Chapter 75: As long as I am alive, you will always be the crown prince
"Bang!"
Just as the devastating waves raised by the Great Whirlpool Charybdis were about to pour down madly, a dull knocking sound came from deep in the army, clear and powerful.
The golden light spread out, divided into thousands of strands, and poured into the bodies of every Minoan, soothing the tremors in their bodies and dispelling the fear in their spirits.
At the same time, the ground in front of the fortress resonated with it, and a golden light curtain rose up in an instant, turning into an indestructible barrier, forcibly curbing the invasion of the waves on the sea.
"roar!"
Charybdis, the [Great Whirlpool] that was blocked outside, could not help but roar angrily, raised its arms made of tens of thousands of tons of sea water, and pounded on the golden light curtain again and again, vowing to smash the shell and eat up the little things inside.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Along with the impact of strange force, the golden light curtain emitted roars that became more and more violent, and cracks appeared uncontrollably.
The people who were sheltered under the light curtain on the city wall couldn't help but feel their hearts tense again, and subconsciously looked back at the old figure in the army who was wearing a coarse white robe and had a hunched back.
"Bang!"
The golden scepter struck the ground again. In front of the Great Whirlpool Charybdis, the figure seemed so small, but not only did it not retreat, but it straightened its chest, strode forward, and uttered a proud declaration.
"I am a descendant of Zeus!"
"roar!"
[Maelstrom] Charybdis swung his sword angrily, causing the golden light curtain to crack even more. Spider-web-like cracks spread in all directions, and the violent shock caused several bricks and stones on the fortress to shatter.
A flying stone scratched the old man's cheek, cutting a tiny wound on his forehead, and golden-red blood flowed out.
"Bang!"
Even though his vision was blurred by the blood, the old man didn't care. He knocked the golden scepter to the ground once again. His hunched body moved in rhythm with the shaking of the earth as he continued to move forward towards the edge of the fortress and continued to declare loudly.
"I am the son of the goddess Europa!"
Suddenly, the golden light curtain that was on the verge of shattering quickly healed and stabilized, and even moved forward against the beating of the waves as the old man took steps.
Crash——!
The sea water surged dully, turning into a huge human-shaped [Maelstrom] Charybdis, who was forcibly pushed back.
The two legs stepping on the waves staggered and retreated one after another. The huge body of the mermaid could only avoid this tiny individual like an ant.
The scene was like a bug waving a grass stem to drive away a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Everyone in the fortress was stunned and their hearts were filled with emotion.
Unforgivable! Unforgivable!
A strong surge of humiliation and violent devilish nature instantly overwhelmed Charybdis's already limited rationality. The boiling murderous intent and destructive desire rolled in her heart, and together transformed into a heavy punch and a deafening roar.
"die!"
"I am the King of Crete!"
King Minos walked to the edge of the fortress, with his hair and beard standing tall. He raised the golden scepter in his hand and swung it forward. The low voice sounded like thunder, instantly drowning out the roar of the waves.
"——I order you to get out of my territory, you beast!"
“Boom boom!”
At the same time, several golden lightning bolts as thick as buckets, summoned by the scepter, fell from the night sky, like golden javelins shooting out, piercing straight through the body of Charybdis, the Great Whirlpool.
“Crash!”
In an instant, the hundred-meter-high water phantom outside the wall collapsed and disintegrated under the bombardment of the golden lightning, turning into water droplets that scattered all over the sky.
"Woo~~"
The severely damaged monster could no longer maintain its human form. Only a broken face remained. It let out a miserable wail, disappeared into the surging waves, and disappeared beneath the sea, without a trace.
Won? Won!
The gratitude for surviving the disaster made every soldier on the field show a fanatical and excited expression. They looked at their king with burning eyes, raised their hands and knocked on the shields, giving deafening cheers.
“Bang!”
"Μνωα (Minos)!"
“Bang!”
"Μνωα (Minos)!"
Looking at the old figure standing in front of the fortress like a high wall, and the soldiers around him who were cheering excitedly since his appearance, the princes in charge of commanding the battle couldn't help but have complicated expressions and felt bitter in their hearts.
No matter how hard they try, no matter how outstanding they are, in front of their old father, they are like fireflies competing with the bright moon, ridiculous and overestimating themselves.
But such people, such a peak that is almost out of reach for them, are just slightly stronger ants in the eyes of the gods.
With their hearts full of ups and downs, a strong sense of frustration brewed in the hearts of several princes, and finally turned into a look of decadence on their faces.
The old man saw it, sighed imperceptibly, and felt a little sad in his heart.
Although some of his sons were decent, they were far from being truly outstanding.
Not only does he lack the qualifications to advance to become a god, he also lacks the courage to fight against the gods.
I am afraid that after his death, the prosperity he created with his own hands will also fall into their hands;
All your hard work and efforts will be wasted.
"Look! Something's coming up!"
"In the water!"
Just as the father and son were thinking about their own things, they heard the soldiers' exclamations nearby.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw, in front of the fortress which had turned into a swamp, a group of slender and enchanting figures twisting and wriggling, flashing large patches of colorful light.
They have dots of scarlet, gold, green and blue.
Stripes like a zebra, spots like a leopard, eyes like a peacock, all in crimson lines;
Their bodies were filled with the luster of silver moons. When they breathed, the silver moons would either dissolve, or shine brighter, or interweave their radiance with fainter patterns, making their bodies seem to be interwoven with rainbows..."
Loen looked at the familiar light pollution in the water and the winding and graceful outlines underwater, lowered his eyelids, and murmured softly.
——Lamia, the greedy snake girl!
Although King Minos dealt a heavy blow to the reckless [Great Whirlpool] Charybdis, due to his gradually aging body, he was ultimately unable to kill the mermaid in one blow. Instead, she escaped back to the embrace of the sea and regained the protection of the ocean god's power.
Moreover, after suffering a great loss at the hands of King Minos, Charybdis did not dare to show up again. Instead, he launched a tide to submerge the coastline, creating more favorable landing and combat conditions for the army of sea beasts gathered near Crete.
Loen looked at the Lamias that jumped out of the water, spitting out their cores, swimming along the walls, and crawling darkly towards the top of the fortress wall. His solemn gaze then turned to the night sky and fell on a group of chirping bird-like sirens, and he began to feel worried.
I am not afraid of the enemy's attack, I am afraid of the enemy's thinking.
It seems that these divine blood clans of the Sea of Oceanus are slowly learning to cooperate with each other.
The battle ahead seems to be getting harder and harder.
"The priests and divine officials maintain the magic barrier and are responsible for air suppression!"
"All city defense forces, line up! Meet the enemy!"
At this moment, the eldest prince, who was the commander, looked at the densely packed God-Blood Clan on the water and in the air, gritted his teeth, drew out the bronze sword at his waist, and roared angrily.
This time, the soldiers were already accustomed to facing sea beasts and fear, and they tried to straighten their bodies, brandish their swords, raise their guns and shields, and fight back against the invading enemies.
Because their king is here.
Their home is right behind them!
"prick!"
"receive!"
"prick!"
"receive!"
"Sword and shield forward! Archers, throw at 45 degrees!"
As the eldest prince repeated the battlefield orders over and over again at the top of his voice, the boring combat training in the past kept coming to the soldiers' minds.
With the feeling of going from awkwardness to familiarity, and then from familiarity to thoroughness, the Minoan soldiers followed orders, assembled their troops, divided and surrounded the sea monsters that climbed up the defense line one by one, and stabbed forward with the weapons in their hands accurately and mechanically.
The splattering blood and the roars of sea beasts could no longer shake their fighting spirit.
Every time a soldier fell, a new one came forward to replace him.
They stood on the fortress, guarding King Minos, forming an orderly and stable whole, a precision-operated killing machine.
Not only was the coordination of the sea beasts improving, but the fighting will and skills of the Minoans were also fully honed in this trial of blood and fire.
Looking at the soldiers in front of him who remained calm and resisted the attack steadily, Loen finally felt relieved.
Thinking and learning should be what humans are best at.
Seeing that their side had been unable to capture the city after a long siege, their momentum was gradually fading, and the remaining night in the sky was about to fade away. The God-Blood Clan who served as the commander in the rear finally could not sit still any longer.
The six-headed, twelve-legged Scylla moved her huge body, rolling across the foreshore like an apocalypse tank, heading towards the coastal fortress that was less than half her height.
(End of this chapter)
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