Through a thick iron fence, Rhodes couldn't rush over and slaughter all the bastards, but it wasn't like he couldn't do anything about them...... Energy flows quietly through the body, and the most familiar magic has been quietly brewing in the palm of the hand. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info He didn't use spells during the trial just now, on the one hand, the battle time was too short to use at all, and on the other hand, he planned to hide that he knew magic and use it at a critical moment...... If things weren't right, he'd attack the podium, and he'd have to kill and injure one or two damn guys.

After all, there is no real instantaneous magic in the world, and he is indeed quick to release the fireball technique, but it also takes at least a second or two...... As long as the guys with crossbows don't kill themselves in an instant, the last struggle may be able to strike.

The arena master didn't know what the boy was thinking, but he saw the killing intent in his eyes, and smiled and persuaded: "Don't do anything stupid, kid, go kill those two guys who haven't lost their breath yet, and then obediently put down their weapons, I won't embarrass you." Once I give the order to release the arrows, only one living person will be allowed in the arena - and that won't have to be you. ”

"You can't threaten anyone, shoot me with arrows. ”

"Hmph. A cold light flashed in the arena master's eyes, and he stared at him for a few seconds, then raised his head and gestured slightly to his men. The sound of the crossbow being pulled on the trigger suddenly became one. Rhodes had to admit that although his ears and brain could react, he actually didn't have time to release a spell to retaliate, although he was not afraid of death, and he believed in his heart that the other party would not kill his cash cow, but the sound of the bowstring still made him creepy.

The arrows did not fly towards him, as expected, but instead shot the three inquisitors who had fallen to the ground into hedgehogs - it was as simple as that in the arena of not treating the seriously wounded. However, his unchanging appearance in the face of sword rain caused some admiration from the audience.

"Don't force me to waste my crossbow arrows...... How am I going to punish you for not being cooperative and unentertaining?"

This time, there was a lot of noise in the audience, and some "respectful traditional" people thought that Rhodes should be acquitted after winning the jousting trial, but the demands of these customers were selectively ignored.

"There are no more champions in this arena...... But I remember that we still have some good hands on it, and since the King's Assassin is so uncooperative and unentertaining, let's invite two non-human friends to come up," the warden suggested with a smile on his face, but with a hint of cruelty in his expression, "I remember...... They are very willing to cooperate and entertain when they are hungry. ”

"Good idea, beautiful boy and beast, it's exciting to think about. The Countess said in a dry voice, licking her lips.

"Since the old lady is interested, let's do it. ”

......

Rhodes thought that "non-human friends" and "beasts" meant orcs or something, but he was a little surprised when two large cages were carried from the low entrance at the bottom of the arena.

A lion, and a tiger.

It was a beast caught from the wild, and the two unlucky ones, who were always hungry and full, were even more furious and restless than when they were free, and they roared at the arena employees who pushed the cages, scratching the cage rails with their claws, and making the surrounding employees tremble through the iron cages.

The cage docked to the small entrance at the bottom of the arena, and the cage door was unlocked and opened...... Just open the small gate that leads to the bottom of the arena and they will be released into the arena.

......

"Wait, I'm afraid it's not fair. The warden looked unbearable: "Two poor kittens are unarmed, what can they do against a murderous criminal who has just brought down three arena champions?" Sir Hart should be unarmed, hand-to-hand...... Otherwise, what kind of creature can withstand a hammer?"

"Heroes see things the same way, Bona. The arena master nodded, his jaw trembling, "Young man, put your weapon down." ”

Rod stood motionless in the middle of the field, looking at the two "kittens" who were still separated by a fence from him.

"Didn't you hear, lay down your weapons! All of them, including the dagger at your waist!"

Rhodes remained still, just glanced up indifferently at the arena employees who had finished winding and had re-raised their crossbows to aim at themselves.

"This little guy is not afraid of death, you can't threaten him. The Countess still had a debauched smile: "But I know what this kind of person is afraid of, go and bring his dwarf friend over there." ”

The arena owner showed a sudden expression on his face: "I understand, the old lady is worthy of being the old sister." ”

Hawke was sitting in the crowd praying silently for Rod, never knowing that the misfortune would befall him, and only woke up when five or six arena employees crowded into the crowd to set him up, yelling and struggling desperately.

"I'm a reserve soldier of the Seventh Dwarven Infantry Brigade, a warrior directly under the Queen, and a member of the Blackstone Clan! You dare to touch me?" Hawke was held down and dragged to the rostrum, and roared angrily: "I'm also a paying customer!

"I'm sorry I'm at a loss at this point, so I'll refund you the entrance fee. Arnold continued to shake his chin and made amends without hesitation, "Tie him up!"

Rod was confused, so rudely dragged a person out of the audience seat, and the rest of the audience had no opinion?

Could it be ...... Because he's a dwarf?

But what do these guys want to do, threaten themselves with that dwarf? a dwarf with whom he has only one side to whom he doesn't even remember his name?

"We now suspect that this dwarf was your accomplice in the assassination of the king, and if you want to prove his innocence, you will have to participate in the next round of trials empty-handed. The arena master stood beside Hawke, who was held down by several of his men, and took out a dagger and struck a few strokes, "Otherwise, we will try this accomplice of yours first." ”

"Let go of him, I don't know this person at all. ”

"Yes, but I don't believe it...... You can't put down your arms or not. ”

The young dwarf's mouth was gagged, and his head was savagely pulled up, and his eyes were furious and forced to look at Rod, and the two looked at each other, and the boy suddenly remembered his name.

......

"Bang. He threw the sledgehammer to the ground, smashed up a cloud of dust, drew the dagger from his belt and threw it away, and gestured in submission.

His mother had told him that there were no real coincidences in the world, and that most of the coincidences that seemed to be the inevitable result of the decisions made by both parties...... In other words, it is likely that the dwarf named Hawke Blackstone did not come to have fun and happened to meet him, but heard that the king's assassin wanted to help him, so he ventured to this place as a dwarf and interfered with the execution at a critical moment.

It was he who made a mistake and fell into the hands of others, and he could no longer drag well-wishers into the water.

"Good. Satisfied, the arena master put down his knife and ordered his hand: "Go and clean up the things and the corpses." ”

Several staff members crept through the small door, as if they were taking Rhodes for some kind of man-eating monster, and quickly dragged away the few weapons left on the ground, along with the bodies of the three defeated arena fighters. Rhodes' mind began to spin rapidly, and he couldn't stop, and immediately understood the stakes: if the corpse was not taken away, the two hungry beasts would definitely feast first when they came in, and they would not be in the mood to deal with themselves at all.

......

"Good, fair now. Let's start the second trial, judged by the god of beasts, whether the king's assassin is guilty or not, and the bet starts now, so please flip a coin for your side!"

The crowd was no longer so enthusiastic, but the betting was still positive. Among them, the voice that Rhodes should be released immediately also gradually subsided, and the speed at which he solved the three arena champions just now was too fast, and it was exciting, but it made the audience very unhappy. Even if there is some sympathy for him, people are still very excited - what kind of surprise performance can this guy who can knock down the arena champion at an average speed of one in three seconds?

With a crisp snapping sound, the small gate at the bottom of the arena was opened, and the two hungry "kittens" let out a low roar and followed the passage into the arena.

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