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"It's just..."
Geeta sighed helplessly, touched the longsword resting on her lap, and suddenly looked at Holnet, who was smiling beside her, and asked:
"Teacher, could you teach me how to sharpen weapons?"
"Hmm?" Holnet asked curiously, "Don't I sharpen your longsword every day?"
"Hmm...it still feels a little different."
Gita struggled to piece together the scattered thoughts in her mind, and stammered out:
"I feel... it might be because my sword-wielding habits, like the angles of my moves, are different from yours, teacher. Hmm, it could also be due to the strength I use... In short, for me, the optimal state of a weapon probably depends on my own feeling..."
Upon hearing this, Holnett's eyes lit up, and he smiled happily:
"Gita, you've grown a lot too!"
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“Jennifer and Holnet should be able to fulfill their duties as midfield coaches…”
Latis, stroking his chin, silently watched the battle below amidst the surrounding clamor. With his magical perception and blood resonance, plus the Hunter's Log in his hand, he could usually guess the outcome with a high degree of accuracy after placing bets on the challengers. So after three or four rounds, he had already accumulated more than four hundred Lucky Coins.
Although he didn't go all-in on blind boxes during the break before the challengers were revealed, Latis gradually figured out the betting patterns in the Colosseum. First, there was a blind box betting period with variable odds during the break. Second, the stronger the challenger and the higher their ranking on the ladder, the higher the odds for both sides would be. At this moment, although it was just a battle between noobs outside the top ninety, Latis had already seen high odds such as 9:7.
I can't even imagine how high the odds would be if it were a match between the top ten ranked players... 50? 60?
No wonder the monsters here are so enthusiastic, even lingering here...
Latis shook his head. Seeing that the battle below had ended, he reached out and, amidst the cacophony of boos and cheers, took one hundred gibbons from the coin dispenser.
These lucky coins can be used to buy food, drinks, and entertainment items at the Colosseum. During the lunch break, you can take your teammates to experience it.
However, for Latis, the coin had no other value, so he wasn't as excited as other monsters.
After a short wait, the new challenger was about to enter the arena. Latis glanced at the field and was suddenly surprised to find that Zote had entered.
Watching the triangular-headed man holding a wooden splinter, looking around and waving, only to be met with a chorus of boos, Latis stroked his chin, glanced at the odds displayed on the coin slot, and pondered for a moment.
2.3:7.0, the dog is left.
He scratched his head, a hint of amusement in his eyes, and took out one hundred ringgit, which he then placed into Zote's betting pool.
Chapter 444 The Powerful Heart of a Knight
"Hehehe, it's finally my turn to make my appearance!"
Zuo Te strode out of the waiting area, pulled out a wooden spike with a clang, held it in the air, looked around the audience, and shouted:
"The great Zote has arrived! Let's give a round of applause to the future champion!"
The host's enthusiastic introduction fell from above.
"Honorable audience! Now entering the stage is the renowned 'Great' Knight Zote from the depths! His legends and achievements need no further explanation; all who have ever heard of this name are surely familiar with them! Haha, let's cheer for him!...And on the other side, the challenger is the eighty-second ranked octopus warrior, it..."
"call!"
"Zote!"
"Sir Knight!"
The cheers, tinged with sarcasm, reached its ears, but Zote couldn't discern their meaning. Satisfied, it raised its hands high, listening to the audience's continuous applause, its confidence overflowing.
It smugly gestured to the audience, swung its wooden spikes around, looked at the octopus warrior opposite it, patted its chest, and roared fiercely:
"Come! Let the great Zote grant you death!"
"..." The octopus warrior glanced at the short Zote, his lips twitched, and he turned away, too lazy to talk to this rookie opponent.
Seeing that the octopus opposite him remained unmoved, Zuo Te raised an eyebrow, smiled contemptuously, and stroked his wooden spikes, saying:
"What? Looks like you're scared? Well, the great Zote is born with an aura of dominance, while your eight legs are probably only good for running away or for giving massages, right? If you don't want to lose your life to this 'life terminator,' you'd better surrender obediently! That's the most self-aware thing to do when facing me!"
"...You piece of trash! Stop making noise!"
The octopus warrior finally couldn't hold back any longer. His face flushed red with rage, and before the audience's applause had even ended, he shot forward like a spring, charging straight towards Zote like an unstoppable torrent, shouting:
"Prepare to die! You worthless insect!"
"You rude thing! Let Zote teach you how to respect the strong!"
Zote shouted and charged headlong at the octopus warrior, brandishing his wooden spikes. Because the spikes were short, the horns on his head were even beyond the spikes' attack range when he ran headlong.
"You dare to look down on me like this without even opening your eyes?!"
Seeing this, the octopus warrior's eyes widened in fury. He leaped forward a large step, then accurately located Zote's position. Using his body as the center, he swung his long tentacles violently, his katana leaving a trail of afterimages in the air before slamming directly into Zote.
boom!
Amidst the cheers of the audience, Zote shot out like a cannonball with a scream, crashing into the high wall in the distance.
"Is this all the quality you've got?"
The octopus warrior disdainfully flicked the katana in his hand, passing it between his tentacles like a juggler as he slowly walked towards Zote.
"Damn it...you tried to trick me, you tried to ambush me..."
As Zote coughed, he struggled to his feet. Just as he gripped the splinter that had fallen beside him, a thick tentacle grabbed him.
"Everyone knows you're a clown, yet you still dare to provoke me?"
The octopus warrior brandished its other tentacles, brandishing its blades menacingly around Zote as it dragged him into the center of the arena, saying menacingly, "This time I'm going to show you just how much you're worth!"
"Zote... never... give up..."
Zote, nearly suffocating from the tentacles, muttered intermittently, his wooden spikes flailing weakly, unable to touch the octopus warrior in the slightest.
The octopus warrior laughed loudly for a moment, then brandished his katana at the audience, before slowly raising it and saying menacingly:
"Die, Zote!"
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"Was the beating really that severe?"
Latis, observing the battle below, gasped in shock and frowned, muttering to himself:
"Something's not right. Zote is completely outmatched. There's no way it can turn this around. If this continues, it'll be eliminated after this match... Logically speaking, Zote shouldn't be facing such a strong opponent at the very beginning of the ranked ladder..."
He pinched his chin and pondered. He originally thought that the first few matches of the ladder battle would be a bunch of newbies fighting each other, so it was highly likely that the three girls would be matched with Zote. He did not expect that Zote would be matched with a powerful monster ranked eighty-second right away. Even if Zote survived by chance, he probably would not be in the condition to accept the later matches.
Latis held out a coin and slowly rubbed it. Although he didn't have Jennifer's gaming talent to manipulate coins at will, flicking the coin from here would easily break the katana in the octopus warrior's hand in half a second.
"We can't let Zote suffer a serious blow..."
Latis held the coin to his index finger, slowly gathering power in his knuckle. Although he didn't have a good impression of the arrogant Zote, the key to reclaiming the power of the divine kingdom ultimately lay with it, and perhaps the chaos in this arena also needed to be resolved by Zote, so he definitely had to save it first.
"Die, Zote!"
The octopus warrior's arrogant shouts came from the arena. Latis narrowed his eyes slightly, straightened up, and raised his hand without making a sound.
……Bang!
The sound of a sudden crash echoed throughout the arena. A hint of surprise flashed in Latis's eyes. He remained silent for a moment, then withdrew the coin from his hand and looked at the coin dispenser in front of him.
Under the lit name of Zote, a multiplier of 7.0 flashed, and then a full 700 ringgit fell from the coin dispenser.
"How can it be?!"
"...No! My lucky coins! All my lucky coins..."
"Holy crap! I won with a random bet? I should have gone all in..."
A deafening chorus of boos erupted from the stands, with only a few monsters who had successfully made a quick buck letting out joyful screams. Latis glanced around, glared at the monsters who were trying to steal, then put away the coin and leaned back in his chair, lost in thought.
Just now, he seemed to see a controlled divine power violently vibrating within the octopus warrior, instantly knocking him unconscious.
It seems that the Colosseum's higher-ups are using this method to cheat and secretly manipulate the match results... I didn't expect that my guess last night would actually come true. It seems that the Colosseum's higher-ups want to use Zote to reap the benefits of the aura generated by the audience.
Latis shook his head, and couldn't help but mourn for the audience's fooled lives for a moment. He glanced habitually at the aura on the audience that was about to be absorbed by the Colosseum, and suddenly his brow twitched, and he noticed something was wrong!
A portion of the aura actually broke free from the arena's pull and floated straight into the arena, flowing into Zote's body!
Latis was immediately startled and subconsciously straightened up to carefully observe Zote below.
This is how the same thing?
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"Uh...did I win...?"
Zote slowly opened his eyes, covered his head and sat up. He sat there blankly for a moment before he came to his senses and saw the octopus warrior lying in front of him and the wooden spikes stuck in the octopus warrior's body.
"Hahaha……"
It gradually burst into laughter, struggled to its feet, staggered to the octopus warrior, painstakingly pulled out the wooden splinter, and shouted:
"This is the power of the 'Life Terminator'! I knew it! The great Zote is invincible!"
Having missed the boos from the audience while he was unconscious, Zote looked around the stands, raised the wooden splinter in his hand high, and shouted hoarsely.
"This is Zote! Arena, your emperor has returned! Hahaha... Never before has there been such a wonderful start, cheer for me, applaud me!"
Zote excitedly hung the wooden spike back on its waist. Although there was only an eerie silence in the stands, it did not stop it from being immersed in its joy. After all, this was its first official victory in front of everyone, which was the highest honor!
A strange power surged from its body. It felt confident in this moment and felt as if it had power comparable to that of a god. Now, even if it were to draw its sword against a god, it would have no fear!
Thinking of this, a smug smile appeared on Zote's face. He performed a respectful salute to the octopus warrior in front of him, then turned around and strode comically toward his waiting area.
It is not what it used to be!
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A moment later, Zote returned to its cage. Looking at the scattered coin molds inside, it frowned, crossed its arms, and muttered something.
Already a hero knight, it still has to do the menial work of blacksmithing here just to pay its entrance fee! The arena should pay it an appearance fee instead!
Despite cursing inwardly, Zote sighed, walked into the animal cage, and picked up the hammer.
It always had a mission in its heart, urging it to go to the arena and win the championship that belonged to it. Although it did not understand where this strange sense of mission came from, the confident Zote always believed that this was the will that the land had entrusted to it, and that it was born to be the champion.