Chapter 54: The Colosseum
Built at the bottom of a valley between hills, the Ekhtaton Colosseum was originally a man-made lake in the Gardens of the Royal Court, dating back 1,200 years to 80,000 lizardmen captives and eight years of labor.
The entire building covers an area of 20,000 square meters, with a circumference of 600 meters, and can accommodate up to 90,000 spectators. It was built to commemorate the great achievements of the Sun King Heractom after the Menes Empire expanded eastward and conquered the Akshford region, and the majesty and heroism of the dynasty at its peak were vividly expressed from it.
At that time, the Menes Empire had departed from the pure idealistic pursuit of religion and living beings in the classical period. Turning to the enjoyment of reality, this change, combined with inflated wealth, gradually evolved into the need for physical material and sensory stimulation.
Fighting animal culture is a culture that thoroughly takes sensual desire and sensory stimulation as fun.
At the opening of the gladiatorial arena, beasts of prey are released from the ring, and gladiators are driven into the arena, where they wear hideous masks and shiny armor and perform gladiatorial fights or beast fights with iron swords and shields. Unlike those soldiers on the battlefield, they did not have the pride to charge, but only used their skills to hone their skills to please the spectators in the stands.
In the audience, well-dressed aristocratic generals enjoyed fine wine, hugged beauties, and enjoyed the flesh and blood of man and man, man and beast, beast and beast.
And in the face of the gladiators who came captive, the non-freedmen, the pleasure of the upper class was that they could give a slave a life with a thumb out, or execute a slave with a thumb down—the life and death of these gladiators were entirely in their hands.
The Colosseum is an oval structure with a flat central area as a performance area, surrounded by a cascading stand. The auditorium is supported by a three-tiered radial arrangement of barrel arches and a vault that loops along the outer ring. Each layer of the façade is decorated with the coupon pillar type, the coupon hole is set up with a statue, the column style of each layer is different, from graceful and subtle to unrestrained and majestic, the arch coupon changes harmoniously and orderly, and is very rhythmic.
In front is the sacrificial seat, in the middle is the noble seat, and in the back is the commoner seat, and at the top there is a circle of colonnades for the rest of the people who manage the tent. There are longitudinal aisles at regular intervals, and these aisles are radially distributed on the inclined plane of the auditorium. Behind the auditorium, there is the arched cloister, which surrounds the Colosseum.
The interior of the Colosseum is also very elegant, with volcanic stone inlaid steps and carved patterns. In the arches of the second and third floors, there are imposing beast statues. The beast sill and the gladiator's prep room were in the basement of the performance area, where there were drainage pipes. When not in use, these places are closed with gates.
During gladiatorial fights, performers are brought onto the stage by a mechanically operated lifting platform.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
"Hit it, hit it!"
"Use the horns, use your horns!"
At this time, the avoidance of a beast-to-beast bite fight is intensifying amid the cheers of the audience.
The two sides of the battle are two hungry prime-age armored beasts, titled 'Steelskin' and 'Long Tail'.
The megalodon is a large reptilian creature that resembles a lizard, with a body length of twelve meters, sharp fangs in shark tooth suits, and three large sharp horns protruding from the top of its forehead. The body is completely encased in layers of scale-woven armor, flexibly supported by four steel pillar-like lower limbs. The tip of the long tail that grows at the end of the body is like a sharp blade, easily piercing through any enemy that comes close.
"Shhh
The large and experienced 'Steelskin' has the advantage of strength, and the horns combined with the long-tailed attack make it impossible for the opponent to catch the flaw, and can only circle around it with its fangs, and the thick and sharp tail grinds out of the ground like a wave.
"Hiss!"
'Long Tail''s roar became more and more impatient, and he shook his head frantically, and the drugs poured into his body before the game made his blood run wild and his reason became more and more blurred. In the end, he couldn't control his emotions, suddenly abandoned his tactics, and stubbornly rushed towards his opponent, as if only this brutal fighting style could pour out the anxiety buried deep in his body.
Boom ——!
The moment the two behemoths touched, a tumbling cloud of dust exploded between them, and a cloud of dust rose up throughout the arena, and the tail of the most powerful weapon of the 'Long Tail' swept across and slammed into the back of the 'Steel Skin'.
Bang——!
There was a loud bang, blood splashed, and the scale armor on the back of the 'steel skin' suddenly cracked, breaking a gap, and the torn muscles could be seen. Then, with a nimble that was disproportionate to its massive size, it turned around and opened its fangs, locking directly at its opponent's throat.
"Woooooo
'Long Tail' let out a wail of pain, writhing his body and struggling, his thick and powerful tail flapping from side to side in an attempt to hit his opponent.
But they were easily dodged by the cunning 'steel skin', which bit down on the neck of its opponent, and the blood dripped down its sharp teeth to the ground. After holding on until his opponent's strength weakened, 'Steelskin' slumped down, his limbs gripping the ground, his muscles bulging, and he suddenly threw his head high and threw the long tail directly.
Whoosh——!
The megalodon's heavy body swept across the ground, arcing like a ball, and slammed into the outer wall of the arena, causing a violent vibration that tossed dozens of spectators off their seats.
"Whoa!"
After 'Long Tail' landed, he struggled to roll over and was about to regroup, but the sound of his opponent's heavy footsteps was already in his ears.
'Steel Skin' galloped all the way to his opponent's side, picked up the long tail and hit the side of the 'Long Tail', accompanied by a tooth-aching shattering, the 'Long Tail' skull cracked, the dim light, and the blood splashed far away like a late rain.
"Steel!
"Steel!
"Steel!
With thunderous cheers, 'Steelskin' demonstratively raised his front paws to the sky and roared, then lowered his head and began to enjoy the fresh flesh and blood of his opponent in front of the crowd.
......
In the stands on the top floor of the Colosseum, Evan stared at this scene silently, with mixed feelings in his heart, looking at the wolf-gobbling figure of 'Steel Skin', as if he saw another self.
"I tried my best for Menes, and in the end I ended up in this end. He looked at the megalodon on the ring with a sarcastic look on his face.
Based on the way Eru Lomei treated him, Evan came to mind with one word—Boiling Eagle.
The other party didn't kill him, nor did he intend to kill him, but was just trying to tame him in every possible way.
Whether it's the title of the king of the underworld, or the suffocating kiss in the dormitory, or the situation of being reduced to a gladiator now. It's all that woman's ploy, these are either candy or big stick moves, and the ultimate goal is to make him willing to bow down.
If Evan is really a thirteen-year-old ignorant teenager, and he is beaten down by her combination punch, I am afraid that he will really serve her as the master. It's a pity that he is a time-traveler whose mind does not match his age, he can accept the envelopment of family affection, but he can't stand the play of power.