Chapter 120: Curse
To say that Hypnos 'watched the world burn' is not a freehand description, in fact, it is a realistic description of the first level of hell.
While there is nothing to fuel in the noisy tunnels of wind and rock, the otherworlds do not obey the laws of physics. At this moment, with the entry of the demon god, the whole world rioted.
This is the attraction and opposition between the Origins, and the resonance that also stems from the power of Muspelheim, the Land of Flames. Therefore, the relevant laws in the interface are induced, and the endless hurricane is dyed a layer of red.
"Thorn-"
There was a piercing grinding sound from the heavy sword slicing through the phosphorus armor, but it was clear that the attack did not break the natural defense.
The attack was fruitless, and before he could make any further moves, Cleos' face changed, and then turned into invisible water vapor, spreading in the surrounding void.
The next moment, a dark red light and shadow pierced through, vaporizing the water along the way into nothingness. It castrated unabated, and then landed on the ground behind. The earth and rock, which is almost visible to the naked eye, constantly disintegrates into the finest dust, and then disappears with the wind.
The water vapor coalesced, feeling the slightly weakened god, and Cleos didn't have time to sigh at the power of the demon god, and then immediately retreated again. The next moment, a bloated and fat knotted insect jumped up from the ground, and the human face on top of it grinned greedily and swooped down towards the heavenly being.
But perhaps it was because of his size, maybe it was because he didn't have a lot of fighting intelligence, or maybe it was because of the difference in authority, and the two sides should have passed each other under Cleos's dodge—if his enemies didn't have more.
However, there are no ifs in reality. In the distance, although there was obviously a crack in the translucent wings, the huge 'moth' still spread its wings, and thousands of eyes widened with it.
In an instant, ignoring the barrier of time and space, all kinds of chaotic emotions surged into Cleos's heart.
Fear, panic, anger, jealousy, deceit...... They are combined in different proportions and are contained in each of the 'eyes' of the Demon God.
When they opened their eyes together, they mixed into billions of new emotions again, and then shone into Cleos's heart together, causing the former Titan god to froze and his will fall into some kind of confusion.
In an instant, the worm's leaping form approached its target, and its human expression became more and more hideous. The moment the two sides touched, the human face seemed to suck hard, and then it could be seen that Cleos's divine body suddenly dried up.
"Shhhh
A sense of emptiness rises from the bottom of his heart, awakening Cleos, who is being hit by emotions. Instinctively, he swung his sword and slashed, easily tearing open a huge wound in the worm's body.
But it didn't mean much, and the other party's body was clearly recovering. At the same time, not only did a second ray of light with different powers break through the air, but even the demon covered in flames also rushed towards him with a chain sword in his hand.
"Damn—"
He cursed, but Cleos could only raise his sword. Although he is not an opponent at all, he will not be completely defeated for a moment.
After all, for the immortal innate gods, unless they burned themselves like the ancient sun gods, or were infected by a higher level of power, ordinary damage was not fatal to the gods, and it would not take too long to recover slowly. As long as his strength is not exhausted, even if he is attacked thousands of times, he can still recover as before.
Brush –
Dodging the sharp blade, avoiding the incoming rays again, and barely lifting his spirits with self-harm, Cleos raised his greatsword and aimed it at the location of the Demon God's head.
The phosphorus armor here is not so heavy, and it may really be able to cause some damage to the other party...... The best defense is offense, and this is the experience he has summed up in several god battles.
With a sword slash, Cleos was somewhat amused, at least he could finally hurt the demon that surrounded the fire of destruction. However, as soon as the idea was born, the ensuing scene made his eyes widen and his body retreated.
Perhaps realizing that he was about to be hit, the demon god not only did not fear, but a stronger tyranny and murderous intent flashed in his eyes. In battle, its body has long been dominated by instinct, so it resists the blade of the sword and rushes forward.
The body began to disintegrate, the flesh and blood burned, and the demon did not dodge the enemy's attack in the slightest, but instead formed in a ball, fitted up, and then exploded at the opponent's side under the terrified gaze of Cleios.
Boom –
A demon god's self-explosion directly raised a 'sun' in the dim hustle and bustle of the empty tunnel. Endless light and heat illuminated the vast land, and a huge roar and tremor shook the whole world.
With this blasting, the entire tunnels and cavities dug in the underground for 10,000 years were reduced to nothing, and under the explosion, hundreds of millions of tons of earth fossilized into magma lakes, which were then vaporized by transpiration in the next moment...... Even at the edge of the interface, Hypnos couldn't help but be frightened by this power, and then increased the output of the power, barely allowing the two demon gods to wake up from their sleep.
And in the center of the explosion, even if Cleos tried to dodge, there were still only bones and a few fragments of internal organs left on his god body.
They were still spawning, and then they were ignited by the flames that overflowed the space, making it seem as if the former Titan gods were being tortured by a thousand knives. He wanted to vent his pain with his voice, but now Cleos couldn't even make a sound.
Facing the four demon gods alone, Cleos knew that he was no match for him, so he just wanted to delay enough time, so he chose to experience their power one by one from the beginning.
His first opponent of choice was the Demon God, who symbolized life and change in the abyss, but just like its power, the owner of the Noisy Tunnel easily tore the worm's flesh apart, but his damage was meaningless.
This is quite normal, except for a few authorities, any being who is a little at a loss when faced with this kind of life-linked thing. So just a moment, after a few traumatic wounds, Cleos decisively changed his goal.
Since the first one was not suitable as an object of attack, the second object he chose was the Ten Thousand Eyes Demon God. The opponent's aura was obviously weaker than the others, and the effect of this attack was indeed barely possible - the opponent's body was very 'fragile', and it didn't recover so quickly, just a sword, Kleos left scratches on its wings.
Soon, however, Cleos switched targets again. Because he suddenly found that when the eyes on his body were destroyed, this demon god would erupt with emotional disturbances that were several times more powerful, which in turn caused him to stiffen in place that was difficult to resist - thanks to some kind of flaw in its power, otherwise it would be more than just stiffness for a while
The gods of Kaos have always lacked resistance to this kind of power, and if it weren't for the fact that the Demon God of Ten Thousand Eyes only has enough 'emotions' and lacks 'spirit', then Cleios' fate would have been even worse. And in this battle, he relied on authority and reason to preserve his strength as much as possible, and this kind of near-'hard control' attack was undoubtedly the last thing he wanted to encounter.
So after some consideration, Cleos decisively set his sights on the third demon god, the three-headed eight-armed giant.
He had been observing his surroundings during the previous encounter, and he thought that he had finally found a soft persimmon, because Cleos found that the three songs of the demon god seemed to have different thoughts and were equally chaotic.
They tend to interfere with each other and act contradictoryly, at most shooting out a ray of light with different powers from the pupils of the three eyebrows to attack the enemy - but until the moment when it is about to take damage, its three consciousnesses quickly and uniformly follow their instincts and begin to fight the enemy recklessly.
So after suffering a few more losses, Cleos changed his target again and looked at the demon that was surrounded by flames. As for the three giants, if they are left alone, it may be less threatening.
The last one, and the last one that Cleos wanted to face before. Because this demon god whose appearance is closest to the demons of later generations not only has a heavy phosphorus armor, but also a huge chain sword.
It was a real artifact, far from being comparable to this inferior weapon in Cleos's hands. And the facts also proved that his jealousy was indeed so, because he did not dare to face the opponent's sword blade at all, but the demon's phosphorus armor could not be broken by him at all.
However, compared to the other three, Cleos still felt that the one in front of him was more suitable for the main attack, at least he could still live with the other party in two moves, and the demon god obviously had no experience in using weapons - until the world-shaking explosion sounded, blowing him up to his current form.
Looking at the demon god whose aura had obviously plummeted in the distance, but was still fierce and crazy, Cleos had no doubt that if he dared to approach, the other party might reward him with another 'self-explosion' at any time. If it was a heads-up, he would never refuse to face this group attack that obviously killed 800 enemies and damaged 3,000 of his own enemies, but now, he had four enemies.
"Damn Mephistopheles, where have you gone again?!"
Roar in anger and then fly back - just because one of the enemies is in the weakened period after the 'ultimate' doesn't mean the others are affected.
It seems that there is no point in fighting head-on...... So in the first level of hell, even more so than when he had faced Hyperion, Cleos could only dodge and leave one scar after another on his body.
He didn't know what the turning point was, but obviously, if he didn't want the demon god to infect his interface at will, leaving behind the power of the abyss that would be difficult to clear even after the war, then he would have to hold on for a little longer.
And for a god-level existence, this 'moment' will not be a short period of time.
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On earth, the palace of Eleus.
Heavy snowfall.
At this moment, no one in the world knows what demons and demons are, and even the existence of Tartarus only exists in some kind of legend. People are immersed in the joy of harvesting and admiring the snow that they have never seen before.
This has just emerged this year, and it also means that the concept of 'winter' has been further condensed. Maybe it's because of Demeter's anger, or maybe it's because the time has come, in short, the weather will change again.
During this time, Demophon had been buried by the royal couple, on a hill far from the city. The king did not dare to bury him near the goddess, so he had to choose this.
After this, Demophon's eldest brother, Triptolemus, was also sent by Cleus again to the place where the goddess was. But this time, no one dared to look up at Demeter again, they all looked at the ground, and showed their humility to the gods who walked on earth.
On that day, the king thought that he was going to get the news of the death of his firstborn again, and Triptolemos thought the same, but in the face of the choice given by his father, he still chose the one who came. But unexpectedly, Demeter did not break his promise. She kept her promise and gave the child the glory of God recently.
It was in this place where the former king once lived, that the goddess taught Triptolemos the secret of farming, which was inherited and summarized by previous generations of mankind, and was also the process that Demeter summed up from the results. This knowledge is not only about the growth of grains and the methods of cultivation, but also about the changes of the stars and geology, the cultivation and selection of grains, and the laws of climate.
This knowledge is complex and profound, and even a lot of it is known but not the reason, but the vagueness of the goddess's narration is naturally misinterpreted by mortals. They thought that they could not understand God's wisdom, and after gradually studying the mystery behind it, they praised God's greatness more sincerely. In addition to this, Demeter even granted Triptolemos the right to use the Holy Power, and canonized him as his Patriarch on earth after the other party had learned all the knowledge.
Humans herded cattle and sheep for meat and milk, and gods herded humans for faith and pleasure. Therefore, the existence of the nearest god among human beings is naturally the head of the shepherds who herd the 'cattle and sheep' for the gods.
From this day on, Eleusis, a land on the edge of humanity, became the first kingdom in the mortal world to believe in Demeter, and only to believe in her. Temples were built to worship the goddess as the main goddess of harvest and agriculture – for it was from that day on, with the help of the priestly gods headed by Triptolemus, that Eleucis regained its fertility and the country was reborn.
The goddess thus gained a great reputation among mortals, and because of the special status of Tripp Tolemos, there were no internal contradictions in the country. He is not only the future king, but also the agent of the goddess in the world, so the politics and religion here are combined like Silvermoon City, and in the absence of power conflicts, with the gods in the near future, it is naturally on the fast track of development again.
Everyone was immersed in joy, and even the king let go of his hatred while remembering his young son. In any case, it is always good now, and it is better to put him down for the time being than to face an invincible enemy and remember it for the rest of your life.
This is a helpless move, and it is also the wisdom of the weak to survive, in short, the events of that night seem to have passed like this. No one in the palace spoke of him, and the people outside were unlikely to know what had happened, and no one spoke of the prince who had died as if he had never existed. People just sing the praises of the greatness of the goddess and enjoy the harvest that has finally arrived.
Only Metaniela is not like this.
That night, Demeter's high sentence is still remembered in the queen's dreams, and the death of her youngest son is still vivid. In Metaniela's heart, there is naturally no letting go, and there is only a curse on the gods from mortals.
Unfortunately, however, in this world, there is no curse of power, nothing at all.
(End of chapter)