The nobles of the Roman army began to slowly flee from the battlefield.
Septimus's army, like a black tide devouring its prey, began to advance slowly.
The morale of the Roman army gradually broke, and the soldiers of the Roman army began to flee in small groups.
From the walls of the city of Capua, Consul Lucius watched as his army slowly collapsed.
The Roman soldiers abandoned their weapons and armor in order to escape more quickly.
At Septimus's command, more than two thousand cavalry soldiers began to hunt down the fleeing Roman soldiers.
The previous battle turned into a pursuit, with soldiers in black armor hunting Roman soldiers.
Lucius witnessed the scene of the Roman army being hunted like animals and slowly collapsed to the ground.
The defeat in the Battle of Capua would destroy the myth of invincibility that all of Rome held about the Scipio family—a great disgrace difficult to wash away, which would mark the fall of the Scipio family's myth of invincibility.
On the other hand, the clone army split into small groups and began to pursue the Roman army.
The prefect of the city of Capua, upon seeing the situation, ordered the city gates to be closed; unfortunately, it was too late.
Septimus mobilized two legions to enter the city while the clone spies inside seized a gate.
The soldiers defending the city were a poorly armed temporary militia with little training and organization, unable to resist or eliminate the clone spies who had seized the gate.
Thousands of soldiers in black armor entered the city of Capua easily, overwhelming the defending soldiers.
The city of Capua had five main gates that were well fortified.
While Septimus's army entered through one gate, the nobles took the opportunity to escape through the more distant gates.
The soldiers in black armor who entered split into small groups and attacked all the men inside the city.
Septimus, like a young lion that takes over another male lion's pride, had no intention of sparing the lives of the men and elderly within the city.
The clone soldiers, like killing machines, began an indiscriminate massacre of all the men and elderly within the city.
Septimus intended to turn the entire region of Campania into a place where the only existing men would be clones or their descendants.
Screams and fires began to spread rapidly throughout the city.
Slaves, freedmen, Roman citizens, and the upper class all had the chance to feel the edge of the swords of the soldiers in black armor.
The clone soldiers deployed to block the other gates, beginning one of the most well-known massacres in the city of Capua.
In a luxurious noble house within the city of Capua, the city councilor Marcus gathered a dozen slaves and guards while they moved obstacles to block the door.
The sounds of slaughter could be heard from the other side of the door.
Lady Cornelia hid in one of the inner rooms along with a group of female slaves while she nervously watched the busy men.
When Septimus's army entered the city, a large number of thugs and thieves took advantage of the opportunity to incite riots and loot nobles and merchants.
Many members of the city's upper class, including Councilor Marcus and his wife Cornelia, were unable to escape due to the riots occurring in the city streets.
Cornelia and Marcus were not very worried about Septimus's conquest of the city of Capua; their daughter Atilia was Septimus's lover, and the relationship was very harmonious.
The only concern of Marcus and Cornelia was the chaos outside in the city of Capua.
Previously, when the Roman army entered the city, Marcus kept a low profile and hid inside his home.
Consul Lucius did not have time to think about Marcus and his friendship with Septimus.
On the other hand, if the Roman army had attacked Marcus, the clone soldiers who were infiltrated would have found a way to save them.
Septimus enjoyed thousands of women, but he resisted the idea of abandoning the mature Cornelia.
The city of Capua had nearly 50,000 people, and it would take Septimus's two legions some time to purge the entire city.
Little by little, the clone army began to take control of the city and attack the nobles who had not had the opportunity to escape.
At Marcus's residence, more than 100 thugs gathered outside the door while using axes to try to break in.
Marcus sweated nervously as he watched the wooden door being struck by a dozen axes.
The few guards and slaves also sweated and could barely remain standing due to fear and nervousness.
Suddenly, sounds of combat and cries were heard from the other side of the door.
Marcus and his men held their weapons tightly while listening to the sounds from the other side, and their gazes filled with panic.
Quickly, the noise outside the door stopped.
"Lord Marcus, Lord Septimus has ordered us to protect your residence," shouted a clone soldier from the other side of the door.
Marcus and his men let out a sigh of relief as they relaxed.
"I want to thank you," Marcus shouted in response from the other side of the door.
The city of Capua and the outskirts of the city quickly became a hell on earth.
The massacre only ended when the sunlight disappeared and night fell.
Out of the 35,000 Roman soldiers, fewer than 15,000 managed to escape.
Only a few nobles of the city of Capua managed to escape by taking advantage of the negligence at the gates.
The vast majority of the nobles and elites of the city of Capua did not have the opportunity to escape.
Like pigs in a slaughterhouse, a large number of nobles and elites were inside their residences waiting for death.
Septimus mobilized the clone soldiers to occupy the gates and walls of the city of Capua and prevent anyone from escaping.
At the end of the battle, the clone soldiers had much work to do.
The battle had lasted almost 8 hours and had cost the lives of 7,435 clone soldiers.
Clone soldiers with minor wounds could be saved; on the contrary, severely wounded clone soldiers were killed to avoid pain.
All the clone soldiers shared the same nervous system, and the pain from a large number of severely wounded soldiers caused Septimus to become irritable. The most practical solution was to kill the severely wounded clones.
The prefect of the city of Capua was stabbed by the clone soldiers while resisting.
On the other hand, Consul Lucius was captured alive.
Consul Lucius attempted to commit suicide by attacking the clone legionaries, but he was easily subdued.
Septimus planned to cut off his limbs to tie him to a wooden post and use him as a human standard to instill fear throughout all of Rome.