The Collection of The End

Imperial City, Arena.

"Really, it's spectacular." Tazmi in the crowd looked around with wide eyes.

This is a super-giant ring-shaped building built of blue and white stones, which is close to the palace. In the center is a flat stone-brick circular stage. The ring-shaped stairs of the auditorium, and the top of the wall surrounding the arena, there are some structures that extend to the center of the stage, similar to the ceiling, as if the arena itself is a closed space, but the "roof" has been lifted. .

"It is said that the original name of 'Arena' was 'Colosseum', where an emperor once subdued super dangerous species with his bare hands, and later, because those dangerous species were nothing to adventurers who gradually became stronger It was only gradually transformed into a venue for competition between people," a slightly hoarse female voice came from behind Tazmi: "But in essence, it is still a 'Colosseum'."

"..." Tazmi tilted his head slightly.

Soft and shiny black hair with a shawl, soft and heroic facial features, a slender figure, a silver-white breastplate, a delicate and capable black tunic and trousers, plus a skirt-like hem, with a black back on the back. A white double sword.

No matter who, it is impossible for this slightly macho girl swordsman to be Lubbock's green hair, right? Chelsea's makeup skills are amazing.

No, that's not actually a makeup technique, but a Teigu effect called "Transformation - Gaia Foundation", which can make the bearer look any way, and can also give others the illusion of disguise, but when giving others When disguising an illusion, Teigu made himself unable to transform.

Combined with his own analysis theory of functional Teigu, this should be used for scouts to collect intelligence, and it would be very unsafe to use for assassination. After all, it has no fighting ability and is better than his all-seeing eye.

Perhaps Chi Tong also thought so, so she did not assign tasks to her during these two operations, but arranged for her to stay in the stronghold.

"Humph..." Noticing Tazmi's gaze, Lubbock, or as Chitong called, Tongzi, rolled his eyes and gave him a white look: "What are you looking at, this is common sense, it's not that you didn't do your homework before you came here. ."

He is quite into the play... Forget it, after all, there are many people around, so it is not suitable to say anything as a member of Ye Raid, let's play the role of "a childhood sweetheart from the country who wants to stand out".

Speaking of which, where did Shayou and Ibias go?

"Knowing history won't help us win or not," Tazmi touched the Dark Iron Adventurer brand on his neck: "It is important to improve the level of adventurer to get a place in this 'competition conference'."

"Who asked you to take up the task as soon as you came, get a black iron," Tongzi laughed: "I am different. I want to win this conference and jump directly to the gold level."

"I won't lose to you!" Tazmi continued to the lines.

Hmm... Unsurprisingly, the people around him cast glances like "Young guy is too young", "Win the competition, lose the life" and so on.

——

"[Every resident of the imperial capital! Welcome to this 'competition meeting'! 】"

After a while, Tazmi, who had been completely taken for granted, finally heard the host's voice, but he seemed a little unexpectedly young?

"【I am your emperor!】"

Pfft - Tazmi almost spewed out and looked up hastily.

I saw that the arena sits in the north-facing auditorium seat, and there is a special stand that is not in any other direction. At first glance, it is a special stand for the VIP seat. It is guarded by fully armed imperial soldiers. On the stand, there is a man in bright yellow clothes. The young man was sitting behind the table holding the microphone and talking, and next to him sat a fat man in purple clothes. He completely ignored the emperor next to him and was feasting on the food in front of him.

The emperor and... the minister, the latter is the ultimate target of the night attack...

Although the distance is too far to see clearly, Tazmi is very careful not to use the "long-sighted" ability of Teigu, that is the emperor and ministers, who knows if there is any anti-reconnaissance method for Teigu, if it is tracked in reverse Just trouble.

"[In the past, General Budd was in charge of holding the competition, but now he has an accident, so I personally preside over it. Are you guys having fun—?]"

"Happy—" Both the audience and the contestants in the arena responded loudly.

In this situation, who would dare to say "unhappy, go back to the palace"?

"[The rules are the same as before, um...]" The little emperor seemed to be translating the manuscript: "[There will be sixty-four people participating in each match of the preliminary round, divided into four teams to compete with each other. In the end, a team with standing members will advance. There are still 64 people in the semi-finals, but there are only two teams. The defeated team in each game is eliminated, and the winning team is divided into two teams. Rest is allowed between each game, but in the end there will only be one winner. The victory of the semi-final enter the final for a two-by-two duel.]”

"This..." Tazmi touched his nose: "Let's put aside the preliminary round, if you don't keep one hand in the rematch, you may be eliminated by the original teammates who know the details, and if you keep one hand, the rest of the team will be eliminated, and you will be alone. ."

"Didn't you see it? At the beginning of the semi-finals, everyone else will be 'opponents' and 'future opponents'. Unless they are in different groups, only one out of every sixty-four will be able to advance to the finals." Kiriko continued to mock him. .

"No matter what the opponent is, I will never lose!" Tazmi continued to play the hot-blooded fool.

"[As for the reward...]" The little emperor turned to the minister next to him: "[What do you mean, minister?]"

"[Humph,]" The minister put down the food and took the microphone: "[The winner will receive the title of 'No. 1 in the world' bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor!]"

"Oh oh oh!" The audience cheered unconcernedly.

Tazmi shouted twice, and rolled his eyes quietly—even if someone wanted to shush, he wouldn't dare in this situation.

"[The contestants who have won before will be given bonuses according to the number of games won and the final ranking, which can also be converted into the contribution value of the Adventurer's Guild of the Imperial Capital.]"

"Oh!" This time the cheers were a lot more sincere.

"[In addition, the finalists, regardless of the final ranking, will have the opportunity to be invited to join the newly established special unit "Hunter" of the empire to deal with the recent threat, and obtain the qualification to try the "Teigu".]"

"Oh—!" The response this time was somewhat polarized, either very eager or completely disinterested.

On the other hand, Tazmi and Kiriko belonged to the minority who were very eager in their hearts but had to show their complete disinterest.

What is the "recent threat", just say "night attack".

After all, this reward is the reason they were sent to participate in the competition - to obtain information on all those who may become enemies in the future.

As for the possibility of taking it away after trying it out... Not to mention that an emperor who already owns an emperor will basically not be recognized by another emperor, even if it is recognized by luck, using two very expensive emperors at the same time It is equivalent to suicide. The most important thing is that in that case, the subjects will be closely guarded, and there is almost no possibility of escape.

Therefore, entering the finals, confirming everyone's information, and then taking a round tour is the purpose of this trip.

——

Below the arena, the stone passage.

The auditorium of the arena is raised all the way, and the space below is divided to serve as the rest room for the competitive players. However, according to Kiriko, these spaces were originally used to close the animals of the Colosseum, and there is no need to have any experience with the environment. much anticipation.

"Ah, as expected, I separated from Tongzi. After all, so many people draw lots, it is impossible to get them together." Tazmi casually maintained the character design while looking for his own rest according to the number card in his hand. room.

Although the arena is large enough, for the sake of viewing and more efficient use of the venue, there will be only two preliminary matches that will be held at the same time. .

"Well, [Lounge No. 401-416]," Tazmi looked at the house number and his "404" lottery, pushed the door and walked in.

scoff-!

When he stepped in the door, a cold light suddenly appeared, wiping straight towards his throat.

Ding!

Tazmi reluctantly drew his sword to block the cold light, but the force from above made him unsteady, and he took a few steps back until he hit the wall of the lounge.

"cut…"

When Tazmi thought his identity was revealed and was about to use the power of Teigu to fight back or escape, the attacker did not continue to pursue, but tutted his sword as if it was a pity, and put his sword back into the sheath.

Akihito?

While seeing the person in front of him, Tazmi almost exclaimed, but he held back.

Thinking about it carefully, Chi Tong has already gone to the East China Sea cruise ship with Main and Brand to secretly protect those honest officials. No matter how incredible she is, there is no reason for her to appear here, and she calls out wanted criminals in the core area of ​​the imperial capital. The name is not very good.

It was a girl whose appearance and clothes looked very similar to Chi Tong, and also had a sword on her waist, but her hair was as short as her ears, she looked younger, and her eyes were black.

Maybe she does have something to do with Chi Tong, but now is not the time to ask questions.

"...Why did you attack me?" Tazmi finally asked.

"I hate team battles," the short-haired girl glanced at him: "Instead of being pitted by pig teammates after the start, it's better for me to kill them first and then fight for them."

"..." Tazmi took a few seconds to understand the meaning of the words: "Fighting?"

"As long as the people I kill will do things according to my instructions," the girl patted the hilt of the knife on her waist: "This is the ability of Teigu [March of the Dead · Eight Houses]."

"Then can they talk? What about their memories?" Tazmi asked.

"...No," the girl looked at him with a strange expression, "but her skills will remain at the same level as before her death."

"So it can't be used to obtain information, but to control the corpse..." Tazmir thought for a while: "What is the limit of control?"

"Eight people." The girl replied, her expression changed from doubt to interest.

"It's not used to control people," Tazmi said. "You should hunt those super-dangerous species and control them. There are eight super-dangerous species, and the ordinary Tegu envoys cannot be your opponents at all. If I'm not mistaken, you may be looking for stronger players in this tournament to kill and control - but your plan went in the wrong direction from the start."

"Hmph, don't you think I don't want to? But super dangerous species is not an adventure-level experience in the eyes of you people," the girl looked at the dark iron adventurer badge on Tazmi's neck: "their flesh and bones are all extremely Valuable things, if they don't pay enough money to redeem them from those who participated in the killing, they will never sell the corpses of super dangerous species."

"So, you need a partner who can single-handedly kill dangerous species," Tazmi pointed back at himself: "For example, me."

"..." The girl tilted her head to look at Tazmi for a moment, finally nodded, and reached out to him: "Black pupil, my name."

"Tazmi." Tazmi sighed, reaching out and shaking her.

Chi Tong's sword can bring people back from the dead, and Hei Tong's sword can also bring people back from the dead.

Sure enough, she should have something to do with Chi Tong, maybe her sister?

However, this girl is too scary. From the moment she missed the door, she was completely shrouded in murderous intent from her. Tegu's "Future Vision" was launched on its own, and all he showed was that his words were wrong or an action made her The "prediction" of being beheaded on the spot when she felt threatened made her have to try to arouse her interest and take the initiative to act as a tool to escape the disaster.

Obviously, it's true that Hei Tong said that she can't hunt dangerous species alone, because none of those moves are against dangerous species, and the purpose of each move is very clear - to make humans incompetent in the most efficient way, and unless hit The key point, those moves can't effectively kill the dangerous species at all, and even put her in danger.

"I heard that this competition is for the selection of 'hunters'." After he stopped trying to kill Tazmi, Hei Tong's tone became more relaxed: "If you join them, you may be able to get thugs who hunt super dangerous species. "

"No, I think the word means 'hunting humans' rather than 'hunting people'. After they are hired by the empire, they will probably deal with people who are a threat to the empire, not against dangerous species," Taz Mi shook his head, and then quickly added: "Anyway, I will help you hunt dangerous species."

"Hmph... I understand," Hei Tong narrowed his eyes: "In that case, I won't hack the pig teammates who come back later, otherwise it will be very troublesome to occupy the resurrection quota."

"Hmm." Tazmi nodded again and again.

"—Just cut off their hands and feet to disqualify them." Hei Tong continued.

Doesn't this understand nothing!