The Great General of the Roman Empire fell beneath Lin Tian's sword. No one had foreseen this.
The Roman soldiers who witnessed their Great General's death were stunned.
Then, they let out a terrified cry:
"Ah! He's dead, the Great General is dead!!"
This terrified cry, like a chain reaction, instantly ignited shouts from others.
In an instant, the shouts of others erupted.
"Dead, our Great General is dead, we are finished!!"
"Waaah! The Great General is already dead, let's flee now!!"
"Leave this place, escape from here immediately, we will find His Majesty, only His Majesty can save us!!"
The death of their Great General caused many of them to lose the will to resist.
With the Great General present, they could still hold on. After all, they had a high-ranking figure above them.
But now that the Great General was gone, the situation was completely different.
Without a leader, they were like scattered sand.
Not to mention that Lin Tian's army was already pushing forward, and many of them had already fallen to Lin Tian's forces.
Under such circumstances, if they were to resist again, they would surely perish.
Therefore, for them, escaping was the best option.
With this thought, they did not hesitate and began to flee for their lives in a frenzy.
This kind of fleeing seemed to be contagious.
Some people had initially intended to resist, but upon seeing others flee, they could no longer hold back and also began to escape.
Soon, the twenty thousand strong Roman army was scattered.
When Lin Tian's army had advanced here, they still had at least a hundred thousand soldiers capable of resistance.
But now, their hundred thousand soldiers were in full retreat.
The speed of their retreat was so great that even Lin Tian's army could not catch up.
The situation had suddenly changed.
Lin Tian glanced at those fleeing rapidly and then said:
"There's no need to pursue them. Clean up everyone here, and then take everything that can be taken!!"
"Yes!!"
Hearing Lin Tian's command, his subordinate army began to consolidate.
Tonight, nearly a hundred thousand Roman soldiers had died at their hands, and the remaining army was already routed.
For them, this was a great victory.
Therefore, Lin Tian saw no need to waste further troops in pursuit.
What he needed to do was to gather his forces, observe the timing, and prepare for an all-out assault on the Roman Empire.
The Roman Empire did not know about this matter at first. It was only three days later that the news spread throughout the entire Roman Empire.
When they learned that their twenty thousand strong army had been defeated again, everyone lost their composure.
"What is going on? Why was our army so heavily defeated?"
"I don't understand either. With such a large army in the Roman Empire, why were we so thoroughly defeated? Weren't we told it would be easy to conquer them? Why was our army ambushed?"
"Useless! Such a bunch of useless people! The enemy only had fifteen thousand soldiers, and we had twenty thousand, yet we were still defeated. This is a complete disgrace!"
"Is this the bravery of the empire's warriors? They are getting worse with each generation!"
Many Roman Empire warriors were hereditary.
The soldiers of the Roman Empire in the past were renowned for their might.
Wherever they marched, the enemy could not resist.
Basically, wherever they went, they conquered.
Thus, many people held deep respect for the soldiers of the Roman Empire, and many felt honored to be a Roman soldier.
But now?
The Roman soldiers they took pride in had been easily defeated by the enemy.
In fact, the enemy had dispersed their twenty thousand strong army with almost no losses.
And their Great General of the Roman Empire had fallen into the hands of the enemy.
This was an absolute humiliation for the Roman Empire.
Many of them could no longer bear such humiliation, and a torrent of curses poured forth.
After the curses, a greater sense of dread set in.
If even the Roman Empire's army could not withstand Lin Tian's forces, who else could resist them?
Once that army advanced, how would they cope?
With this question arising, many fell silent.
Because they had no idea what to do next. They could only await their Emperor's command, only wait for their Emperor to save them.
But thinking of the defeated soldiers of the Roman Empire, they felt immense disappointment and fear.
This was the general sentiment among the people of the Roman Empire.
However, at this moment, one person was extremely ecstatic.
He was clad in rags, his beard unkempt, and his hair a mess, but his expression was one of madness.
This person was none other than the Pope of the Roman Empire.
When he learned that the Roman Empire's twenty thousand strong army had been defeated, he was more ecstatic than anyone.
"Hahaha! I knew it, I knew that twenty thousand strong army would be defeated, I knew that the twenty thousand strong army of the Roman Empire was no match for them!"
"Even now, you're not concentrating your forces against them and are instead sending troops to hunt me down? What foolish idiots!"
"The defeat of the army was inevitable! Not only will the army be defeated, but the Roman Empire will be defeated, and will even be wiped off the face of this world!"
"Just wait, they are a pack of terrifying wolves, terrifying wild wolves that devour humans without leaving a bone! You will all be reduced to nothing!"
The Roman Pope had suffered greatly during his recent flight. He not only dared not enter any city but also had to fight with dogs for food and sleep with rats.
Furthermore, he had been constantly on the run during this period, without a moment's rest. His shoes were long gone, yet he persisted.
He had not stopped even for a moment on his escape.
The driving force behind his flight was his desire to see the Roman Empire truly perish.
Only then could he truly avenge himself for being hunted.
He would not die before witnessing the fall of the Roman Empire.
The defeat of the Roman Empire's army was undoubtedly excellent news for him.
The Roman Empire's army had been defeated, so the soldiers pursuing him might withdraw soon.
Then, he could find a place to quietly watch the Roman Empire fall.
Others were unaware of the Roman Pope's thoughts.
However, at this moment, the Emperor of the Roman Empire felt a sense of extreme urgency.
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