Chapter 395 Teammates must die!
At this moment, in the deep underground cave.
Several fluorites infused with magic power emitted a faint light, slightly dispelling the darkness around them.
The fifty God-Blood heroes selected for the Argo Expedition and King Admetus of Thessaly, who was surrounded by several God-Blood Guards, looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
The plan went smoothly.
First, the earthly shepherd led the Olympian gods to distract and hold back Kronos and his nine Titan gods;
Secondly, the elite troops of the human side, including the Blood Guards, magicians, priests and priests, launched a charge to destroy the formations of the monsters and giants, creating chaos on the battlefield;
Finally, the ready-to-god heroes of the God Blood went out en masse, expanded the chaos, and launched a relentless pursuit of the retreating giants and monsters.
During this period, the Argo expeditionary force mixed in with the pursuit team also followed into the underground nest built by the giants.
Everything seemed extremely natural and did not arouse the vigilance of the Titans and giants at all.
After all, once a drop of water falls into the ocean, it is difficult to know where it is and where it is flowing.
This plan, developed by Lorne and Athena themselves, undoubtedly utilizes similar principles.
For this reason, as the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces, Loen deliberately pulled Kronos into his own small world in advance when the plan was implemented, so as to prevent the Titan King from noticing any clues.
"The first step of the battle plan has been completed, now we will proceed to the second step!" King Admetus of Thessaly looked at the intricate, dark corridor ahead, called out to the seven or eight Blood Guards who had rushed in with him, and volunteered, "Everyone, let us scout the way for you!"
"Since we are brothers who rushed in together, there is no need to distinguish between the first and the last. Let's go together!"
Hercules, who served as the leader of the Argo expedition, held his friend down without saying a word and walked ahead.
The heroes followed tacitly, intentionally or unintentionally wrapping several God's Blood Guards and King Admetus of Thessaly in the inner layer.
The underground lair of the giants is in a harsh environment with hidden dangers, and the level of danger is even far greater than that of the battlefield on the ground.
At the beginning, when the giant Antaeus led the giants to launch the First War of the Giants, the pursuing gods and heroes fell into the giants' trap of luring the enemy deep into their territory, and many of them died in the tortuous and complex underground palace.
With this lesson learned, the heroes have been on high alert since entering the dungeon, always on guard against attacks from the dark.
At this time, Hercules had followed the smell of blood and walked into a corridor.
However, when he saw several dead bodies of monsters at the corner and their necks broken by strange power, Hercules felt something was wrong and immediately turned around and shouted a warning to his teammates behind him.
"It's a trap, retreat!"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, the surrounding rock layers began to squeeze and wriggle inwards as if they were living things.
Hercules snorted coldly, and immediately swung his fist as big as a casserole, smashing the rock walls growing around it, like a human crusher to prevent the passage from closing.
Medea and Helen immediately chanted the high-speed divine words, and put on double protection of divine arts and magic for their teammates;
Katniss and Telamon at the rear summoned their divine powers, raised their shields, and violently smashed the proliferating rocks on both sides, opening a retreat route for everyone.
But as soon as we returned to the starting point, one crisis after another arose.
Jason, who had a unique sense of danger, subconsciously glanced upwards and felt his scalp tingling.
"Be careful up there!"
At this moment, light patterns flickered on the rock wall above, forming several magic arrays. More than a dozen sharp stalagmites several meters long were born from them and shot toward the ground.
As luck would have it, Jason was right in the center of the magic circle, and was about to be skewered on a dozen skewers and served on the table.
“Get out of the way!”
The Spartan twins rushed out immediately, stopped the heroes who were preparing to retreat to the starting point, and kicked Jason, who had nowhere to hide, away.
Then, the two people who were in tune with each other used their divine power, drew out the bronze swords at their waists, and swept across the air.
One sword light turned into two, two turned into four, and in an instant it turned into thousands, weaving into two gorgeous light wheels above, crushing all the fallen stalagmites.
Amidst the flying stone chips, the Spartan twins simultaneously jumped up on their knees and destroyed all the magic array diagrams on the stone wall above their heads.
Everyone just breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to retreat to the starting point and find the correct passage again.
Unexpectedly, a shrill scream came from somewhere.
"Help! Help!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a yellow-haired banquet socialite, holding a round shield on her head with one hand and her butt with the other, and she panickedly jumped towards the exit from a dark corridor nearby.
Behind him, seven or eight giants were driving a large group of magical beasts, angrily chasing after the intruder.
As for the reason, everyone looked at the bronze dagger stuck in the left eye socket of the giant who looked like the leader, and the empty right hand of the fugitive, and immediately understood the whole story.
Just now, Ah Song was kicked into this corridor by the Spartan twins who were eager to save people, and his weapon accidentally stabbed into the eye socket of the giant leader.
Filled with severe pain and humiliation, the giant leader immediately led his younger brothers and a large number of magical beast servants to hunt down Jason.
Looking at the unfortunate fellow who was tumbling and crawling in the corridor towards the exit, everyone raised their hands to their foreheads, unable to bear to watch.
And seeing the demon pig rushing in the front, raising its sharp fangs and pointing it at the center of his butt, Jason's anus suddenly tightened and he cried out in grief.
"Teammate? Where are my teammates? Save them!"
Suddenly, everyone woke up as if from a dream. Charon, the teacher, took the lead and shot the head of the demon pig that was rushing in front with a bow.
Smelly blood and red and white broken bones scattered all over the place, and a pig's head with only half left happened to fall into Jason's arms.
Moreover, as a creation of the Demon Ancestor Typhon, it did not seem to be completely dead. After regaining a bit of consciousness, it opened its broken gums and bit Jason's cheek fiercely.
hiss~~
Jason looked at the half pig's head that was rapidly enlarged in front of him, and he couldn't help but gasp, and hurriedly threw the thing he accidentally caught behind him.
Half a pig's head was thrown in a graceful arc in the air, and then...
“Ouch!”
With a shrill scream, the giant leader covered his other eye which was bleeding profusely, and crushed the half pig head that was chewing on his facial muscle on the ground with his foot.
“Kill…kill him!”
The giant leader roared in anger and was forced to speak the supernatural language that he was not very proficient in.
What kind of luck is this...
The heroes of the Divine Blood were at a loss whether to laugh or cry when they saw this dramatic scene.
The monsters in the corridor became even more brutal after hearing the order. Dozens of magic wolves were the first to lose the urge to hunt. They jumped out of the herd and pounced on Jason who was twisting his butt in front of them.
As dozens of demon wolves were about to pounce on Jason, an emerald green arrow flew through the air and nailed the leader of the wolves to the stone wall of the dome of the underground palace. It then exploded with a loud bang, emitting hundreds of emerald green arrows that shot in all directions.
“Puff, puff, puff!”
In an instant, dozens of demon wolves that had no time to dodge were blasted into pieces by the dense rain of emerald green light arrows.
The pouring blood and falling arrows of light and rubble above his head made Jason run and scream like a frightened rabbit, holding the round shield in his hand.
"What's falling? Oh, no, wait... wait! Shoot at the back, don't shoot me, I'm a teammate! Die, die, die!"
In full view of everyone, the thin, yellow-haired young man, holding a shield in one hand, jumped and danced in the dense rain of arrows and the falling corpses, but miraculously avoided everything that was about to fall on him, and crawled to the entrance of the tunnel.
In comparison, the monsters that were chasing and biting him were much more miserable. Fully two-thirds of them were nailed to the ground, and even half of the seven or eight giants who were responsible for driving away the monsters were shot and turned into hedgehogs.
"Phew! I was so scared! You guys are murdering me! I almost couldn't come back..."
The golden-haired young man, gasping for breath, bent over and gasped after successfully escaping the pursuit of his teammates. With gratitude for surviving the calamity, he resentfully accused his teammates in front of him, each of whom seemed to want to kill him more than the other.
Chiron looked at his new disciple and fell silent.
With his own strength, he not only destroyed the two eyes of a giant leader, but also cooperated with his teammates to almost wipe out a mixed team of giants.
What's even more bizarre is that this kid was able to dodge the dense rain of arrows just now by running around, without even a scratch on his skin, and he managed to cross the battlefield unscathed.
This probability is not much different than randomly selecting Hercules single pass, right?
If I didn't know that you were the weakest among the fifty selected Argonauts, and that your divine blood came from Poseidon, the god of the sea, and Aeolus, the god of wind, I would have thought that you were the illegitimate son of Tyche, the goddess of luck.
Chiron glanced at Hercules, the strongest member of the team, and Jason, the weakest member who was still trembling in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little amused.
After a brief silence, he stepped forward, patted his student Jason on the shoulder, and explained helplessly.
"Why are you running around? Didn't I just signal you to lean against the wall and hold up your shield? With Atalanta's accuracy, I can't hurt you."
"Teacher, you are talking lightly. What if she fails? I only have one life!"
Jason cried out with a sad face, and at the same time glanced at the bloody corridor with lingering fear. He moved carefully behind his teacher Chiron, muttering nervously.
"Teacher Chiron, ever since I entered this underground palace, I always feel like someone wants to murder me!
Especially those tigresses, the way they looked at me was so malicious, as if they were ready to kill me at any time.
No, no, it's too dangerous for them to walk in front of them, it's safer for them to stay beside you."
Looking at the wretched disciple hiding behind him, Chiron felt a little regretful for a moment.
If I had known earlier, I would not have succumbed to this kid's nagging and accepted him as my disciple.
After teaching for so long, his strength has not increased much, but his fear of death and cherishing life has increased day by day.
Seeing Jason approaching with a lewd look on his face, several spellcasters couldn't help but complain in frustration.
"Can you please behave like a warrior? Are you protecting us, or are we protecting you?"
"Ahem, I'll cover your rear. I'll cover your rear."
Jason, holding a round shield, poked his head out and stood among the warriors with an embarrassed look on his face.
However, it was the Thessalian Blood Guards in the rear.
Hey man, the fight hasn't even officially started yet, what the hell are you doing?
The spellcasters all had dark lines on their faces and couldn't help but complain in their hearts.
Katniss, who had a hot temper, turned pale and couldn't help but scold him.
"Are you here to entertain us? Get out front!"
"No need, right? I'm not the type to attack tough enemies. It's better for me to stay and protect my cousin-in-law and teacher~!"
Jason sandwiched himself firmly between the two amulets of Admetus, King of Thessaly, and Chiron, his teacher, and shamelessly ignored the contemptuous looks of the people around him.
Katniss was furious and wanted to drag this shameless coward out.
At this time, Hercules, who had just cleared the passage, came over from the side and held down Katniss who was about to explode:
"Forget it, let him stay here. We are in a hurry and must find the way to the core of the underground palace as soon as possible. We can't delay here for too long."
As he spoke, he stepped forward and patted the other person on the shoulder, revealing an approving smile:
"Just now, you did a good job!"
"Me?" Jason pointed at his nose, feeling a little flattered.
Hercules nodded and explained in a deep voice:
"Well, several giants and monsters in the passage have old wounds on their bodies. It seems that they are the ones we chased from the ground to the underground."
Jason thought about it for a moment and suddenly realized.
"So, there is a high possibility that it is the road leading to the core. Even if it is not, it should not be a dead end!"
Hercules nodded again, returned the bronze dagger that he had recovered when cleaning the battlefield to its original owner, and said in a deep voice:
"Protect them and be careful yourself."
Jason nodded subconsciously, and then looked at Hercules who was walking in front of the team, leading everyone into the passage like a flag, with envy in his eyes.
Compared with these naturally powerful divine-blood heroes, he, who lacks talent and ability, is as ugly and unsightly as a local dog among a group of lions.
Is he really qualified to join this expedition? Is he really qualified to fight alongside his idol?
Jason tightened the blood-stained bronze dagger in his hand, a trace of shame surging in his heart.
But Hercules obviously had no time to pay attention to the thoughts of his little fan. While groping forward in the dim corridor, he warned his teammates behind him.
"Follow closely, don't let your guard down!"
The well-trained Argonauts decisively lowered their voices, steadied their breathing, followed the traces of new and old destruction left around them, and carefully moved forward towards the light source.
At the same time, Atalanta, Queen of Arcadia, and Meleager, Prince of Calydon, who were good at tracking and had rich hunting experience, followed behind Hercules, supporting each other.
The Spartan twins, Telamon, and Caenis, armed with swords, shields and spears, led the God-Blood heroes who were proficient in close combat to guard the four corners.
In the inner circle, spellcasters such as Medea and Helen hold magic wands and give their teammates double protection of spells and divine arts to improve their crisis response capabilities.
In addition, spellcasters are always ready to use high-speed divine words to enhance their teammates' physical fitness, speed, strength, etc. when a crisis breaks out.
The most core area is under the charge of Hercules and Chiron. One of them possesses the medical skills that can bring the dead back to life, and the other has rich experience in fighting enemies, and can take over from Hercules to stabilize the situation.
Since both giants and monsters are large creatures, this underground nest, although rough in appearance, is quite large in scale, with an astonishing height and width.
For example, the corridor that the Argonauts groped their way through was spacious enough for more than ten people to walk side by side.
Finally, after walking for about seven or eight minutes, a cave entrance emitting a faint white light appeared in front of them.
There is a way out!
Hercules was excited and immediately jumped into the cave that was glowing with white light, ready to find out what was going on.
However, the moment his figure sank into the light curtain, the gray-white light pattern began to ripple like water waves, and the entrance to the cave gradually shrank and even became blurred.
The Centaur sage sensed a familiar divine aura and his expression changed slightly.
Kronos's spatial power! The entire underground nest was divided by him!
As the son of Cronus who was quite familiar with this power, Chiron realized that his father god seemed to have left other secret tricks around the Titan Temple to prevent outsiders from seeing through and destroying his weak points. He was startled and made a decision immediately.
"Follow him, don't leave Hercules alone!"
Before setting off, the god of wine Rhoan and the queen of heaven Hera jointly suggested that he take good care of Hercules, because he might be the key to the success or failure of this expedition.
If necessary, they can all be sacrificed...
At this moment, the heroes have rushed into the shrinking light curtain one after another, going to meet Hercules.
As their bodies passed through the curtain of light, everyone seemed to hear the sound of rocks twisting in the dark, and the entire underground world seemed to be spinning, as if they had entered another dimension.
When the world before their eyes returned to normal, they found themselves in a stone forest.
"boom!"
Several magical beasts flew in like cannonballs, some becoming bacon hung on the stone pillars, while others smashed into the stone pillars. Broken limbs covered with scales and hair flew everywhere, and purple-red dirty blood mixed with pink minced meat splattered everywhere, and a strong smell of blood filled the air.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Hercules standing in the ruins, being besieged by two Hydra subspecies, three white Chimeras, and four Sphinx beasts.
At the same time, a steady stream of magical beasts and giants swarmed out from the milky white light gates distributed around and attacked Hercules.
"Hurry, help!"
Chiron in the stone forest immediately drew his bow and arrows to help, and shouted instructions to the Argonauts gathered around him.
For a moment, curse bullets, light arrows, and javelins fell on the monsters and giants that swarmed out of the caves, bringing up large amounts of blood and minced meat, which slowed down the enemy's offensive.
Herculeston, who was trapped in the siege, felt the pressure eased, and immediately swung his nameless axe to smash a white chimera into pieces, and then decisively joined the main force.
Buzz!
Just as everyone was also pushing forward, dozens of magical beams like golden-red tornadoes swept forward, destroying everything in their path.
Katniss and other Argonauts in the front row raised their shields, barely withstanding the force of the blast, their faces paled and they stumbled back.
However, when a gap appeared in the defense, Medea and Helen stepped forward tacitly, waved their wands, and purple-red magic arrays gathered together, diffracting dense beams of magic power towards weak points such as corners and stone pillars.
In the flickering cold light, there appeared a giant with a human body and a snake tail, with a burly and sinister look.
(End of this chapter)
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