Chapter 746 The Lion and the Wolves 10

"I can't understand you, Caesar." Voklik sat not far from Luca and said to him, "A few days ago, you could have left, but why? You sent Eudoria away, but you didn't go with her. This is the business of the Romans in Rome, it's Valentinian's business, not yours."

"That is indeed a good question." Luca smiled, then looked up at the sky. The bright moon was deep, and the night sky was dotted with stars. It was very beautiful, very beautiful.

"I am waiting here, fighting against the Vandal invasion together with the Romans, just to faithfully fulfill the rights and obligations of a Roman citizen."

"I don't understand, Caesar." Voklik frowned and looked at Luca in confusion. "You are Augustus, or Dominate. You have far greater power than Augustus. Your power comes from God, and you are also the one chosen by God. You have the power of life and death over mortals. As the Dominate of New Rome, you should not have the slightest attachment to such old and rotten soil."

"You seem to hate this place very much. You hate Gaul, Naples, and Rome." Luca smiled. "Yes, they are all corrupt. Their fighting spirit and bloodiness have long been washed away by gold over the years. But this cannot be a reason for me to give up my rights as a Roman citizen. Even though I have already suppressed the so-called Augustus and become a true Dominate, Vokrick, my friend, you should understand the meaning of Roman citizens. Of course, what is the meaning of Augustus? He is the chief citizen of Rome. If the chief citizen betrays Rome, then Rome will inevitably fall into an irretrievable situation."

Luca said, slowly standing up, "According to ancient rules, Roman citizens must fulfill their obligations while enjoying power."

"Look at me, Vokrick, look at the clothes I'm wearing. They're made of silk. Only the truly wealthy wear them. I have endless gold coins to spend, and endless wine and food to enjoy. If I can, or if I want to, I can even visit a virgin every day. This is the power I can enjoy. I can kill anyone who disobeys me, and I can give a guy who is about to be executed a new life with just one word. I can push my descendants to the same position as me with just one word, so that they can also enjoy the same power as me without worries. Look, such enviable power has magnified this ordinary me to be on par with gods, but look at what my obligations are. Isn't it to ensure that the land is not trampled on while enjoying such power, and that the dignity of Augustus is not tarnished."

Wokrick stared at Luga blankly. It was obvious that he could not understand what Luga was thinking at the moment. After all, this was not something that anyone could understand.

This is indeed strange, after all, Luca has everything that everyone in the world dreams of, power, money, glory, Luca lacks nothing. But he does not feel proud of what he has, on the contrary, he seems to be very tired of such a life, after all, he has lived like this for too long.

"I don't expect you to understand this, Vokrik. You must not understand what I am saying, but I must tell you that I have enjoyed enough power. Now, it is my turn to fulfill my obligations."

At this time, just as Luca was talking to Vokrik, they heard a noise from outside. Vokrik hurriedly stood up. Looking from afar, he saw flames rising into the sky, dispelling the darkness above their heads and emitting a blood-red light like dusk.

"That's the direction of the Tiber River!" Vocrick exclaimed loudly, "Could it be that the Vandals have crossed the blockade of the Tiber River? How is it possible? How did they do it?"

"The solid city walls don't look so indestructible, right? As you can see, Vokrik, your previous inferences will be overturned." At such an urgent moment, Luca was not surprised or confused by the situation. His eyes were deep, as if he saw through everything. He slowly stood up and said to Vokrik, "The most solid thing is never the towering city walls or the crossbows that can destroy everything, but the people who are loyal to a goal and work together. As you can see, Vokrik, the people's hearts are scattered, and the city of Rome is bound to suffer a catastrophe."

"But, but, Caesar!" Vokrick turned around and said, "Leave now. Take advantage of the night when nothing can be seen. No one will know you are leaving. And you are the last person who should die here."

"I'm already exhausted, Vokrik." Luga looked at Vokrik firmly and said in a deep voice: "Go, go outside and gather the troops. We need to fight them in the city. Believe me, all this will be more difficult than on the city wall."

The Vandals broke through the city walls and entered the softest part of Rome. They roared, ran, and shuttled back and forth in the streets and alleys of Rome with torches in their hands.

They wielded their shining iron swords and slashed at the unarmed citizens, killing them in a pool of blood.

"Massacre at will, bloodbath. Think about what the Romans did in Carthage. Now, return all the pain and blood to them! Bleed, Romans!" Gaiseric stood on the warship in the middle of the river, looking at the flames spreading in the city. He couldn't help but feel a surge of joy from his heart, as if the anger that had been suppressed for many years was completely vented at this moment.

He stood at the bow of the ship like a madman, yelling loudly at the backs of his soldiers, hoping that they could bring endless pain to the Romans, especially that man, according to his ideas.

"Luka, Luka!"

Gaiseric roared Luca's name in a low voice, "I can't wait to see you, where are you? Where are you? No, no, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, I will find you, you are in Rome." At this point, Gaiseric leaned against the railing of the boat and let out strange laughter, "You can't escape, just like you chased me desperately in the past. There are too many people in this world who want you dead. They are praying to me, begging me on their knees to stab my sword into your chest. I will find you in the end and kill you. I will pierce your chest with my sword. I want to see your dying struggle with my own eyes. You can't escape, you can't escape!"

The Vandals were rampant in the streets, and the scattered Roman soldiers could not stop their attack at all. Their overwhelming strength only brought about a massacre, a massacre of the weak by the strong.

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