There is never a true balance on the scales of the 'human heart'. No matter what is placed on either side of the scale, it will inevitably tilt in one direction or another.

When two countries, or two people, play some kind of game, we naturally hope that the side that is close to us will win. And when both sides of the game are strangers to us, we will also subconsciously be biased, just because that person has a straight nose, better clothes, or some actions suddenly make you feel inexplicably favorable.

And if both sides of the game are close to them? And the same goes for them.

There are many similar scenes in the opera: two young people fall in love with the same girl, but the girl's heart is full of confusion and cannot choose. At this time, gladiatorial fighting became a better way to solve problems.

The ultimate goal is not to win the winner's heart, but to make the girl figure out who her heart hurts more when the two young men are swords against each other and hurt each other.

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At this time, Monroe, the owner of the tavern 'Soul Tragedy', also encountered the same problem. He's like the girl in the story, not knowing what to choose, or rather, how to place a bet.

The two gladiators of this gladiator at the moment, Monroe, are very fond of it, one of them is the popular 'Indomitable' Barrett of lately, and the other is the equally powerful 'Soul Sucker' Victor. The two men have their own characteristics, and they have almost never lost a game against Monroe, and the bets placed on them have largely paid off.

And when Barrett and Victor were in the same wrestling battle, Monroe was a little troubled. He hesitated for a long time, and finally only symbolically pressed a blood coin on each side. Such a way of betting is destined to lose money and make no money, but no one cares about the gains and losses of a few blood coins.

In the stands, the presiding officer of the arena, 'Id', first told a joke about the minotaur and the half-sheep, and then gave a brief introduction to the two gladiators before announcing the beginning of the gladiatorial fight.

"Who are you pressing?" asked Monroe, next to his seat, a male chain demon asked him very familiarly.

“...... Barrett. Monroe casually said the name of a gladiator. In his opinion, the strength of the two people is actually about the same, and it is difficult to predict who will lose and who will win.

"It's a pity, you're going to lose badly this time!" the Chain Demon shook his head, "Trust me, Human, Victor the Soul Siphon will definitely win!" The Devil said confidently, "If you really understand how powerful and terrifying this gladiator is, then you will definitely bet on him just like me!"

After the Chain Demon finished speaking, an activated chain on his body suddenly stood up, pointing at the gladiator on the left side of the field, whose body began to slowly emit black smoke.

That's Victor the Soul Sucker. When his body is completely surrounded by black smoke, whether it is strength, agility, attack, or defense, it will be greatly improved, even if he is directly hit by a sword or magic, it is difficult to really hurt him within the smoke.

And the black smoke can also shoot out like a 'magic missile', which can cause a certain amount of damage while also causing the spirit of the hit person to fall into a short period of sluggishness and trance.

In the past, several gladiators were slashed by the sword of Victor, who seized the opportunity, after they were hit by the strange 'black smoke missile' first, and they didn't have time to parry.

"It's okay, I've only pressed a few blood coins, so I don't care if I win or lose. Monroe smiled.

"Just a few blood coins?" said the Chain Demon's tone with contempt, "Heh, I've crushed the souls of ten Fallen!"

That's a pretty big bet," but another gladiator named 'Barrett' was also very good. Monroe reminded, "He's won the vampire Lambert before." ”

"Cut, it's not luck!" "The Chain Demon turned his head to look at the gladiator on the right side of the field, and his eyes revealed a look of resentment, "I also watched that game, Lambert finally suppressed that guy without the power to fight back, if it weren't for the divine power that burst out of the tattered paladin armor, just enough to restrain Lambert, who was born as a vampire, the guy you said would definitely be stabbed to death with a sword at that time." ”。

This guy was supposed to be a vampire like most people, and he probably made a big bet and lost badly, which is why he held such a grudge against Barrett, Monroe judged.

"If you don't believe me, look at it, this fight will definitely end soon. The chain demon who likes to judge swears.

As the conversation ended, Monroe turned his attention to the arena again.

At the beginning of this gladiatorial fight, as the chain demon beside him said, the 'soul sucker' Viktu had a big upper hand. His freewheeling, long-range black smoke attack made Barrett very difficult to resist. The latter had already been hit three times by the black smoke, and one of them was hit so close that Viktu was close to knowing it directly.

The Chain Demon next to him had already risen from his seat and was ready to start cheering, and Monro himself thought that the game was about to end, because this scene had happened many times, and Victor had never missed.

But Barrett woke up faster than anyone could have imagined, and much faster, much faster. He ducked the deadly blow in the nick of time, then slashed Victor with a backhand.

"How is this possible, how can he wake up so quickly?" asked the Chain Demon, confused.

Monroe didn't know, so he could only helplessly spread his hands to the chain demon, and then continued to watch the next development.

Barrett's sword, if slashed at other gladiators, could have caused extremely serious injuries and could even directly determine the outcome of the match. However, when it hit the 'Soul Sucker', it did no real damage. Because the black smoke enveloped the 'Soul Sucker' was like the previous match, successfully resisting this attack.

However, after this sword, Monroe noticed that the black smoke on Victor's body dimmed a lot in an instant. Although in the previous gladiatorial fight, when Monroe was hit, the black smoke on his body would also be reduced, but the degree of reduction was by no means as obvious as it was at this time.

The pure black smoke was about a third less in just one blow, and our tavern keeper thought he was dazzled at first, but when he turned his head to look at the chain demon next to him, he found that this devil, who had been determined before, did not have that confident expression on his face at this time, but added a lot of tension.

"Hmph, the 'Indomitable' guy really has some means, but these are useless, useless!' The 'Soul Siphon' will definitely win the final victory!" The Chain Demon muttered to himself, "After all, he can directly use soul energy, and there are not many devils in the entire city of Dis who can really do this!"

Monroe was a little glad in his heart, and for some reason, he preferred that Barrett would win at this time, perhaps to see the beautiful scene of the chain demon wailing in pain.

In the arena, the effect of Barrett's sword also seemed to greatly exceed the 'Soul Sicker''s expectations, making his subsequent response extremely panicked. Not only did Victor no longer dare to use his body to pick up Barrett's attack, but he didn't even dare to let the latter get close to him.

He distanced himself and tried to rely on Black Smoke Missile to win the gladiatorial fight, but Barrett the Indomitable was not something he could defeat with such a remote-controlled attack with limited damage.

Barrett was struck three or four more times by the black smoke, but he did not see any discomfort other than the occasional pause in his body and a slight malaise in his spirit. And the black smoke on Victor's body has become more scarce as it continues to consume.

Our tavernkeeper also noticed that Barrett's pause after being hit by a black smoke missile was shorter than before. After the latest hit, 'The Indomitable' body didn't stop even half a heartbeat, indicating that his body and mind had begun to adjust to the effects of the Black Smoke Missile.

Victor also seemed to know that it was not a way to consume it like this, and after hitting the opponent one after another, he quickly approached to try to make up the knife again, but was overwhelmed by Barrett, who suddenly woke up, with a series of stormy attacks.

The 'Soul Sucker', whose black smoke is becoming thinner, has greatly regressed in speed and strength. During a parry, he was accidentally struck by the 'Indomitable' and slashed his body again.

This blow also didn't really hurt Victor, but the black smoke on his body was already dim to less than one-seventh of what it used to be, like smoke rising from the embers, wisps and clear discernment.

He lost!" Monroe sighed inwardly, turning his head to look at the devil beside him. This chain demon is already more interesting than the next development in the arena, and our tavernkeeper is vaguely looking forward to it.

However, when the host 'Idu' announced the results of the gladiatorial fight, the chained demon did not curse and wail in pain as Monroe had imagined.

The devil suddenly fell silent, he lowered his head and thought for a while, then turned to stare at the tavern owner, "Two souls, for the price of two souls, I will serve you for fifty years, how about it?" If it weren't for me...... ,Hmph,At this price, you could only hire a low-level needle prick demon before. ”

Oh? That's kind of interesting, Monroe raised an eyebrow, it's not bad that there are multiple devil security guards in the tavern plus chores, and they don't need to pay any extra money, "Seventy years, or forget it." ”

"You...... "Quick, let's hurry up and sign the employment contract, I just happened to place a bet by the way, and the next game will start soon." ”

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