Chapter 760: Reinforcements

In the firelight, purple horses and silver armor flashed brightly in the flames, and the entire street was shaken by the hooves of this large group of cavalry.

"Oh my God, oh my God!"

The terrified Roman citizens screamed loudly as they watched the silver-white light flash past them. Accompanied by the neighing of war horses, the powerful cavalry gathered into a silver-white torrent and swept away.

"What is that? What is that?"

The Romans followed their salute and scattered on both sides of the street. They stared with wide eyes in fear at the cavalry rushing into the gate of Rome in an endless stream. They looked at the direction where the huge cavalry passed by and went away, with no other expression on their faces except fear.

The soldiers carrying Luca wandered aimlessly in the streets. They had nowhere to go, and because there were a large number of Vandal pursuers behind them, they could not stop.

According to their original plan, they should have taken refuge in the church.

However, in front of the solid stone wall outside the church, the church guards rejected their request. After all, they were Vatican guards and were responsible for protecting the safety of the Vatican.

There were not only a large number of clergy in the church, but also Roman citizens who took refuge in the church. They called themselves the purest believers in God.

All of this is the duty of the Vatican guards. Their duty is to protect the safety of the Vatican's property. All worldly things, even Augustus himself and his guards will be denied entry.

Luca's guards could only run on the streets of Rome carrying Luca's body. They had no purpose. The streets trapped them like a maze, making them bump around like headless flies, wasting their energy in vain trying to find a way out.

"Quick, they're here, they're here!"

Suddenly, a shout was heard, although the Roman soldiers could not understand their Germanic language at all.

But such a shout was enough to alert all of them. They raised their heads like frightened birds, stretched their necks and looked around.

Now we have to say pessimistically that they were at a crossroads when they heard shouts of killing from all directions. The Vandals in the nearby streets responded to the call and rushed over. They filled the streets and surrounded the group of soldiers in the central section of the road.

The Vandals roared and waved their axes and swords, like bloodthirsty beasts, rushing towards them desperately.

"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

The accompanying guard officers shouted loudly to the soldiers present to get into combat positions and cheer them up to face the enemy.

These twenty soldiers immediately formed a semicircular defensive formation around Luga and protected him tightly.

Because of exhaustion, their bodies were shaking from heavy gasping for breath and thirst. There was no firmness in everyone's eyes, but a mixture of fear and hesitation. This was due to the fear of being unable to resist and the hesitation of questioning whether they could survive.

The soldiers were all wondering if they could survive the first wave of impact or live longer.

They were still able to clearly understand their situation. Each of them swore to defend the glory of Augustus, but at the most critical moment, they were buried with Augustus because of his momentary stubbornness. I am afraid this is what Augustus is like.

"Shh! Shhhh..."

The officer blew the whistle hanging on his chest. He no longer had the strength to shout, so he could only use the whistle to blow rhythmic commands to command the soldiers to continue fighting.

The Vandals were getting closer and closer, and the heavy footsteps were like drumbeats beating on everyone's heart, making them at a loss in the face of such a huge force.

But they still gritted their teeth and persisted. Although they were shaking, they still roared at the enemy like a real warrior, and used their blood-stained Spada iron swords to hit their shields vigorously, to show the oncoming Vandals: Come on, I will make you suffer! Perhaps such excitement will only lead to more determined contempt, and useless encouragement is nothing more than deceiving oneself. Similarly, how could the guys without reinforcements make the Vandals hesitate? Instead, they quickened their pace and pressed forward step by step.

Just when they were about to collide, somehow the Vandals' attack slowed down. They stopped and looked back, as if something incredible had happened behind them.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves rang out, and thousands of iron hooves stepped past. The dull sound came like thunder.

After a while, the Vandals began to scream. They dropped their weapons and wailed, trying to escape like powerless refugees, but the crowded streets did not give them any room to disperse.

“Ka-ka-ka…”

Heavy collisions mixed with the screams of the Vandals sounded from behind them, and then Luga's guards saw a large number of silver-white armored cavalry sweeping away the seemingly invincible Vandals in an instant like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

This was a completely one-sided massacre. Soon, blood splattered under the horses' hooves, and the streets were once again covered with a layer of steaming blood.

Luga's guards still maintained their defensive posture. They were completely shocked by the scene before them and didn't know what to do for a moment.

After slaughtering the Vandals who were unable to resist, the cavalry stopped in front of them. They were wrapped in heavy armor and everyone, including their horses, was armed to the teeth.

"Who are you?"

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The officer in charge of protecting Luga stood up and looked at the cavalrymen, asking nervously, but received no response.

Then, a rider slowly stepped out from among the group of cavalrymen. The man took off his mask, revealing a familiar face.

“Andrew?”

As his former subordinate, the officer naturally understood Andrew. His eyes widened and a hint of excitement appeared in his words. He had not expected that all this was a cover-up. It turned out that the commander of the Guards, Andrew, was not exiled by Augustus.

Andrew simply nodded, then dismounted and came to Luca, who was lying on the ground among the soldiers.

Luga was still in a deep coma. If it weren't for the blood staining his face and clothes, he would still be the same as before, just in a deep sleep.

This look of being dead yet not dead is really heartbreaking.

"Long time no see, my old friend!"

Andrew knelt on one knee, made the sign of the cross on his chest in front of Luga, put his hand on Luga's shoulder, his words were heavy, and then he called on the soldiers to lift Luga and put him on the carriage that was pulled over later.

Then Andrew raised his head and looked around, seeing that the city where he had always dreamed of living was now surrounded by flames. His beautiful dream had now turned into nothing, leaving only a sigh.

"Let's go! Let's go home!"

Andrew climbed back on his horse and spoke to Luga's guards and the cavalrymen behind him.

(End of this chapter)