Reborn As a Pirate

Shadow Warriors, a group of professional warriors who are as old as Assassin, or even older.

They were born in Rome.

In 476 AD, the Western Roman Empire died under the repeated ravages of Praetorians, Queens, Germanic Savages and Huns for more than a century.

The fall of the brother empire made Thracian Leo I, who was in charge of Byzantium at that time, feel a huge crisis.

Because the risk of being emperor in Rome is too great.

In 422 years after the unification of Rome, 82 generations were passed down, and 60 people did not die well.

In the 81st year of Western Rome, 11 generations were passed down, 4 people were deposed and 5 people were killed.

In stark contrast, Eastern Rome, which also lasted for 81 years, experienced five emperors. The four previous rulers before Leo I all died well, and Leo I's own position was quite stable.

why?

The Thracians, who started a new dynasty, thought hard and finally came to two conclusions.

First, Eastern Rome abandoned the polytheism of Western Rome and insisted on practicing the Christian Orthodox Church of the One God.

Second, the emperors of Eastern Rome paid more attention to the centralization of the monarchy. Compared with their brother empires, the emperors of Eastern Rome had stronger power.

The more critical reason here is of course the centralization of the monarchy.

Thinking about this, Leo I immediately gave up his plan to avenge his brother empire.

Before his brother's bones turned cold, he reached a settlement with the Goths, the great enemies of the empire. The Goths no longer coveted the land of the Eastern Empire, and he also swore to give up his plan to retake the powerful land of the Western Empire.

After solving the foreign aggression, Leo I began to strengthen the centralization of governance. Together with his descendants, he used a dynasty to turn the Senate and the Consul into honorary titles.

Such a move has indeed made the rule of the empire more stable. The four emperors ruled the empire for a total of 61 years. Even after the usurpation, Emperor Zeno had the opportunity to kill the usurper Vasiliskos and regain the throne. hands.

It's just that a strong centralization of power does not make the emperor himself safer, because in the face of the increasingly powerful imperial power, the emperor has no one to trust.

Leo II was poisoned by his own parents,

Stepping on the blood of his own father and son, Zeno the Great became the supreme ruler of Rome.

So after the extinction of the Leo dynasty, the great Justinian I prepared a brand new guard force while continuing to strengthen his royal power.

This work began when he served as assistant to his uncle Justin I.

He selects good and strong slaves, many born gladiators. He bred them, took away healthy boys and raised them in an isolated manor, educated them, and then castrated them at the age of six, and began taking drugs at the age of eight, wearing restraint uniforms, and receiving harsh and brutal martial arts training.

By the time they are twelve, those who survive are Shadow Warriors.

These people have no desires, lack common sense, have deformed children's thin bodies, can hide in unimaginable small spaces for adults, and also show tenacity and patience unimaginable for humans.

These people lurk beside the emperor 24 hours a day, like the shadow of the emperor, and only when the emperor's life is in danger will they show up, showing their strength and loyalty.

From a certain point of view, they actually have a lot in common with Assassin, such as superb martial arts, inhuman athletic ability, stealth skills integrated into the bone marrow, professional and skilled killing methods, and so on.

However, in the long history, these two professional armed groups with similar types and different functions have not had large-scale conflicts. The emperor of Eastern Rome has never been the target of Assassin's assassination, and the shadow warriors will not leave their emperor.

Their origin began after the inheritance was cut off.

As the Eagle's Nest City and Constantinople were broken one after another, Assassin became the sword of desire. Following the footsteps of the eastern nobles fleeing westward, the shadow warriors stood out from the vast number of guard types, and gradually became the highest-end strong shield for the senior nobles to maintain family safety.

Is the sword sharp? Is the shield strong?

In the long years of two or three hundred years, the remaining veins of Assassin and the shadows who lost the emperor have never stopped killing in the invisible and unknowable secrets. the price.

Hannah encountered shadow warriors when she was practicing with her father.

She was only 10 years old at the time, and her target was a marquis of the Austrian Knights of the Golden Fleece.

In addition to her and her father, Assassin had two strong opponents who were not inferior to her father in terms of strength, and the Marquis had two shadow warriors to protect her.

The brutal fight was silent.

Without the knowledge of the people in the manor, an Assassin was strangled to death in the ceiling compartment, and an Assassin died together with the shadow warrior who attacked when he was poisoned in the wine cellar.

The father followed the bones of his companions and killed the sneak attacking warrior on the top of the bookcase in the large library.

So Hana had only encountered a shadow warrior before, but now, today, is the first time she has seen her natural enemy with her own eyes.

Shadow Warrior Zaniin...

Hai Na pursed her lips, took half a step back, and bowed her knees.

Her lunge is loose, but her feet are as motionless as raw nails. At the same time, her upper body is shaking and swinging rhythmically with a range that is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. She keeps adjusting her center of gravity, making it impossible to predict her next move.

The shape of her hands is also completely different from the stretch and softness of the past.

The left hand holds the short blade upside down, and the curved arm is facing the knife. The point of the knife is forward, the fist and the eye protect the heart. The right hand is held forward, locked on the opponent like a javelin, and straightened to face.

Both knives are in front, both arms are offensive.

The left knife and the right arm form two parallel lines of different lengths, which rise and fall together within a limited range with the change of the center of gravity, like a broken log floating on the sea, giving people a strange, stiff and dull feeling.

This is of course an illusion.

Even in the face of a formidable enemy in the shadows, Hina would not be foolish enough to throw herself into dangerous tension and hesitation.

Her muscles are still slack, and she uses the slack to assume a stiff posture, just like a cat arching its back and grinning before a big battle, which is both a deterrent and a readiness for war.

Zaniyin actually received Henna's threat.

He straddles, dips, swings. The deformed arms, slender and disproportionate to the body, spread back like wings, and the shiny curved hooks slashed the air, making a whirring sound of cutting the wind.

What a wonderful encounter, Miss Assassin. He said, The shadow is on the offensive side, but the killer is on the defensive.

Then you get out of the way.

Hina lowered her eyelids, looked over him, and stared at Nacien behind him, ready to go.

A competent killer will not stand in front of anyone, and will only try to take my life when I kill.

It is indeed an interesting proposal. Zaniyin let out a night owl-like smile, Although it is interesting, it cannot be implemented. Naxien is a precious asset of the master, and his skills are very useful to us. I cannot let you kill him. killed him.

Then shut up, it's time to fight... Fight!

Hannah's body stopped swinging and sank, like a spring out of control, it started suddenly during the sinking process and shot out quickly.

She strode forward, stabbing out with the pointed right saber, and swung the left saber tucked away in front of her chest.

Zaniyin stepped forward without showing any weakness, with two iron hooks crossed in front of him, easily catching Hana's no-frills straight stab, expanding his chest, locking it tightly, pulling it outward, and blocking Hana's left knife attack route.

Unexpectedly, Haina dropped the knife.

At the moment when the dagger was locked, she threw it away, followed the force of Zaniin's pull, and turned around with her right leg as the axis.

Turn around sharply!

Her wide smock unfolded like a flower, she stopped her momentum at some point, turned around, and the handle of her left knife slammed heavily on the copper bell beside her.

hum!

The frantic sound waves exploded, shattering the quiet night, hitting the eardrums of the three clock tower visitors like a heavy hammer, and even Hana was not spared.

But she was already prepared after all.

Suppressing the nausea caused by the stirring of her brain and the loss of direction, she stepped on the guardrail of the bronze bell and jumped out of the bell tower.

Shocked and dizzy, Zaniyin's eyes were blurred, and all the scenes were presented in a twisted vortex-like form, making it a luxury for him to even stand upright.

He saw Hannah jumping out of the clock tower, and the limited part of his brain that could maintain thinking kept ringing the alarm bell, warning him that Hannah could not jump off the building to die.

But what is her purpose in doing this? What is relying on? Where is the agency that guarantees mobility?

Gotta find out!

He squinted like a drunk, looking carefully at the arched window where Hina jumped off the building.

Once, twice...

As the dizziness gradually faded, he finally discovered the clue.

A piece of string...

Behind me! Zaniin yelled at Nacien who was stunned and stunned.

Henna came up through the arched window against which Nacien leaned.

Holding the sling and stepping on the wall, she galloped on the vertical wall with a pendulum motion, breaking through the shackles of gravity like a flying angel, and rising up from the night sky outside the building!

Sling tight!

The taut sling pulled Henna back. She let go of the sling, felt the throwing knife in mid-air, and raised three straight at Nacien's throat.

Zaniin can't do anything.

He flew up, but couldn't keep up with the flying knife, he could only watch helplessly as the flying knife pierced Naxien's shoulder, making a sound of sharp blade entering his body.

Three hits and one hit.

Under the interference of dizziness, Haina only hit one of the throwing knives with perfect accuracy, and perfectly missed all the three vital points of eyebrows, throat, and heart.

Pulled by the rope, she flew towards Nacien, and Zaniin grabbed Naxien's collar before she could make up the knife, and flew into the wide-open stairway.

Haina fell to the ground of the bell tower, and was pushed and smashed heavily against the stone arched window, and couldn't help letting out a muffled groan.

Escaped...

She rubbed her shoulders regretfully and stood up unsteadily.

Forget it, as long as the hunter is dealt with, just a shadow warrior, it doesn't matter whether he lives or dies...

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