King Of Underworld [EN]: Chapter 173

The King of the Underworld is Tired 174 (173/179)

Somewhere Strange, the Trojan War – (8)

The battle surrounding the city of Troy continued for quite some time.

The Greek army lacked proper siege weapons. Hector, Troy’s valiant commander-in-chief, successfully held them off, and Hades’ intervention forced the Greek heroes to retreat.

Factors like the walls of Troy, built by a god, heavily influenced the battlefield.

Clang! Whoosh- Pew!

“Defend! Mycenaean soldiers are climbing the western walls! Shoot arrows and push the ladders down!”

“Let’s send Paris’s brother, Hector, to the underworld!”

“Aeneas! How long will you hide inside the walls? Come out and fight!”

“Where are Pollux and General Nestor…?”

“Throw stones down the walls! Drive away those who dare to covet Troy!”

The fierce siege, where neither side could back down, dragged on.

Generals with divine blood died, and the walls of Troy were stained red.

Eventually, darkness fell, and the allied Greek forces retreated only when Selene, the goddess of the moon, appeared in the night sky.

This battle inflicted serious damage on both sides.

“Lord Hector! Queen Penthesilea has been seriously injured and taken inside the castle! It’s presumed she was struck by Nestor’s sword earlier…”

“Prince Democoon has been killed by a spear to the chest. It seems likely that the Greek hero Achilles was responsible.”

“The soldiers’ morale is low. Even though the Spartan army has retreated, two princes have already gone to Pluto’s embrace…”

“Rumor has it that the god Pluto possessed a soldier who was a believer in the god of the underworld and drove away the heroes.”

The situation on the Trojan side was, of course, not good.

The deaths of Prince Paris and Prince Democoon, and the serious injury of the Amazon Queen Penthesilea, were heavy blows.

Not to mention the feats of the Greek heroes, who had demonstrated terrifying abilities.

If Hector had also been killed in the battle just now…

“For the time being, we must avoid all-out war with the Greek army. Deiphobus! Watch over the soldiers carefully and weed out any spies. Some must have infiltrated when we entered the castle. Besides this…”

Hector calmly commanded the Trojan generals, but the deep sorrow on his face betrayed the dire state of the war.

Aeneas, his cousin, silently patted the back of the commander-in-chief, who had lost two of his beloved brothers.

Meanwhile, the Greek side, despite winning the day’s battle, was not in a good situation either.

The first reason was their failure to capture Troy, even with their powerful heroes. The second was that some heroes were already considering returning to Greece.

The commander-in-chief of the allied forces, Agamemnon, raised his voice and questioned Nestor.

“Why did you retreat! I clearly saw you were about to climb the walls!”

“There were circumstances, so calm down. Are you aware that there is too much divine intervention on this battlefield right now?”

“What does that matter? Our Greece is protected by the goddesses Hera and Athena, and even Poseidon…”

“Pluto descended there…”

Agamemnon’s voice faltered at Nestor’s calm words.

The faces of the other Greek generals watching this scene stiffened.

“…Do not lie.”

“Ajax, what I say is true. King Agamemnon here also received a prophecy from Poseidon, but Pluto…”

“That is completely different. Why would the king of the underworld interfere in a war in this world?”

Zeus, the king of the gods, was out of the question [due to his neutrality pact].

Poseidon, the main god of the sea, is one of the three main gods, but at least he belongs to this world and is the object of sacrifices by the Greeks for safe voyages.

Therefore, he is likely to take their side, but…

Why would Pluto, known as the god of the underworld, intervene in a war in this world?

They knew he favored Troy, but Nestor’s words implied that the master of the underworld had descended to this world.

“When I was about to set foot on the wall, I clearly met Pluto’s eyes. It was definitely the power of the underworld.”

“Is there no possibility that you were mistaken? If it was just another god…”

“Absolutely not. Thanks to my training… hmm. Ah. Anyway, thanks to my adventures when I was younger, I remember it clearly.”

“……”

Nestor and Pollux are heroes with more experience than anyone else present.

If he is so sure, then it must be true that Pluto has descended to this world.

If this is the case, isn’t it a problem even if we win the war? There will be not only the Temple of Apollo but also the Temple of Pluto in Troy.

What if they so much as touch a fingertip to the temple while winning the war and looting the castle? Their afterlife may be in danger.

“Anyway, we will be on our way now.”

“Hmm. Something went wrong from the moment the god of fairness intervened. See you next time.”

While the other generals were contemplating the aftermath and implications of Pluto’s descent…

Nestor and Pollux each spoke a parting word and left the Greek army camp.

* * *

Agamemnon stared at the place where the heroes had left for a moment, then rubbed his head.

His voice echoed quietly inside the camp.

“…If anyone has a way, speak up. How can we capture that city of Troy?”

“First of all, our losses are too severe.”

“That’s right. The Spartan army and King Nestor’s Pylos army have left…”

“The losses are too great. Shouldn’t we just go back?”

“Isn’t the Trojan army under the protection of the god Pluto? I will die and…”

Everyone remembered the oracle at the last words someone uttered.

The oracle when departing for Troy.

The outcome of the war is already out of human hands.

“God.”

“That’s right. In Troy, there are the Sun God and Pluto…”

“That’s true. Although the goddess Athena is on our side…”

It was no longer something that could be done with human power alone.

But if they retreated like this, they would have gained nothing, and what would the people say if they returned empty-handed?

They would point fingers at them for starting a war for nothing.

As the Greek generals fell into silence, someone spoke.

“Since Pluto is on the Trojan side, shouldn’t we get help from Poseidon?”

“Poseidon’s help?”

“He is originally friendly to us Greeks, so if we offer all kinds of sacrifices and ask for help, wouldn’t that work?”

Calculations were running busily in their heads.

Would Poseidon really respond? If so, how much sacrifice should be offered was also key.

“If this also fails… we really have to retreat from this land of Troy.”

“I think so too. If I die here and meet the king of the underworld, I can’t even guess what kind of punishment I will receive.”

“Which mortal doesn’t think about the afterlife? Let’s stop here.”

“…Okay. It seems like it’s over. Let’s offer sacrifices to Poseidon generously and attack one last time! If the gods protect Troy, we can get help from the gods too!”

Commander-in-chief Agamemnon summarized his opinion and said.

Surely, if they got help from Poseidon, they would see a breakthrough in the attack on Troy.

They couldn’t come all the way here and go back empty-handed.

* * *

The next day, the Greek army cut down the surrounding trees and built a large altar on the beach.

As if to show their desperation, the altar was piled high with all sorts of dazzling spoils and high-quality livestock.

Whoosh!

Soon, the altar was set on fire, and Agamemnon looked towards the sea and shouted loudly.

“Great Poseidon! These are all sacrifices to the lord of the sea!”

Splash-!

Instantly, a huge wave rose and devoured the altar they had built greedily.

Nothing was left in that place in an instant, and Agamemnon, who regarded this as a good omen, opened his mouth again and shouted.

“I, Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, ask for your help!”

“…!”

“Uh. Uh… there!”

“Poseidon has answered! Everyone kneel down!”

The sea moved on its own to form the shape of a giant.

The water god with a trident looked down at them. The magnificent majesty of God spread in all directions.

This sense of oppression that crushes mortals. It is definitely Poseidon!

Surely, he needs my help to capture Troy.

“That’s right! Pluto has been deceived by the wicked Trojans and is taking their side, so please help us!”

The water giant pretended to stroke his beardless chin and opened his mouth again.

“Okay. Seeing your sincerity, I will talk to Hades.”

“…!!! Thank you! Lord of the sea! If we capture Troy, we will offer you many treasures!”

The water giant was soon gently swept away by the waves, and the Greek allied forces beamed.

Okay. If there is a god of the underworld on the Trojan side. We have the god Poseidon with us!

* * *

This is the underworld.

A place that is still busy because of the Trojan War.

And a poor husband was being nagged by his wives.

The undeniable charge was… daring to pass on work to his beloved wives and going to the world.

Goddess Styx, trembling with her face flushed red, and Goddess Lethe, crossing her arms, sticking out her lips, and nodding.

Persephone secretly cheering from a distance, and Mente quietly watching and lowering her eyes…

“Hades. Did you go to the world again? I had to handle all the work by myself… You are the god of the underworld, why do you keep going to the world, why!”

“No. Styx. Calm down for a moment…”

“Shut up! Hurry up and take care of all of this. I’m going to the Styx River to pick up the dead…”

Crash! A mountain of documents is placed with a sound. Wow… that’s a lot.

Everyone, I’m sorry and thank you. When I’m not in the underworld, my wives must have shared the final decision-making power.

There are four of them, but Persephone still lacks experience. Mente is a concubine and a lower god.

In fact, Goddess Lethe and Goddess Styx must have suffered a lot.

“Lord Hades. Poseidon’s divine beast is at the entrance to the underworld…”

“Tell them to bring him in immediately.”

Hoo.