Chapter 18: The Blood Arena (4)
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The aristocratic youth said that he needed to change the place to talk further, and the mage raised his wand, which was only elbow long, and drew a circle in the void in the air, and a cyan circle immediately appeared on the ground, and it appeared in the dim street.
"Come out of the shadows, the teleportation circle is ineffective. â
Link remembers the name of the Shadow Thief, and Asa appears behind him.
The light of the circle rose upward, and the five people in the circle were teleported away in an instant. The people who were still hiding in the shadows also withdrew when they saw their targets leave.
Link, who had already experienced teleportation many times, was accustomed to brief moments of vertigo, only Asa involuntarily stiffened when he arrived at his destination. He subconsciously glanced at the people around him with his peripheral vision, and now none of them focused on himself. Then he laughed at himself, he thought too highly of himself, compared to the unfathomable child of nature and the eye-catching appearance of the half-elf, he was a shadow thief who was not a threat, and there was no need to be careful at all.
When the spell ends, the darkness characteristic of teleportation dissipates. It was a slightly messy room, with no windows and only a door made of unknown materials. A few empty wine bottles were scattered on the floor, and instead of wooden floors or hard, cold stone slabs, they were laid on the floor of soft, tactile leather. If it weren't for the lack of seams, Asa couldn't help but wonder if it was human skin.
The nobleman folded his hands in front of his chest and introduced himself.
"I am Wilfredo, a descendant of a declining aristocracy. In the middle of the family, he was not famous in the Royal Knights, and was framed by his colleagues. In order to avoid being wanted by pain, he had to hide here as a gladiator. â
The mage just turned his wrist. The dark black wooden wand vanished. He also introduced himself like Wilfredo, but more concisely than the former.
"Wengers, a sage who was banished by Hohenheim. â
A shyman usually refers to a demonic summoning, which is fundamentally different from a necromancer.
Link smiled and asked, "Why are you so sure I'll agree to join?"
"I've seen at least twenty of you come into contact with me, and if you don't cooperate, the rest of the team won't accept you. This is where Wilfredo's self-confidence comes from, "I'm not very popular in the arena......"
The words are not finished. was choked by Wengers: "It's not good, the people here want to kill you." â
Wilfredo shrugged his shoulders senselessly and transferred the task of conversation to Wengers, who thought he had been missing the point for a long time.
"Whatever your purpose of coming here, I can only say that you are very unlucky when it comes to sacrifice. From tonight, for three full days, the entire Great Crater will be within the scope of the Abyssal Demon's Breath. There will be some high-level monsters that enter the material realm through the rift that goes straight to the abyss. Their purpose is only to hunt. Fighting alone has no chance of surviving at all. â
"I see...... I thought you invited me to a gladiatorial fight in the arena. Link was silent on the surface, but he was really surprised in his heart.
High-level monsters, demon-level demons, or great demons?
He consciously asked Lorelei if he knew about the 'sacrifice' of the Great Pit, and the answer he received was that the Night Elves had sent Claudia to lurk in Dragonrock Fort with the intention of blowing up the fortress from the beginning.
Lorelei's explanation piqued Link's curiosity, and it sounded like the point wasn't Dragonrock. But underground?
[Have you ever looked down on the terrain of Longyan Fort from the air?]
Hearing her say this, Link suddenly remembered that on the way to the Great Rift in the dream realm, he had indeed overlooked Longyan Fort from the air, and the mountains on both sides were connected together, and it looked like a dragon's head from above. Longyan Fort also got its name from this.
Dragon?......
[Something to do with Flajd?]
[Naturally, this is the sacred realm of the god of war. It is also the place where Vlajd entered the material realm after being split by the dragon. Without Longyan Fort, the god of war who needed to be sacrificed made another altar here. ă
Link, who was misled by the mage, suddenly realized, [So, this so-called high-level monster invasion is also a disguise?]
[It's true, although the God of War has split from the Demon Dragon, this does not change that it is a chaotic camp itself. From the very beginning, this sacrifice was achieved by high-level demons to lure mages with their strength, which not only satisfied the sacrifice of battle and blood required by the god of war, but also summoned high-level demons to the material realm, killing two birds with one stone. Only Lorelei, who was once an ally of Hicks and Malik, knew so thoroughly, and under the influence of the conspiracy enchantment, even the gods might not know the truth.
"You've thought about it long enough, right? Wilfredo waited for a long time and didn't see Link's voice, a little anxious. It was already afternoon, and he didn't have much time to recruit more companions, and only outsiders would agree to team up with him without any qualification.
"Even if we are unlucky, since we have encountered such a probabilistic bad luck, let's make do with you, and I don't bother to find someone else. Coming back from his contemplation, Link gave a final answer.
Wengers was a little puzzled by his readily agreed. Generally speaking, shouldn't he be more cautious about this kind of matter related to his family's life? How do you feel that he doesn't care about it, even if it is casual by nature, he goes too far?
Wilfredo knew what Wengers was thinking, shook his head slightly, hinting that he had something to talk about in private, and the most important thing at the moment was to conclude a contract.
Receiving a signal from his companion, Wengers had to put his doubts aside for the time being. He pulled out a few pieces of enchanted paper, "To be on the safe side, sign this, it's good for everyone." â
Link took it and saw that it was just an ordinary contract, and the content was nothing more than not betraying his companion or something.
Taking the trait pen that he had pulled out like a trick, he generously signed his name on the contract, Klin.
The enchanted paper itself has a spell against forgery, and only works if you write your real name, and Link's name, while strange to Wengers, is not associated with the Child of Nature. He was not satisfied that Link was the only one who signed the contract and asked everyone to sign it.
"No need, Vera is my messenger. Asa is only a temporary employee. You also know his combat strength, and it doesn't make much difference whether he signs or not. "Link is telling the truth. However, behind this move is more of a maintenance for Asa. The shadow thief has low ability, and if he is hit, his true identity will be exposed.
Wengers and Wilfredo looked at each other, eventually compromising on time.
"Now that we're 'companions', why don't you explain the next crisis?" As time passed, Link was no longer a hairy boy who had just arrived in the other world, dazed and goalless. With a long-term plan, coupled with the gradual improvement of strength, the master below is not his opponent at all. Naturally, I have also accumulated some self-confidence.
Wilfredo opened his mouth to speak, and there was a knock on the door made of unknown material.
Wengers walked into the corner and touched the huge crystal ball, which lit up with a white light, revealing a scene outside the door - a dwarf in a heavy helmet.
"It's Campano. As Wengers spoke, Wilfredo opened the door and the dwarf entered. I couldn't help but be stunned when I saw three strangers in the house.
"The three of them are foreign. Wilfredo explained, and the dwarf just mumbled and didn't say anything.
"This is Nocampa, shield dwarf. The mage took the initiative to introduce, but unfortunately neither the new nor the original members reacted.
Compared to the unfathomable middle-aged man and the unignorable half-elf, Campano's eyes have been locked on the weakest and most inconspicuous shadow thief since he entered.
Wengers secretly said no. Campano is a dwarf who was captured by the night elves and sold to the Great Pit, and he hated Malik, the god of the night elves' extreme beliefs, and as a shadow thief who worships the same god, he was naturally classified as an enemy. It was a mistake that shouldn't have been made, and somehow I was busy convincing the man named Klin. I forgot about it.
As a mage, Wengers is sensitive to illusions and hints. Subconsciously speculated if it was Link's cause. But then this almost absurd idea was rejected. Although the elemental fluctuations are stronger than ordinary people, there is no sign of using spells, unless he is born with his own charm ability, it is difficult for him to believe that the other party has cast a spell under his nose.
"Campano!" Wilfredo's raised voice was a clear warning, "time is running out, and we're not qualified to pick and choose." Moreover, they are not weak, and they are the best candidates they can find at the moment. â
The dwarf was silent for a moment before turning his gaze to Link, "Give me a convincing reason to prove that you are not the helpers that Calenda has brought out of town to deal with us. â
Link didn't answer directly, but looked at Wilfredo and Wengers, "I don't quite understand. â
Wilfredo wiped his face with a gloomy expression, but he explained anyway.
The 'champions' of the Arena are not counted by days, and only those who accumulate three undefeated games will advance to the next rank. By analogy, only those who are undefeated in ten games are eligible to compete with other winners of the same period, and the final winner can be called the champion. Champions can also compete with each other, but the risk and cost of this is extremely high, and losing not only will all the property and rankings won before be invalidated, but also the possibility of losing their lives. After all, after so many gladiatorial fights, it will definitely attract hatred and jealousy.
Wilfredo is a prime example, his aristocratic background is already conspicuous among the mercenaries of most commoners, he is high-profile and unrestrained, and he is handsome, and he often fights with the few women in the town, and it is understandable that he is resented.
At the time of sacrifice, it was another name given by the mage to the high-level monsters to invade the material realm, and in order to expand the rift, they who had fallen into the evil path did not use live sacrifices. The rift is limited by the enchantment and collides with the monsters, and the time of expansion is not fixed, the easiest way to identify it is the purple poisonous smoke that comes out of the large pit, and when the smoke is so thick that it fills the entire sky, it means that the rift has widened.
I had guessed that the guy with the sharp beak monkey cheeks was full of bad water, but I didn't expect that he was hiding the monster hunt.
In this regard, Link is also quite helpless. Thousands of calculations, even if the weird purple mist still has such a origin, he only thought it was the abyssal poisonous gas leaking through the big pit. You must know that the Great Pit is going to go through a bad hunt, and no matter how anxious you are, you will stay in Nax for a few more days.
"I don't know Calenda, and I don't want to know what your grievances are. The reason why I agreed to team up with you is also to prepare for the sacrifice that begins in the evening. â
Link's words didn't satisfy the dwarves, and Campano took his anger out on his companions.
"I don't trust this guy from an unknown origin, either they go or I go. â
Wilfredo and Wengers exchanged glances again, the shield dwarf was an excellent defensive warrior, and without this meat shield, the two of them would not be able to carry the rough-skinned monster at all. But you can't let the new additions remove the shadow thief, that would be too faceless, and it would turn the other cheek.
Vera, who had been watching from the side for a long time, couldn't help it, and wanted to teach the dwarf who had no one in her eyes a lesson. A visible red glow shone around her, and the temperature in the room rose sharply.
Campano untied a large metal shield almost as high as his body from his back, and the bright red color of blood made people feel strange and disgusted like a fish in the throat.
This peculiar color is impressive, and it is said to have been named after the dwarves, and is currently the most resilient metal known to Edgar, the Heart of the Earth.
Willing to test the strength of the dwarves, Link did not stop Vera.
The flames exploded suddenly, and the mage's enchantment could protect against elemental damage, but it couldn't protect against the shock wave generated by the vibration of the air. At close range, Wengers, who was caught off guard, was pushed back a few meters, but fortunately was pulled by Wilfredo to gain a foothold.
Wengers thought to himself, anyway, in the current situation, even if they come forward, the two short-tempered guys may not be willing to listen to persuasion, but it is better to let them fight, which can not only extinguish the fire, but also let each other recognize their strength, and also save some tongues.
That's what he calculated, but Wilfredo didn't do it.
As soon as Vera's flames exploded, cracks immediately appeared in the solid wall, and the monster skin on the ground was also scorched a little.
"Hey, hey, hey~ No matter how simple this place is, it's also my place to live. If you can't stand the toss, you better go outside and divide the winner. â
Campano and Vera looked at each other, both sneering at their opponents.
"I don't do it with women. The dwarf pointed to Link, "Here you go." â
Assa, who didn't have any sense of zĂ i, couldn't help but smile so much that his expression was distorted, and he almost laughed out loud.
This dwarf really doesn't know what to do, the children of nature are much more powerful than half-blood elves. If he went up in person, it was estimated that in a few rounds, the dwarf would have to lie down.
Now, Vera was really angry.
Even if you look down on women, you dare to point out that you want Link, you really don't know whether you are alive or dead!
The fire elemental became more active because of her anger, and the whole room was about to be set on fire.
Wengers's face changed slightly, the elemental activity had already gone beyond the half-elf's own rank, and the other half of her bloodline must be a flame demon.