Chapter 55: Arena.

The entrance they occupied granted them an elevated perspective, overlooking a sprawling scene below. Multiple arenas stretched out before them, bathed in some artifact's lighting, drawing crowds of spectators to gather around each one.

A stairway led them downstairs to the ground level from where they could walk toward every match happening there.

People rushed here and there taking in the sight of numerous fights and grouped around the battle that seemed to be the most intense.

At some corners, there were cubicles where a lot of people lined up to bet their money on the fights in hopes to earn a fortune.

While the black market section was already a chaotic hub, the arena took it to a whole new level.

Here, you could witness actual combatants duking it out making their blood mingle with their sweat and fall onto the stage, and sometimes even the spectators themselves getting into brawls for all sorts of stupid reasons.