Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

The bloodthirsty Greeks were only concerned with exchanging heads for military merit and with massacring cities to plunder more wealth.

Even after learning that the king of Corona was the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea, they still invaded the country without hesitation.

Son of Poseidon? !

Dumas, the sea god who was no less powerful than Zeus, had many sons on earth.

Does having a son from some obscure, remote place mean he can be called the heir to the Sea King?

It's not like it's Poseidon and his queen's child.

They've invaded the kingdoms of the sons of Hercules, so why would they fear a son of the sea god whose status has plummeted and whose brothers are countless?

Just as the Greeks were invading Corona, Cykenos, as if drawn by something, suddenly had the idea to go hunting. He led a force into the forest early in the morning and found a bright red bird there.

In his pursuit of this beautiful and rare bird, which he had never seen before, Kukonos became so engrossed in the hunt that he chased it all day until it got too late and he had to set up camp with his troops after making a fire.

The red bird failed to hunt, and when Cygnus returned to his country, he found it desolate and ruined.

The people were killed, all the soldiers died in battle, women were swaddled, and even many infants were not spared by the cruel Greeks.

In that moment of overwhelming rage, Cykenos led the remaining troops to charge at the Greeks who were still there, cleaning up the battlefield.

After slaughtering all these Greeks, they still couldn't change the fact that their country had already perished.

After all, Corona was just a small country, and after one devastation, almost all of its people died.

Even in the end, in the royal palace in the capital, Muthola, he was devastated to see the body of his youngest son.

In the original myth, although Cygnus's son also died, it was only after Cygnus was killed by Achilles that the Greeks, in their revenge, went to Colonia to destroy his kingdom and capture his son as a slave.

But now Corona has witnessed her son's death.

Hatred, a gradually distorted inner self, and guilt over not being there to protect his country when his people and son needed him most were tormenting this powerful hero.

He believed that if he had been there, the outcome might have been different.

Cykenos was always very confident in his strength, and he was not afraid of the Greeks, even though they had Achilles, who was as invulnerable as he was.

But even with his immense strength, he couldn't change the outcome; the dead cannot be brought back to life, a rule established by Hades, the king of the underworld.

Hades, the god of the underworld, is the eldest of the three generations of Greek gods and is extremely powerful.

It is extremely unrealistic to try to take back the souls of the dead from them.

Just when despair was ravaging him beyond recognition.

The red-haired goddess has descended!

The black wings that swept across the sky, upon discovering Corona's tragic state, caused the goddess to sigh and mourn for her, and after hearing the tragic and dramatic story of her life.

Eris then asked, "So, you want your people and your son to come back to life?"

The Cooknos tremor—

What's the meaning?

Why ask this all of a sudden? Can the other person help me?

Although he was the son of the sea god, Cygnus, who was more like a mortal demigod, knew that he could not resurrect the dead.

But that doesn't mean God is incapable.

Being able to do what humans cannot do and to achieve all sorts of miracles is itself a synonym for divine miracles.

A single sentence gave birth to hope in Cygnus's heart.

When he pressed the goddess for the meaning of her words, he reiterated his longing and love for his people and his deceased son.

The goddess smiled and said, "Of course—just as you think, literally. Gentle king! I like you very much, I like a gentle and responsible warrior like you."

"How adorable... I'm telling the truth! (Just kidding, this is a lie.) I'm so glad to see you respond so frankly to your desires."

"In the name of the goddess Eris, I can help you, Your Majesty... but this won't be free. You should know that what's free is often the most expensive. So—"

The goddess who called herself Eris gracefully swayed her hips as she slowly walked to the kneeling hero's side, approached him, and asked, "You will reward me, won't you, Your Majesty?"

The Cygnus fell on that day!

He fell in love with this goddess, this angel with black wings.

Even though he knew this woman had a bad reputation, was even an embodiment of calamity feared, hated, and avoided by countless mortals, and was always a liar full of lies.

Chapter 166 You want me to give the order—are you sure? You'll die at the hands of a hero.

The goddess resurrected his warriors, his people, and his sons.

Although this resurrection did not come without a price.

According to Eris, even she couldn't have stolen so many souls from Hades at once without using some tricks.

Those who are resurrected must from now on hide their bodies in armor all day long, and cannot see the sunlight or communicate with others.

But can this be considered a resurrection?

At first, the warriors and His Majesty the King also hesitated and wavered.

But the thought of their family members possibly coming back to life broke their hearts first.

Eris then sent these resurrected warriors to help Corona restore its kingdom, and even sent Cygnus to lead these powerful, immortal warriors to pursue the Greek soldiers who had gone to the neighboring country of Kyra to continue their rampage.

After restoring the kingdom and annihilating the enemy, a sense of exhilaration and emptiness arose together.

So what to do next?

Oh, right, he hasn't repaid the goddess yet.

Thus, Cygnus finally kept his oath and pledged allegiance to Eris.

The surviving soldiers also swore allegiance, finding a reason to continue living.

This army of living people became the only living army under Cygnus's command. When they went to greet the night, because they were all living people, even Athena could not see anything wrong with them.

Night fell silent upon hearing this.

I never expected that this matter would be related to me.

Although Corona was destined to perish sooner or later, it happened sooner because of me, and it even sounds worse than before.

I feel a little guilty.

There's no such thing as resurrection; it's just the corpse moving.

Eris had no power to snatch people from Hades's grasp. Even Lyra, the son of Apollo, could only remain in the underworld forever, playing her lyre to accompany her beloved.

Although the Night did not know what Eris had done, it was certainly not a resurrection.

Moreover, Cooknos's experience itself is questionable.

Then consider Eris's penchant for stirring up trouble and sowing discord.

The tragic life of Cygnus may well be a masterpiece he created himself.

As for what the goddess said about falling in love with a king because of his gentleness?

Don't joke around...

The goddess of conflict and discord will favor gentle people.

“That’s not resurrection—you should know that, Cygnus. Poor king, stuck in the past, unwilling to break free from his illusions and face reality,” Night said.

"Shut up!! Corona has been resurrected—! My kingdom is right here! Are you saying they've turned into monsters?"

"As long as I can live, I don't care if I become a monster," Cooknos said sternly.

“I swear to be loyal to the goddess who gave me hope. Not any other god, Poseidon or Ares are all in the past, now I pledge allegiance to the gentle goddess Eris!”

"Whoever stands in the way of the goddess, I will sweep them away and bring them victory. Whether it is the evil Greece or the treacherous Troy, I will defeat them all."

Night discovered the blind spot and asked in surprise, "Wait, why say that Troy betrayed their promise?"

"After the fall of the kingdom, I sought Troy's help, and I wrote many letters to that old man Priam."

However, he completely disregarded their former alliance and chose to utterly ignore them.

Ignoring someone is a more cruel and hypocritical act than outright rejection.

When Cygnus was writing the letter, Troy had retreated into hiding. Although they still had a strong fighting force, Priam, upon receiving the letter, did not want to pay attention to or support Corona.

In his view, given Coronai's current situation—with only a handful of big and small cats and dogs—it can't even be called a country anymore.

A weak nation has no diplomacy!

Would a king who is so selfish as to forcibly keep Helen and Paris's looted treasure from Sparta for the sake of his youngest son go to the trouble of saving an ally who is no longer of any value?

The selfishness, ruthlessness, and betrayal of the Trojan kings were inherited by Paris.

Only Hector emerged, a hero of such outstanding character. It was truly a blessing for the royal family, their ancestral graves must be emitting auspicious smoke.

Among a group of eccentrics, a character named Kamen Rider emerged.

In conclusion, the old King Priam was Cygnus's last hope for revenge.

However, the other party cut off this last straw.

Was Cygnus stupid? How could he not know about Eris's resurrection? Wasn't that a real resurrection?

He was not unaware of the goddess Eris's infamous reputation.

But for a person who has nowhere else to turn, the only person willing to lend a helping hand and help this grieving father avenge the loss of his beloved son is his god.

For Cykenos, Eris was his faith.

Since they couldn't persuade Griffith to join their side.

Cygnus was prepared to sacrifice himself to keep Griffith here, for it was the goddess's command, and he would repay his vow with his life.

“My beloved, Goddess—please give the order. I cannot persuade the hero Griffith… It is truly incomprehensible. It seems this hero who bestows favors is nothing more than this, unable to comprehend your noble and gentle actions.” To Cygnus, Griffith, who could not make the ‘correct’ judgment and evaluation, was not a true hero.

He would not allow anyone to slander the black goddess.

And Eris's image also appeared in his mind.

Although Eris was somewhat displeased by Cygnus's disparaging remarks about Griffith, but—

Let's spare this bug this time, considering he's willing to die for us.

Eris said calmly, “Are you sure you want me to give the order?”