Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 371 Gods
Mount Olympus, a mountain hidden in the clouds.

At the top of the mountain stands a majestic temple.

The interior of the huge arched hall is dominated by white, with various golden patterns, making the hall noble and sacred.

Twelve thrones are arranged around the vaulted hall. Sitting on the main seat is Zeus, known as the king of gods. He is the patron saint of sky, thunder and lightning, and law.

Beside him is Hera, the Queen of Heaven, patron goddess of marriage and family.

The other ten main gods are Poseidon, the god of the sea, Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war, Apollo, the god of light, Artemis, the goddess of hunting, Ares, the god of war, Aphrodite, the god of love, Hephaestus, the god of fire, Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, and Hermes, the messenger of the gods.

"Great King of the Gods, unprecedented major events are happening in the world. Athens has been occupied by foreign races, and the faith in the main gods is collapsing!" The messenger Hermes, the god of commerce, market, travel, transportation, and theft, said in a deep voice.

Zeus had already noticed this. This temple was completely supported by faith, and the decline of faith was evident everywhere in the temple.

"Can you find out the reason?" Zeus's majestic voice echoed in the hall.

"It is the army from the Eastern Daqian. They pursued the fleeing Tatar and Oirat kings, continuously captured cities and invaded the territory of God!" replied the messenger Hermes.

"Daqian is a big country and we cannot get involved directly. Pass on my divine will and let the demigods give them a warning!" Zeus said after thinking for a while.

The pantheons of these main gods are not exactly the same as those of the immortals in the East, but one thing is the same, that is, these extraordinary beings cannot come into contact with the fortune of the dynasty, otherwise there will be a backlash.

However, the power of the twelve gods comes not only from faith, but also from their bloodline power.

This allows the twelve main gods to intervene in the affairs of dynasties with weak national strength when necessary, and they can withstand the backlash.

As for the demigod mentioned by Zeus, this is the power inherited from the bloodline of the main god.

When a main god unites with a mortal, the child born will possess some of the main god's divine power, and such a child will become a demigod when he grows up.

Demigods are more like mortals with super powers; they cannot be as powerful as the main gods.

"Will the participation of demigods in the war lead Daqian to come after us?" Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war, reminded with some concern.

Although Athena is the goddess of war, she is first the goddess of wisdom and then the goddess of war.

"You are afraid!" Zeus said in a deep voice.

"Both Tatar and Oirat have their own masters. I heard that Daqian occupied the sacred mountain of Tatar. Now Mount Olympus is in the area occupied by Daqian. We need to be careful of Daqian!" Athena explained, shaking her head.

Although there were information barriers between the East and the West, both the Tatar King and the Oirat King fled to Europe. Of course, Europe had to find out what happened between the Tatars and the Oirat, as well as the specific details of the war.

"What kind of Venerable One? They are just cowards who use corpses!" Zeus said disdainfully.

The most famous thing about the Tatar Sacred Mountain is the divine corpse, and the most effective way to deal with the divine corpse is the corpse-suppressing talisman in the hands of the immortal Daqian.

If Western gods want to deal with the corpse of the god, probably only Zeus’ lightning is effective against the corpse of the god.

Zeus's disdain is, to a certain extent, also due to his jealousy of the corpse of the god. He places the importance of the corpse of the god before that of the Venerable.

"It's decided. Let the demigods go to war!" He stopped discussing with the main gods and waved the scepter in his hand.

The other main gods bowed to show their respect. Even if any of them had any objections, they would not raise them at this time.

Zeus is not a good-tempered god. If you really make him angry, the consequences will be very serious.

When the Tatar King and the Oirat King entered Europe, they did not engage in a major war with local countries as Li Qiang had imagined.

When the Tatar and Oirat kings discovered that European armies were using artillery and muskets, they immediately decided to send envoys to negotiate with the Ottoman Empire.

Daqian's troops continued to advance, and most of the cities they occupied belonged to the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman Empire did not expect that Daqian would be so terrifying, and its continuous invasions were almost invincible.

They also wanted to resist Daqian's attack. Although they were somewhat dissatisfied with the Tatar King and the Oirat King who brought Daqian here, they still agreed to negotiate when facing a powerful enemy.

During this period, Li Qiang ordered the First Guard of the Beijing Camp and the Artillery Army to stop moving forward, because large tracts of occupied areas needed to be incorporated into Daqian, which had consumed too much of Daqian's energy.

The more areas we occupy, the more we will not be able to manage them effectively in a short period of time.

Besides, the First Guard of the Beijing Camp and the Artillery Corps also need to rest. After years of continuous wars, even the brave generals are tired.

In fact, the advance speed of the First Guard of the Beijing Camp and the Artillery Army has exceeded Li Qiang's expectations. He decided not to pursue the Tatar King and the Oirat King anymore, but to stabilize the current occupied areas and then advance from the occupied areas towards the Middle East, which is the area he attaches the most importance to.

Li Qiang didn't know that his plan gave Europe some time, allowing the Ottoman Empire to not only form an alliance with the Tatar King and the Oirat King, but also find other allies.

The Ottoman Empire invited the Pope of the Papal States to take the lead in uniting European countries to form a European coalition to fight against the Daqian army.

Daqian was not aware of this matter, and it could not be blamed on him. This war against the West was carried out privately by Li Qiang from beginning to end.

Many officials of Daqian did not even know where Europe was, let alone what countries there were in Europe, and naturally they had no information about Europe.

The city of Athens. There is currently no chief official from Daqian coming to this city, and the city lord is still temporarily replaced by the original city lord.

Of course, the city lord surrendered voluntarily, which is why he received such treatment.

For some unknown reason, among the cities attacked by the First Guard of the Beijing Camp and the Artillery Army, few dared to put up a strong resistance. At most, they surrendered immediately after being hit by a round of artillery fire.

Therefore, before the arrival of the chief official of Daqian, these cities were all managed by the original city lords to avoid too much chaos.

The guardians of this city are twenty fourth-rank warriors. They wear armor and hold shields and spears. They patrol the city every day. The terrifying atmosphere makes the restless people in the city dare not have any thoughts.

According to Li Qiang's estimation, twenty fourth-rank warriors would be enough to shock the city.

Originally there were six knights in this city, but now they have all surrendered with the city lord and become one of the guardians of this city.

Before this city is completely under Daqian's control, Li Qiang will not interfere too much in the operation of the city.

Today, as usual, ten fourth-rank warriors are responsible for daytime patrols.

The city has become accustomed to their presence, and it is because of their presence that the city has become more peaceful.

Ordinary people don’t care who is the city lord. All they want is peace and stability.

Therefore, when the people saw the ten fourth-rank warriors, they would say "hello" in the poor Daqian language.

Whenever this happened, the ten fourth-rank warriors would nod in response in a friendly manner.

Just as they were patrolling to the city gate, they sensed a powerful aura approaching in the sky.

"Be on guard!" the captain shouted. Ten rank 4 warriors immediately formed a battle formation, with shields in front and spears hidden between the shields, ready to fire.

They must treat enemies that can fly with caution.

In the sky, the person coming was a man holding a dagger and wearing shoes with a pair of wings on his feet.

The dagger gleamed in the sunlight, as if it were made of diamond.

He is the third generation of demigod, named David, with the blood of Perseus flowing in his body, and the artifacts on his feet and in his hands also come from Perseus' inheritance.

After receiving the order from Olympus, David was the first to respond.

Most of the first generation demigods have aged or died. The lifespan of a demigod cannot be compared with that of a true main god. Even many of the second generation demigods have decayed.

The order of Olympus is conveyed through blood, and everyone with demigod blood will receive this order.

David flew very fast and arrived in front of the ten fourth-turn warriors in a moment.

"Thrust!" the captain gave an order, and ten spears stabbed out at the same time.

The gun contained a terrifying force, and the sound of it shaking the air near David, even affecting the flying shoes on his feet.

However, David's reaction was also extremely fast. He swept out with the dagger in his hand, and two consecutive breaking sounds were heard. The two spears that stabbed at him were actually cut off by the dagger.

David was not feeling well either. The power contained in the gun made him bounce back involuntarily and roll in the air several times.

He stabilized his body, that is, he bounced towards the air, and the flying shoes on his feet prevented him from falling to the ground. Otherwise, if he fell to the ground, the battle would have ended without even having to continue.

"Send a signal!" the captain ordered in a deep voice.

He found that the enemy was beyond his expectations and he had to seek reinforcements.

Not only can the enemy fly, but the sharpness of the dagger is also a big problem.

Don't underestimate the spears in the hands of the warriors. Each of these spears takes several years to make, and they are so tough that ordinary swords cannot hurt them at all.

But the dagger easily broke two spears. If it weren't for the huge power contained in the spears, the dagger would have broken more spears.

A fourth-rank warrior who had broken his spear took out a flare from his arms and threw it out.

The flare let out a sharp sound, then exploded in the sky, forming a red spherical light spot.

David saw the flare and knew that the enemy was looking for reinforcements.

This time he changed his fighting style and circled around the ten fourth-turn warriors.

His flying speed was getting faster and faster, and from time to time he would get close to the ten fourth-turn warriors and attack them with his dagger.

The fourth-level warriors have extremely fast reaction speed and can always block attacks with their shields.

However, the heavy iron shield would be left with deep cuts every time it was hit by a dagger.

I believe that it won’t be long before some shields will be damaged if we are attacked again, and will no longer be able to provide effective defense.

The ten fourth-turn warriors were not in a hurry. They narrowed their formation and formed a small circular formation.

No matter which side David attacked from, there were at least two shields waiting for him.

More importantly, when David attacks, he must be careful of the spear's thrusts at any time.

The people of Athens were first shocked by the battle here, and then some people recognized the flying shoes on David's feet and the dagger in his hand. These legendary artifacts had naturally been passed down among the people for a long time.

They also recognized David as a demigod. Although they did not know David's name, he must be related to Perseus.

Who is Perseus? He is the illegitimate son of the king of gods and is known as the strongest demigod.

The Athenians had always believed that demigods were extremely powerful, but when they saw that a demigod with two divine weapons was unable to defeat ten Daqian soldiers, this made the Athenians feel full of mystery about Daqian and less awe for the gods.

The battle lasted for a cup of tea, and a team of ten warriors came from a distance.

"Why don't you help!" David was not panicked at all. He shouted towards the city gate.

Before he finished speaking, David had flown away from the ten warriors and landed above the city gate.

The twenty fourth-rank warriors met and reorganized into a larger battle formation facing the city gate.

"Aren't you trying to grab the credit? Why are you waiting for us?" A female voice came from the city gate, followed by the appearance of three figures.

Among the three figures, one was two meters tall, with muscular body, holding a heavy axe in his hand that was longer than his height.

The other person was holding a blue sword with water ripples flashing on it. The blue sword did not seem to be a solid entity, but rather seemed to be made of water.

The last woman was wearing a fiery red leather jacket and holding a flaming whip in her hand. It was this woman who spoke.

The two-meter-tall burly man looked at the battle formation of twenty fourth-turn warriors. He let out an angry roar and suddenly leaped out.

The sturdy man attacked the fourth-level warrior without saying a word.

He stretched out his body in the air and raised the heavy axe high.

An indescribable sense of power was displayed on him, and anyone could see that this axe would be extremely terrifying.

A fourth-turn warrior was well prepared and put his iron shield in front of the axe. He couldn't dodge, as dodging would destroy the formation.

But the power of this axe was simply indescribable. The iron shield in the fourth-turn warrior's hand exploded, and his arm holding the iron shield broke under this huge force, and his body flew backwards.

That is to say, the body of the fourth-turn warrior was already extraordinary, so he did not die on the spot from this blow, but this blow also made the fourth-turn warrior lose his combat effectiveness.

The man holding the blue sword swung the blue sword towards the fourth-turn warrior when he was flying backwards. A blue water arrow shot out from the blue sword.

The blue water arrow hit the fourth-turn warrior. The armor on the fourth-turn warrior's body was first frozen by the blue water arrow, and then the ice broke, and the fourth-turn warrior's body also broke along with the armor.

Nineteen fourth-rank warriors were fighting with the strong man. They had no time to ask for help and watched their companions being killed.

Although the sturdy man was extremely strong, the nineteen fourth-turn warriors were extremely skilled in spearmanship. They did not compete with the sturdy man in strength, but used battle formations to attack the man's most vulnerable points. As a result, the two sides fought back and forth.

(End of this chapter)