Tenedos Island
"Quick, shoot!" A hoarse roar came from the rain, followed by a sharp whistle. A harpy fell to the ground, but there were many harpies, and they were extremely fast. At first, they were just shadows, but in the blink of an eye, they had already dived down!
Prince Ephobus could see their pale faces, as well as their sharp claws and ears like a bear's. As it dived down, its tiny eyes flashed with cruelty as it stared fiercely at Prince Ephobus.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh." The sailors shot arrows in a flurry, but the sound of arrows piercing flesh could not be heard. The harpies quickly dodged the incoming arrows in the air. A few arrows were about to hit, but they were all deflected by their sharp claws.
"Clang!" The sound of metal clashing could be heard. It was the sound of the harpies' claws colliding with the arrows.
Then, a few harpies flashed their claws and quickly flapped their wings. Like arrows released from a bow, they quickly attacked the people on the deck.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
With a few screams, a few soldiers failed to successfully dodge the harpies' attack. A soldier's head was directly cut open by the harpies' claws, and he died on the spot.
A few soldiers were caught and quickly thrown into the sea.
"Ahhhhh, aren't they the children of the Sea God Taurus and the Ocean Nymph Elega? Why do they have such intelligence?" someone screamed.
Humans were land creatures. In fact, there was no need to kill them on the sea. As long as they were thrown into the sea, even the strongest sailors would die.
A soldier who was thrown into the sea struggled to float up, and the harpies dived down in response. This time, the soldier in the water could not resist at all, and could only accept his death. With a scream, his scalp was clawed off, and blood immediately dyed the sea red.
In just a single exchange, Prince Ephobus had lost seven or eight soldiers. More importantly, a few harpies had already surrounded his younger brother, Prince Troilos. One of the harpies, with a foul aura, clawed at him.
"Harpy, I am the Prince of Troy." Prince Troilos swung his sword, and in an instant, blood splattered everywhere. A part of the sail on the ship was cut in half. This was not a boast, but rather a statement — Prince, with the blood of the gods flowing in my veins, I am no weakling.
However, he was still young, and this was the first time he had encountered such a situation. Another harpy took advantage of this opportunity to claw at him, and claw marks immediately appeared on his shoulder. Even though he was wearing leather armor, blood still splattered everywhere. Seeing that there was an opening, several harpies surrounded him, their eyes filled with greed and cruelty. This was a descendant of a god, and the taste was the best!
"Ares!" Prince Epphobus saw that the situation was not good. He was the one who brought his brother out. If his brother died here, he would be held responsible. He prayed angrily.
In fact, he was not as weak as he had been in the previous sports meet. After praying to God, a faint red light filled his body. This aura was invisible to ordinary people, but it was common for people who had received God's grace, especially heroes!
Depending on the grace of God, they were either agile or ferocious.
Prince Epphobus, on the other hand, was ferocious. He picked up a spear and threw it!
With a "pu" sound, the spear fell down, piercing through a harpy. The harpy let out a blood-curdling screech, her face contorted as she desperately tried to grab something. But although her claws and teeth were sharp, they were useless.
Then, the veins on Prince Ephobus' forehead bulged, and his eyes were like those of a raging bull. He swung his sword and rushed out. A wooden barrel that was blocking his way was instantly shattered into pieces by the swing of his sword, and he slashed at a harpy with the body of a human!
"Wah!" Suddenly, there was a scream. The harpies seemed to have realized the danger. They flapped their wings and quickly retreated a few feet, but they did not leave. Instead, they circled and danced around.
"Damn it, they are not the children of the Sea God Taurus and the Sea Nymph Eraga, but the descendants of Typhon and the snake woman Makena. Why do they have such intelligence?" Prince Epphobus could not help but scream. God's grace was limited. How could he fight against the harpies in the sky?
"Boom!" At this moment, there was a huge crash, and the ship shook violently. Prince Epphobus could not stand and fell on the deck. Two sailors screamed and rolled into the sea. Before they could call for help, they were swallowed by the underwater giant.
"There are sirens underwater hitting the ship."
"Sirens are attacking."
The soldiers and sailors screamed, and Prince Epphobus rolled up. He was so depressed that he was about to vomit blood. Up until now, he had lost half of his men.
An hour ago, he was still full of himself and vowed to teach Paris a lesson.
The king had more than a dozen children. In the early years, when Paris was a shepherd in Mount Ida, Epphobus was the king's favorite son, even though the king himself thought that this son was reckless and violent.
Among the many princes, Hector was the one who was the most loved by his parents. He was brave, skillful, capable, and responsible. He was the object of everyone's praise, and was the unshakable future king of Troy.
No one doubted this, and Epphobus knew very well that he could not compete with Hector. But if he could not be first, he would be second. Things were supposed to be like this, but Paris changed everything.
Paris's archery defeated Hector, and even himself. What's more, his pretty face made many girls fall head over heels for him.
"Damn it, Paris. I want to prove that I'm the strongest prince after Hector." This thought kept creeping into their minds. When they heard that the fleet had been attacked by the sirens in the nearby seas, and that many of the merchant ships were fully loaded with goods, and that they had suffered heavy losses under the attack of the sirens, Prince Ephobus and Prince Troilos could not wait to respond to the call. They led their ships out to sea to fight the sirens and rescue the fleet.
According to the rules of the sea, this kind of rescue could get half of the goods!
They did not expect to end up like this in the blink of an eye. Now, even if they won, the losses were not worth it.
"Brother, it's coming again." Not long after, Prince Troilus screamed. Although the ship was very sturdy, it was on the verge of collapse under the attack of the sirens.
At this moment, a huge head popped out, revealing a bloody mouth.
"Die!" Prince Epphobus breathed heavily, and his sword whistled as he slashed down.
Boom! Although the Kraken had tough skin, it still screamed in pain when the sword slashed down. With a loud crack, the sword broke, and a huge force was transmitted to Prince Ephobus. He was unable to fight back and was sent flying, crashing heavily into the mast.
The mast broke instantly, and some broken pieces splashed into the sea. Prince Epphobus slowly slid down and spat out a mouthful of blood.
This was already a blessing from the gods. Otherwise, he would not have survived if he had fallen into the sea.
"Brother!" Prince Troilus screamed.
"Retreat, retreat to Tenedos Island." Prince Epphobus spat out another mouthful of blood and ordered, "Get the merchant ships to come closer, quickly."
On the turbulent sea, the harpies dove onto the ships again. What was more frightening was that the sirens were still crashing into them.
Prince Epphobus and Prince Troilus's ship met up with a few merchant ships, and they fled in panic. Fortunately, they did not go far. After a while, they had escaped to the beach on Tenedos Island.
On the beach, the sea monster felt the danger of being stranded. It paced back and forth, not daring to go up.
Without the help of the sea monster, the harpies circled and screamed, but they did not directly pounce on the ship.
"What do we do, brother?" Prince Troilus asked.
Prince Epphobus caught his breath and glanced at the merchant ships full of goods. He said reluctantly, "Let's ask Father for help."
…
It was a blur in front of him. He could only see moving figures and screams.
"Melagros!"
"Melagros, quick, quick, quick!"
Vaguely, the Prince heard someone roaring, and before his eyes the whole space was filled with fighting and screams. A wild boar, with blood-red eyes, a stiff bristling mane on its back, and tusks like tusks, was trampling through the corn, devouring the grapes and the olives, twigs and leaves alike.
The hunters were fighting, throwing spears and spears, but they could only scratch the hard skin. The wild boar went wild. With a bang, it broke a tree, then charged diagonally. One hunter was immediately stabbed to death by its tusks, and the other two fell down. They were trampled, and for the first time, their bodies were dented. They were dead.
A female archer arrived in time. She drew her bow and shot an arrow at the wild boar. It hit the base of its ear, and the boar's mane was stained with blood for the first time.
Seeing the blood, the crowd cheered. One of them raised a sharp axe with both hands and pounced on the wild boar, wanting to kill it. But before he could chop the wild boar, the wild boar angrily rushed forward, and its tusks sank deep into the man's body. It died immediately.
At this point, the prince threw two spears at the boar's back. The wild boar spat out blood and foam. Following that, the spear pierced its neck. It struggled for a while before collapsing in a pool of its own blood.
"Melagros, what happened to you?" After killing the wild boar, the prince wailed in pain, rolling on the ground as he died.
…
"Ah!" Pei Zi Yun woke up and looked at the spear lying on his pillow. The afternoon sun shone into the room, and an indescribable feeling washed over him. He tried to feel it, "Is this anger?"
He did not need to close his eyes, nor did he need to think, nor did he need to recall. The core of Melagros's life appeared vividly in his mind.
Pei Zi Yun thought about it and mumbled, "The son of King Onius of Kalidon? He was really pitiful and hateful. After killing his uncle, he was killed by his own mother. "
Melagros's story was very simple. He was a prince who led his men to kill the wild boar. However, he fell in love with Atalanta (a huntress), and gave her the boar's head and skin. In the end, his uncle snatched them away, and in a fit of rage, he killed both of his uncles.
Then his mother, Althea, took revenge for her brother. She killed her son, and died in front of the stove.
This was a tragedy, but Melagros himself had to bear a large part of the responsibility. His uncles were wrong to snatch the prey, and yet they were killed?
Wasn't this too cruel?
However, Mole Agros and many others did not think this way. Perhaps it was because of this great obsession and unwillingness that it left its mark on the long spear. It contained a lot of knowledge, which Pei Zi Yun was able to absorb today.
This prince who died prematurely had decent martial arts skills. To Pei Zi Yun, it could only be said that he had borrowed the fighting styles and techniques of this world.
But Melagros had received a complete education as a prince. What was the most important knowledge in a royal family's education? In this world of the gods, it was not about politics or military affairs. It was about understanding the gods.
If one were to accidentally offend the gods, even if one was proficient in politics or military affairs, one would immediately die. Even if the wild boar could not kill you, the gods could directly descend and kill you.
For example, during the Battle of Troy, Achilles killed Hector. The city of Troy no longer had any power to resist, and was invincible. Then, it was said that Apollo shot Achilles to death!
If you don't accept it, you can die!
Therefore, the most important thing for a prince was to understand the gods. He had to treat them with respect, and not offend them. Pei Zi Yun absorbed the legacy of the spear, and to a large extent, his knowledge of the royal family was supplemented. Many things that he did not understand in the past suddenly became clear.
"Gods? So that's how it is. "Pei Zi Yun's eyes were blurred as he looked at the items and muttered to himself.
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