Chapter 377 Intimidation
"Look, what is this?"
Three days later, in the barracks of the Ninth Legion, the usual training did not begin. All the soldiers were attracted by something more interesting.
They crowded around the returning Luga and his group, staring with wide eyes and curiosity at the man who was tied up by four cavalrymen. His body was covered in blood and had turned black. His entire body was pierced with various arrows. Although they had all been broken, the broken arrow shafts were even more shocking.
"Fortunately, the weather is cold and the corpse has not rotted, otherwise these guys would not have surrounded it so closely." Luca talked and laughed to Aresio as they walked, but Aresio looked very restrained. After all, what Luca did at that time did refresh his worldview.
The most nervous person in the Ninth Legion's barracks was Father Jiang Carlo. When he heard that Luca, who had not been seen for more than a month, suddenly appeared in the barracks in this cold weather and brought a big gift that was said to be for him.
This was a big event. When the news came, Father Jiang Carlo led the monks to pack up early and wait outside the central army's tent.
Luga and his group showed up as promised, and the "gift" they brought surprised Father Jiang Carlo and his group.
"What, what is this?" Father Jiang Carlo wondered secretly in his heart. This "giant" with arrows all over his body and bear skin full of holes, even if he was dead, looking at his corpse would make people shudder.
"I heard that this guy was shot by several arrows but still stood firm. He was as stable as a tall mountain, and his roar was like a whistling gale." A monk behind him got the news from somewhere. He whispered to everyone behind Father Jiang Carlo: "I heard that this guy was killed by General Luca and his men. Look at the arrows on his body. There has never been such a terrifying thing." His explanation made everyone nod their heads repeatedly.
Such a monster was impossible for the most powerful warrior Jiang Carlo had ever met to fight tenaciously after being so seriously injured. But he was already dead and had no vitality at all.
"Come and take a look, Father Jiang Carlo."
Luca rode his horse to the central army's camp. He pointed at the corpse of the Nephilim behind him and said to Father Jiang Carlo, "I'm afraid you don't know this guy yet. Let me introduce him to you. Nephilim, a captured Nephilim, a big guy, although he is just a corpse now." As Luca said this, he signaled the soldiers to stop and carried the stiff Nephilim up the steps and placed him at the feet of Father Jiang Carlo and a group of monks.
“Oh my God!”
Father Jiang Carlo lowered his head and quietly looked at the corpse of the Nephilim. While praying to God, he peeled off the tattered bear skin to reveal the hideous face inside.
"What on earth is this?"
Not only Father Jiang Carlo who was squatting, but also the monks around him and the soldiers who could barely see him all had such questions in their minds. Could this be the legendary Nephilim? No one dared to guarantee that they had seen it, but now the evidence came. Luca brought back a horrible corpse. So, do the legendary Nephilim exist in Britannia? Thinking of this, all the monks and soldiers present were frightened and pale, swallowing their saliva from time to time.
"I'm very sorry about this, but I hope Father Jiang Carlo won't take it personally." Luca saw the discomfort on Father Jiang Carlo's face and knew what was going on. He defended himself while getting off his horse and came to Father Jiang Carlo. He said to him slowly, "I just brought the hint and warning God gave us. Fortunately, we knew about the existence of the Nephilim in advance. It's hard to imagine that the Saxons or Anglos were filled with a large number of Nephilim. I just accidentally found a hunting Nephilim during the front-line patrol and captured him."
Luca spoke very vividly. He did not want to whisper such a thrilling event to only Father Jiang Carlo, so he shouted loudly and described in detail the whole process from their joint hunt for the Nephilim until he fell.
That's it. Looking at the cold and stiff corpse, the surrounding soldiers were so frightened that their faces turned pale and their lips trembled.
"Oh my god, we will face such monsters in the future."
"Oh, Almighty God, merciful Lord, save me, save me!"
“…”
The soldiers prayed spontaneously. Although their faith was firm, it did not blind them to the point of forgetting the psychology that they should have as human beings. Yes, it was this psychological weakness that Luca seized upon. He brought the Nephilim who seemed to exist in the legend. But Father Jiang Carlo and the monks did not know what to do.
"General, what you mean is that our enemies and their allies are the ominous Nephilim."
Father Jiang Carlo spoke to Luca. Although he tried hard to remain calm, his inner panic still showed from time to time in his expression, such as constantly looking at the corpse lying on the ground, and his fingers were tightly twisted together.
"If this is true, then General, can you tell me, or guess, how many Nephilim have joined our enemies?"
"Hundreds and thousands."
In response to Father Jiang Carlo's question, Luca said to him with a gloomy face: "Our enemies have now gathered a united army because of the call of Kevin Sean who escaped. They come from all over to completely defeat and expel us. Of course, they have a considerable number of Nephilim who go out casually, otherwise how can they be so confident?"
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Although he did not believe what he heard, he had to admit that what he saw was true. Father Jiang Carlo was skeptical about Luca's ambiguous statement, but he could not find a way to refute it.
"So, what should we do next?" Father Jiang Carlo asked Luca.
"I want the Ninth Legion to cooperate with the Auxiliary Legion." Luca said, and took Father Jiang Carlo into the tent, and then said to him: "Camlodulum, in the east, we need to take this place within the next month, so that our fleet can have a stable docking position first, and we need soldiers, more soldiers."
"But this weather..." Jiang Carlo said, tightening the fur blanket he was wearing to keep out the cold. Lu Jia saw through his intentions at a glance and wanted to be lazy again.
"Do you want to face the Nephilim here?" Luca questioned Father Jiang Carlo, "I don't think Pope Leo will allow you to retreat because of the weather. I want to take all the cities in the province of Upper Britain in this cold winter. Without them, we have no money. Without money, we can't buy mercenaries. Without mercenaries, we will be cruelly eaten by the Nephilim!"
When the Nephilim were mentioned, Father Jiang Carlo finally gave in. He nodded reluctantly and said to Luca: "General, you are the supreme commander of the army. I will obey your orders."
(End of this chapter)