"Don't like watching killings? Then why are you here? Boy, are you here to tease me?"
In an adjacent cage, a man who was blind in one eye and covered with horrific scars laughed wildly after speaking.
"I think he came here for excitement, hahaha!"
Someone in another cage started to boo.
"Little handsome boy, come to my sister's place and let her stimulate your cute little heart. I guarantee it will be more exciting than the little girl next to you."
A female gladiator wore tattered leather armor and didn't care about the exposed skin at the cracks in the leather armor. She sat beside her bed, spread her legs, and raised her fingers at Ma Tao. As she raised her head, she The horror of Zhang being cut open by a sharp blade and then sewn shut with thread leaked out from the corners of his mouth.
In an instant, everyone in the gladiator prison burst out laughing, and the desperadoes' wanton laughter could be heard in the entire corridor. The sound became louder and louder, with a tendency to become more and more intense.
These gladiators in the Shura Palace have nothing to do except being selected to fight every day. The longer they are imprisoned in such a place, the crazier they will become. In the end, they will either go crazy or commit suicide. Those who can die in the gladiator outside On the court, it is a great honor, and the only pleasure is to talk freely.
Being ridiculed like this, Ma Tao was not angry. On the contrary, he heard a trace of sadness and the feeling of the hero's end in the bursts of laughter. It was indescribable, endlessly sad, and even more pitiful.
Ma Tao didn't say anything, and just watched them laugh at him one by one. Unexpectedly, Lisa, the short-haired woman next to him, took a step forward, stretched out her hand on the wall nearby, and all the gladiators in the prison were The laughter suddenly stopped. At first glance, these gladiators all looked in pain, either kneeling down or lying directly on the ground, with their mouths wide open, gasping for breath, and at the same time using their hands to fight fiercely. He went to pull the iron ring around his neck, and he was so cruel that he almost scratched his neck to death. Every face was turned purple from the pain, and they looked extremely painful.
Ma Tao then noticed that all the gladiators had this golden iron ring wrapped around their necks, and this thing seemed to be able to shrink, causing people to suffocate. When he looked at the place where the short-haired girl Lisa had just pressed her hand, Where is there a red button? I quickly looked around and found that there was such a red button almost every ten meters. Obviously, this thing is the key to controlling these guys inside.
Holding his throat tightly, Ma Tao stared at the yellow metal collar around their necks and finally understood the profound meaning of this sentence.
"Sorry, I was a little late in teaching them a lesson."
The short-haired girl Lisa bowed apologetically to Ma Tao, then lowered her head and stepped aside.
Just as Ma Tao was about to ask whether they would be suffocated to death like this, he saw that all the gladiators in the prison began to gasp greedily, and their faces began to recover a little bit. He immediately understood that this setting was a warning, and The lives of these guys are not really at stake. After all, they are an important source of money in the black market. It would be a shame to kill them so easily. Of course, it is possible under special circumstances. It is ridiculous that I am still worried about this. Will people die like this?
"Smelly bitch, if I get out, I will be the first to destroy you!!!"
In the prison opposite Ma Tao, the gladiator who was lying on the ground struggled to get up from the ground. He stared at the short-haired female Lisa with fierce and resentful eyes. He had no doubt that if he was allowed to come out, this man would definitely tear her apart with his own hands. Lisa, not only him, but all the people in the cage who could see Ma Tao were also staring at the two of them, like a pack of wolves, what a pity. The wolves were restrained and unable to display their claws and fangs.
Lisa, the short-haired woman, turned her head and glanced at him, not afraid at all. She had obviously experienced this kind of scene many times and knew that they would never get out until they died, so she was not worried at all about the fierce gazes of these guys.
"Those are restraint shackles, made of pure titanium alloy. It is impossible to open them with human power."
The short-haired girl Lisa saw that Ma Tao hadn't said a word for a long time. She looked up and found that he was staring at the collar around the gladiator's neck and explained.
This restraint shackle is a kind of torture device. It has the same purpose as the explosive ring I saw in Happy Forest before. It is used to exert absolute control when live bait or slaves are disobedient. However, one is a direct explosion, and the other is Contraction leads to a quick asphyxiation death, which is obviously simpler and less gory.
Ma Tao looked back at Lisa, the short-haired girl, and then turned his gaze back to the gladiator in front of him. Looking into his cruel and cruel eyes, Ma Tao's eyes didn't contain any emotion at all, as if he was confused. He seemed to be ignoring him, even the expression on his face didn't make any unnecessary movements, as if he was looking at a void of air.
After looking at each other for a while, Ma Tao actually turned around and left. The short-haired girl Lisa beside him didn't know what he was going to do, but she still followed him quickly.
"What on earth does this pretty boy want to do? He's wasting my time."
The gladiator who had looked at Ma Tao before looked at Ma Tao and the two of them who had already walked inside and felt puzzled.
"Come on, maybe you are wasting people's time."
The woman who had stitched the corners of her mouth snorted.
"Am I wasting his time? I'm giving them an arm for such a pretty boy!"
The gladiator was immediately displeased upon hearing this.
"It's not that I look down on you. This kid is not simple. If we really fight, you may not be the one."
The gladiator who was blind in one eye, who had also laughed at Ma Tao before, pondered for a while and said.
"Just him?"
The gladiator was dissatisfied, with a look of disdain on his face.
In the long corridor, two people walked one after another, passing by one prison after another. The people in each prison were watching the man and woman walking in front of their own cells, indifferently, maybe it was here. The first thing the gladiator learned was that no one prayed, and just watched Ma Tao walk by step by step. Some people didn't even raise their eyelids, or even make a superfluous movement.
Lisa, the short-haired girl, just kept walking with him, not daring to say anything, let alone ask, so she could only follow him without saying a word.
Ma Tao's heart is very tangled now. He wants to go to the box, because the possibility of Su Lanyu being in one of the boxes is very high, but Ma Tao doesn't want to buy a duel just because of this, and use a person's life to verify his judgment. , although people will die here every moment, but he doesn't want to die because of himself.
Suddenly, Ma Tao stopped, and Lisa, the short-haired woman who had been following him, was caught off guard and almost bumped into him.
Two groups of people appeared more than ten meters away in front of Ma Tao. There were about ten people, both men and women, and their clothes were very gorgeous. They were not wearing combat uniforms like Ma Tao, and they didn't even have a single one on their bodies. The protective gear must be from the rich area here, and it seems that the two groups should know each other. Although they seem to be clearly gangs and have constant disputes, they are just bickering and laughing from time to time. The sound came.
Ma Tao has a good ear, and he can get a general idea after listening for a while.
Who loses is a puppy, who loses and barks like a dog, who loses and takes off his clothes, etc. It was a group of second-generation ancestors making bets. Soon, the two groups each selected a gladiator in the prison. gone.
Ma Tao passed by the two prison cells they had selected and took a look inside. They were both young and strong men. Judging from the looks of their physiques, they were indeed evenly matched, but he didn't know if one of them had any special abilities. Looking at the sign on their wall, there are two or three sword marks on it. Naturally, it is incomparable to the guys in front who have dozens of sword marks. They have neither combat experience nor combat power. On a higher level.
“What do you think of the price of the Gladiator?”
After much consideration, Ma Tao decided to go to that box to check, otherwise, his visit this time would be in vain.
"According to the knife mark on the brand, each additional mark is 50G. The starting price is 200G and the maximum cap is 10,000G."
When Ma Tao finally asked about the price of the fight, Lisa knew that the business was coming.
"This one of theirs is 300G?"
Ma Tao looked at the scattered knife marks on the wooden sign and found that most of them were two.
"Yes"
Lisa, the short-haired woman, nodded again and looked at Ma Tao with sharp eyes. When she heard him asking about the situation of the gladiators here, her face looked somewhat disappointed, but it was not a loss, because as long as the customers spent money, she would There is some money to be made.
"Can I go to the private room for 300G?"
Ma Tao was still a little surprised by this price.
Three hundred G may be a lot of wealth for many people, but for wealthy businessmen or somewhat capable bounty hunters, or even mercenaries, 300 G is very easy to earn. Ma Tao didn't believe that the threshold for this box was so low.
"Of course not, the minimum consumption for a private room starts from 500G"
Lisa, the short-haired girl who was a little disappointed just now, became active again.
"Take me to the 500G place"
With the decision made in his mind, Ma Tao planned to implement it as soon as possible. It would not be good for him to delay it for a long time. If he entered the box first and Su Lanxi left later, it would be more than worth the loss.
There is no doubt that the ability of money will be useful at any time. Under the influence of money, the short-haired girl Lisa quickly took Ma Tao to the prison where 500G was required.
Ma Tao didn't care at all what kind of gladiator he chose. He just wanted the qualifications to enter those boxes, that's all, so after randomly picking one, Ma Tao was taken out by Lisa.
The cost of 500G made him feel a little painful, but he was cruel and decided to spend it. Even though the 500G doesn't look like much, there are 5 arenas here, and one arena has eight boxes. , after a battle, the eight boxes are worth at least 4000G.
The rules of the arena are that the employers of both sides of the arena can own the main rooms on both sides. After the arena is over, they must be vacated for the players in the next game. There are audience rooms on both sides of the arena. Others who are using them cannot enter. You can choose an unused box to enter, and the number of fights will be allocated by the black market. You can only leave it to fate as to how many arenas you will be assigned to. . . . . . . .
