Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

At this time, he should have been around 23 years old and was serving in Scipio Africanus's army, participating in the suppression of the Spanish rebellion.

That night, after pressing for more information, he discovered that the boy in front of him did indeed match the identity of Marius in his memory.

However, Marius in this world, being born later, seems to have joined the army later as well.

He is only fifteen years old now, and he will be eligible to join the Roman army when he turns seventeen in two years.

Suddenly, Ye realized, "So that's how it is?!"

Marius's age differed from historical records, meaning he was unable to participate in Scipio Africanus's famous battle.

The war that destroyed Carthage, which had a profound impact on many famous figures.

Marius, who did not experience this valuable event, may not have developed as well as in official history. Is this the real reason why Marius failed in the election and was unable to resolve the war of alliances for so long?

Just because someone was born a little late, such a huge butterfly effect occurred—

Ye was quite moved. He never expected that he would meet the young Marius in the simulated universe before meeting the old Marius in reality, and even become the idol that the other man admired.

Suddenly, the night felt so strange! Emmmm, weird, so damn weird.

If the simulation test of the Roman universe has an impact, it will eventually affect the real universe. So what expression would Marius have if he met himself in the real world?

It's unbelievable—the night might even feel quite amusing.

And if I leave behind a heroic name in this world, what will happen to the history of the real universe? Will there really be an epic like 'Lista Night'?

So, will I directly inherit my current identity and status in the Roman universe in reality, or will I be treated as someone else with the same name by others?

Before I knew it, I had fallen into Schrödinger's cat-like fantasy.

You'll never know if the cat inside is still alive unless you open the box.

Perhaps the only answer is to ask the Black Tower after he finishes this simulation, or perhaps to go and see for himself in the real universe.

“Mario? Good boy, I’ll remember your name.” Night smiled, patted Mario’s short hair, and vigorously rubbed his tiger head.

Although he knew the boy before him would one day become a giant of Rome, he wasn't one now—

This kind of opportunity to pat a future old fox on the head only comes once in a lifetime.

"I have a feeling that you will become a very remarkable person in the future."

"Alright, child, step back. Don't block the army's way."

"A remarkable person? Can I really become such a great person?"

"I understand, sir! Marius will take his leave now!" In the end, young Marius left with excitement and anticipation. He even had some doubts about whether he could live up to the expectations placed upon him by the night's praise.

That was Lord Lista's evaluation of him.

At this moment, Marius could feel many of his peers, and even adults, looking at him with envy.

Perhaps everyone is wondering, why wasn't it themselves who stumbled out and was then noticed, appreciated, and praised by Lord Ye?

'I must become a great man, a great man no less than my idol.' At this moment, such a seed was planted in the heart of young Marius.

Because of Ye's words, he became the envy of countless people, and perhaps even more people will pay attention to his growth in the future. He did not want to let down this evaluation. With his own pride in his heart, he was determined to make this evaluation truly deserved.

Meeting the young Marius was just a minor incident, and Ye didn't care much about it, only finding it somewhat amusing. But he rode away with his army into the distance.

finally--

Marius, who had returned to the crowd and was watching Ye's departing figure, suddenly shouted, "In two years I'll be able to join the army!! My lord! I will definitely follow you then and fight alongside you!"

The cheers of the noisy crowd drowned out Marius's shouts. He didn't know if Ye had heard him, but Marius clenched his fists, his eyes filled with anticipation for the future.

However—fate played a cruel joke on him.

Chapter 127 The Beast's Tribulations: The Brutal Display of Destructive Internal Organs

When you meet someone truly amazing when you're young, you might never forget them for the rest of your life.

This phrase can be used not only to describe the relationship between men and women, but also to represent a goal that one aspires to, wants to follow, or wants to surpass.

In my youth, I was arrogant and didn't know how high the sky was or how thick the earth was.

Mario targeted Lista at night...

But it wasn't until he grew up and joined the army that he discovered that everything he did was difficult.

Especially for someone from a commoner background like him, the class barriers he faced were even greater.

Because of the devastating blow that Listaye's rise from humble origins dealt to the Senate, the Senate is now extremely wary of any talented individuals who rise from the common people...

Even though we will still support and assist many capable people, we will also further suppress their growth rate.

They were afraid that another Lista Night would be born.

"The Last Hero of Rome"—this was like an unbreakable curse, and from then on, no one could ever be called a hero again.

And as night departs from the simulated universe...

In the future, in a Rome devoid of the figure of night, Marius grows up alone, gradually transitioning from initial longing to despair at never being able to catch up with that figure.

If the man himself were still alive, things might have been alright, but the fact that even chasing after a figure he had seen in his youth was now impossible to reach ultimately dealt a severe blow to Marius and left him with psychological trauma.

As a ruthless figure in history who rose from humble beginnings to carve out a bloody path, Marius possessed a pride commensurate with his talent, but this pride was eventually suffocated by the pressure.

This childhood trauma caused Marius to subconsciously try to imitate the fearless figure from his memory in everything he did afterward, but he always ended up with a poor imitation.

Ye believed that it was because of Marius's age that he did not get the growth he deserved, which caused him to rise slowly in the future and be suppressed by Sulla.

But in reality, this is only part of the reason. Another, more crucial factor is that the Night People themselves created an insurmountable obstacle for Marius.

He built a shackle in his own heart, wanting to compare himself to Ye no matter how well he did in the future.

Since no one can challenge Yoru himself, we can only compare him to Yoru's past deeds.

But putting everything else aside, Marius could never dream of being able to suppress the entire Senate by himself. Because if he couldn't, he would doubt his own abilities and thus be unable to effectively exert his full strength.

Little did he know that he had unwittingly tricked Marius. That night, he led his army on a long march, crossing the Ebro River and finally arriving at the Spanish battlefield, where he joined forces with Scipio Africanus.

Historically, Scipio Africanus was able to suppress the Spanish rebels on his own after his appearance. With the help of Night, who was capable of unleashing his full potential on the battlefield, the suppression of the rebels became even faster.

Over the course of three months, Ye transformed into a ruthless reaping machine on the battlefield, even using the war to hone his dual-wielding skills.

Sometimes it might involve holding a gun in one hand, a sword in the other, or even two swords—

Through continuous practice and innovation, the skill of wielding two weapons simultaneously became increasingly refined, crisp, and precise.

On the battlefield, the enemy often only sees a swift, chaotic dance of weapons, which can often pierce and kill them from unbelievable angles...

Often, they only see the afterimages of the weapons being swung before losing their lives.

In the beginning, those spears and swords were simply used to tear apart the enemy, slash their flesh, and break their bones.

After a period of time, his martial arts skills gradually improved, and he integrated combat techniques into his instincts. He combined the skills of Achilles, Hector, and all the skills he had learned, innovated and gradually transformed them into a new set of techniques that were most suitable for him.

The battle at night began to become ferocious and took on its own unique style...

At this moment, the instant his spear pierced the enemy, his internal organs would rupture, causing the enemy to die.

This was a technique he unconsciously honed by using those beings with invulnerable bodies like his own as imaginary enemies.

It is precisely because he possesses this ability, which is best suited for combat, that Night can understand the power of this immortal body. If one day he encounters a Stand of the same type—no, a warrior—on the battlefield…

Pure combat skills have become meaningless. The most efficient way to break this steel body is to influence its internal structure from the outside and destroy it from within.

If possible, it would be even better to train attacks that strike the soul and spirit, or even unavoidable curses.

However, the current night clearly does not provide such conditions for the latter.

He could only hone his skills by constantly thinking about how martial arts involve injecting force into the enemy's body to cause damage, or how weapons could create shockwaves to bypass the enemy's body and strike their internal organs.

While this combat technique might not be effective against heroes with abnormally strong internal organs, it's still much better than having none or not knowing how to use it.

Thus, this incredible skill deduction was completed unconsciously.

Without any guidance, Night's combat instincts were entirely developed on his own. Coupled with his exceptionally strong five senses, which were more gifted than others, Night's every strike was able to keenly seize the enemy's weaknesses.

Internal organ explosions combined with attacks on weak points resulted in a truly horrific scene on the battlefield.

They fought their way from one end of the battlefield to the other, and the places they passed through that night were all like hellish, large-scale slaughterhouses.

Everywhere was filled with exploding flesh and blood; in that brutal and ferocious manner, the outcome of the battle was meaningless in terms of sheer numbers.

For the enemy, killing a dozen people at night is far more terrifying than killing hundreds or thousands of people by others.

At least other people fighting wouldn't produce such a horrific scene.

This is no "last hero of Rome," but a demon king from Rome!

With the support of a large army, Ye, who didn't need to worry too much about exhaustion, was able to fight with complete focus.

This truly reveals the terrifying nature of his power.

As mentioned before, heroes generally recover their stamina very quickly.

Although Ye's physical condition was certainly not as good as that of the Greek heroes who started training and honing their bodies from a young age because he developed late, his recovery ability was far superior to that of ordinary people.

Only in high-intensity battles can one experience a situation where recovery cannot keep up with the consumption of energy, and right now, Ye is caught in the highest level of slaughter and combat.

Such a fighting style that completely disregards physical strength will cause mental fatigue to begin even before physical strength is exhausted.

Towards the end of the battle, Ye would sometimes even become visibly distracted, with his pupils dilating.

However, the body is still moving instinctively!

Chapter 128 Blue Flame Stance, with Fantasy Species and Dragon Species as Hypothetical Enemies

The 'devil'—has ceased its activities?!

Countless people looked at that still figure with fear in their eyes.

A humanoid weapon, its entire body enveloped in a dark red magical glow.

Kill him!!!

'Kill him! Kill him!' Countless people cast hateful and fearful glances their way.

They both feared and dreaded this powerful, inhuman enemy, yet they also felt a deep loathing and hatred for the figure who had so cruelly murdered so many of their compatriots.

finally--

Then, a group of people mustered their courage and charged at him.

Just moments before the swords and blades were about to be drawn against him.