Chapter 14: Tell Me Loudly! What is the first rule of the Blood Arena?!
Not all of Draenor's lands have been destroyed and polluted by the nightmare of the Incineration Corps.
As the ancestral land of the Orcs, the Savannah of Nagrand was fortunate not to be affected by the aftermath of Draenor's shattering, and today, this land of peace and tranquility still retains almost the same appearance as it was when it was born, with clear lakes, turquoise pastures, herds of wild Split-hoofed cattle and Tabu sheep......
This was once a land that had never been touched by war, where the earth and elemental spirits were so pure that the ancestral spirits of the orcs taught their descendants the shamanic teachings, and here countless heroes familiar to the orc clan were born.
And now, in addition to the mighty Goron and the brutal ogres, the Iron Hoof of the Incineration Legion has finally set foot in this natural and pure ancestral land, where the people who have lived for generations - the brown-skinned orcs who maintain their pure blood and the surviving Draenei who have struggled to survive until they ...... More outsiders arrived.
"Hey! Glad to see you here—but I don't think we have time for a drink, my partner and I...... Oh, and my son, we're about to set off on today's hunt! ”
To Takawa's surprise, the first thing he encountered after setting foot on the land of Nagrand was not an imaginary orc, a draenei, a stinking ogre, or simply a bunch of running beasts, but what seemed to be the one who had just camped here for the night and was getting ready to go...... Old acquaintances.
Hemmit? Sinnavari. The old dwarf, who had made a name for himself in the Valley of Thorns and caused a lot of trouble for players, led his crappy hunting party through the Dark Gate to the vast Nagrand savannah.
If that's not surprising enough, then when I look at the head bowed respectfully, I was introduced by old Hemet with lines like "This is my son...... Minotaur when high and suddenly felt...... In fact, the minotaur species is not as rare as imagined.
Think about it, from entering the Outlands to the present. Almost everywhere you go, you can see the existence of the Minotaur - not to mention anything else. Now Gao He is accompanied by a heifer Jasmine......
Speaking of this heifer druid...... After the demise of the Druids in the Cenarion Grove, she was temporarily homeless, and she was supposed to stay in Shattrath and wait for the follow-up support of the Cenarion Expedition, but. Probably because he was a little timid when he passed through the slums of Shattrath, he was looked at by the meaningful eyes of the civilians. Heifer eventually chose to walk with him when Takah left Shattrath.
Although Gao He had also explained to her the dangers that this trip might contain. But for a minotaur...... What could be more dangerous than being put on the table?
In any case, the situation today is that when the head called "Hemmit? Sinnavari II's male minotaur looked curiously at Taka and the little jasmine beside him. Gao He finally figured out why old Hermit came here.
After all, what can attract this old dwarf hunter is, of course, the various magical and powerful beasts that inhabit this grassland.
At the beginning, a good show of "dwarves fighting tigers" was staged in the Valley of Thorns, and now he has come to Old Hermet in the Nagrand Prairie with a heavily armed hunting party? Sinnavari, the target this time, is the energetic beasts that run on the vast grassland.
"Tabu Sheep...... Split-hoof cow ...... And the strongest Thunder Elephant! Oh...... It doesn't get any better day than this! ”
Anyway, there was nothing to do, and in the end, Gao He chose to set off with Sinnavari Hunting Team to today's hunting location, which also happened to be his destination, which was the Blood Arena in the northwest of Nagrand.
"Didn't I say that...... Old Hermet, you have so recklessly gone to the land of the orcs to hunt, in case you encounter any danger......"
For this old dwarf who once turned the entire Valley of Thorns upside down because of a book "The Green Mountains of the Valley of Thorns", Gao He now has a kind of "meeting old acquaintances in other places", and because of this, Gao He still reminded him quite kindly about his risky actions.
"Don't worry...... Hiccup! Even the strongest orcs can't match this shotgun in my old Hermet's hand...... Hiccup! ”
The old dwarf, who had drunk a little too much from the previous breakfast, rode drunkenly on the goat, while his son, the strong minotaur, was careful to be by his side in case one of his dear fathers accidentally fell from it.
According to old Hermet, this minotaur orphan was picked up by him during a hunt...... Well, let's not mention what the old dwarf ran to hunt on that occasion, in short, the kind-hearted old dwarf raised the little bullhead who was still in swaddling clothes at the time, and even adopted him as his own son.
"Someday, I'll inherit Sinnavari's prestige!"
Now, the minotaur with a double-barreled shotgun has blazing eyes and declares his ambition with his head held high.
Well...... A minotaur hunter? It sounds good, but if you accidentally mistake someone for prey during a hunt, it would be a great ...... It sucks.
All these aside, the elder Hemet is going to hunt today with a giant scavenging vulture called the "Splitter" - an essential creature in the savannah's ecosphere, and of course, for the elder Hermet, a small appetizer before completing what he calls his "final trial."
"Look, that's what my father and I have been fighting over the past few days......
Pointing to the piles of tarb horns, split-hoofed cow hooves, scavenging bird beaks, and other messy so-called "trophies" on the trailer behind, Hemmit? Sinnavari II...... Well, the little bull seems to be very complacent about his impressive achievements.
"Don't be complacent, son, these are the simplest hunts, the real prey will not stupidly stand in front of your gun and wait for you to hunt, it is a battle of wits between hunter and prey...... Of course. You'll never know if you're a hunter or a prey! ”
It was only when he said these words that Gao He noticed that the drunken old dwarf's cloudy eyes flashed with a fierce light like a tiger—it was clear that the old hunter was not as simple as he looked.
"There...... Yes, that's the building...... That's Nagrand Arena. ”
Soon, under the guidance of old Hemmit, Gao and several people bypassed the valley where the ogre was entrenched, and took a shortcut from the middle of the grassland. After hunting a few tarbu sheep for lunch by the way. In the distance, a huge building with a white dome can already be seen.
"Nagrand Arena? This is where the fourth season of the Arena Tour will be held? ”
Gao He gazed at the huge building with interest—even at this distance, he could still faintly hear the noise of people coming from that direction.
"Just one of them...... Lad, the Season 4 Arena Tour is bigger than ever...... Hiccup! ”
Old Hermit waved his hand and motioned for the convoy to go around the building.
"Because of you adventurers. Season 4 Arena Tour saw a surge in attendance. Therefore. The green-skinned little creatures split the Arena Tour into two parts, the Arena Masters in the Arena of Blood, the Gulabash Arena, the Agony Arena, and the Killing Crucible, and the other at specific arena venues. 'Savage Gladiator Tournament' for adventurers only......"
"Hmm...... What's the difference between the two? ”
"What's the difference...... Son, will you tell them about it? ”
"Yes, father."
After receiving the instructions of old Hermet, the little bull kindly explained the difference to Gao He.
According to him, the "Arena Masters" is a "gladiatorial battle" in the true sense of the word, where participants must defeat the enemy one after another until they defeat the final strong opponent and get the credential as the winner.
In order to qualify for the final gladiatorial championship, the challenger must successfully complete twelve gladiatorial fights, and only after obtaining twelve winners' vouchers can he be eligible to participate in the final, and indeed "final gladiatorial fight".
Savage Gladiator Tournament, on the other hand, is aimed at an arena team composed entirely of adventurers - adventurers must form a fixed team with the rest of their companions, which can be two, three, or five, and participate in regular round-robin tournaments in teams to earn arena points.
"Such an arena round-robin tournament will last for a whole season, and at the end of the season, the top 10 arena teams in the arena points will start the final elimination round, and the final champion team will receive the title of 'Savage Gladiator', as well as a generous reward......"
"I see......"
Under the explanation of the little bull, Gao He generally has a certain understanding of the events on both sides.
"What Kyoko said before that you can gain a huge amount of experience is the Masters of the Blood Arena, right?"
"Hmm...... That's right. ”
The magical girl Kyoko nodded, and at the same time showed a palpitating expression.
"It's true that the experience reward is very rich, but it's also dangerous......"
"So, does this Arena Masters have to be played solo?"
"No, no, no...... The gladiatorial battles in the Blood Arena can also be participated in in teams, of course, the number of people in the team is also up to five people, and the strength of the enemies faced by different numbers of people is also different......"
"That's ......"
Gao He nodded, and after a little calculation in his heart, he already had a general plan.
"In that case...... Then let's go to the Blood Arena to see what happens. ”
Now the top priority is to find a way to rush to level 70 first, after all, only when you reach level 70 can you truly integrate into the land of the outer realm without capsizing halfway.
Whether to continue the challenge of the Guò Blood Arena or to earn points for huàn equipment in the Savage Gladiator Tournament depends on what happens next.
"Hm...... Bypass the orc village in front of you and you'll see the Blood Arena......"
Soon, old Hemet pointed to the jagged wooden fence walls and rudimentary adobe domes not far away. To the high and indicative.
"It's ogre territory, but if you tell the ogre at the gate that you're here for a blood arena, you should be able to avoid a lot of trouble - if those guys aren't hungry."
After saying that, the old guy yawned and waved his hand lazily at Gao He.
"So...... Hopefully I won't hear from you that you've been eaten by ogres until I'm done hunting, goodbye, adventurer. ”
With that, Hemet and his party continued to move forward, while Gao He and his friends stayed where they were, watching the Sinnavari hunting party leave.
"Hey...... Little White ......"
Just then, the next few people set off again. While stepping into ogre territory. The magical girl Kyoko reminded Takawa in a low voice again.
"Don't say I didn't tell you, although the gladiatorial experience reward in that Blood Arena is very rich, it's true, it's really dangerous......"
"Ann ...... Of course I know that kind of thing. ”
Gao He pursed his lips, disapproving of the "danger" in the mouth of the female magician.
In his mind. It's dangerous enough to be chased by a magical mecha just after you arrive in the Outlands, right? He couldn't imagine it. In the Blood Arena. Will there be a more terrifying danger than a behemoth like a magic mecha?
But soon, when the venue called the Blood Arena came into view silently for the first time. The scene presented in Gao He's eyes told him...... Sure enough, he still thought about the Outlands too simply.
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At the same time, Blade Mountain.
"You're so sure...... Will he compete there? ”
"Of course."
The wind howls on the berevels at the top of the mountain, and there are countless flag-like decorations swaying gently in the wind - and in fact, if you look closely, you will see that the flags that have been scattered between all the peaks and pillars from the moment you enter Blade Mountain are not flags, but ...... Corpse.
It was the corpse of a black dragon, suspended feebly from its torso by sharp pinnacles, and then slowly dried in the dry winds of Blade's Edge Mountain, becoming the winter ration for the most powerful creatures that inhabited the mountain.
This is the mountain known as the "End of the Dragon", which is inhabited by species endemic to Draenor, which are not found in the world of Azerohi, and which is also powerful enough to fight the dragons.
And among the creatures called "Goron", the most powerful and unrivaled one is Grull, known as the "Dragon Slayer", who once confronted the Moe of the Destruction of the World.
"Simple, brutal...... Perhaps there is no more powerful species than these creatures. ”
Looking at the black dragon whose head was hanging between the cliffs, unable to hang his flesh wings, the expression of the upside-down man was as calm as ever.
"Legend has it that the reason why Blade Mountain takes on such a shape is precisely because of the duel between the powerful Being, the Being, and the Adore of the World......"
"Does this have anything to do with what we discussed?"
The silver-white petite girl stood beside the hanging man at this moment, and judging from her indifferent and expressionless face, she didn't seem to care at all about the qiē stated by the hanging man.
"Now that we've chosen this world, trying to understand it can help us better integrate into it...... Where did I just go? ”
"You said he would definitely participate in the Blood Arena."
“…… Really? Scold...... Of course, it doesn't matter. ”
The upside-down man shook his head helplessly, following the girl's intentions, and redirecting the conversation back to the "right path".
"The quickest way to quickly increase your level to level 70 is undoubtedly the gladiatorial battle in the Blood Arena, and, with his character, I believe that he will never miss such a gladiatorial fight......"
"It's different from you."
The girl spoke abruptly, but her eyes turned to look into the distance.
“…… Yes, different from me. ”
The upside-down man was slightly stunned, but soon smiled again.
"If I say that I would rather enjoy a wonderful adventure and life like he does now, you ...... What would you think? ”
“……”
The girl didn't seem to hear the hanging man's question, and it wasn't until a moment later that her empty gaze narrowed slightly, and fell back on the thin hanging man in front of her.
"Does this have anything to do with the issue we're discussing?"
“…… Maybe...... Yes. ”
The upside-down man nodded, looking at him, as if he was just expecting the answer that the girl could give.
"Adventure & ...... Life. ”
This time, the girl's face finally showed a cautious expression.
"I'm sorry...... I couldn't understand the meaning of such a word. ”
"That's right......"
Although the girl's answer was so abrupt and incomprehensible, for the hanging man, it was the answer he had expected.
Then he stopped talking, but looked at the magnificent building that looked rough and simple on the outside at the top of the mountain.
There, there is an arena called the "Ring of Blood".
What Gao He didn't know was that the upside-down man who used some kind of "dishonorable means" to defeat him in his opinion was here to complete the "final gladiatorial fight" in the Blood Arena.
And now, as he followed in the footsteps of the Hanged Man and stepped into the Blood Arena for the first time, ready for the upcoming challenge, he was already on his way to the next goal.
"Already...... It's started. ”
Although thousands of miles apart, at this moment, the upside-down man seemed to have witnessed the scene when Gao He stepped into the blood arena and met the challenge.
"Maybe this time...... He could have made it before I took that final step...... Catch up with me. ”…… (To be continued......)
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