Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 115 Battle Ceremony
On the afternoon of December 28, most of the places in the capital were closed. From the nobles in the court to the ordinary civilians and even foreign laborers, they all ushered in at least ten days of New Year holidays. Normal operation only left the arenas all over the city.

Battle Ceremony——This grand event originated in the era of the golden king, Ge Frey, is not only the highest event in the gladiator circle of the Golden Dynasty, but also the most symbolic celebration in the eyes of thousands of golden people.

From the chaotic battle of the gods to the unified war of the Golden Dynasty, fighting, killing and conquest are always the core theme of this powerful dynasty. For the golden people who have lived in the capital Rodel for generations, these elements It has already penetrated deeply into their bones.

Therefore, during the holidays from the end of each year to the beginning of the next year, the many arenas in the city will not be deserted, but will be more lively than usual. Enjoy the peak duel of high-level fighters in the projection.

During the three-day competition, the arena will not only provide the audience with spacious and comfortable seats and a variety of food for free, but will even include pillows, cushions and blankets. Many people will choose to stay in the arena for the entire three days. In the field, watch every round of the schedule from the knockout round to the championship game.

The situation this year is different. Three days ago, all the arenas, headed by the seven arenas in the royal capital, jointly issued a notice—because there are so many strong contestants in this year's battle festival, in order to ensure the best festival After the joint discussion of various arenas, it was decided to temporarily cancel the knockout system that has been in use for more than [-] years in this festival. All teams will directly enter the championship competition, and the final ranking will be determined by hunting scores.

Compared with previous years where only two teams of eight people were thrown into the underground waterway, the whole process was mainly hunting, and occasionally there would be situations where the two teams never met from beginning to end, this year's temporarily changed competition system is obviously much more exciting. 64 contestants have formed [-] teams. It is foreseeable that the collision between teams is bound to become the most dazzling background in the championship game. The enthusiasm of the audience has been completely ignited before the game begins. .

In the Serrant arena, Old Hart was busy arranging all the matters to serve the audience, while looking anxiously at the backstage entrance of the arena from time to time.

Right now, there are only 15 minutes left before the final time for the contestants to enter the arena, but the three damned mercenaries have not seen the slightest sign until now. It would be easy for Serrant's old customers not to overturn the arena, and there is no need to open his arena next year.

Time passed by, and when Old Hart was almost desperate, three galloping horses suddenly stopped in front of the backstage entrance with a burst of neighing. The extraordinary quality enchanted heavy armor, and the weapons on the back of the waist are also completely new, but the face is still tightly covered by the helmet.

Just as he was about to step forward to complain, the leader "Lucifer" in silver armor reached out and interrupted him mercilessly, and just said indifferently: "Take us to the player entrance, immediately—the time is running out."

Seeing his murderous look, Old Hart felt a little guilty for some reason, and the dissatisfaction accumulated before naturally rotted in his stomach. He took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Come with me."

The four of them walked along the backstage passage to the core of the Serrant arena, and as far as the eye could see was a rather wide hall, with all kinds of sophisticated weapons displayed on the four walls, and in the center was a mouth-diameter The entrance to the huge underground well over ten meters was sealed off by a stainless steel valve, and two well-dressed clerks were standing beside them holding paper and pens.

"They are the supervisors sent by the Wangdu Fighting Association," Old Hart introduced. "They are responsible for confirming your names and numbers, and will record your scoring status through background images during the competition."

He glanced at the three silent people behind him, then patted Lucia on the shoulder, and added: "Don't worry, the Gladiator Association is jointly managed by more than [-] nobles, and everyone must abide by the jointly established rules and regulations. According to the rules, no one dares to tamper with the game records."

Lucia glanced at him through the masked silver helmet, nodded, and then walked towards the mouth of the well together with Ratan and Christopher.

"Serrant's team, there are three people in total," the recorder confirmed to Lucia, "Please show your fighter medals."

After seeing the three Golden Cross medals, he checked the names and other basic information of the three people for the last time. After confirming that everything was correct, the two recorders each took out a complicated and sophisticated key and inserted it into the lock of the wellhead valve , rotate clockwise and counterclockwise respectively.

There was a mechanical sound of gears running, and the half-meter-thick stainless steel valve first cracked a gap in the middle, and then slowly slid into the ground on both sides, revealing the black hole entrance, and the damp and cold atmosphere in Rodel's underground waterway rushed to the face. come.

"Three, the rules of this year's battle festival are different from those of previous years. Once you enter, it means that the festival has started, and you can't quit until the end of the competition. During this period, life or death is irrelevant. Now I want to confirm with you one last time—are you sure you want to participate?"

Lucia didn't answer, just jumped out and let her body fall down, followed by Lataen and Christopher, and disappeared into the darkness inside the cave entrance.

The two recorders turned their keys in the opposite direction again, and the stainless steel valve was locked again with a loud crash.

At the same time, the same scene was also staged in more than a dozen other large arenas. A few noble teams composed of night fighters also entered the underground waterway through the private entrance of the noble mansion.

Under the harsh competition system of the battle festival, when these valves are opened again, it is truly unknown how many people will survive.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the battle festival that you have been looking forward to for a whole year now officially begins—" the host shouted standing in the center of the stage of the Celant Arena, "64 fighters above the Mithril rank and above, [-] participating teams , will fight with more than a thousand violent and bloodthirsty ice mountain monsters, only the real strong can stand in the end!"

"Now, let's give our applause to these fearless brave men!"

In hundreds of arenas, hundreds of thousands of spectators burst into applause at the same time, and the colorful magic fireworks exploded into countless shining streamers in the night sky. Flowers, ribbons, and golden leaves were thrown towards the fighting stage that displayed the magic projection of the giant screen, and the entire Golden King City was boiling at this moment!
(End of this chapter)