Chapter 988: Cyprian's Concern
“One knife!”
The rider of the Holy Death Knight swung his sword indifferently, and the golden light with an almost irresistible cutting power slashed towards the angel warriors of the First Angel Legion. There was a hissing sound of metal clashing, and the heavy scimitar killed the angel warriors perfectly and instantly with almost impossible lethality.
There is no need to suppress or block, you just need to be stronger than your opponent. If there is defense ahead, just cut it off. If there is an enemy ahead, just kill it. I will offer everything I have, use my life, and everything I have to accomplish this impossible miracle. This is the Holy Death!
The terrifying killing power easily cut off the defense line of the First Angel Warriors.
Even with high-speed recovery that can regenerate severed limbs, the prerequisite is to be alive.
The Holy Fallen Knight could kill the enemy with one strike, leaving no possibility of survival at all. This was a perfect restraint for the Angel Legion.
However, Michael's command was very timely. He directly abandoned the ordinary angel warriors to save their own lives. When Ardashir led the Holy Meteor Riders to chase and kill all the angel warriors who were abandoned and fled in all directions .
The Roman auxiliaries and the VI Triumphal had completed their retreat.
Ardashir had an ugly look on his face. Michael's completely shameless behavior made him very angry. You know, in previous wars, Rome and Parthia were completely deadly.
If you can't win, just leave. There is still a chance.
But in a situation like this, it is almost impossible to split up the troops and run away before the fight even starts.
Moreover, Ardashir noticed that these abandoned angel warriors were all brave and not affected at all, as if dying in battle was what they pursued.
"hateful!"
Ardashir punched the air angrily, wishing he could pull Michael out and cut him into pieces.
Although he had annihilated at least half of the Seventeen Eagle Flags and crushed the Sixth Triumph, forcing Rome to abandon its camp, which could be said to be a great victory, Ardashir was angry.
It is not an easy task to reach a miracle. It is because of his special talent. The more and stronger enemies the Holy Fallen Knight kills, the easier it is to accumulate energy, and then rely on the burst to reach a miracle.
But this is only a short-term outbreak, and each outbreak will bring a large vacuum period. Although it is not a miracle and it is also a three-talent legion, Ardashir knows very well that three talents cannot change situation of the battle.
Moreover, even if he revealed this trump card, he did not completely keep the Seventeenth Legion, which was a huge loss.
"Clean up the battlefield and set up camp on the spot!"
Ardashir took a deep breath, but he had no choice but to seize the Roman camp and rest for a while.
"Release the war eagles and send more scouts to explore forward. I want to know all the movements of the Roman legions!"
No matter what, they have defeated the Roman vanguard and are temporarily making corrections here to see if they can find another opportunity to strike back at Rome.
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"Your Holiness, urgent report from the Seventeenth Eagle Banner and the First Angel Legion." While St. Peter III was making adjustments to the camp, a cardinal ran in with an urgent military order.
"The 17th Legion was attacked and killed by Ardashir and his Parthian cavalry, and half of the angel warriors returned to the arms of the Lord!" The cardinal handed over the information.
"Where is the Sixth Triumphal Legion?" St. Peter III asked casually without even looking up.
"The Sixth Triumphal Encounter suffered about one-third of its losses, and the believers also suffered heavy losses."
"Got it, go down!" The calmness of St. Peter III calmed the cardinal who delivered the message.
"As you wish, Your Holiness!" After the cardinal left, St. Peter III frowned and looked at Cyprian beside him.
“Although I knew it when I accepted it, I didn’t expect that Sir Michael would suffer such a disastrous defeat.”
"Ardashir is now one of the Twin Stars of Parthia. The failure of Sir Michael is expected!" Cyprian was calm.
He had already analyzed the pros and cons for St. Peter III, so St. Peter III was so patient and the current situation was still within their expectations.
It is also very important to make the seven archangels aware of the power of human beings.
In the eyes of Cyprian and St. Peter III, the Pope is God's agent on earth, so in theory he is of the same status as Michael, the Vice-Prince of Heaven.
Therefore, if you want Michael to obey the Pope's orders, you must at least make Michael encounter some setbacks first.
"How long did it take Ardashir to defeat Sir Michael?" Cyprian asked casually without even looking at the intelligence. "How long did it take? One hour or two hours?"
Chen Xi made a lot of clocks in the past. Later, when the envoys went to Rome, he sent a few of them as gifts. They were worthless anyway, and it was very face-saving to take them out, so he just gave them to Rome and pretended that they were treasures.
When the Romans got it and figured out what it was used for, they were simply astounded. Then the Romans began to use the concept of hours.
The clocks were subsequently reproduced and basically became popular at the Senate level.
"In less than an hour, the Sixth Triumph was wiped out and then entered a strange state. Sir Michael retreated directly and curbed the losses!" St. Peter III was a little dissatisfied when looking at the battle report.
From an action perspective, Michael's behavior did preserve the living force, but in the eyes of St. Peter III, Michael's behavior somewhat tarnished the Lord's majesty.
Fleeing without fighting is not highly regarded in any country.
"Really? Less than an hour." Cyprian sighed.
"Parthia has indeed risen. The two legions at the pseudo-military soul level are no match for Parthia at all!"
"Sure enough, we still need to make use of the barbarians' numerical strength and conduct large-scale troop operations?"
Cyprian's expression was complicated, which was why they designed Michael.
Only by consolidating the inside into a solid piece of iron can the most powerful force be exerted.
And what Michael is best at is not fighting, but commanding.
In the "War between the Sons of Light and the Sons of Darkness" in the Dead Sea Scrolls, Michael, as the Vice-Prince of Heaven and the Lord of Light, led the angel army in a decisive battle with the dark army of Belial, the Lord of Darkness.
In the stories they spread, Michael is often portrayed as a commander and leader.
Therefore, compared to a brave warrior, the Vice Prince of Heaven is Michael’s most prominent identity.
As for Lucifer, the strongest among the angels, he had long been defined as a fallen angel in the faith and had defected from heaven. Even if they could welcome him down from the faith, no one would do such a stupid thing.
After all, the coming of an angel is just a miracle used by the church to promote the power of the Lord.
"Report, Lords Gabriel and Raphael were defeated and have already evacuated the front camp!" Another cardinal brought information.
"Go down!" St. Peter III was a little angry. Three of the so-called four archangels had already been defeated. Isn't this a shame? Isn't this a degradation?
“Your Holiness, the seven archangels are parts of the gods that have descended to the world. It is enough for them to have conventional combat power. Don’t ask for too much. This will be beneficial to your leadership of them!”
After Cyprian sent the cardinal away, he spoke to St. Peter III in a heart-to-heart talk.
"Cyprian, I understand, but this is too infuriating!" Although St. Peter III had expected this, he was still surprisingly angry when he actually saw the information about the defeat.
"Your Holiness, please recall all the archangels. This is a good opportunity for you to subdue all the angels!" Cyprian said.
"I understand. I'll do it now!"
Looking at St. Peter III who left in a hurry, Cyprian had a headache. He was very confident in fooling St. Peter III, but only he knew the actual situation.
The rise of Parthia is already a fact, and it is very difficult to defeat the other side. Even he does not know how to conquer Parthia with certainty.
However, the undercurrent within the Senate at the time forced him to do so.
"In that case, let's do as the elders say!"
After thinking for a moment, Cyprian gave up and chose the stupidest but also the most correct approach.
At least for now, he doesn't see any chance.
It would be better to go with the flow and consume a large number of barbarians first to see if Parthia will reveal any flaws in the process.
"Ardashir, Temujin... Parthia is so lucky!" Cyprian picked up the battle report and read it carefully.
Whether it was Ardashir or Temujin, several archangels and Achino all spoke highly of them.
Even Cyprian had to admit that Parthia was very lucky and that such outstanding young generations could emerge in large numbers.
Roma is not without outstanding young people, Grealish is one of them.
But the problem is that most of the Parthian predecessors have died, and there are vacancies everywhere.
However, most of Roma's veterans are still very active, which means that there is almost no room for young people. Even if there is, they still need to consider the impression of politics and other aspects.
However, Parthia does not have such concerns at all. In Parthia today, as long as you demonstrate your ability, you can be promoted to the commander of a legion at any time.
The speed is unbelievably fast.
This was a level Rome was destined not to reach for the time being.
If given a choice, Rome would not want to become like Parthia, where heroes emerged in large numbers but the empire was in decline, like its last gasp.
In reality, Cyprian knew better.
He knew that this was Rome's attempt to push Parthia to the limit, to sublimate it to perfection, to reach its peak, and then to swallow it all in one breath, allowing Rome's strength to leap forward again.
After all, only by killing the strongest destiny can one plunder all the benefits, just like Yu Ji had to take action when Sun Ce's fortune was at its peak...
All gamblers think that they are the final winners, and those who fail are mentally retarded, while they are definitely not mentally retarded. Rome also thinks so.
By the time Rome has digested Parthia, it will have more powerful strength to destroy Great Britain as well.
And their church is a whetstone that makes Parthia even more brilliant.
But the truth is, their church also has the possibility to defeat Parthia, and then use Parthia's territory as a foundation to strengthen the church and once again recreate the splendor of the church in the Holy Roman Empire.
This was a bet agreement, and also a compromise that Psilian had to make.
No matter how strong an individual is, he or she will eventually depend on the group.
If Cyprian had stood from the perspective of the Roman Senate, he could have done better, but Cyprian's background determined that he could not become a Roman senator, so he simply stuck to the church. Besides, he quite admired St. Peter III.
Besides, he is now second only to the emperor in the church, and there is a great chance that he will become the next Pope. Why would he defect to the Senate?
After saying so many lies, Cyprian himself actually began to believe in the Lord. After all, he always imitated those who were outstanding, which made him worthy of imitation by others.
So the more he understood the Lord, the more he felt that he was truly a believer.
He probably doesn't have faith in God, but it is probably his destiny to live out his life as a believer in the perfect God in the eyes of others.
To be honest, if it weren't for Rome's own troubles, the situation wouldn't have gotten to this point.
Even if there hadn't been a rumor in the country that a senator in the Senate had disregarded the ban and used secret methods to bring down Caesar, after all, if the god Augustus could survive, then it would be reasonable for Caesar to survive as well, right?
The situation would never have developed to this point. Severus was indeed a very good emperor, but it depends on who he was compared with.
And there is the Tenth Legion, a troublemaker in it. Whoever obstructs the summoning of Caesar will be dealt with by the Tenth Legion.
Severus really didn't want to provoke these guys for the time being.
As a legion composed entirely of aristocrats, the Tenth Cavaliers were quite influential in Rome.
It’s just that because of Caesar’s death, the team has been playing badly most of the time.
But if you let them see the hope of summoning Caesar, then I'm sorry, no matter whether it's true or not , they will choose to give it a try.
At least as things stand now, if Caesar were to come into the world, Severus would most likely lose his position on the throne, and the three great dukes would definitely defect immediately.
As a proud emperor, Severus would never accept this fact, which led to all the weird things that happened later.
This is also the reason why Severus did not choose to personally lead an expedition to Parthia. It would be fine if he could conquer it, but if he failed and Caesar came right after, it would be a complete loss.
Therefore, Severus stayed in Rome and worked hard to build his base, constantly disintegrating these secret resistance forces by dividing and winning them over.
But all this takes time, so Severus pushed forward the matter of Cyprian.
If Caesar really came, Severus would still have a chance to fight. As long as he could conquer the peak Parthia, he would be able to compete with Caesar even if Caesar came.
For the military emperor Severus, as long as his achievements were sufficient, there was no sage that he could not confront.
It is absolutely impossible to ask him to give up the throne.
Having come to this point, Severus would never take a step back unless he was completely defeated.
