Chapter 139 Salute to the Dying!

Along with the thunderous cheers of the Atlanteans, the storm and raging waves became more severe.

At this moment, on the island of Crete, which had turned into a vast ocean, a giant bronze hand stretched out from the water and used its last bit of strength to lift its master, King Minos, to the front of the great temple on the top of the mountain.

Only there, because of the protection of the light of wisdom, was lucky enough to become the final pure land in this natural disaster.

Then, the underwater bronze giant Talos, as if completing his mission, gave up resistance and was dragged to the bottom of the sea by the densely packed sea beasts in the deep sea.

Amid the fierce storm and raging waves, the skinny old man, leaning on his golden scepter, walked up step by step to the great temple on the top of the mountain, completing his final pilgrimage to the Great Mother Goddess he served. Finally, like a pine tree, he stood in front of the door, guarding the sacred fire in the temple that symbolized the continuation of the Minoan civilization.

Under the water, the God-Blood Guards who could have floated up simply gazed at their king from afar, and rushed towards the swarming sea beasts and giant monsters without hesitation.

They are fulfilling their promise, fighting for this land and their monarch until their last breath, shedding their last drop of blood, and using their lives to convey the echoes of civilization.

- In a word: We tried our best, but we did not succeed. However, this does not mean that those who sowed the seeds of fire will follow the same path as us.

——I hope you can cross over where we once fell and go further.

——I wish our civilization will be boundless and eternal!

At the same time, the instigator who planned and calculated everything on the island of Santorini looked at this shocking scene, slowly raised his right hand, pounded it on his chest, and nodded slightly.

——Then, salute to all those who are going to die!

Then, Loen raised his other hand without hesitation and unreservedly infused the ocean divinity in his body into the large magic array engraved at the bottom of the Santorini volcano, fully activating it.

Being able to complete such a sophisticated and complex ritual was not his own achievement, but was mainly due to the help of Athena, the goddess of magic.

So, let us send you off together for the last time!

“Boom!”

In an instant, the Santorini volcano started a new round of violent eruptions. The powerful earthquake brought with it huge waves as high as a hundred meters, advancing towards the south in layers, and slammed into the layer of faint light surrounding the great temple on the top of the mountain.

“Crack!”

In an instant, the fragile layer of defense was torn apart, and the surging sea water engulfed the old figure, poured into the towering temple, and extinguished the sacred fire burning on the altar.

At this moment, the last group of Minoans who were sent away woke up from the warship cabin and walked onto the deck with feelings in their hearts.

Looking at the last ray of wisdom that was gradually fading in the sky over Crete, they could not help but lower their heads and cry out in grief.

But more people quietly took up arms and served as soldiers or crew members to escort the Minoan warships under their feet.

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At the same time, in the Inland Sea of Oceanus, the battle was fierce.

As the goddess of war and victory, Athena, at full power, demonstrated what it means to be unstoppable.

Facing Poseidon, who had lost half of his paternal power, she suppressed him all the way and within a quarter of an hour had forced her uncle into a dangerous situation, forcing him to urgently summon a large number of sea gods to help.

But even so, facing the overwhelming enemy force and the absolute disadvantage of being outnumbered, Athena showed no fear.

The wielding Spear of Victory was as fast as a meteor, sweeping, piercing, and smashing continuously, each time with greater power, and the ocean gods who came to help were either injured or disabled whenever they came into contact with it. Broken limbs and pieces of flesh flew everywhere, and the spraying golden blood of the gods quickly stained a large area of the sea, attracting the sea beasts that smelled the blood to gather frantically, greedily devouring the scattered divinity.

The Aegis Shield was indestructible. Countless magic spells, divine words, and incantations collided with the shield and automatically dissipated. Any sharp weapon lost its former glory in front of it, and the weapons that were rebounded even accidentally injured friendly forces and themselves.

At this moment, Poseidon staggered back a few steps, holding the slightly trembling trident in his hand, and looked at the solid golden defense that was impervious to water with his deep blue eyes, with intense jealousy and resentment in his eyes.

Aegis Shield, Olympus' supreme defensive secret treasure.

Legend has it that this shield was made from the fur of a ewe, Amalthea, and is also known as the Sheep-skin Aegis. Although it is made of goat skin, it has the power to exorcise all evil and disasters, and even Zeus' thunder cannot harm it.

Ironically, the ewe Amalthea was actually the wet nurse who fed Zeus his milk.

In those days, in order to protect the newborn Zeus from being killed by the Titan king Cronus, his mother Rhea hid the infant Zeus in a cave. Amaltheia took care of the infant Zeus, and the divinity of both blended with each other during the nursing.

Later, Zeus also made a "reward" - he asked the Cyclops to strip Amalthea of her sheepskin and horns, and made them into an indestructible sheepskin shield and the Horn of Plenty that would bring abundant crops.

If I remember correctly, Amalthea's death was caused by her fur that could restrain the power of thunder.

——That was one of Zeus’ few weaknesses, so naturally he had to take control of this unstable factor in his own hands.

——Even if it means attacking his wet nurse.

The reason why such an important thing fell into Athena's hands was that Zeus, in order to please the original goddess of wisdom Metis, split the original Aegis into two and gave half to his first queen of gods, expressing his absolute trust.

After all, in this world of the Age of Gods filled with intrigue and deception, what form of trust could be stronger than entrusting your own weaknesses to the person next to you?

As expected, the original goddess of wisdom fell and completely let down her guard against Zeus. With her wisdom, she gained the surrender of Nike, the goddess of victory, and wholeheartedly helped her husband to win the war against the Titans and establish the glory of Olympus.

But this wonderful love story eventually came to an even more ironic ending.

——Like the wet goat Amalthea who was skinned and horned by Zeus, the wise Metis also became a stepping stone for her husband.

However, the original goddess of wisdom also kept a trick up her sleeve.

—He engraved a spell, leaving the Aegis Shield and the ownership of Victory Niki to his own bloodline.

Therefore, as soon as Athena was born from Zeus's brain, she was fully armed.

In order to curb his own power over the oceans, the God-King threw his powerful daughter onto the island of Crete, thus firmly putting a stop to the expansion of the Atlanteans.

——It’s so abominable and hateful!

Looking at the goddess of wisdom who was becoming more and more courageous on the field, Poseidon cursed angrily in his heart.

In fact, he had no intention of directly confronting his eldest niece at first, but chose to secretly tell her everything about the original goddess of wisdom and proposed to Athena, trying to imitate the alliance between Metis and Zeus and unite with his eldest niece to overthrow the ruthless king of gods.

However, his sincerity was ruthlessly rejected by his niece, and he was greatly humiliated.

In a rage, he could only start from the Minoan people's beliefs, trying to deceive King Minos into offering a sacrifice and drive Athena out of Crete.

But unexpectedly, he met an old guy who was not tactful and insisted on flattering that stinky girl's feet and was determined to go against him!

Why don’t any of them do what I want?

Why can Zeus be so successful and ascend to the throne of God?

Could it be that he was sent out of Mount Othrys and grew up first because he was favored by his mother?

It is obvious that we were born earlier than him, so we are the older brother and sister. Why should he have everything all to himself?

It's not fair! It's not fair!

The more Poseidon thought about it, the angrier he became. The incomparable anger almost clouded his reason. His bloodshot eyes looked viciously at his eldest niece on the field.

I don’t believe it. If I can’t beat Zeus, can I not beat you?

The next moment, the angry Aquaman rejoined the battlefield, waving his trident, and smashed the Aegis in Athena's hand with a powerful blow.

In an instant, the two powerful golden and blue divine powers collided with each other, and the surging ether tide instantly blew away hundreds of ocean-related gods around them.

However, even after a fierce melee, the naturally powerful goddess of wisdom did not show the slightest sign of fatigue, and the Aegis shield holding the trident rose inch by inch.

Even if Poseidon madly mobilized his divine power and authority, he could not suppress his eldest niece.

But when the Sea King was about to make a fool of himself again, Athena was struck by lightning, and the light of the Aegis in her hand flickered.

Suddenly, the trident, carrying the raging waves, overwhelmed the aegis and smashed heavily on the body of the goddess of wisdom.

"puff!"

Athena immediately vomited a mouthful of golden blood, and her body fell into the distant deep sea like a kite with a broken string.

After a moment, the goddess of wisdom rushed out from the water, covering her chest with a pale face. Then she turned her head and glared at Poseidon in front of her, uttering a sad and angry accusation like the cry of a cuckoo.

"mean!"

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At this moment, Poseidon, who was confused as to why he suddenly gained the upper hand, was stunned at first, and then he noticed that the divinity in Athena was rapidly declining. He seemed to realize something and immediately looked up in the direction of Crete.

At this moment, the sky was covered by dark clouds and storms, and there was no trace of light anymore.

Hiss~!

Poseidon gasped and his face changed drastically.

Any formally established temple has some kind of connection with the main god. Once it is destroyed, the main god who is believed in and worshipped will also be affected.

The closer the relationship between the temple and the main god, the more serious the impact will be.

If the great temple that serves as the foundation is destroyed, the strong backlash may even cause the worshipped main god to suffer a great loss of strength in a short period of time.

This is exactly why Athena was suddenly overwhelmed by herself just now!

However, he never thought of destroying the entire island of Crete in this way and creating such a deep hatred with his powerful niece.

Who did it? Who did it?

Poseidon was furious and his teeth were chattering.

However, before he could figure out the reason, Athena on the opposite side glared at him, waving the Spear of Victory and the Aegis Shield, and rushed towards His Majesty the Sea King regardless of everything.

"Poseidon, I want you to pay with your life!"

(End of this chapter)