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I was going to make a reservation, but it was late in the morning, so I just uploaded it in a dreamy wind .
The serialization time has not changed… Sorry for the confusion …
The next part will be uploaded on the 29th at 10:30.
＜ 15. Come on, you fresh youngster (4) ＞
“ Quiet !!!”
At that moment, a voice so loud that it overshadowed the cheers of the crowd resounded in the arena. The eyes of the spectators and the eyes of the challengers simultaneously turned to the source of the sound. A man wearing a crown of laurel and clad in brass armor stood on a platform protruding from the ground .
“ I, Decimus, undefeated warrior, king of the arena, eternal idol of gladiators, welcome new challengers !”
Shameful monks who paint their faces with gold. Andrea immediately frowned. In fact, that guy was the real reason why I couldn’t help but hate the arena event .
“ You, six on this sacred stage overlooked by the sun god… um? Why seven ?”
Decimus’ gaze instantly turned to Andrea and the others. There was obviously a three-on-three match scheduled, but for some reason there were more people on one side .
“ Why are there four of you ?”
Andrea asked Marco for his understanding and naturally reverse summoned him. A murmur spread through the crowd, and Decimus tilted his head .
However, Decimus soon pretended nothing was wrong and continued the conversation .
“ What… Now the head count is correct. anyway! You will have to prove your courage and strength in the presence of the sun god! The game is fought one-on-one, one by one, and continues until one side dies or surrenders !”
The explanation that followed was as Andrea knew. Once victorious, the party remains on the stage, while the defeated party is replaced by the remaining members of the party. A kind of ‘winner-natural premise’ kind of way .
And the winner in the end gets a chance to face Decimus, the king of the arena. Decimus was an NPC with quite formidable combat power, even if the way he spoke was ridiculous from the player’s point of view. If you fight one-on-one, it’s almost like an elite monster or more .
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Nevertheless, if you win that far, you will be able to continue through the dungeon, or become the new arena king and gain the right to rule the arena !
To put it simply, there was no real speed even if we won hard .
‘ The only thing this event is helpful for is… it’s only when you’re doing the achievements of the achievements …’
If you choose the latter, you can complete the challenge by seeing the hidden ending where the character becomes the king of the arena and lives. Of course, it was an option with no reason to choose lower for Andrea and the others who were planning to continue the dungeon .
Decimus continued to speak, intoxicated with his own speech, regardless of the reaction of his challengers .
“ All surrender or die, and the defeated side will fall into the lion’s den beneath the arena and never see the sun again! Victory or death !”
“ Victory or death !!”
“ Victory or death !!!”
The crowd recited Decimus’s words with excitement. Decimus smiled in satisfaction at the sight. Andrea let out a deep sigh and thought that there were no Orcs hungry for blood and battle .
“ Andrea, what should I do ?”
Tricia came over and asked Andrea. After hearing Decimus’ explanation, the other side seemed to be discussing who would go first. Andrea gets rid of her thoughts and covers her mouth for a moment while thinking .
“ Wait a minute, wait a minute .”
Just like in the original game, Andrea planned to face off against the opponent’s challengers and win, then smash Decimus’s head and move on to the next floor. However, after hearing Decimus’ explanation, something new was coming up .
‘ If you fall into a group of lions in the game, it will be game over no matter how strong your character is… Isn’t that ridiculous if you think about it realistically ?’
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No matter how strong the lion is, it must be no better than the bladed tail we encountered on the 27th floor. Even the ogres that had been smashed from the previous floor had enough fighting power to stand up to a group of blade tails alone. But Andrea’s party, who crushes the ogre, is killed by a group of lions ?
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No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t make sense .
‘ Wait a minute, then …’
The first challenger was already on the other side. He was a martial artist who showed off his ferocious muscles without even wearing a jacket. Emilia and Tricia watched anxiously as Andrea continued to think without taking any action .
At the moment when the cheers of the crowd became unbearable, Andrea finally made up her mind .
“ Tricia, Priest Emilia. Come here .”
Andrea explained her plan to everyone. While listening to the explanation, Trisha and Emilia’s expressions showed a dramatic change. The two eyes that were full of doubts, listened silently, and opened wide in surprise .
On top of that, Emilia even squealed .
“ Yes ?!”
Andrea’s plan easily deviated from common sense this time as well .
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Verdin bent his neck from side to side and turned his wrists and ankles to loosen his muscles. The muscles that had been relaxed were tightened and heated up appropriately for a rampage. As I concentrated my nerves, my senses became sharp enough to feel even a single speck of flying dust, and my clenched fists hardened as if they could easily break even steel .
Even this tumultuous atmosphere did not seem bad to him. Onlookers hungry for the peripheral pleasures of violence. It was a landscape that reminded me of the days when I was famous as a street fighter before entering the dungeon .
There were hundreds or thousands of times more spectators than at that time, but it didn’t make me more nervous or anything like that. The number of spectators in his life has always been proportional to the amount of cheers directed at him. As he climbed the dungeon, Verdin firmly believed in his power, which became more and more powerful .
In contrast, the opponents were lousy. A priestess who can be seen trembling in fear, a hunter who seems to be able to hit and run, and a soldier who is dumbfounded and does not seem to know what situation he is in… At first glance, they were ragtag people who had barely climbed a dungeon .
Only one of them deserved attention. The attitude of looking around without embarrassment, the unusual-looking outfit and gauntlet, and the eyes that scan the enemies and face themselves. They must have instinctively realized who was the most threatening enemy for them .
‘ Still, it won’t be enough to be my adversary .’
Verdin, on the other hand, predicted that the man would be the first to go into battle. This ‘winner naturally premise’ method is a structure in which the more the party loses, the greater the burden on the next turn. It would be the most ideal picture for the strong to step in from the beginning and push the opponent .
Besides, Verdin wanted to bump into that man when he was at full strength. Dealing with a person ahead of you and destroying a person who is exhausted and stuttering is a true victory, isn’t it ?
“ I’ll be the first .”
Verdin said confidently. The summoner wearing a cone hat and the crusader holding a tower shield simply nodded quietly, as if they were accustomed to his attitude .
But before Verdin stepped forward, the crusader asked a question with a puzzled expression .
“ By the way, how do you decide the second and third order ?”
What returned to her was Verdin’s gaze, as if looking at an insect .
“ There is no need to decide on the second and third. It will end on my line anyway .”
The Crusader bit his lip and frowned .
Although they were on the same side, they were too reckless in their words and actions. It was undoubtedly true that Verdin was the party’s greatest strength, but whenever they came out like this, they were skeptical as to whether it was a mistake to accompany them .
Summoner and her had poor stats, equipment, and decks. For a stable victory, Verdin had to clean up at least two players.
However, on one side of her heart, a wish was growing that it would be cool to be smashed by the other side as soon as Verdin left .
“ Come out, the guy in the black !”
Standing in the middle of the stage, Verdin shouted vigorously, pointing with his finger. The voice was drowned out by the shouts, but the eyes of the audience followed the tips of the fingers in unison .
Of course, there was Andrea at the end .
The discerning Chi already had a hunch. I don’t know about the other fights, but the fact that only those two fights are worth watching .
“■■■■ ■■!”
“■■■!! ■■■!”
It was still an incomprehensible shout, but I could roughly guess its meaning. It must have been a shout urging Andrea to come out .
However, Andrea was not swept away by the atmosphere and sent Emilia first as planned .
Boos and ridicule poured out all at once towards Emilia who stepped forward. What the audience wants is a bloody bloody battle in which people of the same level desperately clash. It was hard to wish for the priest who was terrified, clutching his staff and trembling .
Verdin, too, couldn’t hide his disappointment and frowned .
‘··· Are you saying you’re going to fight after taking out my strength somehow? Hiding behind the priestess like a mouse ?’
It was embarrassing to say that he was a warrior, and even a strategist was too naive. Verdin lamented that his eyesight had gone astray and approached Emilia .
“ I don’t want to see useless blood. Surrender immediately and tell the guy in black to come out .”
“ Yes, yes .”
Emilia put down her staff and raised both hands toward the sky. It was a gesture of surrender. It was such a swift action that even Verdin, the person who authorized it, was taken aback .
Further booing erupted from the crowd. They hoped that if it could not be an equal fight, at least one side would die a miserable death. Surrender without a fight never satisfied anyone. Emilia shrunk her body and exited the same way she had appeared .
Verdin thought that if he had even a speck of pride, Andrea would come to the mound. However, Trisha defied that expectation and stepped forward confidently .
‘… that boy in black is not even a man .’
Verdin, who was starting to get angry, decided to wipe out the hunter in front of him with one fist .
Wedge – Liquid !
Putting an arrow on the bowstring, Tricia fired a broad arrow. The arrow cut through the air with a menacing sound, but it didn’t even lightly touch Verdin .
Still, the power was not worse than Verdin’s expectations. He lowered himself low and lunged toward Tricia. But Trisha was blind, so she just looked at her .
The gap between the hunter and the fighter quickly narrowed. Now, it is a distance that can be reached by simply stretching out your fist .
“ Wow, that is so scary. Surrender .”
With a sarcastic voice, Trisha immediately let go of her bow and raised her hands high into the sky .
Verdin just stared at Trisha with a bewildered face, unable to even raise his fist. A great silence spread over the spectators. No one could understand what the hell was going on .
But, inevitably, it was a silence that could not last. As a signal for someone tossing a stone in their hand with a harsh curse, everyone in the crowd started swearing and throwing objects. The crowd heated up like a riot at any moment .
Tricia didn’t lose either, pointing the back of her hand toward the crowd and drawing a V with her index and middle fingers. Among the hunters of Cleitos, it was a gesture that led to serious insults. Even Decimus, who was struggling to keep his composure, couldn’t hide his displeasure by frowning .
Andrea was the only one who could calm this madness. Showing an overwhelming come-from-behind victory, proving that the preceding surrender was the margin of the strong, or facing a terrible death with internal organs split and bones crushed after a bloody battle .
This arena wanted Andrea as a sacrifice .
‘ Are you saying you can deal with everything that’s left on your own? …He looks like a f*cking arrogant guy .’
With the sound of grinding teeth, veins stood out on Verdin’s forehead. Andrea, in contrast, stepped forward with a laid-back attitude .
“ How is it? Aren’t you tired from fighting so hard? It doesn’t matter if you take a break if you want .”
“… I’ll break all your limbs. I’ll break the bone and turn the intestines into minced meat .”
Andrea clicked her tongue and shook her head .
“ To think that you would fight so calmly just because you were told to fight… He may have been a good fighter, but his talent for going through dungeons can only be described as that of a newbie .”
Afterwards, a finger flicked toward Verdin .
“ Come on, you fresh fledgling .”
“ Kuaaa !”
Furious to the point of his head, Verdin rushed in without hesitation and swung his fists with all his might .
Whoo-wook !
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Naturally, Andrea became a ghost and took no damage from the attack. Verdin was momentarily taken aback, but quickly regained his composure. He also met numerous enemies, so the damage nullification was within the expected range .
However, what followed next was something that could not be predicted by Verdin .
“ Ouch, it hurts so much. Surrender .”
Andrea made an exaggerated feign of pain and took off her gauntlet and threw it on the floor .
Verdin opened his eyes wide as if he had heard the news that the world had collapsed. Andrea looked at him and smiled warmly .
Disappointing the enemy’s earnest expectations was the moment Andrea felt most rewarded .
＜ 15. Come on, you fresh fledgling (4) ＞ End