Chapter 3592
Most people don't have this qualification
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Taking a gamble is a good choice for everyone!
Severus genuinely approves of this choice.
With the war progressing at its current pace, all sorts of things are happening on the battlefield, and both sides are under tremendous pressure.
Whether they were Parthian generals or Roman emperors, everyone had their own pressures.
The pressure on Severus was no less than that on anyone else present, and perhaps even greater.
In this era, Severus is the only Roman emperor, but compared to the whole of history, he is not necessarily the best Roman emperor.
Having learned from Trajan's mistake, how could Severus possibly give up at this point?
Even if it puts him in danger, Severus is willing to take the gamble.
He could either win the battle, return to Rome in glory and victory, and directly subdue the entire city, even the Senate would have to bow down to him.
Either pay with your lives and teach Rome a lesson!
Once Parthia lost this risky war, it would be free to roam the world, no longer bound by Rome.
As someone who allowed Parthia to grow powerful, Severus would inevitably serve as a negative example for Rome, forever branded with shame.
"So, who is right and who is wrong? Let's find out!" Ignoring the momentum and pressure that Atlas had shown as he charged toward him, Severus calmly maneuvered his army, constantly resisting and delaying the advance of Atlas's legion.
As Severus's Royal Guard, which has fought in all directions, there are no restrictions based on social class or status. Anyone with the strength and willingness to pledge allegiance to Severus can become a member of the Royal Guard.
Even without obtaining Roman citizenship, one could still enjoy considerable benefits, and even after achieving meritorious service, one could still obtain Roman citizenship.
Whether for the sake of citizenship or to repay Severus's kindness and rewards, these seasoned veterans, Severus's Royal Guard, displayed an extremely strong fighting spirit even as Severus did not retreat.
To die for the Lord is no empty phrase at this moment!
Especially with Severus refusing to back down and facing the front lines head-on, the fighting spirit displayed by the Royal Guard soldiers became increasingly frenzied.
Despite the vast disparity in combat capabilities between the two sides, the Severus Guards even resorted to desperate, life-or-death tactics, trading lives for injuries, to forcibly halt the advance of the Atlas American Legion.
Under such bloody battles, the fighting spirit and desire of the Severus Guards can even be channeled into their own willpower to attack and fight.
This phenomenon of willpower distorting reality gradually emerged in these soldiers.
However, for the Atlas American Legion, who ignited their beliefs, directly pushed up the world's upper limit, and forcibly exerted their power beyond the world's upper limit, it was nothing more than turning what could have been solved with one strike into two.
If willpower can distort reality, then deny that distortion.
If an attack is launched using willpower, then that attack is immune to damage. The willpower displayed by the Severus Guard is indeed dazzling, even surpassing that of most other legions.
However, for the US Army at Atlas, this level of willpower was far from sufficient.
On Vologius V's side, the situation was not much different.
Faced with the attacks of the Emperor's Guard and the Eleventh Legion, the Parthian Guard's defensive range became increasingly thin.
From the initial fifty steps to the current thirty steps, it seems that the distance has only decreased by twenty steps, which is less than half the original distance.
However, in terms of casualties, a difference of twenty paces means that the legion's soldiers have been reduced by a full 60%.
At this distance, even if Vologius V spoke only softly, it would reach the ears of Perennis and Luciano.
At such close range, both Perennis and Luciano could pose a significant threat to Vologis V.
However, after assessing the distance, Luciano ultimately decided against using long-range attacks against Vologis V.
The Parthian guards protecting Vologius V were not dead, so it was practically impossible for him to kill them by force, at least not given his individual strength.
Perennis, whose individual strength was sufficient to accomplish this, looked down at the wound on his chest, channeled his inner energy to stop the bleeding, gripped the Roman dagger in his hand, stepped over Tirita's corpse, and led the surrounding soldiers to continue the attack.
Under the cloud of a large army, how could one possibly kill a demigod liberator who had just been promoted to a higher level without paying a price?
However, this price is acceptable to Perennis.
Even the Parthian Guard, whose willpower was equally strong, lost much of their fighting spirit after witnessing Perennis forcibly kill the liberated Tiritaya.
Although their fighting spirit and determination were not greatly affected, and they still possessed the will to continue fighting and the courage to face death, their actual momentum and deterrent power could be said to have decreased considerably.
“The brave are brave, but not enough!” Xu Shu noticed this scene through the light screen projected by Sima Yi and gently shook his head.
While it is indeed very powerful to advance and break through boundaries on the battlefield, the power displayed by such an advancement also depends on the individual's reserves of strength.
The more solid the foundation, the stronger the power released when you achieve a breakthrough and flourish.
If one can possess this state of being one with the essence of heaven and earth, yet still fail to defeat an opponent, it indicates that the opponent is too strong, and also that one's own accumulation is insufficient.
“Not everyone is General Zhao…” Sima Yi turned to look at Xu Shu and instantly understood the meaning behind Xu Shu’s words. At the same time, he subtly reminded the others present who had left their internal energy bodies.
It's not impossible to accumulate all your strength and then unleash it on the battlefield, using this method and means to gain superhuman strength when needed, and use it as a spearhead to achieve a decisive victory. But most people don't have that qualification.
Zhao Yun's internal energy is more than thirty times that of a top-tier Qi cultivator of the same level. This terrifying amount of internal energy brings a terrifying effect when he breaks through, and can even ignore the suppression of the army's cloud energy for a period of time, fully unleashing the power of breaking through boundaries.
In a sense, the internal energy Zhao Yun possessed during his breakthrough, which, when combined with the essence of heaven and earth, was likely more abundant than the overflowing energy of an army of 100,000... (End of Chapter)