404 Saving the Little Fairy Part Seven (1/2)

Hoodlum's legendary story had spread throughout the nobles of the York Territory.

Hoodlum had to undergo cruel training under the coaches of the Duke of York and participate in various brutal Gladiator Fights. He fought with many different opponents of various races.

No matter how hard the battles were, he achieved victory. He had almost died many times. Once, his neck was stabbed multiple times. He suffered the pain of asphyxiation and dealt his opponent a fatal blow.

A grandpa nurse quickly treated Hoodlum's wounds and saved him miraculously.

The Duke of York was so worried that he cried.

Of course, it was all hearsay.

Hoodlum's fame spread like wildfire. When he was sleeping, nobody could wake him up, so everyone called him Slumbering Hoodlum.

A slave warrior with such strong characteristics was often beaten up, but it was like having a meal to him. The long period of beating and healing would have caused a normal creature to go mad, but Hoodlum didn't. Instead, he was on close terms with the prison wardens.

In the midst of beating and being beaten up, he made many friends.

They even became close friends.

”Hoodlum, why do you have to sleep so long?” asked a prison warden who was on close terms with Hoodlum as he flogged him.

The prison warden wasn't sure why he was flogging Hoodlum.

They would have various reasons for flogging Hoodlum. For example, if he took things without permission or if the prison wardens wanted to build up his endurance.

”I'm getting busier these days. Work and life issues. I'd like to resign from my full-time job to play computer games, but who knows if 'Dungeon' can survive. If the game is closed down one day due to a regulation breach, I'll be in trouble. I'm a thirty-year-old man with elderly and young dependants and a house loan. The pressure is immense, so I can't afford to resign.”

”Do you wish… to leave this place?”

”Leave this place? Impossible. I won't be able to leave in my lifetime. I can't make things or earn money. I can only be happy in the game. The beatings here are severe, the meals are delicious, and there's free medical treatment. I won't leave this place.”

The prison wardens couldn't understand Hoodlum's answers. Perhaps his brain was damaged by the beatings?

The Duke of York thought he could depend on Hoodlum to make a fortune, so he registered Hoodlum for the next Underground Dark Gladiator Fight in the Capital City. The prison wardens made a difficult decision.

”Ka cha… Zi ya…”

The prison cell was opened, and a few prison wardens stood at the entrance. At this time, Hoodlum was offline and looked like he was sleeping.

They looked at each other and nodded.

They carried Slumbering Hoodlum and placed him into a bag, then loaded him onto a carriage and sent the carriage off.

The prison wardens also fled with the carriage.

They looked gently at Hoodlum and silently thanked him. Because of Hoodlum, they found the meaning of their lives!

Once the carriage had traveled a good distance, they threw Hoodlum into some bushes by the road.

”Hahaha! The fat Duke took advantage of my wife, so we'll throw his golden goose away! Let's see how he's going to handle the Gladiator Fight in the Capital City now!”

”Yes, yes! Big Boss, you're so clever!”

”Big Boss, where shall we go?”

”Anything is better than being prison wardens at the Fat Duke's Castle. We'll become bandits!”

”Good, it's good to be a bandit. We'll capture the wife of that fat Duke and take revenge for the bullying of our big brother!”

The prison wardens discussed their plans as their carriage disappeared into the distance.

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Darting Birds carried fully armed Riders as they ran across sand dunes.