Being able to qualify to participate in the "Seven Days of Hell", there is no doubt that Barrow has strength far beyond ordinary people.
He himself believed this.
He often felt that compared with the people in the big mercenary groups, those people were just from better backgrounds. He had no special training and no money to buy magic potions, so he was reduced to this situation and turned into a mercenary for black boxing.
In fact, he only got into the business a year ago. At that time, he stayed in the casino all night, lost all his belongings, and missed the gathering time of the mercenary group. When he went to find the group leader with a face full of despair, he was spat out by the group leader and kicked out of the original mercenary group.
His sword, his armor... everything was used to mortgage the heavy gambling debt, but it was not enough. He lost all his friends, and his wife and children ran away overnight. He was knocking on a neighbor's door, asking for a rope to hang himself, when someone from the casino came to see him.
"Want to die? Then go and feel the taste of death yourself." At that time, the people in the casino grabbed his collar and said to him.
In this way, Barrow embarked on the road of black boxing.
During this year, he fought a total of six black boxing matches. In other words, he survived six life-and-death battles. Three of these times, he wandered from the edge of life and death and almost fell to the bloody ring, unable to stand up again.
But even so, he still failed to pay off his gambling debts.
Barrow regrets it. He didn't know why he owed so much debt. When he was gambling red, the people at the casino didn't even remind him.
But regret has lost its meaning. He can only continue to go on stage, win money, and recuperate... The people in the casino keep a close eye on him. He will go on stage as soon as his injury is almost healed, and then he will be seriously injured again. He doesn't even have a chance to escape. .
Until the previous week, someone from the casino told him about the "Seven Days of Hell". He was also afraid of death, but the reward of five thousand gold coins gave him hope of freedom. Didn't he survive the black punches again and again at the risk of his life? Those people told him that as long as he participated in the "Seven Days of Hell", the reward he received would be able to pay off his gambling debts.
—He can get his life back.
Unable to withstand such temptation, Barrow finally came to this place without hesitation.
However, he did not expect that the so-called "Seven Days of Hell" was just a hunting ground to satisfy the perverted desires of rich people. Doubling the number of people surrounded them, and even mages participated. They had no power to fight back and could only be driven obediently into this forest that symbolized death like prey.
Derek said that as long as they survive seven days, the money is theirs. But, can they really survive it
At the beginning, they just couldn't use their hands and just kept running away. But what happens next? They have no food, their hands cannot recover, and they chew tree bark every day. How can they survive being hunted by those rich people
Barrow knew he was going to die, but he still ran away. No matter how many heroic words Qian Yun said, in the final analysis, no one really wanted to die.
Every near-death experience he experienced made him realize how damn wonderful it was to be alive.
However, he did not expect that before he even started to escape, he would be restrained again by a young man who suddenly appeared in front of him.
The sudden strong wind blew him to the ground, and the sudden ice froze him to death, making him unable to take another step. He knew very well that the only one who could do all this was a mage, and he had neither weapons nor hands. How could he fight against a mage
Like an animal waiting to be slaughtered, he could only raise his head in despair.
However, what he saw was not the "hunter", but the thinnest guy who was the "prey" with them.
At that moment, Barrow felt like he couldn't turn his head.
This guy... is a mage
He and this man came in the same carriage. At the beginning, he doubted how this person got the qualification to participate, and what was the difference between coming and dying. He never imagined that a mage would actually blend in with their team and enter the woods without those people noticing.
Moreover, that person also said such words to him.
"Let me ask you, do you want to pick up your sword and chop all those idiots out there into pieces?"
Behind the young man, the sky cast a circle of light around the figure floating in the air. If it weren't for the vulgar words used by the other party, Barrow even thought that some god was possessing this person and wanted to save them.
But... he still couldn't believe it.
"Did God come to save us?"
Barrow wanted to beat himself to death for saying this. But at that moment, he was so desperate that his huge body began to tremble slightly.
"No god cares about the dark corners of this world." The other party said, "The only one who can save us is ourselves."
At that moment, Barrow finally woke up and realized that everything in front of him was not just his fantasy, but a miracle that really happened before his eyes.
A mage who was among the "prey" came to him and offered him an olive branch.
How else could he answer
"I, I want to!" His mind started to heat up, and his voice was so loud that even he was startled, "I want to kill all those idiots! I... I want to live!"
He was afraid that what he said impulsively would offend the other person. Fortunately, the other person looked very happy and nodded towards him.
"I can heal your hands and give you weapons, but you have to pay a price." The other party continued, "I will plant a curse on you. From now on, you must obey my orders. As long as One thought from me can make your life worse than death. Do you understand?"
Hearing this, Barrow was a little lost.
He didn't understand what the curse was, but he knew that he had gained life, but would lose his freedom again.
"But you don't have to worry too much. I will not enslave you or force you to do something that requires death. As long as you are loyal to me, I will make your life more comfortable." The other party may have been delayed in seeing him. There was no answer, then he continued.
Hearing this, Barrow finally nodded.
He has lost freedom for too long, and maybe he doesn't deserve to be free at all. As vulgar as he is, he just hopes to survive, no matter how useless he is.
So, the other party showed a satisfied expression and waved his hand.
The ice that froze him disappeared, and countless magical water balls appeared instead. The water ball enveloped him, and gradually the pain in his arms disappeared. He was pleasantly surprised to find that he could pump his fist again!
Then, a big sword made entirely of ice fell in front of him.
"Well... you can make do with it for now. You can wrap your hand with a piece of cloth before holding the sword to avoid frostbite. I will find you a real sword soon."
Barrow stood up, looked at the figure in the sky, and then at the ice sword in front of him. He didn't know why, but his eyes were hot.
It seemed like... no one had spoken to him in this tone for a long time.
It was as if he had returned to those days in the mercenary group, when he had not been ruined by gambling, and his past mistakes were written off as if in a dream. He was given a chance to start over from his humble life in the sewers.
"I… "
"What are you still dawdling about?" The other party urged, "Hurry up, we still have more than twenty people to save!"
Barrow was startled, then suddenly came to his senses and nodded vigorously.
He tore off a corner of his clothes, wrapped it around his palm, and then pulled out the ice sword stuck on the ground.
"I'm... ready." He said, not knowing why, he was as nervous as if he was participating in a mercenary mission for the first time.
Maybe he was too obvious and the other party saw his nervousness. But what he didn't expect was that the other party didn't continue to urge him. Instead, he turned back and suddenly smiled kindly at him.
"By the way, you can call me Benjamin." The man said.