Greece brings evildoers

In the Arcadia Palace, the atmosphere was extremely dull.

King Iasus, lying on the bed, looked pale, with a trace of unwillingness in his eyes. He asked again the figure in front of him wearing a star-moon robe and holding a double snake staff.

"My Lord, is there really no other way?"

"Your Majesty, alchemy cannot create something out of nothing. If you want to get something, you must pay the corresponding price. And the only thing that can save life is life..."

A low voice came from the black robe, and the mysterious [Head] shook his head slightly, looking helpless.

King Iasus bit his lip tightly, his face uncertain.

"But isn't this too risky?"

"Conquering the monsters will inevitably lead to death. This is the path they chose themselves, and you don't need to be responsible for it. Besides, we are only doing this to make this sacrifice more valuable."

"After all, they came here to quell the disaster in Arcadia..."

"You are the pillar that keeps Arcadia standing. Since they want to restore peace to this land, then devoting themselves to you is what they should do."

Finally, under the persuasion of the [Head of the Church], King Iasos was silent for a while, pressed his chest that began to ache again, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he spoke decisively.

"Okay, I'll do as you say!"

Hearing King Iasos's hesitation, the [Head of the Church] raised his hand and gently stroked his chest, nodding respectfully.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your trust."

On the third day, the [Royal Palace] and [Moon Temple] issued a gathering decree early in the morning, preparing to formally attack the [Beast Disaster] that was raging in the mountains of Arcadia.

Heroes from various city-states responded and went to the palace square to gather.

Loen and his party also packed up early and prepared to go out.

However, before leaving, the twin brothers refused their sister Helen's request to go with them, and refused to take her to participate in this crusade.

The experience of surviving a near-death experience on the mountain road has left the twin brothers with lingering fears.

Not only did their sister almost die in the mouth of the three-headed dragon snake, but they themselves almost died in the poisonous fog of the monster.

In the mountains of Arcadia where monsters are rampant, there is no telling how many dangers are waiting for them. The two brothers themselves are not sure they can get out of it safely. If they take their spoiled sister Helen with them, the risk factor will increase exponentially.

For both public and private reasons, the twin brothers do not want their sister Helen to go into the mountains with them to take risks.

So the safest way is to let Helen stay in the Arcadia Royal City protected by high walls and wait for the news of their triumphant return.

Helen was naturally reluctant about her brothers' decision, but facing her two determined brothers, she could only give in and stay in the courtyard with a protective barrier.

To be on the safe side, Loen also added a few defensive spells.

After everything was arranged, everyone rushed to the palace square.

When they arrived at their destination, they found that dozens of God Blood heroes had gathered here.

However, they were basically descendants of the gods from the second or third generation, with limited talents and abilities. Although many of them had entered the realm of demigods, most of them were not well-known.

Loen looked around and didn't find a few God Blood heroes whose names he had heard of, so he could only temporarily put an end to the idea of ​​recruiting people for the Eighty-Eight Star Palace.

Similarly, the God Blood heroes around were also secretly looking at these newly joined hunting members. After hearing some information about their tests and the names of the two Spartan princes, everyone's eyes suddenly became a little more intimate.

Of course, a certain white light waste card was not included in this list. Instead, he attracted many contemptuous looks because of his overly handsome appearance and the two beautiful girls accompanying him.

Needless to say, this is most likely a pretty boy who looks good but is useless.

Lorne didn't care about this, but the twin brothers who had received his favor couldn't stand it, and loudly reported to the priests of the Moon Temple who were responsible for the audit that someone was a teacher at the Athens Academy.

Hearing this identity, the surrounding God Blood heroes couldn't help but restrain some contempt and stood in awe.

[Athens Academy] is the most famous educational institution in Greece, with the goal of breaking ignorance and enlightening wisdom.

It was jointly founded by the sage Chiron and other gods. During this period, it widely absorbed talents from all over Greece, spread knowledge to the human group, and brought considerable changes to the entire society. Strictly speaking, they were all beneficiaries.

And the successful medical god Asclepius and many gods from various countries joined the Ares Mountain after graduation. They travel outside, either curing illnesses and saving lives, or eliminating disasters, or innovating technology, constantly benefiting the world.

With the dual blessing of [Athens Academy] and [Ares Mountain], as well as the popularization and dissemination of various cultures, Athens has long become the cultural center of Greece, and has the reputation of "Athens of the Greeks".

Seeing the change in the attitude of the people around him, Loen nodded secretly.

In an era where strength is respected, it is very rare to earn a unique respect for culture and education from the Gods group, which is enough to prove that the [Cultural Victory] strategy he and Athena formulated at the beginning has achieved good results.

As long as the plan is patiently pushed forward, with the disappearance of the gods and the end of the heroes, Athens will surely make the whole of Greece, "Greece of the Athenians".

"Everyone, it's almost time, let's go!"

In the crowd, a handsome young man in bronze armor was surrounded and climbed onto the high platform, and opened his mouth to call.

The heroes who were eager to establish their achievements responded one after another, and they lined up around the young man and began to prepare to set off.

Seeing that Loen and the other two were a little confused, Castor, the elder brother of the twins, pointed to the young man who was the leader of the team and took the initiative to introduce him.

"He is the commander of this operation, appointed by King Iasos himself. I heard that he is a descendant of Hermes and has awakened the power of [speed] in his blood. What's his name..."

"Hippomenes."

The younger brother Pollux spoke in a deep voice and added the follow-up at the right time.

Loen's eyelids jumped and frowned slightly when he heard this.

Is it him? The mysterious hero who sacrificed to the goddess of love Aphrodite in order to pursue Atalanta, and finally used three golden apples to cheat in the race to win Atalanta?

The reason why it is called "mysterious" is that there is not much description about this person in various versions of the story. We only know that he won the game by cheating and finally got the beauty, but his identity and origin seem to be a mystery.

As if he heard the conversation between several people, the young man named "Hippomenes" turned his head and smiled to show his kindness.

When he saw the two beautiful women in the team, Hippomenes' eyes could not help but show a touch of surprise and passion.

As if out of the keen intuition of cats, Atalanta subconsciously avoided the other party's gaze, got behind her teacher, frowned and murmured.

"The way he looks at me... is very strange, I don't like it."

"Me too..."

Medea, holding a tin staff, also whispered.

Lorne nodded and proposed to the twin brothers beside him.

"This crusade should not force everyone to act together, right? Why don't we form a team?"

"Okay!"

The twin brothers nodded in agreement and gladly accepted the invitation from Loen and the other two to form a team.

When they are out, they would rather rely on their companions who have experienced life and death crises than hang out with a group of strangers.

With the twin brothers leading the way, Loen and the other two don't have to worry about the attitude of the Arcadia officials.

After all, the two are noble Spartan princes, and they are also reinforcements specially invited by the King of Arcadia. They don't have to buy the face of Hippomenes, the temporary commander.

As expected, seeing the few people who were separated from the team and mixed with the priests of the Moon Temple, Hippomenes just frowned, and finally did not speak, tacitly approving the eccentricity of the few people.

Soon, the assembled beast disaster crusade team marched out of the city and headed towards the hinterland of the Arcadia mountains. From a distance, there were hundreds of people.

In fact, in addition to dozens of descendants of gods from various city-states, there were also priests from the Moon Temple, alchemists from the Hermes sect, restoration wizards from the Eleusinian religion, and saints from the Dionysian religion who participated in this crusade...

In order to achieve success in one battle and completely eliminate the beast disaster, the elite forces in Arcadia were mobilized collectively.

Of course, in order to ask these spellcasters from different sects to help, the King of Arcadia also cut a lot of meat.

It is a basic condition to relax restrictions and allow the three sects to preach in Arcadia.

The scene of the demons dancing and preaching on the street was because of this.

In addition, the King of Arcadia almost emptied the warehouse and gave a lot of precious herbs, magic crystals and rare metals as rewards to the personnel of the three major sects.

With these benefits as a foundation, the three competing sects are willing to work together to deal with the beast disaster in Arcadia.

Sure enough, the king is not short of hungry soldiers. This is a universal truth no matter what era it is.

Loen's playful eyes swept over the believers of the three sects, and inadvertently saw a familiar figure in the Dionysian Church.

——It was a simple and honest middle-aged man with an unusually thick right arm and a faint moisture all over his body.

His name was "Polymonos", who was the son of a fisherman on the island of Crete and the first believer to join and believe in Dionysus, the god of wine.

And the arm on his body once belonged to Orion, the son of the sea god.

Although the divine blood contained in it has been integrated with Polymonos, giving him a long life like a descendant of the gods, time has finally carved deep scars on his face, and the youth has been carved into a middle-aged appearance.

However, the years have also given him another gift in the passing of time.

After the polishing and precipitation of time, Polymonos has entered the realm of demigod, and because of his firm belief and missionary achievements, he has become a famous saint in the Dionysian Church. At present, he is responsible for the missionary work in the Arcadia region.

Seeing his old friend appear in front of him in his current appearance, Loen, an immortal god, was quite moved.

Sensing the gaze behind him, Polymonos turned around and smiled heartily, throwing a wine jug over.

"Little brother, are you thirsty? Come and try my newly brewed wine!"

"Thank you."

Loen thanked him and gladly accepted the kindness. He pulled out the cork, took a sip of the authentic Cretan wine, looked up at the vast mountains shrouded in clouds and mist, and narrowed his eyes.

Arcadia Mountains, here we are.

Soon, everyone came to the sentry post that divided the dangerous and safe areas, ready to complete the procedures for entering the mountains.

However, the strong smell of blood permeated the camp. The sentry booths and fences reinforced by magic were in pieces. The wreckage was covered with scratches and bites from monsters. The hundreds of garrison troops that were supposed to be guarding here all disappeared.

Judging from the degree of dryness of the blood and the remaining traces around it, the attack should have happened last night, and they were probably in danger.

Lorne leaned down and picked up a bronze epaulette with a silver moon emblem from the scarlet soil. The figure of the middle-aged officer waving them off could not help but appear in front of his eyes. He dusted off the dust and mud and wiped it off. Put it in your pocket.

Atalanta followed the crushed and trampled plants around her, looked at the forest path ahead on the left, and spoke in a deep voice.

"According to the hunting habits of monsters, they can't carry so many corpses very far, so there must be a nest of those beasts nearby!"

"Catch up, kill them and avenge the innocent people who died!"

Hippomenes raised his arms and roared, and the heroes seemed to be affected by this tragic scene. They shouted excitedly, immediately picked up their weapons, put on their armor, and followed the leader into the mountains to fight against the raging evil beasts. them.