073. Strength
Late at night, the movement in the distance once again attracted the attention of the sleeping Corsican.
Among them was a woman who was suddenly awakened from her sleep by light as bright as day. Amid the snoring, she got up sleepily and looked into the distance. But when she realized what might have happened, she immediately woke up from her sleepiness and couldn't help but gasp.
This woman worked in the women's factory of Medusa and Perseus. Her name was Irena. Actually, she was not originally from Corsica. She heard that this place could provide jobs and a safe environment for women, so she secretly boarded a departing ship and came here.
As a well-known high-class socialite in Greece, Irena received a very good education. She can play musical instruments and dance, and she attends various banquets that other women are not allowed to attend. Sometimes when those prominent male citizens are in high spirits, she even has to find another way to satisfy their needs.
Irina's life may seem glamorous, but in fact, only she herself knows how much she longs for a simple and ordinary life and the power to say no.
When people around her said that Corsica was a paradise for women, Irena had some concerns at first, but after hearing that the founder of this women's factory was Medusa, she resolutely chose to come here.
She was also Greek, so she had naturally heard about the priestess of the goddess Athena who had seduced the god of the sea and disappeared. There were many rumors surrounding Medusa, including that she had seduced the hero Perseus who wanted to kill her, but Irena never believed it.
At that time, the wounded Arina had been fortunate enough to be cared for by this young and holy priestess. She hadn't shown any disgust towards her, nor had she offered any words of advice or regret. She simply smiled gently at her and earnestly told her, "God saves the world."
Irina suspected that at that time she might not have known what she was doing at all, but she just stubbornly believed that God would save mankind from all suffering.
The irony is that Irena had long seen clearly that these hypocritical gods would never save the world. Presumably, the bullied Medusa also saw everything clearly from her subsequent experiences.
After arriving in Corsica, Irina did not look for her. She planned to spend the rest of her life on this peaceful and tranquil island. However, she had watched from afar as Medusa transformed from a detached priestess into an extremely powerful person tainted by worldly troubles, and she felt complicated and emotional.
But it's obviously not going to go so smoothly.
After that night of thunder and lightning, Irena soon heard that Medusa had killed the three goddesses of fate. She even secretly went to check the stone statues of the three goddesses of fate with their heads and hands cut off.
There is no doubt that faced with such a scene, Irina was shocked at first, and then felt a sense of relief.
The gods will eventually pay the price for everything they do.
However, when Irina thought that the matter was over, the lightning and thunder and the violent trembling outside the window tonight made her feel the deepest fear hidden in the human body. It also made Irina suddenly realize that the reason why the gods would not save the world was because they were so powerful that they did not care about the suffering of mankind at all.
The whole world suddenly became as bright as day because of the lightning, and Irena could see clearly the many gods who appeared in the distance at some point.
“Boom—!”
This made Irina subconsciously want to escape, escape from this place she thought was paradise. After all, nothing was more important than her own life.
But when Irena really took a step towards the door, she seemed to have thought of something and slowly stopped. Irena turned her head and could vaguely see from the golden light emanating from the gods and the occasional lightning and thunder that Medusa, with her woman's body, was facing the gods without any intention of retreating, but facing it all bravely.
At that moment, Irina's sensitive and scarred heart was deeply touched.
She immediately turned around, ran to her roommates, and woke them up one by one, "Wake up! Something happened..."
The women had already been sleeping uneasily because of the situation outside, and they woke up quickly at the noise. They originally thought it was just bad weather, but after seeing the same situation happen so quickly, they all crowded to the window where the strange noise was coming from, wanting to see clearly what was going on.
But soon, the house that Perseus had carefully built began to shake constantly. In the flickering light, they also noticed that Medusa, who was trapped among the gods, was also at a disadvantage. Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war, holding a spear in the sky, flew towards Medusa.
A woman named Melva was filled with righteous indignation. She had finally escaped from her horrible husband, but she had never imagined things would turn out like this. She couldn't help but speak angrily, "Damn it! Those gods haven't helped us at all, and now they are going to destroy our only shelter?"
This sentence easily resonated with these women who had suffered. Another older woman named Angles sighed sadly. She used to work hard for her family like an old ox, but because of her weak body, she was forced by her husband to come here to make money.
But she had never expected that this place was much better than her own cold and indifferent family. Under the protection of Medusa and Perseus, she could even own her own property, leaving her husband, who wanted to exploit her, furious. Anglais couldn't help but say sadly, "Why do you treat her like this? What did she do wrong?"
□□Ta's family situation was better, her parents had given her some education, so she was more rational and pointed out the problem directly, "Perhaps it's because she did too well that she threatened the status of the gods."
Yes, no one has ever made any contribution for lowly women. In this world, they have always been at the bottom. The best they can do is to become a vassal of some big man, and they have only the freedom to move downward throughout their lives.
But there was a woman who understood the pain they were going through. She not only found a safe contraceptive method, but also provided women with lucrative jobs and safe homes, leaving them with their last home in this world.
However, all of this will be destroyed by those high and mighty gods!
Finally, a woman named Rosella suddenly spoke up. "Humanity prays to the gods all day long, but there's almost no response. At least I'm not the lucky one favored by the gods. So, I no longer believe in them. I choose to believe in Medusa, who helped me, and give her my heartfelt blessing."
After saying that, she quickly closed her eyes, lowered her head and clasped her hands together.
I originally thought that this was just some consolation, but I didn't expect that the praying Rosella would emit an extremely dim light all over her body, and those tiny spots of light soon left her and floated in the direction of Medusa.
The others already thought Rosella's words made a lot of sense, and after seeing this magical scene, they all followed her example and prayed for Medusa who was fighting the gods in the distance.
The small light condensed into a dazzling light and came to Medusa who had fallen to the ground.
Seeing this, several women immediately ran out. They hurried to other residences and begged everyone to pray for Medusa.
Suddenly, the light drifting towards Medusa condensed into a larger shape.
It is precisely because of their blessings and faith that they become the greatest force supporting Medusa to continue fighting against the gods.
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Tartarus, who was watching everything from the abyss of hell, was not unwilling to help Medusa. On the contrary, as an ancient god who never participated in the affairs of the gods, his face had already become extremely ugly because of everything the Olympian gods had done to her.
Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war, obviously wanted to make Medusa pay a painful price in this one-sided war. At this moment, she hit the ground heavily and spat out a mouthful of blood in an instant.
At this moment, Tartarus no longer cared about reason and restraint. He only wanted to share his own power with her, and even wanted to lend her his own weapons and give her everything that belonged to the God of the Abyss.
This is definitely not something that can be given out casually. For example, the king of gods Zeus and the queen of gods Hera shared the ruling power of Olympus, which is something only the wife of the god of the abyss could be qualified to obtain.
At least for now, Medusa is not his wife.
However, even though Tartarus only hinted vaguely and did not reveal his true feelings or the meaning behind the so-called help, she still wanted to use her power for revenge.
In fact, Tartarus should not have taken action, because he never cared about gods, let alone humans, but he cared about Medusa and the beautiful oath between them.
Tartarus could feel the unwillingness and determination in her eyes, as if no one or god could stop her, and that was exactly how He liked it.
At first, he was deeply attracted by her determination and independence and chose to obey her, but now Tartarus regretted it. After all, what could be more important than her life?
At this moment, He could no longer tolerate what was happening, especially when Medusa had reached a critical moment. If He did not take action, she might never be able to complete her revenge, and might even be doomed to die.
However, just as Tartarus quickly took out his ancient weapon that contained almost infinite power and decided to share the power of the abyss with her, he suddenly felt keenly that something seemed to have changed.
When Tartarus looked at Medusa again, the faint golden light around her became extremely dazzling, as if carrying the hopes of everyone, and at this moment possessed extremely powerful power.
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