In the bloody streets, flies hovered over piles of rotting corpses, rats roamed the streets, and the smell of rancid and bloody flesh filled the air. Lepotis the Great, a beautiful coastal city, was besieged by the Roman army and turned into a dead city, a hell on earth. Lacking food and heavily polluted water, many people in the city were either starved to death, died of thirst, or contracted disease.

Everywhere there were dying old people and weeping women, and children crawling among the corpses, looking for food, a scene even more terrifying than the drought in Rome. Agrippa wore gorgeous armor, stepped through the streets full of corpses, his heart was full of guilt, but he was helpless, he could not surrender, Afria was the breadbasket of Rome, if Africa was lost, the crisis in Italy would intensify, as Octavian's best friend, Agrippa could not let his friend worse.

"Look, he's Agrippa! Plague and evil gods! He is the one who brought destruction and disaster to this city, and you are a disaster star! Agrippa! ”

Walking through the streets strewn with rotting corpses, a local civilian stood up from the crowd and shouted accusations at Agrippa, who was in military uniform. In his opinion, it was Agrippa who brought disaster to the city. The originally peaceful life was shattered by a bloody battle. What made people even more outrageous was that before the war, Agrippa had vowed to pay the civilians who participated in the war high salaries, but he did not tell everyone that the army outside the city was more than three times as large as theirs. It's almost like going to die, and many people don't get that paycheck at all.

Agrippa glanced at the great Lepotis civilian, who had risen up to accuse him, dressed in a tattered linen coat, and whose emaciated body looked like a dead branch of late autumn, swaying in the wind. It can be swept over at any time.

The guard glared at the civilian and was about to walk out and blast him away, but was stopped by Agrippa.

"Whatever he says, just a dying civilian, don't let my hands get innocent blood on my hands."

After saying that, he hurried into the alley with the guards. The temple of Apollo, not far away, became the last stronghold of this defeated army. In a few days, Agrippa's men had collected the only supplies and food and grass left in the city, and hoarded them there for a final battle, and the soldiers' only hope was that the young Caesar, who was far away in Italy, could one day arrive here with a huge legion, rescue them, and crown them the title of Roman heroes. However, such an idea seems so naïve at this moment, it is almost out of reach.

"Don't hesitate, it's time to go, look, that officer with a huge black cloak is Agrippa, kill him, kill him and you will get the gold you want!"

"Don't talk nonsense, Romans, if you know what we do, you can do it, if you can't, just stay there quietly and shut your foul mouth."

Agrippa and a dozen Roman guards walked solemnly through the narrow alley, and at this time, the forty or fifty ruffians hiding in the corner also tightened the daggers in their hands and looked in the direction where these soldiers were coming. When Obisus saw Agrippa approaching, he couldn't help but get nervous, urging the action to start quickly. However, these ruffians are dealing with not ordinary civilians after all, but a group of heavily armed Roman soldiers, and they must be cautious and careful. Of course, these ruffians actually had a plan in their hearts when they agreed to assassinate Agrippa, and like Obisus, they thought that after the assassination of Agrippa, the powerful Roman general outside the city would be able to give them a chance to forgive, and not to take them away as slaves.

Driven by such a common interest, everyone rushed forward and launched a siege against the Roman team that was about to turn and move forward.

In an instant, the "mob" rushed out from all directions and stabbed several guards at the back of the line. Soon, the two legionnaires at the back of the line did not even have time to shout, and were stabbed beyond recognition by a dozen sharp knives and daggers, and they were drenched in blood.

The mob screamed and knocked down another soldier, stabbing him in the face with a flurry of daggers. The other soldiers also reacted quickly, instinctively shielding their bodies with their shields, and drew their bright short swords to resist the sudden attack. Even Agrippa looked confused. What motivates these mobs to be so bold as to attack the army, to attack themselves? Don't they know the consequences and consequences of the attack on the Legion Commander? I'm still in control of this city!

The mob, however, did seem to have no scruples, and they swarmed up, and the men behind them threw stones at the dozen or so Roman soldiers around Agrippa.

The soldiers raised their shields in defense, and the clanging sound of daggers sounded on each shield.

"Kill him, Agrippa!"

Obisus shouted, and he followed the mob, angrily tugging at his dagger from nowhere, looking eager to try. Thinking of his two sons who died not long ago, he was filled with grief and anger, and his emotions were agitated, and tears were rolling in his eyes.

The mob besieged in all directions, and Agrippa's guards fought and retreated. One soldier's shield was snatched away by several thugs, and then the poor soldier was dragged out by the crowd, and a dozen daggers and sharp knives rushed up, stabbing the young legionnaire to a bloody pulp, and in a few moments he was killed in the dagger stabbing indiscriminately. Blood poured out of the shattered body.

Eventually, Agrippa's guards were cornered into a cul-de-sac, and a dozen soldiers folded their shields to barely fend off the frenzied mob. Some mobs climbed onto the apartments lining the alleys and threw stones and spears at the defending guards.

At the critical moment, Centurion Kulman, who was patrolling outside the temple, arrived at the scene with nearly a centurion of soldiers. Seeing such a large number of regular troops, the mob stopped their pursuit of Agrippa and fled like birds and beasts.

"Damn, these mobs dare to attack the army, the centurion, and take every thug who escapes, take them and nail them to the main square! Also, find out who is behind the scenes and find out which gang it is! ”

Agrippa, who had been beaten by the mob, roared angrily after being rescued, and the former calm and rational young Roman general could no longer control his emotions at the moment. He almost died at the hands of a group of alien thugs just now, and such a death was a shame for a Roman general. Even if you have to face death, you must die honorably on the battlefield, or die a dignified death. And now, a group of alien civilians with different skins also want to take their lives, which he can't tolerate.