156 、 Frog Goddess Heqet
Link frowned. "Her purpose is clear, that is to disturb Moses and the others. Frogs don't bite, but they can annoy people to death until they are exhausted and can't hold on any longer. Sooner or later, they will panic and stop moving forward. No one can withstand endless torture and wear down their courage and perseverance bit by bit. If they break down, Seth will have succeeded. "
Medanzo spat. "What a ruthless method, driving so many frogs out to annoy me. I can't even find an opponent to fight. There are too many frogs, there's no end to them."
Link said solemnly, "If Frog Goddess Heqet doesn't show up, we don't have to show up either. This is a test for Moses and the others, and they must overcome this difficulty. As long as they cross the Nile River and reach a dry area, Heqet naturally won't be able to drive so many frogs. At the current speed, I'm afraid it will take a few more days. "
Medanzo said, "This is a test of faith and will. It depends on how strong their will is and whether they can persist in this kind of environment. I found that David is really a good child, he eats and sleeps well. The calmer a person is, the less likely they are to be disturbed by this kind of torture. "
Link smiled. "The frogs are helping you to test people, are you going to guide that child in the next few days?"
Medanzo smiled. "I've never eaten frogs since I was a child, but when I came to your tribe, I learned that frogs can also be eaten, and they are so delicious. Now I'm craving them again."
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Panic and unease gradually spread among the tribesmen, and the continuous torture caused them to fall into a trance. Some people said that this was a punishment from the gods of Eygut, but where was their god, Allaha? The twelve Judges tried their best but could not completely drive away the ubiquitous frogs. It was a bit like the scene when Amon and Medanzo encountered scorpions in the desert.
Many people could not walk anymore and said to Moses, "We are not complaining, most of us are strong, but we can't take it and can't rest. Is this the punishment from the gods of Eygut? Why do they torture us like this? Take us away from the forest and those pools! "
Moses advised, "We can't leave the forest yet, or we'll be discovered by our pursuers. This is exactly what the evil god Eygut wants to achieve. All of you are calling out to Allaha, but have you ever thought about what you should do? Don't stop. Leave the delta wetlands as soon as possible. The longer you stay here, the more torture you'll suffer. Gather round me, all of you, and let me raise my staff to bless you, and wash away your weariness and restlessness. "
Moses and his people did not stop. Although they were exhausted, they still followed the path that God had pointed out. On this day, David was sleeping in the midst of the croaking of the frogs. Suddenly, he heard a voice in his mind, "David, child of Duc, the messenger of the gods is calling you. Please leave the tent quietly and go to the place where the frogs are the loudest. No one will find you."
David was really brave. For the past few days, everyone had been panicking when they heard the croaking of the frogs, but he dared to enter the forest where the frogs were the loudest in the middle of the night. The Judges on night watch were also tired and did not notice David sneaking out of the tent. David walked through the dense forest. The croaking of the frogs suddenly quieted down, as if they had retreated to a place far away. Then he saw a fire beside a stream, and a man sitting beside the fire.
This person was wearing a cloak that covered his face. He was holding a thin and long golden weaving shuttle in his hand. A bunch of freshly washed and peeled frogs were skewered on the golden weaving shuttle. The frogs were being roasted on the fire with a sizzling sound. His other hand was sprinkling salt on them. The air was filled with the fragrance of humans. David was shocked and asked, "Who are you? Why are you roasting frogs? Can they be eaten? "
Medanzo asked, "First tell me who you are and why you are here."
David replied, "I am David Solomon, a warrior of the town of Duc. Under the guidance of our god, I have completed my vow to return to my hometown. The messenger of God Allaha has summoned me."
Medanzo stood up and said with a smile, "I am the messenger of God. These frogs have tortured you for so many days. Do you dare to eat them?"
David knelt down and said, "As long as you eat them, I will eat them."
Medanzo tore off a frog and ate it happily under the shadow of the cloak. Then he handed the golden weaving shuttle in his hand to David, "Child, are you hungry? The taste is very good! "
David reached out and took down a roasted frog. He gently bit off a piece and tasted it. Then he stuffed the whole string of frogs into his stomach and ate with relish. Medanzo looked at him with a smile. When he finished eating, he asked, "Is it delicious?"
David nodded and said, "Delicious, very delicious!"
Medanzo asked again, "Are you still afraid of them?"
David shook his head and said, "No, I have never been afraid. Messenger of God, did you summon me here to treat me to such a delicious meal and tell me that I don't have to be afraid of frogs? "
Medanzo smiled and said, "Yes, but I have something else to do. This is our little secret. Don't tell anyone else."
From that day on, Medanzo awakened David's power, but he never revealed his face. He only said that he was the messenger of God Allaha. David asked him what kind of power it was. Medanzo replied that it was the power of faith, which required people to practice with firm faith.
David then asked Medanzo about the frogs. Medanzo explained, "Those are the messengers sent by the evil god Eygut. They want to stop the Ducians and shake your faith."
David pleaded, "Messenger of God, could you please drive those frogs away?"
Medanzo shook his head and said, "The frogs live in this wetland. You will encounter them when you pass by. This is a difficulty that you have to overcome. If the messenger of the evil god acts directly, the messenger of God will stop him. But you can't expect to get everything from God without paying anything. Including the power I taught you today, it is also given by God, but you can only practice on your own. "
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The next day, when David returned to the camp, his father Jonah ran to him and hugged him, saying, "Son, where have you been? Everyone is worried! If I don't see you soon, Lord Moses will send people to find you. "
David raised a branch in his hand, on which there was a string of cleaned frogs. He said, "I'm going to find something to eat. Roast them on the fire and sprinkle some salt. They taste really good."
The people around him said in horror, "David, how can you eat such things? They are sent by the demons to torture us. Be careful or you will be poisoned! "
David smiled and said, "I already ate them last night. They were delicious. What are you afraid of?"
Moses walked over and patted David's head, saying, "You are very brave and did a good job. If no one wants to eat them, you can eat them yourself."
After walking like this for another five days, the group finally left the edge of the wetland of the Nile River Triangle. In front of them were rolling dry hills with grass and shrubs, and the croaking of the frogs finally faded away. Link and Medanzo stood on a treetop and watched Moses and the others walk into the area where there were no frogs. Suddenly, they felt a powerful force behind them. Link whispered, "Heqet has appeared, and she is in the jungle. Is she going to attack us directly?"
Medanzo pulled out the Key of Destiny from thin air, and with a wave of his hand, he put on the Scorpion Shell Armor. He turned around and said with a cold face, "My hands are also itching, I have been waiting impatiently for a long time!"
Link also turned around and quietly reminded, "Be careful, this Heqet's stealth magic is better than ours, we have not been able to find his hiding place even after so many days."
Medanzo sneered, "Of course, there are frogs everywhere, he can completely hide his aura. I suspect that he is a mutant frog demon, just like El Mar, who is born with the ability to sneak around in the environment he grew up in. If El Mar hides in the swamp and hides his aura, it will be difficult for us to find him. But if he wants to attack us, the situation will be different. "
As he spoke, countless water droplets floated up from the leaves, the puddles, and the nearby streams into the air. The droplets were like transparent pearls that reflected a bright light under the sunlight. It was a beautiful sight! A person walked out from the grass, and from the looks of it, it was a young man.
This person was wearing a green robe covered with dark brown stripes. His eyes were a little round and bulging, but he could be considered handsome. However, there were a few brownish-green stripes on his cheeks and forehead, as if they were painted with oil. They reflected a faint luster, appearing strange and mysterious.
As soon as this person appeared, the floating water droplets began to glow, and gradually elongated in the air, turning into transparent arrows. Countless water arrows were ready to be fired, all aimed at Medanzo and Link. Medanzo pointed at the person with the Key of Destiny and asked, "Is this Heqet?"
The newcomer was slightly startled. "So you know me? Since you know it's me, why don't you put down your weapons and salute me? "
Medanzo narrowed his eyes and said, "Why? Lord Frog Angel, you have been the one causing trouble for the past few days, right? What makes you think that we will put down our weapons and salute you? To be honest, we don't know you, and we don't want to know you. We just thought of you when we saw those frogs. "
Heqet also narrowed her eyes. Her pupils were also greenish-brown, like vertical slits on her eyeballs. "You are indeed not ordinary mortals. Not only are you not panicking after seeing the legendary Heqet, you even dare to speak like this?"
Medanzo shrugged. "I have seen those so-called gods who have transcended eternal life, but they are not my gods, let alone you. Who ordered you to come here, and why are you disturbing those suffering tribesmen? "
Heqet's figure was submerged in a sea of transparent water arrows. The arrows that filled the sky were filled with power, but in the end, they were not fired. She looked at Medanzo, then at Link, and shouted with slight surprise: "Are you the disciples of the Scorpion King Girishui? No wonder you obtained the power bestowed by the gods. But this is the Eygut, and I am the emissary of Seth, the King of Angels. How dare you stop me? "
Link did not speak, but he was not idle either. At the same time that the water droplets in the forest turned into arrows, a bow floated in front of him. The bowstring was pulled and turned into a series of shadows, turning into many strings. The bow looked like a harp. Dozens of arrows flew out, densely packed on the bowstring. They were arrows made from the stinger of a giant mutant scorpion. He and Medanzo were also wearing scorpion shell armor, so it was no wonder that Heqet would misunderstand.
Medanzo shook his head. "Whose emissary we are has nothing to do with you, and whose emissary you are also has nothing to do with us. Those poor people have not done anything wrong, and have never offended you, so why are you torturing them? "
Heqet apparently misunderstood Medanzo's words as a tacit agreement, and showed a look of contempt. "The Scorpion King Girishui himself has not yet obtained the qualification to join the Anunnaki divine clan, and it is even more impossible for you to follow him. A demigod exiled in the desert, who has no divine clan to rely on, sent an emissary here to make an enemy of me, don't you think it's ridiculous? I see that the two of you have some achievements, put down your weapons and swear to follow me, and I can consider introducing you to the Angel King Seth, and perhaps you will have a chance to join the Ennead. Please kneel and thank me! "
The background of his words was very complicated. When the War of the Gods broke out in the Anunnaki divine clan, Tiamat and Kingu were on the losing side, while Enril and Marduc were on the winning side. Legend had it that Tiamat created nine kinds of monsters in the war, including the nine-headed snake Humbaba, the human-faced scorpion Girishui, and the giant lion Ugallu. These nine kinds of monsters were naturally defeated, some were killed, some were subdued, and some went into exile.
These monsters were very powerful, and after Enril and the others won, they did not want to pay a huge price to kill them all. It would be best if they could subdue them for their own use, or if they could make them swear not to be enemies again, so that they would not have to fight so hard. Humbaba was subdued by Enril and became the guardian of the divine realm, so he could be considered to have joined the Anunnaki divine clan.
The human-faced scorpion Girishui was forced to promise that he would no longer be enemies with Enril and the others, but he also did not surrender to them, so he was exiled to the desert and lost the right to be introduced into the Anunnaki divine clan, while he himself became known as the Scorpion King. After the war, both Marduc and Enril took a fancy to him and allowed him to join the Anunnaki divine clan. But Ugallu fell in love with the goddess Mourrin, and as a result, because of a well-known curse, he eventually left in sadness and became the Flowing Lion King.
Girishui was very powerful, but he was an exiled demigod, and he was neither a god who transcended eternal life nor could he be accepted by the divine clan. In the eyes of the official members of the divine clan, his emissary was certainly following the wrong person. Heqet gave Medanzo and Link a chance to put down their weapons and swear to follow her, and she could introduce them to Seth, and perhaps they could be introduced into the Ennead divine clan.
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