Me, Hydra

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A chapter from Hydra's The Hidden

Volume 1: Text-15 - Athena's Visit with Ares

Spartan Praetorian Guard, the strongest army in the entire Spartan city-state. Placid, brave, violent, and swift. There was nothing awkward about putting them on.

They could be said to possess the most top-notch equipment in all of Greece.

They had no shirts, for they had made their flesh stronger than steel, and their spirit stronger than steel.

The standard equipment of the Praetorian Guard was six spears, a short sword and a hand axe. A round shield, a spear, a helmet dyed in brilliant gold, and a scarlet cloak.

The cloak wasn't just because it looked good, the cloak was made from the retired skin of Hydra, who had a body over a hundred meters long in the beginning, and even that was still condensed into these three hundred sets of equipment.

Each Spartan Praetorian possessed the ability to fight with a hundred to one, and this was no joke. Their cloaks automatically emitted poison that anesthetized pain when they fought, and would also absorb energy from the surrounding blood to restore their strength as well as their wounds.

At the same time, the cloak will continue to release mental pressure during the Spartan Guards training, so no matter how difficult it is, the Spartan Guards will be able to complete it without any mental burden.

The basic requirements for joining the Spartan Guard are proficiency in at least three weapons, as well as teamwork and trap-making. Every Spartan Praetorian is a Wilderness Survival Master, or basically every Spartan is a Wilderness Survival Master. For a Spartan's rite of passage is to hunt and kill a beast himself. A Spartan from literature would choose a small animal such as a fox, while a Spartan from martial arts would, at a minimum, be a wolf.

Spartan guards are usually found near temples or palaces, and their witch doctors mark their bodies with the blood of beasts, which is said to give them the heart of a bull and a will as unquenchable as fire.

Each forbidden guard had something they were good at, like the current leader of the forbidden guards, whose understanding of using a hand axe in close combat was simply out of this world....

The icy river encroached over Quintus's head, it was now autumn and slightly chilly. But even that was no deterrent to the warmth of the Spartans, the slightly chilly air could energize those who lived in the city-state, and even in winter there were many Spartan men who wore only a thin cotton coat to show their bravery and fortitude.

"Leonidas, why do you always get up so early? Just like being abused that much?"

As he did, Quintus poked Leonidas in the chest.

And Leonidas didn't care about Quintus's ridicule.

"I can't help it, I have mediocre talent and I have to work hard to keep up with you geniuses. There are times when I wish you guys would slow down, or at least give me a break. Hahahaha~~~"

After chatting for a while, Leonidas casually asks.

"By the way, Qui Baldy, how is Auntie now? It's been two months since you last saw your aunt, hasn't it?"

Quintus looked very proud to hear of Leonidas's Chinese heritage.

"And, you don't see whose mother he is. My mother is the bravest woman in the whole Spartan city-state! And she hunted a grizzly bear yesterday!"

The knot was untied, and Callisto was not overcome by the gloom of the past, but now Callisto, in the Spartan city-state, had a big reputation, although he was almost thirty years old, but the people who wanted to marry Callisto could line up from the south of the city to the north of the city.

After a short swim to wake up, the two took to the grass, the fine sand was very soft on it, but a little cold because of the weather.

Looking at the passing forbidden army, Quintus shook his head with some envy.

"I really envy them, to be able to walk around the Spartan city-state dressed like that and flaunting, then again, the Spartan Praetorian Guard is probably the most powerful army in all of Greece, right?"

At the news, Leonidas shook his head.

"Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, it's said that the city-state of Thebes has an army called the Thebes Holy Army, and I've heard that it's also very tough in battle."

Hearing Leonidas's words, Quintus shook his head indifferently.

"Whatever, I just don't know when the Chaos Blade will be in my hands, the lack of strength is really irritating..."

As he said it, Quintus' eyes showed a deep frustration...

A few months ago, I won first place in the tournament and managed to obtain the coveted Chaos Blade, but the Chaos Blade is one of the weapons forged by Ares, the god of war, in order to be used by Kratos, the Chaos Blade must be sealed. There are no scraps left....

On the contrary, even though it was the second place, Leonidas obtained the Bronze Mirror Shield which was not far behind the Chaos Blade.

Of course, the true power of the Bronze Mirror Shield had never been understood by Leonidas, and could only be used as a shield that was super strong and could reflect energy. And as one of the Twelve Lord Gods, the God of War and Wisdom, how could Athena's companion artifact only have such a superficial ability.

But this also echoed Hydra's thoughts, the rapport with the artifacts needed time, and this was only the icing on the cake for the already powerful Spartan guards, because they all had their own familiar weapons, and rashly replacing them might even reduce their fighting power, but these children were different, they had great potential, and time. Now they could be considered the golden generation of Sparta.

While Quintus and Leonidas were talking, Athena, who was all heroic, and Ares, who had an unhappy face, appeared in the sky in front of the gates of the Spartan city-state.

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Volume 1: Text-16 - This is Sparta.

It was Monday, eight o'clock in the morning. Spartan Grand Plaza, which should have been empty and uninhabited, could be said to be overcrowded.

"Thump, thump, thump--"

The mixed male and female Spartan chanting group began to sing the war songs of the Spartan city-state, and all the instruments used were bells and drums and other majestic sounds. Some of the sound effects were even made directly from spears hitting round shields.

Carrying the banner of Sparta's city-state, a bunch of forbidden guards entered the square with a solemn face.

The neat military appearance was definitely not a superficial effort, Hydra was not only hard at work on the Spartan mindset, but also planted advanced seeds in every other aspect.

The raising of the flag once a week is the most important thing for the Spartans, a neat military appearance, and a magnificent battle song. All can be used to shape the Spartan spirit.

Not only Spartans, but often even some travelers from other parts of Greece would observe. This invariably boosted the economy of the Spartan city-state while also proclaiming the Spartan name, and to some extent cleansed the sacred Mount Olympus of the slanderous smears.

Sparta's flag is very special, the red background printed on a black hydra image, and the hydra in the middle is crossed with printed Spartans proud of the round shield, war spear. And in the very center was the helmet of the Spartan Praetorian Guard.

Nodding in satisfaction, Hydra looked over at Ares and Athena beside her.

"Well? My warrior."

"...Not bad."

Although she knew that the Spartan Praetorian Guard in front of her was perhaps the strongest army in Greece, even so Athena was unwilling to bow to Hydra, who had taken her shield before her.

"What are you doing here? I don't think you came here to visit our flag raising ceremony either."

Athena nodded at Hydra's words.

"We've come to take my brother."

"Your brother?"

"Yes, the child of the god-king Zeus, Quintus, and his mother. Callisto."

"Pfft,"

Hydra couldn't help but chuckle a little, and not only Hydra, but a few of the saccades next to Hydra started laughing as well.

"Hey, hey, hey, did you guys hear that? They actually came to us and asked for someone?"

"Are those gods on Mt. Olympus out of their minds? Little Water, you say. Did you do it or not!"

"How the hell should I know~ I guess they Shirozhi..."