Chapter 305: Zeus's Means
In the dead of night, the coalition forces and the city of Troy were encamped two hundred paces away, and although there was a pact of the gods that the two sides could not attack each other, neither side was vigilant enough, the camp was lit with campfires, a heavily armed soldier patrolled back and forth, and the archers on the watchtower were engrossed in guarding the opposite camp.
Elise, the goddess of the rainbow, took the form of a nightingale and flapped her wings into the coalition camp, and the soldiers patrolling around her did not seem to notice the inconspicuous bird and let it fly under her nose.
The nightingale flew around the barracks, and at last found Perseus's tent, and just as she was about to fly in, a cold light suddenly flashed through the night, so fast that even those who saw it thought it was a momentary dazzle.
The nightingale couldn't help but cry, and a rainbow of light bloomed on her body, blocking the arrows that came from it.
But she also revealed her tracks, and quickly flew high into the air before the barracks boiled over, disappearing into the night in the blink of an eye.
In a corner where no one was looking, Hercules slowly lowered his bow and arrow and sat down again, his eyes closed and motionless. From this vantage point, he was able to monitor all of Perseus's movements, and anyone who attempted to make contact with him could not escape his perception.
In the royal palace of Troy, there were only two princes, Paris and Hector. The king of Troy, Priam, had been seriously ill a year earlier, when the military and political power of the entire kingdom was in the hands of two princes, Paris and Hector.
"Paris, I can understand you, for the sake of Troy and all the people of the city, we have to win this war. ”
Hector pressed Paris's shoulder with one hand, a look of determination on his face. Only he can understand his brother's painstaking efforts, and he will not hesitate to abandon his dignity and honor in order to protect his country.
Prince Paris smiled calmly, and at the banquet in the back garden, his handsome appearance was a little more vicissitudes and resoluteness at this moment.
The five-year battle of Troy had left Paris exhausted, but he never regretted his original ruling.
That gentle figure would clearly appear in his mind every night, and only then could his heart be soothed.
Paris cleared his mind and said to his brother, "The coalition has become an instrument of the gods vying for power, and Perseus is the patron of that one. ”
Paris did not dare to call the god-king Zeus by name, for fear of attracting the attention of the gods, but pointed to the heavens, and then pointed to several frescoes on the walls of the palace and said, "And Atreus is the patron of those two. ”
The mural depicts a fierce battle on the battlefield, and the other depicts the beauty of a plump woman holding flowers.
Hector understood and nodded silently, and then asked, "Who do you think should be succeeded by the commander of the coalition forces?"
Paris pondered for a moment, a rare solemnity appeared on his face, and it was a long time before he spoke: "Neither Atreus nor Perseus, I don't want to be the commander of the coalition, both of them have extraordinary qualifications, and they can even become the king of the unified human race in the future." ”
Hector was shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect Paris, who was so intelligent that even he admired him, that he would give such a high evaluation to those two people.
"I can sense that the gods have lost absolute control over humanity, and they can't wait to elect a puppet to rule over all of humanity in their place. And if one of them, whether it's Atreus or Perseus, wins the competition, we in Troy will undoubtedly suffer a catastrophe of destruction. ”
Hector, though with his well-developed limbs, was not a stupid man, and when he heard Paris say this, he vaguely groped for some of the tricks, but he couldn't think of any way to resolve this crisis.
"In that case, none of them will be able to sit in the position of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. Prince Paris said lightly with an indifferent expression.
Halfway through the night, when the sun's rays were about to rise over the horizon, a thunderclap suddenly sounded in the sky, and a dazzling electric snake fell from the sky and fell into the middle of the allied barracks, and by the time everyone arrived, the entire barracks were reduced to ashes.
Perseus stood unharmed, and when he saw Atreus approaching, a strange smile appeared on his face.
The three-day break was fleeting, and when the sun rose into the sky, the two sides were already in formation to face each other, and Perseus was the first to walk to the center of the duel.
But after waiting for a while, Prince Paris did not appear, and just when everyone thought that he was about to escape, Prince Paris was late.
Prince Paris wore an opulent robe and wore the crown of a king, symbolizing his status as regent of Troy.
He walked to the center of the field, looked at Perseus and said loudly, "Perseus, I think you should be the supreme commander of the coalition forces. ”
Although Perseus did not know Paris's intentions, he did not deny the other party's words, but just stood in place and waited for his follow-up.
"I am the regent of Troy, the commander of the military and political power of Troy, and your fight with me is a duel of equal status, and it represents the last battle between the two sides. ”
Hearing this, everyone also understood what Paris meant, and they all showed stunned expressions. Even Perseus's eyes twitched slightly, and he looked at Paris with a different expression.
The two armies are facing each other, and the supreme commander will not easily go to the front line. When the commanders of the two armies want to duel and fight each other, it represents the victory or defeat of the two armies, and it is determined by this duel.
There have been countless times in history that in order to avoid a brutal fight, the commanders of both sides have made a pact to duel in the presence of the gods, and the surviving side will undoubtedly be the final victor.
Prince Paris's position as supreme commander is unquestionable, but Perseus's status is still up for debate. The true meaning of the gods arranging this duel is precisely to implement the position of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.
The coalition army besieged the city with a million troops for several years, but it was never able to break through Troy, on the one hand, because the city's defense was impregnable, and more importantly, because the coalition army was scattered, and the three heroes and commanders were in their own positions, and neither of them was willing to submit to the jurisdiction of the other.
As soon as there is an undisputed commander in the coalition forces, then all the forces will be twisted into a rope, and then Troy will have no respite.
Prince Paris's purpose is very simple, that is, to expand the contradictions of the coalition forces, so that they fight each other and fight each other, and when the coalition forces are greatly reduced in strength, it is the best opportunity for Troy.
This is not so much a conspiracy as an upright conspiracy, and many of the keen officers in the coalition have roughly sensed Paris's intentions, but there is no good way to deal with them, because the will of the coalition is not their own, but is controlled by the gods on high.
Unable to sit idly by, Atreus stood up and denounced Paris for his ulterior motives, and used a powerful voice to boost morale in an attempt to unite the will of the coalition forces on him.
Looking at the two people who began to compete with each other in the field, Prince Paris sneered secretly, and when the sun began to tilt slightly, he suddenly spoke, and it was immediately a bolt from the blue.
"In that case, let's take a decisive battle between the two of you, and the final winner will be the commander of the coalition forces. ”
At this time, in the temple of gods, the gods who had been paying attention to the battle of Troy gasped one after another, they did not expect that a mere human would dare to play with the will of the gods in applause, if it really developed as he said, not only the plans of the gods would be destroyed, but even the irresistible majesty would be challenged.
Whether it was Atreus or Perseus, they couldn't help but be thrilled when they heard this suggestion. This is the fastest and most direct way, as long as you defeat the person in front of you, you can win the position of commander of the coalition army.
Seeing the drastic changes in the duel, the main god of the temple of gods could not sit still, at this time the god of fire Hephaestus spoke: "The commander of the coalition will be determined by the will of the gods, and mortals cannot be allowed to take charge of themselves. ”
Before the god-king Zeus could decide, the god-queen sitting next to the god-king preemptively said, "I think that Atreus is qualified to be the commander of the coalition army with the holy sword in hand. ”
While the main gods were at odds with each other, under the city of Troy, Perseus was already fighting with Atreus.
Atreus relied on the invincible edge of the holy sword and occupied the initiative, but Perseus's fighting skills were more exquisite than him, coupled with the protection of the small round shield, the two sides were really evenly matched, and the battle on the field was extremely fierce.
In the temple of gods, just when the gods were arguing, the god king Zeus suddenly stood up from his throne, and a pair of god eyes shot out a light and stabbed directly at Kratos, the god of war.
"Kratos, God of War, it seems that you and I must go to a battle before the Temple of the Gods can unify our wills. ”
Kratos slowly got up from his seat with an expressionless face, and said in an indifferent tone, "It should be so." ”
After speaking, he stepped out in one step, and walked out of the temple of gods through the eternal time and space, and went to a void in the universe.
Almost as Kratos arrived, a bolt of lightning pierced the void and descended, and Zeus appeared in front of him with boundless majesty.
Kratos didn't talk nonsense, he punched out directly, and the fist that condensed the divine power of 10 centuries even tore the void to pieces, and if this punch was implemented, even the immortal god body would immediately collapse.
But Zeus did not dodge Kratos's fist, and when the fist smashed on him, the whole person instantly collapsed into a sky of electric snakes, but in an instant, these electric snakes recondensed, and the intact body appeared in front of Kratos.
Seeing this scene, Kratos's expression did not change in the slightest, as if he had long expected this result, his body shook, and he immediately changed into a three-headed and six-armed evil god body, holding the sword of Olympus and fighting with the god king Zeus.
Kratos' fighting skills are extremely brutal, and his three-headed and six-armed body makes his exploits continue to tilt towards the god-king Zeus like a raging storm.
The god-king Zeus turned into thunder, flickering faster than light, and even if Kratos pushed his three-headed and six-armed abilities to the extreme, he couldn't hurt him in the slightest.
"Thunder, Come!"
The god-king Zeus's body flashed, and he appeared outside the eternal time and space, his hand stretched straight towards Kratos, and the rolling dark clouds immediately condensed above the void, and a piercing thunderbolt suddenly fell.
The speed of the thunder was faster than light, and Kratos was struck before he could react, and the piercing pain spread all over his body, and Kratos could hardly hold on and fall.
Kratos let out a loud shout, and the divine power of the entire 20 centuries all burst out at this moment, and the terrifying power directly expelled the power of thunder that invaded the body, and twisted it into a force, smashing towards the god king Zeus with the power of the Boundary Breaking Fist.
The god king Zeus didn't dare to fight hard, and changed into lightning flashing continuously, no matter how powerful Kratos's divine power was, he was never able to exert any of his identity.
The two sides were entangled in this way, and to the surprise of the gods, the god king Zeus had not used his artifact Thor's sword until now, but was only entangled with Kratos, the god of war, with his bare hands.
Although the fight between the two is developing between lightning and flint, if they continue to entangle, I am afraid that Perseus and Atreus will take the lead in separating the winner, then their fight will not be meaningless.
"Wrath of the God-King, Heavenly Punishment!"
The god-king Zeus pointed out again, as if it was the supreme majesty of the god-king, turned into the thunder of punishment, and a terrifying aura began to brew in the dark clouds overhead.
At this time, Kratos felt that the power of the world was frozen in his body, and unless he cast the art of fate, he would not be able to break free from the confinement of the power of the world.
Kratos did not resist, but gathered all his divine power into the Sword of Olympus, stimulated by the divine power of the entire 20 centuries, the flame of the Sword of Olympus was unprecedentedly strong, and the fierce aura seemed to have nothing to stop its edge.
Click!
There was a shocking loud bang in the sky, and the gods only felt that the whole world was filled with endless light, and some gods did not even dare to look directly at the light that fell from the sky, and tightly sealed the six senses, for fear of being affected and the divinity being damaged.
Divine punishment is the cruel punishment of the god king Zeus in order to punish all the gods against the will of the gods, no living creature can escape the power of divine punishment, once the divine punishment falls, and everything around it will be destroyed together.
This is the majesty of the God-King, and the heavens must not disobey anything, otherwise they will suffer irresistible destruction.
Kratos' eyes widened, his whole body became taller and bigger, and he raised the sword of Olympus, which had gathered all his divine power, and slashed towards the divine punishment that descended from the sky.
Although Kratos did not capture the power of the world belonging to Ares, his divine power far exceeded that of all the main gods, and the power of the full 20 centuries was enough to erase the gap in the nature of divine power.
The World Tree is the origin of the primordial god Mother Earth, and has the power to give birth to all the world, even the sky and thunder, which are part of its birth.
When the sword of Olympus came into contact with the thunder of heavenly punishment, time and space seemed to stand still for a moment, and if you looked closely, you could even see the thunder crumbling into particles.
Bang!
The terrifying explosion set off, the entire void was torn to pieces, and the whirlpools of the black hole were densely packed, even if they were not destroyed by the force of the explosion, they would be pulled by the attraction of the black hole and fall into the boundless turbulence of space.
In this messy void, a three-headed and six-armed figure jumped out and fiercely pounced on Zeus's side, and the terrifying divine power pressed like a stormy wave, so that Zeus could not turn into lightning and move, and could only fight with Kratos again.
Although the power of the God King is strong, it is obviously impossible to defeat the God of War in the state of bare hands, and the divine power of both sides is almost endless, and this battle will continue endlessly.
Just when the war between the God-King and the God of War was at a stalemate, the duel under the Trojan City took a turning point.
Atreus deliberately sold a flaw, at the cost of being stabbed in the arm, he cut off the weapon in Perseus's hand with a sword, and Perseus, who lost his weapon, immediately fell into passivity, and could only rely on the power of the small round shield to barely support under the edge of the holy sword.
Atreus was willing to let go of this opportunity, his eyes were wide, and his attacks continued to rain down on Perseus like a raging storm, threatening to cut him down under the holy sword.
At this moment, a thunderclap suddenly sounded in the sky, and only a beating thunderbolt in the dueling arena was seen, and even the brilliance of the holy sword was obscured.
Atreus held the holy sword with both hands and slashed down, and suddenly there was a flash of lightning in front of him, and a strong force came from the holy sword, starting from the palm of the sword to spread all over the body, and the whole person instantly fell into a state of paralysis.
When Atreus flew out upside down, everyone finally saw clearly, Perseus didn't know when a sword with an electric snake appeared in his hand, and the majestic aura could not be matched even by the holy sword, as if it was the authority of the king of the gods.
The artifact of the god-king Zeus, the thunder that can summon the thunder of the sky, the Thor-sword that symbolizes the power and status of the god-king!
The holy sword in the hands of Atreus is nothing more than an ordinary holy weapon, with unrivaled power in the world, but it cannot withstand the power of the artifact, and the holy light of the king is immediately destroyed in front of the absolute.
At this time, the gods in the void finally knew the means of the god-king Zeus. He offered to fight the god of war, just to stall for time, and when Perseus showed his Thor, the outcome of the duel had already been decided.
The god king Zeus opened a distance of thousands of miles with Kratos in a flash of lightning, and he looked at Kratos with his hands behind his back, silently proclaiming the invincible authority of the king of the gods with a victorious attitude.