Chapter 81 The Arenas of Hillfor (2/2)
”Next!” the announcer's voice called out, and as the youth left the arena, another fighter took his place, nervousness plain on the new fighter's face as he faced the burly man
Arran turned his attention to the crowd, and saw that there were several hundreds of people, hts, with soer
Amid the crowd, several men and women walked, and after abets At once, the size of the crowd areat display of skill
When he reached the back of the arena, Arran found a doorway cut into the stone, and behind it was a large cha
He entered the chamber, and immediately, a tall man in a pristine uniforht?”
Arran nodded
”What's your name?”
”Ghostblade”
”Grab a sword froet in line,” thetoward a handful of barrels to the side of the chaht until you lose If you lose, get out of the arena, and move to the back of the line Any questions?”
Arran looked at the line of fighters, seeing that there were over two dozen people in front of hi, and Shadowflaht,” theto ask if Arran was a member of the Shadowflame Society, he turned his attention to the ht?”
Arran took a wooden sword, then lined up behind the others The line hters Most of thes of experienced fighters
Finally, Arran's turn came
When he stepped into the arena, he was surprised to see the burly ood day — at least so far
Seeing Arran approach, the lance, then attacked i forith his weapon raised
Aseveral new bruises and a shocked expression
”Next!” the announcer's voice sounded, and as the burlyant face
”Next!” the announcer yelled as the younga black eye and a sulking expression
”Next!”
Arran fought for several hours, soon losing track of how ht only once, although a few returned several times The burlyup
With none of his opponents being Body Refiners or ht, and he used only a fraction of his true strength
Still, the endless supply of opponents proved excellent practice — even if they were too weak to pose a real challenge, testing his skills against the their numerous different styles helped Arran hone his swordsht had fallen by the tih for the day, and as he returned to the entry chamber he was surprised to see that there were now thousands of people in the crowd,loudly
”Soattention,” hehe hadn't caused too much of a stir