Chapter 294: Rescue Operation for the Victims (4.1k)
“Boom!”
Zeus, whose defense was broken on the spot, raised his hands high, and fierce thunder instantly gathered in the sky above the wedding scene, transforming into silver swords, piercing through the dark clouds, and falling straight towards a culprit with an extremely foul mouth.
"Dionysus Cosmos [a small world wrapped in the sky]..."
Along with a low chant, a heavy, huge, and finely crafted aegis was raised. The patterns of the earth, sky, ocean, tireless sun, full and round moon, and numerous stars carved on the surface of the shield were like garlands that graced the sky, flashing brilliant light and forming the outline of the world.
At the same time, the shadows of the two cities of Athens and Thebes rose from the ground, and the "residents" of the city, young or old, male or female, also appeared and filled in the details of the "world", giving that world life and activity.
At the moment the thunder struck, the people living there seemed to sense the danger, and they all put down their work and prayed devoutly.
The voices of people rising one after another chanted the name of the god "Dionysus" together, and the unanimous belief condensed into a blue sky above the [small world].
"Bang bang bang bang!"
The silver-colored thunder that fell one after another was instantly obliterated by the hazy green light rising from the surface of the shield, and was never able to reach the figure hidden behind the [small world].
How could that be?!
Zeus was horrified when he saw this. He raised his hands and waved them downwards with all his might, trying to further increase the power of thunder.
"Bang!"
However, before the God King could react, a shield flew out of his hand and came flying at lightning speed, and the heavy and huge shield surface hit Zeus' old face hard.
“Crack~”
Accompanied by the crisp sound of broken nose bridge, the incarnation of Zeus formed by divine power fell on his back, and the golden divine factor like light dust dissipated from the wound.
The feeling of soreness and pain on his face made His Majesty the God King's eyes go dark. He couldn't help but shed hot tears, and his expression was distorted and angry.
"How dare you treat me like this? I want..."
"puff!"
A condensed blood-red spear whizzed through the air, easily tearing apart the divine barrier hastily erected in front of Zeus, and went straight through the chest of the God-King, brutally nailing him to the marble pillar behind him.
A large amount of golden divine factors dissipated, and Zeus covered the big hole in his chest, looking at the figure who had thrown the god-killing shot with disbelief on his face.
“You actually…”
“Buzz!”
Before he finished speaking, several fiery red Hermetic characters lit up at the tip of the blood spear, which meant - explosion.
"boom!"
With a dull roar, the divine incarnation of Zeus and half of the marble column behind him were blown to pieces.
"Asshole! I will never let you go! Definitely!"
With an angry roar, the horrific incarnation of divinity disintegrated into golden divinity factors and gathered towards the sky.
Loen bent down and picked up the shield that had just been tested in actual combat, then stood up and turned around, looking around with sincere eyes.
"You saw it all. He was the first to attack. I was defending myself."
All the gods nodded in agreement.
"It hasn't even been three days yet and you're already thinking about restarting the war between gods. This is too much! We cannot tolerate this situation. We must strike hard!"
The gods nodded again, like a group of chicks pecking at rice.
"So, let's just get along well with each other in the future, and don't follow those who break the rules as soon as they come up."
The gods once again nodded in unison, and the sound of swallowing saliva could be faintly heard from their throats moving unconsciously, and the eyes focused on a certain [Shepherd] were filled with a hint of horror.
This guy is actually the main god?
Could it be that the three goddesses of fate gave him a privilege to mediate the disputes in the human world over the past three hundred years?
The gods' minds were filled with thoughts, and they couldn't help but re-examine the value of the title "Shepherd".
Soon, Lorne smiled, clapped his hands, and spoke to ease the atmosphere.
"Okay, don't be nervous, everyone. The little episode has been dealt with. Now it's time to start the feast. Let's continue playing music and dancing."
The three Graces and the nine Muses, who were in charge of the on-site cultural performance, played the harp and sang poems decisively, diluting the bloodiness of the moment with their elegant and exquisite performances.
The three Gorgon sisters, led by Medusa, led the Bacchus under Lorn and the priestesses of the Temple of Athena, pushing food carts and serving delicious food and jars of sweet honey wine to the table to formally entertain the guests at the wedding.
Driven by dance, songs, delicious food and fine wine, the gods gradually relaxed and devoted themselves to this extremely luxurious feast.
Anyway, they are not planning to cause trouble, and a fair battle for faith will bring more benefits than disadvantages to most of the main gods.
Therefore, whether the pastor in charge of mediation retains the power of the main god or is downgraded to a deity, it does not have much impact on them.
That is to say, His Majesty the Divine King was used to being tyrannical and domineering, and he had to do this at other people's wedding banquet, which led to him walking into trouble and being used as an example to scare the monkeys.
The gods complained a few words in their hearts, then raised their glasses and drank one after another. Not only was there no sympathy on their faces, but there was even a hint of gloating.
The cake of faith is only this big. If others eat one less bite, you can eat one more bite.
Although Zeus, as the king of gods of Olympus, did not deliberately develop the holy land, his long-accumulated reputation still made him a considerable threat in this battle of faith.
Because of this wedding, the most competitive opponent was kicked out first. They were so happy that they had no time to speak up for Zeus.
And His Majesty the God King had just lost a divine incarnation, and it would probably take some time for him to descend to the mortal world again. They took advantage of this window of opportunity to infiltrate their influence into the few city-states that believed in Zeus.
As their thoughts became clear, the gods, who were enjoying the banquet with peace of mind, felt that today's wine and food were more and more delicious.
The wedding scene was filled with a lively and festive atmosphere as people toasted each other.
And in the corner, Loen poured a cup of mead towards Mount Olympus in the starry sky, as a toast to His Majesty the God King who left early.
Of course he knew that Eris was the main culprit in the Golden Apple incident, and that His Majesty the God-King was not behind it at all.
After all, Zeus was not so stupid as to rush to take advantage of the three-day truce in the war between gods to cause trouble, and the method he used was such a childish trick.
But so what? You are the one who was wronged!
With a wicked smile on his face, Loen picked up another glass of mead on the table and drank it all in one gulp, feeling extremely refreshed.
I have been holding it in for so long. Although I cannot send the God-King to Tartarus to reunite with his mother Semele yet, I can at least collect some interest first.
After sighing for a while, Loen put down his wine glass and looked around the venue, but he still didn't see the figure of the red-haired and black-winged man.
"No need to look for her. Eris slipped away during the chaos."
Thetis, who was standing by, picked up the wine jug and added softly while pouring wine for her husband.
"While you were fighting Zeus."
"Tsk, you run really fast."
Luo En shook his head and muttered something, feeling somewhat helpless.
Although Eris's methods of causing trouble are very low-level, she has a keen sense of danger.
"Don't worry, it seems someone has gone after them."
Thetis pointed somewhere and spoke with a faint smile.
Loen looked over and saw the empty seat, and an expression of gloating immediately appeared on his face.
"It looks like Eris's newly grown hair is about to be lost again."
The one who went in pursuit was Athena.
Apparently, the goddess of wisdom had been keeping an eye on the little moves of the goddess of discord.
Once she makes a move, Eris, who is crushed in both wisdom and force, will definitely be given a good beating.
Besides, beating up Eris would mean that Athena knew very well who was the instigator of the golden apple incident. With the goddess of discord to vent her anger, she shouldn't cause trouble for me again, right?
Luo En thought about how he had just been ridiculed by the crowd at the meeting and muttered to himself.
"Don't be too happy too soon. If one leaves, there are still two left, right?"
Thetis on the side reminded with a smile, then raised her hand and pointed at the figure who was looking around in the corridor several times.
"Look, it looks like someone is looking for you over there."
Loen turned his head and suddenly felt a headache.
It's Aphrodite.
Among the three goddesses in the Golden Apple incident, she was the most difficult one for him to deal with.
"You guys have time to chat slowly, I'm leaving now."
Thetis smiled and waved, and before leaving, she did not forget to drop a sweet date.
"I'll wait for you in the bridal chamber tonight."
After whispering this in the ear, the bride, who was dressed in her best clothes, pretended to be drunk and left the wedding scene with the help of the three Graces.
Loen had no choice but to greet and see off guests by himself, and it was not until the afternoon that he finally sent off the guests who had had a great time.
But obviously, these guests did not include the victim who had just suffered injustice at the banquet.
As the crowd dispersed, Aphrodite, who had been holding it in for most of the day, walked out from the porch, her pretty face a little dark.
"Why are you scolding me? And your scolding is so harsh!"
"The most urgent thing is to act accordingly."
Lorne spread his hands and tried to excuse himself.
But reasoning works for rational people, but it obviously doesn't work for the overly emotional god of love.
"That won't work either. I haven't offended you. Why do you have to humiliate me like that?"
Aphrodite felt very aggrieved, and her eyes revealed a hint of resentment and disappointment when she looked at Loen.
"I thought you really understood me..."
The god of love's accusation came to an abrupt halt, and his eyes stared straight at a golden emblem swaying in front of him.
The sun and light relief above looks very familiar.
"Adonis is being held temporarily in a cave abandoned by the Cyclops on the southeast coast of Sicily. With this, you can rescue your lover."
Lorne lifted Aphrodite's hand and placed the golden emblem on her palm, then added with a half-smile.
"Also, I have already informed Apollo and told him not to cause trouble for you and Adonis again."
"!"
Aphrodite's original resentment suddenly disappeared, and her eyes looking at Loen instantly became hot and excited.
This is a good person!
He must have had his reasons for scolding me, how could I blame him?
"If you ever fall in love with any pretty girl, I promise to get her for you!"
The god of love patted the shoulder of this best friend who was concerned about her and thought about her, and made a solemn promise.
When Luo En heard this, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Although he understood that this was Aphrodite's way of expressing gratitude and repaying him, the people in his family were almost unable to cope with it. If he were to give him some mortal lovers, wouldn't his future life become even more chaotic?
At this time, the god of love, who wanted to reunite with his lover as soon as possible, was holding the sun badge in his hand, and was eager to return home.
"I'm leaving now. When you have time, remember to visit Sicily. Adonis and I will definitely treat you well!"
"Wait, don't be impatient, I have something else to say!"
Loen quickly stopped Aphrodite who was about to go out, thought for a moment, and spoke in a deep voice.
"As the God of Love, it's fine for you to pursue your own love. I sympathize with you and am willing to lend you a helping hand within my ability. But by doing this, it seems that we are being unfair to a person..."
"who?"
"Hephaestus..."
After hearing Loen's answer, Aphrodite fell silent.
Although as a face-obsessed person, she was destined not to fall in love with the ugly and lame craftsman god.
But to be fair, Hephaestus had always been good to her. After marriage, he kept making all kinds of gorgeous jewelry for her, hoping to please her.
He knew that she had a lover outside and cheated on him repeatedly, but for various reasons, he kept all the frustration inside and simply vented it through forging, rarely really blaming or forcing her.
Therefore, over the years, she has not been able to give birth to a child for her real husband.
Now, in order to pursue love, she simply separated from Hephaestus and lived a happy life with her little lover Adonis on the island of Sicily.
When she thought about it carefully, she seemed to owe a lot to her husband.
"I understand that this is not good, but I really don't want to go through the days of being manipulated by others and having no control over love and marriage. I don't know how it will end in the future."
Aphrodite looked at her best friend and revealed her long-standing distress and depression.
"The God War is over, and the gods will move backstage from now on. At least in the next three hundred years, Zeus will not be able to interfere with your choice. You can live a peaceful life with Adonis."
Luo En comforted him softly, then changed the subject and spoke after some hesitation.
"On the contrary, it is Hephaestus whom you should consider seriously."
"But I really can't fall in love with him." Aphrodite replied helplessly.
Lorne, who already had an idea in mind, reminded with a smile: "Then go find another love suitable for Hephaestus. You are the god of love, you can't be unable to do even this, right?"
Yes! Why didn’t I think of that!
In an instant, Aphrodite suddenly understood and gave the answer excitedly.
"Aite, my sister, is also in Sicily. She is very interested in forging and has previously studied forging with the Cyclops. Introduce her to Hephaestus, they will surely get along well!"
"Just as you say."
Loen smiled and nodded, full of encouragement, and after several conversations with Aphrodite, they jointly decided on the future marriage of the Goddess of Craftsmanship.
If I remember correctly, in the Sicilian legend, Ata was the daughter of Uranus and Gaia. In the future, she did get together with the god of craftsman Hephaestus, and the two of them even had children.
(End of this chapter)
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