Chapter 16: The Colosseum

The motorcycles roared through the tent, and the crowd standing outside the tent watched the motorcycles pass by, most of them in tattered clothes, and their eyes were tired. Some were already lying motionless on the ground, showing no signs of life, but the people next to them did not react at all.

Occasionally, a few patrolling men in black would pass by, and they would raise their hands to beckon the people standing next to them, and ask them to carry the fallen person to the sand not far away and bury them, as if they were throwing away a bag of garbage.

"Dang, dang" The sound of several iron tools colliding, the crowd standing by the tent seemed to be suddenly electrified, and instantly came to their senses, and involuntarily rushed to the side of a huge palm tree

Under the palm tree, two men in black kept knocking on a cauldron, which was full of stinky scraps, but the crazy crowd surrounded the cauldron and kept picking up the spoiled food inside.

Chen Lingfeng looked at the distorted scene in the distance, and then looked at Zhang Dingchuan who was hanging behind the motorcycle with a sad face, and the derived anger quickly turned into helplessness. In the last days, humanity and dignity are not important, there is only one thing that matters, and that is to live.

Soon he once again saw the helplessness of human nature in the apocalypse.

The motorcycle took the two straight to the front of the Green City Hotel in Lanschet, and when they got closer, they found that it was a luxury hotel with extremely complete facilities. The dΓ©cor is elegant, with swimming pools, miniature golf courses, and tennis courts, but now they are long abandoned and dilapidated.

The entrance to the hotel was guarded by several men in black, led by a sturdy man with strong muscles, sunglasses on his face, and a shortened shotgun in his hand.

"Big Brother Black Tiger, Lao Zhangtou has brought you back. It's just that he didn't bring back any of the supplies. Captain Zhou pushed the two of them in front of the black-clothed man.

"What's wrong, Lao Zhang? You said you could bring supplies back from a town outside the desert, and now what? The goods were not brought back, the camels also ran away, and your daughter's life is not wanted? You're making it hard for me. The black tiger pulled the sunglasses off his eyes and stared at Zhang Dingchuan viciously.

"I... I... ”

"Raise your head and speak!" Black Tiger interrupted Zhang Dingchuan's words, took the shotgun in his hand, pressed the muzzle of the gun against his chin, and raised his head.

"Brother Black Tiger, please... Please spare my daughter, please. Zhang Dingchuan cried, knelt down in front of the black tiger with a thud, and hugged his legs with both hands.

"Don't give me this set, how can you let me explain to the tyrant." The black tiger kicked Zhang Dingchuan away, and in an instant, a sarcastic sneer rose on his face.

"Ah, by the way, I will tell the tyrant that your daughter's illness has been confirmed, and she is in good health and can be the queen." Black Tiger laughed out loud after speaking.

"Don't, don't!" As soon as Zhang Dingchuan heard about his daughter, he immediately became excited.

"I... We can't get anything back... It's all caused by this kid.,He recruited the insect king.,And... And he's very good at fighting, he killed the worm king, you can... You can choose him... Choose him to go to the gladiatorial arena. Zhang Dingchuan pointed at Chen Lingfeng, his eyes full of helplessness.

Chen Lingfeng looked at the middle-aged man in front of him who had just experienced life and death with him, and he also saved his life, but now Zhang Dingchuan betrayed him without hesitation.

When the black tiger heard the gladiatorial arena, he immediately became interested, and Captain Zhou also echoed beside him, saying that he had seen the insect king die with his own eyes.

The black tiger walked up to Chen Lingfeng and looked him up and down, "I haven't had anyone who can fight here for a long time, damn, I've lost several games in a row in the gladiatorial arena recently, I don't care if you can do it or not, you have to play for me tomorrow." ”

"That... Brother Black Tiger, my daughter's business... ”

"Did I promise you? You should be thankful that your daughter is favored by the tyrant, at least you don't have to grab all the dirty food like the people outside. The black tiger patted Zhang Dingchuan on the shoulder, turned around and left laughing.

Zhang Dingchuan sat down on the ground in a dejected manner, and Captain Zhou ordered his subordinates to lock the two in the basement of the hotel.

The basement was dark and damp, hadn't been cleaned in a long time, and smelled moldy. Chen Lingfeng and Zhang Dingchuan were locked up in a utility room.

It was full of large and small rooms, filled with people who participated in gladiatorial tournaments. Due to the scarcity of supplies, the rulers' only pleasure was to engage in gladiatorial games. Warriors are chosen by the rulers like cattle, and those who win in the gladiatorial arena receive plenty of food, while those who lose have only death.

There is no eternal victor here, as the winner will be called upon to fight until he dies in a duel. Here is a huge vortex of death, and the ruler only appreciates the thrill of the collision between life and death, the distorted desires of the last days.

"I'm sorry, but I just now..." Zhang Dingchuan curled up in the corner and said indifferently, his eyes were blank, and he suddenly seemed to be many years older.

"It's okay, you're forced to do it too." Chen Lingfeng looked at his appearance, and he had long lost the idea of blaming him.

"I'll show you something." Zhang Dingchuan shuddered and took out a crumpled photo from the pocket of his close-fitting clothes.

Chen Lingfeng took the photo, which was a photo of a man and a woman in the school playground, the man was Zhang Dingchuan, the girl had clear eyebrows, wearing a school uniform, holding Zhang Dingchuan's arm, and smiling brightly.

"This is my daughter, who should be about your age." Zhang Dingchuan pointed to the girl in the photo with a kind smile on his face.

"Who is that tyrant?" Chen Lingfeng returned the photo to Zhang Dingchuan.

"Tyrant ... He was one of the richest people in the world and the owner of a hotel built next to a desert river, so it's an oasis. When disaster struck, he hid here and took control of the water resources of the underground river. Slowly, people gathered in this oasis, and naturally became his slaves. ”

"Didn't you think about resisting?"

"Rebellion? The people who fled here can only survive for a long time, and there is no dignity left, if you look at the group of people outside, who would think of resisting? Zhang Dingchuan sighed and shook his head helplessly.

Chen Lingfeng was silent, he didn't know what else he should say. Yes, it's good to be alive in these last days, who would think of resisting. The night passed silently.

Early the next morning, Black Tiger instructed his subordinates to bring Chen Lingfeng some delicious food, and when he finished eating, he took him to the gladiatorial arena.

The gladiatorial arena is actually two tennis courts connected together, surrounded by grandstand tables and chairs, and then a rectangular field is enclosed by a simple fence made of felled trees.

Directly in front of the gladiatorial arena were two special empty seats, presumably reserved for the tyrant.

Suddenly, the men in black sitting around the stands burst out with a deafening roar, and a middle-aged man with slightly bald hair and a bloated figure wearing a luxurious bathrobe walked out.

Chen Lingfeng glanced up, and secretly said in his heart that this should be a tyrant. However, in an instant, his eyes widened in surprise, and behind the tyrant was a young girl in a long white dress, with a green flower crown on her head, but there was no expression on her pretty face.

That girl turned out to be Mo Xiaoli.