Chapitre 3: Chapter 3
As for people with slave collars, even if they want to die, they couldn't. Their lives are literally in the hands of their master, there is no chance of freeing themselves on their own
The slave collar was precisely the reason why Rezen only has this one chance to escape from here
"I don't know how strong I really am but I can only hope that my strength is enough" Rezen thought while clenching his fist
Whether it be the crooked teeth man or the other members of the Bloodthirsty Wolves responsible for taking care of the newbies, Rezen has enough confidence that he could kill them if needed
He showed a talent that puts him at the top of his group but he also deliberately showed enough weakness so that no one would put up their guard against him
Rezen only knows that he could defeat the weak members but if he were to encounter the stronger ones while trying to escape, he cannot guarantee his life
"What's with you, huh?! I really don't like how you always look!" A familiar voice entered Rezen's ears and he doesn't even need to look at the source to know who it was
It was the fatty that is always with the crooked teeth man. This fatty also likes bullying and abusing Rezen. Seems like he came to make trouble
As much as he was unwilling, Rezen still lowered his head. Although he doesn't want to talk to a man like that, he still has to show even a little bit of respect
The fatty don't think that the bow is sufficient enough though
"Still as arrogant as before. Hmph!" The fatty snorted before striking Rezen's side with his palm
Although it was not enough to heavily injure Rezen, it still made his side swollen and painful
To think that this fatty would hurt him like this when the initiation rite is being held and he has a battle later. How vicious
Rezen bit his lip while holding his swollen side, suppressing his rage as usual and acting as if he can't see the gaze he was receiving from the other slaves
Some of them felt pity for him while some were delighted to see that such a talented person would receive the same treatment as the untalented ones
In fact, Rezen might have received an even worst treatment due to his temperant
After striking Rezen and teaching him a lesson, the fatty finally walked away. He wants to continue but he could not damage the goods too much especially since the initiation rights are held today
While engraving the fatty's face into his mind, Rezen walked towards the railings and grab them for support. He must do his best to always be in his best condition today to increase his escaping success
He decided to just watch the ongoing battle below
The slaves named Gabe and Ken are in the middle of perhaps the most desperate battle in their life
The two have two daggers, one for each hand. Dagger battles are the standard battle among the slaves and even in the outside world
There was nothing much to see but since Rezen could only start his plan later and he has nothing else to do, for now, he just continue watching them
Gabe was madly swinging his daggers in hopes that even at least one of his attacks would be a success
He doesn't have much luck this time though as his foe was roughly as strong as him
Ken's dagger technique won't lose out to Gabe. Their daggers collided multiple times in a row before they both jumped away
The both of them took out shurikens from their pouch before throwing them at each other
Eight shurikens in total flew in the air, colliding with each other
If their dagger techniques were roughly equal, their flying star technique isn't
This time, Gabe managed to come out advantageous. One of his shurikens managed to injure his opponent albeit it was only in the shoulder and not in a vital area
Still, the first injury is a big deal to a battle to the death. It has a huge psychological effect on both the inflicter and inflicted
As expected, Gabe's morale rose opposite to what happened to Ken
Gabe took out more shurikens from his pouch and he threw all of them to his opponent
The large number of shurikens along with receiving the first injury made Ken nervous as he frantically moved his daggers to knock the shurikens away
He was not a hundred percent successful though as some shurikens managed to make cut wounds all over his body
One particular shuriken even landed in his right hand and his grip on his dagger loosened causing it to fall to the ground
Gabe's eyes lit up as he saw that and he dashes towards Ken. His speed was definitely faster compared to normal humans as he is a person that activated his mana
It didn't take that long before he arrive in front of Ken that swung his remaining dagger at him in panic
Ken's movements showed too much opening even to someone that is not an expert and Gabe managed to catch his wrist
After exerting force in his hand, Gabe managed to slightly twist Ken's wrist and the remaining dagger in his hand also fell down
Without wasting any second, Gabe lifted his foot and he kicked the other man in the stomach
Ken was sent flying away but the threat of death overcame his body's ability to sense pain
His eyes reflected his desperate desire to live as he forcefully regained his balance while grabbing another dagger into his pouch
As soon as he regained his balance, he saw that Gabe is already in front of him, ready to strike him again
Adrenaline filled every nook and cranny of Ken's body and his hand moved at a speed he do not have before
The dagger in his hand was stabbed against Gabe's neck. The man's eyes widened in shock and pain as he felt his life slipping away from his body
In the end, only after a few seconds, his lifeless corpse fell down the ground, leaving Ken in a terrified state
Although this is not the first time that he witnessed death, it was still not easy for Ken to accept this
He can feel the still warm blood of Gabe on his face and he trembled. That man was still alive and kicking just moments ago but now...
"What are you standing there for like a fool? Move your ass now!" The crooked man shouted in displeasure. He even grabbed Ken in the collar and threw him away to call the next contestants
This scene made the other slave's blood turn cold, including Rezen that tightly gripped the railings
"Survive, I must survive!"
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"The next ones to entertain us would be none other than Rezen and Hector!" The crooked man announced and Rezen looked at his enemy that has a furious expression on his face
Aside from Rezen, his enemy is also quite infamous. Hector is one of the top-tier slaves but that wasn't what made him famous, it was him constantly saying that his family is from the Elergrand City. He even states that his father is the City Lord in there
No one believes Hector though. First of all, if he really has such a strong background, how did he end up here? The Elergrand City and its City Lord are untouchable to the entire Bloodthirsty Wolves and a young master from such a city could not possibly end up in this state
Secondly, if Hector really came from a strong family, how come that he was only that talented?
Although Hector is quite powerful among the slaves, the Calwell City in the end is still a tiny city
The people that are considered talented and powerful here are nothing but trash in front of the bigger cities!
Third and last, how come that even after more than a month, his family still hasn't come for him?
Those things made it so that no one believes Hector and he might have only been bluffing since he wants to be freed
"Hmph, don't even dare to harm even my sleeves, or else, I would make sure that you would have a painful death after my family rescues me!" Hector said with a snort. He even bumped Rezen in the shoulder on his way down to the Death Ground
Hector was also infamous for his arrogance though he would turn into a meek kitten in front of the gang members that could torture him any time they want to
This kind of man irritates Rezen and since this guy dared to act like that to him, he doesn't mind teaching him a lesson
The two slaves went down the Death Ground and stood opposite each other. The ground was still wet with the blood that came from the killed slaves of earlier but neither of the two minded it that much
Cadeaux
-- Cadeau
reçu État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
stone