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Perseus didn't care about Roy's words, and his eyes were still on Pandion.

Because Perseus knew very well that Roy was not the real boss of the Athenian tribe.

Pandion looked at Perseus expressionlessly and said coldly.

"Perseus! I originally thought you were my daughter's suitor, so I treated you as a distinguished guest. Since the real purpose of your coming to our Athenian tribe is to force the Athenians to surrender to you Mycenaeans, you are no longer my guest."

"Great Pandion, have you really thought it through?"

Perseus said with a serious face.

"If you reject the kindness of our Mycenaeans, a war will break out between the Mycenaeans and the Athenians."

"Even if you threaten me with war, I will not surrender to you. Now please leave my home and our Acropolis."

Faced with Pandion's expulsion, Perseus did not give up.

He stood up and said to Pandion with a half-smile.

"Great Pandion! Now I want to challenge you Athenians. As long as there is an Athenian who can defeat me, I will leave obediently. If no Athenian can defeat me, I hope you can make careful considerations."

"Perseus, I accept your challenge."

Eretchtheus immediately stood up and said.

"You humiliated my sister, and I just lack a reason to teach you a lesson."

Perseus turned and smiled at Erechtheus.

"Young Prince Erechtheus, you are not my opponent yet. But since you are foolish to challenge me, I will teach you a lesson."

After that, Perseus turned and walked outside.

After Erechtheus chased Perseus out of the hall, everyone in the hall stood up and walked outside.

Roy, Pandion, Zeuxippe, Procne, Philomela and two small leaders came to the courtyard outside, and saw that Erechtheus and Perseus were already confronting each other ten meters apart in the open space outside the courtyard.

When the two men confronted each other, the male servant of Pandion's family handed Erechtheus' bronze spear and cowhide shield to him.

Perseus' two followers also handed two bronze spears to Perseus.

Under the gaze of everyone, Perseus showed a confident smile on his face and threw the bronze spear in his left hand to Erechtheus.

There was a dull bang!

Erechtheus raised the cowhide shield to block the powerful bronze spear.

When Erechtheus put down the shield, Perseus had already rushed in front of him, waving the bronze spear with both hands to launch a violent attack.

Erechtheus hurriedly used the bronze spear in his right hand and the shield in his left hand to block Perseus' attack. Although he did not lose at the beginning, he was obviously at a disadvantage.

Perhaps Erechtheus himself would feel that it was because of his hard support that Perseus could not defeat him immediately.

But everyone watching the battle could see that Perseus did not use all his strength, which was the reason why Erechtheus was not defeated by Perseus at the beginning.

Seeing that Perseus was playing with ease like a cat playing with a mouse, Pandion showed a solemn expression on his face.

Although Erechtheus had not yet grown into a hero [a hundred enemies], his strength was better than fifty enemies.

Even Pandion himself could not suppress Erechtheus as easily as Perseus.

In other words, Perseus's strength had surpassed Pandion.

Looking at Perseus's fighting posture, Pandion showed envy in his eyes.

If Pandion still had the physique of his youth, he would have the confidence to fight a battle with Perseus with an unpredictable outcome based on his combat experience.

Unfortunately, Pandion's body was no longer young. After he was over forty years old, his body was weakening little by little.

Perseus did not use all his strength to defeat Erechtheus at the beginning of the battle. His purpose was to show the Athenians his powerful military force.

After seeing Pandion's reaction, Perseus immediately burst out with heroic speed and used the bronze spear in his hand to launch a thunderous attack.

Bang!

The bronze spears of Perseus and Erechtheus collided with each other.

The next second!

Erechtheus was hit by the huge force and retreated three steps.

Perseus not only did not retreat, but also caught up with Erechtheus and put the blade of the bronze spear in his hand against Erechtheus' neck.

"Prince Erechtheus, you lost!"

Erechtheus finally understood at this time that Perseus' speed and strength far surpassed his own.

Perseus did not defeat him at the beginning of the battle, not because his strength was close to Perseus.

Wanting to punish Perseus for his beloved sister, but suffering the humiliation of defeat in front of Perseus, Erechtheus let out an angry roar, then threw away the spear and shield in his hand and returned to Pandion.

As the victor, Perseus looked at Pandion and said.

"Great Pandion! Is there anyone in the Athenian tribe who can stand up and defeat me? If no Athenian can defeat me, please consider it carefully before making a decision."

After saying that, Perseus stared at Pandion.

It was obvious that Perseus wanted Pandion to fight in person.

As a father who loved his daughter, Pandion should indeed fight in person to punish Perseus who humiliated Procne.

Just when everyone thought Pandion would go to the battle, Pandion stood there without any movement, as if he did not see Perseus's provocative eyes.

Zeuxipes immediately understood that her husband Pandion did not have the confidence to defeat Perseus.

Erechtheus was only the son of the leader, so it didn't matter if Erechtheus lost to Perseus.

As the leader - and also the most powerful warrior of the Athenian tribe, if Pandion lost to Perseus, it would not only deal a blow to the morale of the Athenians, but also shake his authority as the leader.

After all, Pandion's status as a leader was not inherited, but was seized from the previous leader by force.

Seeing that Pandion did not dare to accept his challenge, Perseus said with a smug smile.

"Great Pandion! Since no Athenian challenges me, please reconsider-"

Without waiting for Perseus to finish his words, Roy waved his spear and pounced on Perseus like a swift falcon.

"Perseus, I'll be your opponent!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Roy came to Perseus and stabbed Perseus' neck with the blade of his spear.

Because Roy burst out with heroic speed, Perseus's face widened with a serious look, while moving his body to avoid Roy's attack, he used his spear to counterattack Roy.

With a crisp sound!

Roy's spear collided with Perseus's spear and changed each other's trajectory.

As a result, Roy's spear failed to stab Perseus, and Perseus' counterattack failed to stab Roy.

After the first attack failed, Roy continued to use continuous attacks, and for a while he suppressed Perseus and gained the upper hand.

Looking at the battle between Roy and Perseus, Philomela said happily.

"Sister, do you think Brother Roy is venting his anger for you?"

Procne's eyes were full of tenderness, and she nodded slightly.