Although there is a gap in the magical power contained in the spiritual foundation of Alcides and Hippolyta, Hippolyta makes up for the lack with technology and continues to entangle with Alcides.
The continuous battles have consumed a lot of Alcides's power, and now he can no longer fight with strength alone.
He was seriously injured and was being chased by an unknown black mist.
Plus being chased by Hippolyta.
If he continues to lose a life here, then he will~ only have eight lives left.
[Twelve Labors] is not his treasure under the current class.
Alcides is just occupying it.
He has no way to replenish his life through magical power replenishment. If a life is gone, it is really gone.
Keeping one more life will give you one more chance of winning.
Alcides wants to fight Moran in the best condition, and his chances of winning will be greater at that time.
Therefore, you must not lose your life easily.
The first two lives were lost because of insufficient information, which could not be avoided, and the third life was his own choice.
As for this fourth life——
Alcides sensed that Hippolyta's power was constantly increasing.
Compared to before, this increase is quite obvious.
It is not just a short-term reinforcement, but her spiritual foundation itself has been permanently enhanced.
"Queen… In other words, the wish you want to make with the Holy Grail is to meet that man and complete what you couldn't do in your life? Want to love him as a woman?"
"So what!"
"Heh, I see, so you don't know… No wonder it's like this. However, he should have no reason not to know that you are here, but he knows but still doesn't come to see you…"
Alcides said something that didn't make sense.
Especially, feeling the strange gaze from him.
Hippolyta felt very strange.
It was as if the other party was looking at a strange thing, and there seemed to be some ridicule in that gaze.
"Nonsense…"
This made Hippolyta very angry.
Maybe that's another conspiracy of Alcides.
Her right arm wrapped in the War God's Military Sash shone with brilliance, and the divine aura in her body also surged like a flood.
Most of the divine aura flowed into the spear.
The rest all poured into her and the horse under her.
It was as if she was turning herself into a weapon, and she was about to launch another charge against Alcides.
The two figures riding horses collided again.
Then, the black mist seemed to seize the opportunity and swarmed up, but was quickly shaken away by the swelling divine aura.
It was like undulating tidal waves.
"…Well done, Queen.
It seems that you have met a good master. If you are not very used to fighting during this short period of time, you have been adjusted quite accurately. In this era far away from the age of gods, it is indeed very good to be able to extract such a strong divine aura. "
"Alcides, what is that mud on your body…"
Hippolyta looked solemn.
Her spear pierced Alcides's left shoulder.
However, not a drop of blood was seen flowing out.
The turbid black mud wriggled in the wound like larvae gathered together, as if treating this body as a nest.
It made people feel nauseous subconsciously.
"…I don't know. But since it is suitable for the current me, it means - this is a part of people.
However, compared to my own problems, your problems are more interesting, Queen. "
"What do you mean by that?"
"You said you participated in the Holy Grail War to meet that man?"
Alcides raised this question again.
Maybe thinking that even if this villain is so depraved, he was once the brother of the man she loved.
Therefore, Hippolyta was not in a hurry to pursue.
She has the nobility of a hero.
"Yes, this is my wish! No matter how you ridicule and belittle me, I will not be shaken. I believe that this wish will not be denied by my father Ares, or my sisters and other tribesmen."
The Amazon tribe is deeply indebted to Moran.
Moreover, the Pelasgians also have close ties with the Amazons, and both sides are tribes that are not accepted by the Greek mainland.
In terms of words, there are many resonances.
There are also many people who are close to Hippolyta, and they all hope that the Queen can pursue love for herself.
However, there are too few people who can break the conservative ideas of the Amazons.
Hippolyta is still a symbol of the tribe.
And that noble and powerful king is a man, and Hippolyta cannot include him as a tribal relative.
It is even more impossible to marry into Pelasgia.
That would only cause war between the allied countries.
The Amazon tribe follows the rule that women are in charge and cannot tolerate the existence of any men in the tribe.
Having kindness is one aspect.
Tribal rules are another aspect.
At that time, Pelasgia and the Amazon countries were developing steadily, and everything was thriving.
As the ruler of a country, she had no need to provoke conflict.
The happiness of the country and the happiness of the individual.
She chose the former.
This is undoubtedly a respectable thing. She is a king and hero worthy of her people's love and respect.
"Of course, no problem. I'll share a genuine piece of information with you. Listen carefully, Queen of the Amazons, the man you want to see—he's in this city."
Alcides grinned.
He directly stated a fact that was extremely shocking and unexpected for Hippolyta.
—Moran is in Snowfield?
—How is that possible… How could he be…? Could it be that he, like me, was summoned from the "Throne"…?
—No, maybe Alcides is bluffing me.
A flood of thoughts surged in Hippolyta's mind, making it difficult to discern the truth of the information.
And this did indeed affect her.
Alcides seized this moment.
A mass of reddish-black mud, like festering blood, overflowed from the wound on his left shoulder and lunged at Hippolyta like a giant slime creature.
In the blink of an eye, it surrounded her completely.
The desire to devour its prey was undisguised.