Chapter 404: The Battle of Troy (Twenty-Six) Duel
A lot has happened in nine years, which are neither too long nor too short. www.biquge.info The god-like Achilles was under the city of Troy and challenged the son of Poseidon by name. After receiving Lu Bin's guidance, Kuknos, who has extraordinary martial skills, is still no match for the son of Thetis despite his invulnerability to the divine body.
When his life was in danger, Kuknos had to promise to return the stolen spear, and Achilles let go of his hand and let him go. Later, the first hero of the Greek coalition returned to his tent with the booty, cut off the sharpshooter and applied it to the wound of his close friend Patroclus, which had not healed for a long time.
At a speed visible to the eye, the newly-born light red granulation pushed out the yellow-green pus and rotten flesh, and Achilles carefully cut it with a knife, watching as the festering wound healed rapidly.
Patroclus, who had been asleep for a long time, was very weak, and occasionally drank liquid cheese and gravy to maintain the basic needs of his body, and if it were not for the unique constitution of a demigod and demigod, he would definitely not be able to survive.
Achilles stared at the spear, and according to the oath he had made to Odysseus, he broke it with his own hands, like a broken stubble gnawed by a three-headed dog, emitting a faint golden aura, mixed with blood-colored aura, and quietly dissipated into the tent.
A gentle breeze blew, and all the visions dissipated, as if nothing had happened just now, which amazed Lu Bin, who was watching.
The twisted fate was brought back to normal, but Patroclus's body was in a state of severe weakness, and he did not have a year and a half of recuperation, and he did not even have the strength to set foot on the battlefield, let alone put on Achilles' equipment to replace him in the killing field. ”
Ajax the Great, who attacked the Kingdom of Thrace and was captured by Orpheus, was spared the death penalty of hanging because he had half of the blood of the Trojan royal family. Through a secret contact, the revered Argonaut hero of the Holy Ship Telamon redeemed his son's life and freedom with a shipload of gold, silver, and jewelry.
However, instead of returning with his father's messenger, Ajax returned to the Greek garrison, gathered his men, and prepared to fight to the death on the battlefield to wash away his humiliation, forgetting that if it were not for the generosity of the Trojans, his body would have hung on the walls of the city to dry.
Menelaus, the king of Sparta, who had been humiliated by his wife, woke up one morning to find that he was no longer in his prime, and suddenly realized that he was entering his twilight years, and decided to start a one-on-one duel with Paris, the Trojan prince who had robbed his wife Helen.
Prince Paris, who was raised by a bear's milk on Mount Ida and possessed the power of a violent bear, was forced by his eldest brother Hector to practice his martial arts, and he could reach a draw in one or two of his ten duels, so he readily agreed to accept the challenge of the king of Sparta.
Although Menelaus, who had reached middle age, was not as strong as he was at his peak, he had accumulated incomparable experience in the battlefield for a long time, and after applying the secret ointment of the Spartan royal family, his black hair faded to gray and white, and then all fell out, revealing a smooth head.
The priest of the god of war used his own blood to draw a multiplier war paint on the face of the king and a warrior, and it slid from his forehead to the jaw - according to rumors, Prince Paris had the power of a violent bear, and his palm could smash reefs in the sea - which was remembered by those who cared about it.
Menelaus brought a bronze shield of nine layers of cowhide, a spear the size of a goose egg, shining armor, and a bronze sword in his hand. His brother Agamemnon personally stained the horse's mane with the wild blood of the bull and inlaid it on his helmet to dress his brother, and dragged some of the blood-colored mane that fell down to his waist, like a red tassel of victory.
When the king of Sparta stepped into battle, Prince Paris appeared before him, but he abandoned his ornate armor, only a crude linen short, and two bronze swords of different lengths, but the surface flowed with a dark light like death.
Before the start of the war, the two prayed to their respective gods, Menelaus chose Ares, the head of the army, and Prince Paris abandoned the covenant of the golden apple, Aphrodite, the deeply connected god of love and beauty, chose to pray to the god who sheltered Troy in the underworld - that is, Lu Bin, not Apollo, the protector of the royal city of Troy.
"King Menelaus, please forgive your wife, Helen was forcibly taken away by me, all of this was completely by the decree of the gods, and as a mortal I could not resist it. There is no reason for your resentment, think of the former Queen of Sparta, Leda, who was favored by the great god and gave birth to the stunning Helen in the world. The former Spartan king Tyndareus not only forgave the queen, but also regarded Helen as his own daughter, and I have not yet allowed Helen to give birth to the crystallization of love. ”
When Menelaus, the king of Sparta, heard the words of the Prince of Troy, knowing that this was a provocative declaration, he tried to provoke himself and blind himself to anger, but when it came to the privacy of the Spartan palace, he still let out a thunderous roar in anger.
"Damn Paris, the wild boy of Mount Ida, wearing the gorgeous clothes of the royal family still can't change your despicable nature. As a guest, how dare you kidnap your master's bride, is the court education of Troy a robber and a swindler?"
Prince Paris immediately replied: "Everything I do is guided by the gods! It seems that after the duel, the victor declares that his actions are righteous. ”
Menelaus couldn't help but laugh: "That's what I wanted! Damn Paris, wild boy of Mount Ida, come and die!"
"I'm going to die!, but definitely not today!" the Trojan prince picked up the rocks on the ground with his long sword, turned quickly on the spot, picked up the special weapon, and struck it out with the tip of the sword.
The two thumb-sized pebbles, after being slapped out by Paris with a sword, were like powerful arrows shot by a strong bow, and when they were lightning, they let out a terrible wind scream, and they hit Menelaus's helmet with great ferocity, and directly lifted it away, and the blood-colored horse's mane burst open and fell all over the ground.
The phantom of Lu Bin's incarnation appeared behind the Trojan prince, and when he saw the surprise on the face of the king of Sparta, he nodded lightly: "The victorious red tassel has just started the battle and landed, this is an ominous omen!"
"Despicable!" Menelaus immediately came back to his senses, holding up a heavy bronze shield of nine layers of cowhide, and his eyes looked at Paris on the opposite side through the specially left gap at the upper end.
Unfortunately, the Trojan prince was not satisfied, and amid the thunderous cheers of the walls behind him, he continued to pick up stones with his sword and constantly attacked.
Most of the Spartan king's vital points were hidden behind heavy shields, and the sturdy shin armor, presumably covered with several layers of cowhide, would only leave small dents on the surface even if hit by pebbles.
"Menelaus, you want to wait for me to exhaust my strength! Unfortunately, only the one who launched the attack can seize the initiative, you just wait for me to find the flaw!"
Paris no longer slashed his sword head-on and threw out extremely fast stones, but kept a certain distance and began to spin in circles, but the Spartan king, who was always paying attention to him, also turned his body to avoid being attacked from his side.
The Trojan prince tried several times in succession, but failed to find the loophole in Menelaus, but his breath began to be disordered, and he had to stop.
"Chance!"
After all, the king of Sparta was very experienced, and when he saw Paris, who was humiliated by taking his wife, stopped, he knew that the young man's physical strength could not keep up with the consumption, so he would make a rare mistake.
His eyes were fixed on the Trojan prince, his right hand clenched the goose-egg-thick spear, and against the notch on the side of the shield, he struggled to thrust with confidence, and he looked forward to feeling the texture of the tip of the spear piercing through the flesh, and his face flushed with bloodthirst.
The unexpected happened, Paris leaned against the shield without retreating, and the dagger in his left hand rested flat on the notch on the side, so that the king of Sparta not only failed to attack, but the back of his right hand was shaved off a thin layer of flesh.
Holding back the intense pain, Menelaus did not hesitate to pounce forward, trying to use the bronze heavy shield and his burly body to suppress the Trojan prince who was hiding in the corner of the attack.
Unfortunately, Paris was even more slippery than he had imagined, and after striking the blow, he turned to the side with an arc step, and saw the king of Sparta pounce forward, revealing the holes in his back and sides, and without hesitation, he raised his sword and stabbed.
Unexpectedly, Menelaus's combat experience was unimaginable, and when he realized that he had missed, he rolled forward desperately, his majestic body looking a little embarrassed, but he was able to dodge the Trojan prince's sword attack, and his spear swept backwards to stop Paris's possible pursuit.
After only two rounds of fighting, the two sides immediately realized that the opponent was not simple, and the king of Sparta remembered the heroes within the coalition army, and the evaluation of the Trojan prince - the royal family members who have not been tested on the battlefield are not qualified warriors.
"On the contrary, Paris is not just a recruit with brute force, but an experienced veteran who is good at using his strengths to create flaws in his enemies. Unfortunately, this skill is suitable for one-on-one duels rather than killing skills honed on the battlefield. ”
As for the Trojan prince, he also had a much better opinion of Menelaus: "With a heavy full armament, he can still be so agile and maintain the peak fighting condition." If I am not careful, I will die at his hands if I am greedy for merit, worthy of being the king of Sparta, a fighting nation. ”
Lu Bin turned into a phantom and walked behind Paris: "Make full use of your advantages, light up and the abundant physical strength of young people." Menelaus, who is heavily armed, will double the physical strength of the heavy burden, and it will be difficult for the middle-aged body to maintain a high degree of concentration, and once the will to fight is relaxed, the victory and defeat will be divided. In a protracted war, you will be victorious. ”
When the prince of Troy heard that the gods who sheltered Troy in the shadows gave him far-sighted guidance, his confidence in victory suddenly became even stronger.
"Look at me, O God, and use the twin-sword skills you have taught me to send Menelaus, King of Sparta, to the dark and lightless realms. ”
Paris suddenly raised his sword and made a declaration of victory, which made the people and gods who watched the battle a little inexplicable, but the people and gods, including Menelaus, immediately understood that the Trojan prince's two-handed sword and unique swordsmanship came from the teachings of a certain god.
Ares, the leader of the armies, or Apollo the long-range shooter, or Artemis, the hunting and moon god, was certainly not the god who sheltered the Greeks.
On the sacred mountain of Olympus, the gods who were toasting and drinking the divine syrup looked at each other with suspicion, especially a few key doubtful targets.