Athena had taken the resurrection potion.
Jason realized this instantly.
His brows furrowed slightly at this realization, and in that moment, many thoughts surfaced in his mind.
After all, as an immortal and undying deity, and moreover the goddess of wisdom and the goddess of victory, Athena clearly had no need for a resurrection potion to save her life.
And if she had someone she needed to resurrect, she would not take the resurrection potion without saying a word to him.
Therefore, there was only one explanation...
She who took the potion was resurrecting someone, an existence that Jason temporarily could not know about.
And that person was very likely the obstacle that Athena had designed for him next...
Jason's mind turned quickly, especially when it came to the troubles he himself faced.
After all, he was a cautious hero.
However, at present, even though he had detected the problem, he temporarily could not resolve it.
Moreover, he did not have the leisure to think too much about it now.
"Great god of light Apollo, the child of the goddess of crossroads Hecate, Jason, prays to you here. Please let the light descend upon this place."
Although the resurrection potion was gone, this did not mean Jason had no other options.
As Jason's voice fell, after he extinguished the glass lamp, the light directly pierced through the cracks outside the cave and illuminated the dim mountain cave.
Then, under Heracles's slightly stunned gaze, from within the light, Jason took out a golden seven-stringed lyre.
This was one of the offerings he received from the god of light Apollo after presenting tributes to him.
It was a divine artifact.
The sound of this seven-stringed lyre could dispel all darkness and purify filth in the world.
Back then, Io, who had been cursed by Hera into a little cow, was freed from her curse by this divine artifact.
As for whether it could lift the poison of the nine-headed serpent Hydra from this child, Jason did not know.
But Jason would never sit idly by, so even if there was the slightest possibility, he would attempt it and execute it decisively!
Jason first stepped forward, grasped the boy's hand, and slowly infused a certain amount of life force into him. Then, the beautiful sound of the lyre began to play.
The instant Jason played the lyre, light gathered toward his body.
And under this beautiful melody, even the most ferocious and malevolent beasts would instantly become gentle and docile, bowing their heads in submission.
At the same time, amid this beautiful melody, golden light also appeared, sprinkling over Heracles and the poisoned Iolaus.
Listening to the wonderful melody, enveloped by the golden light, Heracles, who had been thrown into panic by Iolaus's poisoning, gradually regained his calm.
And Iolaus, who had been writhing in pain with a face full of agony, now saw the suffering on his face gradually fade away.
Even at the end, when the melody stopped, the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a smile.
It was as if he had switched from a nightmare to a beautiful dream.
"Junior Brother Jason, he..."
Heracles watched this scene with excitement.
Jason, slowly setting down the lyre, shook his head at Heracles with an apologetic expression and said, "I am sorry, Senior Brother Heracles. I can only dispel his pain; I cannot cure him... But I think he should be out of immediate danger for now.
Therefore, Senior Brother Heracles, you should quickly take him and leave now to seek help from the great deities.
I believe only the great gods can eradicate the poison in his body at this point."
"No, Junior Brother Jason, you do not need to apologize to me at all. You have already done so much. If not for you, Iolaus probably could not have held on any longer..."
As Heracles spoke to Jason with deep gratitude, Jason took out Hades's helm and placed it in Heracles's hands.
"Between you and me, Senior Brother Heracles, what need is there for such words... This is a gift bestowed upon me by the king of the underworld Hades. It can conceal the auras of you and the child. Put it on and hurry away.
I think it will not be long before the nine-headed serpent Hydra comes here."
That beautiful melody would be hard to ignore even if one tried not to attract the nine-headed serpent Hydra.
"We leave... What about you then?"
Heracles looked at Jason with a slight change in his expression.
"I will kill it... Or take it to the underworld."
Jason smiled back at Heracles.
To be honest, was there a difference between the two?
"No, that is too dangerous. That monster is not something one person can handle alone. You saw how tricky its poison is, Junior Brother, and its heads can regrow after being severed. It is practically an undying existence..."
Heracles was about to refuse, but Jason raised his hand to stop him.
"Rest assured, Senior Brother Heracles. Do you not know your junior brother well enough? I will not fight a battle without confidence. And besides... I am the white-robed Heracles, am I not?"
Heracles was momentarily stunned, looking at the beautiful man with golden hair and green eyes before him.
For a moment, he could not help but feel a sense of disorientation.
Yes, it had already been three years.
The junior brother who used to trail behind them, the seniors, being the laziest and causing everyone worry,
Had long since become a hero renowned throughout Greece!
"Senior Brother Heracles, hurry and go. If you delay any longer, it will be too late... Even if you do not consider yourself, at least think of the child."
Jason pointed to the boy lying there.
Heracles hesitated for a while, but in the end, he shook his head firmly at Jason and said, "No, no, doing this would still be too dangerous for you, Junior Brother..."
Jason looked at Heracles speechlessly.
At the same time, a warm current flowed through his heart.
Once again, it was him. He placed the helm in Heracles's hands.
He took out the caduceus given to him by Hecate and cast an invisibility spell.
Ignoring Heracles's dissuasion, he turned and left the cave.
Jason wanted to eliminate all troubles on himself and always held the mindset of turning major issues into minor ones and minor ones into nothing.
But if he encountered troubles that could not be avoided or resolved, what then?
Simple: Strike with thunderous speed.
Suppress, or directly slay the opponent!
Still as a virgin when calm, swift as a fleeing rabbit when moving; never sit idly by in action.
This was the true way of caution!
The way of caution was not the way of cowardice.
Moreover, setting aside the fact that this was the ancient Greek divine era where gods and monsters roamed everywhere, and demigod heroes were as common as dogs.
Just speaking of how Jason was already being watched by figures like the ancestor of all monsters Typhon, the goddess of wisdom Athena, Queen Hera, and others.
If he were not this cautious, anyone else in his place would probably have broken down long ago.
"Junior Brother Jason..."
Heracles noticed Jason's departure. Looking at the helm of invisibility placed before him, and then at Iolaus lying behind him,
At present, although he was immensely worried about Jason's safety, in the end, he gritted his teeth and accepted this kindness.
Not long after Jason left the cave, his nose twitched slightly, and he smelled an indescribable stench of decay and rot.
There was also a thick, bloody scent.
Jason stopped in his tracks and listened intently.
He heard a massive sound coming from afar... Clearly, just as he had guessed, the nine-headed serpent Hydra had heard the sound and was heading toward him.
So now, what to do?
Jason smiled lightly and canceled the invisibility magic on himself.
Just as he had told Heracles, he would not fight a battle without confidence.
From the messenger of the gods Hermes, Jason had already inquired about information regarding Hydra.
And although he did not have the sacred fire from Hestia in his hands,
He did have the undying fire of the underworld.
Moreover, on how to deal with Hydra, the cautious Jason had naturally already simulated the battle on the way here.
In truth, defeating Hydra was not difficult for Jason at all.
It was just unfortunate that the gifts from Apollo and Artemis could not be used, and the underworld domain was still on cooldown, with a month not yet passed.
And the magic spear capable of suppressing Hydra's power was currently with his teacher, the god of craftsmen Hephaestus.
So now, the power he could mobilize...
"... I see. You have all suffered deeply from the poison of the nine-headed serpent Hydra... Yes, I understand."
Jason said softly, as if talking to himself.
But in fact, that was not the case at all.
Listening to the voices of all things...
And do not forget, Jason was now a demigod!
Inheriting the power from the goddess of agriculture Demeter, possessing immense strength that could make the land fertile and plants flourish, but also cause all things to wither and leave the ground barren of even a blade of grass: a demigod!
At present, Jason was not talking to himself; he was speaking to this land, to all the living beings in this originally beautiful place that had become the desolate land it was now because of the arrival of the nine-headed serpent Hydra!
"So let me help you... I think you all want to break free from the control of the nine-headed serpent Hydra, right?"
Jason said softly to them, and after receiving their definite responses, a faint smile appeared on his face.
Thus, the next moment, a golden ear of wheat appeared in Jason's hand.
This was the initial gift from Persephone and Demeter.
It contained seeds stored by Persephone, nearly all the seeds of the world's plants, and the golden powder scattered from the ear of wheat could make the seeds sprout and grow rapidly.
This was the first divine artifact Jason had obtained, but due to the nature of the artifact itself, it had always been used only as support.
Its most glorious moment was obviously when he offered tribute to the moon goddess Artemis and made the entire mountain bloom with sacred lilies.
At that time, with merely half a day's effort, Jason could make the whole mountain bloom with sacred lilies.
So now, having obtained Demeter's power and become a demigod, what then?
Yes, at this time, the nature of this divine artifact in Jason's hands had long since changed.
Now, it would become the most powerful weapon to defeat the nine-headed serpent Hydra!
Holding the golden ear of wheat, Jason did not rush to sow the seeds.
He only clapped his hands lightly, then squatted down and placed his hand on this land deeply harmed by the nine-headed serpent Hydra.
The next second, vast life force from Jason's hand flowed into this land.
Next came the moment to witness a miracle!
Under the diffusion of the life force Jason channeled, new green life began to grow from the barren, desolate ground.
Flowers started blooming in this swamp land filled with poisonous gas.
The large patches of withered trees sprouted tender buds and grew dense leaves at an astonishing speed.
The power from Jason, this demigod, brought new vitality to this land!
And as the increasingly dying creatures revived, even gave birth to new life, their joy and heartfelt gratitude, like gentle drizzle, reached Jason's ears.
At the same time, accompanying their rebirth, an intangible call spread outward in all directions.
A sound that humans could scarcely hear propagated to the surroundings.
Soon, as the poisonous gas gradually dissipated with the revival of the creatures,
A small bird that had flown from who knows where, hearing the call from the creatures of this land, landed on Jason's shoulder.
Jason looked at the curious gaze of the little bird fixed on him, smiled, and reached out to gently stroke its beak.
Then he whispered softly in its ear, giving it some instructions.
After the little bird nodded, Jason placed the golden ear of wheat in its beak.
The little bird flapped its wings, carrying the golden ear of wheat into the sky.
It scattered the seeds given to Jason by Persephone over this land, along with the golden powder.
"It is not yet time to battle you... Wait a little longer."
Then Jason listened to the reports from the creatures about Hydra's current position.
He raised his head, looked distantly toward Hydra's direction, and was about to turn and leave when, accompanying the revival of the creatures and the transmission of their voices,
A beautiful golden-horned deer materialized from among them and came before Jason. Seeing this, Jason could not help but be slightly stunned.
"Sister Deer?... Oh, come to think of it, I almost forgot that you were originally a spirit of nature."
The great king of the gods Zeus doted on his daughter, the moon goddess Artemis, immensely.
Thus, Artemis held many, many divine offices.
She was the moon goddess, the goddess of the hunt, and the goddess of nature; she possessed them all.
"Then, Sister Deer, will you help me?"
The golden-horned deer let out a soft cry and nodded at Jason, lowering its body.
Jason mounted the golden-horned deer.
At the same time, the golden antlers of the golden-horned deer emitted a strange glow.
That glow aided Jason in restoring this land.
Then, under the reports from the creatures of this land, the golden-horned deer and Jason easily evaded the tracking from the nine-headed serpent Hydra, which had caught their scent.
And it was at this time that Heracles, wearing the helm of invisibility and holding the poisoned Iolaus in his arms,
After leaving the swamp territory of the nine-headed serpent Hydra, witnessed an extraordinarily peculiar scene.
That was, the animals that had originally fled the area due to Hydra's occupation now returned under the call of the creatures.
The large number of returning animals formed waves of beasts, converging from all directions.
Among them were naturally not only the departed creatures, but also those coming to join in the excitement.
And at present, they had all responded to the call from the child of the gods, Jason!
"... This child."
Hermes, the messenger of the gods, standing on a distant large tree, looked at the scene before him, could not help but smile and adjust the feather cap on his head, saying, "He truly... always brings us surprises unlike any other!"