“Is this meant to be a match?!!”
“Proceed with the original one!”
The ordinary demons shouted until their throats burst. They wanted to see a hot fight with blood splatters and broken bones, not a one-sided slaughter.
“He must be crazy because he can’t find anything stimulating.”
The nobles had similar thoughts. They didn’t yell, but they let out disgruntled mutters quietly among themselves.
“Then please place your bets. We will start playing in a moment,” the host said despite the protests of the demons. He accepted their bets as always.
“I will place 500 gold on Brown Beard.”
“I am betting 1,000 gold. Since Lapan won earlier, I lost 300 gold straightaway.”
“I will place 500 gold on that bear. It’s also exhilarating to go against the odds.”
The moment the bell rang to announce the start of the match, Brown Beard approached Tang-E with a sharp spear. “Kuooh!”
Nevertheless, Tang-E just stood still and watched Brown Beard. He didn’t move. To others, Tang-E seemed frightened.
“Boooooo!” The demons who saw this booed even louder. They thought the match would be over in an instant, but their expectations were wrong. Tang-E instantly shot up like a spring and struck Brown Beard’s abdomen with his paws.
Upon getting hit in the stomach, Brown Beard curled up instantly. “Kuaaack!”
Simultaneously, saliva flowed from his mouth. Tang-E didn’t even look at Brown Beard though. He used bouncy movements to move from side to side, continuously striking the demonic creature. Brown Beard couldn’t do anything. Before he could even swing his spear, Tang-E’s front paws had already hit him all over.
“Waaaah!’ Cheers erupted from the mouths of the demons at the unexpected sight. This was completely unexpected. The demons knew better than anyone that for those below a certain level, the biggest factor determining combat power was natural physical fitness. This was why they realized the difference between Tang-E and Brown Beard was quite major.
“Kill him!”
“Fight hard!”
Then the cries of the demons momentarily stopped. There was only one reason for that. They realized where they had placed their money.
“What is Brown Beard doing?! Go and kill that bear!!”
“It is over if you lose today!”
The object of their yells changed from Tang-E to Brown Beard, cheering instead for the one they had placed their bets on. For the demons, the Colosseum was also a means of livelihood. There had too much staked on this match to simply have compassion. Just then, with paws full of magic power, Tang-E struck Brown Beard’s chin.
‘Why isn’t he falling down?’
Tang-E was annoyed by his opponent who didn’t seem to fall down. He wanted to finish the match quickly and play with Hyeonu. Such feelings influenced Tang-E’s magic power, and a two-meter-long ice spear formed in the air. He was using ice magic. Tang-E gripped the ice spear with both hands. It was many times longer than his own body, but he held it well.
‘I will end it in one blow.’ After taking in a few breaths, Tang-E ran quickly toward Brown Beard.
“Kuooooh!” The beat-up Brown Beard cried out, and his eyes lit up. He felt this was a chance for him. There was a gap.
Unlike the unpredictable movements Tang-E displayed earlier, Tang-E was now appeared to be disadvantageously holding a weapon larger than his body, giving Brown Beard the chance to fight back. Brown Beard’s spear left silver afterimages in the air. He’d lunged forth with his deadly blow.
‘Stab!’ Tang-E looked at the opponent’s spear stabbing toward him and calmly stabbed with his ice spear.
Tang-E’s posture was perfect. He took advantage of what he’d seen and learned while following Hyeonu. His ice spear hit the tip of Brown Beard’s spear precisely. There was a loud sound, and a dark light burst out. The identity of the light was Tang-E’s ice spear.
Upon neutralizing Brown Bear’s attack, Tang-E’s spear exploded. Ice crystals pierced Brown Beard all over, turning the four-meter-tall giant into a huge dartboard. His body was a total mess. It was covered with wounds that bled continuously. The amount of blood that flowed out was considerable because there were so many wounds.
Unable to endure the dizziness caused by the rapid bleeding, Brown Beard dropped to his knees. Thump!
Then Tang-E crouched down and lightly extended a paw toward the wheezing Brown Beard. Five ice spears were formed behind Tang-E, and he fired them out rapidly at the same time. The five ice spears took turns piercing Brown Beard’s body—one in each shoulder and three in the chest and abdomen. The ice spears were two meters long and quite dense.
This time, blood didn’t even spill out from the wounds. Brown Beard’s body immediately started to freeze around the five ice spears, and he became an ice crystal in an instant.
“Brown Beard’s death means the victory of the special demonic creature!” The host declared Tang-E’s victory.
“Wahhhhhhh!”
“You’re the best!”
Some of the demons screamed loudly enough to make the Colosseum vibrate. These were the winners of the bet. They had literally won against the odds. Although these demons were the ones shouting, they weren’t the ones who had the biggest smiles.
It was Hyeonu. He smiled so widely it was like his mouth was torn.
“How much is this? This...?!” Hyeonu muttered like he was crazy. He hadn’t stopped muttering since he saw the messages in front of him.
[Your pet ‘Tang-E’ has won the Colosseum match.]
[The fight money will be paid.]
[500 gold has been acquired.]
[The victory payment is paid.]
[1,000 gold has been acquired.]
[Dividends will be paid based on the betting amount and the odds.]
[Odds: 5.04 times.]
[756,000 gold has been acquired.]
756,000 gold—in cash, it was 756 million won. However, it had more value than that to Hyeonu.
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