Every competitive activity seems to be indispensable for gambling, and gladiatorial combat is no exception. Therefore, before the gladiatorial fight begins, they will be locked in a cage outside the arena like animals in a zoo, for the enthusiastic Roman audience. Observe carefully to make it easier for them to place bets. ? ?
At the end of the season, a group of gladiators were chained and walking from their residence to the cage. They were still very popular, especially the women.
It can be seen that Roman women are very bold. When they see a strong gladiator who likes their eyes, they will not hesitate to pounce on them and give them a kiss. Even the bolder ones will touch them in indescribable places.
It just so happens that both Ji Mo and Maximus fall into the popular category, so many women take advantage of them.
"What, you haven't experienced it before?" Seeing the discomfort on the face at the end of the season, Maximus blinked and put on a mischievous smile.
Ji Mo raised his eyebrows, and seeing the helplessness in Maximus's eyes along the way, he said, "Aren't you uncomfortable too?".
Maximus grinned and said nothing.
"boom!"
Following the locked iron door, the group of people were locked into a cage at the end of the season, and then a large number of people, as if looking at some strange animals, pointed and commented at them.
Ji Mo didn't like this feeling, so he simply turned his back on it and closed his eyes.
At this moment, he heard the voice of Maximus speaking, and the person talking to him was like a child. He stopped paying attention, but when Maximus came back, a smile appeared on his face. A very bright smile.
This kind of smile is rarely seen on Maximus's face now, that is, when facing his confidant brother at the end of the season, he still smiles like this occasionally.
"You seem to be in a good mood!"
Maximus said calmly: "Well, that kid is very interesting. His name is Lucius. If I guessed correctly, he is Lucia's son!".
"Lucia's son, Commodus's nephew?" Ji Mo opened his eyes and suddenly said: "What is your relationship with Lucia? Is that child related to you?".
Maximus smiled amused by the serious look on Ji Mo's face, and then said: "Nonsense, that kid has nothing to do with me!".
"Oh..." Ji Mo said meaningfully, bumped the other person's shoulder, raised his eyebrows, and then said: "The child is okay, that means you and Lucia?".
Shaking his head helplessly at the sudden gossip at the end of the season, Maximus said nonchalantly: "Well, there was an experience before, but we have nothing to do with it long ago!".
Seeing Maximus' calm expression, Ji Mo shrugged and didn't ask any more questions.
"Squeak!"
At this time, the iron door of their cage was opened, and the guard said: "It's your turn!".
After the words fell, the gladiators stood up one after another, walked out of the door, and walked towards the arena.
The arena is divided into two spaces: the upper and lower spaces. The upper space is for people to watch the gladiators and the gladiators fight, while the lower space is where the gladiators wait to take the field.
The space below is large, but it is filled with darkness. Only some braziers are burning with blazing flames, bringing some light.
There were many gladiators waiting here, and the group followed the guards leading them through the crowd and rushed to the entrance where they were about to play.
Near the passage, their weapons, spears, shields, and helmets were placed.
At the end of the season, Maximus and Maximus chose helmets that could cover their faces. Since Commodus's nephew was here just now, Commodus might be here too.
They didn't want to be surrounded by Commodus's guards as soon as they went out.
As the door at the end of the passage opened, sunlight shone into the long passage, and Ji Mo and his group slowly walked out.
"boom!"
As they appeared, the cheers of tens of thousands of people were as deafening as thunder on the ground, causing everyone to unconsciously look up and look around.
People, people, all people. Looking at it, Nuoda's arena is crowded with people, and there is no free space in sight.
The cheers that appeared because of them, the arms waving because of the cheers, swayed together with the fanatical atmosphere, which was extremely shocking.
Such a grand scene was shocking even at the end of the season.
At this moment, he deeply realized that gladiatorial combat, a sport that could satisfy people's barbaric and primitive bloody desires, held a high position in the hearts of the Romans at this time.
At this time, as the melodious trombone sounded, all the audience began to stand up and shout.
"Hail, Caesar! Hail, Caesar! Hail, Caesar!"
Listening to the shouts, Ji Mo narrowed his eyes. Now he somewhat understood why Commodus resumed the gladiatorial competition banned by his father and held this 150-day competition.
Because of reputation!
Through this decision, he can gain great popularity and the respect of more Roman people. Unsurprisingly, Commodus did not overwhelm the power of the Senate, so he needs more people to support him to consolidate himself. status.
Amidst the cheers, a face that Maximus will never forget, with a arrogant look and a false smile of kindness, appeared as the guards appeared in the best position of the arena, directly in front of them, accepting to the cheers of the audience.
Maximus lowered his eyelids and looked away, fearing that he could not bear the hatred in his heart and rush towards him.
"Today, we have transferred the battlefield to the ancient battlefield, and what will be presented to everyone is the historical battle of the fall of Carthage..."
Looking at the high-pitched opening remarks from the person in charge of the arena, the face of Ji Mo, a man who did not know the history, did not change at all, but the faces of some gladiators who knew about this battle became ugly.
"In that historical battle, we were all killed!" Maximus explained quietly to Ji Mo beside him, and then sneered: "I finally know why Proximo's face is so ugly!" .
Seeing that some of the people standing with them had begun to tremble, Ji Mo raised his eyebrows and said: "Except for the dozen or so of us, no one else here seems to want to have any fighting ability. Does that mean we are the victims?"
"That's it!" Maximus nodded, and then said to the people on his side: "No matter what comes out of the gate in a while, we can only have a greater chance of winning if we work together! Only by uniting can we Stay alive."
As he spoke, Maximus showed the invincible self-confidence he was familiar with at the end of the season, cultivated through wars, and this self-confidence immediately infected everyone.
"Okay!" As a good brother, Ji Mo was the first to respond.
Then Juba, the gladiators who were also under Proximo, naturally had no objections, and even those who were shaking nodded slightly.
The next second, the fight began.
