Chapter 3: The Ghost Lizard Arena
"I'm going to bet too!" the man excitedly squeezed to the front row, ostentatiously waving the money bag in his hand, sweat running down his fair and straight neck. The soaking black hair of the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info was pressed against his forehead, but it was difficult to hide the frenzied light in his dark green pupils.
"Ha! Isn't this our favorite young master of the green furnace!"
The fat dealer in the yellow cardigan greeted in an exaggerated tone.
"It's a heron!" the man corrected dissatisfied.
"Strange oriental name," the fat dealer muttered in a low voice, he wiped the sweat from his round chin, and then took out the joy just now: "Young Master Qinglu hasn't been here for a few days, and we have several new ghost lizards here recently, so don't let this opportunity to make a lot of money!"
On the long table in front of him was a row of iron cages, each containing a vicious ghost lizard, a medium-sized lizard the length of an adult's arm, endemic to the jungle in the area, aggressive by nature with fangs filled with venom. People caught them and wrestled with each other and gambled. Fighting the Ghost Lizard can be said to be a very popular game in Grey Raven.
The heron was lying on the table and carefully observing back and forth, when suddenly he pointed to one of the cages and asked, "What is this one called?"
"Young Master Egret has a good eye, this is our new fighter here, called Thunderbolt, it has not been compared, but the potential is unlimited!"
In the iron cage, the purple ghost lizard named Raiden was lying on the ground on all fours, lazily turning its belly, looking listless.
Several gamblers around them suddenly laughed, and the ghost lizards they bet on were all high-spirited and fierce, swallowing forked tongues and rampage through the cage. Among them was a stout, dark red ghost lizard that made a vicious clicking sound, and gnawed at the pillars of the cage, which was covered with its tooth marks.
"This is the Blood Dragon, the King of the Oni Lizard Arena, and it has a record of 17 wins and 0 losses! ”
A well-meaning gambler reminded heron, but the latter didn't seem interested in the grinning blood dragon, instead observing the thunderbolt with interest. He threw the money bag to the fat dealer: "Give me all the pressure on the thunderbolt!"
The fat dealer opened the money bag, which was full of shiny silver coins, and there was a burst of exclamations around him, and everyone whispered.
The gambler who had reminded the heron suddenly hesitated, he looked at the half-dead thunderbolt in confusion, and then at the confident heron, wondering why the young man would put such a large sum of money on this weak ghost lizard that obviously lacked fighting spirit. There are only two possibilities, either the young man is an idiot, or the ghost lizard named Raiden is actually hiding a special skill, but everyone has been deceived by its appearance.
"You seem to be very confident. ”
The gambler muttered beside the heron, his golden ponytail braids dangling and his face tangled. He dragged the short acne-covered servant beside him, "Carl, what are the odds of thunder?"
Karl was looking blankly at the dust on his vamp, he was obviously startled when he was dragged over by his master, he took out a list from his sleeve in a panic, and then searched it with his fingers.
"Lord Shamora, the odds of Raiden are 1 to 7. ”
"Damn," Scarmo slammed his fist into Karl's head, scolding, "Didn't I tell you not to call me by my name here!"
"I'm sorry, sorry...... My lord. ”
Shamoro snorted, touched his gold earrings, and calculated in his heart, the odds of thunder and lightning are so high, should you take a risk. He suddenly felt a dry mouth, turned and walked out of the crowd, found a random table and sat down, he wiped the sweat from his face, asked Carl to order a glass of ale, and then drank it sullenly.
Because ghost lizards are cold-blooded animals, they can become languishing in cold places, and they will only be energetic in hot environments. So there were several coal-burning stoves in this ghost lizard casino, which were stuffy and hot, and the wine merchant took the opportunity to make a fortune in them.
At this time, the sound of the conversation between the two people behind him caught his attention.
"Who is that heron, it's just a big wrong, he pressed at least 50 silver coins on that thunderbolt!"
"Don't underestimate him, he's a winning general here, but he hasn't gambled all this time. I heard that the dealer once found someone to teach him a lesson because he had won too much, but the thug sent to him was beaten to the head and bleeding. ”
"Even so, I don't believe Raiden can win money!"
"That's why you almost lost your wife, I have already put all the money in my hand on Raiden anyway, and it's right to follow the heron to press, I see that many people have secretly bet on Raiden just now, in fact, if you look closely, although this ghost lizard is thin, but its body bones are slender and powerful, I'm afraid it is different from those stupid big ones, and it is a very agile hunter. ”
"Look at what you said is the Tao, who knows if it's true or not?"
"It's true. A hoarse voice joined the conversation.
"How did your face hurt, Rhea!" exclaimed the two men who had started chatting.
"Don't mention it, I've been catching ghost lizards for twenty years, but I didn't expect to plant a heel in this thunderbolt and be disfigured by it! Do you know why it's called thunderbolt, because it's so fast, like a purple lightning. ”
Shamoro slammed his empty glass on the table, got up and walked over to the fat dealer, then grabbed a handful of gold coins from his pocket and threw them on the table.
"Thunderbolt, I'm going to bet 5 gold coins on it!"
Determined to make up his mind, Shamora gritted his teeth.
The surrounding audience let out a burst of exclamation again, these five gold coins are equivalent to 500 silver coins, and their value is not small, enough for ordinary people to live a good life for a year. Everyone generously donated money and pressed the coin on the daze Raiden.
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"Dear spectators and friends, today's last match is an absolute heavyweight contest! On my left is the most famous king in the ghost lizard casino world, its hard scale armor is dyed red with the blood of the enemy, its sharp fangs are wrapped with countless souls, and the shocking seventeen consecutive victories are also the highest record in this arena! Destroy everything, kill everything! God of war! Overlord of overlords! It is the blood dragon !!"
In a frenzied cheer, the iron cage opened, and the blood dragon screamed out, and although the wide arena was more than a man tall, it still looked unusually cramped at the feet of this tall and strong ghost lizard.
And its opponent is a purple hunter who is absolutely unpopular today, although it looks mediocre, countless people have high hopes for it and donate generously. It remains to be seen what kind of power it harbors beneath its weak exterior, and whether it can challenge the blood dragon. Come out, Raiden!"
The people erupted in cheers that were not weaker than those for the blood dragon, and among them, the Shamara was even more hoarse, and Karl was in a daze on the side, he slapped him on the back of the head: "Don't give me the thunder and lightning to cheer me on!"
Karl reluctantly touched his head and began to roar and scream.
Shamoro nodded in satisfaction, he turned his head to look at the heron not far away, the black-haired young man didn't say a word, but his face was full of confidence. Demon Luo Ann calmed down and continued to cheer for his favorite ghost lizard fighter.
Raiden reluctantly stepped out of the cage with heavy steps, and it was a full two circles smaller in front of the blood dragon, and the scale armor appeared thin and dark, covered with scars. Shamora believes that this is the embodiment of its battle-hardened.
The blood dragon gazed angrily at its approaching foe, its shoulders sinking, its forked tongue spitting out, and its tail with its bone hammer swept in a demonstrative manner.
"Kill it, Raiden!" roared Shamara.
Thunderbolt climbed closer and closer unhurriedly, in stark contrast to the appearance of the blood dragon waiting for him. The gamblers who bet on the blood dragon began to panic in their hearts, and it seemed that the thunder and lightning were at ease, but the blood dragon was like a great enemy, and the judgment was determined by the superiority just by the battle. Could it be that the blood dragon is about to lose, damn it, he should have followed to buy thunder and lightning earlier.
The blood dragon finally took the lead and couldn't hold its breath, and it slammed forward, its steps a little messy.
A flash of hope lit up in the heart of Shamora, the blood dragon was brave but still too young, and it was almost self-defeating to take the lead in front of an experienced and agile hunter like Raiden. Sure enough, Thunderbolt twisted his waist calmly and skillfully, turned to the side, and his fangy mouth bit down on the blood dragon's fragile neck!
Between the lightning and flint, the figures of thunder and lightning and blood dragon overlapped!
The arena, which had been cheering incessantly, suddenly became a deathly silence, and Shamara stared at the arena in amazement, waving his hands frozen in the air.
The blood dragon chewed on Raiden's thin waist, and Raiden's claws and tail only trembled slightly, and then his head tilted and died.
"Blood Dragon Victory!"
The fat dealer shouted triumphantly, like a hammer slammed into the heart of the demon luo.