Chapter 25: Before and After the War (@)
The iron door finally opened completely, and what appeared in front of everyone was a giant black and yellow tiger.
"It's a saber-toothed tiger!"
The saber-toothed tiger is the most ferocious of all tigers, a tiger that is a full circle larger than the average tiger and has thick fangs that make people shudder. The saber-toothed tiger is agile and large, and is known as the king of the jungle. Even in the great forests of the south, which are full of fierce beasts, they belong to the most dangerous category.
The saber-toothed tiger was able to break free from its cage and quickly rush into the center of the gladiatorial arena, but in the face of the unfamiliar environment, a strong sense of crisis made it roar again and again.
The six-person team was the most impacted, and in the face of such a ferocious beast, even if the six of them were battle-hardened warriors, a trace of fear rose from the bottom of their hearts, which was the memory of the brutality of the beast that had been passed down in human genes for countless years.
Disperse! One of the six, with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, was the first to shout. Apparently he was the captain of the six. Hearing the captain's order, the six of them quickly guarded around the semi-encircled formation of the saber-toothed tiger.
As if sensing the threat of the six, the saber-toothed tiger focused his attention on the six. I saw the saber-toothed tiger slowly pacing around the six people, as if looking for the best angle to attack.
However, the six of them also followed the saber-toothed tiger to constantly adjust their positions, and years of experience in fighting told them that the only way to survive such a beast was to face it head-on, once you show its back, the next moment its sharp teeth will invade your body.
"Come on! You brute! Are you a cat?"
"Kill them! Tear them apart!"
"Why don't you fight! You're all rubbish!"
Finally, I don't know if it's because of the exhaustion of patience or the impatience with the noisy voices of the audience. The saber-toothed tiger roared, and the fishy wind and waves swept up the sand and dust on the ground and pounced on the six people.
However, before the wind and waves could blow on the six people, the saber-toothed tiger leaped directly out of the wind and waves, and pounced straight on one of the warriors with a chain hammer.
The saber-toothed tiger's wind-like movements broke the stalemate in the gladiatorial arena in an instant, and the swift speed approached the hammer warrior in an instant.
The hammer warrior roared angrily, and at this time he had no way to retreat, and struggled to swing the chain hammer in his hand and smash it at the saber-toothed tiger.
Touch! With a muffled thud, the spiked mace slammed into the saber-toothed tiger's back. However, in the frightened eyes of everyone, the resilient fur bounced away, and the next sharp fangs pierced the warrior's body, and blood sprayed out instantly.
The huge bite force is fully manifested at this moment. With a bang, the hammer warrior's body was directly bitten off, split into two pieces and fell to the ground. The gushing blood stained a large area of the land red.
Above! The captain shouted angrily and led the remaining four people to quickly pounce on the saber-toothed tiger.
The warrior with the spear stabbed at the saber-toothed tiger with a spear, and the warrior holding the net rope beside him violently spread the large net in his hand with both hands, trying to cover the saber-toothed tiger.
But despite the huge size of the saber-toothed tiger, it was extremely agile, and one turned to dodge the spear, and then pounced, escaping the range of the net rope.
This pounce went straight to the side of a warrior with a huge shield. The warrior reacted quickly, relying on the strength of his whole body, and used a giant shield to resist the body of the saber-toothed tiger.
The last warrior with the twin knives in his hand quickly circled the back of the saber-toothed tiger, and the twin knives in his hands slashed at the saber-toothed tiger's leg without hesitation.
Instead of being flicked off like a chain hammer, the sharp twin knives cut through the tough fur of the saber-toothed tiger, leaving two deep wounds on the saber-toothed tiger's left hind leg.
The saber-toothed tiger was furious, and with a roar, a loud sound shook the surrounding warriors to the point that their brains were buzzing, and the nearest warrior with two knives and a shield with a black eye.
The saber-toothed tiger's tail flung under the ribs of the two-knife warrior like a whip, and the huge force sent the two-knife warrior several meters away, and the blood that spewed out had already broken several ribs. After whipping away the threat behind him, the saber-toothed tiger's huge body slammed into the shield-wielding warrior to the ground, and with a bite of his head, he bit off the warrior's head.
"Good! Kill them! Kill!"
"Ah~~~~Kill~~~~"
The audience was aroused by this bloody scene, and shouted wildly, venting all kinds of negative emotions accumulated in daily life.
"Good! The saber-toothed tiger is really fierce!" Edward sat in the stands and couldn't help but applaud.
"Yes, Your Highness, in order to catch this saber-toothed tiger, we have lost a full twenty people." The Colosseum host explained as he stood beside Edward at this time.
"Is it worth losing twenty people just to catch this beast?" Gloria's tone was very serious, and the hands on her lap were clenched with some trembling, and she didn't know if she was frightened by such a bloody scene, or if she was simply indignant because of such a careless disregard for human life.
The host was stunned for a moment when he heard Gloria's words, and then replied respectfully: "Dear Miss Falao, although this beast has lost twenty of us, those twenty people are just serfs, and it can bring us a hundredfold and a thousand times the reward. Isn't it worth it?"
"Even if it's a serf, it's human life, isn't human life comparable to gold coins?" Gloria asked incredulously.
The host looked at Gloria helplessly, as if he couldn't explain to Gloria that human life really couldn't compare to gold coins. And at this time Edward spoke.
"Gloria, gladiatorial fighting is a tradition inherited from the time of the Sun King, which represents the culture of Ammusi. And it was their honor for these prisoners of war to be able to show us their last bravery and please us. ”
Gloria was silent, silent. She was very unimpressed by Edward's words, and the gladiatorial culture was a culture that had long been banned by other countries on the mainland. Not only because the gladiatorial fights were too barbaric and bloody, but also because such activities caused great harm to the rule of the country.
Rebellions caused by gladiators abound throughout history, some of which were even capable of destroying a country. These gladiators, who struggle between life and death all day long, are the most stubborn and dangerous enemies of the country once they are released from their cages. Because they not only have extraordinary courage and perseverance, but what is even more fearful is that they have an unyielding spirit.
This spirit has a huge contagious force, which can make countless people who are oppressed by the aristocracy rise up to resist, and those serfs who are honest and get by can burst out with amazing combat effectiveness with the support of this spirit. Any promising monarch can see the potential dangers of the Colosseum.
Gloria looked at Edward's frenzied expression and threw herself into the gladiatorial fight. The disappointment in Edward's heart deepened.
The battle continued, and the wounded Sabertooth Tiger did not immediately attack the others after taking out the shield-wielding warrior. The idea was to look at the remaining three on guard.
The sword-wielding captain left to inform the remaining two and let them gather around.
"I'm going to draw attention, Zarat, you block his move, Blanes, you take the opportunity to attack his waist."
"Captain Basen, this is too dangerous, let me get attention." The spear-wielding warrior Blanes opened his mouth and said that the danger of the saber-toothed tiger was well known to everyone, and whoever attracted the attention of the saber-toothed tiger had the greatest risk.
"Listen to me!" Barson interrupted Blanes and decided directly on the battle plan.
Roar! The saber-toothed tiger roared again! This time, it rushed straight towards the three of them, and the huge body didn't take a step, causing the ground to tremble.
Now is the time!
"Action!" Barson roared and pounced on the saber-toothed tiger face to face. Blanes beside him clenched the spear in his hand tightly, and his muscles tensed. On the other side, the net in Zarate's hand had come out of his hand and spread out fiercely in the sky.