The Paladin on the Infinite Tour

Exia released the incarnation in front of Athena: "If you suffer an incurable injury, then I will be troubled. If you are not in full condition, I may not be able to gain your power."

"..."

It's really strange.

Athena had not encountered a god-killer before, but she had never seen a strange god-killer like Ixia - facing the disobedient god without any murderous intent or hostility, caring about himself and not being The God of Obedience himself fights with his compatriots, and takes the initiative to help the God of Disobedience return to integrity... Is he really the God Killer?

Athena couldn't help but become suspicious.

But the unique aura of the God Killer lingering around Exia is unmistakable. He has indeed usurped power from the God of Never.

"...Forget it. I'll thank you now, Godslayer."

In the end, that was all Athena could say.

"I have heard that that person is the God Killer here, the king of the magic sword who claims to be able to cut off everything. In my current state, I am really powerless to face him. You helped me. Busy. I will repay this kindness with curse and death in tomorrow's decisive battle."

"Repay kindness with hatred~~~"

Alexia smiled: "That's fine. I'm always waiting for you to tell me where to duel, and I'm looking forward to what kind of power you can give me."

Considering that Athena is the goddess of war, wisdom, and art, Ixia feels that the power she has gained will probably be in these aspects.

He really looks like he has a winning chance, he is really a strange and arrogant God Killer.

If he was not the God-Slayer, but her own child, then Athena felt that she had to educate him properly.

(However, I don’t hate such god-killers.)

"Farewell, god-killer."

At the same time as the words fell, a large number of owls appeared around Athena, and a large number of feathers swept up with the strong wind, suddenly blocking Alexia's vision.

By the time Alexia's eyes became clear again, Athena had disappeared, and even the surrounding environment had changed back to what it was before Athena arrived.

"Let's go..."

(My lord prince, let me ask you a question first to be on the safe side - you are not in love with the goddess Athena, right?)

"Eh? Why do you ask that?" Alexia frowned in confusion, "Although she is indeed a very cute goddess, but she is a god of disobedience, right? I will definitely kill her after that. You don’t have to think too much, Miss Aige.”

"But if this happens, we will have to notify them over there."

Exia took out her personal terminal from her pocket and made a call.

"Hello? Ms. Liliana? It's me, Alexia. Although it's a little sudden, tomorrow I will fight the disobedient Athena. Can you please make some preparations?"

"Besides, I threw that guy Salbatorre to an unknown place. Please apologize for me and Mr. Andre."

Crackling!

There seemed to be a sound of something falling over the phone.

79.Preparation before battle

——[The seventh king is going to fight the disobedient Athena in Milan! 】

——[Lord Salbatore is missing again! 】

Before the sun rose the next day, because of Alexia's phone call to Liliana, these two pieces of news spread like wildfire throughout Italy and even most of southern Europe!

Originally, the magic world's evaluation of Exia was quite normal.

Judging from what we know so far, it seems that the seventh king had a power no less than that of the God of Disobedience before he became a god-slayer. The reason why he became a god-slayer was to protect Sardinia from the war between gods. The influence is powerful and silent.

Regardless of how true the first half of the sentence is, the second half of the sentence can generally show that the knight king is not a cruel person. This alone makes magicians around the world feel slightly relieved. After that, the other party did not rely on his own strength to start misbehaving like other Godslayers. Instead, he settled down in Milan peacefully and made a declaration that he did not need subordinates.

Compared to the other Godslayers, the Seventh King can simply be described as benevolent.

But if you think about it carefully, this knight king is no worse than his fellow clan members in terms of causing trouble for others.

In the nine days since Exia killed the Gods, she first publicly accepted Salbatorre's invitation to fight, causing the news that the four Godslayers were going to fight separately to spread across the Eurasian continent. Then, Sforr Zhagu Castle was destroyed, leaving the King of Swords seriously injured and on the verge of death.

Now, after finally calming down for two days, he suddenly said that he wanted to fight the disobedient Athena, and even threw the King of Swords into a dimensional rift that led to nowhere!

God knows how long it took the magicians to recover after hearing the news!

And after that, they were convinced again - no matter how kind and benevolent they usually behave, the God-killer is still the God-killer, a scourge walking on the earth, and even if he does nothing, he will cause huge trouble!

"...Having said that, both magic associations have expressed their willingness to fully support Your Majesty's battle."

In the living room of Alexia's house, Liliana was kneeling in front of Alexia, telling Alexia what had happened in the past half day.

"No matter what you need, we will prepare it for you as soon as possible."

"No, no need."

Sitting in front of the TV, without moving his eyes, Ixia kept switching channels: "You have said it yourself, the only one who can fight against the God of Disobedience is a god-killer like me. Intervening in our battle will be harmful to you. It’s still too reluctant for a magician. Just like when I fought Salbatorre before, you just need to do a good job of evacuation and vigilance on the outside."

"Forcing yourself to intervene in the battle will only become a burden."

A reasonable statement.

Liliana is a child prodigy as famous as Erica. She is confident that she will not lose easily even if she fights against the most prestigious knights and paladin. But she also couldn't refute Exia's statement. It was too early for her to fight the God of Disobedience at her level.

Of course, the same goes for other magicians and knights.

"How should I put it... Although I don't care much, but since you call me Your Majesty, and that idiot Salbatorre is not here, then I am the only one who can fight the God of Disobedience. I have to bear some responsibility for protecting you - just understand it this way."

"Yes. Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty."

Liliana breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

Even though he is a troublesome king based on his behavior, Liliana can be sure with just these words that this prince is still different from other god-slayers and is a benevolent demon king. .

It's great that the new king is so worry-free. If Lord Salbatore disappears forever, then Liliana thinks it would be good to let Exia be the leader of Southern Europe.

"Is there anything else? If not, just step back. I have to pay attention to the news here."

Calculating the time, Li Sushang's side should be almost at Lushan, and it is almost impossible for the battle between the Godslayers not to have some impact. If such an important place as Lushan was damaged due to the battle between Li Sushang and Luo Hao, there would at least be news on TV.

but......

"I don't think Italian TV stations can receive news from China, Your Majesty."

"Eh?"

Alexia's hand holding down the remote control paused: "Can't receive it?"

"Yes, I can't receive it. Besides, even if I can receive it, it should be tomorrow. The spread of news also takes time, Your Majesty."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Ixia threw away the remote control in her hand: "Tsk, forget about this... the technology in this world is much behind my technology over there."

If it were in the world on Exia's side, the news would spread immediately on the day it happened in less than a day. The Destiny internal network could investigate intelligence anywhere in the world at will. Exia had this permissions.

And because she was used to this kind of convenience, Exia forgot for a while that the science and technology in other worlds were not comparable to her own world.

"Is Your Majesty worried about King Su Shang?"

"...It's impossible not to worry." Alexia sighed softly, "Although I asked Erica to help take care of her, this is the first time for Su Shang to travel far alone. Even though she was born in China, she is unfamiliar with the place in a different world... ugh~~~"

Seeing Alexia's uneasy look, Liliana also smiled and comforted: "This may not be a good thing for me to say, but since Erica is here, King Sushang's daily life There is definitely nothing to worry about in life, Your Majesty. She is still very reliable and capable in this regard."

"Are you on good terms with Erica?"

"I don't really want to admit it, but she and I have a bad relationship. We have known each other and competed with each other since we were children... I think I still know something about her, so your Majesty can rest assured."

Are these two female knights who know each other from opposing organizations and have been bonded since they were children?

Alexia suddenly smiled: "You two actually have a good relationship, right?"

"No, that's not the case at all. Your Majesty, you are joking." Liliana denied it very quickly!

"Then, this is what I want to report to Your Majesty. The battle with Disobedient Athena is about to begin. I would like to ask Your Majesty to recharge your batteries and make adequate preparations before the battle comes. Liliana Crani Charles has the courage to represent the people of Milan and would like to thank His Majesty for your protection."

After performing the knightly etiquette to Alexia again, Liliana left Alexia's apartment.

"...That's right."

Alexia put away her relaxed spirit.

"It's almost time for me to make some serious preparations."

80.Trinity Goddess

Liliana's visit not only brought statements and information about the Southern European magicians, but also brought many books related to Athena.

Although Sajo Aige is superior to all magicians in this world in terms of knowledge about gods, what she knows is ultimately the knowledge of her world, and she does not know about Athena in this world. If Athena in the two worlds is different, then the advice she gives during the battle may cause Exia to fall into an undue disadvantage.

Shajo Aige wants to avoid this level of mistakes as much as possible.

The reason why Liliana sent the book was not because of the instructions of Shajo Aige and Alexia. It was just that the local magicians in Milan—especially the copper black/cross and bronze black/cross—thought that If you tell Exia about Athena in advance, it may help Exia a little and leave a good impression on Exia.

Exia had no reason to refuse this kind of courtesy that was reasonable and timely.

Therefore, after Liliana left, Exia and Sajo Aige devoted themselves to a deeper understanding of the legend of Athena.

only--

"Sure enough, there is a big difference."

At sunset.

Putting down the last book in her hand, Alexia frowned slightly: "The Athena in this world is only partially the same as the Athena I know."

"It's the same with me over there."

Shajo Aige also said on Alexia's shoulder.

Basically all the knowledge Alexia knows about the goddess Athena comes from Greek mythology. After all, that is the most famous original text of the goddess Athena. Today, more than 90% of the myths about Athena are spread around the world. All come from Greek mythology.

Shajo Aige will know more, but only [some]. In her world, the gods of each region are independent and single, unlike the world here, where the same god appears in different myths with different names and postures.

Athena is Athena, not some goddess with another name.

Mercator is simply Mercator, and does not have another name such as Baal - the two are similar, but independent entities. At most, the careless humans of the mythical age mistook the two similar people for the same person.

But out here in the world...

"Athena is actually not a goddess of Greek origin."

This is the surprising fact that Exia and Sajou Aige came to after reading and summarizing.

Athena is indeed the real name of the girl god that Alexia saw, but she is in the same situation as Mercato. [Athena] is just the most representative of her many names. .

According to the speculations of the magicians in this world, in the ultra-ancient mythological era, an extremely ancient earth goddess was born in North Africa and the Mediterranean region, which can be called the oldest earth goddess.

This goddess has a deep connection with owls and is also closely associated with snakes. There are many legends left in North Africa and the Mediterranean area, and based on these legends, her existence has evolved from a single existence to a large number of existences. Basically, the earth goddesses that have appeared in the Mediterranean area are all clones of this goddess.

Yanata, Yatana, Aset, Ashera, Minerva... these goddesses that Ixia has never heard of are all derived from [Athena], the oldest goddess.

In Greek mythology, Athena in this world has an extremely complicated identity.

In mythology, Athena's mother was Metis, the wife of Zeus. Because Zeus was afraid of the prophecies of Gaia and Uranus, he swallowed the pregnant Metis, but Metis's child Athena broke open Zeus's head and was born from it - this legend , which is the same as what Exia and Sajo Aige know.

However, in this world, Athena and Metis are the same goddess. In other words, Metis is one of the clones of Athena, the oldest earth goddess.

This surprised both Exia and Shajo Aige.

In addition, the two also understood why Athena wanted the Gorgon Stone.

As I said before, Athena is a goddess who has a deep connection with snakes. If we trace her origins, Athena was originally the goddess of snakes.

That was before the legend of Athena spread from North Africa to the Mediterranean. She and the ancestors of the Egyptian goddess Isis and the Babylonian goddess Ishtar are all descendants of the ancient mother goddess. Therefore, she is not only the goddess of the earth, but also the god of darkness who controls the underworld, and also controls the wisdom of the sky. the goddess of wisdom.

Because she was always accompanied by three attributes, Athena became a trinity of goddesses. The godhead as the god of war was only added later as the times changed. After all, when it comes to death, war is inseparable from death. Therefore, the god of Hades, who is in charge of death, naturally also received the godhead of the god of war.

As for the identity of the snake goddess, it is the key to establishing the trinity of Athena.

Snakes are a symbol of death and rebirth. After shedding their skin and constantly cycling through hibernation and awakening, snakes can be said to be creatures that symbolize the cycle of death and rebirth and seasonal changes. When it comes to gods of death and rebirth, it is naturally the god of the underworld. .

Snakes were also regarded as immortal by the ancients in ancient times. They died when winter came and were reborn when spring came again.

Moreover, in ancient times, the arrival of winter was also regarded as a disaster sent by the earth goddess. The Earth Goddess not only bestows blessings, but is also the God of disasters that takes away lives in winter and brings about blizzards and other natural disasters—this is invisibly confronting the God of Hades, who brings death.

Moreover, the underworld imagined by ancient people basically existed under the dark underground, a winter world shrouded in darkness. Therefore, in the same way, the time period dominated by darkness, night, was also regarded as part of the underworld, and Athena became the goddess of darkness.

Possessing numerous incarnations and names, as well as possessing three major divinities and countless priesthoods, she is one of the oldest goddesses in the Trinity.

This is the goddess Athena of this world.

"...It feels like my head is going to explode."