I really didn't want to burn it.

Although few of the gods' messengers died under Achilles' spear, once they fell into the sea and lost their home-field advantage, they were powerless against the sea goddesses.

The gods on Hera's side naturally noticed this scene, but the chariot was simply too fast, and their attacks couldn't keep up at all, leaving them only to watch in the dust.

"Hephaestus, my son, stop that chariot!"

After realizing that she could not defeat Tethys quickly, Hera had no choice but to send her son Hephaestus to deal with Achilles.

This god of fire is arguably the most tragic of the twelve Olympian gods.

After his forging skills were surpassed by two otherworldly gods (neither of them actually), the reason he wasn't kicked out of Mount Olympus despite his diminished appearance was simply because he was Hera's eldest son.

Unfortunately, Greece has always been a place that values ​​appearance. Being ugly means you have no human rights, and even Hephaestus's own parents didn't really like their ugly son.

Hephaestus was aware of this, so on the one hand, he usually kept a low profile, and on the other hand, he obeyed his parents' requests without question.

Upon hearing Hera's request, Hephaestus immediately took action.

He knew that with a limp, he definitely couldn't keep up with the chariot, but he had his own methods.

Hephaestus raised his fiery hammer and struck the anvil with all his might, and a curtain of fire shot into the air, blocking the way for Achilles' chariot.

"cut."

Achilles quickly pulled on the reins, and the carriage slowed down.

Jason clutched his head and asked, "Why did you stop? Couldn't you have just rushed over?"

Achilles explained impatiently, "Once you touch Hephaestus's flames, they can't be extinguished, not even by going into the water. Don't you even know that?"

Even if you say that... be careful!

At Jason's prompting, Achilles quickly swept his spear to block the sneak attack.

Ding!

The instant the spear and hammer made contact, Achilles felt a tingling sensation in his hand, and the spear slipped from his grasp and fell into the sea below.

"No wonder he's a blacksmith, he has a lot of strength."

Achilles said, waving his hand.

"I'm going to kill you right here! Otherwise, my mother won't forgive me."

Hephaestus said with a stern face.

“I say, Zeus and Hera haven’t treated you very well either,” Jason shouted at Vulcan. “Why do you have to serve them? If you surrender and show them respect, you will still retain your position as the chief god. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

Hephaestus sneered, "Hmph, how could you ants possibly comprehend the power of my father? How could the glow of your rotting grass compare to the bright moon in the sky?"

Achilles rubbed his temples and complained, "You guys aren't following the script! Why are you both saying the same lines?"

The person paused for a moment, then showed an expression of sudden realization.

"Oh, so you've also read Li Ang's *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*." *3

Perhaps because they shared the same hobby, the tense atmosphere among the three eased a little.

"So we're all fellow book lovers! Nice to meet you all," Jason said with a smile, rubbing his hands together. "Since we're all reading the same book, there's no need for all this fighting, right? By the way, which faction do you like the most?"

"Shu Han".

"Cao Wei".

Hephaestus and Achilles immediately gave different answers.

"The brotherhood between the Shu Han people is touching."

"Cao Wei had many affairs with married women."

"Huh?"*2

The way they looked at each other immediately changed.

"Wait, you wouldn't..."

Sensing something was wrong, Jason instinctively grabbed the edge of the chariot.

"Die, you heretic!" *2

Hephaestus and Achilles charged at each other once again.

"I knew it……"

Seeing the two people who were furious, Jason was too embarrassed to reveal his feelings for the lolicon Dong Wu.

It has been said that wars fought for beliefs are far more intense than ordinary conflicts.

It doesn't matter who said that; what matters is that Achilles and Hephaestus seem to genuinely have such thoughts.

Unfortunately, they were stopped by Chloris halfway there.

"What are you doing?"

Chloris glared at Achilles with displeasure, extremely unhappy that he was fighting Hephaestus to the death here.

"I'm sorry, Auntie."

Achilles shrank back and agreed.

"Leave this guy to me, you go and do your job."

Upon hearing Chloris's words, Achilles quickly pulled on the reins and rejoined the battle.

"Claus, are you stupid?!"

Hephaestus laughed heartily, completely baffled by Chloris's actions.

"You, a flower goddess, dare to attack me, the fire goddess?! Has that man ruined your brain?"

“Hephaestus, your intelligence is about the same as your looks.” Chloris’s face darkened. “Let’s not even talk about the fact that there is no such thing as type advantage among the Greek gods. Even if there were, in my Leon’s words, type advantage in Pokémon battles is never absolute. As long as the conditions are right, you can win even if you are the opposite type.”

"Who knows this?"

"You don't need to understand, just feel it."

"What did you say? It's...raining?"

Hephaestus's expression brightened, and he looked up at the sky.

The once clear sky was now covered with dark clouds, and rain was constantly washing over every corner of the battlefield.

Chloris smiled and stretched out her hands, "In rainy weather, fire-attribute skills are halved in power~ Alright, now it's your turn, Hephaestus."

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"It's raining. Ying Zheng, we should make our move."

Li Ang turned his head and shouted at Ying Zheng.

"Leon!"

Aphrodite suddenly landed and anxiously questioned Leon.

"This must have something to do with you, right? Why would you do this?"

“Aphrodite, you shouldn’t have come here.”

Li Ang said with a deep gaze.

"What do you mean I shouldn't have come? Don't you want to see me that much?!"

“I didn’t mean that, it’s just…” Li Ang pointed behind Aphrodite.

"Hahaha! Li Ang, I've found you!"

Ares landed on the hilltop, looking at Li Ang with a mixture of joy and excitement, like a lion eyeing its prey.

"Oh no... I'm going to be late."

Li Ang said with annoyance.

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PS1: The picture above is a really cute one that Mi-chan found by chance. I was completely melted when I saw it. =w=

Chapter 68 Ares: The Joker Was Me

Ying Zheng, who was already preparing to go to the battlefield, smiled when he saw the two gods who had just arrived.

"Li Ang, do you know them?"

Ying Zheng asked with a light laugh.

"I guess you could say we know each other, although there's one person I really don't want to meet."

"Oh haha."

Ying Zheng pointed at Aphrodite with his hand.

"Your lover?"

Then he pointed at Ares.

"Your love rival?"

Snapped.

Li Ang grabbed Ying Zheng's finger and pointed it forcefully at himself.

"Please don't make fun of me, I'm your best friend, thank you."

Ying Zheng countered with interest, "Isn't this your favorite form of entertainment?"

"..."

Li Ang pursed his lips, realizing he didn't know how to refute it.

Ares on the other side was furious. He, the mighty God of War, was being so blatantly ignored by Li Ang.

"Li Ang, prepare to die!"

Ares raised his spear and leaped high into the air, then plunged it into Li Ang.

How could Li Ang possibly fall for such an obvious attack? He immediately drew the sword from Ying Zheng's waist and parried the spear tip that was falling from the sky.

"Aren't you being a bit too informal?"

Ying Zheng complained.

"Stop talking nonsense! You definitely have other weapons, right?"

While resisting Ares, Li Ang also made sure to strike up a conversation with Ying Zheng.

"Do you need my help?"

"No need, you hurry up and get to the battlefield, or you'll really be late." Li Ang kicked Ares away. "I can handle this barbarian by myself."

"I'm leaving."

Ying Zheng showed no politeness and led the terracotta warriors away.

Before leaving, he even waved to Aphrodite.

"You're one of Li Ang's many girlfriends, right? Remember to cheer for your boyfriend."

Aphrodite blushed slightly upon hearing this, fiddling with her fingers and displaying a girlish expression.

"Girlfriend...and so on?! Come back here and explain yourself!"

Unfortunately, Ying Zheng had no intention of explaining; he simply led his soldiers away.

When Aphrodite saw that Ying Zheng was ignoring her, she went directly to the person in question.

"Hey! Li Ang, what did that man mean by what he just said?!"

"Well..."

Li Ang dodged Ares's thrusting spear and tilted his head to explain, "This guy is talking nonsense, just ignore him."

"Nonsense? Chloris and Athena are talking nonsense too?" Aphrodite sneered, arms crossed.

"Forget about Chloris, but what's with Athena? Isn't she still a virgin goddess?"