Chapter 52: 52:Hero
The goddess of death and war, Marian, witnessed the whole process. Everything Kevin and Cu Chulainn did in the past few days was under her nose.
In fact, Marian is the goddess that Maeve brought to the ceremony. She is the goddess that belongs to Maeve!
It is precisely because she has been protecting Maeve that Maeve has been able to win every battle over the years!
But the gods are fickle. As she said, she was fascinated by Cu Chulainn's brave figure in the battle. For this reason, she abandoned Maeve without hesitation, came to Cu Chulainn, expressed her love to him, and promised eternal victory!
"...Are you sure?" Marian raised her eyebrows and looked at Cu Chulainn.
As for Cu Chulainn's unhesitating refusal, not only Marian was stunned, but even Kevin was stunned for a long time.
"Goddess of Death and War, my battle does not require the tricks of the gods!"
Cu Chulainn was not as polite as Kevin.
"I know you are the god worshipped by Connacht, but if you can betray them today, you will betray me tomorrow!
What's more, my hands, my gun, the knowledge I have acquired, and the power I have gained will naturally bring me victory!
If I fail, it can only be said that I am not as skilled as others, and I will accept it calmly! "
After listening to this, Kevin was a little speechless, but he didn't think it was right, because Cu Chulainn was just that kind of person.
Marian was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Since you know that I am the goddess worshipped by Connaught, you should also know that I will bring them victory and stand before you!
In that case, are you going to reject my love too? ! "
"If the trick of the gods can allow them to win from me!" Cu Chulainn stood up, holding the magic spear, looking directly at the goddess in front of him, and laughed: "Then let's try it!"
There was a hint of provocation in Cu Chulainn's words, which made Marian's face darken. Then her eyes fell on Kevin beside her. Before she could say anything, she heard Kevin say.
"I'm not a substitute." Kevin, who was already in a bad mood because of his bloodlust today, spoke more bluntly than usual, "I already have someone I like!"
"...You don't know what's good for you!" Out of shame and anger, Marian almost pulled out the whip from her waist to punish the mortal in front of her!
But in the end, she did not do so. Instead, she turned around with a gloomy face and drove the carriage high into the sky and left.
If anyone else dared to reject the love of a goddess, let alone the goddess of death and war, they would surely be whipped to death by her in anger!
But the two people in front of him are not ordinary, they are the sons of Luger, the god of light and the sun!
Ruger will not intervene in what happens between mortals, even if Kevin and Cu Chulainn are killed, because that is an implicit rule!
But if the gods take action, Ruger will naturally not be polite!
And in this continent of Irene, there are really few gods who dare to anger Ruger!
What's more, judging from the fact that Ruger gave Kevin the magic sword, one of the four secret treasures, Ruger is a very protective person!
This is also the reason why Cu Chulainn was fearless and dared to speak wildly.
After all, ever since Scathach told them the identity of her father, Kevin told Cu Chulainn his own guesses and the underlying rules among the gods.
In fact, Cu Chulainn was a very proud and arrogant man, as evidenced by the fact that at the age of ten he dared to openly confront the king of a country, Conchiober, and dismantled all the chariots in the city.
Not to mention that he is only sixteen years old, which is the age in life when one is most likely to get carried away!
The reason why he hasn't been able to show it is simply because a rope has appeared beside him before he knew it... Yes, Kevin himself may not have realized this.
Scathach's training... well, not teaching, has calmed his temper somewhat, but it was Kevin who was able to truly hold him back and make him restrain his impulsive and wild and bloodthirsty desire to fight.
According to official history, the injured Cu Chulainn, in a rage, led his army to massacre the small countries that joined the "Anti-Ulster Kingdom Alliance". In a short period of time, he killed tens of thousands of civilians and destroyed countless countries!
After a short rest, around two o'clock in the afternoon, Cu Chulainn and Kevin once again sneaked into the camp of the "Anti-Ulster Kingdom Coalition".
But this time, they had just killed less than fifty people when Fergus and his senior brother Ferdia came over.
When they were about to escape, they stopped them and raised their hands to show that they were not armed.
It turns out that although Kevin and Cu Chulainn's operation did not kill many people, it seriously affected the morale of the army!
The army was in a panic, and Maeve realized that they couldn't continue like this, otherwise the united army would surely fall apart!
So she asked the two to bring a compromise proposal. Every day was divided into morning, afternoon and evening. Late at night, she would call out two warriors to challenge Cu Chulainn and Kevin!
If the challenge fails, they will not march for the rest of the time!
It's not like Maeve hadn't thought about bribing Cu Chulainn and Kevin, but her two attempts at seduction failed. She really didn't think these two would be tempted by anything else!
After all, even if she is narcissistic, she is well aware of her own charm.
She tried to ask their senior brother Ferdia about this matter, and Ferdia also clearly told her that if she wanted to bribe Kevin, she would have a chance. She should go and call out Scathach, the Queen of the Shadow Kingdom...
Maeve's proposal is obviously unfair, because it is not difficult to find brave warriors in this army of tens of thousands of people, which is a joint elite army of three major countries and many small countries!
Even without the others, Fergus and Ferdia alone would be troublesome opponents!
What's more, half a day is simply not enough time to finish a battle!
Maeve didn't say that she wouldn't send in challengers if they didn't kill the opponent. That means if they don't get rid of the opponent within half a day, new opponents will join the battle and form a gang fight!
But in the end, Kevin and Cu Chulainn agreed.
Although they enjoyed killing, it did not actually affect the marching distance. If they were allowed to continue marching and occupy the commanding heights of the war, even if the soldiers of the Kingdom of Ulster woke up and rushed to the battlefield, they would have no chance of survival!
So Maeve came to them again, and they solemnly swore an oath to God. After the oath, the battle plain was set in the direction of the Kingdom of Ulster and on the plain in front of the army.
In other words, behind Kevin and Cu Chulainn was the Kingdom of Ulster, and in front of them was the army organized jointly by many countries!
When the battle began, Maeve deliberately led her elite troops to the planned venue.
They held weapons in their hands and stared at Kevin and Cu Chulainn in the field like wild beasts, exerting invisible pressure!
The ring battle...has begun!
At this moment, behind them is the Kingdom of Ulster, but the kingdom is unable to give them support, not even simple cheering.
Behind them, there was no one.
However, the people of the anti-Ulster Union army gathered around and stared at them with cannibalistic eyes!
...It was supposed to be like this.
"Come on, kids."
Just as the first two challengers appeared, they were two giants three or four meters tall, holding huge clubs, and roaring as they walked in to the cheers of the anti-Ulster coalition forces.
A soft whisper drowned out all other sounds, as Kevin and Cu Chulainn both froze and turned to look.
They saw a handsome man with blue hair, somewhat similar to Cu Chulainn, facing the sunlight. He came behind them at some point.
"Ruger, the god of light and the sun..." Just as the people on Maeve's side were stunned, the goddess of death and war, Marian, also appeared out of nowhere.
And not only her, her sisters and the three goddesses of war all appeared beside Maeve at the same time.
"What do you want to do?" they asked Ruger.
"I just came to admire my children's battle." Luger smiled and sat on the ground. "Don't worry, I won't do anything. Even if they die on this battlefield, I just want to watch them... I swear in the name of a god!"
Yes, he really would not do anything, because Ruger knew very well that taking action on his own would only cause more trouble!
But in fact, even if he just stood there, the pressure that Maeve had deliberately built up disappeared.
After all, looking at Ruger, no one dared to interfere with the battle between Kevin, Cu Chulainn and others in front of him.
"Go fight, kids." Ruger ignored the silence of the three goddesses and said to his two children with a smile, "I will watch over you until the end."
Kevin and Cu Chulainn looked at each other, and then looked at the dark army in front of them. They smiled. The invisible pressure they felt at the beginning disappeared at this moment!
Although this battle is still unfair, Kevin and Cu Chulainn will fight from now on until the sixth day!
If you fail to kill the challenger during this period, not only can you not rest, you will also be surrounded and attacked by the challengers behind you!
In this battle... there is no way back. Either we wait until the day when the curse ends, or we will be trampled by this army!
So the two men, holding magic spears and smiling, stood in front of the army with their heads held high.
In the eyes of the gods, in this army, under the watchful eyes of everyone, two tiny bodies blocked the united army of so many countries!
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