Chapter 3602
Death is Equal
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Life is equal for all, and death is equal for all.
Life makes no difference to death.
The same applies to the Parthians.
The same result was achieved for Vologius V!
The beliefs of the entire Parthian people were largely the same, and Vologius V, as a member of the Parthian royal family, naturally adhered to Zoroastrianism.
They appear more composed when facing death.
Even regarding everything after his death, Vologus V remained incredibly calm and composed.
They value cleanliness and their doctrine forbids burial to avoid polluting the earth.
So even if someone dies on the battlefield and loses the war, it's still a trivial matter if no one cleans up the corpses on the battlefield.
A natural 'sky burial' will cover everything after their death.
"Give all your strength to Yupar, and give your hope to him. May he break through the encirclement." Although he made a challenging gesture, before the challenge truly began, Vologis V still issued an order, an order that would give the living a greater chance of survival.
The core reason for choosing to entrust the power to Yupal, who commands the Undead Guards, instead of Ataltomei who continues to advance, is the power enhancement effect of the Military Soul Legion.
As long as the strength does not exceed the world's upper limit, the power and enhancement effects given by the Military Soul Legion will be extremely effective, thereby greatly improving the combat power of the corresponding legion until it approaches the world's upper limit.
However, once the world's upper limit is exceeded, most of the conventional enhancement effects will no longer work, and even the military spirit enhancement will have the same result.
Neither the Abyss of the Heart, nor the Image of the Heart, nor even the Will of the Empire, had much effect.
Apart from the inherent power and buffs of the legions themselves, most external forces simply cannot make these miracle legions stronger.
Vologis V, who also understood this principle, could only bestow all the remaining power and military spirit he possessed upon the Undying Guard.
If he had chosen to lead the War Soul Legion back then, with the support of the Empire's will, the situation might have been different from what it is now.
However, what's done is done, and there's no point in looking back. Focusing on the present is the best course of action.
"Let me see just how strong this demigod from Rome really is!" Vologius V placed his spear flat in front of him, then gripped it with both hands, squeezed his legs tightly, and his steed spurred forward, charging towards Perennis.
"In the name of Rome, I accept your challenge!" Perennis showed the respect and caution one would show to an opponent of equal skill when facing Vologius V, who was far weaker than himself.
Facing such an opponent, going all out without holding back is the greatest respect we can show to them and the greatest honor we can show to this war.
As the commander of the Roman Praetorian Guard and one of Rome's commanders, Perennis felt a deep sense of honor in personally ending the war.
They put down their Roman-style short swords and drew the ceremonial swords that were worn at their waists! At this moment, the Roman guards and legion soldiers also made way for them, a path that was neither wide nor long.
At the end of this road stood Vorogis V and Perennis.
If there is any regret or shortcoming, it is that Perennis did not use the long spear that he normally uses for dueling charges.
Facing a powerful figure like Perennis, a master like him, Vologis V felt the pressure even more keenly—the pressure of absolute strength.
However, for an emperor, especially the emperor of Parthia, ignoring the pressure from experts is not a difficult thing.
But at least it's on the battlefield, a battlefield where life and death are decided.
"It's over!" As Perennis countered with his longsword adorned with magnificent jewels, piercing through her defenses, Yan Liang addressed Shen Pei, who was still awaiting an answer.
"An emperor who died on the battlefield—this must be the first one in all these years. I never thought I would live to see such a scene." Even Shen Pei, with his extremely strong mental fortitude, couldn't help but feel moved upon seeing this.
In the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, which emperor would have faced death in such a state?
However, considering the strength and power of the Han Empire, the possibility of an emperor dying on the battlefield was indeed pitifully small.
A truly excellent emperor should make a country strong and prosperous; battlefield matters can be left to outstanding generals.
The emperor and monarch bear the weight of the nation's prosperity and decline; the life and death of one person are related to the fate of the entire world.
It's not that doing it this way is bad, but choosing to do it this way inherently implies a lack of other options.
"Atlas Me also failed." Looking in the other direction, Ju Yi shook his head slightly and stated the result in extremely calm words.
Judging solely from Atlas's speed of breakthrough and casualties, if the opponent were only Severus's Royal Guard, they would have a very high probability of success if Severus did not retreat.
Even if the Tenth Knight attacks from the flank, Atlatomé could still achieve its tactical objective of beheading Severus before the Tenth Knight completely wipes out Atlatomé's army.
Unfortunately, Severus, who coordinates and commands the army in battle, not only has the seasoned Royal Guard, who has fought in many battles, but also the Council Guard, which can activate auxiliary buffs.
Although the Council Guard, as an auxiliary force to the Military Soul Legion, is not particularly strong in terms of combat and defense, it is no match for the Atlatomei Legion.
However, as a military spirit legion, even if it is only a support military spirit legion, it still has extremely strong defensive and dominant capabilities when all members are heavily armed. After all, the council guards have never lacked the basic attributes of a military spirit legion.
It was thanks to the strength of the Council Guard and the Royal Guard that Severus's forces completely thwarted Atalanta's strategic objective of decapitation in a short period of time.
“Using a relatively weaker Royal Guard as an outer defense, taking advantage of the Skylark Legion’s light and shadow to mislead Atalanta, and setting up layers of decoys that could be breached, while also possessing the interception force to forcibly intercept the enemy, Severus’s command and judgment abilities are much stronger than I imagined…” Looking at Severus’s figure, Ju Yi’s face was full of caution.
As the emperor of Rome, Severus was far more powerful than the average legionary commander; this level of strength was no ordinary problem. (End of Chapter)