Ai Xiu waited for a long time, but the champion of the ninth level never appeared, and the champion of the first eight levels appeared in front of him one after another like mushrooms after the rain, but the current one dragged on to make people feel irritable, and in the end, the enthusiasm of the audience was exhausted bit by bit in the long wait. The drizzle of flowers and dinars around Essho gradually thinned out, and finally only sporadic copper plates were thrown down, which hit Eshy's shoulders somewhat rudely. Finally, someone hurriedly ran up, and immediately raised his hands in fright after seeing Eixiu clenching his fists: "Don't! I'm one of the directors of the arena, not the champion, and he's still on his way! You go back to the lounge first and wait for a while, I will send someone to inform you as soon as he comes. ”

"That should be a negative sentence," Eshu said, staring at the comer, "calling the tenth level champion." ”

"The champion of the tenth level is also on his way." The Director stammered, "I promise I won't keep you waiting. ”

"Isn't your arena able to accept ten challengers at the same time, and call the champions of the other tournaments to replace them."

"This ......" the director leaned closer to Eshua and lowered his voice, "The champions of the ninth and tenth levels have only been appointed, and they can't be replaced. Adesas is already the most comprehensive among the eighth level champions, and we can't put a fighter who is inferior to him to the ninth level to be your opponent. He grabbed Aesiu's shoulders and tried to push Eixiu to the lounge, but Eshu didn't move.

"Then stop the challenge, I'll take the money and leave."

"No," the director refused, "you've decided to continue the challenge, and if you stop there, you won't get a single one, are you sure?" ”

“…… How long will it take? ”

"Soon, soon." With a smile on his face, the director watched Eshu walk towards the lounge, and then let out a sigh of relief, but Eshu turned back halfway: "I can't wait, send me something to eat." ”

"Eat—eat?" The director looked dazed, and it took a few seconds to react, "Well, the food in the arena isn't served for free......"

"Isn't this all money?" Eshu pointed to the flowers and dinars scattered around, "The northern realm is not as good as the Empire, and the cost of collecting these flowers is not low, right?" If you can recycle and reuse, you can save a lot of money. I'll sell them to you for half of your cost. I don't care about the quality of the food, as long as I can eat it, the more the better. ”

"This ...... It's not too much to ask, I think I can call the shots. The director stammered.

"Requirements? Transactions only. Then it's a certainty. ”

Estheu walked back to the stone chamber and sat cross-legged in the corner. Waiting for him was only a meaningless passage of time, but it could not restore any physical strength for him. The battle with Adesas seemed to be a quick one, but in fact it was very costly - his inhuman self-healing power was not unrestrained and costless, and the wounds cut by the blade seemed to heal, but only Essho knew how weak he was at the moment, and the unprecedented hunger in his stomach at the moment was the most intuitive feedback. He urgently needs to eat, and he needs the heat flow of food to soothe the stomach juices surging in his body, and both Adassas and the Director are implying that the champion in the last two levels will only be stronger than Adassas. But at some point, the handymen near the exit had left, and Eshu was the only one in the huge stone chamber. Only then did Eshu realize that he had been put on a beating, and the arena was naturally happy to see him fight on an empty stomach. As time went on, the discontent of the stands on both sides intensified, and Esher could even hear a faint commotion coming from all sides through the cracks in the walls.

When a sudden cheer flooded the stone chamber, the food was finally served to Estheux, far exceeding his expectations, not only in large portions, but also in abundance, and even freshly roasted meat, lined up on delicate silver plates, exuding steaming heat. At the same time, there was also the director who had negotiated with Eishu before, and the enthusiastic smile on his face was very fake: "The food you want, but the champion of the ninth level has already appeared, you can see ......"

Ai Xiu grabbed half of the leg of mutton, raised his head and glanced at the supervisor coldly, the other party's smile immediately froze on his face, and he unconsciously took two steps back. But Essho didn't have a seizure, just put down the leg of mutton, raised the cup on the side and drank it all in one gulp—

"Poof!" Essho squirted a large mouthful of dark yellow liquid at the supervisor's feet, fine white foam splattering. "How is it wine?" Eishu grumbled expressionlessly, stood up, jumped up and broke a few ice picks from the ceiling, put them in his mouth and chewed them "click". He walked past the superintendent and walked out of the field, and under the east side of the stands stood a man as burly as a bear, with a two-handed heavy sword almost as tall as he was—a weapon of extremely crude shape, which at first glance appeared to be the product of the forcible joining and melting of iron rods, but when the iron rods were as thick as a forearm, and as wide as a long table, they immediately appeared violent and savage. The man's gaze fell on Aexiu, and there were no extra words, just dragging the giant sword behind him and running wildly towards Aexiu.

It was only then that Eishu realized that he hadn't taken advantage of the break to find himself a weapon or weapons, and he hadn't even replaced the broken protective gear. He was careful not to hedge, but instead moved diagonally to the right, placing himself as far as he could at the end of the greatsword's swing. The other party immediately judged Eishu's intentions, and forcibly choked the momentum of the forward rush to adjust the angle. He slowed his pace, gradually closing the distance between the two of them, and the heavy sword glided across the hard, frozen ground with a piercing grinding sound like the rattling tail of a desert poisoned serpent. There is no room left for Estheu to mediate, and if he continues to adjust his position, he will only be forced into a corner like Adessus in the last round. Finally, the distance between the two was enough to be smoothed out by a brutal swing, and a huge piece of iron slammed into Essho from the bottom up with a strong wind. Esher could see the rough edges of the heavy sword that had not been cut at all, it could hardly be said to be a single slash, but it was powerful enough for the blade to sink deep into the human body and complete an extremely brutal cut. Ai Xiu turned sideways, the sword body brushed his face and flew into the sky, and before the heavy sword could fall to complete the second slash, Ai Xiu took a few steps forward, intending to hold the opponent's wrist and organize the source of the force. But the other party was so old and spicy, he immediately retreated after missing a blow, relying on the unparalleled distance advantage of his weapon, and successfully opened the distance before Eshua got close, and at the same time, the heavy sword was also retracted, and the huge sword body was like a shield in front of Esher. Unwilling to give up, Eshua straddled to his opponent's side, only to be forced back by the heavy sword he swung again.

This time, Eshu felt a palpable pressure, and the other party mastered the heavy sword with ease, his style was as brutal as his weapons, but there was a sinister killing intent hidden in those open and closed moves. Estheu knew that a quick victory was a luxury, and he patiently roamed around his opponent and actively responded to his opponent's attack. The spectators in the stands let out a burst of exclamation, and it seemed to them that Essio had been hit by the huge iron piece several times, but he could always jump away at the last moment. Although neither side actually hurt each other, the audience could tell that the heavy sword no longer had the explosive power that it had at the beginning, and in the interval between the two men, the man's violently heaving chest also indicated that he had expended considerable physical strength. On the other hand, his opponent was still as agile as an ape fox, and his face did not fluctuate, and he did not even take a small breath. So everyone knew that the winner would soon be decided - after almost twenty minutes of high-intensity confrontation.

Almost. In the wind of the heavy sword swinging, Ai Xiu saw a gap that was close enough for him to get close, and just wanted to step forward, but the opponent decisively stopped: "I admit defeat, are you sure you want to continue to challenge?" ”

“…… Are you sure. Eshy's clenched fist dropped, "Who are you?" ”

"You knock him out and you'll get the answer." The man replied, holding on to his greatsword and gasping for breath before he barely raised his hand and pointed behind Eishu.

Eshu turned his head and found that the Champion of the tenth level was standing not far behind him at some point, wearing no protective gear other than a mask that covered his face, and he did not hold a real sword in his hand, but only held two wooden practice spears casually.

"I'll leave it to you, I'll wait for you in the east stand." The man said breathlessly.

The champion of the tenth level nodded, but the next sentence was to Esher: "Are you ready?" ”

"......" Eshu nodded silently, his whole body tensing again. The other party's standing posture seemed casual, but in fact it was solemn, and the two spears had already been placed at the best angle, like arrows on a taut bowstring, just waiting for the moment to explode.

"It's coming!"

The spear was swung, and at that moment Eshy's sense of crisis climbed to the peak, he couldn't completely keep up with the speed of the other party, and only barely caught a sharp and blurred shadow when the spear shaft swung in front of him. Eshu subconsciously stretched out his hand to grasp the spear, but he was still a step too slow, and the shaft of the spear slammed heavily on his wrist, and it was withdrawn in an instant.

It's so strong!

Eshy shook off his aching wrist, which he thought might be cracked. The opponent's skills are far stronger than he expected. For the next few rounds, Esher was crushed in a storm of two spears, and the tough wooden pole slammed into his face. Eshua fought and retreated until the cold walls stopped him.

On the east side of the stand, there is a hidden box.

"Looks like the winner is decided." Gregory IV was playing with a golden dragon dinar in his hand, "Setanda should be able to end the battle soon." If he hadn't used that kind of maneuvering tactics, but had been a tough match, he probably wouldn't have been your opponent, William? ”

"You can't say that, Your Majesty." The champion of the ninth level had already taken off his mask and stood humbly behind Gregory IV, "He has passed eight levels in a row before. ”

"Really? I thought he was well rested. ”

"I was told that he had made a deal with the dinar with the Arena with the flowers that had been spilled by others, and wanted to eat during the break, but the Director was clever enough to have a freshly prepared meal - the food was served, and Setanda and I arrived."

"Well, they have a heart." Gregory IV smiled noncommittally, "Even if you can't make it through the Setanda level, you're a rare warrior - then again, am I too demanding to take a super-first-class martial artist as a standard?" He chuckled, "If that Esher Baranduk doesn't come to Raven City to take the oath again, use Ismorola as his bonus." It's Barandoke who is delaying the appointment, and the dean won't say anything about me. ”