I Am Calamity, I Am Misfortune, Fuck Your Grandpa!
With Quetzalcoatl and Leopard stepping in, the urgent crisis at Hot Spring Pass can be resolved.
Samael leaned against a tree trunk, watching his two old friends disappear from sight in the blink of an eye after only two hours together. Amid his melancholy, the tension he had been feeling all the way eased somewhat.
Now, I can finally take a breather and make arrangements at my own pace.
Judging from the clash on the mountain path, the Persian army probably contained more than just the two freaks from India; it's possible that Israel, Zoroastrianism, and all sorts of other bizarre and monstrous Ushi-Oni and Serpent Gods worshipped by Babylon might also have emerged.
To be on the safe side, the more generals you send, the better. Let me see who else is suitable.
The ancient snake stretched its limbs, sat upright, and looked down at the messy lines and words on the ground. It twirled a pebble between its fingers, frowned in thought, and searched for a card to supplement its plan.
The three sisters, Scathach, Fenrir, and Hildr, are in Athens and have no idea what the situation is like inside. They need manpower to clean up Mount of Ares, but they can't mobilize any.
Moreover, according to the agreement, it won't be long before Ozymandias and Attila visit Athens and get together with that Trash Fox who has no political affiliation.
After transferring Scathach and Fenrir away, his half-dead state couldn't keep the current horde of Ushi-Oni and Serpent Gods in check.
The situation is different now. Sigurd and the Nordic fleet also need to remain in the coastal waters to help him gather Greek forces, so they cannot move here either.
As for the Assassins' Order in the Middle East, there's even less to rely on; the old man has his own plans, and who knows when he'll be able to intervene.
Besides, both sides had agreed beforehand that the religious order's resources could not be deployed in the war against the Persians; it wouldn't be right to force them to do something they didn't want to do.
Samael pondered the matter and was shocked to discover that he could only draw manpower from Rome and the Celtic.
However, after a series of communications, the ancient snake's face turned black and its mouth twitched.
In Rome, Nero abducted Brunhilde, and Penthesilea is in pursuit. The Amazons, who are stabilizing the situation in the City of Seven Hills, cannot be mobilized at all.
As for Britain, Boudica has gone to the vicinity of Britain island to investigate clues about the Six Fae Clans, but she can't make any contact with them. Skadi is also on the run. In the entire Celtic tribe, only Boudica's youngest daughter is guarding the home.
What kind of teammates are these?! Feathered Serpent God, come back, I miss you...
The ancient serpent, its eyes brimming with tears, gazed northward, its voice filled with grief and indignation as it lodged a protest.
After a series of deductions and records, Samael calmed himself and looked at the map of Greece, but his gaze became depressed again.
India: Karna, who possessed the gifts of Brahma; Rama, who was the reincarnation of Vishnu; Jinako, who was possessed by a stone statue god.
China and Japan: Tamamo—no -Tamamo no Mae, the peerless Enchantress Consort ravaged the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, and who is also said to be the Trash Fox Amaterasu Omikami was the incarnation of Amaterasu Ōmikami;
South America: Feathered Serpent God Kukulkan; the Smoking Mirror Jaguar Man;
Persia: Two emperors and a large number of Persian heroes, and possibly Zoroastrianism and Israel deities, are also involved;
Egypt: Pharaoh Ramesses II, Female Pharaoh Nitocris, Cleopatra;
Rome: Nero the Rose Emperor who possessed the True Body Machine God, and Julius Caesar, the cat of Hot Spring Pass;
Macedonia: Conqueror King Alexander;
Celtic and Irish: Queen of the Shadow Realm Scathach;
The Hunnic Empire: Attila the Great;
Middle East: The Assassins' Order, King Hassan the Grand Assassin King;
Norse Skadi; Jormungandr, the World Serpent; Fenrir, the giant wolf; the four Valkyrie; the Warrior King; the Raven King; the Blood Axe King; the Dragon Slayer...
Good heavens, it seems that every major region in the entire Age of Gods has sent representatives to Greece to join in the fun?
Holy crap, look at this bunch of gods! With this lineup, you could easily crush Greece eight times over!
I was so stupid, really. Knowing my own tendency to cause natural disasters, I still went to Greece to join the fun.
I painstakingly quelled the three-pronged coalition in Rome, thinking I had secured my rear and could then wage a comfortable, easy victory. Was it really necessary to create such a massive commotion? This is what you call easy mode?!
"Fuck your grandpa!"
In the forest, the more Samael thought about it, the more dizzy and throbbing he felt. A surge of resentment rushed from his dantian to the top of his head, causing him to raise his middle finger and curse at the innocent night sky.
At this moment, Helen and Gogo, who were sitting around the campfire by the side of the road, gazing intently northward, were startled awake by a flock of birds taking flight. Their gazes then turned towards Dunlin, deep and dark.
This assassin bodyguard was far more mysterious than they had imagined.
Just now, the two strangely dressed women, with the ether surging around them, leaked out even a little bit, and Helen felt suffocated.
As for their claim that they both belonged to Ezio Brotherhood and met by chance while traveling across the ocean, just take it with a grain of salt.
There's no need to take it seriously, nor is there any need to expose it. It's better to see through some things but not say them out loud.
Besides the two who arrived in a hurry, there was another figure in the group that made Helen and Gogo feel a sense of vigilance stemming from their womanly instincts.
"Wine... gulp... slurp... good wine! Keep drinking!"
Amidst the unique burps of wine brewing within, Xiao Yu, lying cross-legged beside the fire, her face flushed, picked up a wine jar and, in her sleep, giggled and nibbled at it haphazardly.
"Mmm, lamb chops! Delicious! Delicious!"
Amidst the teeth-grinding sound, Helen and Gogo stared strangely as they watched the "delicate" girl rescued from the bandit's den crunch off hard pottery shards, chewing and swallowing the crumbs as if they were snacks.
"Hehe... Ahaha, oh dear, it tickles! Don't touch me like that, it's too lewd, darling♡, this is something we can only do after marriage, let's start dating first..."
Xiao Yu, her face growing increasingly red, rubbed against the wine jar like a pet, murmuring something ambiguous, as if she were dreaming of something. She was as shy as an innocent young girl, while Gogo and Helen beside her couldn't help but sigh in defeat.
Achoo! Achoo! Achoo!
At this moment, Samael, who was busy exploring the woods and trying to calm his mind, found his nose itchy and sneezed several times.
The ancient snake recovered its strength, frowned, stopped, and looked up at the north with a deep, eerie gaze.
I have a bad feeling. Could something bad be going to happen at Hot Spring Pass?
Meanwhile, Hot Spring Pass.
Leonidas heard the flapping of the wings, leaned on his spear, stood up, grabbed the iron-feathered eagle from the battlement, took off the bamboo tube from its ankle, and skillfully tossed it to the red-haired boy beside him.
"Come, let's see what Xerxes has to say this time."
"The methods for persuading them to surrender are the same as before, only the wording is a bit harsher."
Alexander answered casually, looking down at the sprawling Persian camps from his high vantage point, the fire in his eyes burning even brighter.
"Judging from the situation, the Persians have amassed a force of nearly 200,000. How long have we been holding out?"
"It's been about 10 days since the first attempt to persuade them to surrender..."
"According to my estimate, we have at most two more good days."
"We haven't heard from Caesar yet. We need to hold out a little longer. Or should we soften the tone in our letter?"
"It's useless. This delaying tactic can only be used once. Seven days is probably the limit of their patience. It's also the time they need to regroup their troops and advance across the board. Once the Persian reinforcements arrive, the siege will begin. Verbal disputes are meaningless. In the end, we'll have to settle this on the battlefield with real swords and spears."
Upon hearing this, Leonidas felt a headache coming on.
After repeated battles, he had little doubt about Alexander's judgment, but the time left for them was still too short.
Hopefully, it's not too late...
Just as Leonidas was gazing at the sea with deep concern, a somber and desolate bugle call suddenly sounded, causing the garrison at Hot Spring Pass to change their expressions slightly.
The Persians have moved ahead of schedule!