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"The duel between Paris and Menelaus seems to be a little ahead of schedule." The duel also affected the hearts of the gods, and Zeus glanced over it.
Hera and Athena, the gods who supported Greece, naturally wanted Menelaus to win, while Apollo and Artemis, who supported Troy, wanted Paris to win. victory.
Of course, in general, the destruction of Troy has long been doomed, but not only the Greeks and Trojans have their own thoughts, but the thoughts of the gods are also unpredictable.
Some gods are like children, always fighting and resisting, but when he saw the duel between Paris and Menelaus, Zeus didn't want anyone to intervene and change the script, so he said to Hermes He said: "Although war is inevitable, neither Paris nor Menelaus can die now. Go down and take care of them."
"Yes, great father." Hermes agreed, picking up the staff with twin snakes in his hand, and the small feather wings behind his ears and at the condyle of his feet flapped rapidly, "puff", "puff", and quickly It rose into the sky and disappeared in an instant.
Hera looked at the situation and was a little dissatisfied. She hoped that all the blame would fall on Troy, but the situation was not like this now, and because there were gods on the side of Troy, it was too obvious that she could not directly intervene, and even Zeus would not agree.
She turned to Athena: "Even if there is a duel, fate still decides that the war will continue. You go down and correct some deviations!"
Athena nodded and immediately left Mount Olympus and went to the human world.
"The duel has begun."
The clouds revealed the scene, and Hector and Odysseus began to measure the duel distance between the two sides, and drew lots to determine which side would throw a spear at the other side first.
Throwing the spear first will give you a first-mover advantage. If the opponent is killed or seriously injured with the first spear hit, there will be no need to compete later.
Almost at the same time, the three goddesses of fate looked at it, and the eldest of them, Atropos, said: "Fate originally decreed, who will draw the first lot?"
"It is Paris," answered Clotho.
"But after one hundred and twenty days and nights, the threads that broke away from our hands began to appear..." Lachésis looked at the transparent silk threads flying in her hands.
Clotho, Lachésis, and Atropos are the daughters of Zeus and the goddess Themis, and the sisters of Hora, the goddess of time.
Their task is to spin the thread of destiny in the world and cut the thread of life in order. The youngest Crosso is in charge of the future and spinning the thread of life, the second sister Lachesis is responsible for maintaining the thread of life, and the eldest Atlo is in charge of the thread of life. Persia rules death and is responsible for cutting the thread of life. It is said that even the fate of Zeus, the Lord of the Gods, is in their hands.
"Of course this is not true. All the gods know that we cannot control the fate of gods more powerful than us. Apollo's divine power is equal to ours, so we can only make Daphne leave him and become a moon hanging, but we cannot make Daphne leave him and become a moon hanging. Apollo itself was compromised.”
"Even for those gods who are lower than us, what we can do is limited. We can disappoint them in certain things, but we cannot affect them themselves, just like Calypso!"
Calypso is the goddess of the island Ogygia. Some people say she is a fairy or a nymph. In fact, she is a regular goddess, the daughter of Atlas. She is even ranked among the gods Hestia, the god of kitchens, and the god of wine. Above Dionysus.
It's just that Atlas is a Titan and the defeated one, so she is affected somewhat.
Calypso's punishment was that the goddess of fate would send a hero who needed help every once in a while, but none of the heroes sent could stay. Calypso fell in love.
"However, everything about mortals is woven by us. There has been a slight deviation in Paris's fate. I think this should be corrected and let Menelaus get the first lot."
"I think it's okay, this is just a test." The two goddesses agreed.
The three goddesses of destiny reached an agreement, and suddenly there were some deviations in destiny. The goddesses of destiny are neither omnipotent nor mechanical, and cannot be changed at all - they naturally have appropriate authority.
Troy Duel Arena
Pei Ziyun and Menelaus each drew a lot, but the result was announced and it was Menelaus who won the first lot. This result surprised Pei Ziyun. In his memory, it seemed that Paris had won the first lot.
"Has fate changed?" Pei Ziyun thought to himself, but before he could think about it in detail, the excited Menelaus was already fully armed and strode to the duel field, holding a spear in his hand.
Pei Ziyun also entered the duel field fully armed with a spear, a faint smile on his lips, and looked at Menelaus opposite him calmly.
At this moment in the duel field, Menelaus looked at Paris, new and old hatreds welled up in his heart, and the anger in his heart was instantly ignited. He raised the spear in his hand and prayed loudly: "Zeus, in order to make all the people in the world From now on, I will not dare to retaliate with kindness, please allow me to punish those who insult me."
After saying that, he threw the spear in his hand towards Pei Ziyun with great force. The spear was very fast, and in an instant, the tip of the spear pierced Pei Ziyun like lightning.
Pei Ziyun was shocked. The speed was unexpected. When the spear was about to hit, he raised his shield to block it.
"Bang." The spear pierced the shield, and the remaining impact caused it to move forward. When it almost hit the body, Pei Ziyun gently dodged to one side, avoiding the tip of the spear.
"Oh, Menelaus, your strength is not bad." Pei Ziyun lightly praised him, but in Menelaus's ears, it was nothing more than a ridicule. His face was gloomy, he said nothing, and his eyes The anger almost burst out.
Pei Ziyun didn't see Menelaus' angry eyes at all, or he didn't care at all, and said, "Menelaus, it's my turn next."
Pei Ziyun took a deep breath, backed up a little, trotted a few steps quickly, and threw the spear in his hand with the inertia.
"boom."
The speed of the spear was equally fast and accurate, and the power was equally huge. Menelaus could not dodge it at all. He also resisted with his shield. There was a sound, and the tip of the spear penetrated the shield, but Menelaus threw the spear at the same time. The spear did not penetrate deeply into the shield. Only the tip of the spear was exposed and did not penetrate the human body.
"Both are powerful in combat skills and both are heroes, but Menelaus is still stronger." someone said.
"It makes sense that he would be stronger. After all, he was a hero many years ago, while Paris became a hero not long ago."
"But there is not much difference between the two. The outcome of this duel is unpredictable." The heroes in the audience were talking about it, each expressing their views on the duel.
"Paris is not simple. Menelaus is a hero who has been famous for many years. Paris can surpass many young people even though he is a little less powerful." Agamemnon was a little worried and said to the prince and hero.
"Dear Commander Agamemnon, Paris killed the Ursine in Athens, so it stands to reason that his strength is similar to that of Menelaus."
Menastheus, King of Athens, said this while the sensation of Paris killing the Ursine in Athens was still fresh in his mind.
"I see that Paris is still far behind King Menelaus, and King Menelaus is a hero who has been famous for many years and has more experience. He has a better chance of winning this battle." Palamedes said.
"Paris heard that he is good at swordsmanship and Menelaus cannot underestimate his opponent." Odysseus said.
Looking at the two people on the field, the shields in their hands were damaged at this time. They dropped their spears and shields at the same time and drew out their bronze swords.
Menelaus raised his sword, pointed it diagonally in the air, and shouted: "God, why don't you let me win?"
After saying that, he roared angrily, raised his sword and charged towards Pei Ziyun.
Pei Ziyun raised his hand at this time: "Ares! Please watch how I use the sword skills taught by your daughter to send King Menelaus of Sparta to the dark and lightless land of the underworld."
Paris's declaration attracted the attention of both men and gods in this battle.
"Paris is so arrogant, doesn't he know that Menelaus is a battle-hardened hero?" Someone said sarcastically.
"Paris can easily kill the three-headed monster, and he dares to say so at this moment. King Menelaus should be reminded to deal with it carefully." King Menastheus of Athens said cautiously.
"Prince Paris's words are exaggerated, but they are refreshing to hear." A Trojan elder smiled with a smile on his face.
"That's true, but even if Menelaus can't be hit hard, I believe he won't let the other side win easily." Another elder nodded.
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After hearing these words, Ares, the God of War, gently brushed the clouds with his hand, making the duel outside the city of Troy in the lower world more clear.
The gods looked at the scene and saw that although Prince Paris' strength was a little weaker, his figure was flexible and his swordsmanship was exquisite. It was obvious that he was from the Ares family of swordsmanship, but he used a different flavor, just like the same swordsmanship. A lone wolf teases the lion with its nimble movements.
Although the lion has greater strength than the lone wolf, its body is not as flexible as the lone wolf, and every time it kills it, it fails.
"Paris is using his swordsmanship skills to consume Menelaus' power." Ares understood the move as soon as he saw it, and slapped the armrest, feeling a little excited.
This kind of swordsmanship originated from the Ares family, but it had a different meaning and was mysterious, which caught his attention.
If this was created by Paris himself, it would be enough to prove that this Trojan prince had good talent.
The gods looked at Paris's performance and couldn't help but reveal a hint of surprise. Although Paris had already demonstrated Ares's sword skills when he invaded the Spartan palace last time, his sword skills didn't seem to be as good as now. Could it be because the enemies were different?
In the middle, Zeus watched Paris's performance and thought to himself: "Although it is a duel between ants, Paris will win. Without Hermes' intervention, Paris beheaded Menelaus and sent him to Hades." The underworld is entirely possible."
"It doesn't matter much if Menelaus dies, it's just not the time yet."
(End of chapter)