Simulating the Universe, Starting with Speedrunning Greece

The Sun God and others were also stunned, attracted by Ye's words.

"So - what is that more terrible thing? Can you tell me, mortal? "Helios.

Ye: "It's courage——!"

Achilles and the others were all shocked: What???

Why is it courage?

Their brains were not enough for a while.

If courage isn't a positive word, isn't it a symbol of beauty?

Why fear?

Until, Night: "That's right - courage. What's more terrible than failure and death is losing the courage to face fear!!"

Boom! When Ye explained this, Achilles and the others finally understood the meaning. Their heads went blank, as if a thunderbolt had struck them. They were stunned.

What's even more terrifying is - 'losing the courage to face fear'?

Night: “The meaning of battle is not to portray hatred, but to reveal the ideal in your heart.

No matter how others view the battle itself.

For me, fighting with all my might, enjoying the process of trying my best to climb to the top, defeating the peak, and then constantly climbing to higher peaks, this process is undoubtedly a happy thing.

If you subconsciously run away because the enemy has become stronger, or because of a small setback or injury -

Took the easier path...

Indeed, the power of the artifact is strong and tempting, but it will never be able to defeat the strongest Achilles in your lifetime!

Ah, this is something more terrifying than all that."

At this moment, Ye is also speaking partly from the truth, so the will in his tone is even more touching.

The courage to face your fears?

After listening to Ye Ichiban's words, he looked at Griffith who seemed to be lamenting about the terrible future and resisting himself.

At this moment, the hearts of several people present were violently shaken.

What is fear?

It is an instinct engraved in human DNA to seek good and avoid harm.

When people encounter something that they cannot resist and will put themselves in great danger, they tend to feel fear, fear of the terrible consequences that may result.

When the risk of something is much greater than the reward, most people will not choose to gamble on the tiny probability of perhaps less than one percent.

Even if you retreat because of this, no one will laugh at or blame you.

after all--

There is no reason for a person to overcome what he fears.

There is no reason to chase and spend your whole life on a hopeless road with no hope in sight.

However……--

They felt it at this moment.

That iron will and steel determination.

No confusion at all—a plain lament.

It was this overly calm side and those words that caused great harm to Achilles and others.

Everything needs comparison...!

When humans clearly feel fear, but still overcome their psychological panic and take a step forward bravely and boldly - that is courage!

Yes...I see. I see.

Helios finally understood.

What on earth motivated Ye to do something so noble and yet so cruel to himself?

At the same time, they also saw a kind of arrogance that was not disgusting, but rather an attitude that treated everything equally and without distinction.

The arrogant mind that regards all powerful things as goals to be surpassed on the road ahead, crushes them indiscriminately -!

He set a high mountain for himself, and even thought that the mountain was not high enough and might be easier to climb, so he took off all his protective equipment and faced the harshness of the most real and steep nature.

How arrogant, and how humble.

He does not look down on anyone, but he is confident that he can overcome the fear and suffering and reach a higher dimension.

Would a true warrior feel fearful or disadvantaged just because Achilles got the armor that originally belonged to him?

How could a truly powerful person fall into anxiety and uneasiness just because he doesn't have the right equipment?

Just like the former Hercules, when people mention him, the first thing that comes to mind is not his feat of completing the twelve trials alone?

In comparison, it is never the weapons that are strong, but himself.

The name Hercules alone was enough to strike fear into the hearts of his enemies.

And just like Hercules before him, he will never back down no matter how difficult the trial is.

——After feeling the determination between the lines and in Ye’s expression.

Helios seemed to see the name of another legendary hero about to rise on the milestone of Greece.

Helios: "Is that so? I like your answer, Griffith..."

From this moment on, he began to truly feel the personal charm of the hero before him.

What the Sun God admires more than the fierce battle is the courage, the courage to move forward after overcoming fear!

A mortal who is beyond the comprehension of even Gods, yet surpasses Gods.

The sun is a symbol of courage and also a symbol of arrogance. As the sun god, he should have an indomitable and fearless spirit, but now he has to learn this lesson from Ye.

After feeling the soul that is more passionate than anyone else's, and the determination to move forward without fear.

finally--

Helios was extremely moved and made a decision in his heart.

"Your surging soul is enough to awaken the fire of anger that defeats death and fear - the fire of your courage is very similar to the sun.

Hero, Griffith!

Do you have something you want to protect? Just like my pure heart in defending Love Island Rhodes. "

“No, I asked too much.

You have shown me everything completely. As a god, I should know it better than anyone else.

Your determination to depict your ideals and defend your own glory will never waver, and your path of pursuing the light of the future must be without any confusion - so..."

He loved the courage of the hero Griffith, his iron will and steel determination, and as long as the flame of this courage never faded, he was willing to lead it forward.

Just like the human beings on earth that he loved so much.

That's right - he's going to help Griffith complete his mission to fight the hero Achilles! For this, since Griffith just lost his armor!

Chapter 132: Human life is short, so it is a test (Ye: For nothing?)

"All you have to do is protect your ideals and your original intentions - this precious sincerity and pursuit of a powerful and proud heroic soul.

Noble Griffith - if you lose your armor, you will lose the battle in the future.

That's a shame! I think you're not the only one who wants to fight the strongest Achilles.

Achilles also wants to fight with you, the strongest one!"

As he spoke, a golden spear suddenly appeared in Helios' hand.

It contains the terrifying radiance of the sun's fire.

Undoubtedly a powerful divine tool——!!

The materialized sun fire surrounds its body, shining like golden thunder, which is very beautiful, but also full of danger.

It is more likely to be the powerful combat equipment worn by the main god Helios.

This ancient Titan.

Although he is not a Titan like the second generation god-king Knoros, he is also an ancient god from the same period as Zeus.

His father Hyperion and the current Oceanus were both members of the Twelve Titans.

That is, the main god of the Old God system.

As we all know - the strength of the Greek pantheon becomes weaker and weaker as time goes by.

They all take the approach of using the majority to defeat the minority and gathering all the gods to attack the King of Gods.

From Chaos, the first god who symbolized chaos, to Uranus (the sky) and Gaia (the earth), and then Zeus (the thunderbolt), the symbol of the power of the gods became weaker and weaker, and the twelve main gods were also uneven.

Later on, the strength and treatment of the gods who had the care of the older generation and those who did not had a huge difference in magnitude.

As one of the few surviving descendants of the ancient Titans, although Helios is not favored by Zeus, he still has famous artifacts such as the Sun Chariot.

He was also a powerful sun god loved by Rhodes Island. His huge statue would become one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient West.

How could the armour of such a powerful god be weak?

But - why did the Sun God suddenly take out his weapon?

Ye could not see into the mind of the sun god.

It is difficult to guess what the gods are thinking——!

He did think of a possibility, but it seemed unlikely. It was too absurd! His relationship with the Sun God shouldn't be that good.

In fact, there are very few records about this sun god in mythology, and there is not much to learn from his character.

The only impressive person was his son Phaethon, who was driving the sun chariot but lacked the strength to cause the horse to lose control, causing serious damage to the human world and scorching the earth - forming a scorching hell, and even offending Gaia, the mother goddess of the earth, the grandmother of the gods.

In anger, Gaia ordered Zeus to shoot Phaethon with thunder and intercept the chariot.

This is a thoroughly tragic story in which Helios is just a sad old father who enjoys working with his son, but his son dies young because he is too eager to achieve the same great things as his father.

But maybe he is actually - a powerful yet gentle, beloved god?

Because Hyperion, the father of the second-generation gods and one of the twelve Titans, chose to remain neutral in the war of gods between the third-generation and second-generation gods for the throne of the gods.

Although this did not lead to him being imprisoned like the defeated Titans afterwards, he was naturally not favored by the king of gods Zeus.

In fact, the position of the sun god among the twelve Olympian gods has always been very embarrassing.

Even as the orthodox sun god and moon god, their family was often confused with the images of Apollo and Artemis in later generations, and their divine power and divine tools were taken away. It was even rumored that the sun chariot was adopted by Apollo.

Perhaps it is because the other main gods are either related to Zeus by blood or are his wives.

Maybe even both...

Only Helios and his companions were outsiders.

This also led to the fact that although his brothers and sisters basically worked in Olympus, and were even nominally the twelve main gods, when the gods divided up their beliefs and territories, Zeus still "accidentally" forgot this powerful main god.

Finally, he apologized for forgetting to redivide the land, but was rejected by the sun god, who smiled and chose Rhodes, the border between the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

Even under such a terrible humiliation——

The sun god quietly managed this extremely remote island and turned it into the fourth largest island in Greece, and it became one of the origins of civilization in the Aegean region.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

To this day, countless Greeks still love and believe in it, and the flame held high in its hands is regarded as a torch that can guide people to the bright road ahead.

You have to use all your family assets to fight for it yourself.

Obviously from this point of view -

Not only is the Sun God very strong and capable, he is also very friendly towards humans and his personality is considered pretty good among the gods.

Perhaps it is because he is the patron saint of Rhodes Island who is close to humans. He has seen too many possibilities of humans while riding the Sun Chariot, including pain, joy, strength, and perseverance. It is because he understands this tenacity that he loves humans even more.

When you see that shining courage, you are so moved that you can hardly control yourself and even can't help but go down to the mortal world yourself.

And now after hearing Ye's answer, as he said, he couldn't bear to see Ye unable to fight against the strongest Achilles with his strongest attitude.