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Hippomenes had barely finished speaking when his gaze fell upon the breathtakingly beautiful figure in the arena, a figure comparable to Artemis, and then…
"Ah! Is she Princess Atalanta? She's so beautiful!"
Then Hippomenes trotted up to Atalanta, blocked her way, and loudly proclaimed...
"What's the point of competing against these stiff, weak old people? If you're so capable, then compete against me!"
If Moira (the Fates) favors me, then I will surely be victorious! I almost forgot, my name is Hippomenes, disciple of the great Chiron, and great-grandson of Poseidon! If you can defeat me, then you will gain true honor!
"Is this man sick?" Atalanta rolled her eyes at him helplessly.
What's wrong with this person? Can't you see that it was clearly because these suitors were pestering me that I had to resort to this tactic?
However, Atalanta is also a hero, and she naturally cannot go back on her word.
Therefore, Atalanta accepted Hippomenes' challenge.
Atalanta didn't know that Hippomenes was no ordinary person either.
On the other side, from Lin Ye's clairvoyant perspective
[In the darkness of night, Hippomenes knelt before the statue of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and prayed to her. Surprisingly, Aphrodite actually descended!]
"Atalanta? She seems to like that guy... In that case... Alright! I grant your request."
Aphrodite nodded, then took out three golden apples and tossed them to Hippomenes, saying...
"This is a beautiful golden apple. No woman can resist its magic. If you throw it on the ground during a race, Atalanta will be unable to resist picking it up."
Hippomenes was overjoyed to hear what the goddess of beauty said.
June 21nd of the following year:
"set off!"
At the referee's signal, Atalanta and Hippomenes started running at the same time!
"So fast!"
Hippomenes, watching Atalanta running before him, finally couldn't resist taking out the first golden apple and throwing it in front of her.
"This is... such a beautiful golden apple..."
In an instant, Atalanta seemed to be under a spell; her body involuntarily crouched down, however…
"No littering allowed on the field!"
A masked man appeared out of nowhere and picked up the golden apple before anyone else. Seeing the apple taken, Atalanta shook her head and ran towards the finish line once more.
Hippomenes…
Holy crap! Where did you come from?! Don't you know you're in the way?!
"It's okay, I have more!"
Hippomenes quickly pulled out another golden apple and threw it in front of Atalanta!
Then………
"Whose golden apple is this?! If you don't admit it, it's mine!"
That masked person appeared out of nowhere again and picked up the golden apple before anyone else!
Hippomenes: "I!!!"
Hippomenes was dumbfounded! "You're sent by God to punish me!"
"One last one! Venus! Please lend me a hand! I'll throw it again!"
Hippomenes threw the last golden apple, and this time, he finally saw it roll smoothly to Atalanta! And Atalanta even saw the golden apple!
But for some reason, the golden apple suddenly transformed into a six-petaled flower, red on the outside and white on the inside, right before everyone's eyes...
"I rely on!!!"
Hippomenes went mad, staring at the masked man! In that instant, he understood everything!
It's him! It must be him!
The man then extended a hand towards him and gave him a thumbs-up.
Good luck? Yes! I'm still in the competition!
Hippomenes quickly turned his head, but the next second he froze on the spot, because at that moment, Atalanta was already waving to everyone at the finish line!
"I lost……"
Hippomenes suddenly looked at the masked man and immediately rushed towards him. However, the next second, golden chains appeared out of thin air and bound him tightly!
At that moment, the masked man approached him, removed his mask to reveal a handsome face, and looked at him, saying...
"It's a competition, but to resort to underhanded tactics is shameful."
"You!!" Hippomenes was about to say something, but the next second he saw Atalanta, who was as beautiful as a goddess, suddenly throw herself into Lin Ye's arms!
At that moment, Hippomenes' heart broke...
You guys...you had boyfriends and you should have said so earlier!!! Oh my god! What have I done to deserve this?!
"Lin Ye!!!" Atalanta looked at Lin Ye happily. Sure enough, he came back; he came to find her!
My wait was not in vain.
However, looking at Atalanta in his arms, Lin Ye suddenly said...
"Atalanta! I want to race you too!"
"Huh?" Atalanta was taken aback by Lin Ye's words, but she nodded nonetheless. "Alright, I accept your challenge!"
Yes! Challenge him! Defeat him!
Meanwhile, Hippomenes, who was tightly bound, watched this scene with excitement. He didn't believe that Lin Ye could outrun Atalanta!
"start!"
At the referee's signal, the two figures shot out like two arrows in an instant!
The two figures were locked in a fierce battle, neither giving way to the other! However, just when they were only a tenth of the way from the finish line, suddenly...
"Ouch!"
Atalanta sat down on the ground and then rubbed her ankle in a pitiful manner, looking as if she had twisted it.
but………
Atalanta! Don't you think your acting is a bit too clumsy?!
Lin Ye reached the finish line, and all the spectators cheered! Amidst the cheers, Lin Ye quietly walked towards Atalanta. He helped the "twisted ankle" Atalanta up from the ground, then took out three golden apples and said to her...
"Atalanta, I didn't bring you a gift when I returned, but luckily I found three golden apples just now. So, please tell me... will you marry me and stay with me forever, beautiful princess?"
“I…I do!!!” Atalanta shouted these three words almost without hesitation.
The moment Atalanta nodded, the entire crowd cheered for the two of them!
Except for one person... Hippomenes, who is about to be sent to a deserted island to mine.
"Are you... even human beings?! Ah!!!"
It's so good that no one got hurt in this ending, you scoundrel.
Chapter 310 Hercules and the Twelve Trials
While Lin Ye and Atalanta were happily living their own little life, Hercules encountered trouble.
[On March 15th of the second year: You returned to your country, and your king Eurystheus gave you some tasks to complete. You originally wanted to refuse, but your father Zeus appeared to you in a dream that night and gave you an oracle. Therefore, you had no choice but to agree to Eurystheus's order to complete the tasks he gave you.]
March 16th of the following year: You arrive in the Nemean Forest. Your first task is to eliminate the Nemean Lion and bring back its invulnerable fur.
You fought with the lion, but your weapon couldn't penetrate its fur to hurt it, so you leaped onto it and strangled it by the neck, suffocating it to death.
You used the lion's claws to skin it and then made it into armor.
First Trial Treasure: 'Divine Beast's Fur'
It came from the Nemean Lion that Hercules killed, and Hercules skinned it to make a long cloth to cover half of its body.
It can deny the 510 principles of humanity and ignore all the damage caused by the tools of human civilization.
(It cannot defend against attacks from divinely created, star-created, or alien weapons, nor can it resist pure physical attacks without weapons. Furthermore, areas without cover offer no protection.)
"This is good stuff!"
Hercules was clearly pleased with the item, and it proved to be a valuable tool.
In FSF, Hercules used this cloth to block thousands of Noble Phantasm attacks from Gilgamesh's Jade Palace.
[April 18th of the second year: You are ordered to kill the legendary Hydra. Just as you are about to head to the swamp where the Hydra is, you encounter Lin Ye who is passing by.]
Lin Ye thought about your situation for a moment and then said to you...
"Since I'm already here, let's go and see Hydra's strength together."
You were overjoyed, and then you traveled with Lin Ye.