Father of Rome

As it turns out, Athena ultimately didn't see as far ahead as Rovi.

While it might sound arrogant to say that he possessed wisdom beyond the mortal realm, he did indeed once hold the ultimate secrets of the mortal realm.

The Goddess of Wisdom is indeed very intelligent.

But she didn't understand that many things don't require scheming; you can achieve twice the result with half the effort by finding loopholes in other people's schemes.

After all, gods and spirits are manifestations of the concept of the mortal realm.

It is the tentacles of the mortal realm.

If you can use the more ancient mystery to grasp concepts similar to , you can become the more ancient "concept", and can be the "stem" of the tentacles, the superior of the gods.

Even if that concept is borrowed or temporary.

But it's enough to suppress and control it for a short time!

"You bastard... Damn it, I'm going to kill you, kill you!"

Despite being charged with sedation, Ares remained extremely agitated.

Rovi's brows furrowed slightly.

He briefly controlled Ares with the help of the 'concept' of protection given by Athena, and at the same time he was able to sense his entire presence—but he only sensed the tall man in front of him, and did not sense the machine that had arrived from outer space as he had expected.

Ares was merely a god.

It is no longer just one of the interstellar fleets arriving from outer space.

This disappointed and puzzled Rovi. He was disappointed because the ' Ares ' in front of him was not as powerful as he had imagined, and puzzled because he was also confused about the nature of the Greek gods.

Why is Zeus still alive, but Ares is gone? The Athena of the past also did not exhibit mechanical characteristics.

Rovi asked questions as soon as he thought of them, and he had no intention of hiding anything.

"Hahaha... a mecha? Looks like you know a lot!" Faced with Rovi's direct question, Ares didn't suspect anything. The legendary wise man was a person with extraordinary wisdom, so it wasn't surprising that he knew some secrets. "After that battle, besides Zeus, who else could maintain that state?"

Thousands upon thousands of Harvest Star Vanguard descended, King of Gods Zeus, united the power of the twelve gods to fight against them. He was defeated but not killed. After that, apart from the most powerful King of Gods Zeus, who could still control the mecha, the mecha of the other gods were lost in the Sea of Imaginary Numbers.

This is not a secret.

If any beings survived from that era, they would know something about it.

"I see." Rovi understood, his confusion resolved.

But in any case, Ares before him was a member of the gods, and his abilities were enough to break through his defenses and kill him.

"Then, let's continue!"

"Continue...what?" Ares was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that his hands were raised at the same time, his Spear and Shield were crossed again, and his slightly raised body was also gathering strength at the same time.

"Of course, the fight continues." Rovi smiled, controlling the war god before him like a puppet. "The battle is not over yet."

At that moment, he deactivated the protection bestowed upon him by Athena and raised the Enuma Elish in his hand.

"Are you trying to humiliate the great Ares?!"

"Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it—" Ares went berserk again. He tried to break free from control, but how could Rovi possibly let him break free in order to ensure that things would go as Rovi expected?

"You are the God of War! What else can the God of War do if not fight?!" Rovi Wei said.

"Use all your strength—kill me, and you will cross the barrier to victory!"

To control a person, one must also control his heart.

Unleash the power of the God of War.

"Victory, victory, victory!" That was the power of Athena that Ares had always longed for but never managed to obtain.

Ares, defeated in battle, had bloodshot eyes.

Rovi does indeed possess the mystery of 'victory', even though he is 'unlucky in winning', he still contains the elements of victory.

That was what Ares longed for.

Only by killing him can we obtain...

Boom!

With their legs spread apart, the four warhorses pulling the chariot trembled on the ground with all sixteen hooves, and a blood-red glow reappeared.

"Ares! Ares! Ares!" the Spartans on the other side shouted again.

"Athena! Athena! Athena!" The people of Athens, protected by the Three Goddesses, cried out in unison.

In their view, the battle between Rovi and Ares was not over yet.

The war between Athens and Sparta continued—they were certainly unaware that Ares had been controlled by Rovi.

"What exactly does he want to do?" Athena's figure finally appeared nearby. The beautiful and elegant goddess with long silver hair stood far away on a hill, her crimson eyes filled with a hint of ambiguity.

In that instant, Ares gripped the spear, pushed off with his feet, and leaped off the chariot.

Like a mountain collapsing or the sky tilting, it swung and crashed down on Rovi.

Rovi raised the Enuma Elish in his hand.

Crimson and crimson shimmered and splashed again.

The vast wilderness was already mottled and fragmented, and the sky swayed and trembled.

What happened?

"It's Ares... How could he be so angry?"

'That idiot—'

'Lord Apollo, should we stop him?'

It's too late.

'That guy is still a god, after all. He's attacking with all his might; unless Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades intervene, no one can withstand his attack unscathed...'

The gods in the heavens and the Underworld God of the underworld were both drawn to the attention at the same time.

In the Peleon Cave, Chiron slightly opened his eyes and looked into the distance. His eyes shimmered with starlight, like sparkling ripples.

"The Wise Man? Ares? How did they end up fighting?"

What was that sound?

Heracles was hiking up the high mountains in search of Prometheus, the Titan who is said to have stolen fire for mankind, also paused in his search.

All eyes are on them, and the glory of all the gods descends to survey them.

Death and life are right before my eyes.

"Come on, Ares!" Rovi urged the Enuma Elish, causing the three cylindrical pillars of 'Heaven, Heaven, Earth, and Man ' to spin wildly. The primordial rotational force he unleashed shattered everything, creating both a terrifying impact and an immense defense.

Layer upon layer of storms pressed down on Ares.

God's armor is breaking, God's skin is cracking, and God's body is bursting open, oozing golden blood.

Combustion, propulsion.

"Break, break, break!" The spear pushed forward, instantly overwhelming the layers of storm.

With a soft "pfft".

The spear finally reached Rovi.

Sharp and dazzling, scarlet and blood-red.

Rovi smiled.

Close your eyes and wait for death.

Ares was already wounded and on the verge of death. One step forward, Rovi would die, and Ares might die too. That was enough...

He sacrificed his own life to inflict damage on his opponent.

Or perhaps they will perish together.

Both are acceptable – both can be seated.

Although for Rovi, dying before is safer than dying after, since if he accidentally kills Ares but survives, the counterattack will be useless, so he needs to keep Ares alive.

To die in battle, to perish together, is a greater chance of success.

But at that very moment, Ares suddenly let out a wild roar, flung the spear from his hand, and it fell to the ground with a thud.

The crimson storm subsided.

This war...

"I won, but I also lost." Ares's eyes flashed with madness and bloodlust.

Rovi paused, then opened his eyes.

He discovered...

He could no longer control Ares.

Because Ares is no longer the pure Ares.

"Is this what war is all about?" Ares coughed up blood, but his face was full of gleeful smiles.

"Wise men who are not afraid of death, can war really be just?"

Ares of the Exile did not believe.

He loved war; to him, the meaning of war was only killing and death.

As an Starfleet unit that descended from outer space, its mission in the past was always to sweep away enemies on the ground.

But Ares didn't really know the meaning of the war.

Now, he understands.

Because Rovi clearly closed his eyes, because of his final gesture.

He wanted to end the war with his own death.

There was no justice in Greek wars, because they were nothing more than a game between gods.

But Rovi, through his own methods, exemplified what 'benevolence and righteousness' truly mean.

The benevolence of not killing.

Justice is to end the war by sacrificing others.

Even at the cost of his life, he created a god and even perished together with his master!

"Since you got involved, no one has died."

"Your righteous war—"

"I, Ares, have understood!"

Brilliant ripples emanated from Ares, pure and radiant, flawless.

That was clear, pure fighting spirit.

As the god of war, Ares was destined not to embrace victory, but he gained... benevolence and righteousness from Rovi.

justice.

He also saw the future in Rovi through this.

Just like the Sun God of Mesopotamia in ancient times.

"I am Ares, the Ares."

Ares, God of War, spoke loudly, having gained much insight and witnessed much.

He saw the future, the disappearance of Greece.

They witnessed foreigners establishing a magnificent kingdom, inheriting everything from Greece.

He saw someone, in the name of God, set up the spear he was holding on the holy mountain and named that country 'Rome'.

The god of Rome is him at this moment.

"From this day forward, I too will be the god who commands just wars, the god of war, Mars."

Bathed in the radiant light, Ares looked at Rovi:

"I have been enlightened by you, and I will honor you as the King of War, the Ancestor of Rome."

All people on earth must hear what I say—

Wherever your footsteps reach, all unjust wars will cease.

It no longer exists.