But Cleopatra now seemed to have disappeared suddenly, and the feeling gradually faded. Soon, Hilde had no way to track her. In this situation, Hilde could only give up and turn back.
After Hilde returns to the king's tent.
Sophia immediately ran over worriedly.
"Sissi, are you okay?"
"Of course I'm fine, I just lost him."
Hilde walked directly into the king's tent. At this time, Xerxes already knew what happened. She continued to lie on the carpet. After seeing Hilde come in, she sat up and asked, "Did you lose me?"
"Yes, this guy runs faster than I thought."
"…I have a way to trap her."
At this time, Xerxes snapped his fingers.
A circle of flames suddenly appeared on the ground.
"If we find this guy again, we can seal him up. That way, she won't be able to hide." Xerxes suddenly clenched his open palm, and the circle of fire suddenly shrank. "Then, we can use this method. Either she will confront us directly, or... just wait to be burned to death by the flames."
"We have to wait until she shows up. If this guy is a coward and just sneaks back to Sparta, there's nothing we can do."
If Hilde were this Cleopatra, she would definitely take this opportunity to return to Sparta.
"If he runs away, there's nothing we can do."
"Right. Anyway, our target is Eraeus and the entire Gallipoli Peninsula. It won't be a problem for us to get rid of Cleopatra." Hilde also stretched her body. "But this guy is really elusive. Fortunately, he met us. Sophia, you must be careful from now on. Don't be alone. You must follow us."
"Yes! Okay!"
Sophia was a little frustrated.
After all, she was unaware of Cleopatra's presence.
But both Hilde and Xerxes noticed it.
This is indeed the difference in strength. Although I have become an oracle, I am still far behind Hilde and Sophia... Sophia can only think so. Since a more dangerous enemy has appeared, she must be obedient to avoid the enemy from attacking Sophia when she is alone.
This kind of security still needs to be done well.
At this time, Cleopatra almost fled back to the city of Eraeus in a panic. People only felt a chilling wind blowing in from outside the military camp, and then Cleopatra rushed directly into the commander's tent. At this time, the commander had not yet slept, but was thinking about how to take over Eraeus by candlelight. Suddenly, he heard a noise from behind, turned around, and found Cleopatra fell directly to the ground.
"Master Oracle, what's wrong with you?"
"I've been attacked……"
Cleopatra sat up quickly.
Her right hand was tightly covering her arm, and by the light of the candle, the commander could see that Cleopatra's left arm was bleeding, and it was unknown why she was injured. Moreover, Cleopatra's clothes were missing pieces here and there, and she looked very embarrassed. The commander was also shocked, after all, this was the Oracle: "Are you okay?"
"Fortunately... I'm still alive."
"what happens?"
"The Byzantine Kingdom also has oracles. I was caught off guard. They are now marching towards Araeus. No... Is there not a single ship in Araeus? Our troops must retreat quickly, otherwise we will be in great danger."
"All the ships are not in the port of Araeus. It seems that they have all been sent to Cestus, which are the warships you attacked at that time. As for the merchant ships, it seems that they had already begun to retreat during the siege. Then when your skeleton army entered the city, the survivors fled to the seaside and left here on merchant ships, fishing boats and other available ships. Therefore, there are no other ships in the port of Araeus now."
"That means we can't escape..."
Cleopatra couldn't help but smile.
"Forget it."
"My Lord Oracle..."
"I'm not very confident that I can defeat those oracles, but don't worry. When their army arrives, I will have a steady stream of ancient warriors to fight alongside our army. As long as we defeat the enemy's army, even if the enemy's oracle has a way to defeat me, it will be useless. As long as I don't die, those ancient warriors will never be defeated. They will be resurrected continuously and then rush towards the enemy."
This was the only option available to Cleopatra now. She had no way of defeating the two oracles who used thunder and fire. In fact, Cleopatra couldn't even defeat Brasidas and Lysander from her own country, but she had her own advantages.
So Cleopatra had figured out a plan.
"Bandage me first..."
Chapter 7: The War of Araeus
Cleopatra's arms were now burning. She had not expected that the attack just now would cause such great damage. Her entire arm seemed to be grazed by lightning, and her skin was torn apart. If she had been hit directly by lightning, she would have been crippled on the spot.
The lightning and thunder were one thing, and the flames behind had already burned Cleopatra's cloak as a whole, revealing large areas of naked skin from under her clothes. Much of her skin was burned black by the flames. Only now could Cleopatra feel the intense pain caused by the skin burned by the flames.
These two guys...
The oracle of the Byzantine Kingdom is too powerful.
She couldn't help but think about it.
She didn't know who the one who used fire was, but it was possible that he was the oracle of Hephaestus, the god of fire. Cleopatra didn't know who the one who used thunder and lightning was, but in Greek mythology, the only one who was called the god of thunder and lightning was Zeus. Could it be that Zeus' oracle was actually in the Byzantine Kingdom?
That would be really interesting.
The oracle of Poseidon has been confirmed to be Rhodes of Athens, and now the Byzantine queen who uses lightning is probably the oracle of Zeus. Cleopatra is still a little confused. She feels that she is really unlucky. She came to such a far place to do a task that should not be very complicated. As a result, this task almost cost Cleopatra her life.
There is no solution if you think about it carefully.
Maybe this is the fate arranged by the gods.
Cleopatra had many skills in escaping.
So she had to use her own abilities to force the enemy to retreat. After the enemy's army was defeated, Cleopatra would flee immediately. As long as she could return to Sparta, she would be fine. She could not die, she absolutely could not die. She was the hope of the Helots. As long as she was alive, the Spartans would certainly reduce the oppression of the Helots. If Cleopatra's life ended here, then who would protect the lives of the Helots?
So anyway.
Cleopatra couldn't die.
Must survive.
So Cleopatra strengthened her belief. She asked the general to help her bandage herself, and then she immediately returned to her normal state. The recovery ability of the disputer was relatively fast, but the flesh that was split by lightning was recovering relatively slowly. She was afraid that the divine power contained in the lightning was beyond her estimation.
But at least there was no bloodshed now, so Cleopatra didn't take it seriously. She asked the commander to immediately assemble the army and prepare for the battle after tomorrow. Cleopatra didn't know the specific configuration of the enemy army yet, but when she sneaked into the barracks, she was quite surprised by what she saw.
She saw that the Byzantine soldiers were wearing very fine armor and their weapons were well maintained. Compared with the Spartans, whose equipment seemed relatively poor, the Byzantine army could be described as extremely extravagant. Even the wealthy Athenians could not compare with the Byzantines in terms of weapons and equipment.
Of course, that's what Cleopatra saw.
This was not the general state of the Byzantine Empire's army.
And she only saw the Guards.
The guards were indeed like this, their weapons and equipment were very good, and their combat effectiveness was the highest, but the guards only accounted for one-tenth of the entire Pakistani army, and Hilde did spend a lot of money to equip them. But in Cleopatra's eyes, when she entered the barracks and found that all the soldiers were dressed very well, she would naturally think of this aspect.
and so……
I'm afraid that if they really use the 3,000 coalition troops here to fight against such an army, the final result will only be death. So Cleopatra must delay, continue to delay, delay long enough to wear down the enemy's army alive, so that the Gallipoli Peninsula will be temporarily safe.
Of course, the risks of doing so are very great. The most important risk is that he is likely to be captured by the three oracles and eventually defeated. Once he dies, the army of the dead under his control will inevitably become useless. At that time, the failure of the rich man is almost certain, and he will not be able to escape.
So I have to make sure I don't get caught.
Cleopatra thought carefully. Tomorrow she would have to face three oracles at the same time. On the premise of winning the battle, she would try her best to save her life and finally escape successfully. This was what she had to do. Fortunately, Cleopatra was very good at escaping. Didn't she successfully escape from Hilde's hands today?
While Cleopatra's army was preparing intensively, the Byzantine army also set out from Cestus and Cardia, and finally gathered in the suburbs of Eraeus. The total number of troops, nearly 20,000, lined up in neat rows and continued to advance towards the city of Eraeus.
When the sun has come out.
People standing on the city wall could see the enemy troops slowly approaching in the distance.
"There are so many people here, they really give us face."
The commander couldn't help but laugh. In this situation, if he didn't make a joke, there would be no way to relieve his nervousness. So the commander could only take a deep breath and then said to Cleopatra: "Now our troops are ready. It depends on what you, Lord Oracle, do. We will stand on the same front with you."
"OK…!"
Cleopatra also smiled and nodded.
Now that she has said that, she has to start working hard.
She leaped from the city wall, then stood up steadily and stood at the gate. Cleopatra raised the fork in her hand, just like when she attacked Eraeus, and she knocked the ground with the fork, and then the sighing but familiar feeling reappeared.
Soon, the earth began to shake again.
Many corpses emerged from the ground, and many bones in the city began to move. In addition, the subjects of Eraeus who had been killed, and the soldiers who had died while protecting Eraeus, whose bodies had begun to decay, began to pick up their weapons again.
Chapter 7, Part 2: Oracle's Great Melee
The First Legion of the Byzantine Kingdom has merged with the Guards, and the army of more than 2 people is advancing towards Cleopatra. The Spartan troops have long been hiding in the city of Eraeus, because the next task of dealing with the Byzantine Kingdom was given to Cleopatra.
One man faced off against an army of 20,000.
Cleopatra really had this ability.
This is also her strongest part as an oracle.
Looking at the countless undead armies in front of them, Hilde and Xerxes looked at each other. Sure enough, Cleopatra did not intend to escape, or had no way to escape, and chose to fight directly, just as they thought. Then Cleopatra would definitely use her advantage to constantly mediate with Xerxes and Hilde, and then let the undead army she summoned cause casualties to the army of the Byzantine Kingdom.
"This guy……"
Hilde looked at the skeleton soldiers moving slowly on the ground.
There are also some dead people who obviously died recently.
"She also used the dead from the city of Araeus."
"But are there so many?" Xerxes asked curiously, "I saw many corpses, and they don't seem to be soldiers, but ordinary civilians, and even children... In terms of number, it seems that there are two to three times more than us. Don't you think it's strange?"
"This bastard!!!"
When Hilde heard this, he reacted instantly.
She raised the spear in her hand, pointed it at Cleopatra in front of her, and said angrily: "They must have slaughtered the entire Elayus!!!"
"what?"
Sophia looked ahead in shock.
"All these bodies are from the civilians in Arraius. So, the city is probably already..." Hilde was in great pain as he watched the scene in front of him. "Unfortunately, we have no way to save them. I will make these unscrupulous Spartans pay the price they deserve now!"
The lives of the people in the city of Eraeus had no direct impact on Hilde, but as the queen of the Byzantine Kingdom, when she saw that all the people in the city-state had become like this, she couldn't help but think about what would happen if this happened in a city under her kingdom. Hilde never let pity affect her decision-making. Death caused by war was too normal, and Hilde was never too affected by it.
But here’s the problem.
Not killing civilians in war is a rule that all city-states abide by. No matter whether it is the Delian League or the Peloponnesian League, after conquering a city-state, they will not rashly massacre all the people in the city-state. Even if there is a blood feud, conflicts between city-states will hardly lead to such a situation. At most, all the people in the city will be reduced to slaves.
And Eraeus...
It was just a colony under the rule of Athens.
What deep hatred is there?
What sin is unforgivable?
Hilde didn't know whether it was the Spartan commander who attacked Eraeus or Cleopatra who made this decision, but she could still feel that it was Cleopatra who did it. Moreover, this guy used the bodies of these civilians to fight against the Byzantine army. These civilians, who had no protection and were only wearing the most common linen clothes of ordinary people, and did not even have a weapon, were now slowly following the back of the team and pressing towards the Byzantine army.
Hilde was really angry.
This kind of guy treats human life as a joke.
He should be sent to see Hades as soon as possible.
So, Hilde, wearing armor, holding a spear and a round shield, rushed out of the army. Xerxes couldn't sit still either. When he saw Hilde rushing out, Xerxes followed closely. At this time, Hilde said to Xerxes: "Look at your ability, is there any way to burn all these undead into ashes? They have already turned into ashes, they should not continue to fight!"
"let me try."
Xerxes stopped and stood before the army of undead.
He raised his hands horizontally, and two dancing flames burned in his hands. Then, everyone was surprised to find that the blue sky and white clouds above their heads gradually dimmed, and the whole sky turned into the color of fire. Even the clouds seemed to be burned by the flames. Xerxes closed his eyes, and his body gradually floated in the air. Suddenly, flames fell from the sky like a waterfall, and the fire instantly engulfed the undead army in front of Xerxes.
"Are you kidding me?!"
The Spartans looked at the flames rising into the sky above the battlefield.
They were so scared that they just sat on the ground.
"Is the enemy's oracle so powerful?"
"This matter must be reported to Sparta, otherwise, they will suffer a great loss!!!" An officer said, "We can only wait for Cleopatra to force the enemy's army to retreat first. If she fails..."
"Then we will surely die."
That was all the Spartan commander could say.
There is no other way to go.
Xerxes was the incarnation of the god of fire on earth. The surging flames on her body burned everything in front of her with extremely high temperatures. When the undead in the flesh came into contact with the flames, they were immediately engulfed by the sea of fire and began to burn fiercely. This flame was different from ordinary flames. Its temperature was extremely high and could burn human flesh to ashes in a very short time. Under such flames, bones could hardly last too long and began to gradually fall apart.
