After encountering Vincent F. Van Gogh, one of the top ten bounty hunters, in the central square of the city-state of Moros, Suellen always felt that this guy's purpose was somewhat intriguing.
If you meet the same person twice, there are only two possibilities.
Or it's a coincidence.
Or it's not a coincidence.
Suellen always likes to assume some bad options.
There is no doubt that the information about "Frost Moon Princess" Skadi is top secret. Even the most well-informed intelligence dealer in the city-state of Moros knows very little about it.
But for such important information, that guy gave it away so easily.
One has to doubt his motives.
If you think about it more carefully, this kind of information is probably only possible with an intelligence structure like the Luying Military Intelligence Agency.
Oh, no.
Su Lun suddenly thought of someone...
Katyusha.
After seeing the Katyusha family's layout methods in Shanyin Country last time, Su Lun also guessed that the little girl who likes to be a poet must have an extraordinary family background.
That kind of top-level nobles can only be counted in two hands in the entire Luying Empire.
Now that I think about it, only a noble with a profound background can afford to hire masters of the "Top Ten Legendary Hunters" level.
However, Katyusha could not be contacted, and Su Lun could not confirm.
The mysterious guy in front of me will definitely not take the initiative to say it.
But the good thing is that it's always good intentions.
Su Lun recalled how he met Katyusha. It was during a drinking session when he retrieved his two rings in Blizzard City.
Then there was another drink at the holy land of the Daru tribe, and then I was bitten.
Looking back now, the emotion was true, but that encounter didn't seem entirely coincidental.
The first time was in The Dead Man Who Cursed the Valley, and the second time was in Yasuwa Abe who was hidden in the mountain.
Now this Van Gogh seems to have a similar routine.
No one will send you information for no reason.
Su Lun felt like she was a "little rich woman" on the list?
Although he felt that it was true that he and the girl had a mutual affinity for each other, it was not something that a noble lady who had seen the world would never forget.
Just like a little princess in a noble family, she always wants to see the outside world, and then goes out to meet some people and see the life of some people at the bottom. When she is tired of playing, she always wants to go back.
Maybe there are other purposes.
Su Lun always had a hunch that things seemed to be unraveling until he met Katyusha next time.
Van Gogh stayed in the central square to paint the sunset, and Su Lun didn't chat much with this guy.
He went straight to Dongcheng Walrus Street, which is the pub district in the city.
The romance industry in Romania is already quite developed.
In the Fengyuechang of the city-state of Moros, you can enjoy services that cannot be enjoyed elsewhere. There are not only professional dancers, but also captured female warriors, who have unusually flexible figures.
This is the favorite place for pirates, adventurers, and speculators to spend money.
Su Lun didn't come here to visit a brothel.
He walked through the group of Yingying Yanyan girls and stopped for a moment when he passed by a luxurious building with a "Golden Rose" sign.
This is the largest brothel in the city.
There were many people gathered at the door, including men, women, and children.
"Barron! Barron! Barron!"
"Hero! Hero! Hero!"
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People are cheering the name of "King of Fights" Barron Opatra, who is Roman Reigns' brightest star right now.
After all, not many people can complete the "Hero Trial" and come back alive. This is a hero who is fully worshiped.
The last one was several years ago.
Su Lun was holding a cane disguised as a black umbrella, and he felt the powerful soul fire in the brothel.
There are probably more than a dozen groups of not very strong soul fires in that guy's room, entangled with each other.
She should be a professional girl.
Su Lun felt that in this situation, he would definitely not be able to meet.
This kind of "hero" is probably not that easy to see even among Roman's top big shots.
Su Lun took note of the soul flame that looked like a flaming lion, and originally wanted to leave first.
Perceptibly, he found a ball of soul fire that he had seen in a certain room of the brothel.
Is this the young man who struck up a conversation with the descendant of the Puppet Master named Kama in the Baker Street Market?
I just proposed to a girl there, and here I am hanging out in a brothel. Is this okay?
Su Lun shook his head and did not mind such nosy matters.
He contacted Qianjiao and went to the bathhouse for a while.
Roman's large bathhouse is indeed good. Although it is not as delicate and elegant as the volcanic hot springs in Yamayaku, it is still unique.
After taking a bath in the soup, I feel refreshed.
At night, they found a hotel to stay
The next day, it wasn't until the afternoon that Su Lun and the others walked out of the hotel.
Events in the "Central Arena" are held throughout the day, but the really intense events for high-level professionals usually take place after evening.
Su Lun, Qian Jiao and Lolota were eating at a restaurant on the street.
Dozens of kilograms of World of Warcraft meat, several brick-sized pieces of bread, and "bocassa", a spirit brewed from Icefield wheat, were roughly placed on the table.
These are Roman’s specialties.
While eating, Su Lun said: "There is news from the local snakes. Before the gladiatorial match, no one can see the gladiators. But after the match, if Kai is not dead, they can arrange a brief meeting.
.I have already arranged it."
"Um."
Senjo nodded expressionlessly as she listened. With Su Lun by her side, she didn't need to worry.
She just responded: "Since Princess Skadi brought Kai from the Pirate City, she shouldn't let him die so easily. Even in the arena, Kai's second interpretation [Red Devil] is almost unmatched by anyone at the same level.
Enemy. You shouldn’t have to worry about your safety for the time being.”
Su Lun also thought so and said: "Well. If it is in the arena, it is really difficult to rescue by force. And I also heard that it seems that Marfa's slaves all wear very special slave collars. I have to go first
Let’s see what’s going on.”
Qiantiao: ""
After a while, the three of them had enough to eat and drink.
They walked slowly to the street
Gladiatorial combat was the favorite sport of the Romans, and watching duels was their favorite entertainment activity.
When the three of them walked to the arena, the place was already crowded with people.
"Hey, have you heard that the monster [Hell's Mouth] that was captured before will appear tonight. The opponent is the very powerful "Red Devil" Kai the day before yesterday, who has won three consecutive death battles."
"I also heard that that guy seems to be a slave gladiator from Marfa. He is very strong. I heard that many people are optimistic that he is the most promising seed player to achieve the '100 Victory Achievement' this year!"
"Yes, I heard about it too, and I came here specifically to take a look today. After all, I haven't seen such a powerful outsider for a long time."
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People on the road were talking animatedly.
The highlight of the night is Kai's gladiatorial match. It is not common for such high-level professionals to appear.
Once you encounter it, it's like a grand festival, and almost everyone in the city will come to join in the fun.
Su Lun walked all the way, listening to the information from passers-by.
Not long after, we arrived at the square in front of the arena.
This is an ancient arena with a history of more than a thousand years. Time has made the white main building turn a little yellow, and there are obvious traces of rain corrosion. This huge cylindrical building is made of countless heavy-looking buildings.
, made of solid stone pillars. The continuous arches, small round windows, carvings, and fruit sculptures are all very exquisite and unique.
Before, Su Lun didn't understand why the Romans liked gladiatorial games so much. Even the ordinary guards guarding the city gates were elite warriors.
Now looking at the identified arena in front of him, he finally understood.
His pupils dilated, and his eyes took in the entire arena,
【Moros Central Arena】
Detailed explanation: This is the arena blessed by Tyr, the God of War. Although this arena is only a thousand years old, those stones are relics of the ancient arena left by the ancient War God civilization countless years ago; the stones have been imbued with countless...
The blood of gladiators, haunted by heroic spirits, has some magical effects; fighting in the arena, gladiators will be inspired, have a probability of receiving the 'blessing of heroic spirits', and understand the combat skills, techniques, skills and realm enlightenment left by ancient heroic spirits;
The braver the person, the greater the probability of receiving blessings.
Su Lun looked at the layer of blood mist on the gladiatorial arena, and then he realized that it turned out to be the condensed and undispersed gladiator spirits.
In these countries where there is belief in gods, there will always be some miraculous things.
"It turns out that participating in gladiatorial combat can also help you learn combat skills and achieve breakthrough levels."
Su Lun looked at it and was amazed in his heart.
This arena is a large-scale "heritage place".
However, a gladiatorial match is no ordinary sparring match. Even if it is not a "death match", the casualty rate is very high.
Gladiators trained in this way have indeed strong actual combat abilities.
But for Romans who are not afraid of death, the gladiatorial arena is indeed the fastest way to improve their strength.
Having money can always solve a lot of troubles.
Su Lun found a local ticket buyer outside the arena and bought several grandstand tickets with seats at a high price.
The three of them squeezed in with the crowd, and then found their place in the sea of people.
Three positions have been occupied by a group of muscular men.
Su Lun showed his seat ticket, Qian Jiao drew his knife, and then they took their seats back.
The fighting arena is very large.
Even the central combat area is as big as two or three football fields.
At this moment, the gladiatorial competition is in full swing.
The sound of "Keng", "Keng", "Keng" weapons touching resounded throughout the space.
They had been working as gangsters in Old Town before. Su Lun and Qian Jiao were used to all kinds of underground black boxing and death wrestling.
The current blood-stained gladiatorial battle didn't make them feel that much novel.
However, the gladiators here are very professional in terms of martial arts, weapons, and combat awareness.
Gangs are gangsters fighting, and this is the stage for professional gladiators to perform.
Spear, axe, shield, mace, hammer, knife, sword
You can see all kinds of weapon routines.
Even Qian Jiao was filled with energy and admiration from time to time when he saw the proficient fighting skills of those gladiators.
The Roman Kingdom’s fighting skills, which have been passed down for countless years, are indeed extraordinary.
After all, it is not a performance. The pace in the arena is very fast, and sometimes a game may end in one encounter.
The three of them sat together for just a moment, and already several games were over.
In the gladiatorial arena, there are three types of gladiators, one is Roman's professional gladiator, one is slave gladiator, and the other is outsider who is curious to participate.
No, as Su Lun watched, he actually saw a crew member from the Dawn Regiment coming up to join in the fun!
That is Hunk, the boss of the giant clan.
Su Lun's eyelids jumped when he saw this guy.
Senjo and Lolotta were very excited and even helped wave the flag and cheer.
But fortunately, we won.
The strength advantage of the giants is still very useful in the gladiatorial arena.
With one force, Henk swung the mace a few times and dented the opponent's shield. Then with a final blow of the hammer, the opponent was directly embedded in the wall, ending the battle.
Then several more battles ended quickly.
Su Lun also saw the royal knights of the "Holy Judgment Group".
Those people had slave collars around their necks and the audience instantly became excited as soon as the professionals wearing tattered military uniforms came on stage.
Because there are slave gladiator games, they are almost all "death matches" and will be very fierce.
The opponents who participated in this kind of battle were usually the most courageous Roman gladiators. They were confident enough to challenge the slave gladiators who had to fight with their lives.
The battle will be very enjoyable to watch.
Sure enough, the battle was extremely fierce from the beginning.
In three battles, one royal knight died and another was seriously injured.
Su Lun watched expressionlessly, the solemnity in his eyes never dissipating.
Several people died each time, which obviously forced Barrett and the others to show up to rescue them as soon as possible.
Su Lun could not think of any way that Barrett and his party could rescue these people in the city.
This is also the most important reason why Barrett chose to leave with others.
This batch of "bait" is very deadly, but they have to eat it
Finally, the final battle of the night came.
In a bare-knuckle gladiatorial match, the mortality rate is not too high; once weapons are used, the probability of being disabled even if one does not die is very high.
But usually, the bloodiest thing must be the "Beast Fighting Tournament"!
The last scene is a battle between beasts.
At this moment, they finally saw Kai come on stage.
"Kay!"
"Kay!"
"Kay!"
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Seeing tonight's protagonist take the stage, the audience burst into cheers.
His opponent was a monster more than ten meters long. It had a body that was constantly wriggling like an earthworm, and its head was bud-shaped, open and full of dense fangs that made people's scalp numb.
This is [Hell's Mouth], a lord-level cave-dwelling monster.
Although this thing in front of you is only level 4, it is hidden underground and can definitely easily kill level 5 monsters for food.
For humans, it is even more deadly.
The monster was released from the iron cage and rushed straight towards Kai. It looked huge and clumsy, but it was dripping with snot-like mucus all the way. When it opened its mouth, it spit out another mouthful of concentrated acid that burned the ground. The attack range
Extremely broad.
This kind of monster is a fatal threat even to Kai.
Kai only wore simple armor and a helmet. As soon as his second stage of the Red Devil state was released, his body turned into red lumps of lava-like skin, and a domineering aura instantly suppressed the entire audience.
One man and one beast fought fiercely together.
Senjo was also surprised when he saw it, and whispered: "Kai has also advanced to the fifth level?"
Su Lun frowned, "Yeah."
He also figured it out. No wonder the princess wanted to bring Kai here. She probably wanted to create a top-level professional in a short time.
This [Moros Central Arena] is indeed effective in breaking through bottlenecks and quickly increasing combat power.
Although the mortality rate is high, it doesn't matter to a Marfa royal princess.
If he dies, he just dies as a slave and there is no loss.
If you can advance to a higher level, it will be a real help.
Kai has great potential, and it is almost certain that he will advance to the sixth level. Now that he is sent to this arena, he might really have a chance to hit the "100-win streak", and then accept the "Hero Trial" and advance to the seventh level!
Who wouldn’t want the seventh level I picked up?
The battle was very fierce, and the cheers from the audience were louder and louder.
Su Lun looked at Kai, who was in danger several times, with a worried look on his face.
However, outsiders cannot get involved in this kind of competition.
Instead, his eyes fell on the collar embedded in flesh and blood around Kai's neck.
After the appraisal, Su Lun looked sharply and said to himself: "This is going to be a bit troublesome."
Qian Jiao glanced at him sideways and asked, "Is that so?"
Su Lun said: "Kai's current soul fluctuations are a bit strange. I suspect that the troublemaker is using some secret method to twist his will. Moreover, the [Mechanical Slave Collar] around his neck has a very high technological content, and a specific method must be found.
Only with the key can it be opened. Moreover, the person who holds the key can control his life and death at any time."
The secret method twists the will so much that no one is surprised. Since the "Princess of Frost Moon" wants Kai to be her slave, she must be absolutely loyal.
There are many spiritual spells and potions on the market that can slowly change a person's will and cognition.
If you try slowly, you will always successfully "brainwash" Kai.
However, Su Lun was not unprepared.
If you can use a high-priority spiritual method to twist it back, it won't be a big problem.
For others, it may be inconceivable.
But Su Lun still has a "Pandora" in his hands!
After all, she is the "Great God of Tsukuyomi". The psychological suggestion she casts with divine magic is definitely higher than any spiritual means known to Su Lun on the market.
He had already planned to ask Pandora to help and give Kai a hint.
As long as you don't resist, you can succeed almost instantly.
By that time, even if Caizhen is "brainwashed" by the people of "Frost Moon Princess", he will be able to fully recover his cognition when Pandora activates the suggestion again.
But the [Mechanical Slave Collar] is very tricky.
The identification shows that if external force destroys it, the poisonous device implanted in the body will be triggered immediately.
As Qianjo listened, a look of embarrassment appeared on his expression, and he asked: "In other words, we not only have to rescue people, but we also have to get the key?"