"Ah, this..."
Dione was stunned for a moment.
Her expression gradually became stiff, and then she lowered her head, looking very depressed.
"Sister Sissi, I..."
"What's wrong? Can't you control that bow?"
"I'm sorry, Sister Sissi..." Dione burst into tears when she said this. She covered her face with her hands, as if she was afraid that Hilde would see her break down and cry. "I'm sorry! I, I obviously got such a powerful weapon, but, but, there is still no way to defeat the enemy! I lost, I lost to Hera, I'm sorry..."
"Ah, what's the matter?"
Hilde smiled and waved.
"Hera is a god, it's not shameful to lose to her."
"me……"
"What's wrong? Just tell me what you have to say."
Seeing Dione hesitate to speak, Hilde suddenly had a bad feeling.
Dioni lowered her head and said in a small voice: "I'm sorry, I didn't protect Sister Sophia."
"..."
When Hilde heard this, she froze in her tracks. She began to hesitate, not quite sure what Dione meant by this. Why did she say that she didn't protect Sophia? Sophia's strength was not bad. Even Dione, who had the Golden Bow of the Sun, wouldn't say that she would protect her. Besides, where did Sophia go? Where was she?
It was then that Hilde realized what the problem was. Now, Sophia's breath disappeared in the barracks. Dione looked depressed and sad, and the soldiers were also depressed and lost. The whole barracks was filled with a depressing atmosphere, almost making people breathless. Faced with such a situation, Hilde couldn't help but take two steps back. She wanted to ask, but her courage seemed to disappear suddenly. She was afraid of herself after knowing the truth, afraid of hearing the truth about Sophia, but——
"Di, Dione..."
"Sister Sissi?"
"Sophia, where have you been?"
"Sister Sophia... was captured by Hera."
Hilde's legs went limp and he knelt on the ground.
Seeing this, Dione rushed forward and supported Hilde. But at this moment, Hilde seemed to have lost her mind. She stared at the ground with her eyes wide open. Her mind was blank. In an instant, all her thoughts and ideas disappeared in her mind. The only thing that echoed in her mind was what Dione said just now: Sophia was captured by Hera.
Caught?
Captured...by Hera?
Hilde slowly raised her head and looked at Dione in front of her.
"Why……"
"Sister Sissi, I'm sorry!"
"Why did this happen!!!" Hilde grabbed Dione's shoulders and shook her frail body. "Don't we have little Xuexue? Why was she captured?"
"Because, because, there is another god in Athens, he is Hercules. Sister Xerxes was restrained by Hercules, and during the battle, she was injured by Hercules. Sister Sophia and I faced Hera together, but Hera was too strong. She found out that Sister Sophia was the oracle of Nyx, so she defeated me and captured Sister Sophia..."
Dione explained the whole story while crying.
"sorry Sorry!"
"…No, you have nothing to be sorry about."
Hilde gently pushed Dione away.
He stood up dejectedly.
"this is not your fault……"
"Sister Sissi...?"
"It's me. I didn't anticipate this. I used Sophia as a bet for my plan. Then, I lost the bet and Sophia is gone..." Hilde lowered his head and muttered to himself, "It's my fault. I harmed Sophia. It's me... I put her in danger. If it wasn't me, if it wasn't me..."
"Sister Sissi!"
Dione quickly stood up and hugged Hilde's waist.
"it's not your fault!"
"...Sophia, were you still alive when you were captured?"
"Still alive."
"That's it..."
Hilde took a deep breath.
She didn't cry, she didn't shed a single tear, the shock and astonishment just now disappeared in the time it took to take a deep breath. Almost in an instant, Hilde in Dione's eyes changed from the unstable her just now to her normal self. Dione was also very surprised, she didn't expect that Hilde could calm down in such a short time.
"Dione."
"I, I'm here."
"What about the others? How is everyone doing?"
"Everyone else is fine. Sister Xerxes was injured, but it wasn't serious. She has recovered! Hercules went back to Athens. Sister Tomyris and Lady Artemis also returned safely yesterday."
"That means, that means... only Sophia is in trouble?"
"Yes……"
Dione lowered her head in fear.
For some reason, when Hilde's tone gradually turned cold.
Dioni could now feel the kind of fear that made her tremble all over.
It was a chill that seemed to freeze everything, without any emotion. And now, Hilde seemed to have become like this. Her tone no longer contained any concern for Sophia, nor the shock and sadness she had just felt.
The eighth chapter of the sixth chapter: a cold reaction
Dione didn't know what happened.
But maybe, this is how Hield deals with this kind of thing.
After seeing Hilde cheer up, Dione asked cautiously:
"Now, do you want me to call everyone to assemble?"
"Ah."
Hilde just nodded.
"Central Army Tent, ten minutes later."
"Good, good."
Dione looked at Hilde with some concern. She wanted to comfort Hilde, but she felt that no matter what she said at this time, it would be too pale and powerless. Dione hesitated, but finally gritted her teeth and turned around to inform the others. Hilde, on the other hand, did not even turn around and walked towards the central army tent.
Now, Hilde's mind seemed to have cleared all the problems. She did not think about other problems, but emptied her mind and put all the problems aside. She only told herself that what she had to do now was to wait in the central army tent until everyone arrived, and then consider the next problems. Hilde herself did not understand why she was so calm when she heard that Sophia was in trouble.
This kind of calmness seems to be innate.
A calmness that is almost ruthless.
Soon, the first person to enter the central military tent and see Hilde was Artemis.
She learned about the situation from Dione and rushed over.
But when she entered the central military tent, she found Hilde sitting in her seat, expressionless and staring at the table with dull eyes.
"Hilde?"
Artemis asked tentatively.
But Hilde did not respond.
Artemis did not dare to step forward and pat Hilde on the shoulder. After all, she had seen Hilde eating Ares' flesh and blood and going berserk. It was a horror that even gods would be afraid of. And now, Hilde's lifeless appearance made Artemis feel a strong sense of uneasiness. She could sense that something big was going to happen next.
The next person to come in was Tomyris.
Tomyris was seen holding a double-pronged fork in her hand.
He walked into the central military tent with an expressionless face.
"Tommy..."
"..."
Artemis was about to say hello, but Tomyris ignored her as if she hadn't seen her.
Tomyris walked in front of Hilde, and she was about to ask, but she seemed to have thought of something, shook her head, and stood aside silently, holding her fork, lowering her head and closing her eyes, as if she was meditating. Seeing Tomyris like this, Artemis's already guilty and uneasy heart became even heavier and more painful.
However, this is all we can do now.
Artemis had no way to resolve this embarrassing situation.
Then, Xerxes, who was woken up by Dione, walked in quickly.
"Sissi!"
Xerxes walked in quickly, his voice particularly high.
However, when she came in and saw Hilde's expression that looked almost dead, and she didn't respond to his calls at all, Xerxes was also stunned. She turned her head and looked at Tomyris and Artemis beside her. The two of them were also silent. The whole central army tent was filled with an unprecedented oppression. But Xerxes was not someone who could tolerate such oppression. She walked up quickly and asked carefully, "Sissi? How are you?"
"..."
Hilde acted as if she didn't hear it.
Tomyris on the side said coldly:
"Okay, wait a moment."
"But……"
Xerxes turned around and saw that Tomyris was holding a dark double-pronged fork in her hand. Moreover, the divine power flowing through Tomyris was also very different from before. It can be said that Tomyris now was like a dead person resurrected from the underworld, with an ominous aura lingering around her. Her eyes were also like a deep, pure black, as deep as the universe.
Xerxes was a little puzzled, so he turned around and looked at Artemis. But Artemis naturally didn't say anything, and this silence made Xerxes a little unbearable. Fortunately, Dione also came in and pulled the curtain of the central army tent. When the four people stood in front of Hilde, Hilde raised her head and glanced at everyone in the room.
"Everyone is here."
"Yes, Sister Sissi..."
Dione asked cautiously:
"Are you okay?"
"fine."
Hilde did not continue to look at Dione, but said, "What happened during the battle between Ares and me until I woke up? Can anyone briefly explain it to me?"
"..."
Artemis stood up reluctantly.
"Sissi, it's like this..."
"You said."
"I... I saw the fight between you and Ares. You pushed Ares into a desperate situation. However, according to the current situation, you cannot kill Ares. Killing him will only bring you greater disasters. I also don't want you to fall into that kind of bloodthirsty frenzy. So, I took action to block your attack and then let Ares go." Artemis was very nervous. She put her hand on her chest, but she could not hide her fear. "I have my own reasons, so I hope you can understand."
"I had already guessed this kind of thing."
Hilde raised her eyes and glanced at Artemis.
"You are a god, so you will naturally help your fellow gods."
"but……"
"and then?"
Hilde raised her hand, interrupting Artemis.
Xerxes on the side said: "When you were away, we fought with Hera, but there was another Hercules in Athens, and he was very powerful, so I had to do my best to stop his attack. Sophia and Dione fought against Hera, but in the end they failed to defeat Hera due to their limited strength, and then... Sophia was captured."
"Then?"
"Then, Artemis brought you, who was still in a coma, back to the camp..."
Hilde tapped the table lightly.
In this central military tent.
The sound of fingers tapping on the table was particularly harsh.
Even Xerxes now felt a chill spreading from his body to his entire body. It was a feeling that was hard to describe, as if when facing Hilde, he was looking at a real god.
