As soon as the public confirmed the cause of Snake's death, nothing was said for a full minute. The entire Arena, from the stands to the people who were at the tables next to the buildings of the Betting Hall and Guild of Mercenaries.
That silence gradually began to take over everyone's mind, which was filled with confusion over what happened. Doubts about how Arthur got so strong during the fight, about how Snake died and, mainly: WHERE DID THAT KNIFE COME FROM ???
These cruel doubts plagued everyone's thoughts there, until someone finally started to speak out: "That knife. Wasn't that the one that disappeared at the beginning of the fight? The one that Snake threw at him?"
As soon as these words entered the public's ears, extreme shock spread like wildfire.
"I would beat that bastard myself if I could !! I hate being just a D-level. I ended up losing on the bets twice, even though I was so sure of them. Damn newbie!"
"Everyone was like that, comrade. Just in this game, the Guild must have made a few million profits from so many bets."
While everyone was talking, something that no one expected happened. One person had bet on Arthur. And that person was the old man who watched and commented on Arthur every time.
"Hahahaha, you wretches! I just made good money with it! Following my intuition today was the best thing I did, hahahaha." Happiness filled the old man's heart. He had bet 100,000 on Arthur, so he ended up with 1 million.
When the news spread, everyone looked at the old man with murderous intentions. But as the mercenary law said that a mercenary should not kill another without proper circumstances, all the public could do was look.
***
On the other side of the Arena, near the buildings, the entire group of Vitor was dying of hatred for Arthur. They started this, but did not expect that two of their best would have died so tragically.
"No, this can't be happening! The boss is going to kill me as soon as he arrives. It can't be that way!" Vitor's desperation began to sink little by little and spread through his mind. Everything that could be thought of to solve this problem was appearing in Vitor's mind, but anything that came was completely useless. Until he thought of something.
He instantly turned and started walking towards a trio of people dressed as clowns. Their faces were painted in different colors, with different painted designs. His clothes were loose and also colorful. As they were in a darker part, what must have seemed very funny became very scary.
As soon as he got there, with a little trembling, Vitor spoke to the three: "Can you help me with this? I will give whatever is necessary for your help."
When the trio of clowns heard what he said, sinister smiles appeared on the painted faces and they immediately agreed.
***
On stage, Arthur again used the remaining time of the ability to absorb everything he did during the fight.
'I think these two battles have turned me into a completely different man. If you compare the self of now with the self of the past, you can certainly tell the difference. ' Arthur started to think about everything that has happened so far, wondering if he was happy or not that everything happened the way it did.
Just like before, when the fight was over, some notifications started to appear in front of him.
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The statistics panel also soon appeared.
Statistics Panel |
[Level: 3] (2050/3000)
[Name: Arthur (???)]
[Breed: (???)]
[HP: 490]
[MP: 430]
[Karma]
• Good: 158 •
• Bad: 22 •
[Statistics]
• Strength: 49 •
• Agility: 49 •
• Vitality: 49 •
• Constitution: 49 •
• Intelligence: 86 •
• Resilience: 89 •
[Skills]
•Maze•
•Frenzy•
•Will•
• Abyss •
•Force•
[Techniques]
• Universe Absorber Technique •
[Supreme Skills]
• Vision of Soul •
• Body of God •
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Unlike before, where an intelligence point had been added, now there were only changes in the value of the experience and another giant increase in Karma points, much greater than when he killed Hedgehead.
'Now, the only thing left for me was to complete the mission to get out of here. The only bad thing is that I don't know if anyone else will want to fight me after all this. ' A silly smile appeared on Arthur's face. His performance during the fight made it clear that he was at the top among tier C mercenaries.
Thinking a little about how to deal with this, he waved to the attendant, who was distant due to all the pressure of the battle, to approach the stage.
She was still 100 meters away, talking to those responsible for removing Snake's body. These men also removed Hedgehead's body during the last fight.
As soon as she saw Arthur calling her, she spoke gently: "Congratulations, sir, on your victory! Despite a tough fight, you really did well. Would you like to ask something? Oh, and here is your card back! " As soon as she finished speaking, she returned the card that Arthur had given her at the beginning of the fight. The money he won with the fight and the taxation of the bets was already credited.
"Hello, miss. I would just like to ask if there is anyone else who wants to fight with me, or if I would have to go to the Hall again to look for another fighter?" Taking the card back, Arthur spoke sympathetically to the attendant. He was crouched, so that the contact between the two was more discreet.
"On the first question, no one has come publicly to challenge you, but there is no problem." She then showed the Ipad that was in her hands and continued: "You can do the search procedure right here, without the need to go there."
"Oh, Ok. So can you please look for another oppone-" But before Arthur could finish, a playful and hoarse voice suddenly started to speak towards him.
"There's no need to look, little fighter. We can challenge you here for a fight. Look how fast the service is here, isn't it? You barely asked and we're here!" The first of the clowns, who appeared to be the leader, spoke, while making strange gestures and laughing. The trio stood side by side, forming a colorful and funny-looking wall.
Arthur, seeing that trio, just had a thought in his head: 'Why doesn't anyone ever let me finish my sentences around here?'