MTL - To Four Thousand Years Later-Chapter 18 Whoever starts the fire

Solomon was just as he had promised David, he did not lead the king's inner guard, nor did he lead the army.

He just left the city with all the people of Israel holding reed flutes and priests blowing trumpets, and came to the east near Enrogel, near the altar of the Rock of Zohile.

But they can only advance to the vicinity of the altar

From the Zohile Rock Altar as the center of the circle, the world within a radius of 300 meters has been turned into a sea of ​​flames that humans cannot approach.

The outermost ones are many fire walls about five or six meters wide and three meters high. Those walls of fire rotated clockwise, outlining a huge ring that was constantly expanding slowly.

And inside the wall of fire, there are several pillars of fire reaching the sky. The pillar of fire tightly circled the altar and rotated counterclockwise, with almost no gap in the middle... Only hunters with excellent eyesight could see Adonija, who was clinging to the altar tightly and was drenched in toast, through the gap.

The sky for several kilometers near the altar is covered with black clouds. Those dark clouds swirled and collapsed downward like a vortex, and the center was connected with the fire pillar in the middle of the altar.

The pure black cloud is as thick as the earth without seeing the sky; while the hot sun descends on the earth—from the outside, it seems that the sky and the earth are reversed.

Seeing this spectacle, the people of Israel trembled and did not dare to take half a step forward. Even the timid ones knelt on the ground, bowing in fear to the scorching sun on the ground.

"Men of Israel, you are guilty if you bow down to Baal!"

Solomon just yelled loudly.

People startled and looked at him.

Solomon got off his donkey, put on a white robe, and walked towards Adonijah.

Standing outside the wall of fire, he called out to Adonijah inside, "Come down, Adonijah!"

"You swear not to kill me!"

Adonijah was dripping with sweat, and the pillars of the altar were crumbling.

Once he let go, he would fall into the flames and be burned to ashes.

Solomon lifted up his right hand and said in a loud voice, "I swear to the Lord that I will not strike my brother Adonijah with the sword! The sword is in my hand, and it will not come to him; whoever bears a sword in the kingdom of Israel , shall not harm him."

"It's useless to swear to the Lord!"

Adonijah hesitated, then shouted again, "Swear to Baal!"

"Bold!"

The prophet Nathan shouted angrily, and threw the scepter heavily to the ground.

There was scorching anger rolling in his eyes—that was not a description, but a raging fire was really burning in his eyes.

He saw two extremely hot flames beaming into rays and shooting out from his eyes. Just staring at the flames can make people's eyes sting.

The scorching gaze swept forward suddenly, the air became distorted and blurred, and expanded outward.

But the moment the fire light was about to reach the altar, a large group of flames rose from the ground, entangled themselves like a vortex, and unloaded the scorching light to the surroundings.

And Abishag's eyes also ignited with white light—four illusory wings of light rose from behind her, and the earth in her eyes began to disintegrate rapidly. A deep gully spread rapidly from in front of her towards the rock altar.

The power of disintegration collided with the power of the flame vortex and disappeared. But under the gaze of the demon **** Baimeng, large cracks appeared on those walls of fire.

Although the two attacks did not hurt Adonijah in the end, the divine power Solomon showed made him stunned in place in astonishment.

...doesn't it mean that the God of Israel has forsaken them?

Could it be that Solomon also...worshiped the demon god?

But when Adonija was stunned, the phantom of flames that appeared from the altar greeted Solomon friendly.

"Solomon, I know you."

From the flames and thunder came a rumbling voice of joy: "You have David's ring on your hand. I saw the way you dealt with Joab before... I like your style. Do you want to be my priest?" , I can bestow upon you the blessing of fire and thunder, and the fertile land of Israel."

"Baal-no, this month you are Balas."

The prophet Nathan withdrew his burning gaze and said with a frown, "I remember that before you fell, you were the sun **** of the Phoenicians and the **** of war of the Babylonians...but you have never had anything to do with Israel."

"There will be, Floros."

A laughing voice sounded, and a slender human figure wearing a blood-colored full-body armor and holding a giant hammer suddenly jumped out of the pillar of fire, causing an uproar among the Israelites behind Solomon.

His helmet turned into flames and disappeared, revealing the storm-like long black-brown hair underneath, the raised horns, and the brilliant golden pupils that were as brilliant as the sun. That face is as graceful as a woman's, but the facial features are full of high aggression.

Counting her sheep-like hooves, her height is close to two meters. And the sledgehammer she held in her hand, which ascended with her, was full of strong deterrence.

If he could look directly at her human-like face, his fear of Baal would be greatly reduced. But her face was full of shining lightning, and mortals couldn't look directly at it.

As the top demon god, Baal God also has many images. In March she will appear in the form of a brutal female warrior, at this time she should be called Ballas.

"Be careful... Solomon!"

The prophet Nathan whispered nervously: "Although Baal is the most powerful demon god... but the secret treasure is useful."

After finishing speaking, he raised his voice and said, "Balas! I wanted to ask you earlier... What are you doing in Israel instead of staying in Babylon?"

The prophet Nathan glared at Baras without fear: "You are not welcome here!"

"What does that concern me? I have come for Inanna, Floros."

Ballas raised his mouth and said without fear: "Jiabo told me that her name as a demon **** is Yastalu, and she was born in Israel. Have you seen it?"

"I didn't see..."

"—Baal, wherever the goddess Inanna is. This is my kingdom now."

Seeing that the prophet Nathan fell into a complete disadvantage in front of the aggressive Baras, Solomon suddenly interrupted: "Leave the altar. Or let me expel you from here."

As soon as he finished speaking, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he raised his right hand and clenched into a fist, then lightly struck Balas.

Before Solomon's fist hit Balas, her body trembled suddenly and she instinctively jumped backwards. Before she landed, she raised the giant hammer in her hand and slammed it towards the ground.

—At that moment, the sky collapsed.

Violent thunder came from the sky and crashed on Solomon.

However - after the lightning strike, Solomon remained unscathed.

"...Wait, Solomon?"

Ballas frowned, just about to speak. Abishag's pupils shone brilliantly again, and the wall of fire that stood in front of Balas completely collapsed.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Balas glared at Abishag angrily, then turned around and jumped into the thundercloud. The dark thundercloud that had collapsed instantly became clear again, and Barras disappeared.

Seeing that Solomon was fine, the people of Israel, who were almost frightened by the huge thunder, burst into cheers. Seeing that Solomon knocked Baal into the air with one punch, was unscathed by lightning strikes, and even expelled the demon god, they praised Solomon loudly.

Both the flames and thunderclouds dissipated. The only thing protecting Adonija was the three dark and twisted pillars of fire wrapped around the altar.

And Solomon spread his hands and walked forward without fear. People held their breath again and looked at Solomon.

"You shall see—"

Solomon's face was solemn, and his voice shook far and wide: "I walk in the way of the righteous! Therefore neither fire nor thunder can hurt me!"

After saying that, he stepped into the sky-reaching pillar of fire. The three pillars of fire kept beating Solomon, but Solomon was still standing in it intact.

Seeing the miracle, the people once again cheered loudly.

And Adonijah was completely paralyzed on the altar.

"Adonijah, come down!"

Solomon suddenly shouted angrily.

The sound was like thunder, and Adonijah was so frightened that he fell off the altar and fell at Solomon's feet.

The pillar of fire that could only blow Solomon's clothes was merciless to Adonijah. The scorching flames instantly ignited his body, and burned his skin in the blink of an eye. The dark red flame gradually brightened inside his body, and his bones and muscles burned and collapsed.

"So, Solomon!"

A miserable howl came from under Solomon's feet. In an instant, Adonijah, who was burned to a skeleton, grabbed Solomon's calf, crying loudly, "Save—"

Before he could finish speaking, he was completely burned to ashes. The right hand that grabbed Solomon burned at a speed visible to the naked eye, turned into flesh and bone, and then dissipated.

Even the scratches were burned away by the flames, leaving no trace.

Solomon was taken aback.

Fortunately, he quickly adjusted his expression, and declared solemnly and loudly: "You will see the end of Adonijah! Anyone who starts fire will be burned; anyone who sacrifices to Baal will be burned to death by Baal— "

His voice was wrapped in flames and had a strange echo: "And only the righteous can walk in the fire of the devil without being burned!"

"—here I will expel Baal!"

Solomon sang loudly and waved his right hand three times.

Three times his ring touched the pillar of fire. As a result, the three pillars of fire dissipated out of thin air, leaving only the slightly distorted scorching air.

Thus, all abnormalities were eliminated. The Zohile Rock Altar has returned to its original appearance.

Solomon stretched out his right hand slowly, and prayed loudly to the people who stared at him with wide eyes: "God bless Israel—"

People were stunned by the successive miracles and didn't realize anything was wrong. Immediately, an unprecedented frenzy erupted from the crowd: "God bless Israel!"

"God bless King Solomon! God bless Israel!"