How can a retired savior be considered retired if his price drops to 40,000?

Chapter 212 The Battle of Fate ([-])

"Speaking of which, do you know the story of Perseus killing Gorgon?"

Perhaps on a whim, I don’t know how long ago, when the situation in the Webway War had not been sufficiently controlled, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who used Chaldea’s technology to temporarily become a kind of army field doctor, once asked Ferus Ma Noos.

he knows.He learned relevant knowledge for a period of time after being found by the Emperor and returning to the Empire.A rough understanding of human history and culture on the home planet of humanity is a required course for every Primarch, and Greek mythology happens to be a part that is too important to be bypassed - not to mention, he himself also has "Gol" "Gong" is a widely known nickname.

The Primarch's memory prevented him from forgetting the events that happened in the early days of the Great Crusade, or the knowledge he had already memorized, even after 1 years.But when Fujimaru Ritsuka asked this question, Ferus also saw that the tired little girl just wanted to find a topic to talk to him about to keep herself awake.

So he allowed the other party to continue talking, and then he was slightly surprised to find that not only was she good at telling stories, but she also mentioned many details in her narrative that he had not paid much attention to before.It is true that he only knew the outline of the relevant story because he did not have much interest in this aspect, but the parts he knew did not match some of the parts mentioned by Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"Myths and epics passed down orally will always undergo distortions in the process of circulation. The reinterpretation of myths by future generations in completely different social environments will also affect their own posture, and may even be due to the degree of sungness. And it becomes unrecognizable. This is the case with any story - after all, the storytellers are human beings no matter what."

Fujimaru Ritsuka explained this:

"Just like in this world, the legendary Gorgon or Medusa, in the original records of the ancient times, only had snake hair, fangs, copper and iron claws and golden wings, and anything related to Anyone who looks at her will immediately turn into a terrifying monster like stone. Later, in the classical period, artistic creations and depictions such as "Medusa's beautiful face" gradually appeared. As for "Medusa was cursed by Athena and turned into a monster." Stories like the Gorgon were re-created by later Roman poets, and then later, at roughly the time I lived, the Gorgon was depicted as a snake with the body of a snake. Snake-haired monsters became more common.

"To you, these are all events from 4 to [-] years ago. Even if I don't know, it is natural for myths and stories to continue to change with human cognition and the continuation of history. For example, you Look, if you mention Gorgon to others now, most people who know this term will not think of the banshee living on the island first, but of the monster."
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Ferus didn't know why he would think of such a trivial matter at this critical moment.

The previous battles between the primarchs were shocking enough, but almost every move of this "Fulgrim" can trigger aftermaths comparable to the most intense stages of their previous battles - —And these are just some instinctive reactions he made without subjectively having any offensive intentions.

There is no doubt that Fulgrim, who has received too many blessings from Slaanesh, is being tortured by the aftermath of pain, and it is difficult to regain his consciousness for a while.The will that the purple phoenix should have had has been worn away by the enjoyment of the Silver Palace for thousands of years.The reason why he can still exist in this form that is barely similar to "Fulgrim" instead of directly turning into a chaos egg may have more to do with the Emperor who created the species "Primarch" thousands of years ago. His superb biological alchemy skills enable his body to easily accommodate so much subspace energy.

But even so, he is still a Primarch.Ferrus is not optimistic about the current situation.He now has a short window period. It may only take a few seconds before this favored demon prince can successfully come back to his senses and once again use his own will to control his actions and do everything he wants to do.

The Primarch of the Iron Hands should have used these few seconds to formulate a strategy to defeat such a giant, rather than recalling trivial matters that were not actually important.But in the next microsecond, he realized that these "trivial matters" were not completely "unimportant" when faced with the current situation.

——In the logic of subspace, the success or failure of a battle not only depends on conventional elements such as firepower and tactics, but also depends on inexplicable things such as "fate" and "symbolic meaning."And I don't know if it was a coincidence, but Fujimaru Ritsuka had indeed told him in great detail about these "unexplainable" things at an inconspicuous time in the past.

In the next moment, Fulgrim moved.

He did not stop screaming in pain. Perhaps the torture was still lingering in his nerves and perceptions, but the Demon Prince still remembered what he should do now.His eyes, which were glowing with purple light, were full of pain and resentment. When his eyes successfully locked on the location of Ferus once again, one of the four arms moved beyond almost everyone's imagination. Speed ​​slapped down.

This is a bit beyond expectations, but not completely impossible to handle.Ferus, who barely reacted in time, successfully left the area directly affected by the slap. However, the large amount of spiritual energy that supported the Demon Prince's swift action and wrapped around him immediately caused a commotion all around. An ether storm, the aftermath of these storms alone had successfully shattered a special protective force field installed on Medusa's carapace.

And this is obviously not the end, for this huge monster, this is just the beginning.In Slaanesh's mind, even though his beloved has grown so large, slowness and sluggishness in movement are still not allowed.Now "Fulgrim" can still make any quick and dexterous movements that he was originally capable of, and when his size increases proportionally, the momentum caused by similar movements will also increase exponentially. .

After finally realizing what kind of monster he had become, Fulgrim was not surprised but overjoyed. He reached out again and pulled out the scimitars that matched his current size from the void one by one.If Ferus follows his usual approach, he will of course immediately choose to unfold his essential form, trying to achieve the same size, quality, and output efficiency as his opponent, and adjust the power that both sides can exert on the chessboard regardless of cost. of the scale - but now he doesn't do that.

Because no matter which version of the myth, Perseus, who killed Gorgon, was just a "human".
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Tezcatlipoca traveled alone through the waves of the vast ocean in his physical body.But in a sense, he is not alone.

"I haven't been in this universe long, but I have already realized some obvious things." He complained to his "travel companion" who was not here but could clearly hear what he was saying. The four people at the apex of this subspace all clearly look like they cannot afford to lose."

His so-called "traveling companion" may have replied to him. At least he did act like listening in silence for a period of time.After that, he laughed:

"I'm not like that. Although I am indeed similar to Tzeentch and cannot be called a good god, at least, after I do lose, I will admit it frankly. But so far, in this universe, No one has ever beaten me with dignity - not even Khorne always wants to cheat at the card table."

If it weren't for this, they might actually be able to talk.

Smoke Mirror thought so, but his steps through space did not stop.His "travel companion" may have asked him something again. After listening for a while, he shrugged nonchalantly and answered nonchalantly:

"Because it's fun. And although casting spells with a human body is limited, it's relatively undetectable."

He stopped at a location that looked no different from anywhere else, seemingly floating in a bizarre subspace.Some of the creatures that originally lived nearby were frightened by the divine aura he deliberately released, and they cautiously ran away, so that there was a strange calmness in the area.

"I think this is a good place," Tezcatlipoca said. "It's a good place to start paying for everything you've done."

After another brief pause, he laughed again: "Hahaha, I am a businessman who can't afford to be early without profit. I have told you before that I don't have the kind of selfless dedication. It's just a matter of keeping you here for the time being. I was just interested and thought it would be interesting to do this - in two completely different universes, I can even conceptually reflect each other with Tzeentch, do you still expect me to really be a 'good guy'?"

After another short pause, Tezcatlipoca smiled and said:
"The price is - run away." The face of the human being in the smoke mirror showed a kind of cruel happiness like schadenfreude, "Escape quickly, it is best not to be caught - of course, whether you are caught in the end will also depend on it. It doesn’t matter to me now.”

With a snap of his fingers, in another space in the subspace that was "mirror-image" related to his location in a mystical sense, a spell that sealed something silently disintegrated.

　Miwu (six o'clock)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)