Astartes of the Bear School

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Dull thunder rumbled through the sky, but at this time there was no wind or cloud in the sky over the Olympia Valley.

This phenomenon, which went against common sense and came out of the blue, caused the contestants, the audience, and even the temple priests to exclaim in surprise.

People first stared at the sky in a daze, and then became agitated and noisy like headless flies. After all, no one had ever seen such a scene before. They believed devoutly in the consciousness of the Olympian gods, and wondered whether this unusual celestial phenomenon represented the anger of some god, or his favor.
But soon, all over Olympia, the temple priests, who had been as panicked as headless flies, showed their reaction ability far higher than the average level of ordinary people in that era.

"This is the approval of Zeus, the king of gods and king of kings!"

The priests of the Temple of Zeus were the first to step forward and shouted loudly to the believers who were staring at them eagerly on the street, thus setting the direction for the surging emotions of the ignorant masses.

He raised his hands to the sky, as if to embrace it. As we all know, Zeus is the lord of the sky.

At the same time, the priest's brain was working rapidly under tremendous pressure.

He had set the tone for the propaganda, but now it was time for him to find the basis for the propaganda.

This thunderbolt from the blue sky could be interpreted as the approval of the God King. But why did he approve? The Olympics have been held for so many times, why only now did he approve?
Beliefs are mostly used to deceive people, but to deceive people, they must be logical and coherent, so that they can be fooled.

So the priest of Zeus's temple could only rack his brains, standing in front of the temple, while everyone was looking at him eagerly, trying to recall what was different about this Olympics that could serve as a basis for the god's approval.

In a flash, a meeting with several people who came to his door a few days ago gave him inspiration.

"【Falconer】!"

As the believers waited in anticipation, the priest shouted loudly, seemingly filled with confidence and piety, confident that he had fully understood the will of the God King.

"For the Pankrasin Gladiator of this Olympic Games, we are honored to welcome the demigod who walks the earth, the Falconer!"

"She is a woman, but powerful and noble! A bird of the gods flew down from Mount Olympus to serve her! In her, we will be able to see the glory of the gods!"

"That's why we made an exception and allowed a woman to compete in the Olympic Games! Now, even the great Zeus is overjoyed that his daughter has won this honor! Thunder from a clear sky is God's will!"

This announcement not only explained the strange celestial phenomenon in a positive way and guided the disorderly emotions of the people, but also gave a boost to the Olympic Games.

The theological knowledge of the priests in the Temple of Zeus is evident.

Zeus was delighted that the Falconer could stand on the Olympic arena, which was certainly a great honor for him.

However, the thunderous cheers in the Olympian Valley due to the strange astronomical phenomena and subsequent theological explanations did not affect Phidias' workshop.

Lan En wants to find out the secrets of the legendary statues on three scattered and far-flung islands in a short period of time, so of course he needs to use the Qilin's leg power.

So he gave his copper ring to the flannel ball. This copper ring matched the magic harness on the Qilin and was a gift that Triss had made for him.

When you rub the copper ring, the magic harness will guide the Qilin and quickly return to the copper ring.

And when the fluffy ball recalled the Qilin, Lan En naturally knew that something had happened to Phidias and he was able to come back with him.

Of course, even with the speed of Qilin, it is impossible for it to rush back instantly from Samos Island as soon as the fluffy ball touches the ring.

Qilin's [Flash of Lightning] is extremely fast, but it is not the speed of lightning conduction in the air, let alone the speed of light.

If it were really that fast, it could plow the surface of the planet with just one run.

The reason why Qilin seemed to arrive in an instant every time it was recalled was because Lan En had already placed it in a nearby location before recalling it each time.

Just like before, Qilin was able to take Lann away from Long Exeter immediately after receiving the summons, because Lann had asked Qilin to go north from Novigrad in advance.

When the summons were issued, the ancient dragons of the New World were already in Kovir.

This time, he also rode the Qilin and rushed across the sea. After quickly looking at the statues on the three islands, he turned around and returned to the Olympia Valley in advance.

But they didn't enter Olympia to avoid alerting the enemy.

The fluffy ball had already been hiding on the beam of the warehouse and rubbing the copper ring on its little paw when Demos kicked the door open.

After sensing that Lan En and Qilin were approaching to a certain distance, the calico kitten suddenly appeared and steadily forced Demos to retreat!
The Qilin's incredible speed doesn't allow it to respond to calls at any time, but the Demon Hunter's advance planning and careful arrangements can help it do so.

Just like now!

“Bang!”

There was a thunderous sound at a close distance, accompanied by the sound of the workshop roof being smashed through!

The high energy of the lightning strike caused the air to vibrate, which in turn produced tinnitus in the ears of everyone present.

The cult guards, Phidias, Thesticles...except Deimos who was covered with a layer of golden light film.

Everyone present felt their ears go quiet and could hear nothing.

A second later, a sharp sound rose from low to high in the sudden and unnatural silence.

Then the sharp sound turned from high to low and gradually disappeared, and normal sound returned to people's eardrums. The originally closed warehouse workshop now had a big hole in the ceiling more than ten meters high. It can't even be called a 'hole' because the damaged area is basically a quarter of the roof.

Red tiles, wooden beams, and stones were shattered to the ground as the roof was smashed through.

The light from the sky shone through the gap, and the surging dust was clearly visible as it moved in the path of the light.

And behind the dust, a huge figure revealed the outline of a shadow.

"You two didn't meet last time, so let me introduce you."

And from the shadow behind the dust came a voice that was very familiar to Demos. His expression suddenly turned into gnashing of teeth.

But the voice was steady, as if he was really acting as a middleman to introduce each other.

"This is the Qilin. It's a pity that you didn't see it last time, Alexios. It was very playful and frolicking around the Aegean Sea."

This is Lan En introducing Qilin to Demos.

"And this one, Alexios, is Cassandra's biological brother. Of course, even though he's in his twenties or thirties now, he's still in his rebellious phase."

"Okay, Qilin...say hello to him."

Demos still hadn't figured out to whom Lan was introducing himself, and his soft, tiny original name.

But soon, he understood.

"Xilulu!"

'Say hello!'

The joyful neighing of a horse sounded in the smoke and dust, and then the smoke and dust in the light path was stirred up!
The swift movement caused the surrounding air to form a suction pressure, and the smoke and dust in the air rolled and separated! The sacred and noble horse behind the smoke and dust was revealed!
Although the Qilin is undoubtedly a very small creature among the ancient dragons of the New World, it is already of an extra-large level compared to ordinary horses.

And now, the ancient dragon from the New World stood up with a neigh, and kicked towards Demos in front of it with its two huge front hooves!
Demos was still shocked by the Qilin's appearance the previous moment, but the next moment, his eyes suddenly widened and his brows furrowed!
Like Cassandra's Spear of Leonidas, it emits light when operating at high power, and the material of the Sword of Damocles is reflected like topaz. He urgently held it across his chest to block the two horseshoes that were kicking towards him!

"Clang!"

One of the Qilin's hooves is large enough to cover the entire chest of an ordinary person.

So even if Deimos held his sword horizontally to block, Damocles' Greek short sword could not completely block such a huge horse hoof.

A considerable portion of the horse's hoof was supported by his own arms.

However, at the moment of contact, his body was shining with golden light, as if he was wearing a golden shield. He did not use his flesh and blood to directly fight against the ancient dragon's hoof.

But the force of Qilin's kick was applied to him exactly.

"Oh!"

The marble materials piled up in Phidias' workshop were originally scattered in squares.

Demos, who was glowing with golden light and wearing golden armor, flew backwards like a cannonball!

He first broke the edge of a large stone, and then the large white stone lying flat on the ground was knocked around by his momentum and almost flipped over.

That was not the end. He then smashed a lion statue that Phidias had not yet completed. The roaring lion head, along with the mane carved from the thickest part of the stone, was completely destroyed by his impact.

After being slowed down and dissipated by two large pieces of marble, he finally stopped on the rammed earth wall of the workshop warehouse.

But even so, at the point where he landed, a conspicuous bulge appeared on the outer wall of the workshop, and it seemed that the entire wall was no longer stable.

Due to the tinnitus and fear of thunder and the divine beast, the three cult guards were taken down by the flannel ball in just a moment.

Now the kitten is stopping the bleeding and bandaging the wounds all over Thesticles.

Phidias, who had been thrown down and curled up on the marble, finally managed to regain some mobility. He trembled and rolled down from the stone and hid himself.

Lan En rode on the Qilin's back and simply stretched out a hand to gently stroke and comb the ancient dragon's pale mane, which made the Qilin feel quite refreshed and snort.

Amid the smoke and dust of shattering stones and collapsing walls, a low, somewhat difficult but extremely angry voice rang out.

"Malaka!"

First there was a standard 'Greek accent', and then...

"Lane!!!"

(End of this chapter)