Chapter 399: Goddess Minerva Abandons Darkness and Joins the Light

Restricted by the rules of gods, gods cannot directly attack humans.

But in the realm of gods, gods can suppress the divine power in humans.

This is why Roy never worries about demigod heroes or heroes from hostile forces causing trouble in the Athenian Empire.

Even if a demigod hero from a hostile force enters the Athenian Empire, his strength will decline to the level of a hero [a hundred enemies] under the suppression of the Athenian gods.

If they dared to cause trouble in the Athenian Empire, hundreds of fully armed soldiers would make them punishable by Athenian law.

In temples and palaces that are heavily protected by gods, the strength of demigod heroes and great heroes will be suppressed to the point where they are like ordinary soldiers.

In the myth of another world, the demigod hero Hercules was expelled by the kings of Elis, Ocaria, and Troy. Hercules's reaction was just incompetent and furious, because Hercules was alone and could not survive at all. Unable to unleash the power of a demigod hero.

Later, Heracles was able to lead the army to kill King Elis, King Ocaria, and King Troy because in the war between the Mycenaeans and these city-states, the Mycenaeans’ patron god Zeus fought against the enemy gods. Only, Hercules' power was not suppressed.

At this time on the battlefield in the Milan Plain.

Jupiter released his divine power and suppressed Roy's strength to the level of a great hero [Thousand Enemies], and upgraded Aurora's personal soldiers to the hero level [Hundred Enemies]. Roy immediately stopped rushing towards Aurora. , began to take the siege of hundreds of soldiers seriously.

Because Roy's decline in strength to the level of a great hero is just the beginning.

If the gods of the Athenian Empire had not arrived, Roy's strength would have declined to the heroic level [One Hundred Enemies] under the continued suppression of Jupiter's divine power.

If the situation really turns into hero-level Roy fighting against hundreds of hero-level soldiers, there is a high chance that Roy will be killed by Aurora's soldiers.

fortunately--

What Roy feared did not happen.

Without waiting for Roy to call, Persephone, Hera, Luna, Vesta, Diana, and Venus took the initiative to come to the battlefield and surrounded Jupiter and Minerva.

Under the suppression of the six goddesses, Jupiter was forced to take back his divine power, and Roy's strength immediately returned to normal.

"Where are Mars, Quirinus, and Janus?"

Seeing that there were only Jupiter and Minerva, Hera teased with a playful smile.

"Why are you two alone here?"

Minerva said expressionlessly.

"You really knew what you were asking. All three of them left."

Mars, Quirinus, and Janus were willing to surrender and help Jupiter because they wanted to use Jupiter to regain the throne of the patron saint.

The war between Loy and Amulius had proved that the Etruscans could not fight the Athenians, and that Jupiter could not defeat the Athenian gods.

Since Jupiter cannot help Mars, Quirinus, and Janus regain the throne of the patron saint, they will naturally not continue to help Jupiter.

Persephone looked at Jupiter and Minerva with sympathetic eyes and said.

"The six of us are beating two of you - I really can't bear this happening, you'd better admit defeat!"

"Admit defeat——"

Jupiter said with a sneer.

"Do you want me to commit suicide? If the Athenians are willing to accept me, I can indeed surrender to you. But I know that the Athenians will not accept me and will only kick me off the throne. After I become a wandering god, if I can't Once I ascend the throne of the patron saint again, my divine power will continue to decline, and I will eventually disappear from this world."

Vesta, the goddess of the hearth, advised Minerva.

"Minerva, unlike Jupiter, you can be accepted by the Athenians like us."

Minerva said coldly with an unhappy expression.

"You want to trick me into betraying Brother Jupiter——"

At this moment, Roy said to Minerva while killing Aurora's soldiers.

"Goddess Minerva! Now you are just a subordinate god of Jupiter, and your authority is lent to you by Jupiter. But after you become the goddess of the Athenian Empire, I will make you the guardian of a city and a place. God, your authority belongs entirely to you, and you will no longer be a subordinate god to other gods."

After hearing Roy's words, Minerva's face immediately showed a shaken expression.

Now the relationship between Jupiter and Minerva is like that of a king and a princess.

As king, Jupiter's authority was entirely his own.

As a princess, all of Minerva's authority comes from her status as the king's sister.

In other words, Princess Minerva and King Jupiter both prospered and suffered losses.

Jupiter lost his identity and authority as king, and Minerva would lose her identity and authority as princess.

If Minerva becomes the patron saint of a city and a place - a queen with her own territory and city-state, even if Jupiter loses his status as king, Minerva's identity and authority will not be affected.

Seeing Minerva's shaken expression, Roy continued.

"Goddess Minerva, I hope you can make a careful choice. If you are still my enemy now, the Athenian Empire will not accept you."

On the one hand, he became the patron saint of a city and a place, with more powerful authority than he currently has.

On the one hand, he becomes a wandering god, heading towards the end of his gradual decline and disappearance.

Minerva hesitated for a moment, then finally gritted her teeth and said.

"Human! As long as you promise to make me the patron saint, I will become the god of the Athenian Empire. But I have one request, that is, I cannot attack Brother Jupiter."

"No problem!"

Roy responded with a smile.

"I promise in the name of the gods of Athens that I will make you the patron saint of a city and a place. After all, you and Jupiter are siblings, and I will not ask you to fight with Jupiter."

After listening to Roy's words, Minerva looked at Jupiter with some guilt and said.

"Brother Jupiter, I'm really sorry, I don't expect you to forgive me."

"You don't have to apologize to me."

Jupiter said expressionlessly.

"Since the Athenians are willing to accept you, you don't have to be buried with me. If the Athenians are willing to accept me, I will make the same choice as you."

Hera summoned the black divine spear and said in a fighting posture.

"I thought it was six to two, but now it has become six to one."

Jupiter raised his hands and released the blazing sun fire and sneered.

"Whether it's six to one or seven to one, I won't be a coward who runs away without a fight."

Persephone summoned a pitch-black scythe and said.

"In the face of an absolute gap in strength, your resistance will only hurt you."

After saying that, Persephone first moved to Jupiter at great speed and swung the pitch-black scythe to slash.

Hera also swung the black divine spear and rushed towards Jupiter.

Luna, Vesta, Diana, and Venus were too weak and could only release their divine power to attack Jupiter from a distance.

Watching Jupiter being attacked by six goddesses at the same time, Minerva couldn't help but close her eyes.

Because there was no miracle belonging to the gods, Jupiter would never be able to block the attacks of the six goddesses.

Sure enough--

When Minerva opened her eyes again, Jupiter's figure had disappeared from the spot.