Li Qinwu stood at the breach in the city wall, essentially plugging it himself.
With his aides throwing blasting charges from the wall, the Ottoman troops attacking the city were temporarily driven back, retreating to their camp outside the city to regroup.
The fall of Constantinople would now be delayed, giving Li Qinwu time and room to consider what to do next.
At that moment, Rome's last emperor, Constantine XI, arrived behind Li Qinwu with his personal guards and asked in an exceptionally devout tone:
"O mighty and invincible lord, are you an Archangel? Are you the Archangel God sent to me?!"
The man was speaking Greek, rattling off words Li Qinwu could not understand at all.
He waved a hand to indicate that he did not understand, then removed his helmet, revealing his black hair and black eyes.
When Constantine XI saw Li Qinwu's face and realized that he could not understand their language, he became even more bewildered.
God's Archangel could not understand Greek? And why was he a black-haired, black-eyed man from Sinai?
Sinai was Rome's cultural term for the eastern dynasties. Translated loosely, it meant an ancient land of civilization, and could also refer to the Han people or the Qin people.
This was the official term used by nobles and the government. Commoners and merchants also called them Khitan.
Constantine XI immediately felt that something was wrong. If God had truly sent an Archangel to save Constantinople, he absolutely would not have sent a Qin Angel!
"Who exactly are you?!"
Constantine XI practically screamed the words. After finally seeing hope, could it really vanish again so easily?
Li Qinwu still indicated that he could not understand, but fearing that the other man might cause him trouble, he deliberately raised his greatsword and swung it through