Chapter 382 I was here first (5.3k)
The blend of starlight and fire formed a brilliant and solid barrier that remained unshakable under the impact of huge waves and strong winds.
The Athenians who survived the disaster stood up tremblingly and looked up at the two figures in the sky.
The image of the woman with her eyes covered with veil, holding the scales and the lantern, and spreading the fire, seemed strangely familiar to them.
"It's Lady Themis!"
"And Lady Hestia, they are here to save us!"
Soon, scholars who studied laws and systems at the Academy of Athens, as well as women who lived in the kitchen and worked hard for the family all year round, were the first to react and let out excited shouts and cheers.
That’s right, these two are the two main gods that the Athenians worshipped and offered sacrifices to day and night in the Great Temple.
One laid the foundation for the current system and laws, and the other maintained the prosperity of family and culture.
It was based on this great achievement that their statues were placed in the Great Temple, where they, together with the goddess of wisdom Athena, received offerings and worship from the Athenians and shared the responsibility of being the patron saint of Athens.
Although for some unknown reason the two goddesses never appeared, Athens and even the whole of Greece always remembered their achievements, and their worship and belief in them have never ceased.
Women silently chanted the name of Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, and enjoyed the warmth and convenience brought by the flames, using them to cook delicious food to feed every family member, bringing continuity and prosperity to the family.
The scholars swore an oath in front of the statue of Themis, the goddess of justice, that they would use the systems and laws they had learned to build order in the city-state, uphold justice, and benefit the people.
In this common yearning for a better life, their prayers were answered at this moment.
Fortunately I woke up...
Athena looked back at Themis and Hestia who showed up to save the situation at the critical moment, breathed a sigh of relief, and her tense heartstrings relaxed a little.
But then, seeing the waves of beasts swarming ashore and the demon ancestor Typhon coming with the waves, the face of the goddess of wisdom was once again covered with thick gloom, and she gritted her teeth and looked at the holy Mount Olympus hidden among the stars.
He really has no shame at all!
When Olympus was first established, the words and deeds of this father god were relatively human, and he was willing to maintain superficial order and justice.
Abandoning Thessaly and allowing the giants and monsters to spread in order to weaken the resistance of the new gods and humans can barely be regarded as a trick of power and balance. According to the average moral value of the Greek gods, this can only be said to be something that is understandable;
But now, it was not enough for him to just stand by and watch. He actually took action personally at the critical moment and wiped out the Bronze Clan who were resisting the Typhon beast tide, and even said something high-sounding like "the remnants of the Bronze Clan should be eliminated."
If you had this awareness, what were you doing earlier? Why didn't you start at the beginning of the war, but chose the time when the old gods were at a disadvantage?
Are you planning to treat everyone as fools? Or are you not planning to give us a chance to live?
Athena's face was uncertain, and she couldn't help but clench the Spear of Victory and Aegis Shield in her hands.
At this moment, Typhon on the sea took a look at the intertwined azure water light and silver thunder in the sky, then lowered his head to look at the new gods and humans who were fighting desperately against the coastal wall, and sneered sarcastically.
"Haha, it seems that [Destiny] is on our side as well."
Obviously, he also realized that Zeus was openly taking sides, thus giving the old gods the opportunity to destroy the new gods and humans.
"Victory is in my hands! Glory is in my hands!"
Athena stood up proudly, and the Spear of Victory in her hand collided with the Aegis Shield, making a fierce clanging sound.
"Want it? Come get it!"
In an instant, golden light waves spread out like water waves, spreading to the soldiers and heroes stationed on the coastal wall, causing them to burst out with infinite courage and fighting spirit, and they held their heads high and chests puffed out, shouting in unison.
"Want it? Come get it!"
"Want it? Come get it!"
"Want it? Come get it!"
Waves of sound, higher than the last, dispelled the cold, tore through the waves, and even shattered the dark clouds in the sky and the typhoon on the sea.
For a moment, the beast tide that was about to overflow the coastal wall was forcibly pushed back into the sea.
“Arrogant!”
Tiphon was furious and immediately dragged his tall and ferocious body ashore, ready to bite off this tough bone himself.
Arrogant? Then be arrogant for once!
Without the Bronze Clan and without Poseidon, I can still hold this line of defense!
Athena summoned the Golden Armor and exerted all her divine power to the extreme, transforming it into a golden stream of light, and rushed straight towards the oncoming Demon Typhon and the mighty tide of beasts behind him.
"Break the formation and charge!"
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
Golden, silver, or blue points of light rose from behind the coastal wall, following the footsteps of the goddess of wisdom and victory without hesitation, shouting as they rushed to the battlefield.
A warm fire and a ray of bright starlight also appeared on both wings of the team, breaking through the sea fog and huge waves formed by the typhoon and clearing the obstacles for the team to advance.
The three goddesses worked together to push their power to the limit, desperately trying to delay Typhon from coming ashore.
Heroes wearing holy robes fought desperately in the beast tide, using their blood, flesh and sacrifice to stop the spread of the beast tide, trapping the mad beasts on the sea for life.
They have tried their best and done their best.
All that is left is hope for a miracle and hope on the battlefield behind us!
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Meanwhile, Thessaly.
Looking at the dark-clouded Sea of Oceanus and the holy Mount Olympus where lightning and water lights intertwined, the new gods and humans on the battlefield were shocked and angry.
Their God-King betrayed them!
Not only did he wipe out the Bronze Clan who were fighting against Typhon's demon army with all their might, but he also led Poseidon away, bringing the entire Oceanus Sea defense line to the brink of collapse.
If the goddess of justice Themis and the goddess of the hearth Hestia had not returned, and if Typhon had not overturned the great temple in Athens and extinguished the sacred fire in the altar, Thessaly would probably have been facing a pincer attack from the giants and the monsters.
And once Typhon and Cronus successfully joined forces, even if each of them grew eight heads it would not be enough.
He really has no shame at all!
Not only humans, but even the new gods secretly cursed the Olympian King who stabbed them at the critical moment.
Even Ares, the god of war, and Hermes, the god of speed, who had originally sided with Zeus in the rebellion, could not help but feel a chill in their teeth.
I thought the three hundred years' agreement would bring a brief peace among the gods.
But this Father God seemed to have no intention of settling the score later, and instead took advantage of this war between gods to kill!
Now, they are also standing on this battlefield, fighting side by side with humans. Does this mean another kind of betrayal?
Then, when the matter is investigated later, will His Majesty the Divine King hate them too? And take them down as well?
Or perhaps, [Punishment] has already begun...
Looking at the blue light rain falling between the stars, and the earth and giants on the battlefield that seemed to be nourished by divinity, Ares and Hermes' hearts sank to the bottom.
Eunuch Bo is so confused!
Loen sighed and accelerated towards Kronos, whose wounds were healing rapidly in the deep pit.
Rushing directly to the holy Mount Olympus and confronting Zeus head-on, Lao Bo is probably in great danger this time.
Even if he was lucky enough not to die, he would probably be badly injured.
At least in this war of gods, the Poseidon Temple is useless and can probably not be relied upon.
Right now, the coastal defense line has been severely damaged and is on the verge of crumbling under Typhon's fierce attack. He must finish the first half as soon as possible and then go to support Athena and the others.
Otherwise, when Typhon breaks through the blockade and extinguishes the sacred fire of the Ares Mountain, he will probably have to face the two God Kings directly.
By then, even if you have great abilities, it will be difficult to turn the defeat around.
But since Loen can figure this out, Kronos is not stupid either.
As long as he led the giants to hold back the new gods and humans of Thessaly, and waited for Typhon, who had the upper hand, to defeat the three goddesses of Mount Ares and come to support him, the balance of victory would naturally shift to the side of the old gods.
Thinking of this, the Titan God King in the deep pit cast aside his fear and dread, roared, waved his ten arms, and fought with the opponent in front of him.
Time was running out, and Loen's first move was a killing move. He swung the Spear of Nation-building rapidly, cutting off the spreading limbs; various spells formed by divine power were condensed and smashed towards Kronos, blasting the mountain-like Titan's body into pieces, with flesh and blood flying everywhere and bones shattered...
"Rhea Life!"
"Rhea Life!"
"Rhea Life!"
But Kronos seemed to be sure that Lorne had no time to fight, so he decisively gave up suppressing his opponent head-on and instead chose to use all his strength to mobilize the life power of the Titan Rhea of Time and Fertility to heal himself, in order to hold Lorne back firmly.
Seeing the dark clouds gathering thicker and thicker on the coastline and the raging typhoon extinguishing the fire and obscuring the starlight, Loen's heart trembled and he paused.
Good opportunity!
Seeing this good opportunity, Kronos' eyes lit up, and he immediately turned from defense to offense, turning his arm into a spear and piercing into the opponent's chest.
“Puff! Puff!”
A sharp sound broke through the air, blood splattered, and two cone-like arms pierced straight through Loen's body, bringing out large amounts of blood and flesh, almost cutting open his entire chest and abdomen.
Boy, you have come to this day!
Kronos felt the warmth from his hands and smelled the blood in the air, with an expression of great excitement and pride on his face.
However, just as he was about to swing his arms and completely tear this hateful opponent to pieces, the broken body suddenly burst into a raging golden flame.
"The spirit of fire, the winged god, picks fragrant wood to burn himself, goes through death and then reborn; offers sacrifices with poetry and wine, reappears with light!"
Along with the faint chanting from the blood-stained lips and teeth, a clear bird song was heard from the golden flames.
A divine bird with golden feathers and shaped like a giant eagle spread its wings in the flames.
This is... the Phoenix? !
Kronos saw the light and shadow in the flames, and he suddenly felt something was wrong, and his pupils shrank sharply.
But before he could react, the "bacon" hanging on his arm suddenly opened its golden eyes and threw a dead branch-like spear from its palm.
At such a close distance, there is no way to avoid it!
The tip of the spear pierced through the [Crown] on Kronos' head with one stroke, rhythmically exerting power. Ten divine emblems twisted for a moment before exploding with a loud bang, and the intense flames instantly engulfed the two figures, one large and one small.
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Meanwhile, the coastal wall.
Typhon shook off the interception of the three goddesses and successfully stepped onto the shore, ready to destroy the defense line in one fell swoop.
"Don't even think about it!"
Medusa, who stayed on the city wall, suddenly widened her eyes and exerted the power of her magic eyes to the extreme.
Typhon's huge body paused for a moment, but he soon forced himself free from Medusa's restraints.
Medusa suffered a backlash and vomited a mouthful of golden blood. Her face turned pale and her body was shaking.
Smelling the bloody smell in the air, Typhon looked at the Gorgon in front of him with surprise and greed.
"Pontos, Phorcys, Ceto, Athena... You have absorbed the divinity of so many gods and are compatible with each other. It's incredible! So delicious!"
Nearly a hundred dragon heads spit out pitch-black forked tongues and licked their slightly dry lips and teeth due to excitement, making no effort to conceal their nature as ghost fathers.
"My dear daughter, please let me eat you!"
As he said this, the Demon Ancestor Typhon opened his bloody mouth without hesitation, tore through the protective barrier of the coastal wall, and pounced on his daughter.
“Roar! Roar!”
Just as Medusa was about to die in the dragon's mouth, two dark shadows crossed the high wall and fiercely slammed into the Demon Ancestor Typhon.
One of the newcomers had nine giant snake heads on his head, spurting venom from his mouth; the other had a bronze skin and iron bones, with three heads from front to back: a lion, a goat, and a poisonous snake.
It is the nine-headed Hydra and the three-headed monster king Chimera.
Apparently, after realizing that the coastal wall was in danger, the descendants of Typhon from Mount Ares also set out.
"Let's go together!"
Hundred-headed dragon Ladon flapped its wings and rose into the air. Magic light patterns appeared in front of it, and dense beams of magic power shot towards the sea.
The snake mother Echidna then led the harpy, the Nemean lion, the sphinx, the fox Teumessus and other descendants of Typhon, passed Medusa and rushed towards the demon ancestor.
There was fear and determination in the roars that came one after another!
"A bunch of idiots..."
Medusa looked at her brothers and sisters who were overestimating their own abilities and trying to challenge the Demon Ancestor Typhon. She sighed slightly, then her eyes widened, and there was a coldness in her purple pupils.
Let’s do it!
“Boom!”
The black smoke covering the sea area within hundreds of miles was boiling and roaring, and the brutal and cruel aura was surging. Nearly a hundred black dragon heads rose from the smoke, gradually occupying all directions and surrounding the center.
"There's actually meat delivered to our door. Great! Great!"
Hundreds of ferocious dragon heads laughed wildly and rolled forward.
By devouring these offspring and recovering their respective divinity and power, one will inevitably become stronger and more perfect!
Medusa was in high spirits. She swung the scepter of the goddess of victory with all her might, striking at the first few dragon heads that fell.
At the same time, the descendants of Typhon, who gradually learned to cooperate, also began a rare cooperation between gods and monsters.
They either fought with the dragon head with their bodies, or bombarded the sky with magic beams, or used mental shocks and power rhythms to disrupt the mind of part of the Demon Ancestor's head, and actually stopped Typhon on the spot.
"roar!"
But in a flash, hundreds of heads roared together, like the roar of bulls, the howling of lions, the barking of dogs, the roar of thunder, and the roar of boiling fire, mixed into one, resounding in all directions.
The breath of the storm, mixed with endless power, carried with it the chaotic ether, tearing the sea and the sky apart.
For a moment, the harpies cruising in the air were blown away by the sweeping wind column before they could get close, and their wing feathers broke with screams.
Chimaera, Nemean Lion and other monsters that were good at close combat jumped onto the backs of hundreds of dragons and bit and scratched them desperately.
However, the powerful dragon body with characteristics of both the earth and the abyss had amazing defense. Their bites could not break through the defense at all, and most of them could only splash sparks.
Moreover, this demon ancestor possessed amazing immortality. The few blood marks left by Typhon's descendants were healed in the blink of an eye.
In addition, Typhon came from the abyss and has extraordinary resistance to magic.
The magic and control of Ladon, Sphinx, and Snake Mother were directly disintegrated and failed to play their due role at all.
Therefore, with the sweep of the Breath of Storm, all the descendants of Typhon were sent flying backwards, wailing with broken bones and tendons and spitting blood.
Athena, Themis, and Hestia tried to step forward to stop it, but one of them was exhausted after fighting for a long time, one had just woken up, and the other had even given her godhood to someone else.
Therefore, Typhon only turned half of his head to attack them, making them exhausted and unable to escape.
"Come, my bloodline, my descendants, merge with me here and rule this world together! This is your honor!"
Typhon laughed loudly, and the breath of the storm brought flames that spread in all directions. The coast began to crack, the walls began to melt, and heads pounced on the fallen descendants of Typhon without mercy.
Medusa gritted her teeth, held her shield in front, and tried her best to protect her brothers and sisters, mother, and the fortress behind her.
Under the impact of the storm and poisonous fire, the purple-red divine light became fainter and fainter like a candle in the wind...
Until, a long spear shaped like a dead branch, like a comet, tore through the thick black fog and passed through the air.
"boom!"
The burning spear tip pierced through Typhon's chest, then took root and grew, rapidly devouring the flesh and blood of the demon ancestor, and transformed into a giant palm tree that penetrated the sky and the earth.
“Ouch!”
Typhon let out a terrible scream, hurriedly tore off his withered flesh, abandoned half of his body, and plunged into the deep sea.
The sea beasts that lost control also retreated like the tide, flowing back to their lair in the Sea of Chaos.
The clouds dispersed and the sun broke through.
On the devastated coastal battlefield, a new sprout of life provides shade and spreads lush greenery to the survivors.
A figure with golden wings on his back landed in front of the coastal wall, and stretched out his hand to Medusa, who was unable to stand steadily, with a sincere and warm smile on his face.
“Well done.”
"Loen!"
Medusa felt a sore nose and threw herself into Lorne's arms, greedily sniffing the soothing and comfortable scent.
Hestia, who was also rushing over in mid-air, couldn't help but stop in dismay, looking depressed.
I finally woke up, shouldn’t I be the first one to do so this time?
As if sensing the resentment from the queen, Lorne patted Medusa's pink back gently while silently moving his lips towards Hestia in mid-air.
"Wait till night..."
After receiving the silent reply, Hestia's anger turned into joy. She slowed down her pace modestly and landed in front of the coastal wall with Athena and Themis who came behind her.
At the same time, a group of Olympian gods and heroes who participated in the Battle of Thessaly also turned into streams of light and arrived at the scene, almost all of them were injured.
Obviously, although they successfully repelled the giants, they also paid a heavy price for it.
This naturally includes Loen himself.
In order to support the coastal wall as quickly as possible, he had no choice but to activate the resurrection power of his eleventh incarnation, the Phoenix, and used his life to kill Kronos.
This power has a relatively long cool-down period. Once activated, it cannot be used a second time for at least three months.
This card is actually used to guard against Zeus.
Loen narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at the large piece of metal wreckage floating on the sea, then turned to look at the gods who were rushing over, and spoke solemnly.
"Everyone, it seems that we need to go to the God of War Mountain to discuss the matter of this war of gods..."
The gods and heroes nodded in agreement, their eyes sweeping over the holy Mount Olympus hidden among the stars, and a thick haze filled their eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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