As soon as he entered the Arena of Kings, the number of spectators was much larger than expected, and there were even traffic jams in various passages. This is the place where Witt has seen the most people since he entered the game... It seems that this game There are many, many more players than he imagined.
The structure of this huge arena is similar to the monster arena I visited earlier. After entering, it is a circular passage, but the difference is that the entrance is directly opposite-there is a wide one on the side of the passage. The stairs extending downwards seem to lead to the basement floor, and there is a sign hanging on the top of the stairs, which reads: [Bet place].
Having kept in mind Ayatsuji's earlier instructions that he must go to the betting place, Witt followed the crowd down the stairs without hesitation.
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Following the downward steps, the scene of the basement floor gradually appeared in sight—
This is an underground floor with almost the same area as the upper floor. It has a circular structure, and the passage in the middle is straight through, leading to the opposite side. There are three betting huts on both sides of the entrance, which are crowded with gamblers. is also like this. On both sides of the passage is the rest area for fighters, which is blocked by iron fences. Crowds of people surround the outside of the fence, scrutinizing the contestants as if watching wild animals locked in a zoo.
And the contestants seem to be very willing to be watched and sized up. Most of them walk up and down in front of the iron fence, and some even keep shouting their names and saying boastful words, intending to be remembered.
Witt looked left and right to find the figure of Ayatsuji between the gaps in the crowd. Fortunately, it was not difficult to find. In a corner on the left hand side, he saw a girl wearing a mask and clasping her hands, who seemed to be resting with her eyes closed.
"You are calm..." Witt snorted softly, turned around and queued up in front of the betting kiosk, ready to buy this weird fox mask girl to win according to Ayatsuji's statement.
It was easy to get him in line, and the girl at the cashier handed Witt a very large piece of paper, which was densely packed with 100 contestants. win.
"Which one to buy? How much to buy?" The cashier girl asked three times in a row before Witt answered, because he searched for a long time before he found Ayatsuji's face and name in the last third position in the last row. But she didn't wear a fox mask.
"I found it, buy No. 98 to win, Ayatsuji. Buy at the top, bet 100 silver, right?" Witt said, handing back the receipt and handing over 100 silver.
"Yes, the knockout betting cap is 100 silver, and it's a deal." The cashier girl accepted the coin, quickly wrote the number 100 silver on the 98th position, and stamped it.
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The Arena of Kings is indeed the largest arena in the City of Fighting Skills, and there are seats arranged on the ticket stub.
There are 5 levels of tickets for the knockout round, namely 50 silver, 150 silver, 300 silver, 500 silver and 1 gold.
Tickets bought by Witt 50 silver are considered the cheapest fare, and the seats are naturally not good. It says 18 rows and 21 seats in area C-there are 8 areas in this arena, and each area has 20 rows. There are 100 seats, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people. In such a knockout match, about one-third of the people were seated in the venue. Witt wanted to fish in troubled waters and go to the front row to watch, but he didn't expect that there would be apostles in black walking back and forth checking tickets from time to time, so he had to give up in the end.
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After about half an hour, the game finally started.
The entrances separated by the iron fences on both sides were opened, and all 100 contestants walked into the venue together.
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"Hi everyone! The first round of the tenth knockout round of the Manchester Braves Conference is about to begin! Are you all as excited as I am?! Yes, yes! Every battle that takes place in this great arena They are all great, especially today's players are almost all senior players, it can be said that this year's knockout round is quite a day of high-level players, and it is very worth looking forward to!!!" The host of this game did not stand on the side of fighting skills. The commentary in the arena, but standing on the high platform on the side of the iron net surrounding the center of the fighting skill, looked from a distance, it seemed to be a tall and slender girl. She continued to explain in a high-pitched tone, "The distribution of the first round of the duel is based on the odd-numbered fighters drawing lots before the match to select an even-numbered opponent. All the contestants have already obtained their own. Opponent number. Next, fighters will find their opponents within the stipulated ten minutes, and randomly choose an activity area in the arena. Alright, free time starts ten minutes before the match! Hush!—”
The girl's voice disappeared with her whistle, and the contestants in the fighting area immediately looked around to find their opponents. They didn't seem to have any number plates posted on their bodies, and Witt estimated that they still judged their identities based on their opponent's headshots.
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Although the process of players looking for opponents and delineating the battle area is inevitable, it is generally smooth. After all, this is an official game. Whenever someone is about to fight, a man in black will appear on the field to mediate. It is always easier to have rules. Ten minutes passed quickly, and all 50 dueling lineups were in place.
With all his eyesight in his far seat, Witt managed to spot the red-and-white figure of a girl leaning to the northeast edge, while her opponent seemed to be a head taller and two widths taller than her.
Ayatsuji, as Witt's closest friend recently, in his opinion, she is a girl no matter what, even if level 100 seems to be very powerful, he still can't help but worry, especially just now when the host mentioned today It seems to be a day when high-level fighters gather.
He was a little worried in his heart, so he didn't pay attention to what the official said. He only heard a whistle, and he saw the big man opposite Ayatsuji continuously swinging his sledgehammer to attack her, and the red and white one But the girl's figure just dodges here and there, seemingly powerless to fight back. After about 10 minutes like this, one-third of the duel on the field was over, Witt began to sweat for her... At this time, the red figure suddenly waved a purple-red tornado, and then the figure disappeared For a second, it seemed that she had used the flash trick she had seen earlier, and the tall man opposite her finally lay on the ground and could no longer move...
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After the other party got down on the ground, a black figure leaped up to them, lay down and observed the fallen figure for a while, and finally, the black figure raised Ayatsuji's right hand to signal her victory.
Immediately, the red and white figure of the girl quickly returned to the iron fence of the lounge. And Witt didn't have to watch the game scene like a pot of porridge anymore, and immediately retreated from the audience area and walked back to the rest area on the basement floor.
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"Have you bet 100 silver?"
Seeing Witt through the fence, Ayatsuji came out from the side door, pulled him to a corner, and asked this in the first sentence.
"Voted, 100 silver."
"Very good, you have earned 100 silver now." Ayatsuji said indifferently, "The odds of the first round of elimination are usually relatively average. There are more people, and everyone's bets are relatively conservative, and the odds will become more and more Gao, I will put more water in the next game. It looks like I am playing very hard. In this way, the odds will be higher in the third game. If it goes well, you may earn about 1 gold today. However, in fact, you don’t have to Watching my game here, there is a saying of full trust betting in the betting place, you can choose to bet on one of me, so that all your proceeds from the next two games will be automatically bet on my name, which is very convenient.”
"1 gold? That's a lot!... This is a great way to make money. But... I want to watch your game here." Witt scratched his head.
"Speak softly. Wasting time here lazily watching my games, and then lose your own series and get huge debts? Is this your plan?" Ayatsuji asked, staring at him expressionlessly.
There is nothing wrong with the girl, Witt rolled his eyes to the sky, nodded helplessly, then turned and walked to the betting kiosk to process his entrusted bets. (To be continued.)} ( )