As the new round of attacks erupted, the fighting grew even more brutal.
“Brilliant!”
Many spectators around the arena stood up, holding their drinks and cheering loudly.
“Only one of these two beastmen can survive, so they’ll fight with everything they have, just to stay alive,” Wu Chengtian said.
Lin Yun felt a pang of sorrow at this spectacle, thinking it a twisted form of entertainment.
But such was the way of this place, especially in Xin City, the heart of the Ancestral Realm.
The battle in the arena continued. As time passed, both beastmen sustained more injuries, their bodies drenched in blood.
Yet neither dared to pause or cry out in pain, for doing so would mean certain death.
Despite their wounds, both beastmen kept getting up as quickly as possible, attacking and defending with full force.
Though they were both beastmen, in this moment, they were each other’s greatest enemies in the fight for survival.
After a prolonged and bloody struggle, one beastman’s leg was completely torn, putting it at a severe disadvantage.
The other beastman seized the opportunity, launching a frenzy of attacks.
The beastman with the torn leg finally collapsed under the assault.
The other beastman leapt forward, pinning it down, and relentlessly pounded its massive fists into the fallen opponent.
The beastman beneath was battered to a pulp, motionless, yet the one on top continued its relentless barrage.
There was no doubt, the victor had been decided.
This scene ignited the atmosphere in the arena.
“YES!”
The spectators who had bet on the winning beastman jumped up, cheering wildly, the entire arena resounding with deafening roars.
Those who had bet on the loser stood up, cursing in frustration.
In the arena, several staff members rushed forward to restrain the victorious beastman, who only then stopped its relentless punches and collapsed to the ground. Its body, too, was covered in wounds and blood, looking utterly ferocious.
It had won. It had regained its freedom!
Several staff members approached the beastman, urging it to leave the arena to clear the space.
But despite their repeated calls, the beastman didn’t respond.
After the Baibao House staff examined it, they discovered the beastman had no breath left. It, too, was dead…
The staff announced to the entire arena that the beastman had died.
“The beastman that won, the one that was just pummeling the other, is now dead?” Wu Yue exclaimed in shock.
“It seemed ferocious earlier, but it was only holding on with sheer willpower, driven by the desire to win and regain freedom. Once it won and relaxed, that drive faded, and its severe injuries claimed its life,” Lin Yun said.
Lin Yun saw such events as a tragedy of this world.
But this was the way of the world.
After the staff announced the beastman’s death, the spectators who had bet on it stood up, cursing loudly and arguing about how the situation should be judged.
As for the beastman’s death, no one cared. To them, it was just an insignificant creature.
Soon, a staff member declared that the beastman who died later was the victor, and the bets were settled accordingly, calming the crowd.
After the arena was cleared, Wu Jun, seated in another section, jumped into the arena.
Clearly, Wu Jun had already coordinated this match with Baibao House.
“Wu Chengtian, get down here! It’s time for us to settle this!” Wu Jun stood in the center of the arena, pointing in Wu Chengtian’s direction.
“Wu Jun, the young master of the Wu Clan from Kaiyang County, has taken the stage!”
“Next up, a Wu Clan young master versus an outcast abandoned by the family. This should be interesting!”
“I heard they’re suppressing their realms to the same level for this fight. That makes it intriguing. Who’re you betting on?”
…
With Wu Jun’s entrance, the audience erupted into heated discussions.
After the auction for the female elf, Wu Jun had publicly challenged Wu Chengtian to a duel, and many who overheard had come to the arena to watch.
Thus, with Wu Jun’s appearance, many in the crowd knew the context of their duel and the reasons behind it.
