Chapter 404: The Battle of Troy (16)
The members of the Argonauts are all heroes of the previous generation, demigods of the reign of Hercules, the son of Zeus. When the Battle www.biquge.info of Troy began, they were like water, and their youth had already passed out, and they withdrew from the stage of all the nations of the earth, and acted as old people who were spectators after entering the end of the candle.
Back then, when Telamon was still the prince of Salamis, he fought alongside Orpheus, the son of the Muse, and crossed the ocean to the East to regain the Golden Fleece. Now, Tramon, who ascended the throne as King of Salamis, is already an old man with frosty temples, and Orpheus of the same era actually maintains the appearance of the peak of his life.
There is also that strange armor, a helmet similar to a bird's beak, which can be turned off at any time, a full-coverage armor, with a dark and deep cold light flowing on the surface, which makes people can't bear to look away at a glance.
Ajax couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva when he saw Orpheus, the hero of the Argonauts Holy Ship who was of the same generation as his father, take out the lyre, he knew very well the strength of the Muse, whether it was King Salamis's Gossip about his past experiences, or his heroic companions talking about Orpheus's brilliant achievements, they all praised him.
The twenty-oared warship was entangled in thousands of serpentine currents and could not move, which shows that Orpheus's strength belongs to the realm of shock.
However, Ajax the Great was not willing to give in, and finally forced the Thracian king Polinestol to give in, and sent the little Trojan prince Polyidolos and a large amount of gold, silver and jewels to sue for peace, if all of them were brought back to the Greek coalition garrison, not only would they win unprecedented honor, but also severely humiliate the Trojans.
"Orpheus, I respect your past, having been honored by the Greeks and respected by all the city-states. Now that you appear before me, imprisoning the fleet of the Greeks, do you want to do against all the Greek princes?"
The owner of the Bird of Bliss' Dark Vestment, the owner of the Dark Star of the Underworld, gently swept a white string with his tail finger, and the serpentine current that entwined a paddle boat instantly exerted force, and actually crushed the twenty-oared warship.
Most of the Greek warriors who saw the wrong opportunity escaped, but the poor oars all the slaves were buried at the bottom of the sea, and the blood stained the Thracian harbor red, and the smell of blood also attracted the brutal sharks to swim over.
"Ajax, son of my former comrade-in-arms, Telamon, your mind is so full of muscles that you don't know how to think, and you can't figure out what is going on. Your life and death are in my thoughts, your fleet is like a child's toy in my eyes, and your subordinates are ordinary people with mortal bodies, why are you standing and talking to me? Kneel!"
With a flick of Orpheus's three fingers, an unprecedented weight appeared on Ajax the Great, bending his burly body and causing the son of Telamon to kneel on the deck.
"I am the commander of the allied forces of the city-states of Illyria, the tribune of the remnants of Thebai, the capital of a hundred gates, and the conqueror of the kingdoms of Epirus, Upper and Lower Macedonia, and Thrace. If I hadn't led a large army to cripple Thrace, you could easily approach the Thracian palace? ”
Orpheus stepped on the tame current of the arm's finger and stepped into the flagship of the fleet of the Kingdom of Salamis, looking down condescendingly at the great Ajax, who was unable to move under the weight.
"You are the son of Telamon, one of the best heroes of the Greek coalition, what a joke. Look at your weak physique, you can't even withstand my simplest music. Isn't my friend Telamon so fond of you, and so indulgent that she wastes her talents. Now let me personally show you the world of true heroes......"
Before Orpheus could finish his sentence, a loyal retinue wanted to attack and take the opportunity to snatch the Great Ajax away.
Unfortunately, their speed was too slow, and as soon as they had finished exchanging glances and joined forces in tacit understanding, they were seen through by Orpheus, who only swept the black string with his index finger, and the ropes on the oars were suddenly infused with a viper-like spirit, and with a lightning strike, all the offenders were bound and hung on the mast by their necks.
With the snow-white sails in the background, the fourteen Salamis warriors, under the tighter and tighter ropes, only let out of breath and did not end, and soon their eyes rolled and suffocated to death.
"No!" Seeing his retinue and close friends all hanged in the blink of an eye, Ajax hated Orpheus to death.
For a moment, the extreme anger caused him to awaken the sleeping potential in his body, and he felt a steady stream of strength rushing out of his limbs and torso, like a storm and tsunami in his body.
With a crackle, Ajax the Great stood up on one knee against the pressure, and just when he thought he could let go of the battle with Orpheus, another silver and pleasant note, double the weight once again made the son of Telamon bend his knees.
"Pushing one's limits with anger is a crooked trick. Your current strength is not even 10% of that of the heyday of Telamon. After only twenty years, a new generation of Greek heroes has become so weak, and perhaps the legendary god-like Achilles can surprise me a little. ”
Even with the surging strength in his body like a tidal wave, Great Ajax still couldn't withstand the heavy pressure, after all, the enemy at this time was a high-level god of the underworld, and he took Mount Helikon as a foothold, and accepted Lu Bin's guidance, extending his unique ability in the earth realm, and being able to borrow thousands of tons of mountain gravity at any time.
Ajax the Great suffered a severed arm at the hands of Hector's sword, and was ridiculed by some of the Greek warriors, but the pain and verbal ridicule were nothing compared to what they are now.
The son of Telamon propped his upper body on one arm and did not lie on the deck, and he gritted his teeth and cried out: "Achilles will kill you." He is the strongest Greek, a great hero who can be compared to Hercules. ”
Orpheus couldn't help but smile dumbly: "You value the son of the sea goddess Thetis very much, and you have more confidence in your own strength than you do. I have to admit that you managed to pique my interest. ”
"You can live! But you can't afford to attack the Thracian kingdom and offend my majesty, so you might as well share it equally with all the Salamis warriors. ”
Before the Great Ajax could react, he saw a large group of warriors emerging from the bottom of the sea, and although they did not have the miraculous spirit of treading water, they stepped on the kneeless water, and quickly approached the Salamis fleet.
Everyone's body was surrounded by gray-black smoke visible to the eyes, wisps like cotton wool, and cold eyes were like the edge of a sword, exuding a terrifying aura of death.
"No!" the Son of Telamon let out a desperate roar, his face flushed in an instant, he instinctively sensed the danger of these people, and it was definitely not for the Salamis warriors to resist.
Great Ajax knew very well that a bloody massacre was ensuing, and he wanted to do something to try to save it.
It is a pity that the current son of Telamon could not even move a finger under the invisible weight of Mount Helikon, and he would not even want to stretch out the arm that supported his body if it were not for the defense of his dignity.
The heroic warriors cultivated by using the power of the underworld have learned all kinds of extraordinary martial arts under the teaching of the heroes who have fallen to the underworld, and they are like the most efficient fighting machines, tacitly cooperating, rushing onto Salamis's oarboat, mercilessly showing their bloodthirsty fangs to mortals who dare to hold swords against each other.
Even if someone pokes and slashes the Heroic Spirit Warrior, they will immediately find that the weapon in their hand, such as the medium-thick leather, is powerless, and there is no pleasure in splitting flesh and even broken bones in the past.
Lu Bin, who has watched the battle so far, saw the scene of flesh and blood, heard the terrible and miserable wail, and couldn't help but nod lightly: "One-sided slaughter! I didn't expect the dragon skin armor produced by the [Coastal Workshop on Sisila Island] to have such an amazing defensive power." Two-handed heavy swords without a blade can be used as a blunt weapon for armor piercing. ”
Under the threat of death, it is not without people who try to escape by jumping into the water, but the serpentine current that entangles the Salamis fleet and finds new prey, they are the first to entangle it, so that not a single fish that slips through the net will leave alive.
More and more shark fins appeared in the bay of Thrace, and the flesh and blood of the warriors of Salamis, stimulated the ferocity of these sea beasts, stirring the calm sea from time to time, frantically grabbing food, and even biting each other.
Orpheus looked down at the sharks attracted by the blood, and looked up at the flag of Salamis's fleet: "My former comrade-in-arms Telamon has also fallen, and the king's flag is decorated with dolphins. Doesn't he know that we Greeks are like sharks in the sea today, not only bloodthirsty and brutal, but also willing to fight each other? ”
"Ajax, you say that I am no match for the god-like Achilles, because he has not yet heard the music I play, and I hope that the son of Thetis will still be able to stand and talk to me after listening to it. ”
Ajax watched his companions and comrades slaughtered, while Orpheus' warriors were unscathed, and such an astonishing result was not worth mentioning at all in the eyes of his father's friend.
"This is the mind of the heroes of the previous generation! In his eyes, my strength is like a child who has not grown up, and he can play with it at will. Am I really like Orpheus said, because my father was too conniving, and didn't bring out my potential at all. ”
In the face of the cruel reality, the son of Telamon fell into the quagmire of despair and could not extricate himself, and even began to defend himself against his opponents, and even looked for a reasonable explanation for his own incompetence.
At this time, after watching the slaughter of the Greeks, the Thracian king Polinestol could no longer have faith in the enemy as Orpheus, the conqueror from Illyria, as if he were looking at a god with a majestic body.
Not only him, but even the other Thracian nobles were in awe of the terrifying strength of the Heroic Warriors, and they did not even dare to scan the past with a wincing gaze.
"I declare that all the gold, silver, and jewels that you have taken from the royal palace of Polinestore are my booty, including Polyidoros, the youngest son of Priam, king of Troy. This gift should win the friendship of the Trojans!"
"By the way, the Thracians and the Trojan kingdom had an alliance, and according to the relevant terms, the Trojans were invaded by foreign enemies and should actively come to their aid. ”
Saying this, Orpheus looked at the Thracian king on the coast: "Is that right?