Chapter 19: The Roman Epic
The sword in his hand is not the chrysanthemum of meteoric iron nor the original fire, thinking that Nero now has no time to fully exert his artistic talent, and from below, although Nero looks handsome, but it doesn't look like a woman's appearance, all the answers are waiting to be pursued, the audience applauded thunderously, cheering one after another, one person facing the duel of ten gladiators, this kind of scene is the first time they have seen, for a while, a lot of gold coins are pushed onto the gambling table, Otto is in the moment when Nero is not paying attention, showed a smug smile, he is Nero's favorite, one of the people he rarely trusts, but, Nero doesn't know what he knows, he is also Agrippina's eyeliner placed by his side, this mother, has never completely delegated power to her son, all the control is in her hands, for her, Nero is just a puppet, power is such a thing, if obsessed, is a more tempting existence than a woman.
Nero also stared at the changes in the scene, the strength that the slave had just shown made him believe that the other party could give him a miracle, a chance, and the Octavia next to him also changed his eyes after the shock just now, the thin man didn't look strong at all, and Octavia, who was used to the stout and savage in the gladiatorial arena, was originally not interested in such a duel, however, now it was different, She looked at Lin Xiu standing in the gladiatorial arena below as if she had discovered a new continent, and the foreigner with black hair gave her a different visual impact.
With the announcement of the supervisors, ten gladiators in heavy armor gradually walked out of the arena, and their average height was almost the same as the man who had just been knocked down by Lin Xiu. Almost everyone can fit two Lin Xiu. The heavy sword in his hand was raised behind him. Almost dragging away, some were holding spears, two people tall, the silver armor wrapped the whole body, and even the head was hidden in the armor, looking like a murderous aura, but on the other hand, Lin Xiu only had a brown-gray pants on his body. The upper body was completely naked, the hair was flying in the wind, and on the delicate face, the eyes scanned everything in front of him indifferently, and behind him was the little girl, whose eyes never seemed to leave the man in front of him.
The aura was getting worse, the cheers in the audience were slowly disappearing, and everyone was waiting with bated breath for the gorgeous duel that was about to begin, the foreigner man with black hair. Originally, it was not favored, but just now the other party was so simple and easy to hit. burst the other party's throat, and after that, the new emperor pressed the chips of the king's knight on his body, all of which added up to make their blood boil, this was a wonderful duel they had not dared to imagine for many years, and for a while they couldn't even blink and looked down unwillingly.
Those ten gladiators are not easy to achieve, if they want to say that they blow Lin Xiu's head with one punch, this kind of thing is still possible, after all, they are full-time training killing machines, and as far as Lin Xiu's thin body, the waist is not as thick as their thighs, such a person is usually equivalent to announcing death when he comes on the field, however, the corpse that fell to the ground is telling a difference, although they have a little surprise in their hearts, and they are also a little cautious, but they really can't find anything surprising about the other party.
As time went by, there was finally a gladiator who didn't want to wait any longer, the spear in his hand stepped forward, the horse stepped forward, and his feet were the ground, accompanied by the sound of shouting and killing, and rushed to Lin Xiu in front of him, and the nine gladiators behind him no longer sat still, after all, the other party was holding the emperor's sword in his hand, although the emperor did not say it directly, but does it also mean that whoever can get the sword is qualified to become the emperor's knight? These words, don't need to be said too clearly, even if they can't, they will definitely receive a lot of rewards, and there will be brave men under the heavy reward, not to mention, this is what they are best at making money, and from the day they choose to go to the gladiatorial arena, life and death are looked down on by them, especially when the other party is still a slave.
The shouting sound of killing is getting closer and closer, the original person's running slowly became two, three or four, and the most regular and uniform frequency sounded at the end, like an arrow pierced towards Lin Xiu, looking from above, Lin Xiu's figure was just a black spot, and it was almost expected that it would be swallowed up by the smoke and dust that passed by in an instant, however, the black dot did not take half a step back, still facing the wind, cold-eyed, motionless, and when the distance between Zhilu Road was only five meters, the spear was already here, and it went straight to Lin Xiu's heart, which was also at this time, Lin Xiu's body moved slightly to the left, and the spear stabbed out of his chest and landed in the air.
Lin Xiu turned sideways, his feet did not move, but the body of the gladiator in front of him could not stop and rushed to Lin Xiu's approach, Lin Xiu was still sticking to the ground with a sword in one hand, and the other hand was stretched out, and the cross arm was in a straight line, as if it was an ordinary stretch out, and it was a word, the gladiator ran wildly under his feet, and the weight of the armor made it unrealistic for him to suddenly stop moving, so he could only continue to rush forward, however, at the moment of contact with that arm, he couldn't believe his eyes, and the arm shook slightly, Hitting his armor, the shiny silver plate sunk deeply, and then the viscera felt displaced, and the blood began to rise in the staggered formation.
Looking at that arm in disbelief, although it was full of muscles, it was not strong, and it was just a slight vibration, God, the armor he was wearing was five centimeters thick, and it was easily punched out of a big hole, is this still a person? However, these doubts can only remain in the heart, as the body fell down, Lin Xiu's hind foot kicked lightly on the spear, preventing the spear from continuing to fall, the spear broke away from the gladiator's hand and rolled in the air, and at this time the second gladiator had already killed, the giant sword smashed into Lin Xiu's head with a broken wind, the spear fell at this time, and Lin Xiu caught it with one hand.
When there was a metal clash of metal, the giant sword was swung back, and the spear did not move, it was unbelievable, this thin body was like a god of war on the field, although the body was weak, but it was motionless. Let the storm hit. Block attack after attack.
The gladiator was stopped by such a blow. The body has lost its center of gravity, but he is not going to give up, and with the help of his body to roll and kick his foot in front of Lin Xiu, Lin Xiu inserted the spear into the ground with one hand, blocked it in front of him with one hand, and grabbed the gladiator's foot, just such a small hand made this gladiator unable to struggle at all, and after. Lin Xiu turned the wheel with one hand, and actually picked up the opponent's body directly, a windmill of one hundred and eighty degrees, drawing a semicircle in the air, and the silver armor emitted a dazzling light under the sun's illumination, like a full moon.
"Boom!" With a loud bang, the gladiator's armor was torn apart, and the helmet flew out of the helmet for a distance of several tens of meters, and cracks appeared in the ground. Such a heavy helmet smashed into the ground, like throwing dozens of catties of steel from a high altitude. Even this muffled sound made those who watched feel a slight vibration.
"Oh my God, is this still human? What is this outlander? Could it be Hercules? The people in the audience couldn't help but cover their mouths and sigh slightly, they had watched the duel for so many years, but when it came to visual impact, how could there ever be such magnificence in front of them.
Nero's eyes also showed a glint of appreciation, and he could already see Agrippina's frowning brows, this slave gave him hope at the same time, but also hit Agrippina deeply, compared to now she must be thinking about the next hand, hmph, I won't let you succeed, this slave he has secured.
Octavia can't see the existence of other people in her eyes now, only the slave on the field is left in her pupils, he is not strong, nor is he from a noble family, and he is not even as handsome as Nero who dresses as a man, but his performance on the field deeply stimulated Octavia's nerves, every woman has a prince dream, Octavia is no exception, she has looked forward to countless times in her dreams, there will be a hero or general in the future, wearing armor and riding a high-headed horse to her side, Prostrate under the pomegranate skirt to propose to her, however, on the day she married Nero, all dreams were shattered.
To be able to enter the court, no one is a fool, although only fourteen years old, but Octavia is already more scheming than the average person in his twenties, in this court, if you want to survive, you must learn this, this is created by the environment, otherwise you will one day, because of a trumped-up crime and become a pile of bones, or die of illness, these truths, Octavia is quite clear, so she chose to turn to Agrippina.
From that day on, she no longer had any illusions, nor did she have princely dreams, immersed in the struggle for power and intrigue, however, it was the slave below, who was obviously so slender that she could beat three or four gladiators as strong as an ox with her bare hands, just like that, until now, the sword has not been unsheathed, indeed, she cannot have another marriage, she is the emperor's woman, she seems noble, but in fact she can't help herself, but from the moment she saw this man, she changed her mind, Strengthened a cry in her heart, this person, she wants to get, she must get him.
No matter what kind of thoughts were carried above, how thunderous the audience was, Lin Xiu was still performing his duel alone, the two gladiators had lost their combat ability, and the eight people who rushed over behind had learned to be smart, and cooperated with each other to attack Lin Xiu, one spear stabbed directly into Lin Xiu's neck, and the other spear stabbed directly into his lower three ways, Lin Xiu turned over and raised the sword in his hand, and stepped directly on the spear stabbed by the other party after volleying, and his wrist trembled, The scabbard popped out and did not completely detach from the sword, it hit the gladiator in front of him like a spring, with such an easy blow, the gladiator's body lay backwards, but Lin Xiu took two steps on the spear that was about to fall, it looked extremely weird, as easy as walking in the clouds.
At the moment before the spear was about to land, the body of the toe flew up, and he pulled a kick back in front of the chest of another gladiator who surrounded him, and then as the body of the gladiator flew out of the gladiator, his body catapulted towards another gladiator, his feet were clamping the opponent's neck, with the churning of the body, a beautiful dragon kill, directly threw the gladiator's body out of the body, and then rushed forward two steps, four long swords staggered out, Lin Xiu's sword in his hand did not come out of the scabbard, his hands danced, and he rotated behind him, The clang, the bounce flew again and again, and just before the gladiator was about to land, he raised his leg and struck down, and with a bang, the gladiator plunged into the ground like an upside-down onion, and it seemed that he could not be stocked.
Just before the four people behind him could react to the time to defend, Lin Xiu's body was like a movie that would be pulled fast-forward, but the audience could only hear the humming sound of the sword coming out of the sheath, and the white light flashed lightly under the field, and the next moment, Lin Xiu's figure appeared outside the encirclement of the four people, his body stood upright, the sword in his hand followed his thumb lightly, and the figures of the four people behind him all fell down, the armor on his body was scattered, and the blade in his hand was split in two, just like that, all four people were killed, It wasn't until their bodies fell down and were cut in two that the blood slowly moistened the land, everything was fast, lightning-like speed, without the ability of a grandmaster-level swordsmanship, it was impossible to do it at all, but Lin Xiu had just obtained the ability of a swordsmanship master because of the contract, which was the most terrifying part of the contract ability.
Although Lin Xiu's movements are fast, he can't completely hide from Nero's eyes, after all, in this aspect, Lin Xiu still shares her ability, in itself, Nero's attainments in swordsmanship are a step higher than Lin Xiu, but the flaws are not hidden, this slave is obviously not an ordinary vagabond, his hand is really beautiful, as for the identity or something, Nero has no heart to care about it now, she only knows that she won, for the first time in public, she defeated her mother Agrippina in a grand manner, howeverIn her heart, it was just the beginning.
"I am fortunate not to dishonor the king's orders!" Lin Xiu made a standard knightly etiquette to Nero above, kneeling on the ground with one hand on his chest, from this moment on, he was already qualified to use such a courtesy, Nero got up, clapped with both hands, Octavia stared at the man below with his eyes, and Nero got up and applauded, and Agrippina, although psychologically uncomfortable, at this moment, on this occasion, she had to give face to the emperor, and reluctantly got up and applauded, slowly, all the nobles stood up, and the applause resounded throughout the gladiatorial arena of ancient Rome.
Jian Tong Sakura also knelt on the ground with Lin Xiu behind her, she just did the same, however, although she didn't understand, she would imitate her teacher, thinking that everything the teacher did was the most correct thing in the world, and while her eyes flickered, she didn't know what Lu Dao had in her heart. (To be continued......)