, Vol. 5, 44. There were two very brave men in this legion, one called Chis Purlo and the other Lucius Varenas, both of whom were about to rise to the first rank. Centurion. They were constantly arguing over who should be ahead of the other. The competition for this position is fierce every year. When the battle before the fortifications was getting very tense, Poullow of the two said: "Valenas, why are you hesitating? Are you waiting for a better opportunity to show your courage? Today It's time to decide our argument." With that, he stepped out of the moat; he charged towards the densest part of the enemy. Varenas was afraid that people would say that he was timid and would not stay on the barrier anymore, so he followed closely. Not far from the enemy, Purlo threw his spear at the enemy, piercing one of the enemies running toward him in one stroke. When the man was wounded and fainted, the enemy covered him with a shield, while throwing their spears at Purlo in all directions, so that he had no place to retreat. His shield was pierced, and a spear was pinned to his belt, and his wound sheath was slanted to the other side. While groping, the enemy surrounded him. His rival Varennas rushed to his side, helping him when he was in danger. All the enemies thought that Pullow had been speared to death, and immediately let go of him and turned to attack Varennas. Varenas engaged them with a sword, and after killing two of them, the rest were driven back for a while. Unexpectedly, when he was chasing hard, a somersault fell into a depression on the ground. This time he was surrounded by enemies again, and Purlo came to his aid. Although the two killed several enemies, they were not injured at all and retreated to the moat amid enthusiastic cheers. In this competition and competition, the god of fate seems to have patronized these two opponents one after another, making one the assistant and savior of the other, so that it is impossible to tell which of the two is braver.
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