Chapter 50 The Wizard
The tickets were particularly popular today, but there was no other reason - the Iron Hand Gang released a message that among the contestants participating in the life-and-death duel today, a "wizard" was included.
"Witcher" is an extremely special profession. Among the people, there are many nicknames for this profession, such as "astrologers", "warlocks", "magics" and even "devil's minions" and so on... In the eyes of many people, wizards are a group of monsters that can manipulate supernatural powers. They have the ability to release "spells"... Some powerful wizards even have terrifying destructive power.
But in fact, according to Ashes, most of the people who become "wizards" are ordinary people without special abilities. This is not a combat profession, but rather a scholar or researchers. The reason why they get the title of "wizards" with a strong fantasy color is because most of the things they study are surreal existences. The outside world calls these "witchcraft research", and within the wizards, these research contents are collectively called "mysticism".
The Iron Hand Gang made this news just to add gimmicks to today's duel. Not all wizards are scholars with no power. There is no direct conflict between the two identities of warriors and wizards. It's just that those guests who want to see "fireball" and "summoning" that only appear in novels are destined to be disappointed today. The wizard can indeed become a fighter, but his combat skills have nothing to do with the identity of wizards.
However, these things have nothing to do with ashes. His target is just the former imperial official hiding in Xiling Street. It is said that he rarely misses the life-and-death duel organized by the Iron Hand Gang, especially when there is a wonderful showdown.
The audience is not fools. If the "wizard" will only fight with the opponent like ordinary duels after the "wizard" comes on the stage, the Iron Hand Gang is almost like smashing his own sign. Since they dare to promote this, it means that today's life-and-death duel will definitely be different from the past. At least, the Iron Hand Gang will never be stupid enough to let the wizard take the round shield and the short sword...
Ashes bought a "fourth-class ticket". The location was not good, but it was located right above the "VIP seat". From this angle, he could see the people sitting in the VIP seat clearly... As the target, if he came to watch the duel, he would inevitably appear in the VIP seat... After all, in this underground arena, there is no independent private room, and the VIP seat is already the most comfortable and viewing angle in the entire venue.
The firearms and daggers carried by Ashes were searched when they entered the venue - this is the rule of the Iron Hand Gang. No viewer is allowed to bring weapons into the arena... Of course, this rule is not applicable to guests who purchase VIP tickets. They can even bring fully armed bodyguards in... Not everyone trusts the Iron Hand Gang so much, especially those nobles who come here to "seek excitement" with hiding their identities.
The only weapon left on Ashes is now a few bone needles hidden in the boots. Since they were not made of metal, they were not searched with magnets by the Iron Hand Gang.
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"Gentlemen! Girls! Welcome to the Iron Hand Fighting Club!" A fat man in a black dress stood in the middle of the arena, holding a sparkling copper microphone in his hand. His voice came from the loudspeaker and kept echoing in this underground space.
Waiters wearing short cheongsams shuttled between the audience, a traditional costume from the East. The fabric close to the body can fully show the girls' moving figures, and the high slits on both sides of the skirt add a bit of sexiness to the wearer.
These cheongsam waiters were divided into two groups, one holding a cash box, and the other holding a pen and a bill - betting has always been a crucial part of the duel of life and death. It can even be said that if there is no bet, the fun of watching the duel will be reduced by half... The splash of blood accompanied by the jingle of the collision between coins and coins, all of which is definitely enough to mobilize the audience's enthusiasm to the peak.
The first game was when the wizard fought against a contestant called "Iron Tower".
The handicap between the two sides did not appear one-sided as Ash imagined. Although many people purchased tickets for this "wizard", in fact, not many people are optimistic about the wizard. The regulars of the Iron Hand Fighting Club are more willing to put their bets on the "Iron Tower" they are familiar with.
"Iron Tower" is one of the elite duels trained by the Iron Hand Gang. As his name suggests, this man from the Kuafu clan is nearly 2.7 meters tall. His muscular forearms are even thicker than the fat host's thigh. His weapons are a two-meter-high tower shield and an extra-large chain hammer. The iron-gray hammer head is covered with sharp spikes.
Of course, body shape is not the main reason why the viewers choose the "Iron Tower". The most important thing that he can get so many bets is his winning rate - so far, the "Iron Tower" has played a total of 17 games, winning 17 games, with a winning rate of 100%.
Under normal circumstances, the "Iron Tower" often appears as the finale of the gladiator, but this time, the completely opposite situation occurred.
When the giant-like "iron tower" entered the field, cheers and whistles suddenly came from the audience. Due to weapons and power, the opponents who lost to the Iron Tower rarely survived after the duel. The 25-kilogram chain hammer head can easily smash the opponent's head like a walnut, causing red blood and white brain matter to splatter everywhere. For the audience, there is nothing more exciting than this.
"The invincible warrior of the Kuafu clan! The undefeated god of war on the arena! Iron Tower! Current record! Seventeen wins! Zero defeats-!!" The host knew how to mobilize the emotions of the audience. He shouted at the microphone at the top of his lungs, his cheeks trembled, and his face turned red.
"Iron Tower! Iron Tower! Iron Tower!" A deafening cry came from the audience. Most of the people sitting here had watched the Iron Tower competition. The fighting style full of violent aesthetics was simply the best interpretation of power. Every time the chain hammer was swung, it was accompanied by the screams of the opponent and the audience's adrenaline.
Ashes's attention was always focused on the VIP seat, but the target did not appear at this moment, and he could not determine whether the empty positions were reserved for the target...
Standing on the ground, the tower raised his head and looked around the audience. Although his face was covered with a mask made of steel and could not show his expression, the momentum and eyes were enough to shock everyone. The cheers in the audience stopped for a moment, and then they became even more crazy.
A large amount of coins were thrown into the stadium. This was not the money used to bet, but the audience's reward for the tower - although more than 90% of this money would flow into the Iron Hand Gang's pocket, who cares about this?
"Next! Let's focus on the other side! The opponent of the Tower! The challenger who wants to end the undefeated myth! The mysterious 'wizard' - An Jie!"
A figure wearing a black cloak and slender figure walked into the field from another entrance. Compared with the tall and strong iron tower, she looked like a weak child.
"Huh? Is it a woman?" Ash narrowed his eyes in surprise. The "wizard" did not carry any weapons and was not wearing armor. He was completely unarmed... However, the black robe was very consistent with the public's understanding of the profession of wizards.
"What kind of fighting method will this guy... use?" Ashes' curiosity was immediately aroused. The wizards would not use magic unless the guy shrouded under the black robe was a abilities who awakened the power of the apostles.
The cheers in the audience suddenly became much less. Many people were not optimistic about this wizard called "Anjie". It was hard to believe how strong the weak body could burst out - this woman, I'm afraid she couldn't even withstand the iron tower's hammer?
"The first duel for life and death, start now!" After saying this, the host quickly flashed to the side, climbed back to the viewing area with his hands and feet.
No one expected that the first person to launch the attack was the seemingly weak female wizard "An Jie"!
When the host said the word "start" of "start", she rushed towards the tower like an arrow. At the same time, her right hand suddenly waved, and an arc-shaped trajectory composed of flames appeared in the air - the flame flashed in the air, but it was very visible to everyone.
An exclaim suddenly came out of the audience. The ability to "control" the flames was obviously not something that ordinary people could have.
"So that's what it is..."
Chapter completed!