Chapter 61: The Pirates
Alexander suddenly took action and pounced on Justinian. Although he had completely lost the war, the man who was unwilling to fail still held on to a trace of fantasy and wanted to die with Justinian.
Alexander's movement was indeed fast enough, but the moment his sword pointed at Justinian's chest, there was a flash of cold light and blood splattered everywhere. The severed arm drew an arc in mid-air and passed over Alexander's head.
fell to the ground.
With a scream, Alexander's face was as pale as death, his eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes, and he stared at his broken arm. He fell to his knees in pain and fell to the ground. Everything happened so fast that no one even saw clearly what happened just now.
The sword in Justinian's hand was even still in the scabbard. Could it be that someone could really draw the sword so quickly!
Everyone couldn't help but look at Justinian in awe, and Count Senna had fear in his eyes, as if he was looking at a monster.
But Justinian still looked calm and calm. He waved his hand, and the Roman soldiers on the left and right dragged Alexander, who had completely turned into a cripple, to help him stop the bleeding and bandage him. After all, the opponent was still useful.
"Your Highness, are you okay?" Salius, who was still in shock, still had lingering fears. Although he was also shocked that Justinian's lightning-fast sword cut off Alexander's arm, he still asked worriedly.
Justinian smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with me." He calmly glanced ahead, when the man's eyes fell on the Latin soldiers who had not yet put down their weapons.
A heavy pressure suddenly made the frightened Latins completely give up their will to resist. They only heard the crisp sound of weapons being thrown to the ground. All the Latins who chose to surrender surrendered their weapons and were captured. In their eyes,
Here, the Lord of Moria was simply a terrifying demon. But after noticing the looks of those people, including his Achaean allies, Justinian didn't pay any attention.
He doesn't need the love, fear, or intimidation of these people, that's enough.
With a slight sneer at the corner of his mouth, Justinian subconsciously touched the pendant box that had been hanging around his neck. He looked up at the sun in the sky, and tiredly, he suddenly said to himself:
"By this time, Athens should have almost solved the problem, right?"
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Above the sea, the desperate remnants of Athens were in a panic. After being defeated by Justinian, the frightened Duke Maximilian did not even dare to escape by land. He abandoned most of his troops and only took with him
With hundreds of guards, Maximilian seized the transport ship escorting the grain and grass and left in a hurry. And how shameless he was in disregarding the life and death of his army, Maximilian had already ignored it.
The demoralized soldiers on the ship were all lifeless. As for their Duke, everyone's eyes changed when they looked at him. However, Maximilian himself still knew nothing about it.
All he wanted to do was return to Athens, the sooner the better, and as far away from this ghost place as possible, Maximilian made up his mind but had no solution for what to do next. Everyone knew that waiting for Justin
Ni has eliminated King Alexander, and the next one is the incompetent Duke.
The resentment grew stronger and stronger, and just when everyone was keeping their faces down and silent, suddenly, the soldiers on guard on the mast issued a warning.
"An unidentified ship appears ahead!"
Everyone was suddenly startled. Could it be that there were Greek pursuers on the sea? Everyone's eyes fell on the sea opposite, and they saw a few ordinary large sailing boats slowly approaching here.
But the Latin army did not dare to be careless at all, because this sea area was full of ferocious and cunning pirates. They lived on the islands dotted in the Aegean Sea. Even the Venetians could not do anything to them. At this moment, they were alone.
It was the pirates' favorite target to attack. Everyone on and off the ship took up arms, and Maximilian's face turned pale.
If he was really a pirate, wouldn't he really have to die without a burial place?
It should be noted that on this sea, pirates are not just small things who rob property, but real overlords. Some people once said that whoever can integrate the power of these pirates can have a powerful navy. But it’s just that
This idea is not very realistic, because the pirates are either Turkic Saracens who came here to attack the Christian merchant ships, or they were the former Byzantine Empire Navy who fell into the trap. But no matter who it is, they have enough reasons to take Maxi
Mirian was thrown into the sea to feed the fish.
Gradually, the ships on the opposite side were getting closer and closer, and the Latin soldiers became more and more nervous. But at this moment, when they saw clearly the flags flying on those ships, all the Latin soldiers subconsciously relaxed.
tone.
It was not a pirate ship nor a pursuer of the Greeks, but one of their own. Seeing the cross flag of the Principality of Athens hanging on the bow of the ship, Maximilian, who was in false alarm, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's finally safe!" Maximilian muttered to himself after wiping away cold sweat.
At this time, on the slowly approaching merchant ship, they saw the defeated soldiers led by the Duke of Athens from afar. The people on the ship asked loudly: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"
There were many people on the deck, and several fast rowing boats came quickly. The sea was filled with thin mist, and Maximilian couldn't see how many people were coming. But what surprised him was that these people
He remembered that he was assigned to stay in the city of Athens before, so why did he appear here?
Although it was a bit strange, Maximilian, who only wanted to return to his territory safely as soon as possible, didn't think about it at all and just let the other party come closer.
"I'm fine! Now everyone turn around and return to Athens!"
"Back to Athens, what about the war between us and the Greeks?" the visitor in the mist asked in surprise.
The impatient Maximilian interrupted the other party impatiently, "All of His Majesty Alexander's plans have failed! Everything is over!"
The result of such a defeat was spoken by Maximilian casually, as if it was just an understatement, but these words were particularly harsh to the other scarred soldiers on the ship.
At this time, after hearing Maximilian's reply, the people on the opposite boat began to mutter to themselves in annoyance.
"What a pity, it's a step too late. Since we've almost asked the question, let's do it!"
Chapter completed!