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Everyone fell silent upon hearing this, stunned for a moment, and all looked up at Ye.

What's the meaning……?

Night: "I am going to spread to you a message as hopeless as a starless night."

The Italian navy has abandoned the area, allowing the remnants of Carthage and Spanish rebels to surround it.

Our finance officer has not received any new military pay or supplies for a long time.

Do you know what this means? "

Thirty-nine pairs of eyes stared at Ye in shock, their hearts filled with fear and unease. Shocked by Ye's sudden revelation, the soldiers began to have bad suspicions.

Tiberius Gracchus looked at Night with a bewildered and nervous expression. What was he planning to do?

Why was this message, which was supposed to undermine morale, suddenly released?

Gragu anxiously tried to say something to stop Ye, "Ye, you—!"

But Tiberius Gracchus was stunned when he saw the look in Ye's eyes.

What undeniable eyes they held, shining like stars in the moonlight, with a resolute gaze.

When everyone else felt despair, the flame (fighting spirit) in his eyes, like Chai Xin, could not be extinguished and continued to flicker.

Before anyone could respond, Night continued in a strong tone, "Let me tell you."

This means that we have probably been abandoned by the upper echelons of the Roman capital.

The nobles in the Senate regard us as expendable pawns, and I'm afraid no more reinforcements will come.

If you're hoping to stay put and wait for reinforcements to arrive eventually, then hold onto that naive idea and drown in the Ebro River.

I've decided to stop waiting for that "future that will never come."

After Ye finished speaking, although his tone was somewhat sarcastic, the soldiers were immediately in an uproar. They paid no attention to Ye's words, but instead focused on the cruel truth behind them!

"We've been abandoned?!"

“How…how could this happen?!”

"Damn it, this is a lie. There are no reinforcements at all?"

At that moment, they felt shaken by the incisive and blatantly revealed truth, and felt anger and despair.

And then there was the pain of having the last shred of hope shattered by the night's 'truth'.

There is nothing crueler than telling someone to just wait to die.

However, Ye's final words, seemingly tinged with lingering interest, gave them a glimmer of hope.

No one spoke again, but all turned their gazes to Xiang Ye, like loyal subjects waiting for their king to speak.

For a moment, everyone was at a loss and took Night Vision as their backbone.

Then they saw that the night simply questioned in a cold voice: "Are you here to run away like a coward, praying for rescue that may never arrive—to whom are you praying?"

Those decadent senators who reveled in the capital every night? Or the remaining soldiers who were too busy to help themselves and had already scattered on the Spanish battlefield?

They eke out a living here until the very end, only to be discovered and completely surrounded by the enemy, and then, in the long wait, they lose the last bit of strength to resist.

And then what?! What happened after that?!

Night suddenly drew his sword and raised it high, staring coldly at everyone as if it had no emotion, and loudly proclaimed, like a lion roaring.

"I heard that you are so poor that you can't even scrape together one Oris, and you don't even know if your family members are doing well."

Is it that they genuinely don't know, or that they dare not know?

Don't you even dare to fantasize?!

Below, the blood of the 39 people, which had already cooled down, began to boil again, becoming incredibly hot.

Their faces, burning with shame, were now filled with barely contained anger, a stark contrast to their previous dejected fighting spirit.

'Is it that you don't know, or that you're afraid to know?! Are we... afraid?'

Many people clenched their fists or held weapons, their eyes bloodshot.

Night's words struck at their deepest pain.

There are many ordinary people as tragic as that soldier on his deathbed; it can be said that everyone here has had a similar experience.

It's pathetic, like a clown, like a joke.

Have you ever heard of any warriors or heroes who have achieved great success, yet whose families live in dire poverty and are destitute?

Intense resentment, anger, and jealousy were growing. Why should they now have to wait in despair on the front lines of the Ebro River, even living in fear and facing a life-or-death crisis?

But those in the rear not only failed to provide them and their families with the treatment heroes deserved, but also hindered them, offering them no assistance whatsoever and withholding their due military pay and supplies.

Damn it! This bastard world! Those nobles are utter garbage!

Finally, people heard the night suddenly turn cold and indifferent as it said, "It's about time to admit it. Prayer is useless. No one can save us except ourselves."

There's no hope left, so—there's nothing to be afraid of anymore, is there?

Regarding that "fact" that had long been discovered, and which, if acknowledged, would cause a mental breakdown, when it was revealed by the night—

For some reason, the 39 people who were silent at this moment felt a sense of relief and finally put to rest.

It felt as if a mountain that had been weighing heavily on my heart had been moved away.

Yes, there is no hope left. Nothing could be more cruel or darker than the reality before us.

Having already accepted this truth, what news could possibly shake them more than death?

Call it giving up or saying that you forcibly suppressed your despondency with resentment and anger.

After the extreme despair and reversal, everyone began to face reality and recognize the facts—and then—understood the determination behind Ye's words.

That's right—they can only save themselves; they can't rely on anyone else...

Night saw the expressions on everyone's faces, from the initial struggle and despair to the final madness and ruthlessness filled with a hatred-like will: "Do you want revenge?"

Do you want to take back everything that originally belonged to you?

Then... don't die!

I absolutely cannot allow myself to fall on this land, to absurdly and meaninglessly lose my life here for people (nobles) who have nothing to do with me.

That's right—we can only save them ourselves.

If there really are still miracles in this world.

Even if it's only a one in ten thousand chance, let's gamble on the possibility of it happening!

There is only one way—

The true intentions were revealed at this point; in fact, everyone probably knew what Ye was going to do.

To be reborn from the ashes—that's the lesson Ye is about to teach them, and also a lesson he's about to teach himself.

If you feel despair, then let that despair deepen and become more profound, but as long as you haven't given up—

Even in the most desperate situations, there is always a glimmer of hope! At that moment, despair transforms into the flames of anger, becoming the driving force that propels them toward their only chance of survival.

When he saw that he had rallied the soldiers' morale and they had regained their fighting spirit, he realized they were ready for battle.

He took a deep breath in the dead of night and uttered his last words aloud—

"There is only one way. It is mental instability, insane behavior, which, in common sense, can be called arrogance."

At this moment, everyone perked up their ears: ...!!

What—a solution?

Chapter Seventy-Four: Humans are inherently foolish creatures, drawn to things like moths to a flame.

Stop pretending to be smart—he said, humans are inherently stupid creatures.

Therefore—"Fight!"

—It's a fight, not a flight, it's a fight!

With limited resources and no available manpower, 39 men charged into an army of thousands, breaking through enemy lines...

Then--!

Swim back to Rome across a 25-kilometer-long river!

That night, he told everyone about this crazy idea.

People thought the man had gone mad, but they all seemed to have gone mad along with him.

People who would do something so absurd are truly foolish creatures.

Some people were trembling all over, their legs shaking, but none of them chose to back down. Instead, they all decided to go all out and go crazy with the night.

'How could such an outrageous thing happen, such an outrageous man... But he's like a firefly in the darkness,'

Like a guiding lighthouse for a lost ship sailing alone, it is so reliable and reassuring that words fail to express it. Tiberius Gracchus, from initially wanting to stop the night, to ultimately giving up completely—

And now, for reasons he doesn't even know, it's as if a string in his brain has been burned out, giving him an urge to go crazy with Ye.

He was filled with wonder and confusion, yet this seemingly foolish man had deeply attracted his attention.

This also sparked an idea in Tiberius's mind: a determination to seek justice and fairness for the millions of ordinary Romans who, like the soldiers of today, were still living in injustice and suffering.

If the Senate is wrong, then it should make the other side realize its mistake and atone for it.

Even though the road ahead is full of thorns, if he survives this night, Gracchus believes there is nothing left for him to fear.

What kind of hardship could be more desperate, yet also more exhilarating than today?

Then—the group of 39 people began to clean their weapons and remove their heavy armor, so that the heavy armor would not affect their limbs and consume more of their energy after they jumped into the river.

They need to conserve their energy to cross the 25-kilometer-long river.

Before crossing the Qiongzhou Strait, I had seen a news report about a nine-year-old girl who successfully crossed the 25-kilometer-long strait.

If even a nine-year-old girl could succeed, then a group of strong and healthy Roman soldiers would certainly succeed.

If they are good swimmers, they can swim back by constantly exchanging air.

Fortunately, all 39 people here can swim, except for Tiberius.

Night: "I suggest you surrender on the spot after we leave. Maybe the enemy will treat you well because of your position as a finance officer and give you special prisoner treatment."