Chapter 3580
Under the Choice, Everything Is Not Over Yet
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As a person born in Parthia, Atlastomé's life was not perfect; he experienced all sorts of things and could be described as full of hardships.
Before meeting Vologius V, Atlatomé was not much better off than other Parthian people. It was only after meeting Vologius V that things changed and took a turn for the better.
Even though it was only a chance that came close to a gamble, Atlas Tome still cherished it immensely.
In the end, Atlas Tomé won the bet, and Vologius V gave back everything he had wagered: money, power, an army, and a huge platform.
With the full support of Vologius V, Atlas Tomé's already exceptional talent transformed his potential into ability at an alarming rate, and he grew rapidly.
His outstanding personal strength, excellent command ability of large armies, and extremely good archery skills.
Atratome, who was able to make a living with her excellent archery skills from a young age, now possesses archery abilities that are among the best in the entire Parthian Empire.
The legendary intuitive shooting technique that few can master is something Atlas Tomé can also do.
However, understanding the unique nature of intuitive archery, Atlatomé did not casually display his archery skills. Instead, he relied more on the strength of his legion to enhance its collective combat power, thereby rapidly increasing its fighting capacity and giving the army a stronger will to fight.
However, the main reason Atlas chose to draw his bow and nock his arrow under the current circumstances was because the current environment was just right.
Rejected by the world and attacked by lightning, Trajan, even with the help of the Second Trajan's army, briefly lost the protection of the large army. Without any powerful protectors around, the possibility of killing his opponent with a single arrow was no longer zero.
The reason for drawing the bow and nocking two arrows was that one was naturally aimed at Trajan, and the other at Camillo.
Currently, within Trajan's Second Legion, there is only one person truly capable of blocking such an arrow attack: Camillo himself, the legion commander of Trajan's Second Legion. Especially since the opponent has entered a state of miracle, his strength and combat power have been further enhanced, naturally increasing the success rate of blocking and intercepting the arrows, while reducing the probability of him succeeding.
However, Camillo had expended a great deal of power to resist the world's rejection and forcibly protect Trajan, which also consumed a lot of his strength and energy in the process.
In such a short timeframe, even someone as powerful as Camillo could not possibly recover his stamina and fighting ability in such a short period of time.
Therefore, during this period of physical recovery, he used his bow and arrow to deliver the judgment to Trajan of Rome.
Whether this arrow can kill Trajan is not important; what is important is that it represents a choice.
For someone like Camillo, it was a potentially fatal choice.
Even before Camillo had fully recovered and replenished his strength, he was naturally very confident in intercepting the two arrows from the bow. Even arrows driven by instinct could be met head-on and forcefully shot down.
However, if one chooses to intercept the arrow for oneself, then there will be no one to stop the other arrow flying towards Trajan.
Trajan, already rejected by the world and existing only as a phantom without even a physical form, was likely to perish instantly upon being struck by a direct arrow from a Transcendent-level expert.
Faced with this choice, Camillo glanced back at Trajan, considering the difference in distance and angle between them, and finally abandoned the last thought that came to mind.
If the two arrows were on the same attack route and at a similar angle, Camillo would have dared to use his formidable individual strength, along with the power of the Miracle Legion, to forcefully shoot them down simultaneously.
Unfortunately, their position meant that Camillo was simply incapable of doing such a thing.
At this distance, Camillo knew very well how much effort it would take to protect Trajan from the arrows of a top-tier archer of the Breakthrough level.
Conversely, if his only goal was to protect himself, Camillo's requirements for intercepting the arrow were not high; he could easily handle it with his own strength.
"Goodbye!" Having fully charged up her strength and poured her will into it, Atalanta released the bowstring in her hand, picked up the spear that was placed aside, and, together with her personal guards, launched another attack!
"Block it for me!" Camillo roared as he watched the arrow fly out after he released it, witnessing the sonic boom and spatial distortion that occurred instantly. He burned himself with all his might, mobilizing the power of miracles to form a barrier strong enough to protect Trajan from the long-range sniping of such a top-tier expert.
"Blocked!" Before Atlastomé's arrow struck Trajan, Camillo had already gathered and channeled his power, directly using the power of his will to distort reality and forcibly interfere with it, thus creating an arrow that could resist this intuitive shot.
As the arrow struck the defenses surrounding Trajan, Camillo couldn't help but smile. He looked at Atlastomé, who was not far away, then glanced down at the bowl-sized hole in her chest and the rapidly draining blood.
"I won!" Feeling the will boiling in his mind, Camillo instantly understood what kind of power this was, and at the same time, he understood that Atlastomé had no more tricks up his sleeve when using this power.
The Parthians, having no backup plan, had no chance of success or escape against the remaining Roman army of Emperor Trajan.
"The war is not over yet, and the outcome is still uncertain!" No longer paying attention to Camillo, who was personally leading the charge on the front lines, Atlas turned to Trajan and noticed the ability created by Camillo's phantom. He then directly asked back the question he had just heard.
"Yes, it's not over yet!" Realizing what Camillo had done, Trajan became more serious than ever before.
No longer paying attention to the swirling and gradually appearing ball lightning in the sky, Trajan no longer concealed his name and actions, directly commanding the entire Second Trajan Legion and two cavalry legions to take over the core battlefield area. (End of Chapter)