Chapter 3

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

In the arena, the first two martial artists somehow ran from the arena in a sorry state and disappeared without a trace amidst the boos of the audience.

However, the excitement of the audience did not die down because of this small episode. Instead, they were looking forward to it even more.

This was because they had been looking forward to the next group of fighters!

“Let’s welcome the next group with a round of applause!” The host’s excited voice rang out, accompanied by deafening shouts in the arena. A figure appeared on the arena’s side.

“Let’s wave our hands and clap for the next fighter! The three-time champion of the Gladiator competition, Armament Mechanical Hand, Shen Fei!” With the host’s introduction, the atmosphere reached a new height.

“Wow! So he’s the three-time competition! He looks so cool!”

“Look there, look there. What’s with the weapon in his hand? It looks so terrifying!”

“I heard that the weapon in his hand wasn’t born with him, but an awakened talent skill! In short, it’s very powerful!”

The countless audience were in heated discussions and shouting. They were eager to see a duel, a fierce and bloodthirsty duel between two evenly-matched opponents!

“Next, let us reveal the opponent of the three-time champion, the weeping corpse bird!”

“Bang!” On the other side of the arena, a loud and dull sound attracted everyone’s attention.

In a huge iron cage, there was a huge beast full of killing intent.

“Please, everyone, attention to the other side of the arena!” With the appearance of the beast that was as tall as a building, even the host’s hand that was holding the microphone began to tremble with excitement.

“The weeping corpse bird, one of the beasts that came from the invasion of the myriad races. It was evaluated as an A-grade beast by the Federation! Although their physical strength has yet to reach the A-grade, their most terrifying aspect is their cunningness! The scariest thing about the weeping corpse bird is that it can imitate the help cries of the dead and attack the rescuers who have been attracted to their location! Following the host’s introduction, the beast that was nearly three meters tall and had wings that were more than four meters wide appeared in everyone’s line of sight.

“Three-time champion, Shen Fei, against an A-grade fierce beast, the weeping corpse bird. This time, can Shen Fei still obtain the final victory?” The atmosphere of the live audience was instantly pushed to its peak.

They were eager to witness a battle. They were eager to know if the three-time champion and human Awakened could defeat an A-grade beast!

“Roar!” The cage that kept the beast was opened. The weeping corpse bird, which had been confined for a long time, finally regained its freedom and rushed out of the cage impatiently.

It was also at this moment that its nearly three-meter body and more than four-meter wing span were displayed in an extremely shocking manner.

Countless spectators subconsciously felt a sense of fear. If it were not for the fact that the arena was also surrounded by a large iron cage, many would have fled in fear!

After the roar, the weeping corpse bird squatted, as if it was waiting for its enemy to exhaust itself, preparing for the following battle.

However, there was a hint of confusion in its eyes, and it seemed to have heard something that it couldn’t understand.

[Ding! You are in the arena. You need to pay 10 blood-qi points as a toll!]

The weeping corpse bird:?

On the grandstand, many worried gazes looked towards Shen Fei, each and every one of them had doubts.

He was only a three-time champion. Could he really defeat a fierce beast?

Shen Fei’s expression was calm, without any worry at all. He looked straight at the beast and arrogantly fiddled with the weapon in his right hand.

This was Nero’s ability from Devil May Cry 5, Armament Mechanical Hand!

With Shen Fei’s control, the weapon in his hand let out low cries, just like another bloodthirsty beast.

Even the weeping corpse bird in the arena seemed to be frightened by the low cries of the human’s weapon and crouched in the arena, not daring to move.

“Today’s most exciting battle officially begins!” The host’s excited voice resounded.

Shen Fei proudly brandished his weapon and walked towards the arena with large strides, “Weeping corpse bird? Accept your death!”

Shen Fei fiddled with his weapon. He did not seem to be worried at all, but his gaze slowly locked onto the weeping corpse bird’s head.

[Ding!]

Just as Shen Fei’s right foot stepped onto the arena, a clear sound suddenly appeared in his ears.

He froze on the spot and looked around, trying to figure out the source of the sound.

However, before he could figure it out, he heard another sound.

[You are in the arena. You need to pay 8 blood-qi points as a toll!]

Shen Fei was confused, “What’s going on?”

He suddenly felt that something had been stolen from his body, and he suddenly became tired.

“Could it be that the weeping corpse bird has some sort of ability…? If I’m in this state, I won’t be able to defeat this beast!” Shen Fei quickly waved his right hand, and the weapon also roared.

“Die!” Shen Fei’s voice carried a trace of weakness. However, as long as he could attack the weeping bird’s head first, he could still win this battle.

“Roar… Ka, ka…” In his right hand, the weapon that was roaring suddenly stopped, as if a person who was singing suddenly coughed.

As for Shen Fei, who was on the arena, his forehead was already covered in sweat!

“What’s going on? I’m a C-grade martial artist with 28 blood-qi points! How could my demon-hunting bullet make such a low-level mistake as to be stuck in the barrel? This has never occurred before… Wait, that sound just now!” Shen Fei seemed to have finally understood. The voice that appeared in his ears earlier was the main culprit that caused his weapon to be stuck!

He raised his head and looked at the weeping corpse bird. As expected, it was also in a weak and exhausted state.

Even though the beast could not speak, his C-grade martial artist’s intuition told Shen Fei that the weeping corpse bird had definitely heard that strange sound as well!

At this very moment, Shen Fei felt extremely exhausted, and his entire body was paralyzed as he fell to the ground.

After having his 8 blood-qi points stolen, his strength had been greatly reduced!

It was also at this moment that the weeping corpse bird suddenly stood up and aimed at the enemy in front of it. It leaped and slashed its sharp claws at the enemy’s chest!

In an instant, the weak Shen Fei’s chest was directly torn apart by that claw!

A large amount of blood spurted out, and he was sent flying off the arena!

After that, the weeping corpse bird, which had not been attacked by anyone, inexplicably fell onto the arena in a weak state as well.

“What’s going on?” The audience started discussing in confusion. This battle was supposed to be the most exciting and intense.

But what was going on now?

The host was also frowning as he looked at the arena. The three-time champion, Shen Fei, and the A-grade weeping corpse bird were all paralyzed on the ground as if they were possessed!

But this should be absolutely impossible!

Shen Fei, who had awoken a B-grade talent, was riddled with injuries. Faced with the weeping corpse bird that had fallen to C-grade, it should’ve been a fair and intense battle!

The host scratched his head, but he couldn’t understand.

At this moment, the audience was already feeling dissatisfied.

The battle did not turn out as they had expected and they had not seen the bloody scene they had yearned for. Countless people were clamoring for a refund.

The host couldn’t find any reason for the strange occurrences time being, so he could only return the funds for the duel.

The dissatisfied voices of the audience rang in Su Chen’s ears, but his face was full of excitement.

He held the two dice in his hand and looked at the arena. Two voices rang in his mind.

[Ding! Player Shen Fei has reached the arena and paid 8 blood-qi points as a toll, as well as the talent Armament Mechanical Hand!]

[Ding! Player weeping corpse bird has reached the arena and paid 10 blood-qi points as a toll, as well as the talent Memories of the Dead!]

At this point, Su Chen had completely understood the ability of Monopoly.

This wasn’t a simple ability to collect tolls, but an ultimate ability to help him be a deal-hunter!

Whether one was a human or a beast, as long as one reached his territory, one would have to hand over the things in one’s hands!

Su Chen laughed an extremely fanatical laugh. Looking at Shen Fei lying below the arena, he even had a strange thought.

If Shen Fei repeatedly passd by his territory, did that mean that he could repeatedly take advantage of him?

That being said, even if he wanted to take advantage of someone, he couldn’t always just have his eyes on a certain target, right?