Greece: I am Zeus!

Chapter 306 Danger Arrives
They no longer even ask for more protection and blessings.

They only prayed that the great God-King would once again send that warm, sacred flame into this mortal realm.

However, all of this was ultimately in vain.

Crying and pleading are utterly useless on the cruel path of civilization's progress.

But adversity also breeds clarity. Many people have come to a profound understanding of this.

It's not that they don't want to place their hopes on the gods.

But they knew even better that if they only cried and begged here, the gods would never cast a pitying glance upon humans, not even for a moment.

Everything is judged by actions, not words.

If humanity wants to regain God's favor, it can only prove through its actions that humanity is still worthy of God's love.

Moreover, Epimetheus was right.

No matter what you rely on, nothing beats relying on yourself.

Because only you will never give up on yourself.

Only by not giving up on yourself can you ultimately gain the help of others.

Only by helping oneself can one receive divine assistance.

Under the leadership of these human leaders who truly became the backbone of society, all of humanity, whether they liked it or not, was mobilized.

Regardless of age or gender, everyone must do what they can.

Whether it's building the tribe's defenses, risking their lives to go out and store food, or teaching survival skills within the tribe...

No one can be idle, not even to the point of breaking down.

Everyone must take action!
For the survival and development of everyone, everyone must unite and squeeze out every last bit of strength to resist all these visible and invisible dangers and hardships!

Anyone who conflicts with this ultimate goal, regardless of who they are or what the reason, will be dealt with by the tribal chiefs using the harshest methods.

On the path of growth, there will always be some difficult "choices," whether for an individual or for a civilization.

Many times, they are forced to choose that option, when in reality there is no "choice" at all.

Humanity, amidst blood, tears, and suffering, stumbled and struggled to begin their true, "mortal" growth.

Suffering itself is never something to be celebrated.

However, that courage, perseverance, wisdom, and fortitude in overcoming hardship deserve to be praised forever.

The survival and progress of civilization can never be separated from this resilience rooted in the blood and the great courage to fight tenaciously.

The hymns of all civilizations are hymns of courage; the glory of all civilizations is the glory of perseverance; the brilliance of all civilizations is the brilliance of wisdom.

In this process of growth, there will inevitably be sacrifices, injuries, pain, blood and sweat, and even some detours.

But as long as we persevere, we will overcome all the difficulties that stand in the way of civilization.

Therefore, the road ahead will only become wider and smoother; and the future sky will eventually become brighter and brighter.

Those who come later, those who are born, will also have an increasingly smooth and successful journey.

Because in this cold, dark night, their ancestors had already illuminated the path of civilization with their lives.

Our ancestors may not always be right, and ancient artifacts may not always be good; however, their spirit of overcoming obstacles and persevering is forever worthy of admiration and inheritance.

Days passed by one by one.

The cries grew louder and louder, until they seemed to engulf the entire sky.

However, the time spent crying gradually became shorter and shorter.

The desperate wails were gradually replaced by suppressed sobs; and the powerless sobs were eventually replaced by a silent, gritted-teeth resilience.

The power of habit is terrifying, so terrifying that... even "death" itself can be gradually become a habit.

The resilience of truly intelligent civilizations is so formidable that even the ultimate fear of "death" cannot truly defeat them.

Humanity did not disappoint Zeus.

The small tribes that survived the "day of the fire" could no longer survive alone under the threat of more powerful predators.

These tribes gradually merged, forming much larger tribes than before.

They have all come to realize that small tribes simply cannot survive in this cruel world.

Only when more people unite, and only when all forces are combined into one, is it possible to face this wild world that is already fraught with danger.

As time went by, and after paying an unimaginable price in blood and tears, humanity finally learned how to face this "real" world.

They finally learned how to cope with the biting cold.

They began to fortify their burrows and learned to store more furs.

They finally learned how to face the endless darkness.

They began to rely on moonlight and starlight, and they began to tame animals that could give warnings at night. They finally learned how to cope with their insane hunger.

They began to consciously stockpile food, design more complex traps, weave denser fishing nets, and improve and create more powerful tools.

They finally learned how to be more cunning and cautious in the face of attacks from wild beasts, and how to be more vigilant and calm in the face of new dangers that were either bizarre or terrifying...

Although, behind learning all of this comes an extremely heavy price.

The accumulated casualties and sacrifices are countless, permeating every stumbling step of civilization's early development.

However, humanity, for the first time, through the tempering of blood and fire, and under the watchful eyes of the gods, finally erected its own backbone of "self-reliance."

They proved through their actions that even without the protection of the divine fire, they still have the ability to live independently in this world.

With this perseverance, they are also trying to prove to the gods high above that they are still beings worthy of the gods' protection and love.

However, in the third month after the loss of the sacred and warm fire, a crisis that humanity could not withstand arrived.

The offspring of Pontus the Deep Sea—his son Phorcys the Raging Wave, and his daughter Ceto, the sea monster goddess.

These two figures symbolize the indescribable terror and chaotic gods within the ocean.

Their offspring, the spirits of the abyss (also known as "the abyss singers")—Abusunaia.

This is the unique offspring of Phorcys and Cetus, born where the deep mantle and primordial seawater meet, a goddess symbolizing the distortion of the deep sea.

She is "the boundary between the sea's tranquility and terror," meaning that when the ocean is at its calmest, she is the first to awaken, the hidden terror, symbolizing "the will of the abyss hidden beneath the calm surface."

This is a goddess in the form of a "young girl".

Her upper body was indeed like that of a sacred maiden, with long hair like the flowing light of the deep sea, and faint phosphorescent blue light spots floating on the ends of her hair.

Hmm... I don't know if it's a "fine" tradition of the Deep Sea family, but she was also completely naked.

However, given her size... well, you could only say that she's small and adorable.

Her lower body, however, was an indescribable and ineffable illusion of flowing water, which could not be described as a whale tail, a fish tail, or tentacles.

The phantom had no fixed form; sometimes it transformed into countless intertwined, dark tentacles; other times, it transformed into a giant fish tail covered with strange star patterns.

With just a slight sway, it can create a "reverse tide," forcibly diverting the seawater to both sides and revealing the terrifying abyss of the deep sea.

Her face was half breathtakingly beautiful, and the other half a terrifyingly ferocious beast-like face.

Its fangs were exposed, and its mouth extended all the way to its ears, covered with sharp, dark purple scales.

Her eyes had no pupils, only the eternally rotating reflection of the tides.

Her skin was covered with fine, dark purple scales, each scale inlaid with tiny black starlight that flickered with her breath.

She also has two pairs of ferocious bone wings growing on her shoulders.

The wing membrane is a translucent black color, covered with strange patterns that resemble glowing blood vessels.

When the bone wings unfold, they drip "abyssal liquid," which, once it merges with the water, immediately transforms into countless "small" and highly aggressive deep-sea monsters.

This is a goddess whose eyes would light up when Poseidon saw her.

If it's the God-King... then I guess we can only look at her upper body, and only at that half of her profile.

The one who brought crisis to humanity was certainly not Abu Sunaya herself.

Although she is just a "little Karami," she is still someone that humans absolutely cannot afford to offend.

If she wanted to destroy humanity, it would be as simple as slapping her tail (tentacles) around.

Moreover, although she was the daughter of Phorcus and Ceto, she was not bloodthirsty.

She simply cherished absolute peace, and incidentally, she also wanted to bring this eternal "peace of the deep sea" to other living beings in the world.

However, most of the time she prefers to stay at home and sleep on the seabed.

This time, the first to bring disaster to humanity were the "little ones" that dripped from her bone wings.

They can be considered her children too.

These little creatures are all different and grow in a very creative way, which is very much in line with the chaotic creation of the deep sea.

They are collectively known as the "Children of the Abyss".

These little creatures, though not true gods and not particularly intelligent, are still divine beings, belonging to the category of gods and monsters.

In the water, they pose an even greater danger, usually in groups of three to five, wandering in rivers, lakes, and seas.

No human tribe can exist without rivers and streams.

Water is an essential element for the survival of all living beings; they cannot live without it for even a day.

Once, within the radiant glow of the sacred flame, these little creatures never appeared in human settlements.

But now, they really want to taste the flavor of these "intelligent life forms".

(End of this chapter)