Persian Assassin: Dance of the Prisoners

Forcing himself to look away, he turned to avoid the others.I can't judge the skills of these barbarians, maybe they are the best among the pursuers.The sound of a dog barking followed, and it seemed that there was only one step away.I stepped up and ran at the fastest speed in my life, the wind buzzed in my ears, and my heart seemed to jump out of my body cavity.

Unfortunately, in this strange and dark jungle, I couldn't get rid of them, and I was overtaken in an instant.A savage rushed towards me, was knocked down by me, crushed on the ground and wiped off his neck.Thick blood splattered on my face, and the fishy smell immediately ignited my fighting spirit.

Must not be taken back - the thought filled my mind.

I stared coldly at those guys who were waiting for an opportunity to attack: "Your master won't allow you to hurt me, but I will not be soft. If you are sensible, go back with your tail between your legs!"

The shadows in the darkness did not retreat but advanced, all rushing towards me.Immediately I jumped up a tree, pulled out a pair of the sharpest hand blades, and jumped down at a burly barbarian who rushed under the tree.My knee landed on his thick back, the point of the blade pierced his shoulder blade, and I was thrown violently to the ground, strangling my arm.

There was a needle-like coolness in my arms, and a pair of hands grabbed my feet. The strength of these barbarians was astonishing, and their bodies were like iron hoops.I slammed my head against the guy on my body a few times, and when he relaxed a little, I twisted my wrist, causing him to stand up with a howl.It freed me for a split second, freeing my elbow to crush his throat.

I kicked the other savage under me, jumped up, and stabbed his head with a knife.

The rest of them were probably intimidated by my fierceness, and they hesitated to approach them a few meters away.

"Go away, you can't catch me."

I squeezed out a few words between my teeth, and lit up the blood-stained double blades, but a numbness crept up my arms quietly.I glanced at the tiny wound, and my heart sank suddenly.

They watched me without hesitation, as if to make sure I had been hit.I remained motionless in a posture ready to attack, but my arms trembled uncontrollably.A savage blew his horn, and the others bent down, like wolves besieging their prey, and slowly approached me.

There was the sound of horseshoes not far away, and more pursuers rushed over.

The situation got completely worse.The dizziness gradually spread, I took a few steps back, threw away the double blade, and held the last thing inside.Those were two copper balls that would explode.

Holding them in the palm of my hand, I sprinted a few steps and threw them behind me.

In an instant, several groups of burning flames erupted in the forest, and the rising thick fog wrapped me heavily like viscous latex. My brain became heavy, and I rushed towards the direction where the smoke was sparse in a panic.

After running away for a few steps, my whole body became weak, and I barely slipped and fell against a tree trunk.Rushing noises followed one after another, and I vigilantly propped up my collapsed eyelids and followed the sound.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but a familiar white figure suddenly appeared in the distracted line of sight.

He was riding on a horse, looking down at me, his whole body exuded a soft halo like moonlight.

"Flavitz..."

Barely moving my lips, I rushed towards him, but lost consciousness all of a sudden.

Chapter 83 [LXXIII] The Two-Headed Snake

"Don't leave me... Ah Suin! Please!"

"Ah Thien, come back to me. You swear to stay with me for the rest of your life..."

"You can't escape, Ah Suin."

"You are destined to belong to me, just like the thread of fate, the orbit of the sun, the moon and the stars, you cannot escape..."

"My little Cupid..."

High or low whispers and whispers overlapped and woven into a dense spider web, attacking from all directions.In a trance, I was like a moth, shuttling between the pillars of the ancient temple, trying to find a way out.The statues of the Greek gods sealed every arch and stood tall on the wall, looking down indifferently on my tiny shadow.

Like mocking, but also like pity.

I wandered around in a daze, and finally came to the graceful Aphrodite.She folded her arms and bowed her head, looking down at the two strings of clear names engraved on her seat.

Caressing the old marks on the rough stone surface with my own hands, a strand of blood oozed out from the fingertips, gurgled down, and condensed into a string of words on the wall.It was a question, every word went straight to the bottom of my heart.

The moment the answer was dug out of her heart, Aphrodite suddenly changed her appearance, her hair became twisted and ferocious snakes, her beautiful half-closed eyes were opened, the tails of her long and narrow eyes were raised, and her dark pupils were burning. watch me.

It looked like Yuriyans.

I backed away again and again in fright, and crashed into a gentle embrace.

Looking back, Flaviz's familiar smile came into view, his eyes were like a blue ocean, as if in a lifetime.

He lifted the copper bottle, and the mouth of the bottle fell down, and what dripped out was bright red blood.The blood color spread up along his ankles, and in an instant the white clothes were soaked into purple, and the golden hair was dyed into a magnificent dark red, and a wisp of it flowed down from the top of his head to form the strange brand, which stopped on his forehead, like a weeping bird. The pupil of blood.

"You love me, Ah Suin."

He didn't open his lips, but the low and bewitching voice pierced into his ears like a spell.

"Leave him, Ah Suin! Come back to me!"

Flaviz?

I followed the sound and saw that the shadow of the blond hair and white clothes was just a few feet away, but before I approached it, it was torn apart and shattered on the ground—it was the reflection in the mirror.Looking at the fragments, fresh blood flowed out like a living thing. Roots of red vines grew out of the blood, formed a cocoon, squirmed, and split from it, revealing a twisted and slender black shadow.

——A purple-red two-headed snake.

"Ah! Ah!"

I screamed uncontrollably, and the surrounding scenery suddenly disappeared and became nothingness.

"Athione...Athione!"

A familiar voice came from behind me, and a strong hand grabbed my shoulder.I blinked, and the firelight penetrated my eyelids, making my vision clear, and I was relieved to see Ishkad's face.

"Are you having nightmares again?"

A pot of hot water was brought to his mouth.

I shook my head, picked it up, took a big sip, and washed my sweaty face again, and my drowsy mind was slightly awake.Looking around, I found that the camp was set up in a cave near the sea, and I could see the light of a white lighthouse in the distance, which seemed to be quite a distance from the dense forest we fled into.

It was almost evening, and the setting sun dyed the misty sea surface crimson.

"You've been in a coma for three days, Athioin," said Ishkad.

Thinking of the scene before the coma, I rubbed my forehead, a little dazed: "Where is this?"

"The port of Antioch." Ishkad put on a coat for me and patted me on the shoulder.His face was tired and his eyes were bloodshot, as if he hadn't slept all night.Tatu also took a nap aside, as if he was extremely tired.In addition, I also noticed another figure lying quietly on the ground - Arshak.His appearance really surprised me: "Why is he here?"

"His Majesty's order. You are publicly crowned in his capacity, and Arshak has become a very important hostage to control Armenia. A ship will come soon to take us back."

"go back?"

Finally... Can I go back to Persia?I looked at the sea, followed the shadow of the ship in the distant port like a cloud, and my mood was complicated.This is the moment I have been looking forward to for a long time, but it is far from the excitement I expected.

Reaching out to touch my waist, I couldn't help but froze my wrist.The bottle that Flaviz gave me has disappeared.Where did it fall?I immediately stood up, shook my clothes, and searched around. Ishkad grabbed my wrist: "Are you looking for this?"

The copper bottle dripped impressively in his palm.The scene in the dream flooded into my mind in an instant, I grabbed the copper bottle in my hand, and my heart beat wildly.

"What is this? I haven't seen you bring this kind of thing before. Someone gave it?" Ishkad sat down against the cave wall, looked in the direction of the campfire, and took a deep breath, as if trying to keep his voice calm. .It made me realize that he was still angry that Julyans had publicly humiliated me.

My face was on fire instantly, I raised my neck and took a big sip of water: "Have you ever seen a two-headed snake, Ishkad?"

"Two-headed snake?" He seemed slightly taken aback, "That's a legendary creature. Why did you suddenly think of asking this?"

"I just had a...very strange dream." I carefully stuffed the bottle into my belt, "Do you know what kind of legend it is?"

"I can't remember, it seems to be related to the Gorgon Medusa. Remember, when I took you sneaking into the Palace Library, I flipped through "Homer's Epic" and saw it. I don’t know I like to read mythology, you know." When mentioning the happy past, Ishkad's tone was obviously lower.

"Medusa." I murmured, pondering the meaning of this extremely unusual dream.The double-headed snake must have some symbolic meaning.I clearly read those ancient Greek myths carefully under the urging of Flaviz, but for some reason, I can’t recall the records about the two-headed snake.

"You shouldn't be preoccupied with mythology." Ishkad interrupted my thoughts with a mocking sigh.He threw a scroll at my feet, "something happened recently."

There was a rare heaviness in his tone, and I realized that there must be some important event recorded in this scroll.Unfold it and put it on the fire for a while, and the densely packed cuneiform characters immediately appeared.After reading it word for word, I couldn't help but take a deep breath.

This was an astonishing turn of events—a thunderbolt capable of splitting the already vulnerable armistice agreement between Rome and Persia.

The king of Armenia died suddenly the night before, and his death was attributed to Alpha, the priestess who came to teach on behalf of Sasanian Persia that day.An Armenian court eunuch accused her of poisoning the animals used for divination, so that the king died suddenly and without warning at the moment of receiving the oracle.

The priestess as a messenger was tied to the stake by the angry Christian queen, and she was burned alive in the name of God purifying the heathen, and also ignited the anger of the Zoroast warriors who came to escort them. There was a fierce fight with the Armenian army, and the Roman army stationed near Armenia also participated in the melee. In the end, the Persian warriors were outnumbered and wiped out.

This is not just a conflict of religious nature, but also a political fission.

Armenia, which had been swinging between Persia and Rome, fully leaned towards the latter. This was a great defeat for Persia, making the Persian land close to the Armenian border precarious and surrounded by enemies.Not only that, if Rome fully controlled Armenia, Rome could use it as a base to attack Media and Mesopotamia, which would threaten the heartland of Persia.

If this incident was a Roman conspiracy, then the purpose must be to start a war against Persia.

I looked at the sky that was reddened by the sunset.The war between Persia and Rome, the centuries-old enemies, dates back to BC and has lasted for hundreds of years. It will continue to burn endlessly, and will eventually die.

Julyans' curse-like words are still in my ears, which makes me confused.His eyes fell on the last sentence, but his thoughts froze again.

The prince must be brought back to Persia, otherwise he will be sentenced to death.

So……

"Ishkad, you already knew my identity?" I twisted my neck stiffly.But there was no sound over there, eyes were closed, and it seemed that he had fallen asleep without a sound.

I shook my head dejectedly, and saw a roasted seabird in front of the campfire, and I grabbed it and ate it.At this time, the flames rushed automatically without wind, and quietly extinguished, emitting a puff of blue smoke.

It was pitch black all around.

I vaguely smelled a dangerous breath, and hurriedly patted Ishkad, but he was silent, as if he had passed out.Hastily pulled out the knife from his waist, I bent down vigilantly, and walked around carefully.

There was a rustle of movement in the forest. I drew my knife out of its sheath and moved slowly towards the entrance of the cave. I heard light and slow footsteps. A white figure emerged from the mottled shade, revealing a head of soft blond hair.

I froze for a moment and didn't wake up until he called my name.

"Ah Thien, come with me." Flaviz smiled slightly, a ray of red sunlight fell on his face, embellishing his god-given face as beautiful as the sunset.

Chapter 84 [LXXIV] Your "Salvation"

I walked towards him as if obsessed, and followed him through the dense forest to the seashore.

The sunset in the distance sank into the sea at a speed visible to the naked eye. The sunset glow and the night ebb and flow. I also feel that I am falling into a dream, and I can't tell whether this is reality or not.The sea breeze lifted Flaviz's white clothes, making his figure erratic and illusory, as if it would disperse like smoke if touched.

"Flavitz..." I couldn't help hugging him behind my back, "Are you really there?"

"As you can see, I am here."

He grabbed my hand, touched every joint of mine lightly, then stroked his arm, turned around, and touched my face along his shoulder.I took his wrist and kissed his palm.Under the moonlight, the misty blue eyes were like a piece of stagnant water without waves, staring at me clearly, but seemed to stare beyond me into the boundless distance.

I read deep despair from the bottom of his eyes.

He can't see me.

An uncontrollable sadness blocked my nostrils, and I buried my head in his neck, my fingers in his silky blond hair, and I was hugged by him.Unexpectedly, the discomfort in the abdomen suddenly hit, and my legs went limp, causing Flaviz to stumble, and we sat down together on the soft sand.

"Feel sorry!"

I got up in a panic and helped him up habitually, but he stretched out his arms to hold him on my lap.Flaviz caressed my abdomen, frowning slightly: "It's hard here, isn't it?"

"Hmm." I nodded awkwardly.

"Let me take a look, okay?" His fingers touched the hem of my clothes, and a strange color appeared in his indifferent eyes, "I may be able to relieve Medusa's curse."

"But you can't see it?"

"Look here." Flaviz held the back of my hand and smiled gently.His palm was extremely smooth, wet and cold, as if there was not even a trace of palm prints.The moment I touched it, I felt chills all over my body.As before, I've never been able to resist such a caring plea from Flaviz.

Submissively lifted the hem of the clothes to my waist, and I found that my stomach had protruded a little, like a pregnant woman who was pregnant for the first time.This association made me feel extremely ashamed, let alone facing Flaviets.He put his arms around my waist and groped my abdomen with his fingers spread open.

His palm was pressed tightly against my navel, as if there were Braille, his eyelashes drooping like a cloud, his expression charmingly focused.I stared blankly at him, as if I was learning to read and write by his side when I was a child.Suddenly, my abdomen contracted again, and Flaviz's expression changed, and he withdrew his hand as if scalded.

"What's the matter?" I grabbed Flaviz's palm and found that he really didn't have palm lines, only a snake-shaped brand the size of a bottle cap—exactly the same as the one on Flaviz's forehead.

"What is this?" I subconsciously stretched out my fingers to touch it, but Flaviz withdrew his palm.

"The imprint of rebirth, the symbol of Medusa's servant." He said lightly, with a light cough coming out of his throat, "Julians dedicated himself to Medusa, and I was also implicated. I dreamed of getting a new life, but I didn't expect ..."

Flaviz shook his head, and smiled wryly.

My heart felt like being strangled by a thin thread, I stroked his thin back and eased his breathing.Instead of getting better, his chronic illness seemed to be worse than before.A kind of determination rose from my chest, and I reached out and hugged him.I failed Flaviz in his last life, so in this life, I should protect him.

"Flavitz," I touched the bottle stuffed in my belt, and asked anxiously, "What's in it?"

"The blood of Medusa. It can bring the dead back to life, and it can also separate the living from the body and enter the underworld." Flaviz's slender fingers climbed up my arm like thin vines, and his voice was almost inaudible, " That's where Yuriyans should have been, he never belonged to this world. Only by sending him back can you and I be freed."

For a moment, those charming eyes appeared in front of me, and my chest seemed to be clenched: "Is there any other way?"

He rested his hand on my shoulder, lowered his eyelids, and there was a kind of sadness in the gray-blue eyes: "The only way is to let him return to the dust. Ah Su Yin, are you unable to bear it, or are you afraid? You... fell in love with him gone?"

"How is it possible!" I snorted, and my breathing was disturbed by a trace of panic for no reason.Flaviz suddenly grabbed the back of my neck and kissed me unexpectedly.I wanted to escape, but the sweet dizziness enveloped me like smoke.His kiss was very soft, his lips were soft and cold, just like the wings of a seabird sweeping across the winter water, the chill spread like ripples, making me shiver.

Trembling, can not extricate themselves.

I hooked his neck, responded to him forgetfully, and wantonly vented the longing I had accumulated over the years.Perhaps unable to bear my strength, Flaviz's body leaned back, and I logically pressed him under me, biting his lips like a wild animal out of the cage, absorbing the sweet body fluid in his mouth.At this moment, I am no longer the child I used to be, no longer a weak person, but a man who has the ability to protect the people he loves.

When I stopped panting, he gently pecked at my chin, like an elder deliberately indulging a child, and stroked my back with one hand.The reassurance made me freeze, ashamed that I had offended him.Was it influenced by Yuriyans, why would I make such a move?

Embarrassed, I buried him on his shoulder, into his soft golden hair, and apologized in a muffled voice: "I'm sorry... I was too impulsive."

"That's because you love me, isn't it?" Not having to look directly into Flaviz's face gave me the courage to admit the answer that was buried deep in my heart.I closed my eyes, buried my face in the sand, and nodded.

"So you are my salvation, my little Cupid." He kissed my cheek, but his voice was so soft that I couldn't help but think of another person who said almost the same words.

It's like a curse, like a bewitch, it's breathtaking, and it freezes the bone marrow.

As if being dragged into the abyss in a trance, I hugged Flaviz tightly, and raised the corners of my mouth: "You have always redeemed me. You are my god..."

We embraced each other and lay in the sand for a long time.I have never felt so peaceful, as if I was about to fall into a long sleep.After a long silence, Flaviz murmured: "Ah Thien, have you ever tried the feeling of being stuck in a swamp? The more you struggle, the deeper you sink. At that time, you will hate yourself, hate yourself for being powerless. You Will loathe your body so clumsy and fragile, your soul wants to abandon your shell and climb up..."

"Look at us, we all hate our past selves, we try to break free from our destiny, but we are still tied."

I lowered my head against his chest, feeling suffocated, as if struggling with him in a swamp.Flaviz was telling me his pain and unwillingness.For the first time in years, he spoke to me.He is an extremely stubborn person, even when he is sick, he resists my help and prefers to suffer alone.

He would cough up blood during severe attacks, and then he would be a completely different person, yelling at me to get the hell out of him, locking himself in his room and praying to God.No matter how much I cried outside the door, fearing that he would die like this, he turned a deaf ear to it.

I vaguely felt the heart-piercing pain back then, and I took a deep breath: "I will never leave you again, no matter whether you are in a deep swamp or not. I am back, Flaviz."

"Yes, you are back."

He repeated in a low voice, seeming a little excited.He stretched out his hand to touch my face, and carefully traced my facial features with his fingers, his movements were gentle and tender.I put my forehead against his palm and gaze into his eyes.When the four eyes met, I saw that pair of empty blue eyes seemed to have finally found their focus, and there was a kind of longing for a dying person, "Ah Suin... save me, I really want to have you, I really want to have you." warmed by you."

Chapter 85 [LXXV] Chasing soldiers attack

He repeated in a low voice, seeming a little excited.He stretched out his hand to touch my face, and carefully traced my facial features with his fingers, his movements were gentle and tender.I put my forehead against his palm and gaze into his eyes.When the four eyes met, I saw that pair of empty blue eyes seemed to have finally found their focus, and there was a kind of longing for a dying person, "Ah Suin... save me, I really want to have you, I really want to have you." warmed by you."

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….The coldness penetrated deep into the bone marrow, but it suddenly reminded me of the burning feeling when I was violated by that person.The body reacted faster than the brain, I shivered, …………………………………

"He used to possess me." I gritted my teeth and squeezed out a few words.

"Then I'll take back what he has bit by bit." Flaviz's voice was still soft, but there was no trace of lust, on the contrary, it made me shudder.I found myself tensing my stomach involuntarily, my body kicking up the instinct of self-defense.Why am I wary of Flaviets?

"Flavitz..." Before he finished speaking, he sealed my mouth.His hands pressed my head, not allowing me to escape, slowly and deeply entangled my lips and tongue.

The cold from his palm penetrated through my scalp, freezing my brain instantly.Everything around me was silent, and I seemed to sink into a world of nothingness. In a trance, my soul seemed to leave my body and float into the air.

My body was getting colder and colder, like falling into an ice cellar, and my whole body was stinging from the cold.There was a sudden severe pain in the abdomen, something was struggling in the stomach, and it was about to break out immediately.

A neighing sound similar to that of a young animal seemed to come from the stomach, and my body was dragged down by a force again, returning to the original place.The coldness faded from the surface of the skin, and a mass of heat rose from the body. I gasped and sat up, and the instinct of self-defense drove me to take a defensive posture

But he saw Flaviz collapsed on the ground with a pale face, trembling with his shoulders hugged.

"What happened?" I hurriedly helped him up, but he swung his arm away.Flaviz curled up as if he was afraid of something, coughing intermittently: "Don't come here! The thing in your body...it will hurt me!"

"Flavitz!" I patted his back nervously, but as soon as my fingers touched his skin, he trembled and let out a painful moan, his brows were knit together, and his back was bent , the white robe under his body was wrinkled into a ball, like a dead water bird falling from the sky.

I gritted my teeth and retracted my arms, not daring to touch him again, and froze in place.

It was the same as back then.Obviously there is only one step away from Flaviz, but he will never be able to cross this distance, and can only watch him suffer torture helplessly.And now, there is another person between me and him, a demon with shackles, who bound Flaviz and me.

If something can be done.

If you can do something for him immediately... go back and face Yuriyans again?

The miscellaneous thoughts in the chest were tangled, as if thrown into a boiling pot to suffer.

At this time, there was an unusual noise in the distance.Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a cloud-like shadow on the sea. I couldn't help being startled, and looked intently.

It was a ship that was breaking down.

An unusual premonition came to my mind. I stood up and squinted my eyes to observe the boats parked not far away.Its size is not large, but even at night, it can still be seen that the sail is dark.My heart skipped a beat, and I wondered to myself, could this be the ship His Majesty the King sent to pick us up?

Gotta go inform Ishkad them.

Just as I was thinking this way, there was a sudden sound behind me. I immediately set up Flaviz and hid behind a rock, only to see that it was Ishkad and the others who came out of the shadows.

"Ah Thien! Are you there?" Ishkad shouted in a low voice.

"Don't worry, they won't hurt you." I lowered my voice and said to Flaviz, who was almost unconscious. His eyes half closed and he nodded.I wiped the sweat off his face, took a deep breath, and stood up.

I walked towards him: "I'm here."

He nodded, followed by two other figures.Tatu threw the weapon bag to me, and Arshak followed Ishkad like a shadow, with shackles on his feet, looking weak and helpless, but his thick black eyes were still bright.He looked at me lazily, blinked at me, and smiled slightly.

I got tired of seeing this guy who was somewhat similar to me in appearance and experience, so I looked away and didn't bother to talk to him.Even if I am like this, the twin brothers Juliens and Flaviz probably hate each other even more.

Hate each other's own weak shadows, hate the ugly gouges left by fate in the past, and hate the irreparable crimes committed by oneself.The more you yearn for redemption and new life, the more you abandon shadows like yourself.

"Let's go, we're ready to board the boat." Ishkad walked towards me, wrapping his strong arms around me.

"Ishkad, please allow me to take someone away. He is my... very important friend." I turned around and asked solemnly.Ishkad was a little surprised, obviously surprised by this "friend" who appeared out of nowhere.I became uneasy, this decision was ridiculously bold.As his subordinate, it is absolutely impossible for me to get his consent, but for the sake of Flaviz, I don't mind overpowering him in the name of the prince.

Before he could answer, I couldn't hold back my eagerness and went back to the rock.But look again, where is the figure of Flaviz?After a while, he disappeared without a sound.

"Did you see anyone leaving here just now?" I looked around, but I couldn't find Flaviz at all, as if everything just now was just my hallucination.

Ishkad stared at me and shook his head: "Who are you talking about friends?"

"Could it be a siren, hiding in the sea?" Arshak joked.

what happened?I shook my head in disbelief, wondering if I really had a dream.But the memory of Flaviets was so real that it refuted my idea.

Feeling empty, as if a big piece had been dug out, I shook my head.

Ishkard grabbed my arm.As if afraid that I would run away suddenly.

Reason has made it impossible for me to let myself make any demands.I looked back at the dense forest behind me, my eyes lingering in the vast darkness for a moment, and then I took a hard step.

The next section of the road seems to be extremely long, and surprisingly short.I stared at the sand under my feet, and followed Ishkad silently until the road under my feet turned into a gray stone surface.

This is an abandoned ancient pier. At its entrance, there is still a statue of Poseidon holding a trident, but it is already full of traces of time.The boat moored quietly in front of us, like a boat to extradite the dead to Hades.The pitch-black canvas swayed in the wind and rattled.

The moment I climbed the ladder, the wind blew violently, and it began to rain again. There was a hint of a storm coming.Anxiety followed the falling rain to soak clothes.

This seems to be the narrowest area of ​​the strait. At a glance, you can see the blurred outline of the opposite bank. Ishkad told me that this is the edge of Rome. Pirates often rob passing merchant ships here, but half of it belongs to Rome. , half of which belongs to Persia, is the truce area between the two countries, and it is very close to Persia from here, which is the safest route.

When he said this, I became more and more uneasy, and this uneasiness was quickly fulfilled——A vague movement came from the wind, like the sound of a large group of people approaching.

— Yulyans!

The name exploded in my brain, and my heart was about to burst out of my chest.

Chapter 86 [LXXVI] The sword is on the verge of breaking out

— Yulyans!

The name exploded in my brain, and my heart was about to burst out of my chest.

"hurry up!"

Ishkad growled at the sailors who were anchoring, but from the sound, the pursuers were already very close.I followed the sound, and saw a few fires coming out of the night, and then more and more, and soon gathered together, like a prairie fire.There were as many as a hundred people who came.

Sweat dripped down my back, watching the flames get closer and closer, I was gripped by a dense sense of tension.Can you escape, Athione?The low and bewitching voice seemed to be asking questions in his ears.

I gripped the mast tightly, my palms were wet before I knew it.Three columns of armored pursuers occupied the beach, and a purple figure rushed out of the darkness like a triumphant king on horseback, approaching in an instant.A bright arc streaked across the sky, and three sharp arrows were nailed right on Poseidon's head, causing it to fall apart into ruins.

Even though I couldn't see it, I could hear the sound of several crossbow bolts being wound up together.

"Get down!" I leaped onto the mast, grabbed the bow and arrow from Ishkad's back, raised my arms and stretched the string to aim at Yuriyans.He won't be soft on others, but at least he needs my life.

"His Majesty!"

Several clusters of flames surrounded him, and the chain mail on the figure in the night reflected cold light. He raised his jaw, and the strange mask flickered, like a waning moon in a dark cloud.The recurve bow in my hand can shoot through the enemy's armor from 300 meters away, and he faced me without dodging.

"Such a grand formation...the prince is going to leave Rome?" His voice was slow and deep, ignoring my warning at all, and he rode his horse closer.

The piercing sound of anchor lifting was like an alarm bell hitting my eardrums, but it couldn't stop the pursuers on the beach from moving.

The iron hooks that struck one after another were like the minions of wild beasts, clinging to the clumsy hull like a buffalo, making it difficult to move.The hull of the ship hit the pier one by one, making a hurt whine.

I stared at him condescendingly: "What do you want?"

"Come down, Ah Suin, you go to the cabin! I'll negotiate with him!" Ishkad yelled.

"You don't understand." I shook my head and stood in front of him.

Yuriyans reined in his horse, took a crossbow and aimed it at me.

In an instant, my heart skipped a beat, and I saw that the head of his crossbow was slightly tilted again, pointing directly behind me, and somehow he let it go down again.

"Lord of Rome, is this how you welcome your guests?"

A cold and dignified voice sounded from behind me, and the blood in my whole body froze for a moment, and I couldn't believe my ears.Almost as a reflex, I jumped off the mast and glanced at Ishkad dumbfounded, but he seemed even more shocked than I was.

"Your Majesty the King." I knelt down on one knee in front of the figure in the cloak, and saluted cautiously.

I lowered my head, watched the purple soft cowhide boots slowly passing by under the hem of my clothes, and then raised my head.The tall figure, with its back to me, took off the hat from the cloak, revealing a waterfall of thick black curly hair.The golden headband shone in the night, and a jasper opal set in a sun-shaped base shimmered.

I have never had such close contact with the king. He is always so high and unreachable, overlooking everyone like a god.I thought of Isos' words and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

The king passed us and walked towards the dangerous stern alone. I quickly followed Ishkad step by step and escorted me carefully.

There was a sound of footsteps immediately behind, and several figures were projected on the deck.I glanced back at the men in black who came out of the cabin, and I counted hundreds of them.They must be the most elite fighters in the Royal Guard, each of them can stop a hundred with one.If I confront one of them, I probably have no chance of winning.

It turns out that such a large ship was sent not just to accommodate the few of us.

Seeing this, Yuriyans raised his hand in a negligent manner, and there was a sound of weapons being put down all around.

"It's been a long time, Your Majesty Shapur