Leon reacted instantly and said: "According to your statement, you and your companions sneaked in secretly to gather information. Do you want to increase the possibility of cooperation by helping us humans solve the incident at hand?"
"It can be understood that way." Ina did not deny it: "We once wanted to investigate the specific sacrifice steps and detailed plans of the Jiralhanae tribe, and then prepare to officially appear in your field of vision."
Hear the words.
Leon saw that Agent
"But this kind of sneaking in secretly has made us have a negative impression of you, the Vaelin clan...or the Marr people."
As he said that, he added: "I have no right to decide on cooperation matters, but I will report the situation you said truthfully."
"Understood, it was our negligence and lack of consideration." Ina nodded.
See this.
Leon also nodded lightly and asked his last question: "I want to know why your companion went berserk after you entered the rainforest, and why he said everything was a trap of the evil god Pallas."
"This..." Upon hearing the question, Ina seemed a little hesitant.
After struggling for a moment, he explained: "Because she had already started to become delirious when she was hunting down and torturing the Jiralhanae tribe with us.
From her fragmented and confusing words, she mentioned that the sacrifices were not humans, but the Jiralhanae, and attacking and suppressing them would only lead to Pallas coming to the world.
That’s why I reminded you not to continue attacking. After that... her body was completely taken over by Pallas, and maybe even her soul was devoured by that evil god."
"Hmm..." Leon groaned and said, "Otherwise, those beasts would not be afraid of death, and would even be eager to die."
"And..." Ina added at this time: "She also mentioned that of all Pallas's goals, he also wants to possess and corrupt one of the heirs of your ruler.
Especially after we kill enough sacrifices, it has the ability to briefly step into reality."
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…
While Leon was interrogating Ina.
Harvest Star low-Earth orbit, inside the bridge of the Hope.
John, dressed in uniform, stood by the center console and looked at the star map of the Frontier Fortress.
The star map indicates that there are Jiralhanae beasts bewitched by Pallas on the surface of eight colonial planets, including Pulton.
five hours ago.
John took Brea's suggestion and immediately stopped the complete eradication of the Jiralhanae, and instead blocked off and restricted its range of activities.
But even so, according to statistics sent back by grassroots officers, troops at all levels still annihilated more than 400,000 Jiralhanae during the encirclement and suppression operations.
Counting the tens of thousands that had been scattered and eliminated before, the total number of Jiralhanae beasts in the eight colonial planets of Cholera was at least one million, and the damage caused to the local areas was inestimable.
It's a problem.
But at this moment.
John turned his eyes away from the holographic star map and found that the bridge was plunged into darkness, with only the center console in front of him glowing with light.
What made John frown slightly was that the feedback given to him by his psychic perception was nothing unusual. He could still sense the crew members who were controlling the flagship and mobilizing the entire fleet.
"Since they are a problem, how about exterminating them?"
Immediately afterwards, a female voice with a very pleasant voice sounded in the bridge.
Hear the words.
John turned his head, turned sideways, and looked towards the entrance and exit of the bridge, which was where the words came from.
He saw a "woman" whose appearance could be described as flawless, slowly approaching him.
The opponent is about 1.8 meters tall, with snow-white skin and waist-length blond hair. He is wearing a white gauze dress and ancient Greek-style golden armor. The giant shield he holds in his left hand and the war spear clenched in his right hand also emanate in the darkness.
With a faint golden light.
However, behind the opponent, there is a pair of extremely beautiful and huge bird wings with fur as colorful as colored glaze.
Even though she has a pair of unusual wings, her golden-proportioned figure and perfect face make this "woman" exude the aura of a goddess like Artemis.
The "woman" spread her hands, dissipated the spear and buckler, and continued to smile at John:
"Since those lowly space apes are a problem, then exterminate them all, leaving no one behind..."
However, before the "woman" finished speaking, she was interrupted by John who had already rushed to "her".
Without any hesitation or hesitation, the Primarch swung his right fist towards that beautiful face.
"Rou~!" The punch was fierce and hit the "woman" on the head.
But there was no crisp sound like a watermelon cracking as expected, and there was no tactile feedback from the right fist.
Because the right fist went straight through the "woman's" head, there was no tactile sensation indicating that "she" was not an entity, but some kind of image or illusion.
Then the "woman" smiled slightly, took the initiative to disappear, merged into the darkness, and said:
"Be patient, John, you are a god...but it is your ruthlessness towards your enemies that I admire."
“…”
Seeing that the physical attack was ineffective, John retracted his right hand, stood upright, ignored the other party's words and closed his eyes slightly, trying to use spiritual power to break the space.
Realizing that John was continuously releasing psychic energy, the "woman" had no choice but to stop teasing and said in a solemn tone:
"I forgot to tell you that I am the goddess of war and wisdom, Pallas, Pallas? Athena, one of the twelve main gods of Olympus."
However, after this "woman", or the evil god Pallas, revealed his identity, John remained indifferent and released his spiritual energy to compete with the space created by Pallas.
And Pallas is actually the goddess Pallas and Athena who followed her father Zeus and led the army of Olympian servants into a different space.
It’s just “she”…
No, it should be that its current appearance, as well as its previous killing actions in Pulton, indicate that it, like Aphrodite, was corrupted into an evil god by another dimension.
At this time.
Pallas continued to speak patiently to John: "John, you are a god, and you are the god of war who has inherited the Spear of Fear.
Your father has been deceiving you and your brothers from the beginning. He does not regard you as children, but only uses you as a tool to rule the galaxy.
Because you have lost your father's love and mother's love since childhood, you only need to give me a little benefit to gain your gratitude and love.
However, he does love your hypocritical elder brother, the guy named Robert, and Leon who thinks he is superior to you...
Only by placing you in this chaotic and conflicting star area, you are obviously the most powerful and the strongest god among all brothers!
Don’t forget, your father has been emphasizing that there is no God, but God does exist!
John, wake up, stop deceiving yourself, face up to your identity as the God of War, command the Spartan Legion! Command all humans to kill all aliens, and capture them to serve as cheap slaves or pets for humans!
I will always teach you and accompany you, unlike that father who regards you as a tool and sends you to perform various difficult and dangerous tasks when you are still under age."
There is no "falseness" in Pallas's words, and he is extremely "sincere". Coupled with his soft and melodious voice, even a vaccinated and determined veteran seems to be unable to resist the personal solicitation of a "goddess".
Unfortunately…
No matter how much Pallas tried to reason with or move him emotionally, John never opened his eyes or said a word, he only focused on releasing spiritual energy to try to break the space that trapped him.
"Although I have known this result for a long time, I am not willing to accept it, haha."
Pallas did not become angry because of embarrassment. He laughed at himself and said: "In this case, I have to wait until I step into your world and talk to you face to face in person.
But before that, John, you need to take a tutorial class to have a clearer understanding of the difference between a mortal and you as the God of War.
Remember your identity, you are no longer a mortal, you are a god, and you are destined to be respected and worshiped by mortals."
The voice fell.
!
Sensing something strange, John suddenly opened his eyes and saw that the dark space was collapsing and collapsing on its own, showing the original appearance of the bridge. He also saw the busy crew members.
But there was an explosion with a "Boom~---!"
The flames quickly engulfed everything on the bridge.
Outside the ship.
The bridge located in the upper area of the Hope burst into flames, the portholes exploded, and the alpha titanium alloy deck was twisted and deformed.
The bright light produced by the explosion appears extremely dazzling on the opposite side of the Harvest Star.
Although the bridge was damaged, the main body of the Hope did not suffer serious damage and remained consistent with the rotation speed of the Harvest Star. There was no sign of "sinking" for the time being.
The two closest Zeus-class aircraft carriers and four Steadfast-class frigates rushed non-stop to the vicinity of the Hope, releasing a stable stance emitting lavender light and acting as temporary tugs to ensure that the Hope would not suddenly lose control.
Immediately afterwards.
The Zeus-class and Steadfast-class dispatched a large number of engineering boats, the rescue boats sailed out of the hangar, and one of the rescue boats flew directly to the bridge of the Hope.
In the cockpit.
The communication channel was extremely noisy, and it was not difficult to guess from the intermittent content that the Second Army had entered a state of emergency preparation.
The two pilots wearing sealed pressure suits had extremely serious expressions on their faces under their HUD helmets.
After all, the commander of their second legion, who is also the governor of the border fortress, is on the bridge of the Hope.
Even though the two pilots knew how powerful their commander was, they were at the center of the explosion without wearing power armor, and their bodies were exposed to a vacuum environment full of radiation at minus 270 degrees Celsius...
The more they thought about this, the heavier the two pilots became.
But when they drove the rescue boat and arrived at the bridge where the fire had long since dissipated and turned into a mess and completely open, they actually found John with a tattered uniform.
At this time, the original body's right hand was holding on to the twisted railing. Apart from the ruins of his uniform and some burned "black stains" on his exposed skin, and his short hair slightly curly, he was generally fine.
!!
After witnessing this scene, the pilots immediately reported the incident and drove the rescue boat to the top of the bridge.
Outside the boat.
The right hatch opened, and four medical teams equipped with white lightweight power armor left the rescue boat and used small nozzles to slowly approach John.
near.
stop.
Four medical teams worked together to transfer John into the cabin. After closing the cabin door, the pilot continued to drive the rescue boat back toward one of the Zeus-class aircraft.
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…
Shortly after.
Inside a medical cabin on the Zeus class.
John, who had taken off his tattered uniform and put on an oversized hospital gown, sat beside a hospital bed specially designed to provide treatment for Astartes and was examined by several shipboard doctors who were from Luna Base.
In the cabin, there were still many silent Warrior Guards wearing Terminator power armor.
John still had that cold face, looking at the several holographic screens presented in front of him, reading the latest information sent back by Lyon, Jerome, Byron and others.
At the same time, John also uploaded what he had just encountered to the Red Queen, who then relayed it to his father.
"Sir, there is nothing unusual about your body. Your physiological functions and various data are all in good condition. You can be said to be very healthy." A doctor reported to him.
"..." John nodded without saying anything.
Seeing this, the doctors all realized and left.
Without asking any questions, John, who was at the center of the explosion, had already sensed that all the unsuspecting and conscientious crew members had died.
But he was safe and sound.
The difference between gods and mortals…
Pallas…
After sorting out all the clues in the past half month, and based on the interrogation results provided by Leon, John guessed that what the fallen goddess was doing was indeed preparing to contact him and try to corrupt him, and even corrupt the entire Sparta.
Legion.
The feeling of being targeted by evil gods is very unpleasant.
There is an urge to lead an army in person to slaughter all the Jiralhanae beasts that were ignorant and used by the evil god, and massacre them all.
However, John quickly adjusted his mind and calmed down his emotions. After all, this too radical attitude would play into Pallas's hands.
At this time.
Seeing the information reminder on the screen, John stood up and left the bed, waving his hand to signal the Warrior Guards to leave the medical cabin first.
There is no one else in the waiting room.
The holographic device in the cabin emits numerous blue light spots, condensing into a real-time image of Sui Bian.
After the image was generated, John said: "Father, the true identity of the evil god Pallas is Pallas Athena who followed Zeus into another space ten thousand years ago."
"I read your report." Sui Bian nodded lightly and said, "Artemis is expected to arrive at the Harvest Star in four hours. At that time, she and the Gray Knights will assist you in completely eliminating the corrupted Jiralhanae.
Since it wants to come to the real universe, let it come. Leon and I have also changed our destination and will arrive at Pulton in twelve hours. Before that, the report I want to hear is that you succeeded
Hunt down Pallas."
"I know, father, and..." John hesitated.
"Don't worry." Sui Bian changed the subject. He didn't reprimand or teach. He just showed a kind expression and warned:
"Nothing will affect the trust between our father and son, and I won't doubt you because of an evil god's little trick, so just go ahead and do it."