"The champion of the last Champions Cup was the "Shattered Sun" war group from Shattrath City. Most of them were tough Draenei gladiators. They won the prize money and took it back to build Shattrath City. These gladiators
Fighters are regarded as heroes by the entire city, and this year they have recruited some Breaker Berserkers, with the goal of still aiming for the championship."
Beside Tyrion, Grokush, who also took advantage of his vacation to return to Nagrand, happily introduced several powerful teams in this Champions Cup to the great lord.
As a former warchief, Grokush was very keen on gladiatorial combat. In fact, from the first Champions Cup to the current sixth, he has never been absent. He is a well-known player in the entire Draenor world.
Fighters, Grokush is also a treasure trove.
This is probably one of his few hobbies as an undead.
Of course, the death lords come to watch the gladiatorial fights not just to relieve their boredom. In the gladiatorial competition, the closer to the final, the more ruthless the gladiators are. There are often some unlucky gladiators who are injured or directly killed.
These gladiators who are proficient in combat but can no longer eat a bowl of rice are the targets of death lords' recruitment.
The Dark Blade Legion has no shortage of grassroots soldiers, but there is still a huge shortage of middle-level commanders and elite men with strong combat skills.
"Where are the local orcs?"
Tyrion held the young Anduin and Sarantia and sat on his lap, talking to Grokush next to him. He asked with interest:
"Aren't the orcs, who are passionate about glory, not the opponents of the draenei?"
"The quality of the orc gladiators in Galadar is slightly inferior... This is natural. Grandma Gaiaan is not a leader who likes force, and her tribe is also composed of young people. Naturally, they are not as good as those soldiers in this aspect.
Born Draenei."
Grokush shook his head with regret, but then he said enthusiastically:
"But I heard that this year there are gladiators from the Moknasa clan representing the orcs. The strength and combat skills of those hybrids are very outstanding. Rexxar is just one of the better ones among them, but he is not the strongest yet.
, and the death row gladiators in Area 13 of Frostfire Ridge are fighting for freedom, and those prisoners who are burdened with sin will not hold back. In short, this competition will definitely be interesting!"
"Well, it sounds interesting."
Tyrion rubbed his chin. His powerful vision did not require careful observation. In just one glance, the entire environment of the huge arena came into view. The great lord quickly discovered some "disharmonious" places.
On the edge of the arena, among the crowds of people, some goblins with loudspeakers were shouting something, and the surroundings were crowded with exiles of various races, all holding gold coins or other valuable things in their hands.
"What's that doing?"
The high lord asked:
"Are they opening the market?"
"Well, those are the goblins of the Dark Blade Consortium. Betting on the championship has been done in other gladiatorial matches. This is the first time for the Champions Cup, but this is already a part of the gladiatorial match. In fact, now
A large part of the prize money for all famous gladiatorial competitions is provided by our consortium. The goblins have even organized a series of small gladiatorial competitions, from the Stonemaul Ogre Arena to the death battle in the ruins of Hanging Castle.
They organize all the games, but the most profitable thing is the Champions League."
Grokush explained:
"I heard that even the Shattrath Defense Force and the Court of the Crow Sky Peak seem to be involved in the business of these goblins, and no one wants to ban them. This is not cost-effective, even for us.
"
"Well, it's not that I don't hate this kind of official behavior, but..."
Tyrion rubbed his forehead:
"With money mixed in, will the game become... less fair?"
"Won't!"
Grokush patted his chest and said in a deep voice:
"This is a gladiatorial match held under the sacred mountain of the orcs. No one dares to play tricks. However, attacks and assassination of gladiators before the game do happen from time to time. But how can I put it... Gladiators who die in assassinations do not
He is considered a real strong man and is not worthy of note at all."
"Dad, dad, look! The Draenei! Shattered Sun! I've heard of them! They're so cool!"
The girls who were drinking drinks and eating snacks suddenly screamed. Not only them, but the entire square was boiling at this moment. From Tyrion's perspective, everyone in the square was like
They stood up like crazy, waving their arms, ribbons or other things, some were screaming, some were cursing, and the whole square was churning like a rolling tide.
This made Tyrion couldn't help but cast his gaze to the arena below. Those who walked out of the arena amidst cheers were the champions of the previous arena competition, the Broken Sun Chapter from Shattrath City. Their
There were not many people, only more than 20, but each one was a tall and heroic Draenei warrior. Some were holding crystal warhammers, some were holding swords and shields, and some were naked with their upper bodies exposed, and their rock-like muscles were exposed.
The arms are wrapped with the unique glove weapons of the Draenei.
The draenei's gloves are different from the assassination gloves used by human assassins. They look like two curved arc shields, dotted with gems, fixed on the strong arms of the gladiator, like this
The heavy weapons are extremely powerful whether they are smashing or sweeping, and when necessary, they can be used as overlapping heavy shields.
The gladiators of the Broken Setting Sun all wore scarlet cloaks, and they waved to the audience proudly, which attracted waves of screams.
"This is an exhibition match, used to whet the appetite of the audience...For outsiders, it looks very exciting."
Grokush half-heartedly took out a bottle of blood wine from the wine cabinet next to him, and poured it for himself and Tyrion. He looked at the three huge, fierce, and metal-clad beasts that were released into the arena below.
The armored hydra said with disdain:
"Having gladiators fighting mindless beasts is really off-putting. The real excitement is yet to come, especially in the last four days, after entering the semi-finals. That scene makes even a dead person like me feel excited."
While the orc death lord was talking, the three gladiators who appeared in the championship exhibition faced three hydras weighing several tons. These had elephant-like bodies, thick limbs, and three ugly snake-like shapes.
The monster in the head is a beast unique to Draenor. It likes to swim in the swamps and shallow seas. It is an absolutely dangerous creature for ordinary people, but for well-trained warriors, their threat is not worth mentioning.
.
Just like Grokush said, these are beasts after all, and no matter how ferocious the beasts are, they are nothing against real warriors.
"For the Holy Light!"
The naked upper-body Draenei gladiator roared angrily. He crossed his arms to block the front. The two heavy shield-like gloves protected his body. His teammates holding war hammers and double blades followed behind him.
, the three people stared at the corrosive breath of the hydra. Amidst the screams of everyone in the arena, the slightly stooped Breaker Gladiator with double blades jumped up, the sharp swords in his hands intertwined.
Cutting through the air, with blood splashing everywhere, the head of the hydra flew into the sky.
The fierce blow that saw blood for the first time was like kerosene poured on the firewood, making the atmosphere at the scene even more heated, while the Draenei fist fighter used his arm armor and the huge beast meticulously.
In a head-on confrontation, every powerful and heavy impact would cause the earth to shake slightly. At that moment when the boxing fighter raised his gloves and smashed the beast's head full of sharp teeth into the ground, even the silly girl Dornan screamed
A scream of pleasure.
Grokush is right... From the perspective of laymen, such a fist-fighting, blood-splattering gladiatorial fight is exciting enough. Even the two little ones sitting on Tyrion's lap were also fiercely fought.
Attracted, every time the draenei were in danger, Anduin and Salantia would clench their little fists, and every time the gladiators achieved combat skills, they would laugh loudly.
Ten minutes later, after the three bruised hydras were beaten to the ground by three bloody Draenei gladiators, when the gladiators stood on the huge bodies of the hydras to greet the audience, there was another scene in the main square.
I remembered the cheers like a mountain roaring and a tsunami. In the box, the five children also hugged each other and celebrated the victory.
Although, in the eyes of their parents, this exhibition match seemed very, very... boring.
The three-headed hydra placed in front of Grokush probably wouldn't be able to survive even a minute. And if Tyrion appeared, it might only take one look to make this ferocious beast paralyzed with fear... In short
, their strength is too strong, so in their opinion, this exhibition match full of performance elements is simply indescribably clumsy.
"Well, the strength of these draenei is pretty good, comparable to elite high-level knights, and their tactical thinking is not rough, so they are worth cultivating."
Tyrion leaned lazily on his chair, shaking the wine glass in his hand. Amidst the sound of ice cubes and glass clashing, he whispered:
"If they unfortunately die in battle, we must absorb them into the legion. We need such talents..."
"I'm really here for this."
Grokush smiled:
"After every championship match, we will gain a lot of potential knights. To be honest, boss, I think that the entertainment form of gladiatorial matches should be promoted to the entire federation. It can not only allow people to become martial arts, but also explore
Seedlings with potential can achieve multiple goals with one stone."
"We have to talk to Mr. Van Cleef about this, but I think he probably won't refuse."
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According to the procedures of the Champions Cup Gladiator Competition, after the exhibition match, the main competition begins. Dozens of gladiatorial teams from the world of Draenor, as well as some famous gladiatorial teams from Azeroth this year, will be in the grand arena.
They fight against each other, but for the sake of viewing, the arena is not separated, but enough time is left for these unknown teams.
Generally speaking, each of these preliminary competitions lasts about 10 minutes, with a 5-minute interval between each one. There are two modes: team competition and individual competition. Once the top 32 games are entered, the gladiatorial competition will
Fixed in the team competition, a mode that pays more attention to cooperation.
Of course, some strong men will choose to compete alone, but in an unrestricted gladiatorial competition, no matter how powerful a single gladiator is, it will be difficult to achieve a good ranking.
The pace of the competition in the past few days was not intense, and the audience's attention was not too focused. However, in every competition, there are some "dark horses" that emerge from the sky and can attract the attention of most viewers from the beginning.
For example, right now, in the 14th game of the main game, the Black Ghosts from Azeroth are fighting against the Khajiit tribe from the edge of the Sky Peak. No one knew about these two teams before the game, and few people knew about this match.
The game retains attention, but to be honest, the process and results of this game surprised the audience who paid limited attention to them.
Khajiit, this is a native species in the world of Draenor, very similar to the werewolf form of Azeroth, but they are more agile and stronger than werewolves. Unfortunately, the Khajiit have suffered successive attacks from the arakkoa and the arakkoa in the past hundred years.
The number of orcs slaughtered is now very rare.
And ordinary life forms, such as humans, where body size is not dominant, are often at an extreme disadvantage when facing tiger-men.
The Khajiit tribe fielded five of the best hunters, while the Black Phantoms only fielded a human warrior wearing black armor, holding a sword and a heavy shield. The moment he entered the arena, he was greeted by overwhelming boos.
The silent warrior was drowned, and the five Khajiit gladiators even let out harsh jeers.
No one thought this human could win against five well-coordinated Khajiits.
But the moment the whistle sounded, the black-armored warrior carried his sword and launched an unparalleled charge. The ground beneath his feet cracked open inch by inch, and the anger that wrapped around his body like a flame made him look like a spirit of fire.
Just a simple shield slam and sword sweep, without using any high-level combat skills. In less than 10 seconds, five huge tiger-men died tragically at his feet.
This black-armored warrior didn't care at all about the audience's opinion of him. He moved his wrist to shake off the blood on his sword, and then silently walked back to the passage of the arena just as when he came.
It wasn't until he was young that the cheers from the entire arena came belatedly... This was the most straightforward and ruthless victory since the start of the game, and it was so fast that the audience didn't even react.
And this also means that a dark horse that attracts attention is born.
However, what the black-armored warrior didn't know was that in less than 2 minutes from his appearance to his exit, Tyrion's eyes never left his body. Until he disappeared, the great lord's hands were cold.
After drinking the blood wine in one gulp, his eyes narrowed...
"Well... a few years later, your appearance is really surprising."
"My friend... Varian!"
(PS: The first two books have gladiatorial plots, so the gladiatorial battle here is not detailed. Everyone knows that King Wa will win the championship, which is OK. The main story is still the story between several characters.)
