At the temple of Hades, Davers did not pretend to be a ghost as he did when the temple was first inaugurated, but followed the traditional ritual of slaughtering lambs, sacrificing blood and food, and then reading carols. And this time the Ode to Hades is not the previous one, but was written by Lycias, who Davers had read before and felt that it was well written, which meant the development of Dionian culture.

Since all mortals were equal before the gods, the people who participated in the sacrifice were in order, and the first to arrive stood first.

Earlier, Mergaris had stood on the periphery of the square, near the temple, so he had walked ahead of the crowd when the flow of people was pouring towards the temple, and now in front of him were the orderly citizen soldiers, who held hands in a large defensive circle and surrounded the entire temple of Hades. There are several teams of guards patrolling the circle to maintain order and prevent accidents.

Davers, who was more than 20 meters in front of Megalis, was singing an ode as a group of priests sang behind him.

McAris subconsciously swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, lowered his right hand, and touched the hard object on the outside of his thigh.

Davers finally finished singing the carol.

"Boom! ......" the bronze bell rang.

Then Davers shouted in a high-spirited voice, "Now let us pray to the great Hades!" ”

After speaking, he lowered his head and closed his eyes, and the people also lowered their heads and prayed silently, some even knelt on the ground, and even the soldiers began to meditate in their hearts.

McAris saw a group of guards pass in front of him from the inner circle.

This is the moment! His eyes opened, his right leg kicked violently on the ground, and the whole person was like a cheetah, his short body passed through the gap below the hands of the citizen soldiers, flashed behind the guards, and his right hand reached into Bolton, and with a flick of the dagger, the dagger was already in his hand.

Among the mercenaries in Campania, he was known for his speed, and the distance of more than 20 meters was only a split second for him. At this moment, excitement and nervousness surged all over his body, and the whirring wind was blowing in his ears, but his eyes were always fixed on Davers in front of him.

It's close! It's close!!

Davers looked up, neither nervous nor afraid, but smiled at him.

McGalis chuckled in his heart.

Behind Davers, two of the priests who had been bowing their heads and eyes rushed out in an instant, holding a small leather shield in their hands, and the leather shield that was swung out vigorously smashed towards Megaris.

He had already sprinted with all his strength and could not dodge because of inertia, only to feel that his right hand seemed to be hit by a boulder, his bones were broken, and the dagger flew out of his hand.

Then another shield was smashing on his head, and Megalis's head "buzzed", and he fainted instantly.

"Is he dead?" Davers asked.

"My lord, he fainted." Maltius, disguised as a priest, replied.

"Good." As soon as Davers spat out these two words, someone in the crowd shouted: "There are assassins!" There are assassins! Assassinate Master Davers! ”

"Murder! There are assassins who want to kill us! ”

……

At this time, the people who reacted saw the assassin who fell to the ground in front of Davers, and heard someone shouting incessantly: "Kill!" There are assassins! ......" and suddenly the people began to riot.

Not good, someone is making trouble! Davers's mind immediately sounded alarm: there were tens of thousands of people in this sacrificial ceremony, and once it happened or panicked, it would lead to a stampede, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

In desperation, he walked a little further, came to the rear of the soldiers, and shouted: "Citizens of Dionia, soldiers of the Legion, I command you to remain calm!" Maintain order! Protect the people! ”

Martius and the soldiers who followed him also shouted.

The citizens of Dioonia began to respond to the orders of the Supreme Commander, consciously stood up and stabilized the emotions of those around them, and the chaos gradually subsided......

At this moment, a woman screamed because of the pushing, and fell forward into the defensive circle.

Davers looked concerned and ready to step forward to help.

The citizen soldier next to her immediately took care of it, and just helped it up, but what she saw was a twisted and hideous face, she pushed the defenseless soldier away with force, quickly pulled out the dagger hidden on her body, and stabbed Davers viciously.

Davers, who was very close to him, was difficult to dodge at that moment, and watched in astonishment as the blue dagger stabbed into his chest, and at this moment of lightning, Maltius behind him suddenly pushed Davers away with his left hand, and at the same time, his right hand quickly met it, and the dagger pierced his palm.

He roared and slammed his left fist into the woman's face.

The woman screamed, and the beaten flew back several steps, and fell to the ground, convulsing and vomiting blood.

"High Priest, are you alright?!"

"Master Davers! My lord! ……”

Plesinas and the priests, as well as the people present, screamed and poured into Davers with concern.

"Stand still and don't move!" Davers quickly stood up and roared, "Maintain order, I'm fine!" ”

As he spoke, the guards rushed over and placed him in the center.

"Go see your captain!" Davers shook aside the encirclement of his soldiers and strode towards Maltius.

"My lord, I'm fine." Marttius whispered, having torn apart his sacrificial robe and wrapped his right hand.

Davers looked at his right hand, which had dyed the white linen red, with concern, and patted him on the shoulder with deep emotion, and didn't say anything, this time the saving grace, he remembered it in his heart.

Then, he continued forward, walking in front of the woman.

The woman's face was shattered, and her appearance at the moment was extremely terrifying.

Davers looked at her in a daze, but his fingers trembled slightly: it was the first time he had been in this world for so long that he really felt that death was so close to him!

Damn it! Damn it...... Just when he felt that he could no longer control the rapidly growing tyranny in his heart, a soldier's cry came from behind him: "Captain, what's wrong with you?!" ”

He turned his head and saw Maltius fall to the ground weakly.

Poison on the dagger! A thought immediately crossed Davers' mind.

More than ten years later, Ansitanos wrote in his "History of Great Greece" that this celebration of Hades, which was supposed to be a lively celebration for the people of Dionia, was interrupted by this assassination, the captain of Davers's guard was injured and fell into a coma, and hundreds of Dionians were injured due to the riot caused by the panic at the time of the assassination, and more than a dozen people died. But more importantly, the assassination of the Dionian consul Davers, although unsuccessful, shocked the entire Dionian alliance and the entire city-state of southern Italy. It also had a profound impact on the political situation in Dionia, southern Italy, and even the entire Western Mediterranean. This was something that the masterminds behind the scenes at the time had not expected......

The historian's pen can easily laugh about history after the fact. But on that day, immediately after the assassination, Turii sealed off the entire city and imposed a curfew. Many of the people living in their homes and hotels were uneasy because of rumors that "Davos had been killed by the Assassins." This made the people of Dionia, who had always regarded Davers as the most dependent on the security of the Alliance, not be terrified.

And the consul, who had been worried by the people, had now returned home, and in the face of the concern and condolences of Christoia, Agnes, and the children who had rushed to hear the news, he could barely cope with it, and immediately called Aristiras, and Davers, who had always treated him well, was furious at the moment: "You and your men are simply stupid! Let an assassin lurk around me so boldly without noticing! If Maltius doesn't wake up this time, many of your men will have to pay the price! ”

Aristiras did not plead. It is true that this time he was deceived by the enemy, but he didn't expect that Megalis was just a disguise, and the real killing move was on a weak woman, which was okay...... Davers is not injured! Thinking of this, cold sweat broke down his back.

After Davers fired a fire, his mood eased slightly, and he said sharply: "Aristiras, no matter what method you use, you must dig out these 'nails' hidden in the territory of Dionya and hate Dionya in the shortest possible time, and I will let the patrol of Matonis cooperate with you!" ”

Aristias clenched his fists and said angrily, "Your Excellency, rest assured, I will never let you down again!" ”

"I don't want to see any more Ionian elders or generals, Coalition officials assassinated or accidental, especially if Dionia is going to take action in the future!"

Davers's admonition did not make Aristillas feel the pressure increase, on the contrary, he became excited: the alliance is going to take action?! To whom?!

As soon as Aristilas left, Kunogorata and Matonis joined forces, knowing that Kunogorata had a quirk since his defeat in the Battle of Turii with the Lucanian Tribal Alliance, which he did not want to be alone with the military-born people, but this time the situation was clearly urgent.

Mattonis walked into the reception hall and was relieved to see that Davers was indeed as safe as the others had said, and said in a loud voice, "My lord, the assassin has confessed. ”

"So fast?!" Davers was a little surprised.

Martonis grinned, but remembered that the atmosphere was not right at this time and had to hold back: "When the assassin woke up, he confessed before we could torture him, and only made one request, hoping that he would eat a few meals from Christoia's restaurant before he died. ”

This request was indeed a bit funny, but Davers was not in the mood to laugh at him, and asked with a serious expression, "What did he explain?" ”

Matonis was furious: "He said that he was a mercenary from Campania and had been fighting for Syracuse for several years, and this time it was Syracuse General Masias who sent him to assassinate you......"