Greek Camp, Main Tent
Odysseus brought back the news that the Greeks had been annihilated. He lamented about how they had fallen for the Trojans' trap, and how he was the only one who managed to escape. He even said that it was because of God's blessing that he was the only one who managed to escape.
"This time, we fell into Paris' trap. He lured us into a valley, and there was a lot of kerosene prepared there. When we rushed over, a flaming arrow was shot in, and the entire valley was instantly set ablaze.
"I risked my life to escape, but the others were trapped inside. In the end, I was only able to escape because of the protection of God. Otherwise, we might not even have a messenger."
Silence reigned in the camp of the Greeks, and the hearts of all were filled with sorrow for the loss of their hero, prince, and soldier.
At the same time, everyone was angry at the Trojans for being so despicable. They did not expect that the Trojans would not dare to fight head-on, and instead resorted to crafty plots.
When Big Ajax heard that his half-brother, Toklos, had died in the hands of Paris, his heart was filled with grief. This younger brother of his had grown up with him, and now that he had entered Hades, he could not help but cry in pain in his tent.
"Despicable Trojans, how cruel of you to kill my beloved brother, Toklos. Despicable Paris was the mastermind behind all of this. I swear to the gods, I will avenge this despicable Paris."
"My dear brother, do you know that you did not die in a direct battle with the Trojans, but in the conspiracy of Paris."
"But conspiracies can never last long. I will make the Trojans pay the price."
At this moment, a loud noise came from outside the camp. Before Big Ajax could take a closer look, a man quickly ran in and reported, "Prince Ajax, the Trojans are attacking us."
Big Ajax was furious. He had just heard that the Trojans had killed his brother, Toklos, and was still grieving. He did not even have a place to vent his anger, and the Trojans had come knocking on his door.
"Quick, put on my armor and bring me my spear." Big Ajax hurriedly put on his armor, picked up his spear and rushed out. Just as he reached the entrance of the camp, he was met with a fierce battle.
"Die, despicable Trojans!"
The enraged Great Ajax charged into the fray with his spear in hand. He aimed at a decurion and thrust his spear at him.
"Pu." The spear pierced through the 10-Man Captain's chest, and blood gushed out like a fountain. Before the 10-Man Captain could even process what had happened, his vision went black, and he died.
After killing a Troy decurion, Great Ajax was still filled with hatred. Once again, he set his sights on a Troy centurion who was in the middle of a battle.
The centurion had also seen Great Ajax kill a decurion on his side, so when he was targeted by the centurion, he was also secretly on guard.
However, the difference in strength between a normal person and a hero was too great. Not to mention that Great Ajax was considered a powerful hero among the many heroes. He pulled out his bloody spear and charged forward.
The centurion did not panic when he saw the Great Ajax charging towards him. Instead, he signaled to his companions around him with his eyes, and they joined forces to fight against the Greek who was charging towards them.
This was also a method that normal people used to deal with heroes.
A few soldiers and decurions slowly moved closer to the centurion that Great Ajax had his eyes on. However, when Great Ajax charged towards them, only then did they understand that powerful heroes were the main theme of this war.
Great Ajax charged forward with an indomitable momentum. His spear turned into a bolt of lightning, and before the centurion could even react, the spear pierced through the centurion's heart.
At this time, the Troy soldiers around the centurion came to their senses and stabbed the spear in their hands towards Great Ajax.
Great Ajax's movement was far faster than the speed of the soldiers.
Before the spear could pierce Great Ajax's body, Great Ajax had already pulled out the spear that had pierced through the Troy centurion. Although he was the last to attack, he managed to block the few incoming spears. Then, under the eyes of the few soldiers who were in disbelief, he began to counterattack them.
In just a short while, the few soldiers were killed by Great Ajax.
"Surround them." Great Ajax displayed his prowess and killed the Troy soldiers one after another. However, the number of Trojans was not much less than that of the Greeks. After all, many cities had joined the Trojans. Although he had killed a few Trojans, it did not change the situation of the battlefield much.
At this time, in the sky, a blazing sun was scorching the earth.
In the temple at the top of Mount Aida, Zeus looked down at the battle between the Trojans and the Greeks from the top of the mountain. He felt that the current situation of the battle between the two sides was not good, and it did not meet his expectations.
In order to let the battle progress more in line with his expectations, as the battle entered the climax, Zeus took out the Golden Scale. He placed two death chips on the two ends of the Golden Scale, and weighed them in the air.
With a "pa" sound, the scale representing the Greeks tilted downwards, while the Trojans raised their hands high up into the sky.
"Oh, it seems that fate favors the Trojans this time."
"Boom!" Although the sun was shining brightly, Zeus immediately used a bolt of lightning to fall on the Greek army, announcing the change of their fate.
This ominous omen deterred the Greeks, and the heroes were depressed.
The Trojans, on the other hand, were greatly encouraged, and perhaps even gained strength. With the blessing of this strength, the Trojans seemed to have endless strength. They shouted and charged forward, and the Greeks were no match for them at all. They were killed and retreated.
Seeing that the Greek coalition was no match for the Trojans, Diomedes roared and rushed towards the Trojans, as if he wanted to rely on his bravery to reverse the decline of the Greeks.
However, his luck was not good. As soon as he rushed out, he encountered Hector and Aeneas who had just rushed back.
Hector's strength may be slightly weaker than Diomedes, but now with the addition of Aeneas, he could completely resist. Even Diomedes was in danger under the attack of the two.
On the other side, Zeus' son Sarpedon was resisting the angry Great Ajax, and did not let him wantonly slaughter the Trojan soldiers.
Under the attack of the Trojans, the Greeks were completely routed.
Mount Olympus
Hera saw the situation in the Greek camp through the red mist and was extremely anxious. However, she could not personally intervene in this war. She definitely did not dare to disobey the orders of Zeus.
Therefore, Hera found the protector of the Greeks, Poseidon, and hoped that he could help the Greeks.
"Dear Poseidon, you see that the Greeks are completely unable to resist the attack of the Trojans. You are the protector of the Greeks, do you want to watch the Greeks lose this war?"
"No, Hera, although I do not want to see the Greeks lose, I do not want to join in casually." Poseidon's strength was actually very close to Zeus', but he also did not want to disobey Zeus' will.
Hera was helpless. She knew that Poseidon did not dare to disobey the will of his brother, Zeus, and could only give up.
At this time, the Greeks were completely killed by the Trojans in their camp. Relying on the last line of defense, they stubbornly resisted the swarming enemies, and painfully prayed for the protection of the gods.
At this time, the gods who protected them did not seem to hear their prayers at all. They did not provide them with protection, and under the attack of the Trojans, they continued to shrink their line of defense.
Hera heard the prayers of the Greeks again and was very sympathetic towards their plight. She had always been a god who supported the Greek camp, but at this moment, she was powerless. She felt extremely depressed.
Hera turned to Athena and said, "The Greeks are in danger. Can we sit back and do nothing? Look, Hector is madly chasing after them, and he is massacring them! "
When Hera said this, within the Greek camp, Hector was indeed invincible. No one could stop his attack, and under his attack, the Greek soldiers were like wheat being reaped, falling in batches.
Athena heard Hera's words, and her heart was also filled with sorrow. After all, she was also a god who stood on the side of the Greeks. At this time, seeing the plight of the Greeks, how could she not sympathize with them?
"Our father is very cruel," Athena said.
"He has forgotten how I once saved his son Hercules from danger. Now that Thetis has won his favor with her gentleness and coquettishness, he hates me every time he sees me. "
"But I think everything will change. You help me put on the horse, and I will go persuade father." In the end, Athena decided to persuade Zeus to change his mind, even if Zeus did not like her now.
Hera and Athena appeared together on the top of Mount Aida. Zeus had foreseen their arrival, and he was very angry. He had clearly said that this time, no god was allowed to intervene in the war between the Trojans and the Greeks, but Athena and Hera still came here to persuade him. This made him feel that Athena and Hera were not obedient to his words.
Zeus said, "The Trojans will obtain a greater victory."
This sentence seemed to be deliberately said to Athena and Hera, and it directly blocked the words of Athena and Hera who wanted to persuade him, so they could not speak.
"The powerful Hector will drive the Greeks to the stern, and in their despair, the Greeks will invite the humiliated Achilles again. This is the arrangement of the goddess of fate."
Zeus announced his "script". This time, he was determined not to be persuaded by anyone.
Hera listened to this and did not say a word. She was sad now.
Athena also did not say a word. She felt that Zeus's words were very direct, and no matter how much she said, it would be useless.
But in their hearts, the two goddesses were furious at Achilles.
Yes, this is it. Hatred can weaken the blessing of Achilles' fate, Zeus thought to himself. At this time, in the camp of the Greeks, the fighting was getting fiercer and fiercer, and the Greeks' last line of defense was about to be broken.
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