"That's why he was taken advantage of, and finally he was coerced into coming to me and brutally killed...... Richard, you can't understand the pain of losing a son. At the last minute, he still begged for my forgiveness for those who rebelled...... He was too kind, too kind to understand the cruelty of power struggles...... He didn't know that after that day, I myself, like him, had lost my freedom......"

Caligula stood up, and he looked into the distant sky, where there was a fiery red, an eerie fiery red. He vaguely remembered that in that direction, where the Pantheon in Rome was located......

"You see it, Your Majesty. It's dangerous to stay here, please come with me...... What you need most at the moment is to regain control of Rome......"

"Oh, the Romans have renounced their faith in the gods, they have renounced their reverence for Augustus, and in this rebellion I have seen too much pleasure, and at last I have come to a conclusion, one that I do not want to believe...... That is, they are denying their identity as Roman citizens...... Do you think it's necessary for me to go back? I'm the same as my child, or he's like me...... We all prayed for the betterment of Rome and the greatness of Rome again, but what we did was resisted by the Senate, but the ordinary citizens of Rome were also opposed to our efforts...... I'm tired, just let me die here, Richard. ”

"You need to pull yourself together...... In the future, you won't think like that......"

Richard tried his best to comfort Caligula and reached out to help him up, but he pushed him away.

Under Richard's silent gaze, Caligula roared loudly: "If they want the empire to fall, then let the empire fall!"

Chiyo Hattori, who was standing at a distance from the two of them, saw it, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and a katana more than a meter long suddenly appeared in his hand, and he was about to rush up and slash at the unsuspecting Caligula......

However, before she could start acting, she was smashed on the head by Ink Shadow with a violent shudder.

"Calm down!"

Mokage's voice was hoarse, and after Hattori Chiyo heard it, he snorted coldly before retracting his steps.

Then, the corners of her mouth were slightly deflated, and finally she forcibly held back. However, her hand couldn't help but quietly reach for the place where the ink shadow had been knocked just now, and rubbed it gently......

"It hurts......"

It was a snort that no one could hear......

"Calm down...... Think about it, the commoners are also bewitched by those in the Senate......" Richard looked at Caligula seriously, approached again, and forcibly pulled him up before he continued to persuade: "As long as you regain control of the Roman Empire, then all this will be in time!"

"It's too late, Richard...... Thank you for your kindness, but now, it's really too late......" Caligula shook his head and said gloomily, "The Praetorian Guard betrayed me, those shadow hunters I trained myself...... Betrayed me too. Really, Richard, I don't deserve sympathy...... Just leave me alone here. At least, when the senate found out about me, I still had some effect...... For example, to quell public anger...... When the time comes, I'll be considered to have died a little worthwhile. The empire will not be divided, and those who succeed me and sit in my place will also be kind to the ...... of the commoners for the sake of stability."

Hearing Caligula's explanation, Richard simply shook his head silently, ruthlessly shattering Caligula's illusions.

"You, like me, are giving everything for your people......"

"However, you do not know the true conspiracy of the Senate...... They intend to divide Rome into kingdoms according to their strength and contributions, just like the League of Kingdoms......"

After that, the Church of New God became the only faith of mankind...... All this is a conspiracy of the Protestant Religion, Your Majesty. You don't want to see that day coming, do you? Or rather...... Do you still want to take revenge on your child, Breno?"

When Richard said the word revenge, Caligula's eyes lit up, and then darkened again.

"Revenge? Is it possible? Don't you know that the only three legendary legions left in Rome are all under the control of the Senate...... They used some unscrupulous tactics to bring the generals of the legion to their side one by one...... Richard, I know that everything you say is a lie, and your purpose is just to take me away...... Unfortunately, I don't want to...... According to our previous agreement, you take care of Fiona for me, and share some of the pressure from the Kingdom Alliance, and I will give you the northern province of Ivey to your Holy Clan...... This agreement is still valid! It's just up to you to see if you can hold on to it in the future......"

Caligula still had something to say, for example, he knew that Richard was also one of the participants in this conspiracy, otherwise the barbarians would not have suddenly appeared in Sunset Fortress......

If he thinks things worse again, Richard coaxes him back, probably......

Caligula shook his head with a wry smile, after all that had happened, he had begun to unconsciously think of people on the darkest side......

However, just as he was about to take the initiative to return to the palace and return to the group of people who had betrayed him, Richard's next sentence, like a boulder, was thrown into the lake, and once again set off waves in his heart.

"The legendary Legion 'Augustus' has not betrayed you, and they have been aware of the troops since Breno's return to Rome...... Legion Commander Kalai ordered his soldiers to imprison all the Protestant priests and knights in the dungeons in Tuya, and rushed back yesterday...... It's just that the riot in the city, and the news of your brutal murder of Breno, have left them unjudged, and now they are only guarding the southern part of the city of Rome......"

"And the legendary legion 'Emperor Glory', also led by my messenger, came to the east of Rome and stationed - I just told them that the empire is going through a mutiny! After the exchange of information between the legion commander Junius and the legendary legion 'Augustus' legion leader Calle, they are convinced of the accuracy of my information, and now, under my orders, are ready to attack Rome!"

"Your Majesty, your legion, is waiting for your orders!"

Richard's sonorous voice echoed in his ears, and Caligula's Adam's apple moved...... He admitted that he was tempted, and if what Richard said was true, then he might really have a chance...... The loss of a child is indeed painful for Caligula, but the temptation to avenge his child is even greater!

But......

"I'll admit you've impressed me, Richard...... However, there were only two corps...... On the battlefield, your intrigues may still be useful, but the power of the legendary legion is beyond your imagination...... A 10,000-strong army composed of warriors as centurions and mid-rank warriors as ordinary soldiers is not something you can calculate...... Not to mention the seven standing armies of the senators, who are stationed in Rome......"

With that, Caligula shook his head and sighed again...... Decide to say what you really think.

"Besides, I don't know if all this is true...... You've betrayed me, Richard. I don't believe you, you shouldn't blame me...... Okay, even if what you say is true, what are the odds of victory? Two Legendary Legions, three Legendary Legions and seven Standing Legions? It's impossible to win......

"Your Majesty...... Please forgive me. The barbarians were indeed deliberately placed in the territory of the Empire, and in order to prevent them from discovering that my people had taken root in Ivey Province, I even instructed my eldest son, Will, to lead his people to hide in a makeshift camp set up outside the Beast Forest......" Richard lied frankly, but his lies were enough to convince Caligula. Seeing that a relieved smile gradually appeared on Caligula's face, Richard smiled slightly and asked, "Your Majesty, it may be that you didn't notice it because you were too sad...... The legion that was supposed to be guarding here has gone there......"

When Caligula heard this, he was shocked. He forced himself to come to his senses, and struggled out of the despair of these days, carefully recalling the ...... Then his face suddenly froze, he looked at Richard with a complicated expression, and asked tentatively with some hesitation: "What do you mean...... The legendary legion 'Scipio the Great'?"

"That's right, the legendary legion 'Scipio the Great', after the destruction of the square, was ordered by the Senate and stationed here...... Look, there's still the ashes of the campfire left over from their vigil. Richard pouted, motioning Caligula to look at the relatively flat spots in the corners of the square, the remaining piles of regularly scattered ashes.

"So, where have they gone......? They found the legion outside the city and had already begun to ......"

"No, where do you want to go. The soldier qualities of the legendary legion, you know...... Now that Rome has become a paradise for mobs, it has been a long time since there have been patrolling mages who have used 'insight' to sense external threats. Those in the Senate are now only interested in going to the treasury of the Empire to collect Ore, or to divide the interests. And the captains and centurions of the legendary legions stationed in the city were also imprisoned after their use value was drained......"

“...... Oh, what about the legendary legion 'Scipio the Great'?"

"They...... You can understand that they are missing...... Moreover, the greedy old fellows of the Senate all thought that Rome was no longer a threat, and in order to curry favor with their new masters, they did not set up patrols in the streets, but only let the mob wreak havoc in the city, destroying all traces left by the old gods and royalty...... Therefore, they did not know that one of the legendary legions on which they relied had disappeared......"

"This, that's kind of unbelievable...... Do you say ......"

Caligula seemed to realize something, and he looked at the silent duo behind Richard, and then at Richard in disbelief.

"Could it be that you have brought out all the notorious assassins of your Holy Clan?"

Richard smiled slightly, as if acquiescing, and then, he took a half-step back and knelt down on one knee towards Caligula.

"Your Majesty, allow me to pledge my allegiance to you! The legion I have formed, the Dragon's Guard, is on standby in all parts of the city of Rome!"