The Might of Slaying God
Ah also noticed the reactions of Gilgamesh and Enkidu in the distance. While he was wondering what was going on, Gilgamesh suddenly waved his hand and gave an order. The priests of the Uruk legion gathered around the platform and raised their staffs. A huge barrier of light rose to protect the platform, while Gilgamesh held his staff horizontally and closed his eyes.
The figure of another 'god' appeared in the sky above the battlefield. It had a muscular and beautiful body and was shrouded in a hazy rainbow light. It was taller than the city tower of Khenmet, but it was Gilgamesh's face. This was also a manifestation of a miracle. Gilgamesh's' divine form 'in the air was not an illusion, but a body formed by the consciousness of an elephant after transcending the shackles of the body.
Legend had it that only the gods could perform such an incredible miracle, but Gilgamesh had done it. In the last battle, he had manifested his divine form, but Ah was busy fighting with Enkidu at that time and did not see it. Now that he was witnessing it with his own eyes, he could not help but feel a little dazzled. He was a supreme mage and a supreme warrior, and unlike other mages or warriors, he had always been searching for the path to becoming a god, so he felt different.
The figure that Gilgamesh had manifested was a real, pure self-consciousness that had been condensed over a long period of meditation. Cultivating to this level would not only awaken the so-called power bestowed by the gods, but also a different kind of existence after transcending the shackles of the body and mind, possessing all the magical power that one had cultivated in this life, close to the eternity of an elephant.
Ah recalled Crazy 'Ole's words. Those who achieved the ninth level would have the power to fight against the gods, and could even be called demigods. Some of the so-called gods that appeared in the mortal world were probably only demigods.
Seeing Gilgamesh, Ah understood one thing. Not all Level Nine Achievers could be called Demigods. If one wanted to appear as a God, there should be two possibilities. The first was to possess the power of two sides, becoming a ninth level mage and a ninth level warrior at the same time, and finally becoming a god. The second possibility was to reach the peak of the realm and touch the limits of human achievement, just like Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
Gilgamesh was so arrogant that he didn't even put the gods in his eyes. He did have the capital to be arrogant. If one did not know who he was, and saw this miracle in the sky, who would dare to say that he was not a god? This person either knew the secrets of some gods, or he was a rare genius.
While Ah Zheng was deep in thought, Gilgamesh, who was in midair, pointed at the huge cloud eagle. A golden light flew up from the high platform under his feet. It was a golden shuttle, and on it stood Enkidu, wielding a huge shield and broadsword. Gilgamesh himself was not on the shuttle, but he could control the shuttle to send Enkidu to the clouds!
The giant eagle formed by the white clouds certainly "saw" Enkidu rushing towards it on the shuttle. It slightly folded its wings, opened its huge beak, and issued a strange whistling sound.
This whistling sound carried a strong impact, but it could not be heard at all! Not only that, the soldiers on both sides of the battlefield could not hear anything at this moment, as if a mysterious power had drilled through their eardrums and directly into their brains. Their bodies went limp, and the battle had unknowingly stopped. Everyone stared at the sky, dumbfounded, and some people's weapons fell to the ground without them noticing.
The people on the battlefield felt this way, but Enkidu, who was in the air, was directly facing the attack of the divine eagle. The golden light on the shuttle trembled incessantly, as if it would disperse at any time. The huge shield in his hand emitted a white light under the impact of the whistling sound, and suddenly became translucent! Gilgamesh's figure pointed at the giant eagle, controlling the shuttle to penetrate the obstruction and fly straight into the sky.
The silent whistling sound suddenly became sharp, as if an irresistible force had erupted. The light on Gilgamesh's figure trembled, and the shuttle under Enkidu's feet and the huge shield in his hand could not withstand the impact, and suddenly exploded at the same time. The warrior let out a thunderous roar, and borrowed the force of the explosion to leap high into the air, wielding his broadsword with both hands and slashing at the giant eagle.
Enkidu's burly figure seemed so small in front of the giant eagle, but the golden light of the sword was dazzling. It was a hundred feet long, and like a giant blade cutting through the sky, it slashed at the head of the cloud eagle.
On the watchtower, Ah Mo felt his heart tighten. Although he knew that Enkidu was the enemy, he could not help but think of another person, Crazy 'Ole, Nietzsche. Goliath had once shown Ah Nietzsche the glorious last moment of his life. The scene of Crazy 'Ole waving his staff and rushing into the clouds was so similar to the scene in front of him! Crazy 'Ole was already dead, could it be that Enkidu had also gone mad? He and Gilgamesh had obviously been waiting for this moment, like Crazy 'Ole waiting for a god to appear.
The giant blade slashed at the cloud eagle. The cloud was intangible, and the sword light passed through it, as if it did not cause any damage. But the entire sky was shaking, and the cloud eagle dissipated. Then, a huge storm arose in the sky, and nothing could be seen clearly in the blink of an eye. Affected by the tempest, many of the people on the ground began to stagger unsteadily.
Ah Mo stood firm, and could see clearly. Gilgamesh's figure disappeared in the storm. On the watchtower, he opened his eyes again and raised his staff to the sky. A gust of wind rose, and wrapped around the descending Enkidu, and he landed firmly on the watchtower. Looking at the greatest warrior of the continent, his gloved right hand was only holding on to a broken broadsword, and the snake scales on his body were covered with terrifying cracks.
An angry and dignified voice came from the sky, "You are crazy, how dare you offend the gods!" Then, the storm dispersed, and the huge cloud eagle disappeared. The sun shone down again, and the battlefield was silent for a moment.
Only Enkidu was laughing out loud. His laughter was hoarse and tired, but it could not hide his excitement and fanaticism. He shouted towards the sky: "Horus, why don't you come down from the clouds and come to the battlefield? Could it be that the great god praised by the people is afraid? You've been defeated by us, haven't you? "
Horus's voice reverberated above the battlefield, "What qualifications do you have to fight me, a man on the verge of death? You've merely slain the avatar of a god, and now you're facing the most tragic fate. No matter how strong you think you are, you can't escape the curse of fate! "Then, there was no more sound. The god had left.
No one spoke, and no one knew what to say. It seemed that Enkidu had dispelled the miracle Horus had performed, and Horus had left without showing himself. Before he left, he said a few words to salvage the situation, but no one knew if his threat was real or not.
On the watchtower, Ah raised his iron staff and sounded a long horn. This was the order to retreat. The Ejyptian soldiers were stunned on the battlefield! Draco and Vades, the two Corps Commanders, suddenly came back to their senses after hearing the order. They shouted for the troops to retreat and quickly retreated from the battlefield before the enemy could react. Their mission had been completed.
The Uruk legion did not pursue them, nor did they continue to attack the city. Instead, they slowly retreated. Today's battle was exceptionally fierce. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. The appearance of the God at the end was a soul-stirring spectacle. At this moment, the soldiers were no longer in the mood to continue fighting. The shock they felt was too intense, and they had yet to recover from it.
Hogg walked down the tower and returned to the meeting hall. The generals around him were silent. Everyone was filled with questions, but no one was willing to say anything. An invisible solemn atmosphere shrouded everyone's hearts. Hogg ordered Khenmet and the camps on both sides to be on guard. He then had someone write a battle report for Pharaoh, and went back to rest.
No one knew how to write a battle report, so he left it to the scribes in the army to write it. It had to reflect everything that happened on the battlefield, but it could not dampen the morale of the army, and it could not damage the dignity of the gods. The scribes were very good with words. The battle report described in detail how Hogg commanded the army to repel the fierce attack of the Uruk legion, and how the two corps commanders launched a heroic counterattack to inflict heavy losses on the enemy.
The battle report emphasized that the Eygut Army had received the blessing of Horus. The great god appeared in the sky above the battlefield and encouraged the soldiers of Eygut to repel the powerful enemy. When the god disappeared, he cursed the leaders of the enemy. They would receive the most terrible punishment in the world, and the Eygut Army would usher in the final victory.
Reading the battle report carefully, it was indeed the case! Pharaoh attached great importance to it, because Horus had appeared, and everyone on the battlefield was a witness. Lasith Ii immediately summoned his ministers and people to hold a grand sacrificial ceremony in the shrine of Cape. He also sent emissaries to the frontlines to solemnly reward the soldiers in the name of the god.
As the commander-in-chief, of course, Amon received the heaviest reward. Before the war was over, he was conferred the title of "Supreme General, Blessed by the great god Horus, Protector of Upper and Lower Ejypt, Defender of the Empire, Inheritor of the Glory of An-Ra, and Renowned throughout the Kingdoms." The title was very long, and it was a high position. He also obtained a large territory on the outskirts of the city of Herak, south of Isis, and the residents of the territory became his slaves.
This was not only because of his military achievements, but also because he had undoubtedly received the blessing of the gods, not through some kind of symbol, but because Horus had directly appeared on the battlefield. Pharaoh had to reward Hogg heavily, and his title had already surpassed that of the general governor of a city. But in this way, Hogg was in a predicament of being bound by the glory of the gods. In the war, he could only win, and unless he died on the battlefield, he could not retreat, let alone fail.
Hogg, however, did not care about this. On the night after returning from the battlefield, he ordered everyone not to disturb him and meditated quietly under the starry sky in the backyard of his residence. After witnessing the miracles performed by Horus, as well as the appearance of Gilgamesh, and especially when Enkidu slashed at the cloud eagle, the depths of his soul seemed to be touched, and there was a trace of enlightenment that seemed hazy and clear, as if it was about to be captured.
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