Chapter 002: Before the War
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And Edward Lee is a descendant of the Li family, a once famous witcher family in the Eastern Continent.
The Li family is a warrior family with a rich history, and most of their family members have fought at the forefront of the demon hunting front all their lives, and they are the most admired family of all those who live in darkness.
The people of the Li family all have strong adaptability and strong resistance to demons, and these two family talents have given the Li family a strong warrior capital, even in the face of the cluster magic attack of the abyss monsters, they can survive.
It's a pity that such a family of demon hunters suffered a devastating blow five years ago. For some reason, a large number of abyss monsters suddenly broke through the front line of the Demon Hunting Alliance, directly impacting the Li family's family, and the Li family was wiped out because of this, only Edward, who was not in the family at that time, was spared.
After that, Edward was inexplicably wanted by the Demon Hunters on charges of collaborating with the enemy!
The clever Edward saw a conspiracy in it, but by this time there was no place for him in the Eastern Continent, and all his former comrades were constantly chasing him for a high bounty. He had to take a huge risk, snatched a small boat, crossed the sea, and finally succeeded in reaching the Western Continent.
The slave catchers of the "Grey Wire Net" were found on the west coast of Austria in an unconscious Edward. Because he didn't have any identity on his body, and his appearance was very different from the humans in the Western Continent, he was obviously a refugee from the Eastern Continent, so he became a slave of the slave hunting team.
What Varik, the boss of "Gray Steel Mesh", didn't expect was that such a slave who didn't look very strong brought him a huge income!
Twelve-year-old Edward is the hope of the Li family, he has been fighting on the demon hunting front for three years at a young age, and what he used to have to face was some fierce and cruel, cunning and powerful abyss monsters, but now it is no difficulty for him to suddenly make enemies with some humans.
In three years, Edward became a star in the Austrian arena, and all gladiatorial matches in which he appeared were basically full.
This time, Edward's final battle to free himself from slavery was even more pompous, and even the old king of Austria, the captains of various legions, and even the president of the Warrior Association, who had not appeared for a long time, came to the arena to watch his gladiatorial fight.
Fearlessness, courage, and helpfulness are the family mottos of the Li family, and Edward has always adhered to these creeds strictly, taking every gladiatorial fight seriously.
He buried his hatred deep in his heart, constantly tempered himself, and hoped that one day he would be able to return to the Eastern Continent as a strong man and find out the culprit who caused the Li family's annihilation.
Before that, he had to put down roots in the Western Continent and find a way to make himself strong.
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In the midst of the uproar, Edward appeared.
He was still half-worn at this time, equipped only with rudimentary shoulder pads and handguards, wearing a pair of shabby linen trousers on his lower body, a metal belt around his waist, and a pair of equally worn metal boots under his feet.
Such equipment, in the eyes of nobles and generals, is simply inferior to an ordinary soldier. It's not that the arena doesn't have better equipment, it's just that in order to be able to meet the bloody requirements of the nobles, the gladiators were deliberately equipped with these rudimentary equipment, which has become a kind of default rule in the arena, and even the warrior association can't say anything.
The only piece of equipment on Edward's body that stood out was the heavy sword he held in one hand.
Knowledgeable people can see at a glance that this black broad-bladed heavy sword, which is taller than Edward, is made of Black Mani metal throughout, even the hilt grip is the same, its weight even if it is an adult orc, it needs to be held with both hands to barely swing, ordinary people can't even hold it, but Edward can easily hold the sword single-handedly, which shows the strength of its power.
For the Li family demon hunters, heavy weapons were their first choice, as most of the opponents they had to face were some huge abyss monsters, and if the weapons were too small, it would be impossible to inflict enough damage on the opponent.
This time Edward's opponents were no different.
The appearance of the general-level abyssal human spider caused a burst of exclamations from the audience in the arena.
It was a mammoth-like beast, covered in disgusting black steel hairs, and the chassis was a spider that had always been huge, and a half-human shape had grown out of the spider's head. Edward was in front of him like a giant man and a child.
This general-level abyssal spider is clearly a female, and the human part is a female with wrinkled, scaly skin, a very ugly female face, and a mouth part that has the characteristics of a spider - two black chelicerae peeking out from the sides of the mouth, giving it a creepy look.
When the Abyssal Human Spider first appeared, it was obvious that it had been imprisoned by the mage of the Austrian country, and its movements were slow and stiff, and it looked at Edward in front of him with a fierce gaze.
"It's a nostalgic time to finally get back to my old job. ”
Edward looked at the Abyssal Human Spider, a smile appeared on his face, and he pulled a sword flower with a heavy lift, and the heavy heavy sword made a whirring wind.
His action caused the audience to let out a burst of screams, including some aristocratic ladies. Over the past three years, Edward has had no shortage of supporters, especially women and mercenaries.
The women were fond of Edward's very different looks and strong body. The mercenaries, on the other hand, admired Edward's bravery and fearless courage.
Among all the women, the most fanatical non-Austrian eldest princess and the famous lady of Austrian high society - Lanya Okasre.
This tall and slender lady with a gorgeous face was not married until the age of thirty-five, and her usual life was very erosive, with many faces. But since he saw Edward, he shamelessly and openly declared that he wanted Edward to become her husband after he was freed from slavery - in Austria, there is no right without merit, and even the eldest princess of a country cannot easily free a slave.
At this time, Lan Ya was sitting next to the old king, shouting and screaming regardless of the etiquette of the nobles, which made the old king very embarrassed. Fortunately, the surrounding nobles had long been accustomed to Princess Lanya's virtue and did not make a fuss.
"My general, do you think this Edward will be able to win?" the old king ignored the daughter who was giving him a headache, and instead looked at an elderly general sitting on the other side of him.
This elderly general with long red curly hair is the current president of the Warriors' Association and the former commander of the Okasley Army, Lancelot Craitch.
"Your Majesty, please don't call me a general anymore, I haven't asked about politics for a long time. ”
"Edward was a true warrior, and I've seen all the gladiatorial magic images of him during the three years, and although they are blurry, I'm sure he didn't fight to his best in three years. ”
"He has an absolutely kind heart, and none of the gladiators he fights against have died or maimed him, and it is definitely more difficult to do this in this treacherous arena than to directly kill his opponent. ”
Lancelot said earnestly to the old king.
"Oh, I didn't expect our general to have such a high opinion of this Edward. So can I enlist him into the royal guard and add a boost to my little Kenny?"
The eyes of the old king and Lancelot involuntarily looked at the little boy with a flushed face not far away.
Kenny Okasley is the grandson of the old king, who had three daughters and a son, who died on the battlefield against the orcs in his early years, and now has only one grandson, who is only seven years old, as the prince of Austria.
"It's a bit out of order, but if Your Majesty insists on doing it, I don't think it will be difficult. ”
"Your Majesty, the most important thing to pay attention to now is not the orcs in the southwest, don't you think that since last year, abyssal monsters have appeared too often?"
Lancelot shifted the conversation to the real purpose of his trip.
"I've left all the things you said to Halles, and I don't have the energy to care about them now. The old king obviously did not want to go on with the subject, and was noncommittal.
"Harles, that damn old man, he doesn't know anything about military affairs except eating, drinking, and having fun!" Lancelock sighed as he looked at the tired old king.
The loyalty of the old general made him very worried about the future of the kingdom of Okasra, not only because the old king was getting older and the higher-ups were starting to become corrupted, but also because of the abyssal monsters that had been appearing recently. To Lancelot, these abyssal monsters were far more harmful than their old enemies, the orcs.
In the silence of the two, the battle in the gladiatorial arena finally began. The mages of the Austrian country lifted the magical confinement of the Abyssal Spider and erected a huge protective barrier around the arena.
As soon as he got rid of the magical confinement, the abyssal spider did not immediately step forward to attack Edward, but instead stretched his limbs, looked at Edward meaningfully, and spat out the abyssal language.
"I've finally found you, Edward Lee of the Demon Hunters, and I'll end your life today!"
However, Edward did not show surprise, but instead had such an expression, and said in the same abyssal language: "I expected it to be right, you should be the elite of the Abyss Legion's Fighting Human Spider Clan, it is unlikely that it will appear in the cold north of the Western Continent, and it is equally impossible to be captured by a mere mercenary group." The only explanation is that your Abyssal Legion has set its sights on the Western Continent, or is here to hunt me down. ”
"So, beautiful and powerful lady, for what purpose did you deliberately get caught, aren't you afraid of being killed?"