[Chapter 20: Athletics, Western Samurai]
Segvi was a native of Gaul who came from the Batitas family training camp in the Roman Empire in the city of Codot. He had a tall nose characteristic of the Gauls, a slender build, curly blond hair that fell over his shoulders, and muscles that were not as explosive as Cress, who also came from the training camp of the Batitas family.
Although Segway lost to Kress in the monthly test every month, in the gladiatorial arena where he decided who would lead the team to the East for a mission, he won the "Son of the Luna", who is said to have won the championship in the Colosseum!
The Battitas family is a veteran nobleman in the Roman Empire's Codot City, responsible for sending fifteen of the best athletes to the empire every year, participating in the annual sacrifice meeting presided over by Augustus himself, and the winning family will be able to be elected civil magistrate, which is a very oily position.
Segway and Cress, including Leskes and Haningka, were all contestants who had been selected to participate in the god worship conference the year before. But one day, an administrator came from Rome, with two carts of expensive sistine wine and 10,000 dinars (the monetary unit of the Roman Empire, equivalent to a gold coin in the Han Empire), and had a secret conversation with the patriarch of the Battitas family, Bartitas the Younger, and then they were sent to the east with a team of fifteen men to follow the command of a man named Mano.
Segvi, a native of Gaul, had heard from the elders of his family that the journey from Rome to the mysterious and rich Han Dynasty in the East was quite long, and that it would take a year to go well at sea, but at least two years to travel by land. This is also because the Han Empire built their straight road to the Caspian Sea. It is said that 500 years ago, it took 10 years to travel from the East to the West.
Although the journey was long, boring, and full of unexpected dangers, Segway was very happy to be able to come to the East, a country that was incomparably rich and powerful among the Roman population.
But when the trip began, Segway couldn't have been happier. Two of them died of illness on the sea, and when they arrived in Starfall City, they had a verbal altercation with the local natives. Poisoned in the diet. Poisoned one. After the last twelve arrived at the port of Guangzhou, the southernmost tip of the Han Empire, exhausted, they were locked up in a small courtyard by the kid named Ma Nuo, and there was no freedom at all. Until half a year ago, Segway and the others had never seen what this rich and powerful Eastern Empire was like.
Just when they were about to go crazy when they were locked up, they suddenly received an order, and twelve people were divided into three teams and sent to the north and west of the Han Empire one after another. And the Segway group was stuffed into a carriage and staggered to the legendary heavenly city - Luoyang!
It's a city that stuns Segway, more than three times the size of Rome, with its houses, clean streets, and polite peopleβuh. This can still be reflected in the hotel where I first stayed, and as for the place called Gui Street where I lived later, cough, the sun god Apollo also has a place where it can't shine!
The task of a group of four of them was to guard the small courtyard and not allow anyone to approach it. This complex area is inhabited not only by Han Chinese, but also by Romans, Arabs, and Africans.
Segway even got to know the old man who bought buns on the street. He was Germanic. Although he always emphasized that he had taken the certificate of origin of the Han Dynasty and was an authentic Han Chinese. But Segvi could still tell where his ancestors came from from his looks.
Of course, for the Han Chinese who live here, they don't care if you are Gaul, Germanic, or Thracian...... Here the unification is called the Romans.
Although the life of Guijie is boring, it is much better than when I was in the port of Guangzhou, although I can't stay away from Guijie, but I can finally get in touch with this heavenly city more or less. The days were a bit casual, but overall comfortable. In particular, the wine here is definitely more mellow and delicious than the Sistine in Rome. There were also those delicacies that Segway couldn't even name, and the first time he ate them, he, Kress, and Haningka almost swallowed their tongues in their stomachs. The talkative Haningka even often chanted: "No wonder the owner of Batitas likes to go so much to the house of Venetian in the city of Kodot, where it is said that there is a Han Chinese chef!" β
Just when a few of them were enjoying their days in Dahan, the man named Mano suddenly appeared tonight, followed by a Han man, and without waiting for Segway to ask questions, they hurriedly picked up the package that had been prepared a long time ago, took them and ran to the south of the city, saying as they ran: "Segway, hurry up and protect us from Luoyang!" The Han people want to kill us! β
Although Segway didn't know what Mano was doing in Dahan, he knew the status of the Mano family in the Roman Empire during these two years, and the status of this little Mano was absolutely noble. Although he was a little reluctant, after ten years of training, Segway immediately chose to obey. The four men were unarmed, but the four of them were excellent weapons in their own right.
Everything went well, and Segvi followed Mano to the south gate of the Heavenly City, where he met the Han soldiers guarding the place. He also came down from the high city wall smoothly, but at this moment, Lesquez, who was left last, let out a terrible scream on the city wall. The light was too dim for Segway to see clearly, when he saw Lesquez fall from the city wall, and with a "bang", he fell into a pulp.
Han Yingka, who was the best friend of Lesquez, shouted and wanted to pounce, but was stopped by Mano shouting: "Hurry up, the Han people are coming!" β
Segway was so angry that he glared at Mano fiercely, and was about to retort a few words, when suddenly there was a bowstring sound from the city, and Segway knew that this was the crossbow of the Han army, with a long range and great lethality. In order not to lose more people, Segway had no choice but to grab Haningka with Kress and hurriedly follow Mano to leave.
After leaving the city wall for some distance, Kress finally couldn't bear it anymore, Huo Ran stopped, stopped in front of Mano, and said fiercely: "What the hell is going on with all this? We have lost a brother for nothing, and if you don't make it clear, I'll kill you right now!" β
Segway and Han Yingka also stopped at the same time, looking at Mano and the Han man next to him who was carrying the burden. Both of them looked anxious, and the Han man even looked back from time to time, muttering something in his mouth.
Mano also said anxiously: "I am the envoy sent directly by Augustus to the Great Han, and now the officials of the Han people want to arrest me and kill me, you are the best competitors of the Battitas family, and your task is to protect me!" Isn't all this clear enough? Quick, let's go, go to the front inn and buy a few horses, let's get out of here quickly. Rush to the beach. There is a boat waiting for us there, we will go back to Rome immediately! β
"Shit! For no reason, how could the Han people want to arrest you and kill you? What the hell did you bitch? "Kress has been a bit of a mouthful.
"Warriors, I don't think this is the time to discuss this," the Han man who was following Mano suddenly said in Roman, "and we are here now." The farther away the better, the one chasing behind is the Dahan Yulin Dark Guard System, which is equivalent to your Roma Athletic coach, and is a very powerful opponent! If you don't leave, it's too late! β
Segway had never heard of the Feather Forest Guard, let alone knew what level the command was, but at least he knew the horror of the Athletic Coach. It's all scarred monsters! But that doesn't justify Romatoscans running away without a fight!
Look at the unmoved expressions of the three people. The Han man said to Mano: "I know that it is useless to find these competitors, it is better to call a few Fuso ninjas, at least they will not have so many unknown chivalry!" β
Segway couldn't help but be angry, and scolded: "Shit, you dare to blaspheme us Western warriors, I'm going to kill you now!" β
The Han man smiled contemptuously: "Hey, it's not that I look down on you. If it is freehand. You may not be my opponent! β
"Then I'll break your neck right now!"
Segway was furious, and stepped forward to make a move. Mano suddenly shouted, "Enough, shut up!" The man who came after him is really powerful, let's stop arguing on the enemy's territory! Segvi, I now order you, as a Roman nobleman, to stop the infighting, to protect us immediately, and to wait until we return to Rome! β
At this moment, a faint voice suddenly came from afar: "Then you must also have your life to return to Rome!" β
"Who?"
Segvi, Kress and Han Yingka immediately faced the direction from which the voice came, faintly protecting Mano and the Han man behind them. Quarrel after quarrel, but the Athletics will still try to complete their mission.
In the darkness, a figure that was slightly thin in their eyes slowly appeared in front of them. The traditional costume of the Han people, but the head is covered with a veil, revealing only two indifferent and calm eyes.
Segway was looked at by those eyes, and suddenly the nerves in his whole body tensed.
As a competitor, his intuition told him that it was dangerous, and the person in front of him was extremely dangerous!
Segway secretly glanced at Kress and Haningka next to him, and they also tensed their bodies, their steps slightly withdrawn, and they looked like they were jumping up and fighting at any time.
I only heard Han Yingka say in a deep voice: "Kress, this person is very dangerous, I seem to be being targeted by a lion!" β
Kress also said, "Yes, I only felt this way when I was fighting the blood demon Atias in Capia City!" β
Segvi stared at the person in front of him tightly, and said calmly: "Don't panic, Kress, you were the one who faced the Blood Demon alone, but now there are three of us!" Don't worry, don't worry! β
"He's, he's hurt!" Manuo, who was hiding behind him, suddenly shouted, "Quick, go up and kill him!" β
Sure enough, Segway noticed that there seemed to be a little blood behind the thin figure in front of him, and when he looked closely, the person's shoulder blade area seemed to be bleeding. While the pride of the Athletic made Segway not want to attack when his opponent was injured, the danger posed to them by the man in front of him was too great. After Mano reminded him, Segway and Kress first let out a low roar, one left and one right, rubbing their bodies and pounced......
Fast, fast, very fast!
That was the first thing Segway and Kress felt about this slim opponent.
The movements of the two of them were like the tigers of the mountains, but the man in front of them was like a ghost in a dream, and before the two of them could touch each other's clothes, the man's punch and kick had already hit Segway's chest and Cress's jaw, respectively.
"Bang bang" The muffled sound of two muscles colliding, Segway felt like he had been hit by a carriage, and the whole person couldn't help but take a few steps backwards, and then his mouth was sweet, and a stream of blood flowed out of his mouth uncontrollably. And Cress next to him was no better, and the sound of bone cracking from his jaw could explain how he felt at this time.
But this did not end there, before Segway could catch his breath, the figure in front of him appeared again, but this time Segway had realized that speed alone could not keep up with this person, so he shouted: "Cress, combo attack!" β
The two of them are from the same training camp, and sometimes they have to join forces to deal with the enemy, and there is a special joint attack training for this training camp. When Segway shouted "Combo Strike". Kress had already leaned in. The two held each other's forearms, and then, with Segway as the fulcrum and Kress as the weapon, the whole person took off into the air and threw it heavily at the enemy.
"Bang", another muscle impact sound that makes people's eardrums hurt. Kress swept his opponent's right leg, but landed with a stumbling stumble. I almost fell to my knees, and my right leg seemed to be powerless, as if it was broken!
And the opponent was also hit by this blow, and the whole person flew out sideways, letting out an irrepressible muffled snort, and took a few deep breaths before relieving himself. He said coldly: "The Roman Athletic warrior really has some doorways, his strength is brutal, and his skills are also some. β
Only then did Segway notice that the person in front of him had been speaking Roman, but in a somewhat strange tone. However, listening to what he said easily, he didn't seem to take Segway and the others seriously.
Segway never thought that there would be such a powerful master among the Han people, if he hadn't been injured. How could these three beat him?
That's when it happened. Han Yingka, who was behind him, suddenly shouted: "Get out of the way!" Segway and Kress separated in an instant, and then several bowstrings vibrated were heard. The bolt shot out from between Segway and Kress like a flash, instantly hitting the thin figure in front of him!
"He's got an arrow, go up and kill him!"
Mano screamed frantically from behind him, and when Segvi was about to pounce on it, he saw the figure who had fallen to the ground struggling to jump, and then tumbled over the guardrail of the straight, and disappeared into the darkness with a few ups and downs.
"Damn it, let him run!" Mano held a crossbow in his hand, rushed to the side of the guardrail and aimed a few times, but when he saw that he couldn't aim, he put down his curse in anger.
Only then did Segway realize that the Han and Han Yingka who were following Mano were also holding a small crossbow in their hands, and the baggage they had previously held in their hands had been opened.
"Is it a cavalry crossbow?" Segvi wondered.
The Han man also looked in the direction of the fleeer with some regret, and said, "Yes, it is a cavalry crossbow that needs to be assembled, which can only fire one arrow at a time, and can only be used for the first round of cavalry charges. That person is Tu Tianjiao, the commander of the Yulin Secret Guard, who is extremely fast, and is proficient in the internal kung fu of the Han people, if you hadn't attracted his attention, I wouldn't dare to take it out, if he flashed over, we would all have to die! β
Thinking of the strange figure of Fang Cai, Segway couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. If it weren't for these three small crossbows, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"Are there many such people among the Han Chinese? Are the legendary swingers and special forces more powerful than him? Segway couldn't help but ask.
Mano turned around, hung his crossbow on his waist stupidly, and replied: "If there were many people like this, the Han soldiers would have crossed the Caspian Sea and killed Rome!" Don't worry, even among the Han people, this person is one of the best. The strength of the jumpers and special forces is actually similar to yours, don't worry! Let's get out of here quickly, and when the Han army chases it out at dawn, it will be troublesome! That's not something that can be solved with a three-handed crossbow. β
"Segvi, come and help me!" Haningka lifted Kress up and shouted.
The group of five immediately continued to run south. It's just that Kress has a broken calf, and the speed of the five can't be improved.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Mano couldn't help it anymore and said to Segway: "No, it's too slow!" Why don't you put Kress aside first, and I'll send someone back to pick him up tomorrow when I get to the place!" β
"No way!" Segway didn't want to, "I won't abandon my brother!" If you bother us, go first! β
In fact, Segway said angry words, but he didn't expect Ma Nuo and the Han man to say without hesitation: "It's okay, let's go first, and when we get to the place, we will send someone back to pick you up!" β
Perhaps Mano also felt a little guilty of abandoning Segway like this, and left the crossbow behind.
At this time, Segway was not uncomfortable, as a competitor, he had long been prepared to be abandoned by his superiors. It's just that in this foreign country, it is inevitable to feel a little sad.
Looking at the figures of Mano and the two in the distance, Segway and Haningka looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Cress was in a bit of pain, but he also pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled: "Look, this is our Roman nobles!" It's a shame that Spartacus didn't kill them all, isn't it?! β
In Rome, Spartacus was taboo. In the past, they would not have mentioned it at all, but in the east, thousands of miles away from Rome, their mood seemed to have opened up a lot, and all those thoughts that they usually did not dare to say or think came out.
Segway didn't answer, but just helped Kress slowly forward. Later, Han Yingka saw that Kress's already painful face turned blue, and said hurriedly: "Segway, you can't continue to walk, you must find a place to help Kress fix the broken bones first, otherwise his leg will be useless!" β
So the three of them slowly grinded, and finally found a haystack not far from the side of the straight, where there were many wooden stakes of various sizes, suitable for fixing the broken calf.
Just as Han Yingka was helping Kress fix his broken leg, there was a voice on the straight. And Cress, who wanted to be quiet, couldn't stand the pain in his leg and snorted. I thought that the people on the straight road would not find out, but I didn't expect it...... (To be continued.) )