olympus
Night covers the earth, and the gods on the sacred mountain of Olympus are still having a banquet in the central palace. The gods are sitting around Zeus. In the center is a thick red blood mist. The red mist is thicker than before. , which means that a large number of people died in this war.
While the food and wine on the table were being consumed by the gods, new food, wine, and fresh fruits were constantly being transported to the hall automatically through the bronze tripod equipped with a golden wheel built by Hephaestus.
The gods are still discussing the situation in Troy. During this period, the situation in Troy can be said to be turbulent. Various key figures appeared and died. Hector just died some time ago, and now the gods are discussing again. Which key character will go to the realm of Hades next.
The Battle of Troy is about to end, and the gods cannot allow any unforeseen mistakes to occur.
Zeus actually saw everything, including Paris's plan for a rainy day, but he didn't care about a mere hundred people. The oracle made him feel out of control for the first time some time ago.
This feeling was very bad, which made him much stricter this time than last time, trying not to let any uncontrollable factors appear.
Zeus glanced at the gods present and said: "Some of your gods here care about the Greeks and some care about the Trojans. In fact, it is all in vain. Countless horses and soldiers from both sides will die on the battlefield."
"You are worried about the safety of some people, but don't imagine that you can plead with me for their lives, because fate is as merciless to me as it is to you."
When the gods heard Zeus's words, they were all frightened. Especially the mortals in this war who were closely related to several gods felt even more uneasy.
"The matter of the Rainbow Crown was not clear up last time. This time it is an oracle issued again. You should know how harsh fate is to me."
"Since fate has treated me so ruthlessly and harshly, it will treat you the same way. You must know this in your heart."
After Zeus finished speaking, he glanced at the surrounding gods again to see everyone's reaction. Seeing that everyone was silent, he continued talking.
"Since Memnon has arrived at Troy, let him extinguish the afterglow of Achilles' fate and end this war as soon as possible."
This war has been going on for more than six years, and both gods and humans are a little tired. After the last traces of Achilles' destiny are extinguished, kill him and the war will be over.
But after hearing Zeus's words, the face of the goddess of dawn Eos didn't look good.
Zeus didn't care what the gods below thought at all. He turned his head and said to the silent Apollo: "Apollo, are you ready?"
The last time he left Apollo alone was to make Apollo understand his determination to kill Achilles.
Apollo, who was drinking by himself, heard Zeus' question and knew that it was about Achilles, so he replied: "Get ready. Once the afterglow of his destiny is extinguished, I will kill him with the hand of Paris." .”
After hearing Apollo's words, Zeus said: "Achilles is very powerful among mortals. Can you kill him with the help of Paris? If not, then do it yourself."
"Paris himself is an excellent archer. As long as I give him strength, he can kill Achilles." Apollo said.
Zeus nodded, apparently acknowledging Apollo's words, believing that it would not be difficult to kill Achilles without the afterglow of his fate.
"Everyone, this war has been going on for too long, and too many people have died. I know that many children of God have died in this war, including several of my sons."
"But it's all worth it. After this war is over, we will have long-lasting peace."
"Come, let us drink to the coming peace."
After saying that, he picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp, and the gods also drank all the wine in the glass.
Because of Zeus's warning, the atmosphere of the entire banquet was very dull. The gods were all thinking about their own thoughts, drinking wine and eating delicious food in silence, and rarely talked to each other.
After a while, the banquet was over. None of the gods dared to disobey Zeus's will and left the banquet hall silently.
Hera listened to everything Zeus said and knew what he was thinking, so she called Athena who was about to leave and said: "Ask Heracles to prepare his divine bow. Give Greece a hero who, according to fate, will shoot an arrow at Paris at the critical moment.”
"Apollo also wants to kill Achilles with Paris's hand. Will it have any impact?" Athena asked.
"Then after Paris kills Achilles, shoot this arrow at him. This is fate's arrangement. It must hit. I believe that gods will comply with fate."
Athena nodded, agreeing.
Now that the Trojan War is coming to an end, once Achilles dies, Paris will have no value in existence. It is natural to kill him, and no god will protect him again.
When Paris gave the golden apple to Aphrodite, the goddess of love, it planted a thorn in the hearts of Hera and Athena. Although various methods were used to effectively weaken their resentment along the way, at the critical moment , Hera still didn’t intend to let Paris go.
The last time Cynos was hit by the poisonous arrow of Heracles, he died. If he still uses the poisonous arrow to deal with Paris this time, Paris will escape death.
However, his wife Oenone will save him. This is fate's arrangement, but whether it can be achieved depends on whether the gods are willing to let him go.
Early the next morning, Eos, the goddess of dawn, ascended into the sky reluctantly because she also heard Zeus's words and knew what fate her beloved son Memnon would suffer.
The only way to extinguish the afterglow of Achilles' fate is to take Memnon's life. This is something the goddess of the dawn is extremely unwilling to see.
But the Trojan War had been going on for so long, and many children of the gods died, including Zeus's son. There was no reason why her son couldn't die, and she had no choice but to accept the arrangement.
No matter how reluctant you are, the dawn will still rise slowly.
In the guest room of the Troy Palace, Memnon woke up. After a long journey, he finally had a peaceful sleep today, which made him very satisfied.
But there was a big battle today, and Memnon reluctantly got up, put on his armor, tightened the belt on the armor, put a sword on his waist, and walked out.
As soon as he went out, he saw Pei Ziyun walking from a distance. Memnon smiled and said, "Dear Prince Paris, I am very honored that you came to see me so early."
"King Memnon, I came here this time to discuss something important with you, so I came here early. I'm going to go to the battlefield later, so I'm afraid I won't have time." Pei Ziyun said with a wry smile.
"Oh? I don't know what it is." Memnon said with a raised eyebrow.
"That's right, you know Achilles is very powerful. Although many people are not his opponents, we will eventually fight him to the death."
"That's right." Memnon nodded.
"But I think we shouldn't fight him at the beginning, but try to kill other heroes before fighting him in the end. What do you think?" Pei Ziyun said.
He knew that before Achilles died, he could get special protection.
If he is in danger, Apollo will help him, and the gods will not allow him to die.
And once Achilles dies, he will lose all value. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to kill him now
Cut off the Greek heroes first, so that you can increase your strength, and you can also delay the death of Achilles as much as possible so that you can be more prepared.
As for the feelings of the gods, they all have to face each other anyway, and they don't care about killing more.
In the past, I had to restrain my hands when killing people, but now I no longer have to worry about it. I just let my hands and feet go and kill, as long as Achilles is still alive.
"Paris, I have accepted the suggestion you made." Memnon was a steady king, and he immediately agreed to Pei Ziyun's suggestion. This is how the art of war is.
Cut off the weak first, and finally concentrate on dealing with the strong.
And the biggest advantage of following Pei Ziyun is that it reduces the risk. After all, it is well known that Achilles is very powerful, so fighting him is naturally very risky.
Although Achilles is powerful, Memnon thinks that he is not weak either, but first they cut off some Greek heroes, and everyone gathered together to deal with Achilles, so Achilles was no match.
The strong will swing their swords at the weaker, and the weak will challenge the stronger. Even if they have to confront the strong strategically, they still have to create a local advantage tactically.
"Then let's go to the battlefield together today and fight side by side?" Memnon asked. The prince in front of him had a good strategy, but he didn't know how to be brave.
"I am here today. In addition to giving you this advice, I also want to fight side by side with you." Pei Ziyun said immediately.
"Haha, okay, today we will fight the enemy side by side. Let's go and gather the team outside the palace." Memnon said happily.
The main reason why Pei Ziyun came to fight with Memnon was because he had a powerful hero to protect him. He could kill these heroes with bows and arrows as much as he wanted. This was undoubtedly the fastest way to harvest.
Soon, Memnon gathered the troops he brought, and the Trojan warriors and heroes also gathered in the military camp.
Chariots were driving ahead, and rows of soldiers followed the chariots all the way out of the city.
At this time, the city gate was opened, and the chariots and soldiers came out of the city gate. The chariots were lined up in an orderly manner. The soldiers held spears and marched towards the Greek camp with firm steps.
On the other side, the Greeks also know that today's battle has a different meaning. It will be a battle between the two sides to determine the winner.
The warriors, led by Achilles and many other Greek heroes, also marched towards the city of Troy with firm steps.
The battle between the two sides is about to break out.
(End of chapter)