Ares, God of War

"Great Aphrodite, if you take pity on me, please give me a chance to get in touch with my sweetheart..."

"Leave, Meleagerus." Atalanta said to him: "I am a follower of Artemis, and Aphrodite can't control me."

Meleager looked at Atalanta very unwillingly, but in the end he could only sigh helplessly, turned and walked aside.

But just as he was about to leave the arena, King Iasos of Arcadia suddenly stood up. He looked at the prince of Calydon and said to him:

"In this competition, the winner can get my daughter and my kingdom, but the loser can't be punished."

Atalanta was stunned for a moment, and then she came to her senses. She turned her head and looked at the back of the auditorium. A group of Arcadia warriors suddenly appeared there. They drew their bows and arrows and aimed at this Prince of Calydon.

"Meleager!" cried Atalanta. "Run!"

Hearing Atalanta's call, Meleager was slightly taken aback, and then turned his head to look. After seeing those Arcadia warriors aiming at him, the prince of Calydon also had a cold back. , hurriedly stepped forward and ran.

"Fire arrows!"

Iasos gave an order, and the rain of arrows fell on Meleager's head. At this moment, Ares, who was grinning and collecting the "drachma" on the table, suddenly He wiped a silver coin and blew on it. Suddenly, a huge demonic wind blew up, blowing away the arrow that had been shot at Meleager's head.

The arrows fell to the ground with crackling noises, but the prince of Calydon had already sprung far away. He turned his head and glanced at the falling arrows, thanked Ares in his heart, and then turned his head. The land fled from this place, and even the city-states of Arcadia dared not enter.

Although he is the prince of the Calydon Kingdom, even if the king of Arcadia kills him, there will be no problems. Let alone whether his uncles covet Calydon's throne, just rely on Kalydon. Given the distance between the Kingdom of Lydon and Arcadia, Arcadia is no longer a country that the Kingdom of Calydon can carry out military retaliation.

So even if Iasos killed him here, the king of Calydon could only be helpless and furious, unable to do anything.

After seeing Meleager fleeing desperately, Iasos did not order to pursue him. He just ordered the Acadian warriors to stand by, and then announced to the people present:

"This is my punishment for the losers. If you lose to Atalanta, you must race against the arrows of the Arcadian warriors. Those who cannot run will die here!"

Chapter 222. I want to participate too

After witnessing what happened to Meleagerus, Prince of Calydon, both the spectators outside the arena and the contestants who signed up for the competition realized the cruelty of the competition.

Those who win can marry Atalanta as their wives, while those who lose will be shot and killed mercilessly by the warriors of Arcadia. Iasos obviously will not give the loser any chance to justify.

Such a situation caused many contestants who had originally registered to give up the competition and retreated despite the difficulties, but because of this, a group of people who had not participated in the competition saw this situation and came to find excitement.

Perhaps the nature of human beings contains this element of pursuit of excitement. These people, to put it nicely, are adventurous, and to put it bluntly, they are easy to die.

Of course, Ares didn't bother to protect those who wanted to die. Therefore, after a few days, many people died in Arcadia's racing field.

And because Atalanta continued to show her strength, her odds kept dropping, so Ares couldn't make much money when she opened the market next to her these days.

Of course, Ares is not just opening the market. While doing this kind of small trick, he is also monitoring everyone in the audience, keeping their every move in his eyes. He is looking for the legendary person who used the small In the end, he married Hippomenes of Atalanta, and today, he finally found the young man who was protected by the goddess of beauty on the side of the auditorium.

As Aphrodite's favorite believer, Hippomenes naturally has a handsome face and a good figure that is strong enough for the goddess of beauty. Moreover, there is Aphrodite beside him. Dieter's breath hovered, which was very recognizable to Ares.

Of course, although Hippomenes is fit and handsome, his strength is still inferior to heroes like Atalanta. This guy knows this himself, so when he heard that the princess of Arcadia was When choosing a husband and son-in-law by running a race, and those who lose to her will be shot, he actually just wants to watch the show.

When Hippomenes came, Atalanta had just finished a race and went down to rest, so he didn't see Atalanta's appearance, but only saw her being shot to death on the field by Arcadia soldiers. The runner above, when Ares sat down near the young man, just heard him mockingly say to the nearby companions:

"The princess of Arcadia is really charming, so many fools are shy to send it?"

"You can't say that." His bearded companion replied, "I've been here for a few days, and Princess Atalanta is indeed very beautiful. Hero of the Argonaut."

"But they are all dead, dead heroes are not called heroes, but servants of Hades." Hippomenes snorted and said, "In my opinion, these people are all fools. To actually give away his own life for a woman, is it important for a woman to have a life?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Iasos announced the start of the next match, and Atalanta also followed on the stage. Immediately, the young man's eyes were firmly attracted, and he stared closely at Atalanta. The figure of Lante whispered something that others could not understand.

"Hippomenes, Hippomenes?" His companion called out several times and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Hippomenes came back to his senses, took a deep breath, and said seriously to his companion, "I must marry this woman!"

"Ah?" His companion looked at him in shock, and then asked, "Didn't you just say that anyone who wants to marry her is an idiot?"

"Then I'm a fool." Hippomenes replied without hesitation.

So, after the fidgeting Hippomenes finished watching today's game, he immediately left the arena in a hurry, but Hippomenes didn't go directly to the city-state of Arcadia to sign up for the competition, he knew very well , his own level is a few catties and a few taels, without the intervention of external forces, it is absolutely impossible for him to win Atalanta.

Therefore, Hippomenes took advantage of the time when everyone went home for dinner in the evening, and hurried to the temple of Arcadia. He found Aphrodite's god, and then bowed down without hesitation. road:

"Holy Aphrodite, please bless me with mercy!"

Ordinary people pray to Aphrodite, and Goddess of Beauty will definitely not respond, but Hippomenes is a handsome guy, and he is also a favorite believer of Aphrodite, so after he prayed to Aphrodite Afterwards, the Goddess of Beauty quickly answered his prayer, and the ecstatic voice sounded directly from the bottom of Hippomenes' heart, asking him what was the matter.

Hippomenes then told the god of beauty about his desire for Atalanta, and promised that when it was done, he would offer Aphrodite the best sacrifice he could.

So Aphrodite agreed to the believer's request, she flew to her territory Cyprus, and took out three golden apples from the temple in Cyprus, and then returned to the temple in Arcadia, and gave them Three golden apples were given to Hippomenes, and he was told how to use them.

Hippomenes thanked Aphrodite, then picked up the three golden apples in surprise, put them on his body carefully, and left the temple, thinking that his actions had not been discovered , but all his transactions with Aphrodite fell into the eyes of Ares who turned into a servant boy.

Looking at Hippomenes who left happily, Ares rolled his eyes, then showed a smirk, and quietly followed in the footsteps of Hippomenes, and went to the city-state of Arcadia The race registration office in .

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On the second day, after a full night's rest, Atalanta once again stood on the field in high spirits.

Today's first group of suitors who are not afraid of death stood on the field again, and was left far behind by Atalanta, who came later and came first. When they were panting on the track behind, Atalanta Lante had reached the finish line, and then looked at her father.

Iasos stood up and ordered the warriors of Arcadia to execute the losers, but just as the arrow rain was about to fall, a handsome young man stood up and shouted to Iasos :

"Your Majesty, please raise your hand high."

He stopped Iasos, then held his head high, came to the starting point of the track, and said to Atalanta with a smile:

"Beautiful princess, why do you compete with weak and weak people? Do you dare to compare with me? If fate favors me and allows me to win, then at least you will not feel wronged. My name is Hippomenes, Son of Megaloius, great-grandson of Poseidon. If I lose, then your honor will be greater, because you have finally defeated Hippomenes."

"Hippomenes, I don't have a name I've heard before." When Atalanta heard that he was Poseidon's great-grandson, he immediately remembered that day at sea, when he fled in a panic facing the God of War and the Goddess of the Moon. The figure of the sea god, the way she looked at Hippomenes couldn't help becoming a little weird.