Chapter 22: Popularity and Strength

The Atlanteans, followers of Poseidon, the god of the sea, considered themselves the descendants of Poseidon and had a strong worship for the sea.

In the ocean, they have a half-human, half-fish posture, with hidden gills growing behind their ears, allowing them to breathe freely underwater. When they reach the shore, they can grow legs and switch to a human posture, so they can perfectly adapt to the dual environment of land and ocean.

It is said that this is because they have the blood of Poseidon flowing in their bodies and are favored by the ocean.

Others say that they were old humans who fled to the sea to seek refuge from Poseidon when the gods launched a flood to destroy the world, and were hidden by him. Later, they were given the protection of the sea god, multiplied in a land called "Atlantis", and became staunch followers of Poseidon.

But no matter which statement is true, they are the absolute overlords in the area of the Sea of Oceanus, spreading the faith of the ocean and practicing the will of Poseidon.

Of course, according to the fine tradition of Greek gods of loving fathers and filial sons, and friendship between brothers and respect for younger brothers, this hidden power is actually a pawn of Poseidon to secretly expand his power over the oceans and to further usurp his power over the sky.

Therefore, even his teacher, the ancient demigod-level witch Circe, was quite fearful when talking about these Atlanteans.

In addition, as far as Loen knew, Atlantis was actually a continent hidden in the primordial ocean, which was divided into ten regions, or ten kingdoms, ruled by the ten divine blood descendants of Poseidon.

Their management style is similar to that of the Greek city-states.

The ten kings of Atlantis held absolute power in their own territories and adopted different state organizations. In order to maintain communication with each other, they gathered in the Temple of Poseidon every five to six years to discuss their relations and their ruling power. When an agreement was reached, they cut the throat of the cows fed in the Temple of Poseidon and wrote the terms of the resolution on the pillars of the Temple of Poseidon with their blood to add to the sacred and inviolable authority of the resolution.

According to legend, under the blessing of Poseidon and the protection of the ocean godpower, each of the ten kings of Atlantis had power close to that of gods.

At the same time, the military organization of Atlantis was extremely strict. The territory was divided into 90,000 military areas. Each area had a commander who was responsible for dispatching 12 soldiers, two horses, a chariot and all the necessary supplies.

The most martial of them all are the [Royal Guards] selected from all over Atlantis.

They are independent of the 90,000 military regions, are directly responsible to the ten kings and the Temple of Poseidon, and have the power to mobilize the military divisions under their jurisdiction.

These elite among the elite not only have powerful combat capabilities, but each of them also possesses a strong divine bloodline.

Therefore, as the face of Poseidon, the gold rank is only the entry threshold, and it is not surprising that there are three demigods leading the team.

But what Loen didn't understand was why these Atlanteans, who were not very good at seeing the light, mostly stayed in the pristine ocean outside the Sea of Oceanus in order to avoid being killed by Zeus, suddenly ran to the inland sea and came all the way to hunt him down.

"You killed so many descendants of the gods of the ocean, and you also killed one of Poseidon's own sons. As the master of the ocean, the sea god should show some appreciation."

A goddess who was in charge of the "newbie guidance" job, with her beautiful eyes moving, smiled and began to explain.

Suddenly, Luo En's face turned black and he cursed in his heart.

Damn, it turns out he was waiting here to increase his strength for me!

I only know these three options, and none of them is without pitfalls!

First, defile Athena.

Although the word "defilement" is relatively broad, physical touching, verbal stimulation, and actual combat may all be classified as "defilement", and it seems that one can take advantage of this loophole, but do you really think that Athena's off-the-charts combat power and IQ are just for show?

Once you've chosen this, you can almost declare the feast open.

Second, destroy a temple of Apollo.

The key is not the temple, but the connection between the temple and the deity.

Not to mention, it would be difficult for him to find an Apollo temple in this vast ocean. Even if he found one, the large number of temple guards and priests inside would be enough to give him a hard time.

If you are unlucky, you might be able to directly go and fight Apollo's descendant.

As for the talk of reconstruction and replacement, the God of Light and Prophecy is no fool, and it is not certain whether there is a time limit for the task. Such a complicated operation may not be completed in time.

Finally, kill a demigod offspring of Poseidon.

This task, seemingly the easiest to accomplish, also contains many pitfalls.

On the one hand, although Polyphemus was ugly, he was one of the few beloved sons that Poseidon cared about.

In the epic poem The Odyssey, after being stabbed by the demigod hero Odysseus, Polyphemus prays to his father Poseidon for revenge against Odysseus.

Poseidon, as the main god, did not care about his face at all and intervened directly, summoning huge waves and strong winds, blowing Odysseus' ship off the route home, causing him to suffer many hardships.

Even this was possible with the protection of Athena (Athena favors heroes with wisdom, and Odysseus in the epic was able to escape danger many times because of Athena's favor).

But Loen killed the Cyclops directly, which was basically equivalent to attacking Poseidon in the face.

On the other hand, the sacrifices that Loen had previously made to become a demigod were all sirens and sea beasts with divine blood.

——More than a hundred of them...

As the master of the ocean, Poseidon regarded the ocean and all the creatures in it as his private property. Even fishermen had to offer sacrifices to this sea god when they went out to sea to fish.

Therefore, even if he had no connection with these sirens and sea monsters, he would not tolerate outsiders destroying his property.

After all, this concerns his authority as the God of the Sea, and it is impossible for him not to react.

So, just as Loen had taken great pains to kill the Cyclops Polyphemus, a wave of Atlantis super soldiers immediately appeared on the sea.

According to the itinerary, these Atlantis guards probably set out during the period when Lorne was hunting Lamia, Sirens and other divine blood sea monsters.

Thinking of Hecate's previous guarantee, Loen's face darkened.

"Didn't you say that with the blessing of the [Dice], the Twelve Gods of Olympus wouldn't know what I did?"

"It seems that they were ordered to come here to investigate the cause of the mass death of the God-Blood Sirens in this area."

Hecate pointed at the headless body of the Cyclops and the wisps of golden blood spreading on the sea surface, then spread out her hands helplessly, looking helpless.

"But you not only killed Poseidon's beloved son in front of them, but also cut off his head. What do you think these Atlantis guards will do?"

“…”

Looking at the Atlantis Guards who were approaching the crime scene several kilometers away, following the golden bloodstains on the sea, Loen's eyelids twitched wildly.

Then, without saying a word, he turned around and rushed towards the cedar boat stored in the middle of the reef in the distance.

He had no idea what the Atlantis Guards would do next.

But Lorne knew what he should do now.

If you continue to stay here, you will definitely suffer the consequences.

If you don't run now, what are you waiting for?

(End of this chapter)