There was an uproar in the audience when Richard spurted blood and fell to his knees. The members of Blood-Bleeding Blade even stood up and rushed towards the arena like a tide, all of them looked unhappy. But before reaching the arena, he suddenly saw Richard raised his hand, and then shouted violently: "What are you doing? Do you want others to see me as a joke?"
After speaking, Richard looked at Zero with a smile, but the smile was a bit forced.
Didi-
Something dripped onto the ring and made a soft noise. Only then did someone notice that there were blood lines spreading down Zero's right hand, and a puddle of blood dripped at his feet. It turned out that he was also injured. Seeing this situation, the members of Bleeding Blade breathed a sigh of relief. I don't know who yelled "Tie", and the calls for a draw followed one after another.
It seems that Richard won a tie and did not lose, and they also felt light on their faces. But they forgot that in the past ten years, no one has been able to force Richard to a tie. In fact, for Richard, there is no difference between a draw and a loss.
But for Zero, this is the result he needs. If he wins over Richard, he will be too much in the limelight and will definitely arouse suspicion. But if he loses, Richard will not recognize his strength, and naturally he will not be interested in the deal he just proposed. Therefore, a draw is the best result right now. Of course, this situation was deliberately created by him.
Richard hadn't hurt him yet, or let him be so obviously hurt. At least Richard wasn't enough to hurt him before he showed his ability to kill wildly. The injury to his right hand was made by Zero himself. The method is not troublesome, just intentionally hurt the surface of the arm with the strength of the attack just now. It looks serious, but it's actually just a slight injury to the flesh.
When the battle is over, some families are happy and some are sad. The few who bet on Zero naturally got huge returns, and those who bet on Raymond did not make any money, but the battles in the fighting arena were broadcast in real time in bars in the free zone, so that bettors could See results the first time. So seeing a good fight, people don't have much to say.
What's more, Richard personally went off the field later, and those who were betting on Raymond didn't feel any regrets when they were able to see the madman's battle.
Richard looked at the scar on his chest, it was about ten centimeters long, the flesh was rolled out, and blood was still dripping out. But the wound was not deep, at least the internal organs were not injured. If the wound had been lower and deeper, Richard might have confessed tonight. When he looked at Zero, he wondered whether the man had deliberately shifted the wound, otherwise how could there be such a mild injury.
There was no time for him to deliberate carefully. Now that the battle was over, the soldiers in charge of law enforcement would naturally step forward. But for Zero, who was able to draw with Richard, they gave enough respect. After bandaging Zero's arm to stop the bleeding, ask him to leave. Before Zero and the soldiers left the fighting arena, they did not forget to wink at Richard. As for what this wink meant, only Richard could understand clearly.
When they walked out of the fighting arena, the city residents who heard the news had already flocked to the fighting arena and surrounded it. Seeing Ling come out, these people actually cheered for him in the market, and the waves of voices became louder and louder, and some people even shouted his name excitedly.
Of course, the only thing they yelled was "Raphael".
In this incomprehensible frenzy, Zero was taken into an armored vehicle. There were four armed soldiers in the car, but even so, when they looked at Zero, their expressions were still extremely nervous. Zero relaxed, and then he would be taken to Thebes Prison, and everything was going according to his plan. He closed his eyes, quietly waiting for the reunion with Cinderella.
To his surprise, the armored vehicle did not arrive at the prison, nor even the ground military base, but drove into the city defense department. The vehicle stopped in a small square, and the soldiers in the vehicle politely asked Zero to come down. In name, Ling is already a prisoner, but he has not been chained, which is enough to give him face. Under the guidance of several soldiers, Zero came to an office.
One of the soldiers said to him: "Mr. Rafi, please wait here for a while. We have just been notified that Colonel Klauber will come to see you in person. Oh, by the way, he is Warden Hiller." Adjutant!"
Zero frowned slightly, and said, "I thought I was going directly to Thebes Prison."
"It was originally like this according to the procedure, but tonight seems to be a bit special." The soldier shrugged and said, "Sorry, I don't know much. Let's talk to you personally when Colonel Klauber arrives."
There were some deviations in the plan. Originally, someone was killed in the battle and should have been sent directly to Thebes Prison. Now the soldiers have taken him to the city defense department, and there is a Colonel Clauber who wants to see him. No matter how you look at it, this doesn't look like normal procedure. If so, there are only two possibilities. One was that something was wrong with Thebes Prison itself; the second was that his identity might have been leaked.
But the second possibility is unlikely, after all, Raphael's identity was provided by the Dark Brotherhood. At this juncture, there was no reason for the Brotherhood, which was already at odds with Sauron, to hold him back in this matter.
When he closed his eyes and pondered the cause of the incident, Zero finally heard footsteps coming from outside. The sound of footsteps showed that there were several people, and one of them walked steadily and his voice was not loud. He was obviously an expert. Then the door of the office was pushed open, and eight soldiers rushed in, standing in two rows and saluting. Then a male officer in his thirties walked in, and as soon as he entered, he greeted Zero with a very enthusiastic attitude.
He opened his hand and said loudly: "This must be Mr. Rafael. Mr. Rafael is already a celebrity now. It's just that on the first day when he came here, he was tied with the crazy Richard. It's really surprising. ah!"
Zero perfunctory said: "It's just a fluke."
Colonel Clover patted him affectionately on the shoulder and said, "It's true that you don't know the details of Richard. In general, you are lucky Mr. Raphael. This battle ended before Richard didn't really go crazy. Otherwise, it's hard to say whether you can stand in front of me now."
"But no matter what, luck is also a kind of strength. And I like people who are lucky, and I hope you can bring me good luck." Klauber said with a smile on his face: "Originally, according to the normal procedure, now I have to ask Mr. Rafi went to our Thebes Prison as a guest. However, based on Mr. Rafael’s performance today, I made a decision on my own instead of the warden. Mr. Rafael can leave here directly after paying the ransom, no need to go out of the way What do you think of our big prison going around again?"
Everyone has said so, can Zero still persist? It's just that he doesn't know what prompted the big prison to change the procedure, is it just because of the battle between him and Richard
The subsequent procedure was much simpler. Under the instruction of Klauber, the soldier transferred Raymond's credits to Ling's account with his brain, and deducted 10,000 credits from Ling's account as a ransom. After deducting the ransom, Zero still has 290,000 credits left, which is a huge sum.
When Zero was going through the formalities, Klauber said goodbye first because he had something important to do. Then don't leave, and Zero concentrates on him. He accidentally heard Klauber leave the office, and seemed to be chatting with someone outside.
The person who chatted with the colonel seemed surprised by Klauber's arrival. Although the two lowered their voices, they couldn't hide it from Zero's eyes and ears.
I only heard a strange voice say: "Colonel, why are you here in person?"
"I can't do it if I don't come. I just heard the news from the city of Rome that Lord Sauron is going to postpone the execution of the important prisoner on the bottom floor for a few days, so many arrangements have to be reconsidered."
"Delayed execution? Why?"
"How do little people like us know, and it's not our turn to care about these things, just take care of your own affairs. In short, the next few days will be very busy, and the city will be left to you. You have to see Tighten those guys, don't let them make any trouble at this critical moment. And tell Wallace, let him keep a low profile during this time, and don't provoke that lunatic or Black Wing. In short, after the execution, he wants to Whatever you do, let him go."
"The subordinate understands. Oh, the colonel should have seen that Rafael."
"Just saw it, what's the matter?"
"He can tie with Richard, should we consider absorbing him, just like Wallace?"
Clauber seemed to think about it for a while before saying: "This can be considered. After all, it is not a good trend for Wallace to dominate. However, let's talk about everything after this period of time."
"Yes, this subordinate knows what to do."
Then footsteps sounded, and Colonel Clauber and his guard left. But the next moment, someone pushed the door open. The soldier who was going through the formalities for Zero immediately saluted the man and said, "Defense Chief Vichi, good evening!"
This is a man in his forties, his figure is out of shape, his abdominal muscles are loose, and his eye bags are black and blue. The energy breath of the body is very weak, obviously a person who has been immersed in wine and sex for many years, and his body has already been hollowed out by those things.
Vicky, the Chief of Defense of Sin City, is also the biggest official in the city. He squeezed out a smile all over his face, and after greeting Zero for a while, he sent the soldiers back. After sending Zero away, Vicky sighed and said, "There are more and more difficult characters like this. There used to be Richard, Wallace and Black Wing, and now there is another Raphael. In a few days, it will be right again." On the day of the execution of the important criminal, why do I feel that the position of the chief of defense is about to be out of prison?"
Zero didn't hear Vicky's sigh, but like Vicky, he was also a little bit lost. From what Kraub said, it seems that something happened in Rome, which made Sauron postpone the day of execution. As a result, the Thebes prison had to be rearranged. During the important time of setting up the defense, naturally outsiders would not be allowed to enter at will, so the wishful thinking of Zero Night fell through.
If he missed tonight, he would have to find a way to sneak into the Thebes prison again. What can be done? After thinking about it, it finally fell on Richard and Gordon.
Judging from today's contact, that seemingly useless old man Gordon is obviously not as simple as it appears on the surface, and the madman Richard is not willing to be lonely in his bones. More importantly, they are the bosses of Sin City. One slap can't be slapped, if you want to succeed, I'm afraid you have to find the cooperation of these two people.
Back in the city, as soon as he got out of the car, Zero noticed that the people wandering around in twos and threes were all members of Bleeding Blade. After the armored vehicle left, several big men surrounded him and respectfully said to Ling: "Mr. Rafael, our boss wants to see you. He is in the Prancing Horse Bar right now."
Seeing the puzzled expression on Zero's face, the big man who approached him said: "It's like this, after you left. Our boss saw that the military vehicles were not heading towards Thebes prison, but towards the city defense department. So the boss Guess, you will be back soon. He said, this is the first time in the past few years that he has played so painfully, and he must buy you a drink when you come back."
"So that's the case, then let's go." Zero thought, strike while the iron is hot, and talk about the cooperation tonight.
The Prancing Horse Bar was brightly lit, and although it was late at night, there was such a sensational event at night that the drinkers couldn't sleep at all. What's more, in normal times, these guys would not leave until the next day's restricted time period, so every night, the free zone was always very lively.
However, the difference from before is that the Prancing Horse bar is full of people from Bloody Blade, and no one else can enter at all. The bar is basically reserved for Bloody Blade, and the only outsider who can sit in the bar now is Gordon.
In the box where he chatted with Zero before, Richard drank in silence, while Gordon sat beside him silently. The dull atmosphere in the box is like two worlds from the outside. After a while, Richard said, "Who is he?"
"I don't know who it is, but I can be sure that he is definitely not some Rafael." Gordon yawned.
"Of course it won't be a soft guy like Rafael. If he is really Rafael, Raymond won't lose so fast and so badly!" Richard sneered.
Gordon spread his hands and said, "Then what do you decide to do? Report to the military?"
"I'm not Wallace's loyal dog, why should I please the military." Richard snorted: "For me, it doesn't matter who he is. The important thing is that he can make my dreary life easier." Brilliant, that's enough."
"Crazy," Gordon sighed.
Richard gave him a hard look, and said, "What about you, aren't you going to reveal something to Black Wing?"
"You are his father, maybe this bit of information will make the military look at Black Wing differently."
Gordon raised his head and said with a sneer, "If Black Wing wants to join the military, how can it be Wallace's turn? Forget it, he's not interested in these things at all."
"Of course, he is most interested in Sauron, right?"
Gordon's face changed slightly, but he didn't answer.
"I heard that an important criminal will be executed here in a few days. At that time, Sauron might show up, and your precious son might set fire to the city first."
"No matter what he wants to do, I will support him." Gordon said silently.
Richard seemed bored, so he yawned and said, "Why are you so slow? Didn't you mean that the military vehicles were going to the city defense department? From this point of view, our dear Mr. Rafael should have been released. .You know, old man, he wants me to rebel, what a funny guy."
"In my opinion, lunatic Richard doesn't look like an obedient citizen, so rebellion is not something to make a fuss about, is it?" Zero opened the door and entered, continuing Richard's last sentence.
Richard's eyes lit up, and he said, "You are the first person to call me crazy to my face, and I don't want to beat you up for now."
"Shouldn't that be a celebration?" Zero was not polite, and directly picked up a bottle of beer to open, then the bottle collided with Richard's, and took another sip.
Swallowing a mouthful of foam, Richard wiped his mouth and grinned, "Now is it time to tell us something? Mr. Rafael, this is the cornerstone of cooperation. If you don't want to say it, it's fine, let's pat our butts and let go Alright."
When Zero came to the bar, he was already thinking about it. He knew that if he wanted to impress someone like Crazy Richard, it would be counterproductive to cover up, so he simply said: "As I told you in the ring before, I am here to save people. That's right, the friend I want to save , is the prisoner Sauron will publicly execute!"
Gordon let go of his hand, and the wine bottle almost fell to the ground. Richard who was beside him grabbed it casually, glared at him and said, "You are really old, and such a small thing is worth making a fuss about."
Gordon glanced back at him, and then repeated back and forth with a wry smile, "That's all? It doesn't seem like a trivial matter, no matter how you look at it."
He looked at Zero again, and said, "Now we are getting more and more curious about your identity. Who are you, who dare to sneak in alone, and want to rescue the people executed by Sauron?"
"I am Zero. If you have heard the news that the Pope's Hall was defeated by the invaders from the south, you should know me. Because I am the leader of the invaders. Now, can I trust you?" ?” Zero looked at the two of them indifferently.
Richard didn't seem to know what was going on outside, he looked at Gordon as if asking for advice. Gordon's eyes widened and his mouth opened wide. After recovering for a while, he suddenly snatched the wine bottle from Richard's hand, and then poured the remaining half of the bottle into his stomach. Richard, who was next to him, was dumbfounded and said, "Old man, you can't die if you drink like this. Yet?"
Gordon wiped the bar, shook his head and said with a smile: "If you know who he is, then you should know. After hearing what he said, our lives are actually hanging by a thread. If we don't want to cooperate with you, I'm afraid you will kill us on the spot right now? The leader of the Sea God Squad, Master Zero?"
"Cinderella is very important to me, and I don't want Sauron to know what's going on. So if necessary, I will!" Zero nodded.
Richard said madly: "Old man Gordon, if you don't explain to me what's going on, believe it or not, I'll tear your old bones apart!"
Gordon shot him a sideways look, and said, "Who told you that you usually only know how to fight and drink, and don't care what happens in the outside world at all. Now regret it, you don't even know who is sitting in front of you."
Seeing the veins on Richard's forehead, Gordon gave up the idea of continuing to tease him, and beat the Poseidon group from the Roaring Bay all the way to the Canon Fortress, and then pushed northward from the Bloody Road, smashing the Pope's hall. The matter of the flying dog jumping has been roughly explained. Only at this time did Richard realize who he had lost.