The fear in my heart grew stronger and stronger.
This was the first time she saw Hilde go crazy up close.
Only now did she realize what kind of enemy Apollo was fighting against back then.
“Hilde——!!!”
"Ow!"
Hilde clamped Artemis' hands tightly with both hands, and then, with bloody lips, she slowly approached Artemis' neck.
Damn it! I can’t exert any strength!
Artemis only felt that her divine power was in front of Hilde.
Disrupted.
No wonder Ares was at a disadvantage when fighting Hilde.
This strange divine power is like poison, which will cause the power of God to fall into a certain degree of weakness.
So, what's Hield to do?
A terrible thought came to Artemis' mind.
She doesn't want to suck blood, does she?
"Hilde! Wake up!!!"
"Hilde... No, don't! Don't suck my blood!"
“No…sister!”
No matter how Artemis cried.
But Hilde still opened her mouth, and her sharp canine teeth pierced directly into Artemis' shoulder.
The feeling of being pierced by teeth was not too painful, but the fear of the unknown made Artemis extremely scared. She did not expect that Hilde would actually crave her blood. And now, no matter how hard she struggled, she could not break free. She could only let Hilde suck her blood, and that strange divine power, like a gossamer, enter her body.
"no, do not want……"
Artemis now has one.
The illusion of having your body violated.
In this deserted wilderness, Artemis was pressed to the ground by Hilde.
He let Ares go, but not himself.
Chapter 6, Chapter 7: After Hilde wakes up
"please……"
No matter how much Artemis begged.
Hilde was like a traveler who had discovered an oasis, thirsting for Artemis' blood. That was the blood of the gods, the ancient blood from thousands of years ago. Artemis didn't know if her blood tasted better than that of ordinary people, but as Hilde sucked her blood, Artemis also felt her divine power constantly draining away. Later, struggling became meaningless, so Artemis simply gave up struggling.
She was just sobbing softly.
After a while.
Hilde opened his mouth and coughed.
"Cough cough..."
"Hilde...you?"
"I...Athens..." Hilde struggled to stand up and looked in the direction of Athens, "I want to... go to Athens..."
"Hilde?"
Artemis also wanted to get up, but her body seemed to be paralyzed, and it took a while for her to recover. When she stood up, Hilde was staggering towards Athens. Now, Hilde was indeed not in that violent state, but in Artemis' eyes, although Hilde was no longer violent, her sanity had not fully recovered.
She quickly checked her wound and found that it had healed long ago. Moreover, although she had lost a full third of her divine power, it was good that Artemis was a god after all, and her divine power could continue to increase over time. So, Artemis stood up and hurried to Hilde's side.
"Hilde?"
"…Athens, Athens."
"Hilde, wake up!"
Artemis grabbed Hilde's hand.
"You can't save anyone if you go to Athens in your current state."
"Athens...save people?"
Hilde seemed to react, and his cloudy eyes gradually became clear.
Faced with such a situation, although Artemis had just experienced the humiliating experience of being pinned to the ground by Hilde and sucking her blood, Artemis did not care about it that much. When she saw Hilde's face that was exactly the same as Athena's, and the familiar breath from Athena, the softest part of Artemis' heart was touched. So, Artemis gently supported Hilde's shoulders and said gently: "You want to go to Athens, I will accompany you there, okay?"
"Um……"
Hilde's sanity has not yet recovered.
However, it is no longer as dangerous as before.
This Artemis could confirm.
In this case, Artemis must quickly take her to a safe place.
Now, Ares was heading south quickly. His goal was to temporarily join the Spartans and stabilize their situation. Just now, in order to deal with Hilde, Ares knew that Hilde's target was the Spartans, but he still treated Sparta as a pawn and ambushed there. Now, what Ares had to do was to go back quickly.
However, on the way back.
Ares' mind was filled with the words Artemis had spoken.
"The Original Book of Genesis..."
He kept repeating the name to himself.
Hilde's mutation is enough to show how dangerous the Genesis Original Book Library is.
As the host chosen by the Original Book of Creation, Hilde can use this irrational and violent power to force himself, the God of War, into a dead end. What if other beings use the power of the Original Book of Creation? For example, will I become an irrational monster like Hilde? Moreover, Hilde can recover from the violent state, but if I become like this, I don’t know if I can recover.
These doubts.
Ares began to regret his previous decision.
And, the most important point is -
Zeus, why do you need this power?
What is his purpose?
Ares originally thought that Zeus just wanted to use this power to break the barriers of the world and allow the gods of Olympus to walk freely on the earth. However, at present, it seems that his idea is too naive. Zeus is so eager to pursue this terrible power, which means that Zeus must have more than just this idea. So, this leads to the earliest puzzle.
Athena risked death and disgrace.
The original book of creation must also be taken away.
What did she see at the time?
Or, did she know the truth?
These mysteries may now have a clearer answer. However, Ares did not have any evidence. No matter what the reason was, Ares failed. He did not get the original book of creation and was beaten badly by Hilde. His oracle Agno was also beheaded in this operation. Ares could not accept it, but he had to accept it.
When he returned to the Spartan camp.
Lysander looked sternly at Callisto lying on the bed.
"What's up with her?"
"Lord Ares!"
Lysander looked back and saw Ares right behind him.
Lysander immediately knelt down and said sadly: "Lord Ares, Hilde suddenly attacked us. She killed Agno and severely injured Callisto. Then, we failed to successfully rescue His Majesty Achidamus!"
"As a soldier, why are you crying?"
Ares said unhappily.
"I already know about Agno's death."
"Lord Ares..."
"He is a brave warrior, no worse than his predecessor Brasidas."
"If Agno's spirit in heaven could hear what you said, he would definitely be very happy."
"I have fought with Hilde. Hilde is very strong and I failed to kill her. Therefore, it is already very good that two of you survived Hilde's attack." Ares had to admit this. At least, Callisto and Lysander were still alive. "How is she now? Why hasn't she woken up yet?"
"Callisto... was struck by Hilde's lightning. We tried our best to save her, but she fell into a coma afterwards. I once tried to use my divine power to treat Callisto, but found that... it seemed to be useless. Callisto's condition was far worse than I imagined. The lightning was like a curse, and it had been preventing Callisto from recovering."
"Let me see."
Ares gently pushed Lysander away.
Walked to the bed.
He reached out and grasped Callisto's wrist.
Chapter 6, Chapter 8: The God of War with Changing Thoughts
He examined Callisto's body.
Discovered the familiar divine power coming from Hilde.
It can also be fully felt inside Callisto's body.
This feeling made Ares a little nervous. After all, this feeling was actually very bad. However, the good news was that Callisto's body was not seriously damaged by the lightning, and the overall function of the body was still maintained at a good level. Moreover, Callisto's body was full of divine power. It could be seen that Hercules must have cared about Callisto very much and specially gave a lot of his power to Callisto.
This divine power was also repairing Callisto's body. It was estimated that the impact of the lightning was too great, causing Callisto to faint. According to this repair speed, Callisto would wake up within one or two days. After confirming this, Ares breathed a sigh of relief and was not as worried as before.
"Do not worry."
Ares let go.
"Her condition is stable and the coma is only temporary."
"Really?"
"of course."
Ares looked at the unconscious Callisto and said helplessly, "However, when I came here just now, I saw that the Spartan army seemed to have suffered heavy casualties. How much did the Spartans lose in this battle?"
"Thirteen hundred."
Lysander bowed his head and said solemnly:
"This is already the limit we can bear."
"..."
It's not that Ares can't understand.
Sparta was a country where everyone was a soldier. The total number of men available for military service in the country was just over 10,000. In other words, the 1,300 people who died were one-tenth of the entire Spartan male citizens of military age. This was probably a very heavy blow to the entire country of Sparta. If the losses continued, Sparta's political foundation would even cease to exist. The country's population decreased, and a large number of male citizens of military age died. What followed was the uprising of the helots and the resistance of the surrounding areas.
This is what all Spartans are worried about. So, although the Spartans are brave and famous for their fighting skills, they are also famous for avoiding battles. For battles that they are not sure of or unnecessary, the Spartans will reduce them as much as possible to avoid unnecessary casualties. And in today's battle, if the king had not been kidnapped, if it had not been for Ares' request, the Spartans would not have lost so much.
But there was no way Lysander could blame Ares.
in their hearts.
God’s requirements are always correct.
This situation was all the fault of the Byzantine Empire and Hilde.
Ares thought about it and said to Lysander: "I know your situation, so withdraw your troops."
"Withdraw? In that case, Athens will be..."
"We gods are responsible for the situation in Athens," Ares said helplessly, "or, you don't need to withdraw your troops, but you Spartans can't be on the front line. Tomorrow, the coalition forces will start to leave for Athens to reinforce. You should put the Spartan army in the center of the army. If a battle breaks out and the situation is not good, the Spartans can quickly get out of the battle."
"Yes, Lord Ares."
Lysander was heartbroken.
But he also understood that if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.
If Athens was conquered by the Byzantine Empire, the next step would definitely be Corinth and Sparta. Given Corinth's fence-sitting nature, it would probably surrender directly if the Byzantine army pressed forward. And what about Sparta? The warrior blood flowing in the Spartans' bones meant that they would never choose to surrender, but a head-on battle with the Byzantines would only lead to the destruction of the Spartans.
Today's battle has proved everything.
