Chapter 51: The General's Appreciation
Chen Li knew that his next performance on the battlefield was related to his main task, and there must be people with noble status in the stands, as long as he showed his bravery in a timely manner, he could be appreciated, so that he could easily get rid of his slave status and join the barracks.
If this was in the days of the Roman Republic, it would have been almost completely unimaginable, a slave, no matter what his talents, would never have been able to get rid of this status, but in the Roman Empire, the etiquette had collapsed, and the people in power were reckless, and they could send people they did not like as slaves, and promoted their favorite cronies to citizens, even if he was a slave.
Chen Li not only has to defeat the lion scorpion in front of him, but also has to fight beautifully, excitingly, neatly, and without dragging mud and water.
"Scorpion (Juvenile)"
"Normal Monster"
"Moderately rare species"
"Race: Mythical Creature Species"
"Lifespan: 238 years"
"Height: 2.6m"
"356 kg in weight"
"Power: 34"
"Dexterity: 23"
"Constitution: 31"
"Intelligence: 3"
"Spirit: 12"
"Health: 460 HP"
"Skill: Basic Melee Lv3 Basic Endurance Lv4 Basic Ranged Lv2"
"Poison Cloud Lv1: Shoots out a poison cloud that illuminates 5 HP damage per second to creatures in the poison cloud for 40s"
Continued 10s"
"Venom Claw Lv1: A claw containing high poison, once pierced into the body, it will deal 20 damage per second for 10s"
"Spike Projection Lv2: Throw the spikes out of the tail so hard that each spike deals 20 damage."
"Earthquake Lv1: The Lion Scorpion uses its strong body to slap the ground, causing 20 damage to people in the surrounding area, with a shock effect."
"Bite Lv1: Tear the enemy in front of you with the sharp teeth in your mouth, dealing 120 damage and a chance to die."
"Monster Trait: Strong Body, Gain 100 additional HP."
"Monster Trait: Blessing of Mythology, gain an additional 50 HP."
"Monster Trait: Demon power, takes 50% additional damage for divine skills, and reduces damage by 20% for dark skills."
"Description: A monster that is widely spread in myths and legends, but you must not underestimate them because they are easily defeated by the protagonists, or you will die a miserable death."
Although it is only a juvenile lion scorpion, a trace of a monster can already be seen from it, the goat horns on its head do not seem to be sharp, and its back has not yet grown wings, but just looking at its attributes, as well as the way it looks at the world and does not put the people in the stands in its eyes at all, you know that its strength is not weak.
The lion scorpion, which has been hungry for several days in a row, is already hungry, and seeing Chen Li at this time is like a traveler in the desert seeing the sweet spring water, where can he still bear it?
Its claws arched slightly, its body tilted back, and the scorpion's tail swayed behind its body, making a gesture about to pounce on Chen Li.
Chen Li was not worthy of it, his feet were swinged, and he stood in a posture on the spot, his eyes staring at the movements of the lion scorpion.
After all, the juvenile scorpion is not as sophisticated as its parents, and does not know how to camouflage its attacks before hunting, and as soon as its body moves, its entire huge torso carries a vigorous pounce.
The height of the lion scorpion is not high, only more than 2 meters, but the length is terrifying, the whole length looks six or seven meters, and its height is not coordinated, which also causes its movements to be clumsy and unable to react in time to the enemy.
Chen Li faced the lion scorpion, leaned sideways, rolled on the spot, and at the same time grabbed the mane next to the lion scorpion's vicious beast head with one hand, and jumped onto the huge head of the lion scorpion by taking advantage of the situation.
He reached out and grabbed two slightly curved horns, pinning himself in place, and at the same time began a brutal attack on the lion scorpion.
Punch after punch, Chen Li's fist fell like raindrops and smashed on the head of the lion scorpion, during which the lion scorpion kept attacking Chen Li with its claws and tail, trying to drive him off the head.
But how could Chen Li let him get his wish? He moved deftly on either side of the scorpion's head, perfectly dodging the attack.
Sensing the danger, the scorpion didn't care so much, it slashed the ground twice with its claws, and spat out green smoke at the ground below it, completely encircling its entire body.
"You are affected by the scorpion venom cloud, you will take 5 damage per second, and as long as you are within range of the scorpion venom cloud, you will always refresh the duration."
"I have more than 400 health now, 80 seconds, can't I kill you?" , Chen Li sneered secretly, the fist in his hand never stopped, and the injury prompt kept ringing in his ears.
Just when the scorpion still had a little bit of health left, it probably knew that its limit had arrived, and its ferocity was completely aroused, and its eyes widened with hatred, and it pushed towards a place in the Colosseum.
Chen Li felt a sudden acceleration on the lion scorpion, and floated backwards uncontrollably, rushing out of the poisonous cloud, and he immediately heard the audience's exclamation.
"Not good!" He immediately let go of the mane in his hand, and was thrown off the head of the lion scorpion, making a long mark on the dirt floor.
"Boom!" The scorpion slammed into the wall with the last of its life, and the wall made of hard stone was now fragile, and it was knocked out of a large hole in one fell swoop, and the scorpion's powerless head was tightly jammed.
Glancing at the remaining half of his health, Chen Li was secretly frightened, this is just the opening mob to give him such a dismount, it seems that this mission is not simple.
"What's going on? My physique is so tall that I don't have any damage reduction from the toxins of the lion scorpion? It doesn't make sense, right? Chen Li was still a little confused.
"Even if you don't count my high physique, my percentage damage reduction should be effective, is there anything unique about this scorpion's venom?"
What Chen Li didn't know was that half of the strength of the lion scorpion was all on its toxin, its toxin originated from ancient myths and legends, and had a high priority, and at least half of the team of men lost by the slave owner was planted on the venom of the lion scorpion.
On the contrary, physical attacks are easier to defend against.
If you don't understand, you don't think about it anymore, this is Chen Li's habit.
He picked up the blue key and gained 2,000 evolution points and 1 free attribute and 1 potential point.
Enthusiastic cheers began to ring, and the slave proved the rumors about himself with his own strength, and he deserved such glory and praise.
Although Chen Li was dismissive of such an admiration with admiration.
"My friends, it seems that our gladiator Iron Fist is not in vain, let's cheer for him!"
The fat man is probably the owner of this Colosseum, always speaking at critical times, and he is in a relatively high position.
Chen Li, who killed the lion and scorpion, had time to get a glimpse of the Colosseum.
The all-stone building, carved with fine and beautiful patterns, the whole grandstand is divided into three layers, the top is naturally the most noble people, from top to bottom, the status gradually decreases, from their clothes and clothing alone can draw this conclusion, the fat slave owner in the second layer of the more central position, just enough to let the audience hear his voice.
Chen Li noticed that there were two figures sitting at the top of the stands, red cloaks and golden armor showing that their identities were not simple.
Letting his hands be handcuffed again, Chen Li returned to his cell and endured the nauseous smell again,
I don't know how long it took.
"This is the Iron Fist?" , Chen Li's eyes were a little uncomfortable with the door that suddenly lit up.
It seems that it has succeeded, and Chen Li knows that his previous wonderful performance in the Colosseum has attracted the attention of some people.
"That's right, my lord, it's him." , a slightly flattering voice sounded.
"Let him go, my lord wants to see him."
"Yes, yes."
Then, Chen Li was taken out of the cell again, except that this time he was not hooded.
The filthy dungeon is full of cells, and only personal hygiene and lack of sunlight can be solved on the spot, allowing mosquitoes to run wild here.
The rooms in the dungeon were all full of slaves like Chen Li, and looking at the dense scars on their bodies, Chen Li knew that they usually suffered a lot.
It seems that his treatment is not bad?
After another round of twists and turns, Chen Li was taken to a spacious room, and several maids with cloths in their hands came forward and stripped Chen Li of his clothes, not even a single fig pants left, and brought clean water, mixed with various flower sap and olive oil, to wash Chen Li's body.
Chen Li was still very shy at first, but sometimes, once people reach a certain level, they will feel that something doesn't matter anymore, so Chen Li is now happily baptized with his whole body.
"You have been blessed with baptism, you have received the state: God's protection"
"God's protection: Under God's protection, no darkness can invade your body, isolate from all parasites and viruses, and last for 10 days."
Chen Li picked up the brand-new equipment that he had been cleaned, and each equipment received a state called "Baptism of Cleansing", which can automatically clean tiny objects such as dust and parasites on the equipment.
Chen Li couldn't help but be a little surprised, and he couldn't even take care of admiring the scenery inadvertently revealed by the naked maids in front of him.
He put on his gear and was led by a maid to the top room.
Chen Li pushed open the door, it was a room similar to a rooftop, both sides of the room were like grandstands, the sun shone in from here, and a large number of decorations were placed in the room, most of them made of gold, sparkling in the sunlight. In the center of the room is a large table, with smoked meats, poultry roasted in special sauces, fruits of all colors, and crisp drinks.
On both sides of the table, several bewitching maids stood there holding huge plantains, their simple clothes could not hide their fiery bodies at all, and only blocked a few key parts.
In the shadow of Basho was a mighty body, strong arms showing his bravery, rough palms rubbing against the wine glass, telling people what it was for, feet on leather boots, golden armor and blood-red cloak on his body without the slightest sense of disobedience, as if he was born to enjoy this honor, as sharp as an eagle looked at the people who entered the door, the scar on his face was deformed by the upturned corners of his mouth, General Paitus lay on the chair like this, waiting for Chen Li's arrival.