Chapter 79 There is a traitor, the deal is terminated (revised)
“Crash~~”
Accompanied by the crisp sound of water, Loen emerged from the deep sea a hundred meters below with little Medusa in his arms and looked at the battlefield on the sea.
Looking around, more than a dozen Minoan warships were cut in half, and the shattered wreckage was slowly sinking with fierce flames and billowing smoke;
Dozens of God Blood Guards who survived the disaster were manipulating the few remaining warships to search for and rescue their companions who had fallen into the water nearby:
But whether it is ships or people, the number is so small that it is a bit miserable, only one-third of the original number...
Similarly, the situation on Crete was devastating.
The coastal defense line that had been built with great effort was like building blocks taken apart by a naughty child. Several terrifying gaps ran almost from the outside to the inside, running through the entire island of Crete.
The charred black soil mixed with the blood and flesh of human bodies created a hellish picture:
Cries and wails could be heard from the affected cities on the island, and the chaos spread uncontrollably...
Humanity is totally defeated.
However, as our attention returned to the sea, the situation of the beast tide was not optimistic.
The body parts and pieces of flesh floating in the sea, in addition to those contributed by humans, mostly come from sea beasts.
Half of a Lamia, sirens turned into charcoal, and various monsters that could not be named covered most of the sea surface.
Even Scylla, who was unable to dodge, had his two heads and three tentacles blown off. He was dragging his bloody and wriggling half of his body, rolling in the sea in pain, fleeing madly in a direction away from the battlefield with blood flowing.
Hiss~!
Loen glanced at the miserable state of the deep-sea monster, then looked at the giant biological turret that was half snake and half fish, with light patterns floating all over its body, and couldn't help but gasp.
No wonder the three Siren sisters ran away...
No wonder the beasts from the deep sea never dared to awaken their common mother...
This so-called mother of all monsters is simply a map cannon that doesn't distinguish between friend and foe!
As the embodiment of maritime disasters, this thing's mind is almost filled with the evil of killing and destruction. Once it wakes up, it will kill any of its own kind or offspring who provoke it in the second.
Scylla, whose half body was blown to pieces just now, is the best proof.
Faced with such an uncontrollable monster, not to mention the humans, even the beast tide itself was scared.
Therefore, the three Siren sisters had been sitting on the [giant whale] and singing, not only to control the attack of the beast tide from the center, but also to appease the mother of all monsters under them and let it sleep quietly. It was enough for them to just quietly take on the responsibility of commanding the beast herd.
However, a change that no one on Crete could have anticipated forced the sea beasts, which had originally had an absolute advantage, into a desperate situation.
Seeing King Minos with a large group of God's Blood Guards breaking through all blockades and coming to their door with great momentum, ready to stab them into pieces, the three Siren sisters who valued their lives did not have time to think too much, and immediately forced the decisive weapons under them to wake up, then turned around and ran away, selling out the group of fellow villagers around them who were brought from the depths of the Sea of Oceanus.
As for the result, Loen estimated that not only humans but even sea beasts were cursing in their hearts.
"The king! It's the king!"
At this moment, accompanied by a burst of suppressed cheers, several Minoan warships responsible for the search and rescue salvaged a dishevelled and hunched figure from the dark red blood and floating corpses.
“Ahem…”
As soon as he stepped onto the deck, King Minos, who had just woken up, began coughing violently. A dull noise came from his lungs and chest, and cold sweat broke out on his bloodless face. He wanted to struggle to get up, and he needed the help of others to barely do it.
As a veteran demigod and the son of Zeus, he survived Keto's map cannon by relying on his strong instincts and fighting will.
But there is no doubt that facing an ancient sea demon also caused him severe internal injuries, so he lost the ability to fight again.
"Why don't you retreat quickly?"
In mid-air, Loen shot another golden arrow, killing a demigod sea monster that was recklessly charging towards the warship, and shouted a warning.
The situation has reached this point, and there is no need to continue fighting the beast tide.
The devil on the sea doesn't care what species or camp you are.
So, the most important thing for everyone is to escape first.
As they spoke, Lorne and little Medusa stood on both sides tacitly, clearing a way for the fleet in the surging tide of beasts.
Because they rushed too deep, this most elite fleet of the Minoans was completely mixed in the beast tide.
At this moment, the sea beasts that were also running around like headless flies became the biggest obstacle to their return journey.
"Walk!"
At this point, King Minos had no time to think any more. He wiped the golden blood that he coughed out from the corner of his mouth and squeezed out the order from between his teeth with difficulty.
The authorized God's Blood Guards no longer cared about their dignity at this moment. They immediately pulled up the sails and cooperated with the boatman to row the boat, trying to get away from this tragic battlefield as quickly as possible.
However, Keto, who has awakened, obviously will not let these noisy little creatures leave easily.
Whether it is an animal or a human.
"roar!"
A beast-like or snake-like roar came from behind the crowd, and the huge mouth of the abyss covered with ring-shaped serrations swallowed the sea surface, forming a vacuum-like vortex.
Suddenly, the sea water, the corpses floating on the sea, the air and the free ether around, and even the thousands of sea beasts trying to escape were swallowed up by the huge mouth of the abyss and turned into food.
Similarly, the Minoan warships that were turning around to escape from the battlefield were also pulled into the gaping abyss behind by the backflow of sea water and the sucked air.
The surviving God's Blood Guards tried their best but were unable to move the boat forward even a bit. They felt the huge mouth of the abyss getting closer and closer behind them, and they couldn't help but feel scared.
At the critical moment, little Medusa immediately left the sea beast running around in front of her, turned around, and vibrated her metal wings violently backwards.
“Swoosh!”
Dozens of bronze arrows shaped like owl feathers flew through the air and shot at the head of Keto, the mother of all monsters, trying to interfere with the monster's eating.
However, that little damage was like a mosquito bite to Keto, who was huge and had amazing defense. She didn't even have the interest to drive it away...
"puff!"
A streak of golden light mixed in with the bronze bird feathers turned into a fierce thunderbolt and sank into Ketuo's head, piercing through one of the compound eyes on the right side.
Instantly, dark golden juice gushed out from the monster's exploding compound eyes, and Keto, stimulated by the pain, could not help but let out a painful roar.
“Ouch!”
Suddenly, the sea water that was originally flowing back was swallowed up again by the big mouth, and the Minoan fleet took the opportunity to break free from the restraints and rushed towards the coast.
At this moment, Loen seized the opportunity to shoot a golden arrow. Seeing that the fleet had successfully escaped, he couldn't help shaking his numb arm and muttering to himself.
As expected of a god, so tough...
If he didn't happen to have weapons with armor-piercing properties, he would probably not know how to deal with the mother of all monsters who has the body of a tank and the output of an assassin.
But as he lowered his gaze to the only nine golden arrows left in the pot and Keto who was still jumping around on the sea, Loen's face became even gloomier.
Obviously, as a small gift to his lover, what Zeus could leave for Europa was not top-notch stuff.
Although the golden arrows do some damage, it is not great.
This thing might be able to kill one demigod with one arrow if used against them, but it's obviously not enough to face a real god.
Of course, it's also possible that Zeus didn't want his son to have power that would threaten the gods.
After all, this is a person who is calculating to the core.
“Buzz!”
Just as Loen was deep in thought, a familiar and terrifying etheric sound came from behind, making his scalp tingle.
Turning around and looking back, one could see intersecting halos lighting up one by one around Ketuo, and vortices of light continuously accumulating enormous magical power.
here we go again!
The previous tragic scene came into everyone's mind, and the survivors shuddered at the same time and tried to escape from this dangerous sea.
However, facing the spots of light that stretched for hundreds of miles, running away was just a futile struggle.
“Shhhhhhh!”
Dense bands of light once again crossed the sea with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, advancing forward, forming colorful colors that engulfed everything.
“Buzz!”
However, this indestructible divine power was ultimately unable to advance an inch in front of a golden flame rising from the sea.
In mid-air, Lorne, who was holding Little Medusa and preparing to dive, paused and looked at the golden sun, or rather—
The one who was set on fire by the golden flame.
The old man stood alone on the sea, with his hunched back straightened. Golden blood was gushing out of his pores, turning into dazzling flames.
The golden blood from God is burning, defending the perseverance that belongs to mankind.
Today, the coastal defense line has long been in ruins, and without the protective fortress, it cannot withstand a second round of bombing.
If things go wrong, the entire island of Crete may disintegrate and sink into the sea.
Therefore, he could not avoid, nor could he retreat.
But even if the divine blood is burned, there is still a gap between demigods and gods.
No matter how dazzling that light is, it is just the afterglow of the setting sun.
“Whoosh!”
A streak of golden light passed over the head of King Minos and shot straight into the top of Keto's head, exploding into pieces of flesh and blood.
“Ouch!”
The mother of all monsters couldn't help but let out a painful roar, and her divine power burst out wildly.
Suddenly, the spots of light that appeared around her became more and more dazzling.
As one grew stronger, the other waned. The golden flame across the sea jumped violently, like a candle in the wind, which could be extinguished at any time.
"Hold on! Give me ten seconds!"
A deep voice came from behind. The silver-haired figure who had turned his back on the battlefield stopped at some point, drew out the second golden arrow, and pulled the bowstring to its full potential.
"good!"
King Minos nodded without hesitation and advanced instead of retreating. An even thicker golden blood mist gushed out of his pores, transforming into burning firewood, and he resisted the power of the gods coming from the front.
“Whoosh!”
The second arrow flew out and successfully hit the target again, blasting pieces of flesh and blood onto the huge and hard body.
Keto's body trembled at the pain and became even more angry. His swinging head and tail caused violent waves, and the golden flame on the sea surface dimmed a lot in an instant.
Loen stared ahead expressionlessly and continued to nock the third arrow.
Then, the fourth, fifth, sixth...
Until the eighth golden arrow successfully hit the target, Loen took out the last remaining arrow in the quiver.
The pale-faced little Medusa next to her bit her cherry lips, cut her left wrist as usual, and dripped the dark golden divine blood into the pottery bottle bound under the arrow, and then sealed it with a protection spell.
Gorgon's Blood, the left side is the poison, the right side is the antidote.
Although I don't know how much effect it will have on the mother of all monsters, I can only try it for now.
If I remember correctly, Keto's divinity should be restrained by the Gorgon.
While waiting, Loen narrowed his eyes and looked at Keto's bloody forehead.
The eight golden arrows previously were now firmly nailed into the flesh and blood of the Mother of All Monsters along a unique trajectory, outlining a Hermetic pattern that represented "explosion".
However, there is still one last step to completion...
The golden arrow with the Gorgon poison hanging on it fell into his hand. Loen took a deep breath, stirred up the little divine power left in his body, faced the dazzling light spots on the sea, pulled the bowstring to its full extent, and shot the arrow he had planned for a long time.
"laugh!"
The long arrow broke through the air, passed through the golden flames in front that had almost completely dissipated, avoided a group of dense light bands, and flew steadily to the landing point reserved by the eight golden arrows.
middle!
Little Medusa on the battlefield saw that everything was going as expected, and couldn't help but clench her fists and shout excitedly in her heart.
"boom!"
Suddenly, the golden arrow shot at the head of Keto, the mother of all monsters. The fierce blast caused a chain reaction, detonating the previous eight golden arrows. The bottles of dark golden Gorgon blood mounted on the end of the arrow body sprayed out and seeped into Keto's body through the wound.
The mother of all monsters that was wreaking havoc on the sea was struck by lightning. Large patches of gray appeared on her slimy body, and dried and lumpy flesh and blood kept cracking and falling off.
“Ah~~~!”
Keto couldn't help but let out a cry of pain, and immediately dispersed the light spots gathered on his body. He plunged into the deep sea without hesitation and disappeared in the rolling waves.
"We won! We won!"
Looking at the giant monster on the sea fleeing in panic, the soldiers and priests who survived the disaster on the island couldn't help but cry for joy and cheered loudly.
No, not yet!
The mother of all monsters had such thick skin and tough flesh that she endured the erosion of nine bottles of Gorgon's blood head-on, yet she was still able to jump into the sea alive and well, letting the sea water wash away the poison that had stained her body.
The current injuries can only repel it temporarily, but are not fatal.
Do you want to chase her?
Loen looked back at the little Medusa, who was pale due to excessive blood loss, and King Minos who was falling into the sea, and couldn't help but hesitate.
"Grandfather! Let me help you!"
Just as Loen was hesitating, a burly young man dressed in animal fur and hunter's clothes, as tall and sturdy as a little giant, carrying a longbow on his back, rushed out of the forest impatiently, walked on the sea as if it were flat ground, and headed straight for the warship.
Walking on water? Divine Protection of the Sea?
Luo En's face darkened and his eyes showed doubt.
Is this person really here to help?
As the corner of his eye caught sight of the old face beside him that was twisted with anger, and thinking of the name just now, Loen raised his eyebrows meaningfully.
"You two, know each other?"
At this moment, King Minos, who was rescued back to the deck by little Anna, looked at the honest young man who was running towards him with gritted teeth, his eyes full of grimness.
"This is Orion, the illegitimate offspring of my unfilial daughter Euryale and Poseidon!"
Thanks for the suggestion, I modified it a bit.
(End of this chapter)
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