Rome Must Perish

Moreover, the appearance of the old man made him feel somewhat familiar, and he was just about to ask.

But the old man spoke first, "Gowes, what are you waiting for! Quickly take the others and follow me to the safety of the rear! If we delay any longer, the long swords of the Segestica people will come slashing in!"

This voice... this face... it’s Emmerich! The revered Druid Emmerich! ... Gowes was greatly shaken and no longer hesitated. He shouted loudly, "Everyone, quickly follow Sage Emmerich!"

In fact, even as he was shouting, many people were desperately running forward. Indeed, many of them had been treated by the old man before, and even those who hadn’t seen him for decades remembered him as deep and rich as aged wine.

All the Skodisqi male slaves began to run desperately forward. To make themselves run faster, many threw away the wooden sticks in their hands. Meanwhile, their compatriots also turned and retreated. The Hamster Flags led these two merging groups as they quickly retreated to the rear through the staggered gaps of the thousand-man formations.

During this process, the rebel soldiers raised their square shields, building a shield wall around the formations, staying vigilant against the Skodisqi slaves passing through the array.

The Skodisqi male slaves were also worried about being attacked by the rebel soldiers as they passed through the formations. Still, their trust in their compatriots and the Druid, and their eagerness to escape the Segestica people, overrode this fear.

The Skodisqi male slaves did not charge into the rebel army’s formation, nor did the rebel soldiers stab them with short swords. However, the Segestica warriors supervising them noticed something was amiss. When shouting and cursing proved ineffective, they began slashing at the fleeing male slaves.

The constant screams from behind forced the male slaves at the front to flee desperately, inevitably causing some chaos.