Chapter 31: The Battle of the Cages
Touring theater, just a name. Although Wright had not seen it in any theater, he also knew that the real theater would never be an iron cage about five meters high and less than eight meters long and wide.
This huge, rudimentary-looking iron cage is the so-called "itinerant theater" in the black market. Wright could see that there were black blood stains solidified in and around the iron cage, and there were still a lot of monster hair remains. At the bottom of the iron cage, a magic array of about five square meters in size is depicted, and a steady stream of thunder and lightning elements converge to connect this iron cage.
"Behind this touring theatre is actually the Duke of Bard family. You must know that the cost of this cage battle is very high, have you seen that magic array? It is said that it was portrayed by several ninth-level great magisters together, which can ensure that the people in the cage cannot escape! ”
And the fee for watching here is not low... Ordinary people will pay 100 gold coins to watch it once. That's a huge source of money. Carl whispered to Wright and the other three of them, "Don't worry, I've spent a lot of progress here, and it's no problem to watch it every year, so it's no problem to bring a few friends to watch it." ”
"Boss, who are the members of this cage battle?" Burke asked, "I've heard that there are specialized gladiatorial slaves, all of whom are masters of war captives with the Magnolia Empire. ”
"There are still very few strong people who are slaves, unless they are masters who are captured in the war with the Yulan Empire, those ordinary people are captured as slaves, and it is almost impossible for the strong people in the country to be captured as slaves! And we and the Magnolia Empire have not fought a large-scale war for a long time. Most of the cage battles are voluntary! ”
"Voluntary?" All three were a little stunned.
"Mostly, I'm talking about most, it's all about the money. In a cage battle, the winner of the wealth can get 10%, and the loser can also get half of the wealth! ”
"Although most of the failures are death, the money will also be sent to the family, and the touring theater is still very particular about this. The cage battle is dominated by sixth-level warriors. How much does a level 6 warrior make in a year? 1000 gold coins is incredible. But after a cage battle, at least 200 people usually pay money to watch, and if they win, they can get 2,000 gold coins. Of course, some people are purely for the pleasure of wealth, some are forced to pay off debts, and some people are forced to spend money to buy some items to help break through! ”
"Of course, there are a few strong people who want to break through themselves, I know that about two years ago, there was a genius warrior from the Royal Knight Academy who came here, and he was the same age as us. After ten consecutive battles with the strength of a sixth-level warrior, he finally asked to fight against a seventh-level demonic beast, and finally broke through himself in the battle and reached seventh! It was a good story at the time. ”
"Seventh-level warrior, two years ago, it wasn't a seventeen-year-old seventh-level warrior... Although the warrior cultivates faster, this genius level is estimated to be about the same as Wright! Maui said with some surprise.
"yes, it's a pity to die!"
"Dead?"
"Well, I died when I went out to practice... It is said that he ate poisonous food during the training and died of poison. I remember that the Royal Knight Academy also wrote this into the textbook as a typical case, teaching students not to patronize the cultivation of Dou Qi,"
Wright Burke Maui: "What a poor genius! ”
The four of them chatted quietly, which was also a rare relaxation for Wright, but soon, the cage battle was about to begin.
A tall, muscular man with his hair draped in his hair walked up to the cage and announced loudly.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm presiding over today's cage battle, I'm Cheton of House Bard! Compared to many people here, they know me. ”
"To make a long story short, I'm going to introduce the two men from today's cage fight."
"Squadron Leader of the Magnolia Empire's 'Roaring Legion', Mr. Coulson!" A man in ragged clothes, with ankle bracelets, walked into the cage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Coulson was captured and enslaved in the war between our great empire and the Magnolia Empire--- according to the rules of our War of the Trapped Dragon, as long as Mr. Coulson wins ten times in a row in the Battle of the Trapped Cage, he will be free! Today, he's won nine fights! This also means that the enemy he faces this time will be more powerful than ever! ”
"Wow, wow!"
"Coulson blows your opponent's head!"
"Die to the Magnolia people!"
"Long live the Empire!"
The surrounding audience cheered one by one, and it was clear that they were divided into two factions.
One faction obviously admired this soldier who could fight and defeat a master of the same level nine times, even a soldier of the enemy country was worthy of respect.
The other faction, which might be called 'Great Puonism', hated Coulson as an enemy.
And this soldier of the enemy country was very calm and calm, his expression was indifferent, he was not disturbed by the outside world in the slightest, and walked into the cage step by step. Wright even noticed that the distance of each of his steps was exactly equal.
"It's good luck, the tenth battle of this gladiatorial slave must be very intense!" Carl explained: "As a rule, the general fight is one-on-one, and only in this tenth fight, the organizers may arrange a one-to-many fight. For him, it was one step of heaven and one step of hell. If he wins, he can be released directly to become a citizen of our Puang Empire, or simply the Bard family arranges for him to return to the Magnolia Empire. If you lose, you are basically certain to die. ”
At the same time, Cheton above also began to introduce the other side: "And today, our opponent of Mr. Coulson, is it~"
Behind him came four mighty warriors, all of whom were carrying a crate covered with canvas.
As Cheton unsheathed the sails, a vigorous beast appeared in front of everyone.
"Shhh It's actually Warcraft."
"Golden-veined leopard, seventh-level demonic beast?"
"It shouldn't be, if it's a seventh-level demonic beast, it won't be interesting at all!"
"Looking at the body type, it should be close to the adult golden-veined leopard, which can be regarded as the peak of the sixth level!"
"The Warcraft at the same level is already stronger than our warriors, and the Golden-Striped Leopard is a seventh-level Warcraft when it is an adult, I'm afraid it is stronger than a normal sixth-level Warcraft."
"Hey, I'm going to lose now, I thought Coulson would be free."
"Not necessarily, being underage means that this golden-striped leopard is inexperienced, and the leopard monster is good at speed, and the cage battle has a great impact on speed... But even so, Coulson is very dangerous! "This is an old mercenary who looks full of vicissitudes of life, and his evaluation is agreed by many people.
And Wright and the others are also discussing carefully, and the only one with relatively better experience among the four is Burke, who has experienced the experience of adventure.
"Burke, which of the two sides do you think is more likely to win?" Wright asked.
Burke stroked his shaved beard: "I guess, it's still a golden-striped leopard... Even if it's not fully adult, it's a very powerful monster in the end. ”
"That's true, a gladiatorial slave who can win ten times in a row and then be freed is very rare, and the organizers can't let him be set free easily." Carl also added.
"Isn't it possible to win?" Maui had a different opinion: "I think this Coulson is very strong." ”
"It's not impossible!" Wright also nodded in agreement: "It can be seen that his movements are very strong in terms of combat skills, and he is calm enough, although the overall strength should be written, but it is not impossible to turn the tables." ”
"Then why don't you press some gold?" Carl smiled, "You can bet on the organizer, with a minimum of 100 gold coins. ”
Wright didn't bet, while Maui and Burke bet a hundred gold coins on either side of Coulson and Golden-striped Leopard, respectively.
Soon, after the organizers collected the bets, they announced the start of the cage war.
Coulson was unshackled and shackled, and with a standard spear in hand, he walked into the cage.
On the other side, four strong warriors carried the golden-striped leopard to the door of the cage, untied its restraints and pushed it violently, and the golden-striped leopard rolled and jumped into the cage.
A man and a beast faced each other, Coulson was still expressionless, but the spear in his hand was raised slightly, and the tip of the spear was aimed at the golden-veined leopard at a subtle angle, and a few drops of cold sweat secreted from his forehead.
The golden-striped leopard seemed careless, but a pair of sharp eyes were always fixed on Coulson's throat, baring his teeth and wandering around the side of the cage.
Suddenly, the golden-striped leopard leaped up and pounced on Coulson, waving its claws. Coulson did not defend the counterattack, his spear clenched in his hand, and stabbed directly at the golden-striped leopard regardless of it.