Bouquet of Narcissus

The Greek heroes and soldiers rejoiced and prepared for the next round of attack.

Narcissus, who was quietly hiding around, saw Poseidon leave, and stood there thinking for a long time.

His divine power is now countless times higher than before, but he is still no match for several main gods.

To protect Troy, it depends on Zeus.Zeus's attitude is extremely critical, but now he is swaying left and right, hesitating, as if he is playing with all the gods.

So, Narcissus secretly returned to Mount Olympus, gave Aphrodite a small palm-sized mirror of wisdom, and asked her to give it to Zeus.Then Narcissus returned to Hades in a flash, hiding in the cave and never coming out.

Aphrodite watched Poseidon's speech in the Greek camp.

The complaints and encounters of mortals and their dissatisfaction with Zeus are beyond words. Poseidon openly challenged Zeus's power and vetoed Zeus's decision, so he went to Zeus non-stop and presented all these to him.

Zeus was furious and decided to punish the ignorant Greeks and Poseidon who instigated them.So he picked up the scepter, swiped it hard, and three consecutive lightning strikes fell from the top of Mount Olympus.

Lightning strikes, causing huge waves in the water, and violence strikes——

The Greek ship was split and turned into a ball of black charcoal, the sea water was boiled, and the soldiers who muttered and bathed underwater were killed and turned into coke before they could go ashore in an instant.

The heat wave was rolling in, and the wailing filled the entire coalition army.The fleeing soldiers were exhausted, and some plague-stricken soldiers on the deck were instantly overturned by the heat wave and disappeared without making a sound...

"Gods, who will save us!"

Many people are praying.

Poseidon, who had eaten the sacrifice, was soundly asleep, and was awakened by this incident.Furious and shocked, he immediately sprinkled hail and brought in glaciers to cool the sea.

Using the wind again, it directed Zeus' last bolt of lightning elsewhere, causing it to turn in one direction and attack the towering mountains in the distance.The Greeks got a little respite.

After a busy night, Poseidon was exhausted, but the Greeks suffered heavy losses, numerous casualties, and damage to their combat tools. They could not go to war for at least a month.Their clothes were burned, their ships were destroyed, and their food was cooked in the boiling sea...

Agamemnon beat his head in frustration.

Odysseus hurriedly directed the people to find the remaining available sacrifices and begged Athena for help.He believed that it was they who changed the service of the gods, which caused Zeus's dissatisfaction, which caused Zeus's lightning to strike down.

Poseidon rushed up to Mount Olympus with his trident and asked Zeus: "You hypocritical and arrogant shameless person, you talk about neutrality, but what have you done?"

Zeus was furious, "What do I need to report to you?"

He threw out the mirror of wisdom, and Poseidon understood it as soon as he saw it. He immediately snatched the mirror and wanted to smash it, but the mirror surface was still intact. complement each other.

The two of them immediately fought in the sky, evenly matched, and both were in anger. The gods rushed over to discuss, but no one dared to go forward to persuade. Athena said: "If the two of them continue to fight like this, our temple will be destroyed. At that time, the building body should worry about how to build it.”

"I really hope they go to a farther place to fight, you two saboteurs." Hera was very dissatisfied. Seeing the temples being destroyed one after another, her heart was bleeding, and she immediately ordered Hermes, the envoy of the gods, to send a message, so that They go to fight in the ocean.

"The ocean is vast and boundless, and the calm sea is more dynamic than the sky. The two of you can have a good time."

The envoy flapped his wings and roared out instead of daring to approach, but the two still ignored them and kept fighting until the sky was dark and the gods were worried and bored, so they let them go.

It has been two days since Narcissus, who was hiding in Hades, knew about this incident, but they are still fighting, but the battlefield has changed from the sky to the high mountain land, and as they go south, they will soon fight in the ocean.Thunder and lightning, storms and waves, human beings can see this battle from land.

Narcissus was no longer afraid, sneaked out of Hades, and ran to Troy again.

The beauty girl has been chosen, the beautiful and gentle Briseis.

Zeus and Poseidon fought so hard that they could no longer care about these mortals, so Athena persuaded Apollo to cancel the plague.

And the flood of Troy is slowly receding.Three days later, Athena said: "Protracted wars are not common, we can choose another method to end this war."

She suggested that the two sides send out ten warriors and compete one-on-one. Whoever wins the most people should agree to a request of the other side, so as to solve this problem peacefully.

The loser gets to decide where Helen goes and how much of the spoils she gets.The most important thing is that the gods of both camps cannot participate in the battle, and no cheating is allowed.

Hera, Apollo and Aphrodite and other gods agreed with this opinion, only Ares, the god of war, was very dissatisfied, so he could not enjoy the pleasure of killing.Seeing him like this, Hera taunted: "If you want, you can participate in the battle between Zeus and Poseidon. I think you will gain something."

Ares said nothing.

The battle took place ten days later.

After this agreement was made, Hermes, the envoy of the gods, fell asleep in the night, transmitted voices to everyone, and asked them to prepare, prepare sacrifices, and choose the venue and candidates for the competition.

So both parties involved in the war are aware of it.

Since it is God's will, how can heroes and mortals oppose it?What good will happen to the mortals who offended the gods.And this time it was the best decision made by Athena, the goddess of war, for peace between the two parties.

The ordinary women and children of Troy began to cheer.

They don't want their husbands and sons to die on the battlefield at will, and if they can solve it by this method, then they have one more hope of going home.

Narcissus knew they had chosen their men for battle.Hector and Paris must play on Troy's side, and the old king on the other side has announced rich prizes. As long as they can win one game, everyone can get countless gold jewels and a beautiful woman.

On the Greek side, Agamemnon and Helen's ex-husband King Menelaus of Sparta will also play.The most powerful son of the goddess, Achilles, will definitely appear, but who can fight him?

Narcissus listened to their strategy, and had an idea in his mind:

On the day before the game, Briseis sneaked out of the city of Troy in the dark night, came to the trench dug by the Greeks, and was caught.Narcissus saw the soldiers escorting the beautiful Briseis to Agamemnon's camp. At this time, he suddenly raised a strong wind and blew Briseis into Achilles. in front of the camp.

The pitiful Briseis begged Achilles bitterly, and Narcissus took out the feather given by Aphrodite, and gently brushed Achilles' forehead after disappearing.

Achilles left her behind.

He carried Briseis back to his camp and sent off the soldiers who had come.

Narcissus saw a flash of lightning in the far west, and knew that Zeus and Poseidon were still fighting fiercely.He was a little puzzled, Poseidon is quite strong, how could he persist for so long?

Pluto said that he once teamed up with Poseidon to fight Zeus, and the two narrowly won but paid the price.So Narcissus always believed that Zeus was unstoppable.

Pluto once said that unless Uranus, who is sleeping in the depths of hell, can see the sun again, Zeus is the strongest existence in the world.

Poseidon, Narcissus gently stroked his feathers, "I hope God the Father can imprison this arrogant rebel at the bottom of the sea." He let the feather fly out towards the west.

The arena was chosen on the plain under the city of Troy, and a long arena was built, surrounded by garlands.This is a grand event, and many people came out of the city to watch the game.

Athena and Aphrodite serve as referees.

Apollo surrounded the arena with a long, fiery fire, preventing mortals from approaching, and only heroes were allowed to fight within this circle.

The game lasted for ten days. As long as both sides played, the game would not stop unless they died or surrendered.The first day was won by the Trojans, the second day by a giant of the Greeks, and on the third day because a warrior had a stomachache before he entered the battle, Menelaus won the battle instead.

Originally, it was his turn on the fourth day, but after he won, he asked Paris to also fight.

He wanted to defeat this shameless madman openly, kill him, and take away his wife Helen.He yelled for a long time, Paris came on the field, and the two played until dark, and Aphrodite forcibly terminated the game.

The game was postponed until the fourth day.

In the early morning of the fourth day, the arena was full of people, even Helen came. Everyone watched her half the night, and they were all impressed by her appearance.They exclaimed and praised: "If I can have this beauty, I am willing to die here."

"Yeah, I think she is more beautiful than that white wall goddess."

When Menelaus saw Helen, he was both surprised and happy, and when he turned his eyes to Paris, only disgust and killing intent remained.

Aphrodite was very worried——

In terms of brute force, Paris is definitely no match for Menelaus. He will be torn in half by Menelaus and die in front of Helen's eyes.She glanced at Helen, who lowered her eyes and clenched her hands.

She sneaked over: "Look, one of your two husbands will die in front of you. Is this what you hoped for?"

Helen didn't answer.

The drum beat sounded, and the two began to compete.

But no one thought that Paris would be able to fight Menelaus, and he would have an invulnerable armor.And halfway through the fight, Helen suddenly broke into the ring, and Menelaus immediately interrupted the attack.It was at this time that Paris shot Menelaus in the chest, and when the second arrow struck, Helen blocked it.

Helen was injured and dying, she shed tears of remorse for her ex-husband, "I have been lost, please forgive me." Menelaus yelled: "I admit defeat, save Helen quickly."

Paris also put down his arrow and ran over. At this time, Aphrodite seized the opportunity and quickly judged Paris' victory.

She used herbs to stop Helen's bleeding, and said to Athena, "I didn't violate the rules, but this poor woman will be the last prize of the competition, and she can't die at this time."

Athena heard Menelaus' request to admit defeat, and although she was unhappy, she still declared the game valid.

The Trojans cheered.

The fourth day of the game was also won by Troy's Paris.

The Trojans who stayed in the city knew that Paris was good at archery and had excellent arrow skills. He attacked Menelaus on the battlefield and pierced his arm, causing Menelaus to lose the battle of honor.

Helen was sent back to her temple by Aphrodite.