Chapter 114: Hermes, Lord of boundaries (2/2)

Hermes bit his lips and his only choice was a risky attack.

If he was able to induce sleep in Indra, he could land attacks on him and extinguish the unpleasant flames.

Hermes' sleep-inducing abilities, were, of course, much greater than Alex's, but they were unpredictable against gods.

Hermes threw Prometheus into the air, and successfully distracted Indra.

In that split second, he cast out his ability.

Indra's eyelids suddenly got heavy and his control over the flames decreased.

Hermes immediately grabbed the dagger and teleported in front of Indra.

However, the latter abruptly widened his eyes and took him by the neck.

”The trap worked magnificently....” Indra commented.

”I felt the effects of your spell, but they honestly did not work that well on me, so I pretended they did.”

Hermes frowned as Indra clenched his neck even further.

Nevertheless, Hermes was able to use an opening to teleport away.

The messenger god coughed repeatedly and tried to regain his breath.

A red line was visible over his neck.

He sluggishly healed himself using his staff and contemplated his options.

”F*ck! Why can't I make a boundary in a boundary....?” Hermes never felt this helpless, and there was not much he could do.

To keep up a boundary, he needed to be inside of it.

The air was dry and hot and the ocean of flames beneath cast a hellish hue upon the battlefield.

The sky was dark and night had already come.

Hermes was completely helpless.

He tried attacking various ways and while he was able to sneak in with his speed, Indra knew his tactics and made sure to land as many attacks on Hermes before the latter would teleport away.

”Hermes! Let me in!!!!” Alex screamed out when he saw Hermes' wounds accumulate.

He had consumed too much Faith Energy keeping the barrier afloat and teleporting, hence healing himself was no longer viable.

The skin of his soles had burned from the flames below, and the rest of his body would follow.

”Hermes, keep the boundary, if you remove it, he's going to go for Alexei-boy...” Hermes spoke to himself.

Alex bit his lips and started praying, ”God, if you're there, please help us.....”

He didn't even know what deity he was praying to.

”Isn't Buddha supposed to mediate conflict between the gods?! Where is he?!!!” Alex shouted.

”I don't know about Siddartha Gautama, but we are here,” A somewhat familiar voice flowed like a heavenly melody into Alex's ears.

Two women had entered the seating area.

One of them had multiple arms, and she wielded a weapon in each of them.

It was an acquaintance to Alex, the goddess Durga, that he had met in the library and fought with.

There was also an unfamiliar woman behind her.

She was extremely tall, and her attire was opulent.

She wore a red silk fabric that covered her entire body and golden jewelry decorated it.

A long red headscarf covered a part of her hair and draped it down to the ground.

The woman was extremely beautiful, but her indifferent and ethereal expression distanced her from even most gods.

When Indra, who was in the arena, saw the woman, the flames instantly extinguished and he exclaimed, ”Lady Parvati!”

Unfortunately, sound also didn't escape the barrier.

Hermes weakly observed the happenings outside and wondered what was going on.

But, his body then fell down from the sky, and into the pile of ash that was the ground.