Section 31 The gladiator's feast ends
When Daron opened his eyes again, he found himself lying in a strange room. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
"Are you awake?" a gentle and kind voice leaped into Talon's ears, and he tilted his head outward, reflecting the figure of a middle-aged woman in a white priest's robe.
"Here...... Is it the church?" Daron rolled his eyelids tiredly, the woman in front of him was the priestess he had met when he had brought Valrhona to seek medical treatment.
"Well, this is the guest bedroom on the second floor of the church. But the two of you are having fun, one has just recovered, and the other has come in again. The woman in the priest's robe said, referring to Valrhona, who had brought her wounds to heal.
"Hehe, and we were all sent in because of the same guy. Daron smiled and said with some weakness.
"Is that man you are talking about a red-haired mage?" asked the priestess.
"How do you know?" asked Daron rhetorically.
"Judging by the way you look, you must have participated in the 'Gladiator's Feast'. The priestess shook her head and said, "You were carried here with the mage that day, but the mage seems to have committed something, because I only treated him with some simple treatment, and some officers and soldiers came and took him away. ā
"Damn, the bounty is in vain......"
Darlon's original plan was to catch Arato on the spot and take it to the Adventurers' Guild to exchange the bounty, but now if the officers and soldiers come forward directly, Arato should have already gone to prison. Given the presence of the person who did not complete the task, or rather, the person who was not conscious at the time, Arato would be considered to have been captured by the government, and Talon would not have the opportunity to receive the bounty.
"Still thinking about the bounty...... Young man, I'm glad I didn't die, so thank you Goddess. The priestess patted Talon on the bandaged shoulder and said.
Daron smiled bitterly, and then asked as if he had suddenly remembered something:
"So, Priest, do you know who won the match between me and that mage?"
"This ...... You ask me too......" The priestess looked embarrassed, and it seemed that she did not care about this kind of game of killing and killing, as she admired the goddess.
"Let me tell you. A loud female voice sounded in the doorway, and Talon stood up and looked with the priestess to see a girl with blond hair, reddish-brown leather armor, and her hands on her hips, standing upright with a smile on her face.
"Alicia. Daron called out the name of the one who came out, and then two other footsteps rang out behind Alicia, and just by hearing the sound, Daron knew that they were his other two companions: Kylloa and Melufa.
Seeing the arrival of these visitors, the priestess left the room in recognition of herself, and closed the door with her hand.
"Alicia, what was the outcome of that match? Who won?" asked Daron impatiently.
Alicia narrowed her eyes and smiled brightly, and strode to Darlon's side. Looking at her expression, Dalong also slowly smiled, it seems that the one who wins is ......
"Boom!" there was a loud bang, and Alicia's fist slammed down on Darlon's head without warning, and a large bag slowly bulged out.
"Why are you so desperate, if you can't beat it, you can admit defeat!Do you know how worried I am about you, bastard!" Alicia's expression plummeted, and she suddenly turned into a demon again in Darron's eyes.
"Yes, I'm sorry......" Daron said, half surprised, half apologetic.
"Boom!" the girl's second fist greeted unceremoniously, and a small bag was added to the bulging bag on Daron's head.
"Remember, take care of your life, that's the iron rule!" said Alicia angrily.
Seeing that Alicia was angry at Darron, Kyllloa and Melufa, who were still standing in the doorway, looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
"So, what is it, did I lose or win?" asked Darron, pressing his aching head.
"That doesn't matter anymore. Alicia smiled and shook her head.
Why? Alicia, who regards money as her life, is so relieved, so the result of that game is really because she lost?
Thinking so, Daron sighed and said:
"I lost......"
"Not really. Kyeloa said, leaning his hands on his chest and leaning back against the door.
Daron looked at him in confusion and asked:
"I won?"
Kyeloa smiled and shook his head.
"Ahh
"Brother Darlon. Meleva lifted her glasses with her fingers and said, "The result of the match doesn't matter anymore, because ......"
Seeing that Mei Lufa was about to speak and stopped, Daron asked more and more anxiously:
"Why? Don't worry if it's because I've lost, just tell me out loud. ā
"No, it's actually because of the 'Gladiator's Feast'...... It's over. Mei Lufa bowed her head shyly after speaking.
Daron spent a full ten seconds looking at Mei Lufa in a daze, but still seemed to be unable to understand and asked:
"It's over, what do you mean?"
"You idiot!" said Alicia as if she couldn't stand it anymore, leaning forward with her leaning forward and a dignified face with a hint of greenness, "You've been in a coma for five days since you were injured, and all the games have long since ended, and the champion has been decided." Although the venue was almost destroyed beyond recognition because of your last match, and the audience was worried that the game would be stopped for a while, the organizers repaired all the damaged venues in one day, so to be exact, the rest of the game took a total of four days, and while you slept in bed and drooled, the 'gladiator's feast' was over. ā
Darlon's mouth opened wide in surprise, he didn't expect to sleep for so long, because the battle with Ararto seemed to be something that had just been done.
"Merus Lonnie, I'll leave the task to you, okay?" Kyeloa took three chairs and placed them at the head of the bed, and the three of them sat down against the edge of Daron's bed.
"Well, here's how it goes......" Merus began to remember the duel five days earlier.
Arato summoned a meteorite, and after a massive impact with the ground, the rubble flew and Kylloa protected all the spectators in the stands with a huge protective shield.
By the time the rain of flying rubble had stopped, the entire field had been buried in a cloud of dust and smoke, and it was impossible to see anything except the huge meteorite on the field, which was the same height as the top of the stands.
"Kelloa! Remove the shield!" Alicia's instructions to Kelloya clearly reached the latter's ears, and at the same time as the shield was retracted, Alicia grabbed the railing and jumped down directly.
"This crazy girl!" Kyeloa shouted with some resentment, and rushed out at the first opportunity. The height of the stands is quite a distance from the ground, and jumping directly from the railing can be a serious injury.
Perhaps because of the smoke, Alicia forgot about it for a moment. When she fell in the air, she realized the feeling of fear that this falling sensation brought her.
Before her feet touched the ground, Alicia closed her eyes tightly, but at this moment, her body shook slightly like a feather, and the speed of her descent suddenly became extremely slow.
Feeling the magic that filled her body, Alicia looked up. At the railing of the stands, there was Kyeloa who had his arms outstretched to finish his chanting, his face full of worry about himself.
Nodding to Kylloa in gratitude, Alicia landed lightly with the effect of the "Feather Levitation" technique, and then quickly ran towards the center of the field.
Alicia had to keep waving her hands to disperse the smoke and dust in order to see clearly, and she first came to the side of the meteorite to look for Daron's figure, but the first thing that caught her eye was the three towering stone walls in front of her, which were the defensive magic that Alatto had pre-empted to chant the meteorite summoning spell for safety.
Seeing that the stone wall was intact, Alicia suddenly felt like sighing, if the stone wall was okay, it meant that the Aratos inside the stone wall was still safe, which was not good news for Darlon.
But as if to reject Alicia's idea, an extremely small crack suddenly burst into the middle of the stone wall, and then three loud bangs roared, and the three layers of stone wall actually split in two from the middle together, and collapsed, and the section they were separated from was as smooth as a mirror, which should be caused by Darron's divine sword skills.
The stone wall was opened, revealing the Earth Mage in the center. But unlike what Alicia expected, Arato's body had already fallen to the ground and lost consciousness.
In fact, Talon's sword technique, Remnant Heart Slashing Iron, had already penetrated three layers of stone walls and seriously injured Arato, but it was only because of the speed of the sword technique that the stone wall could remain intact for a while.
"That's ......," Alicia said in amazement. When his eyes wandered, he found that under a flying slab next to the meteorite, Talon was being crushed there.
"Daron!" Alicia hurriedly ran towards Daron, half relieved after confirming the latter's breathing. With a lot of effort, Alicia finally pulled Daron out, and she had mixed feelings as she looked at the mercenary warrior who had fallen into a coma due to serious injuries, blood loss, and physical exhaustion.
This is after the events of Necronomicon Mountain, and once again Daron paid the price for Alicia's willfulness. Why did the mercenary always accept Alicia's wayward demands without complaint, was it because of his own gentleness, or was it because of his devotion to the Lord?
Soon after, the organizer's ambulance crew arrived at the scene and carried Talon and Arato on a stretcher to the church by the lake for treatment......
"I'm sorry Darlon, it was my fault to let you participate in this dangerous game. Alicia bowed her head beside Darlon's bedside.
"It's okay, no one thought things would turn out like this, did they?" said Daron with a laugh.
"Darlon, I've already criticized Alicia harshly, so I think she should know that she was wrong. Kyeloa glanced at Alicia, causing her neck to shrink.
Seeing her reaction, Daron suddenly felt that the only person who could balance Alicia was Kyeloa.
"Whatever decision you make in the future, please discuss it with us first, this is the conclusion that Alicia and I have reached. Kylloa said.
"It's a great proposition. Daron laughed.
"Darlon, don't laugh, you've been in a coma for five days. Without your swordsmanship instruction, I've been taking magic classes, and now my brain is blowing up. Alicia said aggrievedly.
Hearing this, Meleva remembered how Alicia had gone crazy yesterday because of a basic rune, and couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker.
After laughing for a while, Daron recalled the previous game again, and said a little stupidly:
"It's the first time I've fought against such a powerful magician, and Kyeloa should be much stronger than Arato, but you actually told Alicia that the outcome of your fight against me may not be known? ā
"Arato's strength is not on his own. Kylloa said.
"Well, I know, he swallowed that infamous 'God's Time,' right?"
"Not only that, but Arato's use of other cheating methods at the beginning, you may not have noticed that the arena has already been created by him. ā
"Creation?"
"Well, he's created a realm for Raon to descend on, and the constant flow of magic and the speed of the superman's chanting were all due to it in the beginning. ā
"Damn, that's the case. ā
"Speaking of which, teacher. Mei Lufa interrupted the conversation between the two and asked, "What exactly did you summon the New Creation Technique you used later?"
"New Creation Technique?" Daron asked, puzzled as he didn't know anything about these things.
So, Alicia briefly explained the situation to Daron according to her understanding, and Daron only now learned that it was Kyeloa who secretly helped him in that battle.
"I'm just pulling the game back to the scales of fairness. Kyeloa said disapprovingly, and the answer that he had deliberately concealed before was finally made public.
"What does that mean?" asked Darlon.
"Darron, did you have any strange feelings at the end of the game?" asked Kyeloa with a smile.
"Strange feelings?" Daron began to recall, and gradually remembered that he had gained a fugue-like state at the end of the deathmatch. Not only is the speed doubled, but the body is full of strength.
"Yes, and why?" asked Darlon.
Kylloya leaned back, leaned back in his chair and said:
"I have summoned a law, but the people before me have given it a form, and its name is 'The Scepter of Legalis.' ā
"The scepter of the Most High God! It dawned on Melufa.
"What's that?" asked Alicia.
"The scepter of the Most High God, a symbol of balance, is the fundamental law of this world. Meleva replied.
"I don't understand, Kyeloa said he summoned this thing, what's the use?" Alicia continued.
"Alicia, in the arena, balance represents fairness, as long as the 'Scepter of Legalis' is present, the difference in strength between the two sides caused by external force or improper means will be forcibly corrected. And the result of this correction is just as Talon felt. Kyeloa explained.
"You're saying that the multiplying speed and abundant power I feel is the result of your Creation Technique?"
"That's right. Because Arato's swallowing of God's Time has gained power beyond the limits of his abilities, your strength is forcibly pulled to the same level as him under the effect of the Scepter of Legalis. Kyeloa said with a smile.
"What~ It turns out that it's not my own power. Daron sighed in disappointment, "Thank you anyway, Kyeloa, if it weren't for you, I would have lost in the first place." ā
"As a mage, Arato's use of such a means to discredit the rank of mage, I take it for granted that I help you, don't care. There was no trace of complacency on Kyeloa's face, but a slight apology.
"So, who won the championship?" asked Daron curiously.
"It's the guy called Whisper, the girl you saved from going around the wall. Alicia replied.
"Sure enough...... That person's aura was not ordinarily strong. Daron remembered the super strength that Whisper had shown in the quota selection competition before, and said with a slight bow.
"Anyway, the 100,000 gold coins are in vain, so when you recover, go to the Adventurers' Guild and recover the 30,000 gold coins. Alicia thought of the money, and immediately turned to an expectant expression.
"Oh, yes, I've been in a coma for five days, so the verification of the Adventurers' Guild should have been completed long ago. Daron said.
"By the way, our team's money is almost at the bottom, and if you don't wake up, I'll have to go busking. Alicia said with a pitiful look and a feigned sob.
"Isn't Kylloa rich?" Daron asked, turning to Kyllloa.
"It's all eaten by Alicia. Kyeloa spread his hands helplessly, "Don't you know that this guy is a super big stomach?"
Indeed, Alicia's stomach is like connecting to another dimensional space, how can ordinary people eat so much food at once?
So, after discussion, the four of them decided that Daron would take the bounty and leave Tirting once he recovered, after all, the central city of Dicalren was their current destination.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and the priestess opened the door without waiting for the people in the room to respond, and said with a slightly flustered expression:
"There are a lot of people downstairs, who seem to have come looking for you, Mr. Talon. ā
Daron and Alicia looked at each other and asked:
"Who is it?"
"It's Shari and his privates. ā
As soon as the priestess's words fell, there was a jumble of footsteps in the corridor outside.
After a while, the slave owner Sha Lie, who was wearing a mustache and dressed in a bright and luxurious service, walked in with a group of soldiers.
(If yesterday's one wasn't a long shift, today's one is worth two shifts~)