In the morning, Chang Ai, accompanied by the slender Warrior with the collection of knives, personally escorted Wu Ling and Fang Lin to The Pit. Unlike any of the group's previous trips to the underground arena, this time there was already a crowd of people making their way to The Pit despite the relatively early hour.
"Did you hear," one man in the crowd said to a friend rubbing sleep from his eyes. "The Black Diamond Merchant Hall has contracted with the Viper's Nest to deal with the person who offended them during last night's auction. Today's fight is going to be amazing."
"They have little choice," the sleepy man countered. "Didn't you say the person who offended them was some Inner Sect genius from Silver Sword City? How else is a Merchant Hall going to win this fight?"
