Chapter 57: No Rest
The waves rushed onto the beach and then receded in an instant, leaving only a grey stain of water. Xu Mo raised his feet, looked at the fine sand on the leather sandals, breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and slowly lay on the beach, folded his hands behind his head, quietly looked at the blue sky, and enjoyed the peace of this moment.
"Hahaha!" In the distance, the laughter and cries of the Spartan gladiators could be heard, and after many years, they finally returned to their homeland. Even the other gladiators and prisoners of war on the ship fell to their knees and burst into tears, all of whom had experienced many cruel things to a greater or lesser extent.
However, whether it is the Thracians, Macedonians, Germans or Carthaginians, the moment they set foot on the beach, they all feel the breath of freedom. Maybe in the future, they will still have to go to war and still endure the threat of death, but from now on, freedom is engraved in their souls, and they will no longer accept the enslavement of anyone.
"Arres, you did it!" A large hand appeared in front of Xu Mo's eyes, and Omus pulled him up from the sand, his face full of gratitude and smiles.
"No, we did!" Xu Mo patted Omus on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Do you know where this is?" ”。
"I ...... I don't know! A hint of bitterness appeared on Omus's face, "When I was a young warrior, I was captured by the Athenians in the war, and finally sold by slave traders to the Watermark Horsemen who spread their wings!" ”
"It's okay, it's okay!" Xu Mo slapped his shoulder heavily and comforted him.
"Lord Arres, this is the city-state of Pylos in Messenia, which has now been incorporated into the Peloponnesian League. I've been here before, and there's a small village not far east of here! The Spartan officer who Xu Mo rescued from the prisoner of war ship came from behind and explained to Xu Mo and the others.
The officer's name was Menus, and he was stout, but he was not very old, only in his twenties, and he was a noble son of Sparta. When many Spartan gladiators told others about the uprising, he would sit by and listen quietly, often with a look of longing.
Originally, Menus was very frustrated that he was not killed on the battlefield, but was captured by the Watermark Horsemen who spread his wings, but with the help of many gladiators, he finally got rid of the shadow of being a prisoner of war.
Leading the gladiator rebel army out of Pompeii, avenging the governor of Lucius, crossing half of Italy, and then moving to Sicily, regaining freedom for many brothers, Xu Mo's deeds made the young Menus very admired, and he wished that he was also one of the gladiators.
"Arres, you're back in Greece, have you figured out what you're going to do in the future?". Chisonis excitedly chased after him from behind.
"Not yet, maybe to serve in the army of King Leonidas, maybe go back to your hometown, and we'll go to the small village in front to replenish our provisions, and then let everyone decide where to go?" Xu Mo said with a smile.
"Arres, you'd better come and have a look, Ragseus ......" Dinah said embarrassedly as she looked at Xu Mo and the others.
"Ragethus ......" Xu Mo fell silent, Lagseus has been holding Claudia's corpse in a daze since he got on the boat, no matter how everyone persuaded him, he refused to let the corpse be buried at sea, and now the whole person almost has a strong smell of corpses.
"Ragseus, let her go, you do this, Claudia will not get peace!" Xu Mo walked up to Ragseus and sighed softly.
“……”
Looking at the silent Ragseus, Xu Mo was a little helpless. When he was on the ship, he tried all kinds of methods, even punches and kicks, and Lagerseus looked like a dead man, so that everyone had no way at all. originally thought that in a few days, Lagatius would be able to react a little, but now that they are in Greece, Lagseus is still this German surname, it seems that the situation is even more serious.
"Lagersius, Claudia once had a wish!" Nia crouched beside Ragseus and whispered.
Hearing Nia's words, Lagseus turned his head and looked at her blankly.
"She wants to visit your hometown, have a whole bunch of children with you, and live in Thrace together!" Nia stroked the messy hair on Lagerseus' forehead, "Claudia has always loved cleanliness, and she won't be happy if you hold her like this!" ”
"Claudia......" Ragseus finally spoke, his dry and hoarse voice making everyone next to him sour.
"Lagatius, give her to me! I'll work with Claudia's sisters to dress her up again so that she can return to the earth in peace! Nia gently stroked Claudia's pale face and took her out of Lagerseus's arms.
"Wait!" Seeing Nia, who was about to leave with Claudia in her arms, Ragseus spoke hoarsely again.
Ragseus stood up, snatched a dagger from the hand of a Spartan warrior next to him, stepped in front of Nia in a few steps, raised the dagger, gently cut off a strand of Claudia's blonde hair, and solemnly accepted it into his arms. After doing all this, Lagerseus seemed to have lost all his support, shook his body, and collapsed into the arms of Eumes behind him.
After burying Claudia, Xu Mo led the team to set off again, heading to the small village east of the beach.
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"Here...... What's going on? The crowd looked at everything in amazement.
The small Greek village in front of them was in ruins, charred by fire, broken clay pots and farm implements, and even the land was charred and blackened.
The warriors scattered around the village, using their weapons to tear through the collapsed beams and bricks, hoping to find the survivors, but after a search, they found that there was not a single body or living person in the charred earth.
"Come on, everyone!" While everyone was wondering, a Thracian gladiator in the distance heard a loud shout.
Passing through the scattered villages, everyone climbed up a small hill behind the village, and at the bottom of the hillside, a tragic scene appeared in front of everyone.
In the hollow below the hillside stood a sharp wooden stake, each of which contained a body pierced through the chest, hanging high from the stake. Young adults, old people, children, women, babies, a whole small Greek village is pierced on a wooden stake.
Most of the corpses on the stake had distorted faces, and it was clear from the wide eyes of many of them that they had been impaled on the stake alive. Some of the bodies of young adults were missing parts of their limbs, most likely severed during the resistance.
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Stumps and internal organs were discarded under the stakes, many of which had been eaten by wild beasts, and the strong smell of corpses filled the air......
"Gross!" The ladies in the team leaned down one after another, lying on the ground and vomiting, and even Xu Mo, who was used to seeing killing, couldn't help but churn in his stomach.
"This is the watermark of Luo Zhanyi's horse mercenary legion!" A mournful voice came from the ranks.
Xu Mo turned his head to see that the person who came out of the voice was Luba. The Carthaginian young man walked out of the group with a blushing face and said to everyone, "This kind of thing has happened to me in my hometown, and this is the work of the overseas mercenary corps of the Watermark Horse people who spread their wings. These people burned, killed, looted, and did all kinds of evil, and they were financed by the Watermark Horse people who spread their wings, causing massacres and plundering wealth in the coastal areas of hostile countries. As a result, the watermark team, which forced the front-line army of the hostile country to spread its wings, was forced to withdraw its troops, turning from victory to draw, and from draw to defeat! ”
"Samsara No. 228, you have triggered the Competing Surname Mission: Expulsion! (The villages around the C+-tier Greek city-state of Pylos have been attacked by the Watermark Horse Mercenaries of Luo Wings, please exterminate them or expel them from the Greek region.) The task must be completed within the space law fusion period, and the task reward is: 12000 credits, 14 skill points, and no failure penalty for competing missions. ”
Xu Mo took a few steps forward expressionlessly, squatted down, picked up a mutilated baby who was too small to be pierced on a stake, gently closed the baby's eyes that could not rest, turned around and lifted it high above the top, and shouted angrily at the gladiator team: "Find them, kill them!" ”
"Find them, kill them!" The roar of the whole team rang out over the hamlet.
Half a month later......
(To be continued.)
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