Achilles was furious when he saw Paris fleeing into the city of Troy. He promised to avenge Nestor's son Antilochus, and so many heroes in Greece died from Paris' hidden arrows. He was determined to kill Paris.
But at this moment, the gates of Troy are closed and they cannot enter Troy, but Achilles is not a person who gives up easily.
"Forget it, let me knock down the entire city gate and break Troy completely."
Achilles did not stop his progress and rushed towards the city gate, because he was convinced of his strength and could knock the city gate open by himself.
Only the brave man dared to think about this kind of thought. After all, breaking down a city gate protected by divine power must be the power of God.
"Get out of the way, you cowardly Trojans!" Achilles was ready to knock down the city gates, break the doorposts, and allow the Greeks to invade Troy. Therefore, he held up his spear and stabbed the Trojans who could not enter. .
At this moment, Apollo carried a quiver full of 100-shot divine arrows and threatened Achilles with a thunderous voice, saying: "Son of Peleus! Let go of the Trojans quickly and retreat as soon as possible. You Be careful or a god will kill you!"
Achilles recognized that this was the voice of a god, but now he was confident and undaunted. He ignored the warning and replied loudly: "Why do you always protect the Trojans? Do you want to force me to fight against the gods?"
"You helped Hector escape death last time, and I was very angry about it. Now, I advise you to return to God, otherwise, even if you are a god, my spear will definitely pierce you!"
As he spoke, he killed all the Trojans around him and pushed hard against the city gate, only to hear a "boom". The city gate made a huge "clang" sound under this push.
olympus
Zeus looked at Achilles' actions in the red mist, especially when he said he wanted to fight the gods, Zeus's face was so gloomy that water could drip from his face.
The gods also looked very indifferent. Achilles' arrogance of not taking the gods seriously made the gods dislike him again.
A god stood up and said: "Great Zeus, the terrible god, Achilles is so arrogant and tries to challenge the gods. I suggest that he should be killed immediately and his soul thrown into hell. Torment forever.”
Zeus was slightly moved after hearing this suggestion. He looked at the gods present and saw that no gods responded, so he did not directly agree to the suggestion.
Hera picked up a grape, peeled it off, and put it into Zeus's mouth.
She said slowly: "My dear, although Achilles is hateful, he is Thetis's son after all. Thetis has begged you several times, but you have never agreed to let him go."
"And the mistakes he made are not enough to banish him to Tartarus to suffer forever. You just allow Apollo to kill him."
"Well, let's deal with it this way, Apollo will take action soon."
Zeus said, looking at the red mist.
On the ground, Apollo was very angry after listening to Achilles' words. Achilles' behavior was undoubtedly a provocation and contempt, and it was a challenge to the entire class of gods.
Not to mention Apollo, the gods cannot tolerate a mortal provoking a god. Achilles undoubtedly violated the bottom line of the gods. Apollo took off the divine bow on his back, took out arrows from his quiver, and said angrily: "Arrogant Achilles, do you think you can challenge a god when there is no one among mortals who can rival you?"
"Perhaps the story of Diomedes stabbing the gods gave you mortals confidence, making you think that the gods can challenge, but these blasphemers will all die."
Pei Ziyun, who quickly climbed up the city wall, heard Apollo's words and understood in his heart, knowing that Achilles' words completely angered Apollo.
"Without the oracle, Diomedes, protected by Athena, might have been able to return alive."
"But with the oracle and the gods being threatened, their tolerance suddenly became much smaller."
"Diomedes, you have stabbed the gods. This is something that none of the gods will tolerate. The fate of these people has been sealed."
Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun smiled slightly. The fate of these people was all cleverly arranged by himself, and he had the opportunity to kill them one by one. Now, the first thing to do is to kill Achilles.
Pei Ziyun climbed onto the city wall, raised his hands high, and prayed devoutly: "Great Apollo, protector of Troy, God of perfect shots, if you have ever protected my brother Hector, let me shoot him. Kill our enemy Achilles."
Apollo, who originally wanted to shoot Achilles with his bow and arrow, felt moved when he heard this.
Apollo also attended the wedding of Peleus and blessed Achilles like other gods. Now he is protecting the Trojans and killing Peleus' only beloved son, which is a bit unjustifiable. Although he is really helpless, he has no scruples. But it would be nice to have someone do it for you.
Apollo originally planned to let Paris kill Achilles from the beginning, but Achilles' words made him angry, so he thought of killing him himself.
Now Paris prays to him to kill Achilles, and he can do it with Paris's hand.
Thinking of this, Apollo pointed his hand at Pei Ziyun, and heard a "buzz" sound, and powerful divine power was instantly poured into Pei Ziyun's body.
Pei Ziyun knew that Apollo had answered his prayer and given him the strength to kill Achilles. How could he miss such a good opportunity? He quickly found a high platform nearby and stood on it.
Pei Ziyun took a bow from the chariot and pulled the string.
"Bang." The bowstring made a crisp sound, and Pei Ziyun nodded with satisfaction. With this bow, he could shoot Achilles.
Pei Ziyun took out an arrow from the quiver. The front part of the arrow was in the shape of a triangular cone. It was a carefully made bronze arrowhead. He gently buckled the bronze arrow on the bowstring, bent the bow and held his breath. He focused his attention on Achilles who was rushing towards the city gate. Gradually, the god's power condensed on the tip of the arrow, shining like a star.
Achilles, who had always been sharp and alert, did not know that a disaster was coming. He was still full of fanaticism and hit the city gate hard, making the entire city gate sway.
"Achilles is dead." Pei Ziyun immediately felt this and sighed in his heart. If the afterglow of Achilles' fate had not been extinguished by killing Memnon, he would not have been easily deceived.
No matter how good Pei Ziyun's archery skills are, there may be some accidents in the process. This is the protection provided by fate to Achilles.
But the afterglow of Achilles' destiny has been extinguished, and fate no longer favors him.
Apollo cooperated very well. With a gentle wave of his hand, a piece of fog quickly descended. The fog quickly enveloped Pei Ziyun's figure, making Achilles unable to see Pei Ziyun who was aiming at the high platform.
Pei Ziyun was completely immersed in the arrow. He carefully aimed at Achilles' heel because he knew that was his only weakness.
"Phew." Pei Ziyun loosened the bowstring, and the arrow shot across the sky like a meteor instantly, disappeared in the mist, and shot towards Achilles' heel.
Achilles kept hitting the city gate, and the violent "clang" of the city gate completely drowned out the sound of the arrows piercing the sky.
"Poof." The triangular cone-shaped bronze arrow accurately hit Achilles' heel and penetrated.
Achilles felt a heartbreaking pain. He had never felt such severe pain since he was sensible until now.
"Ah!" He let out a violent scream, his heavy body seemed to collapse like a giant tower, and he fell to the ground with a "bang", throwing up a cloud of dust.
Thick blood flowed out from the heel, instantly staining a large area red.
Achilles yelled angrily: "Who dares to shoot me a despicable arrow in the dark? If he dares to fight me face to face, I will let his blood be shed until his soul escapes to the underworld! Cowards always They are killing warriors in secret.”
After Achilles finished speaking, he ignored the extent of the injury. Although he knew that his heel was his only weakness, he still used force to pull out the arrow from his heel.
The moment the arrow was pulled out, it brought up another piece of blood, along with some flesh. Achilles' tenacity was fully demonstrated here. He didn't care about it at all. He threw the triangular cone-shaped bronze arrow away angrily. , limped up and continued to slam against the city gate.
"boom."
The city gate trembled under his continuous violent impact, as if it might be knocked down at any time if it continued to impact.
The Trojans inside the city gate trembled all over when they heard the clanging sound of the city gate. They never imagined that there were such terrifying people in the world who could knock the city gate protected by divine power into the city gate with just one person. collapse.
Everyone thought that Achilles was about to break through the city gate and rush in. Their teeth chattered, their hands holding weapons trembled unconsciously, and their faces turned pale.
Pei Ziyun said that in reality, he was a little shocked when he saw this situation, but if he looked carefully, he could only see blood flowing out of Achilles' heel, like spring water, which would not stop.
"This wound cannot be healed, and the blood is constantly flowing. At this speed, even if you are Achilles, you won't be able to last long." Pei Ziyun understood immediately: "So this is the cause of Achilles' death."
"That's right. Apollo's plague arrow cannot kill immediately. It must have a process, and this kind of blood loss is the most terrifying thing. It can kill someone in a few minutes."
The human body will go into shock if the blood loss exceeds one-fifth of the body at one time, and death will occur if the blood loss exceeds one-third, and the speed of this fountain can quickly reach this level.
Sure enough, within a few moments, Achilles' body quickly stiffened, his movements became sluggish, and his strength was disappearing. He could no longer push the city gate and stood there blankly. For a moment, he fell among the many corpses with a "bang".
"Achilles is dead." Someone from the Greek coalition in the distance shouted this, and everyone inside and outside the city was stunned.
"No, how could the invincible, god-like Achilles die?" Not only the Greeks, but even the Trojans couldn't believe this.
Then, an unprecedented vibration filled the space.
(End of chapter)