Embers Ad Infinitum

The tall gladiator did not attack the two-headed tiger directly. Instead, he took advantage of the long distance between the two sides and trotted in around the sidelines.

He always kept facing the two-headed tiger, always blocking the front with his shield.

After all, there is a big gap in speed, agility and reaction between humans and big cats whose genes have not been modified. In less than a minute, the two-headed tiger closed the distance enough, pounced on it, and brought the two-headed tiger with him. A fishy wind.

The audience, who were a little impatient due to the chaos in front, suddenly became excited and slapped the special handrails again, causing the banging sound to echo endlessly.

Jiang Baimian seemed to be enjoying the fight, but in fact he was wandering away, thinking about a certain question:

If the "soul corridor" level expert who created the virtual world does belong to the "broken mirror" field, what price did he pay?

Afraid of light? Afraid of water? Face blind? Road crazy? Afraid of looking in the mirror? Thoughts flashed through Jiang Baimian's mind.

Subconsciously, she looked around the arena again and saw the huge mirrors erected in different areas of the auditorium.

She quickly excluded a certain price.

Apart from this, she also didn't think that the strong man was face-blind or road-crazed. These two "attributes" were not suitable for being a bodyguard at all.

——The former will misidentify the object that needs protection, and the latter will easily lose track of the target.

By the time Jiang Baimian returned his attention to the center of the field, the first collision between the tall gladiator and the two-headed tiger had ended.

He relied on the shield's blocking, the spear's thrust threat, and his skillful rolling to open up the distance again.

But within two or three steps, the two-headed tiger caught up again.

The two huge mouths opened at the same time, and the huge body rushed towards the tall gladiator again.

The gladiator repeated his old trick, holding his shield forward to block the beast while thrusting out the spear in his hand.

He could already predict that the two-headed tiger would dodge and pull back in the air, and he would roll to the side under the pressure of the shield.

But this time, the two-headed tiger did not change its posture, its bloodthirsty and violent eyes locked on the target.

With a popping sound, the spear pierced the side of its body, and it completely jumped onto the shield.

The majestic force was so overwhelming that the gladiator couldn't bear it at once.

Seeing that his arm was about to bend back, and the shield and the beast collided with his chest, he made a decisive decision and gave up the spear and shield, and rushed directly to the other side.

This change was beyond his expectation. This aberrant creature was far more violent than ordinary beasts.

Without armor and weapons, a human has no chance of winning when facing a tiger. Even if he is proficient in sliding tackle, he will only deliver the goods to the opponent's door.

Moreover, it is not an ordinary tiger now, but a deformed and more ferocious two-headed black tiger.

This made the audience nervous. Some people couldn't bear to see the gladiators being torn into pieces by wild beasts, while others looked forward to such a bloody scene with excitement.

Ole's grandson Marcus is the latter.

The tall gladiator who threw himself to the side just landed on the ground, raised his hands, and bounced up.

Instead of running away, he advanced, and actually made a small arc, rushing back to the area where he was almost knocked to the ground by the two-headed tiger just now.

This actually allowed him to successfully avoid the two-headed tiger's pursuit.

Then, he rolled over and picked up the shield and spear that fell to the ground.

This series of actions fully demonstrated the experience, skills, determination and physical fitness of this gladiator, making the audience excited.

At this time, the steel shield was slightly dented, and blood was dripping from the side of the two-headed tiger.

Next, the two sides repeated the previous process, biting and slapping again and again, resulting in the sound of banging and piercing, rolling, falling and picking up again and again.

Sweat gradually formed on the forehead of the tall gladiator, and his physical strength was rapidly depleted. There were wounds on the two-headed tiger's body, and blood was constantly flowing.

Before long, it was time for the two to compete in endurance.

Just when the tall gladiator was teetering on the verge of defeat, the two-headed tiger finally lost too much blood and was unable to get up again after a single attack.

The tall gladiator seized the opportunity, took a few steps forward, and pierced the vital part of his prey with a spear.

The two-headed tiger struggled for a while and completely lost its movement.

Seeing this scene, the audience slapped the handrails again and shouted the gladiator's name:

"Joy! Joey!"

The gladiator immediately raised his hands and slowly circled the arena.

He was not only receiving cheers, but also displaying goods, hoping to be noticed by a certain noble and become his guard.

If not, Joey will have to fight at this level at least four or five more times before he can regain his freedom.

And every time he fought, he felt like he was on the verge of death.

In the voice of "Joy", Shang Jianyao looked at the tall gladiator and sighed:

"How pitiful."

Jiang Baimian and Long Yue have a close relationship.

At the end of the fight this time, a certain nobleman who was late entered the box.

As soon as he arrived, many people stood up to greet him.

Jiang Baimian and others also know him, because he is a person who will inevitably be mentioned in many intelligence reports:

Assus Julius.

The son of Beuris, the consul and commander of the "First City".

Assus is tall and tall, with black hair and blue eyes. He is handsome and has a sharp face.

In Long Yuehong's eyes, this guy was probably genetically modified and was a "Chosen One". Otherwise, how could he be so much taller than himself? He was the same as Shang Jianyao, and he was also good-looking.

The most beautiful thing about Assus' face is his eyes, which are deep and charming, and seem to be able to discharge electricity when he looks at them.

At this time, he was wearing a black shirt and breeches of the same color. With one hand in his pocket, he led his personal bodyguards and family guards to his room.

When he met every noble who came to say hello, he smiled and responded politely, without any hint of arrogance on his surface.

Jiang Baimian noticed that this guy's eyes always stayed on the female companions and maids of the nobles, but he would soon move away.

The next second, she saw Asus looking this way.

She pulled Shang Jianyao, smiled and nodded.

During this process, Jiang Baimian felt as if Assus was looking at him from head to toe. This was not vulgar, but it was still uncomfortable.

Like before, Assus quickly looked away and greeted other nobles.

The noise in the box calmed down after a few minutes, and a new fight was about to begin.

…………

After leaving the arena, Shang Jianyao, Jiang Baimian, and Long Yuehong got into their cars and got rid of the imaginary tracking.

In the car, the three of them didn't speak to avoid being in the "virtual machine".

After completing all the booking procedures, returning to the rental house, and successfully meeting up with Bai Chen and Gnawa, Jiang Baimian gave a rough description of the results of this operation.

Finally, she looked at Shang Jianyao with a smile and said:

"When the gladiator was killed, I was quite worried that you would rush down to save others."

In the next few gladiators, two gladiators died.

Shang Jianyao replied seriously:

“I’ve considered it.

“But if such customs and order do not change, similar things will happen again and again.

"Even if I sacrificed myself and fought all the awakened people and security personnel in the arena with eighteen punches, I could only save one."

Long Yuehong thought Shang Jianyao's words made sense before, but when she heard "Eighteen Fists", she silently retracted her opinion.

"This is a good idea." Jiang Baimian avoided the details and praised it.

Shang Jianyao immediately nodded:

"That's why we have to fight to save all mankind."

Bang bang bang, Gnawa applauded him.

Bai Chen thought for a while and then said:

"I roughly understand what you mean by 'virtual machine'. The focus now is, how can we crack this protection and truly establish a connection with Marcus and Avia?"

Jiang Baimian did not answer, looked at Gnawa and said:

"Lao Ge, what do you propose?"

"We lack enough information on awakened people to analyze possible solutions." Gennava answered honestly.

Jiang Baimian smiled:

"That's what I'm having trouble with too."

She pondered for a moment, then turned her head to look at Shang Jianyao:

"Hey, contact Terrence from the Black Shirts and see if they know there was a religious organization that worshiped the 'Broken Mirror' in the city initially. If so, please provide some information."

"Okay!" Shang Jianyao looked excited.

He seemed obsessed with Terrence's drink.

After talking about business, Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

"That Assus feels so sexy..."

This is not a vague conclusion brought by female intuition, but an answer she has experienced personally.

"Really?" Shang Jianyao touched his chin, "At least he's not a manly woman. He doesn't even look at me."

Long Yuehong skipped this guy's opinion and echoed the team leader's words:

"Yes, yes, he looks at every woman very attentively, except for those who are not very good-looking."

"Yeah, he's not polite at all, and he doesn't treat everyone with respect." Shang Jianyao didn't know whether he was criticizing Asus for not paying attention to those women who didn't look good, or whether he thought he was engaging in inequality between men and women.

Jiang Baimian ignored Shang Jianyao's words and raised his own doubts:

"But the problem is, as the son of the number one figure in the 'Prime City', he can't get any beautiful women? Why is he still like this?"

This was also a question she had when reading some history books about the old world.

Shang Jianyao replied sincerely:

"Maybe their family's creed is abstinence."

"It might be habit, or it might be..." Gennava quickly analyzed the reason, "The price."

Price... Jiang Baimian repeated this word thoughtfully in his heart.

She subconsciously glanced at Bai Chen, wanting to hear what the female companion had to say, but found that the group member had not joined the topic from the beginning and had remained silent.

Uh... Jiang Baimian withdrew his gaze.