Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

Hopefully Achilles will fall for the trap and follow.

If everything we just did had no effect.

There was no time left. Once Hector arrived, the inevitable battle between the two would be unavoidable.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Pegasus Neighs, Achilles: Are You Prepared for the Price of Fooling Me?

Thebes, a small city

However, it contains two of the strongest heroes from each side, and one fake hero.

Unfortunately, they never met or saw each other.

But when Achilles rode a chariot drawn by a mythical celestial horse and flew into the sky...

For a time,

The neighing of the Pegasus in the night sky.

Attracted the attention of countless people.

“…It’s Achilles!” Hector was leading his soldiers toward the city center when he saw the figure on horseback. He was shocked, and his pupils contracted.

Have they been discovered?

however--

The next moment, to Hector's astonishment, Achilles didn't even glance in their direction, but instead sped off in another direction.

This made Hector's heart tighten.

Has the fighting at the front already ended?!

Achilles actually left.

He quickly increased the marching speed.

And on the other side-

When I heard the neighing of the celestial horse in the sky...

The night, with its back to the night sky,

A genuine smile appeared on his lips.

My mind calmed down again...

Have they taken the bait? Then let's continue with the original plan!

Unaware that the other party was targeting Aetion and Chryseth,

We're still here for Hector!

On the journey from Troy to Thebes, during countless days and nights of practice with Hector, the night spoke of Achilles.

Hector's eyes seemed to burn with an intense fighting spirit.

That sense of destiny, the mutual respect between heroes,

Night believes that Hector is not the only one who feels this way; perhaps that demigod would feel the same way.

The more I engage with this era, the more I come to understand the Greeks' emphasis on honor and pride in heroes.

He felt this way even more strongly.

Even the most ordinary soldiers, when talking about heroes and honor,

They will inevitably reveal their belligerent and fanatical side.

Moreover, there was that brilliant, spirited demigod—the great hero Achilles,

A hero among heroes, surpassing all others and beloved and admired by countless people.

Will the yearning for honor and battle that one must endure also be many times greater?

If you don't desire it.

To prevent him from dying young on the battlefield as prophesied, his parents dressed him up as a young woman and disguised him among the maids.

When he was discovered by Odysseus, who invited him aboard his ship to join the campaign to Troy,

He could have refused on his own.

It was that restless heart, yearning to fight on the largest stage in Greece,

That's how Greece achieved its most brilliant yet fleeting moment, like a shooting star.

Achilles, the hero whose fate is truly lamentable!

So, you've come...

As they drew closer, a terrifying sense of crisis and oppression loomed from behind.

Night dared not look back, dared not stop.

Not enough!

More, run even further!! If we fight here,

It is too easy to attract attention and also easy to draw attention to the battlefield on the other side.

The real Hector must not be discovered...

The more critical the moment, the clearer their strong mental fortitude and willpower become.

My mind went into a state of utter calm.

Night begins to adjust its breathing, mobilizing all the life force within its body.

Press, press, and press again and again...

then,

Whoosh! An arrow suddenly fell from the sky.

That was an arrow shot by Achilles.

It is also a challenge!

I see you...! Warrior wielding the golden spear, Hector!

Yes, that divine spear, the very weapon that had just killed countless of his comrades during the Battle of Troyden.

The same as what I saw.

I'm here now, don't even think about running away!

Bang~! ! !

Although it was only Achilles who issued the declaration of war,

But that was also a challenge between the strongest heroes.

When the arrows fell from the sky,

It whipped up a terrifying gust of wind, with a horrifying force that seemed to tear the atmosphere apart and blast a crater into the ground.

And that target was Night's vest.

! ! ! ! !

There's no escaping it!

In that instant, my consciousness told me this.

...Night gripped the golden spear tightly, a resolute and ruthless glint flashing in her eyes.

With his heart pounding under immense strain, he forcibly drained a third of his life force in an instant, channeling it into the original power of the divine spear Hector.

next moment,

The divine spear suddenly burst forth with dazzling light.

Boom!

With a beautiful flourish of his spear, Ye didn't even turn his head, relying entirely on instinct to shatter the incoming arrow!

"Well done!" Achilles exclaimed without reservation.

If they can't even pull off a decent counterattack of this caliber,

They wouldn't be worthy of being a formidable rival recognized by Achilles.

And it was in this short time that...

Night led the cavalrymen, who were already drenched in cold sweat but were forcing themselves to continue following, suppressing their trembling.

At this moment, Achilles suddenly frowned—

Something was wrong.

What about the priests of Apollo, the chief god who should have been protected?

The captured prisoners did not appear to be among these people.

And they were too fast!

It didn't look like an escort at all; it was more like a desperate escape.

but--

That divine spear is genuine.

Whether it was Apollo's priests or not

Whether it's the so-called Supreme Consul of Thebes or...

None of this matters.

No one is more valuable than Hector.

Thinking of this,

Regardless of whether there is a conspiracy,

Achilles continued his pursuit.

The distance between the two sides quickly and steadily closed.