Chapter 166 (1/2)

I finished the whisper with a pleased smile and started running again. We were able to quickly enter Fortren and arrived at the huge Colosseum. The moment I got there, I wore a mask. It was the black wolf mask but I had no other method to hide my identity except this. Players would recognize me if I wore the white tiger mask. I just had to hope that Aidan didn't recognize me.

“Oh, this is the Colosseum.”

Kerenos’ eyes widened at the sight. Maybe it was the first time he had come here. I looked around. I didn’t see a place to lodge my application. Where should I go?

“Hmm, I can’t find the place to apply.”

I missed Prometheus every time there was a situation like this. He would’ve told me where to go. He should wake up quickly.

“Maybe it is inside?”

“Inside?”

“Yes, I don’t think there is a way to apply outside.”

It sounded correct. Of course, I also heard that dog poop was used for medicine.

“We will go inside.”

I entered straight into the Colosseum. Shortly thereafter, a crowded area appeared. Most of them were ordinary people but there was a place that stood out. It was a place where huge men with large muscles gathered. At first glance, it seemed to be a place for participants.

I tried to walk over there. At this time, Kerenos spoke, “Old man, I’m going to the stands.”

“Um, you will?”

“Yes, I will cheer for you. I wish you good luck.”

“Yes, see you later.”

Thus, I separated from Kerenos. He seemed to be unwilling to participate in this. I shrugged and walked over to that area again. There was a NPC distributing tickets at the entrance. He asked me, “Would you like to participate in the Colosseum battle?”

“Yes.”

“I will check your level.”

His eyes flashed with magic power as he scanned me from the top of my head to the tips of my toes. It felt a bit bad.

“Yes, you’re allowed to participate. I wish you good luck.”

[A Colosseum Ticket has been acquired.]

I received the ticket he handed over and passed through the door. However, there was a problem. Iron bars suddenly came down from the entrance and I was trapped. I was panicked by the sudden situation. What was it this time...

-Now, Colosseum battle participants! From now on, the people gathered here will be referred to as Group 2. From here, only four people will advance to the round of 16. Please go up to the stage. The preliminary round will start right away.

The competition was more competitive than I thought. Only four people would proceed from here. At first glance, there were close to 20 people gathered. Looking at their faces, they all seemed to be individuals.

“...Zhen Sulong said he was in Group 1. He said he would wait for me first.”

I walked straight toward the place where the crowd was moving. The place where we appeared was a checkerboard-like stage. It seemed that we were going to fight here. There were no people in the audience. Perhaps they hadn’t entered yet. I was the last to go onto the stage and a voice was heard.

-Now, everyone in Group 2. As I mentioned earlier, only four people can enjoy the honor of advancing to the round of 16. To do that, other people have to fall, right?

The host smiled.

-The survival match will now start. You can fight alone or team up. Fight again and again until there are only four people left. Good luck.

At the same time, the air around me changed. The people of Group 2 separated from each other. Then someone laughed loudly. ”Wuhahaha! How interesting!”

“Hmm?”

It was a muscular man with a familiar bald head and a huge body. I remembered this man. He was the one who protected me in the fight against Minotaur the other day. Was his name Reinhardt? No, why was he here?

“There is no need for four people. I, Reinhardt, alone am enough! Nuclear Fist!”

Reinhardt’s fist slammed into the ground and suddenly the stage started to collapse.

* * *

In front of the Colosseum in Fortren…

The executives from the Icarus Guild, including Mido, gathered. It was quite late but there was only one reason why they gathered. It was the Colosseum battle.

Mido nagged at Park Taehyeon, “Oppa! Why are you so late every day?! Does it make sense to sleep in? I almost couldn’t participate in the Colosseum battle because of you!”

“Groan.”

“I’ll kick you out if you keep doing this!”

Mido was the vice-president of the guild. She might be the only woman in the guild but due to her intelligence, Kim Hyeonu trusted her and let her be the vice-president. The vice-president had the authority to kick out guild members.

“Ah, I’m sorry. I won’t be late anymore.”

“You should reflect on yourself! If you’re late one more time then I really will kick you out. You should know!”

“Che.”

Park Taehyeon dug at his ears. As always, this person was really lazy. It was the opposite of her ideal type. Mido’s ideal type was a sincere man. He should also be tall and handsome like her grandfather. Well, she might look at the face too much but she was young and beautiful. She wouldn’t be discouraged by appearance.

“Dude, stop being late. Mido is angry. Do you want me to shoot an arrow in your butt?”

“You?”

Eun Jeonghyeok and Park Taehyeon growled at each other. At this time, the watching Kim Hyeonu stopped the two people. “Hey! Stop fighting. Park Taehyeon, you won’t be late anymore?”

“Cough. Um, yes. I'll try.”