Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 171 Who is the Champion?
Just as he had guessed, although the Deer Horned Warrior fought hard and defeated several opponents, including an Iron Blood Warrior, which undoubtedly demonstrated the suppression of the 4th-level soldiers over the lower-level soldiers, but after being beaten up by the crowd, he still failed and had to retreat first.
The Spartan next to him immediately tried to bandage him. There was no priest in their village, but there were doctors and herbalists.
But the Antler Master waved his hand, indicating that it was not necessary, and directly waved his hand to start using Limited Holy Healing, and in the blink of an eye he filled up his health. This divine spell was very similar to the Holy Healing of the holy warriors. Although the number of times it could be used each day was extremely limited, but if it was used in the right place at a critical moment, it was almost equivalent to having several more lives.
Then he came directly to Levi's side.
"I'm sorry, sir. I failed to live up to your trust."
"It's okay. You've tried your best."
Levi had no grudges about this. Not to mention that he was just an ordinary level 4. In this situation, no matter who was replaced by anyone in his team, they would have the same fate, or even lose faster.
After a slight hesitation, the Deer Horn Master continued, "Although I failed to live up to your trust, I enjoyed the fight just now. I am still willing to accept your call in the future, whether it is a fight like this or a fight against evil enemies!"
Of course Levi would not refuse, and he was even very satisfied. With the other party's words, his trip today was not in vain.
The Antler Master soon left with a burst of light and returned to his original world to heal his wounds. Levi also obtained a new summoning magic - summoning the Antler Master.
It is considered a tier 3 magic, and its consumption is not low, but it is not known whether the Antler Master has a particularly good impression of Levi, or whether Levi's strength has reached that level, he can actually maintain the summoning of up to two Antler Masters at the same time.
Now, with the addition of Mastiff-Headed Yakon, Wolf Patrol, Rat Master, Light Yakon , the four elements of earth, fire, water and wind, summoned monsters and the new bard, just organizing them into a team can unleash a very powerful force in battle. Even ordinary God-chosen heroes would find it difficult to defeat them if they tried their best.
As expected, Guang Yakong and the Gaiding Celestial Clan are really two big fat sheep, and I will have to fleece them more in the future.
The village chief and elders who watched the whole thing were all somewhat envious. If they were ordinary Spartans, they would of course reject or even hate magic, but these experienced old people would not be so naive anymore.
Unfortunately, they could only envy, because they, the Spartans, seemed to be born without any affinity with magic, and there had always been only warriors in their village.
The battle on the other side was still going on, and it came to an end quickly without taking much time.
Perhaps because the Antler Master attracted too much attention, Donna and others advanced smoothly, and even the level 2 High Elf Shield Spearmen were advanced.
As the village chief announced the end of the first round of gladiatorial combat, all the winners could take a break and prepare for the second round of gladiatorial combat. Then, in full view of the crowd, several stone statues in the middle suddenly emitted a soft light, covering the winners.
All the Spartans present cheered immediately, but Levi narrowed his eyes slightly.
He originally thought that these rewards would be issued by the village chief, but now it seems that this huge arena is itself a special kind of god-given building. The real source of these rewards may very well be the gods believed in by the Spartans!
But this is not the end, the white light flashed again, and all the winners received powerful treatment. No matter how serious their injuries were, in less than a second, they became lively again, as if even their physical and mental strength had been restored. The cheers of the surrounding Spartans suddenly became more enthusiastic.
Now Levi understood a little bit. Why did the Spartans stand here for so long even though they had no defensive measures?
They are as martial as the high elves, and they have an arena where they can fight every month. Their overall strength will definitely continue to grow. Those ogres, goblins, and even gnolls in the wild will certainly not become a real threat to them.
Unfortunately, they were wrong about just one thing. With the continuous influx of God's chosen heroes, the world was about to undergo a great change. With gnolls in front and an army of demons behind, even the martial Spartans would find it difficult to hold on.
Although he had a lot of thoughts in his mind, he still checked the system prompts as soon as possible.
Then he saw all the survivors. Each of them received a basic experience reward of 20 points, and then based on the number of enemies they defeated personally, each enemy received an additional 10 experience points.
But losers, like those badly wounded and defeated Spartans, have nothing.
Soon the second round of duels began again. This time there were fewer people and the arena seemed a little more empty. At the same time, the rules of the second round also changed to a certain extent. It was no longer a big melee, but a team of five fighting against each other. The survivors of the winning team would enter the next round, and the losers would be eliminated directly.
There are a total of 102 people, who can be divided into 20 teams. The extra 2 people will directly enter the third round. Among the two lucky ones is Zhou Miyin. This kid is lucky this time.
"On a chaotic battlefield, even the bravest warrior needs reliable allies."
Following the village chief's words, the battle resumed. This time the battle was obviously more intense and took less time. Moreover, because of the temporary teammates, many people were able to fully demonstrate their strength.
So soon, except for Zhou Miyin, the stronger Donna and Simon advanced one after another. Several Yu Yong were also successfully advanced because they were assigned to the same team by coincidence. As for Levi's other subordinates, they were almost all eliminated.
Then white light enveloped all the winners, treating them and awarding them experience points, but showing no mercy to the losers.
In addition to several people who died directly in the battle, Levi also watched two guys die from excessive bleeding, but neither Bai Guang nor the victorious Spartan warriors seemed to be aware of it.
There was no sigh or sorrow among the crowd; they just excitedly expressed their joy and excitement to the winner, showing surprising indifference.
Even a few people who seemed to be relatives or wives of the dead in the war did not cry or shed tears when they collected the bodies of the dead.
This really surprised Levi.
Although he knew that the intelligence levels of different indigenous peoples varied greatly and that the intelligence levels of ordinary villagers were often the lowest, the scene before him still made him unable to accept it for a moment.
After thinking carefully for a long time, he suddenly realized how different the performance of these guys was in essence from those guys killed in the Dwarf Hills dungeon.
He originally thought that this arena was a God-given building, but in fact, there might be more than one such arena in the village.
No wonder Richie once said that all God-chosen heroes can get a task to recruit Spartans every 7 days, because the cooldown time for recruiting soldiers for most God-given buildings is also 7 days!
Levi hadn't paid much attention to it before, but now when he looked carefully, he was surprised to find that the happy expressions on many villagers' faces were more like smiling masks than their heartfelt emotions. There are real Spartans in this village, but many of them are also recruited from the God-given buildings!
Levi couldn't figure out why his mood had become so complicated, so he could only sigh secretly and temporarily shift his attention to the second round of rewards.
Just like before, it was still experience points, but the amount was doubled. Then the village chief also sent some extra silver coins and bandages. However, Levi felt that they looked familiar, as if they were the ones he had donated to the village before...
Soon the third round began, and this time there were less than thirty people, because there were too few people who won and the whole team survived.
Not only did they lose the battle, but the opponent was not injured. Doesn't that mean they are incompetent? So almost all the teams were crippled.
This time the rules changed to a team of 3, and the fighting continued. The survivors in the winning group would be promoted.
This time Donna was extremely lucky. She teamed up with two Iron Warriors and easily crushed their opponents. Zhou Miyin teamed up with Simon, and because their opponents were not too strong, they advanced smoothly. As for the rest of Levi's subordinates, they were all eliminated.
But despite this, they gained a lot by winning two rounds.
In addition to the rewards that have appeared before, this time the village chief also provides each person with two special consumables - piercing oil.
When applied to a lance, spear or halberd, it can better penetrate the enemy's armor, ignore 3-5 points of defense, and last for 3 minutes.
Levi felt it was a bit interesting, because if this special consumable could be superimposed with the magic weapon and the enchantment effect of the weapon itself, it would be quite powerful. I just don't know what the price would be. If possible, maybe he could try to conduct a long-term trade with the Spartans.
Soon the third round began. This time there were only 12 people left. The rules were still a free-for-all, and only 6 people were left to enter the next round.
Levi immediately knew that the moment of real test for Donna and others had come, because Donna and others must be the Spartans' priority targets, and they would not leave the next most precious reward to outsiders.
But when the battle really started, the nine Spartans were a little embarrassed because Donna was the tip of the triangle, and Zhou Miyin and Simon were behind her.
Although the Spartans did not completely refuse to attack women, that was a life-and-death fight, but now it was just a gladiatorial contest. Fighting against a woman would not gain any honor even if one won. On the contrary, if one lost, it would be too shameful.
So after a brief hesitation, the Spartans began to fight among themselves.
The village chief and elders all saw this scene and figured out the reason. Although they sighed a little, they were also relieved because this was the Spartan!
But Levi raised his eyebrows, because he felt that if it was a real bloody battle, facing this situation, Donna might choose to endure and then give the enemy a fatal blow.
But now it's competition time, how could she possibly endure it?
Relying on the enemy's discrimination and pity to achieve victory? If that was the kind of victory, she would rather not have it!
As expected, Donna frowned soon, and then she paused for a long time: "Come on, are the proud Spartans afraid of women?"
Stimulated by this, a royal guard and two iron-blooded warriors turned around and formed a formation.
The other Spartans took a look and then stopped looking because there was no need.
The strength of those guys is recognized in the village. If they win, then he only needs to decide the outcome with the enemy in front of him to enter the next round.
If they also lose, it would be useless for me to go there, so I should defeat the enemy in front of me first.
Soon the two triangular formations collided with each other, and then Donna's side quickly fell into a disadvantage.
Because the Royal Guards are like human tanks with extremely high defense. Although their attack speed is slow, their every move is accompanied by the whistling sound of the wind, which obviously shows that they are quite powerful.
The Iron Warrior's spear has a very wide attack range, which is a great advantage, and its power is also extremely great. Donna can still fight back, but Simon and Zhou Miyin are obviously inferior to them. After all, this is not what they are good at.
Moreover, the other side had very good cooperation, but they were not that good, because Simon had been following Cindy most of the time before, and Donna simply only used bows and arrows. Naturally, she could not compare with the Spartans in front of them. Even as a hero unit, she could not completely make up for this.
Seeing that under the opponent's pressure, his side was retreating again and again, and would soon reach the edge of the arena, with no way to retreat. At the critical moment, Zhou Miyin gritted his teeth and said, "Lady Donna, I will create an opportunity for you!"
Simon followed suit and gritted his teeth: "Count me in!"
Whether in terms of combat experience or age, he was far superior to the other party, so how could he let the young man get ahead? As for the matter of advancement, although it was a pity, even if he missed this time, he would still have another chance in the future.
But if he retreated at this critical moment, not to mention what Donna, Levi and Cindy would think, what the other people in the team would think, even he himself would not be able to tolerate himself!
Donna immediately understood what they meant, and she couldn't help but feel a little moved: "No, it's not necessary. Just like Levi said, we just need to do our best, and then we can just enjoy the fun of fighting."
Zhou Miyin couldn't help but laugh: "But Lady Donna, what if we can create a chance to win?"
Before he could respond, the Iron Blood Warrior's spear came again, and Zhou Miyin shouted, "Lord Simon!"
Simon immediately understood that this time neither of them dodged, but instead took the initiative to meet the attack.
Donna immediately understood their intentions and forced her way out at the cost of getting injured!
Although it was somewhat unexpected, the Iron Warrior still quickly changed from stabbing to sweeping. Before this, he had used this method to repel the enemy's attacks several times.
But this time, Zhou Miyin and Simon did not dodge, but chose to endure the opponent's attacks head-on, while using all their strength to control the opponent's spears to prevent them from withdrawing.
While they were wrestling, Donna had already rushed over and stabbed out with her spear like a storm.
One of the Iron Blood Warriors was soon seriously injured and left the field. After all, he was not an elite and his health was limited.
But the uncontrolled royal guards took advantage of the situation and attacked continuously, and Zhou Miyin was soon covered in blood.
But he was fearless and rushed towards the other Iron Warrior together with Simon.
Donna was about to do the same, but this time the royal guards completely understood their intention, so their attack was even more fierce. Before Donna could completely defeat the opponent, Zhou Miyin had already left the field.
But Simon bravely rushed forward to take over and continue to protect Donna, and soon the other Iron Warrior also retreated helplessly. It was not that he was not brave enough, but his opponent was not afraid of death.
Now the situation was reversed, with two against one, and the less agile royal guards were quickly eliminated.
The Spartans on the other side also had their winners and losers, and some were killed in the battle, leaving only two standing, a Spartan gladiator and a royal guard, and the next battle would be between the top four.
The white light came again, and the winners received treatment and had a short period of rest.
Donna and Simon expressed their gratitude one after another. If Zhou Miyin hadn't been there this time, they would not only have no chance of winning, but might even have been defeated.
Zhou Miyin smiled and said, "It's okay. I have learned a lot and I will continue to improve."
Donna didn't say anything else, just nodded vigorously at him: "I believe you can become stronger."
Simon just smiled and patted him on the shoulder, saying everything.
But the village chief and elders looked at each other in bewilderment, because they felt that things seemed to be a little out of control. They originally wanted to use these outsiders as whetstones to add some hardships to the good guys in the village.
But they never expected that this was not ordinary sand and gravel, but diamond, which directly broke big holes in their knives!
Soon the semi-finals competition officially began. Donna went out to fight against the Royal Guards, and as expected, she successfully won with her agility and took the first round.
Levi immediately smiled because the championship was in her hands.
There is almost no need for fighting anymore. Simon cannot fight her, and he really cannot beat her. The other gladiator is very ordinary and not strong enough. He made it to the semi-finals purely by luck. It depends on how Simon performs next.
Just as he expected, the gladiator soon suffered three defeats in a row and directly secured the fourth place. However, for him, this was already quite good, because if it weren't for the outsiders like Donna, it would have been difficult for him to win no matter if he met the Royal Guards, the Iron Blood Warriors, or many other companions with the same strength as him.
Simon's battle against the Royal Guards was a pure war of attrition. After a long fight, Simon was finally defeated because his opponent, who was wearing heavy armor and holding a large shield, was too strong in defense. Moreover, his spear skills were obviously inferior to those of the opponent. Although he felt helpless and unwilling, it was not shameful to lose to the opponent.
When the final result was determined, the village chief and elders looked at each other in bewilderment.
To be honest, they had not expected such an outcome, but they quickly adjusted their mood because they held a gladiatorial contest every month, and it was not unacceptable to give outsiders an advantage occasionally, which was a good opportunity for those proud young men to broaden their horizons.
The light reappeared, and the rewards for the top four appeared one by one.
The third place winner was given a green-quality shield and spear and a small bag of silver coins. Levi looked down on them, but the gladiator looked very happy.
The third place winner can choose three out of six options: shield, spear, cloak, helmet, armor, and intermediate spearmanship. Simon chose intermediate spearmanship, shield, and cloak, and after many consecutive battles, he has accumulated enough experience points to advance!
But now is not the right time. Levi signaled him to be patient and it would not be too late to make a choice after the gladiatorial contest is over.
The runner-up had to choose four out of six, and they would also receive a small piece of knowledge crystal and an elite order. The Royal Guards made their choice quickly and chose to use it directly.
As the light flashed, first the elite order appeared, then the crystallization of knowledge, and soon a new 4th-order elite appeared in front of everyone. Even without any movement, just standing there, everyone knew that his strength was far superior to before.
The village chief and the elders now looked much better, because the other party had become the strongest fighting force in the village.
The last one is the champion's reward, which is also the most generous reward.
A complete set of six items all belonged to Donna. Except for the intermediate spearmanship, the others were green items, and the weapons were enchanted. Then she also got a special title of arena champion.
Arena champion, only warriors with both strength and luck can win this honorary title, strength +1, agility +1, life +20, lasting 30 days.
You can participate in the next gladiatorial contest after 30 days. If you win the title of champion again, the duration of this title will be increased by an additional 10%.
If you win other titles in the Arena, this title will become invalid. If you fail to win any title, this title will become Arena Champion (Former), with an effect of Life +10 until you win a similar title.
Next is Levi, whose reputation in the Spartan village is directly increased to 80% friendly, and there is a 5% discount when recruiting Spartans.
Levi thought it was over. He was about to say something, but unexpectedly, a light laugh suddenly came from the stone statue that was gradually falling down, followed by a golden flame shaped like an arrow, heading straight for Donna!
Levi was startled at first, and subconsciously wanted to cast a protective magic for the other party, but he soon realized something. Turning his head, he saw that Donna's face was also full of surprise. It was obvious that she had seen something. He simply stopped what he was doing and just looked at the other party with a little excitement.
Sure enough, it was no coincidence that the Spartans appeared here; the sight of the gods had once lingered here!
The flaming arrows quickly approached Donna, then turned into some light spots and merged into her body.
All the Spartans around were greatly surprised, but then they all looked at Donna with extremely fanatical eyes. Even the elders who were originally a little dissatisfied had the same look, because they also heard and saw it, so they knew even more about what this meant!
On the contrary, Donna, the person involved, did not react much for a while. Instead, she closed her eyes and seemed to be lost in thought. Until a few seconds later, she suddenly opened her eyes, raised her hand, and the arrow mixed with flames was already on the longbow.
Unlike the usual orange-red flames, this flame was mixed with a hint of gold, just like the sun!
"Your subordinate, Donna Drake, has received a blessing from an unknown being. She has successfully mastered the skill, the Arrow of the Burning Sun."
Arrow of the Burning Sun, an active skill, consumes 1 magic point when shooting, adding a special Sun-burning enchantment to the arrow, increasing attack power (based on intelligence and level), and causing additional damage to the evil camp (based on level). It cannot take effect at the same time as other enchantments.
Levi was overjoyed. He immediately understood that the owner of the laughter must be Apollo, the god of light and medicine.
In some places he is also considered the sun god, and like his twin sister, the goddess of the hunt, he is highly skilled in the way of the bow and arrow!
