In the early morning, Lu Ning woke up with a violent cough.
She lay on the bed and rested for a while before slowly sitting up. The injuries she sustained while escaping last night seemed quite serious. She took a closer look after returning home and found that bruises had appeared in several places where the water had hit her. After getting up today, her internal organs ached even more.
What's worse is that Jumonmonyana didn't come home all night.
This must have been an unexpected situation. Gu Tong's signal point on the mobile phone has also disappeared. Either it was discovered or Ye Nai sent an erasure signal.
The next fifteen days have just begun.
Lu Ning didn't dare to go to the hospital. Who knew whether Dr. D might also have control of a certain hospital and was waiting for him to send it to his door. Now that I think about the people I know, the one who understands the injury better is Jiang Shanluo.
But it was still troublesome. As far as Lu Ning knew, without special power, it would be difficult for this kind of internal organ injury to get better in a short time.
She opened the curtains and unexpectedly found that the sky outside had turned sunny. The two consecutive days of rain had ended. Some dazzling sunlight shone in from the window, perhaps a sign of bright sunshine all day long.
The Colosseum is a must go anyway, especially as the weather improves. But before that, Lu Ning still had to go to Area 3. Mola should be able to find some way to relieve her injury, right?
Unfortunately, when she arrived in District 3, she was not allowed to enter.
"I am Maura Garno's agent. I have news related to other council members that I want to inform her about."
Lu Ning said this to the cloaked man at the door.
"It's teaching time now, and Lady Moura won't be seeing anyone."
"Lecture time?"
Lu Ning really hasn't thought about this problem.
The gatekeeper also knew Lu Ning. Seeing her confused look, he patiently explained: "The students in the orphanage are all superpowers, but most of the children cannot properly use their powers, let alone apply their powers in life. I won. So every week from Monday to Friday in the morning, Lady Moura will teach in person."
"This...can't we also find other people with abilities to do it?"
The gatekeeper smiled.
"In this city, who is stronger than Lord Moura?"
His idea is undoubtedly a bit biased, but the meaning is obvious - if you want to teach, just let the best teach you directly, there is no need to find ordinary superpowers to teach on your behalf.
"In that case, please tell me when the class will end."
"You can come at any time after one o'clock in the afternoon. Lord Maura will not leave here easily, you can rest assured."
With the gatekeeper's attitude, Lu Ning had no choice but to leave after nodding.
She rushed to District Four.
The Colosseum is open for business as usual today, and as it is the day of the big battle, the number of people who come to watch is much larger than usual. Lu Ning changed her clothes on the way and rushed over, which delayed her for a while. By the time Lu Ning arrived, there was already a long queue.
Different from the usual night-time business, during the big beast fight, the audience starts to enter the venue at 9:30 in the morning. The beast fight officially starts at 11 o'clock and lasts until 5 o'clock in the morning the next day. Lu Ning had some doubts about whether these viewers would have any mental problems after watching such bloody and brutal gladiatorial battles for a long time.
However, there are no entry and exit restrictions for ordinary spectators here. The only restriction is that you have to buy a ticket to enter the venue. Even if you leave midway, you must buy a new one.
Most of the people queuing up were men, and there was a mix of ordinary spectators, who seemed to come from every district. Some people who were obviously regular customers were talking loudly about today's event, and the people around them were listening with interest.
After hearing this, Lu Ning knew that these people were not interested in ordinary beast fighting. There would be many famous gladiators among the big beasts. This was the most exciting project today.
The long queue began to move forward slowly at this time, it was exactly 9:30.
At this time, in the VIP seats, the real VIPs had already passed through the secret passage and sat in the high-stage auditorium under heavy protection.
Of course, many people's goal is a thrilling battle, and many people have started gambling. For these people, today's game list is not a secret, the most important thing is entertainment.
The few people who were attentive looked at the few boxes on the high platform.
All the boxes are designed with black mirrors. You can't see anything from here, but you can see everything clearly from inside the box. Even with such a mysterious and powerful background as the Colosseum, there are only five boxes in total, and these VIPs cannot get a place there based on their wealth and status.
Many people speculate that only the most core people in Vice City are eligible to sit there.
And that's exactly what happened.
In the top box, No. 1, a middle-aged man wearing a white coat walked into the room. The mask covering his face made his face unclear, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes showed that he was no longer young, but the two hands hanging by his sides were extremely delicate and seemed to have been well taken care of.
"Hello Dr.D, is it the same as before?"
The maid standing in front of a small kitchen bowed and saluted him.
"Yes."
Dr.D obviously didn't like to talk too much, so he just answered, walked straight forward, and found the girl sitting on the soft and comfortable sofa in front of the box.
Even on such an occasion, the girl still wore a loose moon-white nightgown. The coffee table in front of her was piled with popular comics and comics, and a half-drunk glass of juice was placed on the corner of the table that was barely free. The girl's hair is very long and can be dragged to the floor along the back of the sofa, but this private room is covered with brown carpet, so she doesn't have to worry about getting it dirty.
"You arrived a little late today..."
The lazy girl didn't look back. She reached out and pulled twice before picking up the juice glass from the table. She yawned mid-sentence.
"One of my 'descendants' was killed, and I was busy investigating the matter." Dr. D sat down on an armchair next to him, his body straightened, and he looked at the sofa with a pair of sharp eagle eyes. The girl on the page said, "Although Detection's abilities are not focused on combat, he was obviously fatally struck by someone without any defense. I don't believe that my descendants would make such a mistake."
"What's the pity... Your 'dendrogram ruler' can have as many offspring as he wants anyway, right?"
"That's not the problem! If there is such a person who can kill my descendants, then he will definitely become a threat to me in the future! Fantasy! Aren't you worried? You have to know that my descendants can also use the source in my hand at will. The power of evil nature, even so..."
"I'm not worried."
The girl raised her head in "fantasy". The maid who came up behind her at some time put a grape into the girl's mouth. Then she lowered her head and responded to Dr. D with a smile.
"What does this have to do with me? Your lack of ability is your business, just like this Colosseum. I find your proposal interesting and let you be responsible for everything here. If the operation occurs due to your lack of ability, Do you still need me to handle the problem?"
"We are a common front! Don't you want to see this city go to another situation? My men have penetrated into the fifth, sixth, second and ninth districts. The hardest bones to crack are still the first and third districts. District, but our plan is almost successful!”
"Correction, it's your plan..." The girl ate the second grape, "You have many people, relying on your ability, relying on the 'jealousy' you have in your hands, and relying on the clinics and hospitals that you have collected Man, this is all your own plan. I just find it interesting, and maybe I can write you a record or something, but I don’t have anyone under my command except Beluffy."
"You want to break the contract?"
"I didn't break the contract... You told me to open the Colosseum to select people with potential, and I agreed. You said you would use this place as a base to expand your power, and I agreed. Even the majority of the management of the fourth district is yours. Are you and your descendants responsible? After all, I really don’t want to take care of these troublesome things..."
The girl raised a cold smile.
"Could it be that you still want me to help you? Do you want me to be at odds with other council members? Dr. D, do you need me to remind you again? There will always be changes in the members of the council, and inferior abilities Will be replaced by more perfect abilities, but only two members have never left their positions from beginning to end——"
Although she still had such a lazy posture, Dr.D was suddenly startled.
It was a long time ago that he took the source of "materialism", and he also achieved the result of extending his life by relying on his own strength. Therefore, he is considered a veteran in the council. He even began to think that he and others were more senior to him. The long-lasting existence is on equal footing.
District Two, and District Four.
These are two areas that have never had a power grab since the birth of Vice City.
Dr.D didn't know the abilities of these two district managers, but based on his own experience, he could infer that these two people must have achieved longevity by virtue of their superpowers. What's more, like the girl in front of him, "Immortal" ".
"Fantasy, I don't mean that."
"I know, I just think it's fun."
In an instant, the girl's expression changed again, as if it was just a prank.
"It's just a reminder. I don't care what you make of Vice City. I just want to see if what you, an ambitious man, can do will yield results. If you win, it will probably be a successful epic of changing dynasties. , but if it fails, it seems to be quite good as a satirical drama to warn the world."
The girl said, suddenly sitting up from the sofa.
"Today's beast battle is about to begin."
"Yes, do you want to take a look at today's program?" the maid asked respectfully.
"Is it also prepared by one of Dr. D's descendants today? It would be boring without a program list. The audience has almost arrived... Oh?"
Her eyes fell on the stands in the distance.
Lu Ning shuddered.
The temperature in the Colosseum is a little lower than outside, which is quite strange. Unlike her, people who were already familiar with this place had already begun to comment on the first few games played on the big screen in the Colosseum, and even the names of people appeared clearly on the program list at the front.
Lu Ning was sitting and resting, observing her surroundings, and soon noticed the top boxes. But judging from the passage we came in from before, there is no road leading there.
So the passages for VIPs and general audiences are separate? Not even a connecting point in the middle?
She felt spied on for a moment, but the feeling passed away so quickly that it almost made people think it was an illusion.
What kind of person would lock himself into an audience of thousands? Peter Charlotte? She didn't think that the other party's hands could be long enough to reach into the fourth area. After all, as a manager, running into other people's territory and possibly using his abilities was almost the same as provocation.
While she was thinking, a loud shout suddenly erupted around her.
The first beast fight also serves as a warm-up for the opening. Three fully armed warriors walked out of the iron door on one side and raised their axes and spears to greet the audience.
Passionate commentary came from the speakers, introducing the three people. Lu Ning could tell that these three people were three brothers. They had played many games here. They were loved by many people because of their wonderful tacit understanding of tactics. It was a perfect opening.
"So! As the Shining Armor brothers, there should be three opponents. This is only fair, but our organizer creatively arranged 'three opponents' for them!" The commentator shouted loudly, "So, the first game Beast fighting, a three-on-three beast-hunting battle between three brothers, the venue is Rock City, and the opponent is - the three-headed Chimera!!"
A shocking roar came from the iron door on the opposite side, and then, a terrifying combination monster poked out three heads from the iron door.
It is simply made up of many biological parts put together. The three heads are a lizard, an eagle and a snake, the body is a cheetah, and the tail is a crocodile. The four claws are originally like insect tarsal limbs. Same knob-like villi tips.
After a moment of silence, more intense cheers came from the audience.
"This is a creature that could only exist in legends, but we have been able to recreate it! The lizard's teeth are full of murderous germs, the eagle's eyes have the sharpest gaze, and the snake can spit venom! Not only that, it has land The body of a cheetah, the most explosive animal in the world, can attack a crocodile tail with a tail swing that can reach tons! We even successfully transplanted some insect tissues into its body, allowing it to have some insect properties. Nature is always getting better and better The younger ones are stronger, so can this chimera tear the three brothers into pieces?"
The appearance of a creature that should not exist in this world not only did not scare the audience, but instead made them loudly vent their excitement for being the first witness.
Even Lu Ning was a little dizzy from the fanatical atmosphere around her, and even had the urge to yell.
In the box, Dr.D looked at the Chimera and frowned.
He has done many more disgusting experiments. This animal does not cause him any discomfort, but...most of the people after his experiments are dead, and this is still alive.
"Is this your handiwork?" He turned around and asked "Utopia".
"I didn't know which book I saw that day, so I thought about giving it a try, but it turned out that it was not easy to handle. It just so happened that yours...forget it doesn't matter. If any of your descendants find me, just help me. Trouble taken care of.”
The girl laughed.
"Isn't it great? The monster went where the monster should go."
