Chapter 31 The Battle of the Cage
Touring theater is just a name. Although Wright has never seen it in any theater, he also knows that a real theater will never be an iron cage about five meters high and less than eight meters long and wide.
This huge iron cage with a simple appearance is the so-called "touring theater" in the black market. Wright can see that there are black blood stains inside and around the iron cage, and there are still a lot of Warcraft hair residues. And in the iron cage
The bottom depicts a magic circle about five square meters in size, with a steady stream of thunder and lightning elements converging and connecting the iron cage.
"The Duke Family of Bard is actually behind this traveling theater. You must know that the cost of this cage battle is very high. Have you seen the magic circle? It is said that it was created by several ninth-level great magisters, which can guarantee the prisoner
The person in the cage cannot escape!"
And the fees for watching here are also very high... Ordinary people will pay 100 gold coins to watch one time. This is a very huge source of wealth." Karl said softly to Wright and the other three, "Don't worry, I spent a lot of money.
If you don’t make much progress, everyone is guaranteed to watch the show every year, so it’s no problem to bring a few friends to watch it.”
"Boss, who are the members of this cage battle?" Burke asked, "I heard that there are special gladiatorial slaves, all of whom are masters of prisoners captured in the war with the Magnolia Empire."
"There are still very few strong people who are slaves. Unless they are masters captured in the war with the Magnolia Empire, ordinary people can be captured as slaves. It is almost impossible for strong people in the country to be captured and used as slaves!
We have not fought a large-scale war with the Magnolia Empire for a long time. Most of those who fight in cage battles are voluntary!"
"Voluntary?" The three of them were a little shocked.
"Most, and I mean most, people who go into cage fights do it for money. In a cage fight, the winner can get 10% of the wealth gained, and the loser can also get half of it!"
"Although failure usually means death, the money will also be sent to the family. Touring theaters are still very particular about this aspect. Those who fight in cage fights are mainly sixth-level fighters. How much can a sixth-level fighter earn per year? 1,000 gold coins
It's amazing. But after a cage fight, at least two hundred people usually pay to watch, and if they win, they can get 2,000 gold coins. Of course, some people do it purely for wealth and enjoyment, some people are forced to pay off debts, and some
People just want to spend money to buy some items to help them break through!"
"Of course, there are a few strong people who want to break through themselves. I know that about two years ago, a talented warrior from the Royal Knights Academy came here. His age is about the same as ours. He fought continuously with the strength of a sixth-level warrior.
After ten games, I was asked to fight a level 7 monster in the end. I finally broke through myself in the battle and reached level 7! It was a great story at that time."
"The seventh-level warrior, two years ago, that was not the seventeen-year-old seventh-level warrior... Although the warrior is faster in training, his level of genius is probably about the same as that of Wright!" Maui said with some surprise.
"Yes, it's a pity that he died!"
"died?"
"Well, he died while going out for training... It is said that he ate poisonous food during the training and died from the poison. I remember that the Royal Knights Academy even included this as a typical case in the textbook to teach students not to just practice fighting spirit.
,"
Wright & Burke & Maui: "What a poor genius!"
The four of them chatted quietly, which was a rare moment of relaxation for Wright, but soon, the cage battle was about to begin.
A tall, muscular man with disheveled hair walked up to the iron cage and announced loudly.
"Everyone, I will host today's cage battle. I am Cheton from the Bard family! Many people here know me."
"To make a long story short, let me first introduce the two people in today's cage battle."
"The squadron leader of the Magnolia Empire's Roaring Legion, Mr. Coulson!" A man in ragged clothes wearing shackles and bracelets walked into the cage.
"Everyone, Mr. Coulson was captured and turned into a slave during the war between our great empire and the Magnolia Empire--according to the rules of our trapped dragon battle, as long as Mr. Coulson wins ten consecutive cage battles
, he will be free! Now, he has won nine games! This means that the enemy he faces this time will be more powerful than ever before!"
"Wow wow wow!"
"Coulson blow your opponent's head off!"
"Death to Magnolia people!"
"Long live the Empire!"
The surrounding audience cheered one by one, and they were obviously divided into two groups.
One group obviously admires this soldier who can fight and defeat masters of the same level nine times. Even soldiers from the enemy country are worthy of respect.
The other faction, which may be called the "Grand Puang Doctrine", hates Coulson as their enemy.
The enemy soldier was very calm and calm, with an indifferent expression. He was not disturbed by the outside world at all, and walked into the cage step by step. Wright even found that the distance between each of his steps was exactly the same.
"How lucky you are. The tenth battle of this kind of gladiator slave must be very fierce!" Karl explained: "According to the rules, the general battle is one-on-one. Only the tenth battle of this kind will be arranged by the organizer.
A one-to-many battle. For him, it is a step from heaven to hell. If he wins, he can be released directly and become a citizen of our Puang Empire, or the Bard family can simply arrange for him to return to the Magnolia Empire. If he loses, he will basically die.
Undoubted."
At the same time, Cheton above also began to introduce the other party: "And today, our Mr. Coulson's opponent is it~"
Four powerful warriors came behind him, and together they carried a box. The surface of the box was covered with canvas.
As Cheton pulled the canvas away, a muscular monster appeared in front of everyone.
"His! It's actually a monster."
"Golden Leopard, a level seven monster?"
"Probably not. If it were a seventh-level monster, it wouldn't be interesting at all!"
"Looking at the size, it should be a nearly adult golden leopard, which is considered the peak of level six!"
"Warcraft at the same level are inherently stronger than our warriors, and the golden leopard is a level 7 monster when it reaches adulthood. I'm afraid it is stronger than a normal level 6 monster."
"Hey, I'm going to lose now. I thought Coulson would be free."
"Not necessarily. Being underage means that this golden leopard is inexperienced, and leopard monsters are good at speed. The cage battle has a great impact on speed... But even so, Coulson is still very dangerous!
"This is an old mercenary with a face full of vicissitudes of life, and his evaluation has been recognized by many people.
Wright and others were also discussing carefully, and among the four, the only one with relatively more experience was Burke, who had gone through many adventures.
"Burke, which of the two sides do you think is more likely to win?" Wright asked.
Burke stroked his clean shaven beard: "I guess it's still a golden leopard... Even if it's not fully grown, it is still a very powerful monster."
"Indeed, it is very rare for a gladiatorial slave to win ten times in a row and then be freed. The organizer cannot let him get free easily." Karl also added.
"Is it impossible to win?" Maui had a different opinion: "I think Coulson is very strong."
"It's not impossible!" Wright also nodded in agreement: "It can be seen from his movements that he is very strong in combat skills and is calm enough. Although his overall strength is inferior, it is not impossible to make a comeback."
"How about betting some gold coins?" Karl smiled, "You can place bets at the organizer, with a minimum of 100 gold coins."
Wright did not place a bet, while Maui and Burke placed bets of one hundred gold coins on Coulson and the Golden Leopard respectively.
Soon, after the organizer collected the bets, they announced the start of the cage fight.
Coulson was removed from his handcuffs and shackles, and walked into the cage holding a standard spear.
On the other side, four strong warriors carried the golden leopard to the door of the cage. While untying the restraints, they pushed hard and the golden leopard rolled and jumped into the cage.
One man and one beast faced each other, Coulson's face remained expressionless, but he raised the spear in his hand slightly, pointing the spear tip at the golden leopard at a subtle angle, and a few drops of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
The golden leopard seemed careless, but his sharp eyes were always staring at Coulson's throat, baring his teeth and wandering around the side of the cage.
Chapter completed!