The duel between Pei Zi Yun and Menelaus was still ongoing.
Pei Zi Yun used his nimble body and Ares' swordsmanship to fight against Menelaus. He did not attack him head on. Menelaus pounced on Pei Zi Yun several times, but he was unable to force Pei Zi Yun to fight him head on. As time passed, Menelaus's strength began to weaken.
"I think King Menelaus and Prince Paris are evenly matched," someone said.
"What do you know? Menelaus clearly has the upper hand now. Can't you see that Prince Paris is defending?" someone replied.
"Defending means he's at a disadvantage? Maybe Prince Paris is waiting for an opportunity to counterattack. "
"Stop arguing. I think King Menelaus is losing strength. If you don't believe me, let's wait and see," a hero said.
Athena was like a phantom, passing through the formation. She was also a god of war. She had listened to Hera's orders to go down to the lower realm and correct any errors that might occur.
At this moment, she was watching the duel between Paris and Menelaus. She heard Menelaus's ragged breathing, and her expression became more and more serious.
"Paris's tactics are very clever. He's constantly exhausting Menelaus's strength. The difference in strength between the two sides is not large at the beginning. If this continues, Menelaus will lose."
"It doesn't matter if Menelaus loses. With Hermes looking after him, he won't die. It's the same the other way around. I see Aphrodite descending as well. If Paris loses, she will snatch him away!"
In history, Aphrodite had snatched Paris away. Thus, Aphrodite felt that she had already made it up to Paris once.
When Paris died, he did not receive her help again.
"But if Menelaus loses, according to the agreement, he has to give up Helen. There's no reason for this war. This won't do."
Athena was a god that supported the Greek side, but more importantly, she wanted the war to continue. With this judgment, Athena quickly observed the crowd and came up with a plan.
Athena turned into Andenor's son, Laudukos, and blended in with the Trojans. She found Prince Ephobus and said, "Listen, Prince Ephobus, it's time for you to make a name for yourself and make the Trojans thank you forever, especially if you surpass Paris."
"Look, he couldn't take down Menelaus in a short time, but you easily defeated your enemy. This proves that you've already surpassed Paris."
"Moreover, Menelaus is so arrogant and disrespectful. Why don't you shoot an arrow at him from the back?"
This was an illogical statement. Normally, even if someone else said this to Ephesus, Ephesus wouldn't be moved.
But the Goddess had said it, and Prince Ephobus was instantly moved. His hand slowly reached for his bow. Athena saw this and knew that it was done, so she slowly retreated.
On the dueling ground, Pei Zi Yun and Menelaus continued to exchange blows. The spectators could clearly feel that Menelaus's strength was much weaker than before.
On the other hand, Prince Paris' aura was still steady and smooth. In other words, his power had not decreased at all.
"It's time!"
Pei Zi Yun roamed around and heard Menelaus's heavy breathing. He knew that Menelaus's strength had decreased to the point that he couldn't even maintain the most basic stability.
Suddenly, Pei Zi Yun's sword changed direction. He no longer roamed around like before, but attacked Menelaus from the front.
"Dang!" Pei Zi Yun used his sword to deflect Menelaus's sword. A cold light flashed as the sword pierced towards Menelaus's chest. Just as it was about to pierce through, Menelaus dodged to the side, dodging the attack.
However, the sharp edge of the sword still managed to cut through the armor, causing fresh blood to flow out. Pei Zi Yun then mercilessly thrust the sword towards Menelaus' heart.
"Go to hell!"
This time, Menelaus, whose strength and stamina had been greatly reduced, could no longer dodge. He could only watch as the sword pierced towards his heart.
Suddenly, Pei Zi Yun felt the sword in his hand sway. With a "pu" sound, it only cut through the armor. The damage done to Menelaus was not as serious as the previous one. It only left a bloody mark on Menelaus.
"It's Hermes!" Pei Zi Yun immediately felt the force deflecting his sword, but he did not want to give up so easily. He wanted to continue his attack on Menelaus.
With a "pu" sound, an arrow flew towards Pei Zi Yun. It seemed to be aimed at him, but Pei Zi Yun dodged and avoided the arrow.
The arrow flew through the air and flew towards Menelaus's belt, which was too slow to react. The arrowhead pierced through the leather and armor, but only managed to cut through the skin. Fresh blood flowed out of the wound.
"It's the power of Athena." Pei Zi Yun once again felt the source of the power that had deflected the arrow.
"It's just that …" Pei Zi Yun looked in the direction where the arrow had come from and saw Ephobus packing his bow. Although he knew that Ephobus had been affected by Athena, Pei Zi Yun was still angry. He thought to himself, "Look at what you've done, Ephobus. Not only did you try to sneak an attack on me, you even injured King Menelaus. You've ruined the fairness of the duel. If war breaks out between the Greeks and the Trojans, you'll be the main culprit behind it."
Amongst the Greeks, Agamemnon saw that Menelaus was slowly losing his strength to Pei Zi Yun's attacks, and started to feel anxious.
Following that, Menelaus faced even more danger under Paris's attacks. There were many wounds on his body, and he was almost stabbed to death a few times.
Due to the rules of the duel, Agamemnon did not intervene to stop the duel.
But the despicable Trojans were still not satisfied with such a huge advantage. They shot an arrow at his beloved brother Menelaus.
If not for the protection of the Goddess, Menelaus would have been killed by the Trojans' sneak attack.
Faced with the Trojans' despicable sneak attack, Agamemnon immediately cried out, "Ah, it was the Trojans who shot the arrow. They broke the oath and ruined the sacred duel. They even injured you, my beloved brother Menelaus."
"They wanted to kill you. If I lost you, I would be in so much pain." As Agamemnon spoke, he thought to himself, "Who was it? Which deity was it that made that idiot shoot the arrow?"
"If they had lost the duel, the Greeks would have no reason to attack Troy. Now that they shot the arrow, the Trojans have ruined the sacred duel."
"It looks like the deities are on the side of the Greeks. They want to teach the Trojans a lesson."
Menelaus did not understand Agamemnon's thoughts. Seeing his brother's concern, he was very touched. He comforted Agamemnon, "Brother, don't worry. The arrow did not cause me any fatal injuries. My belt protected me. Thank the Goddess of Fate for her blessings."
After saying this, Menelaus did not forget to pray to the three Goddesses of Fate, thanking them for giving him such good luck.
"Quick, get the Divine Doctor Mahawon to treat my brother Menelaus' injuries." Agamemnon immediately ordered his servants to get the Divine Doctor Mahawon. With the Divine Doctor Mahawon treating his brother's injuries, Agamemnon could be completely at ease.
Next, Agamemnon pulled out his sword and pointed it at the sky. He shouted, "Great Greek heroes and princes, the despicable Trojans dared to attack the Spartan King Menelaus in the middle of a sacred duel. Let us take revenge on the despicable Trojans!"
As he said this, he personally led his troops towards the Trojans.
The princes and heroes behind him looked at each other. Actually, everyone could see that Paris had won the duel. It was just that the Goddess of Fate did not seem to favor Paris. Just as he was about to achieve victory, an arrow was shot towards Menelaus, breaking the duel.
This arrow was very strange, as it was picked at the moment when the victor was about to be decided.
The crowd did not have much time to think. Immediately, some of the princes responded to Agamemnon's words and charged towards the Trojans.
When Pei Zi Yun saw that the Greeks had made a move, he had already started to retreat. Although it was a duel, the Trojans were equally prepared. When the Greek troops attacked, both sides clashed.
"Kill!" Prince Paris was naturally the target of the Greeks' attack. With a loud shout, three Greek heroes locked onto Pei Zi Yun and charged towards him.
"Who are you?" Pei Zi Yun looked at the three Greek heroes charging towards him and shouted loudly. He had to first figure out the identity of these heroes before he could decide on a strategy to deal with them. If not, he would easily fall into a passive position.
This was because he knew that the gods were watching the situation on the battlefield. It would be easy for them to interfere, just like how they had dealt with Menelaus.
"I am Palotsilaos, son of Iphiclos." A hero holding a spear and a shield said.
He had just been engaged when he went on an expedition to Troy. When he landed, he was the first Greek to jump ashore. His fiancee was the daughter of the Argo hero Acastus, Laodamia.
'This is a short-lived devil. I can kill him immediately.' Pei Zi Yun thought to himself.
"I am Elephanoi, King of Upea." The second hero wearing red armor said.
"This one won't live long either."
"I am Ajax the Great, son of Teramon." The tall and sturdy hero said.
"This one is very powerful!"
Ajax the Great was the son of Teramon and Erisper. He was the first cousin of Achilles. During the Trojan War, he was one of the main generals of the Greek Allied Expeditionary Force.
As Pei Zi Yun listened to their self-introductions, he already had a plan in mind.
At this point, Great Ajax gave a loud shout and threw a long spear at Pei Zi Yun. The speed of the long spear was very fast, and Pei Zi Yun was taken aback. He ducked his body slightly and dodged the spear.
However, an unlucky Trojan soldier was pierced through the chest by the spear. He fell and crashed into another person. Both of them were dead.
Hector saw that Paris had barely dodged Ajax's spear. From the distance of the soldier who had been killed, he could tell that this hero was very strong. Paris was also fighting one against three. He was worried that he would not be able to deal with them, so he shouted, "Despicable Greeks!"
He had already rushed over, heading straight for Great Ajax.
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