment, the red deer finally walked into a remote corner of the mountain range.

So it never takes a detour or runs away somewhere else.

Driven by a bombardment, the red deer was forced into the corner of the mountains.

Surrounded on all sides by raised rocks and towering hills, this corner creates a natural predicament from which there is no escape.

Cornered, the red deer could only chirp anxiously, the sound full of panic and uneasiness.

Because the Red Deer cannot fight the Trialists, it cannot fight back against Victor.

In the end, it could only watch in despair as Victor laid a trap in front of it.

No matter where you run, you will eventually run into a trap and cannot escape.

Unless, it can knock the mountain in front of it out of the way.

Finally, the red deer gave up the struggle and willingly lay on the ground.

Boom!

[The third trial passed——]

[By: Victor Kravenner]

[Time: 10:00]

Seeing this scene in front of him, Persephone's admiration for Victor grew stronger and stronger.

And Hades looked at his wife with excitement and surprise, and a trace of depression flashed in his eyes.

He felt more and more that this dog thief had deliberately run to the underworld to cause trouble for him.

Open the trial channel at will, and speed through each challenge effortlessly.

This vast underworld seems to have become Victor's back garden.

And the trial that followed seemed to confirm his conjecture from the side.

The Fourth Trial—Capturing the Boar of Ermantos Alive

[Passed the trial——]

[1st place: ...... time]

The Fifth Trial—Skinning the Nemian Lion

[Passed the trial——]

[1st place: ...... time]

Sixth Trial......

The Seventh Trial......

The Eighth Trial......

【Passed】

【Passed】

【Passed】

In the end, Hades was numb.

How to describe his current mood?

I'm afraid it's like the snow he's standing on now.

The wind is cold.

Hades probably never thought of it until he met the cunning dog thief.

There will be humans who will dare to challenge the trials of hell within a few days of arriving in it.

What's even more shocking is that he easily passed the first eleven of the hell trials in only half a day.

That's right, it only took half a day.

Each trial he conducted set a new record that had never been seen before.

And now, Hades stands in the final level of the hellish trials.

That is, the last layer.

All around him was icy snow, and the bitter wind and snow kept falling, falling on his beard one after another.

But it was soon melted by the blazing breath of his beard that came from the depths of hell.

As long as the trialist is able to pass this last level, he will be able to pass through the gates of Hell and leave the place known as Hell.

Followed by......

At the very front of the field, the dark passage seemed to be activated.

The heavy steel gears began to turn slowly, and the hellfire became confusing.

At this moment, a slender human girl stepped out of it.

She put her hands in her pockets, and the corners of her eyes revealed a strong indifference.

It was as if everything in front of her, even the appearance of Hades, was expected by her.

The calm and mature temperament, completely different from her body, made Hades involuntarily squint his eyes.

At the same time, the girl also raised her head, and her gaze met Hades firmly.

The Immortal crossed his hands over his chest, and his chaotic, deep voice roared through the air:

"This last trial was supposed to be against my dog, Cerberus."

"But you and I both know that my dog was stolen by you."

Now, even the task of guarding the gate has fallen to him.

"However, since you have been able to come here, you have proved to me your courage and qualifications."

As soon as he finished speaking, a violent wind broke out on the snow-covered earth.

The pale snow swirled in the air with the howling of the wind, as if it had turned into an invisible hurricane beast, engulfing the girl in front of her.

The terrifying wind breath tugged at Erica's black trench coat, fluttering and swaying in the air with impunity.

The familiar pitch-black platform was all around, enclosing a snow-covered arena.

Countless spectators of the dead rearranged themselves on the high platform.

Only this time, their faces were full of solemnity.

It seems to be a deep respect for this trialist who bravely broke through to this point.

Soon, however, they reverted to their previous frenzy, erupting in furious shouts and cheers.

At the same time, Hades' voice rang in Victor's ears:

"Now, I allow you to show me and the gods of the heavenly realm your power."

"With your most perfect body, your most powerful strength."

In front of Victor's eyes, a special line of handwriting appeared:

[Hades, the lord of the underworld, liberated the horizon of the underworld and opened the visualization of the underworld]

[The gods began to watch this battle]

[The gods are suspicious of the reopening of the trials of hell]

[They began to get angry, questioning why, after a thousand years, the hellish trials were opened in the underworld again?] 】

Suddenly, a crimson spear flew from the distant starry sky, sliced through the atmosphere, and fell into the grasp of Hades with unerring accuracy.

He swung his spear violently, tearing through the air and tearing away the red handwriting.

Then, the red cloak behind him fell off his cyan body and burned with the wind, turning into countless ashes.

At this point, a frenzied wave of air and flying snowflakes intertwined, constantly slapping Erica's face.

The calm face and eyebrows always reveal a strong perseverance.

【Lord of the Underworld - Hades】

[I have sent you a final invitation to challenge]

"Humans."

The sound was transformed back into the majestic chime, mixed with the twisting of mechanical gears and the sound of hellfire.

Like a violent wave, it came from all directions, pouring into the ears of Victor and Erica.

At that moment, a distinct orange flame ignited from the depths of Hades's pupils, and quickly spread towards the outside world.

His eyes, his face, his beard, and even his entire cyan body were completely engulfed in flames.

This is a red-hot god who is truly in the depths of hell.

"Try to please me."