Chapter 037: The Final Battle

Construction of the arena began in 1525 in the Carradian calendar, the year of King Haraus's accession to the throne. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Duke Michord employed thousands of craftsmen and spent countless precious stones, woods, and money.

Finally, in the year 1528 of the Carradian calendar, the huge arena was built.

The Hippodrome stands on Triumph Street between the Civic and Noble Quarters, and it is a huge and amazing structure.

It is 2,180 feet long and 998 feet wide, and can accommodate more than 5,000 spectators.

The shape of this arena is almost oval. Its eastern end is semicircular, but its western end is cut straight and horizontally with a continuous arch.

It was a tall building with thirteen arches, and the middle arch was the main entrance and exit of the arena.

Hence the name of the main gate, through which the procession of the guardian statue enters the arena before the gladiatorial fight begins.

The arcade under the remaining twelve arches served as stables or arches, and was used as a place for horses when knightly competitions were held in the arena.

When Carradia's favorite bloody gladiatorial performances are held on the grounds, it is a place for the fighters to rest and to shut down the beasts.

From the arch of the arena is a semi-circular row of stone steps, which are the seats for the audience.

There are a lot of steps separating those seats, and the audience follows those steps to get to the seats.

The steps, in turn, were connected to the many steps behind the stands, and the Swadias could follow them down through the many side doors around them.

The stands are topped by columned arcades, which are prescribed for women to enjoy and watch performances.

On the opposite side of the main entrance was a triumphal arch, where the triumphant men entered, but on the right side of the arch there was another door, called the Death Gate.

The workers in the arena used long hooks to catch the blood-drenched mutilated limbs of the fighting soil that had been killed or were about to die.

Through the gloomy door, drag them from the arena to the outside.

On the flat top of the offering were stools, which were the seats of the nobles—dukes, lords, knights, and noblewomen.

But in the rest of the world, there is no specific seat or special seat assigned to anyone.

In the gladiatorial arena, from the arch to the Arc de Triomphe, there was a low wall about 300 paces long, called the "ridge wall", which was used to measure the distance during the knights' competitions.

Inside the arena, there is an eighteen-foot-high wall around it, which is called the "parapet wall". A deep trench was dug along the wall, filled with water, and an iron railing was built outside the ditch.

It's all about protecting the spectators from the roaring beasts that roar and rage in the arena.

This place for Swadiya people to see performances is such a magnificent building.

The huge building was now crowded with Svadians, but there were still people hurrying outside the stadium.

Their numbers were constantly increasing, and there were not only commoners, but also knights, nobles, and noblewomen in the constant flow of people.

All of them looked carefree, like those who were waiting for some kind of fun and pleasant entertainment.

What exactly happened on this day? What are they celebrating?

What kind of performance is it that attracts so many audiences?

The schedule for the second day of the tournament was announced after the previous competition, which was completely different from the first one.

If the first scene is still relatively "civilized", then the arrangement of the second scene is almost rough and chaotic.

All those who advance will be dealt the same armor and shield before entering the arena.

The shield was only a thin layer of wood, and it simply could not withstand a few blows, not even a few arrows.

The armor is only a single layer of chain mail, and the defense is very limited compared to the three layers of chain mail on the battlefield.

The weapons have also been changed to blunt swords, iron axes, spears, bows and crossbows and other weapons without sharp edges, all of which are displayed on the shelves in batches, and can be used as long as they are handy.

There is a safe area at the competition site, and participants can enter the safe area at any time during the competition to rest and deal with trauma, and the opponent is not allowed to attack here.

Despite the relatively complete security considerations, Alleyne realized that the battle could turn into an extremely chaotic battle, or even turn into a war.

Because the rules have also become very simple: whoever can stand last will receive the prize and the highest honor awarded by the Duke de Helium himself.

At this moment, Duke Michod in the main stand gave the signal for the beginning of the gladiatorial fight.

Sixty-four fighters went out of the offering house and marched in column along the arena.

Sure enough, with the heavy sound of the horn, the quiet arena turned into a battlefield with a killing sound in an instant.

Shields and shields collided with each other, the round and blunt spear heads grazed the helmets with a screeching sound, blunt swords gnawed at each other, and the sound of bowstrings and crossbows.

There was a loud mess, and there was soon bloodshed in the hot and dusty arena.

The wounded man wailed and fled towards the safe zone, while his opponents chased him to the ground before he could step into the safe zone.

The blood-red eyes of the contestants raised their weapons and waved them mercilessly at the poor vanquished.

The surrounding handymen had to risk being drawn into the turmoil to pull them away and send the dying vanquished to the rest room for treatment.

Alleyne, Kradus, Ryan, Quasimodo, and Mark all come together to form a squad that is both offensive and defensive.

This orderly offensive and defensive combat team, in the melee of sixty-four people, coped with the opponents who pounced on them one by one.

Half an hour later, dozens of people were lying down in the arena.

However, the result of this competition is far from over, and there are still twelve people standing on the scene. Alleyne and his companions were lucky enough to be among them.

The remaining seven contestants were all from the Chanda Arena, and the Chanda gladiators, led by Xie Rena, were their only opponents in the final battle for the title.

The five of them were already out of breath, the dust on their faces mixed with sweat made them all look extremely vicissitudes, and their physical strength and fighting spirit were constantly declining.

In the past, the silence in the arena was short-lived. But this time it was a little unusual, the twelve people on both sides were deadlocked for more than five minutes, and the air in the entire arena seemed to be frozen because of this.

At this time, Duke Michod, who was standing in the stands, stood up and raised his right hand to signal the game to be suspended.

"Let's rest our warriors! A short break won't stop us from seeing a good fight. ”

After a brief discussion, a one-hour break was announced for the match.

This is enough time for them to wash off the dust and blood from their bodies, and to dress their wounds and rest well.

The audience roared out of their seats and went their separate ways. (To be continued.) )