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Section 4 Planning

This victory won several months of recuperation for Scar. This was completely necessary because it was only after a full month that he could walk out of his room with a cane.

When he walked out of the door of the room, he realized that his neighbor had changed. Before he fought with the Desert Leopard, he had already learned that the neighbor next door, Scar, had forgotten what the other party's name was. Of course, it would be meaningless even if he remembered it. Because many names completely disappeared every day - unfortunately left forever.

This row of rooms is a special room of the Gladiator Academy, all of which are single rooms. According to custom, this is the so-called "special seat". Only gladiators who survived after enough games can get a place here. There are not so many disciplines and management regulations here, and there are no armed guards patrolling at all times. In fact, there is only an elderly guard here. The work of this guard is well known to have nothing to do with the guard. His work is to provide high-end catering or other enjoyment for the guests here.

However, like other rooms in Gladiator Academy, guests usually don't stay for long.

"Hey, Scar." When he walked past the next room, he found an acquaintance inside.

Reth walked out. Scar still remembers this man who called himself "Knight".

"It looks like your body is recovering well. I saw it all at that time. You can defeat the desert leopard... To be honest, this is an amazing achievement."

"This is not a matter of honor." Scar replied coldly.

"Maybe it's not an honor, but it's also amazing and worthy of admiration... Well, don't you go into my room and sit?"

Scar walked into Reth's room with a cane, who closed the door.

"To be honest, I'm very happy to see you survive. Do you know, you were almost chosen by the Queen."

"Queen?"

"The Queen of Kalean, Qinxin, the ancestor of the vampire family." Reis poured two glasses of wine and handed Scar a glass.

"If you could beat the Desert Leopard safely that day - I mean you didn't end up with such a serious injury and fell directly on the arena - Queen Chin-Heart will probably fall in love with you and turn you into a vampire."

Scar held the wine glass, without answering, but just looked at Reth in confusion.

"Actually, the one who watched the competition in that special seat that day was Queen Qinxin. Don't ask me why I know this. I have my own news channel. Come and have a sip. This is my favorite sour plum wine. Or the ghost place of Kalean, this wine is the only one I can admire."

Scar took a small sip and the wine tasted sour and astringent, which was really not very good. But this was not the fault of the wine, but he was born to dislike drinking. Even if he drank, he was brewed with some fruits, and sweet wine with a sweet taste that was greater than the wine taste.

"Why, the vampire queen will..."

"Because she urgently needs her subordinates now." Reis interrupted Scar's words. "The war is still going on, it's still early to end."

Drinking the sour plum wine, Scar felt the same bitterness rise from his heart. He thought of the old man, the war, and many things he didn't want to remember.

"Kalian is still winning. But their ending is doomed to fail. The Undead Legion, which Kaalian is proud of, has suffered heavy losses and has greatly reduced its number. The vampires who commanded the Undead Legion, especially the Blood Knights, suffered even more casualties, and it is said that they have lost at least half of them."

"You just said that Queen of Chin-Heart can turn humans into vampires."

"That's right, but that's the right person. The vampire seems proud and will never accept an unqualified compatriot. If you could defeat the desert leopard without any injuries that day, they would probably accept you."

“Do I be honored?”

"If I were you, I would have felt that way. Fortunately, you were not selected. You became a monster that feeds on blood, then joined the Blood Knights, and eventually died under swords, muskets or cannons in a certain battle...that would definitely not be a good ending, you wouldn't like it."

"Why are you talking to me about this?"

"It's probably because of being both Ryans." Reis smiled mysteriously. "Where did you get the title of the Knight? Which unit do you belong to?"

Scar was silent again, without an answer.

"Well, I know you don't want to mention those unfortunate things. But as long as you still think of yourself as a Ryan's knight in your heart, maybe I have something to work with you."

Reis suddenly shut his mouth, and Scar also heard footsteps outside.

"Let's talk next time when your leg injury heals. If I'm still alive next time."

Scar walked out with a cane. A naive face passed outside, but this kind of thing is common, so Scar didn't pay attention. He didn't have any special goals, just walked around and relaxed, so he walked towards the training ground of the Gladiator Academy. As usual, many people were under the guidance of different coaches and working hard in front of the training equipment.

But it seems that there are fewer people.

Who is Reis? It seems that he has some information channels to get outside news.

Although Scar also wanted to know what happened outside, this Gladiator Academy, completely closed and isolated from the outside, had no news. Put aside the guards and coaches inside, there was a double-layer high wall erected on the outside of the academy, with guards and dogs patrolling in the middle.

In addition, every gladiator is supervised by some kind of magic. Especially those living in single rooms are the key points. So although on the surface they seem to be quite free and can wander around the academy, and you can go anywhere except for key places such as arsenal. But in fact, the gladiator's every move is under monitoring.

The coach or guards can enter and exit at will. But Scar never expects to buy one of them and communicate with the outside world. Because he really has nothing.

Scar believes that the same is true for other gladiators.

And what Reis said... Although Scar participated in the war as a sinner at that time and hated both sides the same hatred for both sides, he was a human after all. In a certain sense, he hoped that humans could win this war. And this was not a unilateral delusion that was created out of nothing. All countries in the entire True God Church circle participated in this war driven by faith and interests. Although Kalean was unexpectedly powerful and the Blood Knight was even more fierce and invincible, if a war of attrition was engaged, then the one who would have dried up the blood first would definitely be Kalean.

And this Gladiator...

It is absolutely a lie to say that he doesn't hate this place. Scar watched the gladiators die in front of him countless times. These people just for the entertainment of others, and had to fight with their lives and blood. This kind of death has no honor or value. He tried his best to fight against this cannibal system, which was in return for a desert leopard.

More people choose to fall.

Scar has seen many people, many excellent soldiers who live in single rooms like him, drinking wildly on the eve of the battle, seeking pleasure on women. They actually understand that being so indulgent on the eve of the battle is seeking death. Alcohol can anesthetize nerves and weaken people's reaction speed. While having fun with women can consume precious physical strength meaninglessly.

But they did this. Scar could experience that state of mind, that suffocating depression, the hatred of blood on his hands, and the complete despair of tomorrow. Since there is no hope, it would be better to enjoy it and die.

But Scar doesn't want to die. He exercises every day, controls desires, and strives to survive. This is not because he is full of hope for salvation, or has a lofty goal, or just simply not wanting to die.

If Gladiator Academy immediately gave him freedom and let him go, Scar would probably feel confused immediately and didn't know where he should go.

Whenever he saw his neighbors walking into the room with boxes of wine or holding three or five women, he unconsciously remembered what the old man said to him.

"Living. If you feel that dying like this is not worth it, then live. There is always hope. As long as you don't abandon your destiny, fate will not abandon you."

He remembered that the old man was once a holy knight, but he never mentioned God.

Three months later, when Scar's feet had just recovered their walking ability, he finally got news about the war. This news was not told by someone, but by the siege cannons with a huge roar. Kalean's siege officially began.

Throughout the day, the cannon fire did not stop for a moment. The guards and coaches of the Gladiator Academy seemed to turn a blind eye to it or didn't mind at all.

However, the number of gladiators and coaches has indeed decreased. The daily gladiator competition continues, but no newcomers come in. The huge training ground has also begun to become empty, and many training equipment are no longer as queuing up to practice.

At dusk, Scar was performing recovery exercises in the corridor and met Reth again.

Reis obviously had just participated in the fight and returned safely. When he met Scar, he greeted him casually. He had been like this since he talked to Scar that day. Every time he saw Scar, he would say hello and leave immediately.

"If you have time tonight, come to my room." The moment Reth passed by him, Scar heard the other person's whisper.

When it was dark, Scar walked into Reis's room. He was not surprised to see that there were already several guests in this room. Each guest had a familiar face.

"Okay, we are all here." Reis closed the door.

"First, let me re-introduce myself. My name is Reis, the knight of the Ryan Kingdom, and I belong to the special operations team of the coalition forces. I will declare that I am not a prisoner of the battle. I have infiltrated this Gladiator Academy because I have special missions."

"However, it is indeed difficult to complete this task by myself. That's why I've been lurking for so long, waiting for the right opportunity."

"You are not a prisoner...how did you get in here?"
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