Outside the Colosseum.
Armstrong, Guiche, Aburame Naoki, and Dietrich were swiftly passing the Arch of Constantine.
At the center of their formation, a bronze warrior guarding Guiche's side carried an unconscious black-clad priest over one shoulder.
He was the unlucky target they had planned to capture alive inside the Colosseum.
Who knew they would alert the others?
They were immediately besieged by several priests and nuns who had rushed over to provide support.
Not only were these people dressed alike, but they all wore identical glasses as well.
"Hah!"
Dressed in a blue military uniform, Armstrong faced the two black-clad priests pursuing them, swung his muscular arms, and savagely punched the ground before him.
[Boom------]
In an instant.
As golden lightning crackled, the asphalt road burst apart, and sharp stone spikes erupted from the ground.
The black-clad priests were immediately thrown into danger.
After dodging two spikes, one of them was pierced through the thigh and right arm by the third.
His scream rang out as blood splattered everywhere!
The other had not been stabbed, but a stone statue that suddenly appeared behind him wrapped its arms around his waist, leaving him unable to move.
The statue looked exactly like Armstrong.
"Did you see that?!"
"This is the Art Alchemy passed down through generations of the Armstrong family!"
At such a critical moment, Armstrong actually stopped to strike a bodybuilding pose, proudly introducing his family's art.
Guiche, watching from nearby, was frantic.
"Captain, run! There are more and more of them!"
"Hahahahahaha!"
Armstrong did not argue. Laughing loudly, he turned and caught up with the others.
On the western side.
Dressed as a Claymore Warrior, Dietrich, with golden hair, golden eyes, and vertical pupils, bounced back and forth off the roadside trees.
In midair, her blade left behind countless afterimages,