Myth: I am God!

Chapter 119 Medusa

Inside the palace in the capital city of Corinth.

The kings of various states sat around the palace.

The flickering firelight cast the shadows of the kings onto the magnificent golden walls, sometimes large, sometimes small, sometimes bright, sometimes dim.

Like their wavering hearts at this moment...

"King of Athens! Do you know that I believed your lies, and now my entire army has been wiped out in this war!"

"My damned cousin, he's been looking at me like that!"

The ruler of a small state pointed at the King of Athens inside the palace and roared.

Two consecutive defeats in recent months, which were almost divine punishment, and the fall of several city-states, have caused the northern states to lose faith in this battle that the Athenians claimed was blessed by the gods and would surely be won.

Some states have even begun to reassess the pros and cons...

Should we secretly contact the King of Argos?

As the initiating states of the alliance of states, the King of Corinth and the King of Athens sat in the chairman and second-in-command seats, respectively.

Meanwhile, the kings of the other states sat on either side, clad in their symbolically magnificent armor, huffing and puffing as they exerted pressure on the kings of Athens or Corinth.

"They possess the invincible Perseus!"

"What means do we have to counter this?"

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"By the beautiful youths of Athens? Or by the prostitutes of Corinth?"

"Don't mention wizards or magical weapons to me! They're nothing but Perseus..."

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"And there is a divine walker who lifts up the blazing sun!"

The ruler of the small kingdom was utterly disappointed. He used a dagger to make a sharp cut on the map, the cut starting from Mycenae, passing through many small kingdoms and city-states, and then stabbing hard at Corinth, the blade standing upright on the capital of Corinth.

"...It's no longer a question of whether or not we can defeat Argos!"

"The problem now is one," "What will we use to stop the Argonauts' counterattack!"

The ruler of this small state gritted his teeth and slammed his fist on the table as he spoke, making a loud, deafening thud.

"When Perseus pierces through your army... when that walking god summons a giant fireball to smash you over the head, then you'll know what's going to happen!"

"In short... I want to see the help of the gods that you claim to have!"

"But now it seems as if the gods are helping the Argos!"

"If that's the case, why don't I just bow down and submit to the King of Argos?"

"As everyone knows, Dicttis is a famous benevolent ruler!"

The kings remained silent.

The king’s words were exactly what they were thinking.

If they saw no hope of victory, why didn't they just surrender?

When the kings turned their gazes to the King of Athens and the King of Corinth, who sat on their thrones, they seemed to be discussing something in hushed tones. The King of Athens sighed, stood before the other kings, and said, "Kings of the nations..."

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According to the priests of the goddess Athena, Poseidon, the god of the sea, has already descended to earth and, following the goddess's revelation, will go to Argos to cast a curse and bring disaster upon the city.

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"And in the south, Ares, the god of war, led Sparta and its vassal states, preparing hundreds of thousands of troops. At the same time that Poseidon, the god of the sea, was unleashing his calamities, the god of war would launch an attack on Argos from the south..."

"Our current defeat is merely a minor fluctuation in the overall war situation..."

"And you should know that although the Argos people have achieved some victories..."

"However, victorious armies are bound to become arrogant, and arrogant armies are bound to be defeated!"

"As long as we hold out until the Spartan army launches its attack, everything will be alright."

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After the King of Athens announced his news, the palace was immediately filled with commotion, clearly his words were not enough to reassure them.

After a while, the noise gradually subsided.

The ruler of that small state stepped forward, acting as the mouthpiece of all the kings.

He clenched his fist and shouted back, his voice making the candlelight flicker: "Stop talking nonsense, you hypocritical Athenians!"

"By the time those Spartans launch their attack, our little kingdom will have been flattened by the Argonauts!"

"Then you, the Corinthians, and the Spartans, will reap the benefits..."

"And we are the sacrifices you've pushed out."

"Even my cousin could see through such a foolish tactic!"

When these ruling kings uttered these words, some rulers who had not yet grasped the situation suddenly realized the truth, and in an instant, the kings of the various states strongly condemned Athens' actions.

And threats—

"If we continue to lose, then we will withdraw our troops and turn to Argos for refuge."

Upon witnessing this situation, the King of Athens was caught off guard. He was overwhelmed by the wrath of the other kings, and even feared that the goddesses would punish him for his incompetence...

At this moment, King Collins seemed to have thought of something after thinking for a while, and stepped forward.

After pressing down on his hand, the clamor and condemnation from the kings subsided considerably.

The King of Corinth was clearly more respected by the other kings than the King of Athens.

Because the scholars and books of Athens were of little use to the kings.

But King Corinth's diplomacy truly included sending beautiful women. The fact that the Northern Federation could still sit down and negotiate amicably after such a horrific defeat was largely due to King Corinth's efforts...

The diplomatic carriage was opened, and inside were not a few long-bearded, grumpy old envoys, but a group of beautiful, Corinthian-style young girls in flowing gowns.

These seemingly magical maidens managed to quell the kings' anger and persuaded them all within a few days.

It was a thousand times more effective than the envoy from Athens.

"Kings of the nations...as you wish..."

"We can indeed indirectly draw upon a power originating from the gods."

When the kings heard this, they were taken aback, not knowing what other trump cards they had up their sleeves... The wizards of Corinth were essentially blessed by the gods, usually priests from temples, and could be considered as the power of the gods.

So they asked, "Does Collins have even more powerful legendary wizards?"

King Corinth shook his head: "No, not a wizard..."

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"Even the most legendary wizard cannot wipe out an army by himself."

"Not enough to deal with the son of Yara."

King Corinth, recalling some legends and past events, looked at the King of Athens and said, "Have you forgotten that matter?"

The King of Athens was taken aback, but then the King of Corinth reminded him.

A memory flashed through his mind, long before the hero and the Nemean Lion...

A monster crisis erupts within the city of Athens—[She was a young, beautiful Athenian maiden....]

She was born into nobility.

She soon became a priestess in the Temple of Athens, serving as a servant to the great goddess Athens.

Because of her beauty and kindness, the maiden was blessed by the goddess, who bestowed upon her great divine power and protection, making her the most renowned and beautiful priestess in Athens at that time....

However, in this era, a young girl is either too beautiful or too famous.

It will inevitably attract the covetousness and lust of men.

However, the girl tore up all the love letters from the men and used divine magic to bind hundreds of madmen who tried to break into the temple at night.

And he refused all contact with the powerful and influential...

As she was a priestess of the virgin goddess Athena, she naturally had to uphold her chastity, and she vowed never to marry.

However, after all the men in Athens had failed to win her heart...

The news reached the ears of the sea god...

So, on a cool summer night...

The girl had a nightmare—

She dreamt of being swallowed by the ocean, her delicate body being torn apart by the currents... She fell into the sea, surrounded by countless sticky tentacles...

Entangled by vines or seaweed, they gradually suffocate... gradually sink...

And when I woke up the next day.

She was horrified to discover that her pristine white dress was now covered in filth and bloodstains.

And then the goddess descended.

The girl cried as she prayed and explained to the goddess Athena... She knelt down and gently kissed the goddess's toes, weeping as she tried to beg for the goddess's understanding and forgiveness.

However, the goddess became angry.

She transformed the girl's originally slender and beautiful legs into the long belly of a snake, grew scales and green fur on her delicate skin, made her pink fingernails as hard and sharp as a wild beast's, grew tusks from her mouth, fleshy wings covered with membranous membranes from her back, and her beautiful hair turned into writhing snakes; while her eyes became dark green, vertical pupils like those of a venomous snake...

The people of Athens discovered it and tried to kill the monster.

However, anyone who gazed into her eyes turned to stone.

No one could stop it; the monster fled westward.

You mean...

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The King of Athens recalled this legend, which was considered taboo.

He looked at King Corinth incredulously.

He uttered the name of the girl, who was now regarded as a demon and an omen of misfortune: "Medusa!"