Chapter 21: Sacrifice
"Now, the game begins. ”
In the Blood Arena, as the battle horn sounded, Gombardo held a short axe in his hand and frantically pounced towards Jabbar.
It was a fight between orcs, and in the past, such gladiatorial fights often took place between orc tribes, in order to elect a leader or settle disputes, but now, such gladiatorial fights take place in arenas, and the fight is meaningless, just to entertain human audiences.
"Roar. ”
Gombardo savagely saves and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sideways to dodge the first round. The tomahawk fell against Jabbar's chest, so close that the audience almost had the illusion that the tomahawk had cut into Jabbar's flesh.
But in the next second, Abdul-Jabbar stepped back to pull away the distance, and the audience saw that the axe just now was just a thrill.
Failing to hit his opponent, Gombardo roared, a puff of air pouring out of his nostrils. The furious aura of the orcs almost ignited the air around them.
"Come, Great Chief, and don't show mercy to my men. ”
On the arena used for fighting, Gombardo first attacked with momentum, and then whispered to Abdul-Jabbar that he had made up his mind to die in this arena, hoping that Abdul-Jabbar would not hesitate, this gladiatorial fight was not a real gladiatorial fight in the first place.
"I can't do it. ”
Abdul-Jabbar replied in a low voice.
On the surface, the two orcs were still a little apart, but in fact, this distance was just enough for Jabbar and Gombardo to have a good conversation without having to move because they were too close.
"Kill it!"
The human civilians in the audience couldn't wait, and they bet all their bets on Jabbar, not just an exciting and bloody gladiatorial fight, but also a brutal slaughter. Many human civilians shouted in support of Abdul-Jabbar, telling the orc to plunge his dagger into Gombardo's throat. Satisfy their visual experience with the blood of the orcs......
"Come, Great Chief, for the Horde!"
Gombardo said, suddenly striding forward, as his front feet hit the ground, countless tiny cracks spread out from the dusty ground, the power of the orcs was full of primitive wildness, Jabbar could almost feel that Gombardo's attack was serious, he wanted to force himself to strike. It was Abdul-Jabbar's first instinct.
As it turned out, Abdul-Jabbar's guess was correct.
Seeing that Abdul-Jabbar was slow to attack, Gombardo directly gave up defending and attacked with all his might. The tomahawk rained down and smashed into the round shield Jabbar was wearing on his left hand. There was a muffled sound of a tomahawk cutting wood, and the audience on the field all sweated for Abdul-Jabbar, this is not the picture they want to see, Abdul-Jabbar defended with all his might, but the orc attacked with all his might, like a beast that had lost its mind.
Under the frenzied attack, Abdul-Jabbar's battle shield left more than a dozen knife-like marks. In the final blow, Gombardo kicked Abdul-Jabbar directly to the canvas.
"Hmm. ”
At this moment, the audience on the field could no longer hold back their emotions, and they poked their heads out one after another, nervously watching the development of the battle under the stage.
"You must live, Abdul-Jabbar, our compatriots are waiting for you to save them. It's not a pity for me to die, no one will care about me if I die, but you're different, you can't die, the orcs need you, my Great Chief. ”
Gombardo kicked Jabbar over, and when he rushed up again, Jabbar was already on his feet and pushed him back with his shield. Gombardo knew Abdul-Jabbar's strength, and with Abdul-Jabbar's strength, it was a matter of minutes to defeat him, but Abdul-Jabbar was too affectionate and unwilling to do such a thing. To this end, Gombardo closes the distance again and tries to convince his big chief once again to do it to himself. It's a hard time to decide.
"Nope. We're all going to get out alive. ”
"This can't be, there are four high walls here, if we don't fight, the human nobles will definitely suspect us, they have a large army outside this arena, they will come in at any time, then the two of us will not survive. ”
Gambardo's explanation Jabbar didn't know, but right now, in the face of an orc who was not hostile and noble, Jabbar couldn't do anything about it.
"Roar. ”
Seeing that Abdul-Jabbar still didn't attack, Gombardo simply threw away his shield and rushed with all his might, roaring angrily.
Throwing away the shield roar, Gombardo pulled out the dagger at his waist, holding the battle axe in one hand and the dagger in the other, and attacked Abdul-Jabbar frantically.
"Fight back, you beast!"
The increasingly unusual scene made the human nobles on the stage curse, just like the underground casinos of the commoners, the nobles also had their own casinos, and most of them also bet on Abdul-Jabbar. Seeing that the orcs, who had always been brave and furious, had been focusing on defense at the moment, everyone showed a look of resentment, and they couldn't wait to go down in person and fight for Jabbar.
"Sarah, attack his underneath. ”
Civilians kept shouting, pointing out Gombardo's flaws. Even human civilians who don't know how to fight can see the gladiator's flaws, and it is clear that Gombardo is deliberately exposing his weakness and allowing Abdul-Jabbar to sneak attack. But the kind uncle can't do it......
"Roar. ”
With a muffled roar, Kambardo's short axe cut Jabbar's calf, and the sharp pain caused Jabbar to lose his mind slightly for a moment, and he grabbed the round shield and smashed it into Kambardo's face.
The blow, though not an intentional attack, smashed Gombador a little dizzy, staggering backwards several steps back. A burst of warm liquid flowed from his nostrils, and Gombardo touched it, revealing that it was a thick cloud of blood, and it was clear that Jabbar had struck him in the nose and even fractured the bridge of his nose.
"Poof. ”
After being attacked, Gombardo was overjoyed and continued to attack Abdul-Jabbar fiercely, he wanted to force the big chief to make a move, for the sake of the orcs, for the sake of the tribe, his sacrifice would be worth it.
The sound of weapons and shields was constantly coming, and the muffled roars among the orcs were endless, this was a dull battle, the orcs' usual violent style was not reflected in this battle, Jabbar and Gombardo were like two weathered veterans, sparring martial arts in the arena, although the movements were wonderful, there was not much bloodshed. This is not what the audience wants to see......
"Today Sara has reservations. ”
The subtle changes also made the nobles on the stage aware that humans are not so easy to coax. If the acting is not good.
"I feel the same way, the two of them seem to have known each other before, you look at the conversation before the opening, although we can't hear what they are talking about, but in the current situation, it is definitely not a provocation and a declaration of war. ”
Jabbar's actions made the nobles on the stage feel faintly uneasy.
"Bluff. ”
However, just when the nobles on the stage were suspicious, Jabbar's short sword accidentally cut Gombardo's thigh!
For a moment, Abdul-Jabbar's eyes were first shocked, then full of sadness, and he saw Gombardo's refusal look, and Gambardo asked Kambar-to continue fighting, like this, killing himself with a sword.
Gombardo had already fallen, one foot on the ground, a lot of blood still oozing from the wounded, and holding back his grief, Jabbar tightened his grip on the round shield, closed his eyes, and slammed it into his injured companion.
The wooden shield slammed into Gombardo's face, and a large amount of blood bubbled out of Gombardo's mouth. The force of this blow was so great that it even shattered several beast teeth.
"Good!"
Seeing the sudden change in the scene on the field, all the audience boiled, and finally saw blood, which was the result they had waited for for nearly twenty minutes.
Jabbar walked over and pulled Gombador up on the ground, and the dull battle finally reached the point of understanding.
Gombardo had given up resistance, his performance was enough, and now, waiting for his own Great Chief to end his suffering with a sword.
"Brother, I will always remember what you did today, you are the pride of the orcs. ”
The dagger pierced Gombardo's throat, and a burst of scarlet blood poured out of the broken large artery vein. Jabbar closed his eyes and held back tears. But the human audience on the field began to carnival...... Celebrate another victory of the God of War in the Arena.