Chapter 117

Chapter 117

Right after Damien and Junior entered the arena.

Distracted by the lights pouring in from all sides, and the fireworks bursting around us.

"Yahooo! When was the last time we had a challenger?!"

A sudden guffaw echoed from a mans voice. We all looked in his direction.

Right in the center of the colosseum.

There stood a large stage, with a man wearing a black jackal mask.

I murmured to myself upon seeing him.

"Jackal..."

Hes the NPC boss of this Colosseum dungeon.

"I cant even remember the last time we had guests! But it was worth the wait!"

Fireworks shot up on both sides of Jackal as he shouted. Boom! Boom!

"Now, now, now! Youve all been waiting! Are you hungry? Lets get right to it! Blazing Colosseum, a monumental grand opening! Todays first match-up!"

Jackals hand pointed straight at us.

"A band of stray dog adventurers from who knows where!"

At the words stray dog, Lucas and Evangeline flinched.

Their self-esteem and pride were admirable, even in this situation.

"Versus! Our adorable little glutton of the Colosseum whos been waiting for this day! Chi~~~mera!"

Below the stage where Jackal stood, a gate made of iron bars creaked open with a rumbling noise.

Grrrr!

With a chilling howl, a huge creature slowly walked out.

It looked like a monster mixed with various animals: a lion, a goat, a snake... and much more. The moment I saw it, I blurted out its famous name.

"Chimera..."

"Who will survive and devour the other? I do hope the stray dogs put up a fight. It would be too much if it ended in one round, wouldnt it?"

As Jackal finished his sentence,

Ding!

[Blazing Colosseum - Wave 1]

- Defeat the enemy!

- Lv.45 Chimera Origin : 1 Unit

- Victory odds: 1.01 vs 100.00

The system window updated.

Chimera Origin.

The most primal and pure-blooded among the Chimeras. Which also means its pretty threatening.

But wait.

Victory odds are 1.01 to 100...?

This place, the Colosseum of a ruined kingdom.

There are no spectators, no one to place bets.

In the end, they modified the system a bit to maintain the betting system.

Keekeekee!

They gave each of the 100 goblins sitting in the audience one vote.

They vote on who they think will win, and the victory odds are derived from the results.

And the voting resultsthere they are.

99 to 1.

Victory odds, 1.01 to 100.

Since 100 to 0 is blocked by the system, this is basically the maximum.

They think we have absolutely no chance of winning.

"Even if we look weak, guys,"

I muttered, feeling rather deflated.

"This is just too much."

Keekeekee!

The goblins in the audience cackled at us, like they were mocking us.

Damn creatures. Lets see what happens later.

Grrrrr...!

The Chimera Origin, gradually closing the distance towards us.

We decided to take it down first.

"Damien."

"Versus! I really didnt want to bring this one out! The War God of our adorable goblin friends! The freezing flame, Kali-Aharg! With eight weapons in his hands, he cuts down his enemies in a blink!"

He couldnt cut anything.

The Goblin God tried to block my bullet with the eight weapons in his hands, but as soon as the bullet touched the weapons, they all melted, and the bullet penetrated through the Goblin Gods center.

Kwaaaar.

The Goblin God let out a gasping scream and collapsed grotesquely on the floor.

Kyaeeeeeeee!

Kyaeeeeeeeeeeee!

Upon seeing this sight, the goblins in the audience burst into tears, fainting in the stands. It was such a satisfying sight.

The victory prediction was 70 to 30.

And then.

[Flaming Colosseum - Wave 5]

- Defeat the enemy!

- Lv.49 Fallen Blood: 2 Units

- Victory payout ratio: 1.66 vs 2.50

At last, the blood clan made an appearance.

"Versus! I cant handle this! The host has freshly hunted a few of this seasons monsters! The blood clan! The most ferocious of them all! The Falllllen Bloooood!"

Fallen Blood.

A term referring to degenerate vampires.

Vampires who have not consumed human blood for a long time gradually devolve, losing their language, rationality, and eventually becoming something similar to beasts.

Growl...

Grrrrr!

These were those creatures.

Blood-sucking vermin crawling on all fours: the Fallen Blood.

Thwock-!

I fed the first one a shot from the Black Queen.

The creature tried to dodge the bullet with its lightning-fast reflexes, but the tail end of the bullet grazed its waist.

Poof!

That was the end.

The Fallen Blood that was blown back to the wall vanished into ashes after a while. Receiving a 2.5 times stake was overly excessive.

"Well, enough with the tricks."

I lowered the Black Queen.

"Shall we use the remaining one for real battle training?"

Up until now, the highest-ranked opponent Id faced among the blood races was a Ghoul.

A superior monster like the Fallen Blood would be a great learning opportunity.

At my words, Lucas unsheathed his silver sword, and Evangeline began twirling her silver spear.

"Weve been waiting to hear that."

"You must have enjoyed fighting alone, senior? Now its our turn."

Hmm, honestly, I did enjoy it. Yum yum. Delicious.

"First off, this guy is much stronger than our partys level."

I carefully eyed the remaining Fallen Blood.

His level was 49, far surpassing our partys average level.

"However, our ultimate opponent is the No-Life King, the king of vampires. Hes several times stronger than this guy."

Eventually, wed have to face someone even more dreadful.

If we couldnt overcome this level of difficulty, the future raid results would be predictable.

"We should be able to knock down a monster of this level while smiling. Can you do it?"

Clank!

Instead of an answer, Damien raised a crossbow loaded with a silver bolt.

Lastly, Junior swung her mace around and raised magical elements behind her.

"Please give us instructions, my Lord."

Lucas, who held his silver sword upright in front of his chest, had a smile on his face.

"Give us your orders, and we will cut down any enemy while smiling."

I grinned back and pulled out my staff, Maestro, from my pocket.

This rounds victory prediction, 60 to 40.

It was time to show the gobsmacked Goblin bettors who they should really be placing their bets on.