Section 33 The Provocation of the Slave
The officer who had lost the gold coin was very annoyed, so he turned all his anger on the young man: "Since you are so powerful, it seems that arranging these lions cannot give full play to your true strength, do it again." ”
After saying that, the officer gestured to the stands on one side, and there were more than a dozen barbarians sitting in the stands. These men were muscular and strong, and they looked like no ordinary barbarian guards. One of them shook his arms, got up and grabbed a weapon, and jumped into the middle of the fence without saying a word.
The officer continued, "This is our greatest Imperial warrior, and if you can defeat him, I will release you immediately." ”
The so-called Imperial Warriors, who are the elite of the Tubisan elite, are rumored to be much more powerful than the Black Knights of the Imperial Army. There was also a knightly tournament similar to the kingdom in Tubis, which they called the Imperial Warrior Tournament, which was also a tournament for the selection of army commanders. However, unlike the Kingdom of Knights, anyone who can make it to the top 100 of the tournament in Tobis will be given the title of Imperial Warrior even if they are not selected as commanders.
The officer arranged this way because he lost the gold coins and wanted to put the teenager to death.
Once again, the arena was cleared, the rest of the teenagers were taken out of the field, and the battle between man and beast turned into a duel between warriors.
That young man was fearless, and he was a powerful newcomer rarely seen in the kingdom. He was calm and calm, raising his sword and swinging out, as if he was ready for battle.
But the other party is the Imperial Warrior of Tubis, a sturdy adult with strong arms and strength. As soon as the boy started to fight, he immediately fell behind, and the tall warrior kept attacking, slashing at the boy with axe after axe. The scimitar in the young man's hand was so small that it could go head-on with the broad axe, and the boy had to desperately dodge and defend himself, but he did not panic.
Seeing that he could not win for a while, the warrior was furious, and then attacked frantically with all his might.
After all, this young man was only sixteen years old, and his strength could not be compared with him at all, and he was injured on his right arm, and his movements were slightly sluggish, and he was knocked to the ground by the warrior's axe and knife without paying attention.
I thought that the young man would die, but the tenacity of his will exceeded everyone's imagination. Just as the warrior roared and pounced, the young man, despite the pain all over his body, rolled on the spot and stabbed the warrior in the right arm with a wave of his hand.
The warrior screamed in pain, but the boy didn't give him a chance to breathe, and then he made up for it with another knife, cutting a deep wound directly in his neck.
There was only a thud, and the warrior's huge body fell to the ground like a dead pig, and after a few painful struggles on the ground, he whimpered for his life.
Such a change shocked everyone's eyes, and even the nobleman in the stands couldn't help but applaud and celebrate.
Seeing the boy's miraculous victory again, the officer was so angry that without saying a word sent three more Imperial warriors into the fence.
Seeing that three more tall strong men came, the young man really had no strength. Exhausted, he rushed to the battle, the sharp pain of the wound on his right arm slowed his movements, and the boy was already powerless in the face of the repeated attacks of the three savage warriors. With his life hanging by a thread, he struggled to support him, danger approached him step by step, and the god of death was already beckoning to him.
At this moment, suddenly a roar came from the corner of the square: "Despicable, shameless, you are a bunch of villains who do not believe in their words. ”
No refugee had dared to insult the barbarians like this, and everyone immediately turned their eyes to that corner, and even the three Imperial warriors stopped their attack and went with them in search of prestige.
It was a dark-skinned teenage slave who looked to be about sixteen years old. His skin and flesh were open, blood was dripping from his wounds, his hands were tied, he was hanging high on a wooden frame, and his two eyes were glaring angrily at the officers in the stands.
The nobleman named Pete immediately burst out laughing, and he mocked, "Yo, people are dueling, and this is also hindering you?" You find out your own identity first, you are just a slave of my Pete, and if I let you die today, you will never see the sun tomorrow. ”
After hearing this, the officer asked with interest, "Master Pete, you are quite an interesting slave, how did he offend you?" ”
"This dog thing!" Pete scolded indignantly: "I raised him for five years, and he gave him food and drink for nothing, and he actually stole my bread to give to those Knight pariahs in the dungeon." ”
After speaking, Pete raised his voice again and continued to scold at the slave: "You are a slave of my empire, and the life and death of these untouchables have something to do with you. ”
After hearing this, the officer laughed and said: "Interesting, I heard his tone as if it was very powerful, or just replace him to fight and see what he is capable of." ”
Hearing what the officer said, Pete was in a hurry and hurriedly explained: "Don't don't, this is not an ordinary slave, I spent a lot of money to buy it back from the gladiatorial arena. Don't look at him young, this kid is amazing. ”
After hearing this, the officer smiled contemptuously, and thought to himself, I have lost so many gold coins to you, and I will not lose a slave today.
Thinking of this, the officer insisted: "Hehe, what does Master Pete mean that the warriors of our empire can't beat him?" ”
Considering the face of the Imperial warriors, Pete had to change his words and said: "No, no, I definitely didn't mean that, just a dog slave, you don't have to meet him in general." ”
The officer didn't care about this, and said slightly unhappily: "Then you mean, you can't bear this slave?" ”
This Pete is also the son of the first clan of the empire, and he is never ambiguous about face, how can he make people feel stingy. Pete glanced at the officer, sneered and said, "Since you say so, then okay, let's replace him to fight the Imperial Warriors." I'm not responsible for the consequences. ”
The officer did not care, and he immediately ordered the soldiers to free the slave from the wooden frame and drag it directly into the fence. Because the hanging time was too long, the slave's legs were a little numb, and he fell to the ground with a thud, and it took him half a day of strength to slowly get up from the ground, and the officer laughed and laughed.
The officer then said arrogantly: "That's it, stinky boy, it's still three warriors, if you can win the three of them today, Lao Tzu will redeem you, and you will be a free man from now on, how about it?" ”
Pete laughed happily, but said nothing.
The slave said, "Well, I'll allow you to add two more warriors, and if I can win, you'll let me and all the Knights there." ”
"Hahaha, it's not a small tone!" The officer burst out laughing and glanced back at Pete.
Pete also laughed along, muttering, "What a guy who doesn't know the height of the sky, I want to find you to death and I will fulfill you." ”
Seeing this, there was a commotion among the refugees, and people began to talk privately about who this slave was, who he was, and why he was fighting a duel to save us.
Lisa had already wiped away her tears at this time, she had been paying attention to this slave for a long time, and asked Mariara beside her very suspiciously: "Mariala, why did this barbarian slave help us in turn?" Isn't he also a native of Toppis? ”
Mariara seemed to be clearer, and she said coldly: "Who knows what tricks they play, anyway, all barbarians are not good people." ”
Lisa felt that Maria was right, and maybe it was just a scene arranged by the Tubis people to make fun of the atmosphere. She sighed in disappointment, but in her heart she longed for a miracle to happen to this slave.
At this moment, it seemed that some important person had arrived, and all the guards bowed their heads and saluted, and even the officer and the nobleman retreated to the side.
I saw a senior officer wearing a black cloak and fully armed slowly walked out. He carried a long sword at his waist, the armor on his body was exquisite, and the whole person looked mighty, and at a glance, he knew that this person's status in the empire was extraordinary.
Then all the barbarians bowed deeply and greeted him, saying, "Honorable Captain Utorres, welcome to you. ”
To be treated so carefully by the Tubis people, this person is the number one fierce general of the Tubis Empire, and the famous leader of the First Black Knights of the Empire, Utorres. Although he was only the head of the Knights, he was the Count of the Empire and the most powerful confidant of Prince Warkas, the supreme commander of the Empire's Crusade Army.
The leader of the First Black Knights of the Empire, who is highly respected in the Empire, has the most power in the entire Eastern Crusade Army, except for Prince Wakas himself, just like the deputy commander-in-chief of the Imperial Eastern Crusade Army. At this time, he came to Reesburg only to inspect the war situation in the south and urge the imperial army to actively advance the offensive.
As soon as Utores opened his mouth, he said to Pete on the side: "Pete, you rush back to the empire as soon as you finish sending supplies and supplies, don't stay here and make trouble." As soon as the king died, the royal capital was also captured by us, and now the Knight people are completely in chaos, all of them are like crazy, and there are Knight people everywhere who are constantly resisting. If anything happens to you while you're in Knight, I won't be able to answer to your father, the Duke of Byron. ”
As soon as he opened his mouth, he reprimanded him, which embarrassed Pete, but he had no choice but to salute and reply: "Obey the Earl, I will leave for the empire immediately." ”
After saying that, Pete beckoned left and right, and then glanced at the slaves in the field. He hesitated for a moment, and then left the square with his entourage in a gray manner.
When Pete had left, Utores went down the stairs to the fence and asked the slave, "What is your name, young man?" ”
The slave replied quietly, "I have no name, and they all call me Haba." ”
Utores laughed twice, the name of the dog, which obviously made him laugh out loud.
But soon Utores returned to his serious expression, and he said seriously: "Young man, can you tell me first, the conditions for you to win the duel, why did you bring these Kates to release?" ”
The young slave replied casually, "Because they are slaves like me, I will fight for our slaves." ”
After hearing this, Utores couldn't help but praise: "Well, good boy, with backbone." ”
After speaking, he thought seriously for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Okay, just follow what you just said." If you can win against the five warriors of our empire, I will release not only you, but all the Knights present. I, Utorres, swear in the name of the god of war, Shura, and promise to do what I say. ”
After hearing this, the slave sneered, "You don't have to swear, I know that the hero of our empire, Lord Utorres, is right. ”
Hearing the slave praise himself, Utores smiled lightly, and he pointed to the warriors and said, "Please, then, I'll wait to see how you perform this miracle." ”