The Favored Have Nothing to Fear

Inside the temple, the exotic and local dishes and fine wines let everyone temporarily forget the war before them as they feasted heartily.

After weathering several crises together, they had developed a certain rapport. In small groups of two or three, they chatted casually with those they knew well, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

After several rounds of wine and courses, the messy cups and plates on the tables were cleared away by the Nymphs and Valkyries serving outside the hall. Samael then furrowed his brow and got to the point.

"Everyone, the decisive battle is at hand. To familiarize ourselves with our enemies as much as possible, Athens Academy has combined the warriors' accounts with on-site observations to create images of the Persian heroes. I'll now explain their most likely true names, origins, and corresponding weaknesses..."

Upon hearing this, Medea, who stood nearby in attendance, lightly waved the Nether Moon Staff. Using the aether floating through the air, she outlined three rows of three-dimensional character models in midair, accompanied by written explanations.

Mm, they were practically identical.

Samael glanced over, secretly teasing the Witch Goddess as the corners of his lips curled up.

It seemed Medea had spent quite a bit of time privately cultivating a hobby of making figurines. Her study of three-dimensional composition was remarkably thorough.

Samael then gathered his thoughts and gave everyone a brief introduction and analysis of the Persian heroes in the upper, middle, and lower rows.

First were those in the first row: the two Persian kings, Darius I and Xerxes; Arash the Great Hero; the mystic Scheherazade; and Darius III, whose blackened portrait indicated that he had died in battle...

They were mostly familiar faces from the early Iliad War. Greece and Rome within the Pan-Hellenic Alliance knew them quite well,