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Chapter 805: 805

Chapter 805: Peacemaker

The gladiatorial performance on the second day ended peacefully . No drama or unexpected incidents happened during the fight . All the powerful gladiators that everyone had high hopes for had entered the final list for the third day of the performance . However, ten unexpected gladiators had also entered the list, differing from everyone’s predictions before the performance .

Among them, the gladiators from various gladiator schools in the city occupied most of the positions . As for the schools outside the city, save for Terifelos, the talented Giant, only a dozen of their gladiators made it to the final battle list .

This was not the outcome the gladiators from outside the city expected . Just like the unlucky gladiator who provoked Sartonilos had said, the gladiators outside the city had to go on a tour to perform and challenge the other gladiators all the time . Technically speaking, their combat experience should be more affluent than those “pampered” gladiators in the city . And since their living environment was challenging, they should be tougher than the gladiators from inside the city .

However, the reality was often ruthless .

The gladiators who had the highest win rate were gladiators called “ladies’ toys” and lived in Rome’s city . This is actually quite normal . The living conditions of these gladiators in the city were much better than those outside . Naturally, they had more time for training instead of wasting their time and energy, traveling back and forth to perform . This made them better and stronger . Besides, they had specialized doctors to deal with their injuries and illnesses .

The most crucial point was that gladiators’ value in the city was generally higher than those outside the city . In terms of average price, their price had doubled against them .

Therefore, slave traders were naturally willing to sell better and stronger gladiators to the gladiator schools in the city . Some gladiators from outside the city were even sold to the city’s gladiator schools at a high price after becoming famous . In contrast, the gladiators’ combat experience from outside the city was not enough to close the gap between them and the gladiators from inside the city .

Therefore, this outcome was something that everyone expected . After the performance, Zhang Heng took the school’s donkey cart back to his residence as usual .

He had deliberately chosen a later time to return home because he wanted to wait for most of the audience to leave the arena first . By doing that, he could avoid the harassment of some extreme admirers . Habitus, Bach, and others were also with him .

By the end of the second day, only four gladiators were left fighting for the Victor Arena . They were Zhang Heng, Bach, Habitus, and a veteran gladiator called Murkazan . Although everyone was from the same gladiator school, there was not much conversation between them as they made their way home . Perhaps they knew that they would fight against each other tomorrow . Hence, the atmosphere was a little quiet .

After a while, Zhang Heng did not expect Habitus to speak first .

“Sartonilos and Danaos were discussing how to deal with you . ”

Bach sneered, “Is it a bit late to build a relationship? Everyone knows about this matter now . ”

“But you guys don’t know what Sartonilos’s and Danaus’s plans are,” Habitus said .

“Oh?” Zhang Heng leaned back and readied himself to listen to what Habitus had to say .

“I know you don’t like me, and honestly, I don’t like you either . ” Habitus looked into Bach’s eyes, “If I have a chance, I want to punch your stupid, arrogant face, and you,” Habitus looked at Zhang Heng again . “You think you are better than everyone . You look down on us . All of us are from the same school, but Victor Arena’s attendance rate would definitely increase if you win the championship . Although I don’t want to admit it, it will actually do me a lot of good if there is more audience . ”

“So?”

“So I pretended to become a part of Sartonilos’s plan, just to see what sort of plan they had for you,” Habitus said . “They plan to mix some herbal medicine that can weaken your body, and they are going to put it in your lunch at noon tomorrow secretly . ”

“There is such an herb?” Bach was a little surprised when he heard what Habitus said .

“This is Rome, not the poor place a barbarian like you comes from . There are so many things you haven’t seen and heard before,” sneered Habitus .

Bach was furious when he heard what Habitus said . “We barbarians who crawl out of our poor villages do not use dirty tricks on our opponents . A victory like this is meaningless . ”

Habitus did not take it seriously . “If you have been a gladiator long enough and have experienced enough battles, you will know that staying alive is the most important thing . And the best way to survive is always to win . ”

“No wonder I don’t like you when I see you . Although you are quite powerful, you disgust me,” Bach spat .

“You better keep your mouth clean,” Habitus’s face darkened . “Otherwise, you better pray that you will not fight me tomorrow . ”

“Oh, I have been waiting for a long time to repay the grudge that we had when we met for the first time . ” Bach stood up from his seat without fear .

Another gladiator named Murkazan saw that the situation was deteriorating and decided to be the peacemaker . He stood up to stand in front of Bach and Habitus and said, “Okay . Everyone, stop arguing, calm down . If you have any grievances, you can resolve them at the arena tomorrow . ”

Bach snorted . Just when he was about to sit down, Murkazan took a dagger out of nowhere and stabbed it into Bach’s chest .

“This has nothing to do with you . You better don’t move,” Murkazan warned .

When Murkazan stabbed Bach, Habitus also took out a small razor and rushed to Zhang Heng on the other side .

All of this happened in a split second . Just a moment ago, Habitus confessed that he had pretended to partner up with Sartonilos and the others to find out how he planned to deal with Zhang Heng . And in the next moment, he attacked Zhang Heng without any warning .

He and Murkazan had planned this attack earlier . One of them would control Bach, while the other attacked the defenseless Zhang Heng .

When Habitus looked into Zhang Heng’s eyes, he had a bad feeling because he saw that Zhang Heng was not panicked .

He was just looking at him calmly .

Habitus immediately saw the light reflecting from the knife, and two of his fingers holding the razor blade fell on the ground . When blood started to gush out from the cut, Habitus began to feel the pain .

He knew that Zhang Heng was an extremely powerful warrior . Initially, he planned to use his words to lower Zhang Heng’s guard . After that, he would attack him when the Asian man no longer suspected him . However, he did not expect Zhang Heng to mount a counterattack with his lightning-speed swords .

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