Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

"We didn't recommend him."

Odysseus, who reacted the fastest at this moment, looked at Palamedes, who was now wearing Achilles' armor, and immediately realized that something was wrong.

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Could the gods have mistaken Palamedes, this fraud, for the real Achilles?

If we go to war like this...

Suddenly, I realized that I had become the most powerful fighter on our side.

Odysseus was starting to have second thoughts.

The opponent will most likely choose Hector.

They lack top-tier combat power, but if Palamedes were replaced with other heroes, they could at least wear down Hector's stamina. If Odysseus timed his appearance well, he felt he had a good chance of picking up the scraps.

But if all your teammates become a burden, then you can't play.

Even though he always felt that heroes like Diomedes and Ajax the Great were his strong competitors.

But they are also the most reliable teammates.

Without the assistance of top-tier heroes, how can one person carry two noobs?

Odysseus's face darkened, his composure crumbled, and he began to back down.

Can this be fought?

Wait a minute, isn't this just a direct delivery?

However, at this moment, the goddess Iris had already loudly announced the list of soldiers to be sent into battle in front of the two armies.

Both sides are to prepare and decide who will fight the first battle. There is a countdown of one minute and thirty seconds. If no one takes the stage, the team will automatically lose the battle.

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Well, now all of Greece and Troy know the roster for the match.

At this point, should we stand up and say that Achilles wasn't even here?

It seems that one could easily commit the sin of deceiving the gods.

Even if this deception was not intentional on their part, and the primary target of the initial deception was the hostile Trojan enemy forces.

But based on Odysseus's understanding of the gods, revealing the truth now would likely lead to even more dire consequences.

What kind of punishment will the enraged gods unleash?

Thinking of this, Odysseus, unable to contain himself any longer, immediately whispered his thoughts to the heroes.

Then all the Greek heroes were stunned.

Chapter 84 What a noble person he is! Look how he's trembling with pain!

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—Huh?! Palamedes must have had the most complicated feelings at this moment.

Originally, he was just brought in to boost morale and stand at the front as a mascot, but the gods took him for the real Achilles...

He was even chosen by the gods to participate in a duel.

Is there anything more outrageous than this?

The heroes' expressions were quite interesting for a moment.

Palamedes himself panicked, he was in a complete panic.

Meanwhile, someone from the Trojan side stepped forward. It was none other than Paris, the weakest of the three Trojans.

Paris led the charge—

It's clear that Troy is planning to send Paris to test the waters first, while also weakening the Greek heroes.

Paris, who had made no preparations to defeat Hector and Pentessilia, simply sent them first, hoping to wear down the enemy's stamina and also observe their weaknesses.

Meanwhile, no one from Greece has come forward yet.

They were now in a dilemma. It wouldn't be right to let Palamedes appear, nor would it be right not to. Palamedes' strength was too weak, and he would be too easy to expose his weaknesses.

However, Agamemnon and the others, who also did not want to commit blasphemy, were at a loss for what to do.

Even Odysseus, who usually clashed with Palamedes, was in no mood to gloat at this moment.

With so many eyes (on soldiers) watching, if we were to directly declare that the gods were mistaken and that Achilles did not exist here, it would be tantamount to defying the authority of the gods and telling the world that they were blind.

This is a great humiliation to the gods.

This is a classic case of shooting oneself in the foot!

But now was not the time to shirk responsibility. Odysseus's mind raced. There was no escaping it, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and face it head-on.

But perhaps the situation isn't that bad.

They may not be able to win this duel, but they can still use the previous plan.

“Listen—! Palamedes—no, ‘Achilles’!”

You're the one to go in the first round.

Paris is skilled with a bow and arrow, but you are wearing the armor of the great hero Achilles.

That perfect and sturdy armor is enough to block any attack for you.

With the power of this armor, if you can defeat Paris, or even better, capture him alive, we can still proceed according to the original plan.

As long as the battle ends quickly enough—

No one would realize that this Achilles is not the Achilles they know. Odysseus said.

This is their only way to win if they can no longer switch sides.

Even if they could capture Paris and lose the subsequent duel, it would only mean losing Helen; they could still find other excuses to attack Troy. (Odysseus was heartbroken but didn't say it: Helen! Oh, my Helen!)

As long as they have Paris, they can even use him to threaten the enemy, as originally planned.

When Odysseus uttered that audacious idea.

Surprisingly, the heroes all thought it was feasible.

Although Palamedes wasn't very strong, he was still wearing Achilles' armor.

Beating up Paris is easy, isn't it?

After many twists and turns, I never expected things to turn out this way.

Night was also somewhat surprised—

But such a good opportunity? How could we just watch Greece get through a crisis unscathed?

Suddenly, the night, which had originally intended to be a passive observer during the battle, couldn't resist the urge to take action.

In that case——

Then he should be causing even more trouble!

It's quite simple; all he needs to do is expose Palamedes' identity on the battlefield.

At this moment, Palamedes himself was trembling with fear.

Wait, I really have to do it myself.

Palamedes' eyes widened. This was not what had been planned. He had been told that he would just stand in the back and show his face as a mascot.

But I also feel that this seems to be the only dead end we can go.

Agamemnon then made a decision and adopted Odysseus's suggestion.

The heroes urged Palamedes to hurry up and get things done, as the appointed time was fast approaching.

Palamedes felt as if his legs were filled with lead, so heavy that he could not move.

And at this moment——

The strings of the lyre were plucked, and a song of encouragement and perseverance, a melody symbolizing courage, began to play. He addressed Palamedes, saying, "May you travel this road—without wind or rain...and return safely."

With everyone demanding that Palamedes defeat, or even capture, Paris, to make Hector hesitate and thus give Greece a chance to win.

Only the night calmly played its zither music, telling him, "Return safely."

At times like these, even though Night asked for nothing, compared to the heavy pressure that other heroes placed on Palamedes, those words of reassuring him of his safe return were especially heartwarming.

Palamedes's fear seemed to lessen considerably, especially since he was a highly skilled musician and his sentimental side as a bard was stirred up.

He looked at Ye with emotion. Although he was not familiar with this 'Griffith' before, he would definitely become friends with him if he could return alive from the battlefield.

Meanwhile, Palamedes, who was filled with emotion, was completely unaware that, hidden beneath the melody just now, Night had inadvertently activated a concept of a set of divine armor pieces.

The concept of the artifact set inherited from Achilles.

Just a moment ago, Night attached that conceptual entity to Palamedes, the true form of this world's armor, and then secretly tampered with it.

As Achilles's exclusive armor, Achilles, as the original owner, naturally had a deeper grasp of these artifacts.

And Night, who inherited all of Achilles' power, was no exception.

On this battlefield where Achilles was absent, he was truly the worthy 'Little Achilles'.

Even physical contact is unnecessary; the power of the conceptual entity is conveyed solely through music, and everything is accomplished in an instant by using melody as a cover.

No one will suspect them afterward.

Even the gods in the heavens failed to notice the strange movement that had just occurred.

What a sad (and ridiculous) thing this is! It's so outrageous that if Ye hadn't been able to control his emotions and maintain a calm mental state, he really wouldn't have been able to suppress the smile on his face.

Even though he wasn't laughing, he couldn't help but tremble all over.

This scene was witnessed by the other heroes, who thought that Ye was worried about Palamedes and saddened by the dangerous battle he was about to face.

Even King Agamemnon's impression of Night changed considerably. Originally, he had no goodwill towards Night because of the previous incident with the divine deer, but now he was somewhat moved and surprised.

What a noble character!

I was actually saddened by the departure of Palamedes, someone who had nothing to do with me!

Even a tyrant as hard-hearted as Agamemnon couldn't help but feel a little moved.