Chapter 304: The Death of Achilles
Three days later, the gods gathered again in the temple of the gods, and in the center of the temple there was a huge hedron on which the city of Troy was revealed.
Nearly a million troops were lined up in a phalanx, and the aura of slaughter soared into the sky, and even powerful gods did not dare to try their edge.
The walls of the Trojan city were unattainable, and the walls of the city gates were so thick that even the gods could not penetrate them, and nearly a million allied troops were blocked out by this impregnable city for five years.
The gates of the city, which had been closed for five years, suddenly opened, and in the presence of the gods, the two sides stopped the war today and sent their own warriors to duel.
Led by Paris and Ihector, a group of Trojan warriors slowly walked out of the city gates, their expressions as cold as rock, even the fighting spirit of a million army could not be shaken.
Without waiting for the two sides to start discussing the order of the duel, Achilles suddenly walked out, he pointed in the direction of Troy with a war spear, and shouted provocatively: "Don't waste time, you guys go together, I alone is enough to defeat you all." ”
When the warriors of Troy heard this, they were immediately furious, and even if the other party was a famous hero, they would rush to fight him, and only life and death could wash away this insult.
At this moment, Prince Paris said in a loud voice: "Achilles, can you represent the will of the coalition forces?"
"Achilles, of course, does not represent the will of the coalition forces. Atreus stepped out with the holy sword in hand, and the dazzling light made him the center of the battle between the two armies at once.
"This duel must be a one-on-one fair, it is the will of the gods, and the justice of our coalition. ”
The righteousness that Atreus said was Ling Ran, and most people were infected by his righteousness and secretly admired it in their hearts.
Prince Paris sneered in his heart, the other party was so righteous and righteous, but it was selfish. At this time, he already knew the meaning of this duel, but the gods chose the way to command the coalition forces.
Paris was naturally reluctant to carry out the will of the gods, and when Achilles came out, he thought of taking advantage of the situation of the coalition to disrupt this duel.
"Prince Atreus, a name I had vaguely heard, but I didn't expect such a huge gap between rumors and reality. Prince Paris was personable and spoke eloquently surrounded by a million-strong army: "You are holding the holy sword, and you should be the commander of the coalition army, but you didn't expect that you couldn't even restrain a subordinate. ”
Atreus's face turned pale when he heard this, and the occasional glance at Achilles was even more faintly angry, if it wasn't for Achilles to resist his majesty, how could there be a chance for Perseus to appear.
At this time, Perseus was not to be outdone, he came out and said loudly: "I am the son of Zeus, the king of gods, and I have inherited the most noble blood in the world. The duel must be fought one-on-one, and no one can quit unless they die. ”
As soon as this statement came out, the whole army was silent, this duel method was a method that only used by nobles when they used slaves and beasts to fight each other, but they did not expect it to be used at this time.
Achilles seized the opportunity and immediately chimed in: "That's fine, as one of the heroes of the coalition, I am the first person to appear, and if I can achieve merit, I will support His Highness Perseus as the commander of the coalition." ”
Atreus didn't make an inch, and now he has no more veto power, he can only retreat into the coalition forces in silence, looking at Achilles who is showing off his power in the field with cold eyes.
Prince Paris's divisive plan was also invisibly resolved, Perseus received the support of Achilles, and the original confrontation with Atreus was immediately tilted, and the gap in strength between the two sides widened, and there was no possibility of confrontation with each other.
Troy's side first sent a general who can fight well, and this general's name is well-known even among the coalition forces, and he is a strong man who has never died in a hundred battles and has commanded tens of thousands of legions.
"You are Achilles, the hero of the coalition forces?" General Troy pointed at the enemy opposite with his sword in his hand, and said disdainfully: "What kind of human hero, but in vain, only His Highness Hector has the qualification to be called a hero." Let me cut off your head as my dazzling feat. ”
After the Trojan general finished speaking, he immediately threw himself at Achilles with a loud shout, and the long sword in his hand flashed a terrifying cold light in the air, which was that it was possible to hone his exquisite skills after killing countless lives.
To everyone's surprise, Achilles did not dodge in the face of the oncoming edge, and the long sword still fell on his neck.
Sonorous!
A piercing metal crash sounded, and not only did the sight of the human head falling to the ground not appear, but the Trojan general took a few steps back in succession.
His hand holding the sword trembled slightly, and he looked at Achilles unscathed with a shocked face, as if he couldn't believe what had just happened.
"Hmph, waste, die!"
Achilles shouted, the war spear in his hand was thrown suddenly, the sharp spear head pierced the air, making an extremely piercing chirp through the air, and before everyone could react, they heard a scream, and the whole Trojan general was nailed to the ground by the war spear.
Achilles went to the Trojan general with one lunge, stretched out his hand to dodge the long sword in his hand, and the sword fell in his hand, and a huge head rose into the sky.
"Who's next!"
Achilles grabbed the head and hung it directly on his waist, holding a long sword in one hand and a war spear in the other, and his face was bloodied and he glanced in the direction of the Trojan camp.
A general was furious, and rushed forward with his weapon in hand, but in two encounters, Achilles was split in half with his long sword, and flesh and organs flowed all over the ground, and in an instant the entire battlefield was filled with a pungent smell of blood.
Achilles was brave and invincible, his flesh was stronger than gold and iron, and no one's weapons could break through his defenses, and after killing five famous Trojan generals in a row, no one dared to challenge him.
In the temple of gods, a group of gods watched the duel under the city of Troy, and when they saw Achilles exerting his might and completing five consecutive slashes, Kratos, who was sitting on the throne, raised his head slightly, and seemed to glance at Athena's position.
Athena's expression on her face remained unchanged, but she was secretly angry with Achilles in her heart. She didn't expect to go to the River Styx, and Achilles, who had returned to the world, was sealed together with his memories and divine powers, and at this time he had forgotten his mission and only cared about showing off his invincible force.
This is a duel set up by the gods for Perseus and Atreus, but at this time Achilles made a wedding dress.
Kratos suddenly summoned Heinrich and whispered something in his ear, and the latter immediately retreated to one of the palaces of the Sun God.
It wasn't long before a figure glowing with golden light flew out of the temple and made its way through the endless clouds to the skies above Troy.
"Hahaha, who else wants to die at my hands!" Achilles roared arrogantly, and he raised his bloody spear and pointed in the direction of Troy, and finally landed on Hector's body.
"Hector, the last time you got away with it, this time I'm going to cut off your head!"
At this time, Hector couldn't sit still, he immediately walked out with a horizontal sword, slowly pulled out the long sword at his waist, and looked at Achilles with fighting spirit in his eyes.
Just as the heroes of both sides were about to engage in a fierce fight, the sun in the sky suddenly bloomed with brilliant golden light.
Achilles happened to be facing the direction of the sun, his eyes were stinging and sore, and he couldn't help but close his eyes and shed tears.
"Ah, the damn sun, how dare you stab me in the eye!" Achilles scolded in a rebellious voice, and threw his sword in the direction of the sun, as if trying to knock it down.
The officers and soldiers of both camps panicked when they saw this, this was nothing short of blasphemy, and it was an unpardonable sin wherever it was.
Just when everyone was shocked by Achilles' blasphemy, a golden arrow suddenly shot from the sun, and shot at Achilles's swollen foot at lightning speed.
Achilles looked at the part where he was shot in disbelief, the arrow was deeply inserted into the swollen foot, and before he died, he only had time to say: "How is this possible!"
Then the golden flames began to ignite from his swollen feet, and the whole person was covered in flames without moving, and finally burned to ashes in front of everyone's eyes.
Achilles, the great hero of the coalition, died like this. In the epics that have been handed down to later generations, Achilles' death is attributed to the punishment of the Lord God for his blasphemy.
As a result of this abrupt change, the duel between Achilles and Hector was also aborted. According to the rules that had been laid down, once you set foot in the arena, you could not quit halfway unless you died, which meant that Hector had to stay in the arena and wait for his next challenger.
Hector, as the only hero of Troy, a pillar of the Trojan Wall, and his own brother, how can Paris make him lose here and become a tool for the gods.
"I think that Achilles' duel with Hector is invalid, and Hector should retreat. ”
To Paris's surprise, as soon as he finished his words, he was immediately approved by Atreus, who said, "As it should be, we should not allow sinners who blaspheme the gods to dictate this duel of justice. ”
In this way, Achilles' 5 consecutive beheadings were erased in this way, although Perseus was unwilling, but he was not good at going against the will of everyone, so he could only secretly curse Achilles who had died in his heart.
At this time, Atreus took advantage of the situation and sent the only female of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Braumus, a heroic female knight, with a bow and arrow in one hand, and any enemy would be killed by sharp arrows before they could rush in front of her.
Braumus did not live up to Atreus's expectations, she pulled the bowstring with one hand and shot three arrows at the same time, even experienced generals in the face of war, they could resist, and three powerful generals in Troy died under Braumus's arrows.
After suffering 8 defeats in a row, the morale of the Trojan side has fallen to the bottom, and the remaining fighters are no longer confident that they will be able to win this duel.
At this critical moment, Prince Paris stepped forward, he took off his armor, his naked angular upper body, and walked to the field with a long sword in his hand, and as he walked towards Braumus, he said: "I am amazed by the skill of your archery, but you dare me to walk within ten paces of you, and then shoot an arrow and kill me." ”
Ten steps is a dangerous distance for the average archer, but not ten steps for Braumus, as long as he has a bow and arrow in hand, even if he is only three steps away, he can shoot an enemy in an instant.
Braumus immediately promised not to shoot Prince Paris with a bow and arrow until he was ten paces away from her.
But then, Paris made a gesture that made all the revitals, and saw him pick up a bow and arrow from the corpse of a Trojan general on the ground, who was slightly inferior to Braumus's archery skills when he was killed by an arrow.
From ten paces away, Paris drew his bowstring into a full moon and mounted an arrow and shot it at Braumus, apparently intending to achieve victory by this vile method.
Braumus didn't expect that the famous Paris would do such a degrading thing, but she didn't have time to think about it, she subconsciously drew her bow and arrow, and made a shooting posture in an instant.
"Braumus, are you going to break your promise!"
Paris's voice suddenly stopped Braumus's movements, as one of the noble Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse of the Orpheus Cult, the knight's dogma and honor were all she had, and if she wanted to abandon her honor, she would rather die on the spot.
Boom...... The sound of the bowstring vibrating, and I saw Braumus's arrow coming first, and actually struck the arrow shot by Prince Paris in two in the air.
Such exquisite skills made everyone present amazed, and they did not hesitate to send out their inner praise.
Prince Paris persevered, once again drew his bow and shot arrows, and his clumsy archery skills and despicable conspiracy set off Braumus's strength and honor.
Atreus, who was watching from the sidelines, sneered secretly in his heart, he didn't expect the famous Prince Paris to be so stupid, not only did something to dig his own grave, but even invisibly increased his prestige.
Odysseus, the hero known as the brain of the coalition army, looked at this scene with an unfathomable look on his face.
I don't know how many arrows failed, but after shooting the last arrow, Prince Paris suddenly abandoned the bow and arrow in his hand, clenched his long sword and threw himself at Braumus.
When Braumus saw this, a contemptuous smile appeared on her face, and she thought that Paris had lost her last hope and could only fight to the death. With her archery skills, she is confident that she can shoot Prince Paris's arrows while killing him.
At this time, Atreus, who was watching from the sidelines, was beating wildly, and he finally found something, and suddenly shouted, "Your quiver is empty!"
The quiver was empty?Braumus's hand had been placed on the quiver, but there was no normal touch, and at this time she finally realized that her arrows had been used up unconsciously, but Prince Paris had also come to her.
"Not good!" Blamux was shocked, and she hurriedly stepped back, raising her bow and arrow to block the falling sword.
Hearing a crisp click, the wooden bow and arrow in his hand were split into pieces, Prince Paris suddenly became furious, and mercilessly slashed the long sword in his hand towards Braumus's head, only to see a fountain of blood rise to the sky, and the heroic female knight died on the battlefield.
"Paris, how dare you!"
Atreus roared angrily, and he drew his sword and was about to rush forward, but Perseus suddenly rushed out and stopped him.
Atreus was furious and said, "Perseus, get out of here!"
Perseus replied with a sneer: "Atreus, this is a duel about the future of the coalition, and it cannot be dominated by you, your people have already lost, and the next one must be my people." ”
Atreus could hardly hold back his anger and was about to rush forward desperately, but the holy sword in his hand seemed to remind him of his duty, and the originally warm light became tingling at this moment, all the way to his heart.
Atreus gritted his gums, blood streaming down the corners of his mouth, and the hand holding the hilt of his sword trembled as he removed it from it, his eyes staring at Prince Paris with angry eyes.
Holding a small round shield in one hand and a mortal sword in the other, Perseus fought with Prince Paris.
Although Perseus is talented, his body and strength are still in the early stages of growth, and he is probably a little inferior to human heroes if he fights alone.
Although Prince Paris's strength is not as good as that of his elder brother, the hero Hector, who is known as the Iron Wall of Troy, he is far more than ordinary humans, and at this time he fights with Perseus, and the two sides are almost the same, and the scene is extremely intense.
As the fight progressed, Perseus secretly resented in his heart, if the holy sword was in his hands, how could he be forced by a mortal to such an extent.
I don't know how long it has been, but at this time, the sun in the sky has set and risen, and when the sky is about to get dark again, the two people on the field still haven't decided the winner.
At this time, a rainbow bridge descended from the sky, and the rainbow goddess Elise brought an edict from Zeus, the god-king, and the duel was temporarily stopped, and the duel continued the next day when the sun rose in the sky.
Neither side had an opinion on this edict, neither Perseus nor Prince Paris was exhausted at this time, and they needed to rest and wait until they were back to their full glory before continuing the fierce fight.
I haven't gone out for a few days, and when I go out today, I feel like I'm in a different world, and the pedestrians walking on the road look like I'm a bit of a foreigner......