Chapter One Hundred and One: The Incomparably Powerful Xerxes
The hot springs were closed with battle flags fluttering, war drums thundering, and countless Persian soldiers scattered all over it, all of them fighting with their swords and waiting for battle.
Not only were there Persian soldiers everywhere in the canyon of the middle gate, on the city walls, and on the cliffs, but even not long after Liu Ping and his people left the canyon, even at the east gate of Hot Spring Pass, a group of Persian cavalry galloped over, and it was obvious that they had made a detour from the far rear.
The appearance of this group of Persian cavalry also indicates that Liu Ping and his people have been completely surrounded by the Persians at this moment, and there will no longer be a safe escape route for them in the entire Hot Spring Pass.
The Persians also seemed to have been waiting for this group of cavalry, and after their appearance, the Persian camp, which had not moved before, suddenly sounded a dense trumpet, and then, the Persian emperor Xerxes finally appeared in front of everyone.
He was a bald man, extremely burly, almost three meters tall, like a giant. At this moment, he was naked, wearing countless gold jewelry on his head, neck and body, sitting on a huge, extremely luxurious chair, carried by dozens of slaves, under the protection of the immortal legion "Yemota", slowly coming from Simon.
As Xerxes and Liu Ping gradually approached, the Persian archers around finally tightened the longbow in their hands and aimed the arrow at Liu Ping and others, as long as they found that Liu Ping dared to make a move, they would not hesitate to shoot the arrows in their hands.
"There are so many people coming." Looking at the dense Persian soldiers in front of him, Wang Dahai's face was a little ugly.
Liu Ping couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he heard this, his heart was also a little apprehensive at the moment, he clearly saw that in addition to a large number of soldiers of the undead legion, there were actually four giants following Xerxes, and these four giants were also very different from the giants he had seen before, not only did they all wear armor, hold a sword and a shield, and their mighty aura was obviously stronger than the giant he had dealt with before.
Liu Ping hurriedly whispered to the king of Sparta: "Leonidas, since you insist that the whole army stand here, then you should be mentally prepared, then you and I will tell the truth, are you really sure that you can kill Xerxes in this situation?" ”
Leonidas glanced at Liu Ping strangely: "Kill Xerxes?" No, no, since he is the god of Persia, how can I kill him. The reason why I am standing here and planning to attack him is only to try to hurt him when he thinks he has a chance of victory, and as long as I can hurt him, I am already satisfied. Of course, if a miracle could happen and seriously injure him, it would be even better, and maybe Persia would have retreated because of this. But even if the attack is not successful, it doesn't matter, even if I can't shoot him, I can rely on this attack to let him know that the Spartans will never give in, and he, who is extremely angry, will definitely order us to die an extremely gorgeous death, to die on such a battlefield, to die under the arrows of so many people, this is the glory of our Spartans. ”
Liu Ping was speechless for a moment, and after glancing at Wang Dahai, he was even more certain, it seems that the task of assassinating Xerxes will still depend on the two of them, Leonidas now has no confidence in victory, and his mind is full of thoughts about how to die a heroic death.
Taking advantage of the fact that there was still a little time, Liu Ping looked carefully around Xerxes again, hoping to find the figure of the traitor, but unfortunately he never found anything, and he didn't know if there was no traitor at all, or the traitor was hidden, or he didn't follow, so Liu Ping didn't find out.
Xerxes's seat was too big and heavy, so even if dozens of people carried it, its speed was not fast, and in the anxious waiting of Liu Ping and the others, it took a whole cup of tea before he came from the camp to Liu Ping's people.
The sound of war drums, which had been floating on the battlefield before, immediately stopped, and the entire hot spring seemed to be extremely quiet, except for the sound of the sea breeze blowing through the flag.
A Persian general walked out of the crowd: "Leonidas, greetings to you, congratulations!" You have indeed turned calamity into victory, and despite your unbearable pride, the King of Heaven still admires your Spartans' bravery and fighting skills. Our Persian god is very generous, so there is still a chance that you can have a strong ally, as long as you are sensible, think for your people, and be willing to give up the unrealistic idea. ”
Seeing that Leonidas had been looking at Xerxes without saying a word, the general thought that he had been moved by what he had said, so he hastened to continue to persuade: "In spite of your several insults, in spite of your terrible blasphemy, the king still intends to forgive them all, so rest assured." In addition, to reward your allegiance, the land you fought for will still be yours, and the Sparta you fought for will be richer and more powerful than before! The throne you fought for will still be yours, and you can even go one step further and become the king of all Greece. ”
At this point, the general pointed his hand at Xerxes: "As long as you, as long as you tell the only true master of this world, the god of gods, the king of nations, that you are willing to be loyal to him." Just such a simple thing, yes, you heard it right, as long as you lay down your arms, as long as you knelt before the holy Xerxes and did these things, then, Leonidas, this war, you are victorious. ”
After saying these words, the general looked at Leonidas without saying a word, quietly waiting for his reply, and for Liu Ping and Wang Dahai standing next to Leonidas, he didn't even look at them from beginning to end, it seems that in his eyes, although Liu Ping and Wang Dahai are very powerful in individual combat, they are only Leonidas's two subordinates, and they don't need to pay attention to it at all.
Although Liu Ping and Wang Dahai were a little unconvinced by this, they would not be stupid enough to take the initiative to stand up and plead, the less important the Persians would be to them, the better, so that when they would attack Xerxes, they would be more unexpected by the other party.
The breeze on the sea blew, kissing the sweat running down Leonidas' neck and chest, and the seagulls flying above the sea chirped, as if complaining about the dead bodies floating on the surface of the sea.
Listening to the steady breathing of the hundreds of subordinates behind him, and feeling the powerful heartbeats of Liu Ping and Wang Dahai beside him, Leonidas knew that everyone was ready to fight to the death, and waited for his order.
Leonidas, with a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left, took a deep breath, lowered his head slowly, and then took off his helmet, which he felt was too dull.
His action seemed to make the Persian general misunderstand what he meant, and he looked at their king Xerxes with excitement on his face.
When Leonidas took off his helmet, he threw it to the ground without raising his head, and then felt that the shield in his left hand seemed too heavy, so he shook his left hand and threw the huge shield to the ground.
The Persian king Xerxes finally couldn't sit still, stood up with bright eyes, and looked at Leonidas in front of him with a look of expectation, if the other side really surrendered to him, this battle of Thermopylae would finally be sung for eternity with his final victory.
"Your spear, Leonidas, throw down your spear!" The Persian general dutifully reminded him.
Leonidari ignored the general, and threw down his helmet because he thought it was blocking his vision, and threw down his shield, because he thought that the heavy shield affected his balance, and he didn't really want to surrender, so how could he throw down the only weapon in his hand!
"Kill!"
Before the roar fell, he had already thrown the spear in his hand at Xerxes in front of him, and at this moment, his eyes were actually blank, and he had already entered the state of unlocking the genetic lock.
The ancients said that the Spartans were the reincarnation of Hercules, and the brave Leonidas proved their bloodline, and his roar resounded in the sky!
Rushing out with his spear, there were also Liu Ping and Wang Dahai!
The two of them rushed out at a very fast speed, one left and one right, and when they were about to collide with the Persian soldiers, they kicked the ground with their two feet, and passed the Persian soldiers in front of them with super bounce force, and before they landed, the shield in their hands had already smashed down, and the countless spears that stabbed them suddenly staggered.
The two of them did not fight, and as soon as they landed on their feet, they leaped forward again, dodging the countless spears that pierced them, and also passed over the heads of the two giants who guarded the chairs, and fell straight to the throne of Xerxes.
From the time they rushed out to now, it was only a breath of time, which shows how fast they are.
Liu Ping has unlocked the genetic lock, and Wang Dahai has also transformed into a werewolf. One of them and one wolf, they stood on both sides of Xerxes's chair, blocking the passage from which Xerxes could escape.
No one thought that this assassination would go so smoothly, and the two of them came to Xerxes so easily and unscathed, and Xerxes, who was guarded by the Escort Regiment, was so simply surrounded by the two, and it seemed that it had become the bag of the two.
Although Liu Ping and the others also felt that this was really smooth, they were not stupid, no matter what, they were already standing in front of Xerxes, and naturally they would not make any comments to Xerxes who were surrounded at such a time, that was a stupid thing that only the villains in the movie would do, and before they could stand firmly, they had already slashed the weapons in their hands to Xerxes's body.
Just when Liu Ping and Wang Dahai thought that Xerxes would definitely die, the development of events far exceeded their expectations.
Xerxes faced Liu Ping and Wang Dahai, facing the weapons that the two were about to chop, he actually stood in front of the seat like this, with a smile on his face, his body was motionless, just holding a spear in one hand, and with a slight wave, he blocked the weapons of Liu Ping and the two to the side, and before the two of them who were shocked could react, his left hand twitched, and the two of them were knocked out in an instant.
When Liu Ping and Wang Dahai were still in the air, a mouthful of blood had already spurted out, although they were not lightly injured by this blow, but the shock they felt in their hearts at this moment was far more than the others, making them completely forget the pain on their bodies, they couldn't figure it out anyway, how could Xerxes be such a powerful person, from Xerxes's understatement blow, they clearly felt Xerxes's incomparably powerful power!
"Hahahaha! You idiots, as I thought, really stayed here with the idea of assassinating the Emperor of Persia! Haha, ignorance is terrible, you're going to die this time! A burst of laughter suddenly came from behind Xerxes's seat, and that voice was familiar to everyone in the reincarnation team, because it was Qi Hongzhuang's voice!