Although it is the godhood of Thesis.
Rhodes also had no idea what gaining godhood would bring him.
But she knew that after she inherited the power of Thesis and became the demigod of the sea goddess, she became an enemy of Zeus and his men, and even an open enemy of Poseidon. Rhode didn't quite understand the meaning of this sentence, but she probably knew that this feeling was similar to Hilde's confrontation with the entire God Realm. With this power, she could better help Hilde resist more powerful enemies.
After I made up my mind about this.
Rhodes looked up.
Now, the sunlight can be vaguely seen.
She gathered all her strength, flew up in one breath, and then jumped directly onto the sea.
The sparkling water sparkled in the sunlight, and the warm sunlight gave Rhode a feeling she hadn't felt for a long time. However, when she stood steadily on the sea, she found that everything around her had changed dramatically. The harbor where the fleet had just been moored was now empty, with only an empty sea and a small camp built on the island next to it.
Rhodes thought about it for a moment, then put on the Sea Serpent Sword, held the trident and flew to the camp.
This camp was built here by order of Amyntas, in order to prevent Rhodes from not being able to find the fleet when he returned. The officers in the camp were waiting, and they were very anxious because the fleet was about to engage in battle with the Athenian fleet, and Rhodes had not returned from entering the sea. The officers were worried that something might happen to Rhodes.
"It's over."
The officer said helplessly.
"Lord Rhodes, you won't be eaten by a shark, right?"
"Fuck your mother's fart."
The centurion next to him slapped him on the helmet.
"Lord Rhodes is the oracle of Lord Poseidon. The entire ocean is under the jurisdiction of Lord Poseidon. How could such a thing happen?"
"But……"
"Keep waiting, Lord Rhodes will be safe."
Having said that, the centurion himself was actually a little worried. After all, several hours had passed and there was still no news from Rhode. The centurion paced back and forth in the camp helplessly, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw someone walking directly on the sea, approaching him quickly.
And the golden light in the other party's hand.
Yes, definitely the Trident!
The centurion immediately said to the officer: "Lord Rhodes is back!"
"Ah! Great!"
The two of them and the soldiers behind them immediately rushed out and stood on the beach to greet Rhodes.
After seeing Rhodes coming back, everyone felt relieved.
"What are you doing here?"
Rhodes came to the shore and asked with a smile:
"Where's the fleet?"
"It's like this. After you left, the fog dissipated. Then, the Athenian fleet planned to surround us in this narrow sea area. General Amyntas was worried that our fleet would suffer huge losses in such a narrow terrain, so he left us here to watch and then led the fleet to move to the open sea. The Athenian fleet has also gone there. At this time, the war is probably already started."
“He made the right choice.”
Rhodes nodded.
"Tell me the exact location."
"Okay, Lord Rhodes."
The officer took out a map and pointed out the location of the fleet.
Rhode nodded, and then told them, "I'll go over there, thank you for your hard work."
"Yes!"
Seeing Rhodes' quickly disappearing figure, the officers and centurions looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Lord Rhodes, it seems that the feeling is different from before?"
"Yeah, do you feel like you need to be more assertive?"
"Ah, before it looked like a little sheep raised on my farm, but when it looked at me just now, it suddenly felt like I was facing off against a shark."
"So it wasn't the shark that ate Lord Rhodes, but Lord Rhodes who ate the shark?" The centurion tilted his head.
Then he got another slap from the officer.
At this time, after confirming the direction, Rhode quickly rushed to the destination. Running on the sea was too slow, so Rhode simply swam in the water. Rhode, like a dolphin, swam in the water at a speed like a dart. The surrounding dolphins gradually gathered together and swam with Rhode.
I don’t know if it’s the power of the Sea Serpent Sword.
The creatures in the ocean began to get close to Rhodes.
After discovering this change, Rhodes felt even happier.
She floated up directly, leaping on the sea like a dolphin, and then dived into the water, heading for the destination at a very fast speed. In less than half an hour, Rhode saw the densely packed warships in the distance. This meant that Rhode had arrived.
Chapter 7: Naval Fleet Engagement
However, the current situation does not seem to be very good.
The Byzantine fleet had already formed up in the open sea. The heavy warships were arranged in the front center, while the medium-sized assault ships were deployed on both sides of the fleet to protect the flagship and heavy warships. The warships responsible for long-range attacks were deployed in the middle and rear of the fleet. This was the standard battle formation of the Byzantine fleet, and the reason for this formation was that the Athenian fleet had also completed its assembly opposite the Byzantine fleet.
In terms of size, the Athenian fleet was not much worse than the Byzantine fleet. With nearly 400 ships, it was already one of the best fleets in the entire Aegean Sea. Although the size and technology of the warships were inferior to the brand-new Byzantine fleet, the Athenian navy was the fleet with the most naval experience in the entire Greek region. The Byzantine fleet had almost no experience in large-scale naval battles. The deployment of the warships and the officers of each warship were all served by the instructors who were brought back from Athens by Hilde.
Athenian fleet.
It is an army that can often achieve miraculous victories.
The original scale was 190 warships.
It was the Athenians who defeated more than 600 warships of the Persian Empire in one fell swoop.
When Rhode saw this scene, she knew that if she did not show up, a large-scale battle would inevitably break out between the two fleets. If this happened, not to mention the loss of the Byzantine fleet, the Athenian fleet would inevitably face the fate of annihilation. And Hilde's task to Rhode was to save the Athenian fleet as much as possible. After all, it was an important guarantee for the future attack on Persia. More than 300 warships could not be built in a short time.
So, Rhodes ran at the fastest speed.
Rush to the flagship's location.
At this time, Amyntas was watching nervously.
"Lord General."
"what happened?"
"The other party seems to be starting to take action."
"Mad, there's nothing we can do. Get the trebuchet ready."
"Yes!"
Under the order of Amyntas, the catapults at the rear of the fleet had already begun to prepare and install stone bullets coated with Greek fire. This catapult was installed on the bow as the main weapon for long-range attacks. The warships that served this role were equipped with higher towers. The center of gravity of the warships was high and not suitable for close combat collisions, so they were not installed with rams. Instead, there were catapults that could launch Greek fire shells, as well as crossbowmen and archers designed to look down from the towers.
These warships are equipped with catapults.
Under Amyntas's command, they began to install the stone bullets and then adjust the angle.
"Prepare--!"
The officer raised the flag in his hand.
"put--!"
boom--!
With the harsh sound of the machine, more than 20 flaming stone bullets were fired, forming a parabola in the air and falling towards the Athenian fleet. The accuracy of these stone bullets was very poor, but the Athenian fleet was deployed densely. After a round of volleys, a stone bullet directly smashed the mast of an Athenian warship and then hit the deck directly. The flames sprayed everywhere and directly ignited the deck of the ship. Only the soldiers' exclamations and a bang were heard. An Athenian warship was directly covered with wood chips and then caught fire.
“Put out the fire! Put out the fire!”
"Other warships, don't stop!"
The Athenian admiral, Themistocles, gave the order.
Now is the time to fight.
If we retreat here, the losses will be even greater.
At this time, the warships began to encircle from both sides. In order to destroy the enemy's warships, they must find an opportunity to find the enemy's side. Then, the light assault ship used the ram of its bow to hit the enemy's side. As long as it succeeded, even a heavy warship would suffer huge losses under the impact of the ram.
The Athenian warships were very agile, and these long-trained slaves were able to accelerate the ships to the extreme speed.
And Amyntas watched this scene.
He probably knew in his heart that a melee was inevitable.
The Athenians were ready to fight to the death.
At this moment, a figure suddenly jumped out from the sea and landed lightly on the deck. Amyntas turned around, he was stunned for a moment, then looked at the man in front of him in surprise, and then exclaimed: "Lord, Lord Rod!?"
"Sorry for keeping you waiting."
Rhodes smiled bitterly and said:
"I'm late."
"I'm glad you're okay!"
"Wait a moment."
Rhodes came to the bow holding the trident.
She looked solemnly at the Athenian naval fleet, which was coming towards them aggressively.
"If a war breaks out, will it cause very heavy losses?"
"We are actually fine, but the Athenians are ready to fight to the death. Once they break into our formation, they will be killed." Amyntas said confidently, "We have Greek fire, which is a great advantage in a melee. The Athenians may not know this."
"If they were ignited by Greek fire, no one on their ship would survive."
Rhodes looked at the warship that was gradually being engulfed by fire.
The stone bullets covered with Greek fire just now hit the ship.
Now, the soldiers and slaves on the ship jumped into the sea one after another. However, the fleet continued to move forward. Except for some small boats coming to rescue them, they could only rely on their own luck. Looking at this scene, Rhode sighed helplessly: "Sister Sissi asked us to protect all the warships as much as possible, so it's time for me to take action."
"Yes, Lord Rhodes."
Amyntas nodded.
"Please perform a miracle."
"it is good."
Rhodes raised the trident high in his hand.
"Hopefully it will sober them up a bit."
"Yes."
Rhodes closed his eyes gently.
Unprecedented surging divine power boiled up in Rhode's body. These divine powers that did not belong to Poseidon were transmitted to the sea in front of Rhode through Poseidon's trident. The originally calm sea gradually became less calm. The sea surface began to become turbulent, and even the bright weather suddenly became cloudy. At this time, heavy rain fell from the sky, and the whistling sea breeze, accompanied by the raging waves, made people feel terrified.
"W-what is this?"
Themistocles standing in front of the flagship.
Seeing the sudden change in the weather, I couldn't help but frown.
"what happened!?"
"Sir, look!"
The soldiers suddenly pointed to the other side.
On the flagship of the Byzantine fleet, a golden light suddenly flashed.
"That, that's..."
Hydra of the Hydra
See this scene.
Themistocles seemed to understand something.
"This is... Lord Rhodes."
"Rod? This..."
