The Warrior of Love

"Is there anything else?" Jiang Liu continued to ask, because he saw that Alice seemed not to have finished her words.

Sure enough, the girl with platinum hair took a deep breath after hearing that, and asked him with a serious smile.

"This is the third thing I want to do on this trip, and it is also the most important reason for coming to Rome: Is the god who appeared in Rome a few days ago dead or alive now?"

"Dead or alive? Haha...it's hard to say, but he can be considered alive at least."

Jiang Liu shook his head and sneered: "It will take a long time for that guy to be resurrected. It is hard to predict when he will be able to truly come back to life."

"Is the body that you destroyed now resurrecting?"

Alice slowly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with relief: this result was much better than the worst possible outcome they had predicted.

"By the way, after the fierce battle that day, there was even such a spectacular sinkhole left behind... I wonder how much you know about your enemy?"

"Oh?" Jiang Liu was startled, and looked at Alice inquiringly, "What do you mean?"

"If you can figure out the true name, godhood, and attributes of the God of Disobedience, it will certainly be helpful to the King's war of killing the gods. The Council of Sages very much hopes to help you resolve this incident."

The princess with platinum hair paused and said sincerely, "Please don't doubt our position and motives. We are also trying to protect the people from the invasion of war. As of now, no one is more suitable than you to solve this incident, and no one is more confident in dealing with the God of Disobedience this time."

This is not flattery; Princess Alice sincerely believes this and does so.

Jiang Liu thought about it and smiled slightly: "Since it comes from the good intentions of the "Council of Sages", I will naturally not refuse. It's just that I am completely in the dark about this enemy, and I may not have as much information as you do. I still cannot determine his real name.

But if I had to guess...it would probably be Jupiter."

"Indeed, the Roman King of the Gods fits the image of the God of Disobedience who has descended this time, and he is also inextricably linked to the Pantheon. The possibility is undoubtedly very high."

Alice shook her head slightly: "In the past, I could have determined his identity, but this time it's not that simple."

Jiang Liu frowned and asked, "Why?"

"In fact, some of our people had contact with the Marquis of Vauban earlier."

Alice stated a shocking fact with a wry smile on her face.

"The king was in a very bad mood because of the defeat in the battle, and he once sought wisdom from us, but we were unable to determine the true name of the god for a while, which made the Marquis very angry... But because of this, we got first-hand information from the Marquis of Vauban.

Later, our investigators went to the ruins of the Pantheon and the "artificial lake" by the Tiber River for an on-site survey.

Jiang Liu nodded, which also proved that Alice and the "Council of Sages" behind her were not just empty talkers.

"And then, have you come to a conclusion?"

"It's very reluctant... We can't finally confirm the real name, but we have some guesses."

Princess Alice smiled gracefully and said, "King, this time you are dealing with one of the oldest gods in the Indo-European language family. He is both the "God of Heaven" and the "God of the Sun", and at the same time he controls the power of "thunder and lightning", a typical "Father of Heaven". "

"Heavenly Father?" Jiang Liu chewed on this word and understood something in his heart.

“Yes, this concept refers to a male god who occupies the throne in mythology and is the embodiment of the sky god—a male god who meets this condition.

They often rise to power through power struggles, and are inextricably linked to "steel" in mythology, but their attributes as kings overshadow their warrior side, so they appear more as "father gods" rather than "hero gods."

This is true of Zeus in Greece, Jupiter in Rome, Odin in Northern Europe, and Indra in India. "

"Can't you identify who it is?" Jiang Liu suddenly asked.

Alice shook her head and smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid it's difficult... The ritual used by Marquis Vauban to summon the gods is incomplete, and this disobedient god himself is an extremely distorted being.

I'm afraid something went wrong, causing him to arrive in a rather strange form, perhaps a mixture of multiple myths, and it's hard for us to tell what he really is."

"Is the 'self' distorted?" Jiang Liu thought for a moment, "Is it possible that the God of Disobedience could summon the wrong person... Has there ever been such a thing before?"

"There was one time, and I experienced it myself."

Alice's smile faded and she lost herself in memories.

"In the past, someone tried to summon a god that met their expectations, and went to great lengths to prepare for many things... But in the end, what was summoned was nothing more than a mad god that was completely corrupted by madness, lost its mind, and only knew how to destroy."

"Is it similar this time?" Jiang Liu thought for a moment, "Indeed, I could hardly sense his emotional fluctuations during the fight... So he should be one of the God Kings, but not sure who it is?"

"Perhaps it could be the prototype of the various God Kings."

Alice corrected Jiang Liu's statement and continued, "If you want to know the true name of the god, it is most convenient to use the witch's "spiritual vision", but unfortunately the disobedient god who descended this time is too special, and the light is too dazzling, even I can't see much."

"Is there no other way?"

Jiang Liu pondered, "He will be resurrected sooner or later to fight me again... If I can't figure out where he came from and can't break his immortal body, then no matter how many times I defeat him, he will come back again - then my fight will be meaningless!"

"I'm sorry, King." Alice whispered, "But given enough time, the Council of Sages can still be deduced."

"The problem is that we don't know when he will be resurrected."

Liliana wanted to say something, but seeing Alice's look, she could only shut her mouth: Alice was much better than her in terms of qualifications as a witch. Even Princess Alice couldn't do it, so it was even more impossible for her.

"This is going to be troublesome."

Jiang Liu sighed slightly, feeling somewhat troubled.

"If Liliana is right, you are the most outstanding and knowledgeable witch of our time. If even you can't do anything, then no one can—"

Ok?

Wait, a priestess of the Earth Mother Goddess? Profound knowledge? Clairvoyance?

He seemed to know someone like this!

Jiang Liu was suddenly stunned, and a familiar petite figure flashed in his mind.

If it was that person, he undoubtedly had the wisdom to analyze the essence of God and the clairvoyance to see through everything... but he might not be willing to help him again.

Of course, she doesn't necessarily have to be willing.

"Ha ha……"

Facing the puzzled looks of Alice and Liliana, he slowly revealed a determined smile.

By the way, it's time to settle the bet with Athena, right? I wonder if she found what she wanted.

Chapter 557: The helplessness of being a demon king

Do it when you think of it!

Jiang Liu did not waste his status as the "King" and immediately ordered the "Bronze Black Cross" to start looking for the trace of Disobedient Athena. The "Council of Sages" also agreed to help with the search. The intelligence capabilities of this scholar organization are far more powerful than those of ordinary magic societies.

In addition, Jiang Liu also found Tony and asked him to issue orders as the leader of the South European Union to assist in the search for Athena.

Tony was very interested in Athena, but he was beaten too badly by Jiang Liu. Even with the physique of a godslayer, he needed to rest for a while. He was temporarily unable to kill gods, so he asked Andre to issue a notice to the forces under his command.

In this way, it can be said that Jiang Liu’s eyes and ears are spread all over Europe, especially in southern Europe represented by Italy and Greece.

Of course, it is still very difficult to find a goddess just like this. Athena, who controls "darkness", can enter the shadows at any time. As long as she does not show up actively, humans will never be able to see her.

Such a massive search operation is actually just a helpless move. It all depends on whether we can find Athena by chance.

If he couldn't find the goddess, he could only wait for her to come to Jiang Liu on her own initiative.

After all, the two had agreed that when Athena returned to her original form, she would have a fair duel with Jiang Liu.

But just waiting would be too passive... and God knows when she will find what she wants!

Intuitively, Jiang Liu felt that the God of Light should be resurrected within half a month, and the location would not leave Italy. Jiang Liu would need to stop him in time and then fight with him.

In other words, if Athena cannot be found within half a month, Jiang Liu can only try to use brute force to deal with the immortal body of the God of Light...

Logically speaking, he is not afraid of the opponent in terms of combat power, but he really has no way to prevent the opponent from resurrecting.

Even if we kill him again, he will be resurrected again. This will never end. We must prepare a way to break the deadlock in advance.

Therefore, in addition to ordering the magic societies to search for Athena, Jiang Liu also decisively left Rome and began to travel across Europe with Liliana and Princess Alice, hoping to meet Athena again like before.

It may seem like looking for a needle in a haystack, but considering the cause and effect involved in Jiang Liu's life... this possibility is actually greater than the "Council of Sages" finding Athena first!

As for why he brought the fairy swordsman and the princess along, it was of course because it was pleasing to the eye to have beautiful girls around... Well, it wasn't just because of such a superficial reason.

There was no need to say much about Liliana, she had already officially sworn allegiance to Jiang Liu, and as a representative of "Bronze", she stayed by Jiang Liu's side. She was both the king's guardian knight and the king's personal attendant, so naturally she would not leave Jiang Liu's side.

The main reason for bringing Princess Alice along is because of her special abilities.

As the most outstanding witch of the contemporary era - except for the Earth Mother and the Ancestor Gods, her clairvoyance, spells, and knowledge are all superior to Liliana's, and she can fully assist Jiang Liu in finding traces of the gods.

"We, the Council of Sages, actually know that there is an ancient Earth Mother wandering in the world, but we have never had the opportunity to have in-depth contact with her. We didn't expect to get her message from the king."

In the twilight, at the ruins of a temple outside Athens, Jiang Liu, Liliana and Alice were admiring the sunset on the seaside.

I saw the red sun slowly setting, and the millions of afterglow were shining on the undulating sea surface, as brilliant as flowing flames.

If you turn around and look, you will see the city of Athens hidden among the trees in the twilight. The buildings built on the hills are connected to each other, the ancient Acropolis and modern buildings are mixed together, and the almost pure white temple ruins are bathed in the last glow...

With such a beautiful view, it seems understandable that Poseidon and Athena would fight over this city.

"Athena of Disobedience? This goddess is an ancient and powerful goddess no matter which version of the myth you look at."

Alice walked carefully along the ruins with her arms outstretched, while happily analyzing Athena's origins to Jiang Liu.

Speaking of which, Jiang Liu chose Athens as his travel destination because he was attracted by the deep connection between this place and Athena.

Among the two girls who accompanied him along the way, Liliana was the one who served him carefully. She looked cold and reserved, but unexpectedly she was a virtuous girl who was good at housework and arranged Jiang Liu's daily life, diet and sleep in an orderly manner.

However, the only drawback is that after she formally swore an oath to Jiang Liu, the distance between her and Jiang Liu became somewhat distant, which occasionally made Jiang Liu feel a little cold.

Perhaps it was because the silver-haired girl was too serious, Jiang Liu did not force her to change. He just thought that as they spent more time together in the future, she would naturally become less restrained.

Princess Alice was gentle and amiable. She was calm and composed when interacting with Jiang Liu. She was not afraid of him because he was the Demon King. She even joked with him, giving him the feeling of a close friend and a like-minded person - but this was just something she showed on purpose.

Jiang Liu doesn't care too much about the ways of the world, but he has a keen insight, and his observation ability is even strong enough to "interpret" other people's emotions. Naturally, he will not be blinded by other people's "acting skills".

Of course, saying "acting skills" seems a bit of an exaggeration. Alice did not deliberately conceal anything or deceive Jiang Liu. She is not the kind of high-end player commonly known as a "green tea bitch".

She is indeed a "Princess" who is consistent in appearance and character. Her natural nobility and reserve, perfect upbringing and etiquette... cannot be faked.

When interacting with Jiang Liu, she was sincere most of the time, without too much deliberate flattery, which was why Jiang Liu had a good impression of her.

But she also had something she didn't dare to reveal.

That is the awe of Jiang Liu!

Although she seemed calm and chatted happily with Jiang Liu, just like a pair of old friends...but in fact, deep in her heart she still had awe for Jiang Liu, or the "God Slayer".

That’s right, Jiang Liu took the initiative to protect ordinary people when fighting with the gods before, and he seems to be a responsible person.

But you have to know that Zeus will respond to human prayers, but that does not prevent him from bringing war, plague and destruction to mankind (Pandora).

God is a kind of prank expert who does whatever he wants and often acts on impulse, and the God Slayer and the God of Disobedience are similar.

Alice would not completely trust a demon king she had just met, even if he did not look like a "demon king"...

After all, compared to the God Slayer, any magic organization or individual seemed very fragile, and she didn't have the courage to take the risk.

This allowed her to always maintain the bottom line she had set for herself. She could call Jiang Liu friends and joke with him, but she would never cross the bottom line.

For example, she would curiously ask Jiang Liu what names he gave to his powers, but she would not try to find out which gods Jiang Liu's powers came from or what effects they had.

This princess seems to be more free-spirited than Liliana, but in fact she has a good sense of propriety.

I don't know if he was traumatized by the atrocities committed by guys like Woban, Black Prince, and Tony.

Now that she has met a "normal person" like Jiang Liu, she obviously hasn't adjusted her mentality yet.

In fact, Jiang Liu is a very easy-going person. He doesn't care about the details at all, nor does he look down on others because he thinks he is so powerful.

Princess Alice could have really interacted with Jiang Liu as a friend, and Jiang Liu would have been happy and not felt offended.

All I can say is that for the people in this world, the psychological pressure brought by the existence of the "God Slayer (Demon King)" is too great. It is like the embodiment of a natural disaster, and its bad image cannot be reversed in a short time.

Liliana sees Jiang Liu as a monarch to whom she must be loyal, while Princess Alice sees him as a powerful being to be respected. Although their reasons are different, neither of them would put themselves on an equal footing with Jiang Liu.

This made Jiang Liu feel like he was isolated...

Of course, he would not break this window paper and force the two to communicate with him on an equal footing... That would be the true style of the devil!

After a long time, when Alice knows that Jiang Liu is a good person with a "pure nature", her mentality will slowly change.

Back to the present, if Jiang Liu hadn't been so perceptive, judging only from her outward appearance, there would be nothing unusual about Princess Alice, and it wouldn't be obvious that she was actually a little afraid in her heart...

"Athens is the main city protected by Athena. Before Athena was demoted to the daughter of the God King, this city—"

Jiang Liu raised his head slightly and looked at Alice who was talking on the steps of the temple, and suddenly asked.

"By the way, Alice, where is your real body?"

"Ugh?"

The first person to be surprised was Liliana, not Alice.