The bad emperor of Tang Dynasty

The training of gladiators is not intended to make the fighting process so exciting and full of tricks, because fighting with fancy moves just means leaving too many openings for the opponent, which is extremely thrilling.

Guo Nuan spent three days sleepless nights comprehending "Li's Sword Art", which is a condensed version of ancient Chinese sword art. Because Li Tang's founding royal family compiled this book, it was derived from the famous sword masters under his command, who killed on the battlefield. The swordsmanship that has been sharpened is undoubtedly a must-kill technique that eliminates the rough and extracts the essence, and simplifies the complex. After reading it, Guo Nuan only felt a deep surge and excitement in his heart. , and the most agile speed, coupled with the strongest sword energy, it is undoubtedly the best sword technique used in life-and-death struggles.

Of course, Guo Nuan needs to change into an epee, otherwise with such a mighty sword technique, a slender blade will break soon because it cannot bear such a domineering usage. According to common sense, generally a sword with a thin blade cannot be directly head-to-head. This is a common-sense mistake. However, this swordsmanship book given by Li Si is powerful. With the addition of an epee, it coincidentally borrows the principle of mechanics and adopts the method of four or two strokes of a thousand catties, and the way of relaying force, it can fight fiercely with heavy weapons.

Think about it, when a swordsman known for his dexterity fiercely fought hundreds of rounds with a heavy ax warrior with a sword, and the swordsman was not at a disadvantage, how dumbfounded would the tens of thousands of spectators in the arena be? Guo Nuan looked forward to it.

The training time was very limited, and the intense and high-intensity three days passed in a flash. Early this morning, the solemn-looking flat nose led the chrysanthemum team to the backstage of the arena early, preparing for the ten o'clock game in the morning.

This time is Guo Nuan's chrysanthemum team leapfrog challenge, which is of great significance. The weather is slightly misty, and the gloomy clouds above make people feel a little depressing.

Once the competition schedule is confirmed, it will still be held even if it rains heavily, but rainy days will make the arena competition environment muddy, which is not what the gladiators want. Holding an umbrella, overlooking the fighting in the torrential rain in the amphitheater below, is also a special flavor.

The arena belongs to the most benevolent city lord. In order to celebrate his mother’s birthday, the last three lords specially invited engineers from Persia to imitate the ancient Roman arena. After 63 years of ups and downs, this large arena has undergone five major repairs , still solid and brand new.

Last night, the construction started overnight. The officials in charge of the arena recruited more than 3000 slaves to build fortifications in the empty arena. The winding rammed earth walls and the stone granite brick walls were built. The walls are all three meters high, and the winding earth and stone walls cover the entire arena, which is as large as four football fields.

Amazingly, during the night that the maze was built, the people of the entire Zhishan City discovered that the sky above the arena was supposed to be as dark as it used to be, but unexpectedly, fiery red rays of light rose into the sky.

Afterwards, the common people found out that the organizers of the gladiatorial competition specially added a mysterious project on the day of the Chrysanthemum team competition, and sent a large number of slave laborers to secretly construct under the light of tens of thousands of torches the night before.

This is the first new mode, and the team that happened to meet Guo Nuan was very lucky to meet him. If Guo Nuan knew about it, I don’t know whether he should smile silently or shake his head.

Before the game, Guo Nuan and the other four members of the Chrysanthemum team prepared calmly in the rest room. They reorganized the tactics they had discussed in advance, and after feeling confident enough, they wiped the seats quietly. Your own weapon, waiting to be played.

The lounge is located in the basement half a floor above the ground below the high platform of the auditorium, and it is adjacent to the arena. The towering walls are round and zigzag, closed together, except for one entrance, there is no end in sight.

As for the high stage, there were many bustling spectators one after another, each looking for their own seats with their tickets. Some of these people came purely for the excitement of watching the game, and most of the spectators came to place a bet in order to win money. of.

In the middle of the high stage, on the dance floor, as usual, the gorgeous curtain slowly opened, and the exotic women in revealing and sexy clothes danced, the drums and zithers blared, and the audience was full, and the atmosphere of the audience slowly heated up and ignited.

At this moment, Guo Nuan felt blood gushing in his veins. He wanted to get on the stage as soon as possible, so that he could suppress his violent aura by seeing the blood with a butcher knife.

Originally, Guo Nuan was not a bloodthirsty person. Speaking of which, thinking back to his identity in his hometown of Tang Dynasty, now in the foreign land Zhishan City, who would link the liberal arts champion who is dancing and writing to the famous new star chrysanthemum warrior Guo Nuan, Guo Nuan felt a sense of absurdity in his heart. Even he himself felt that his life experience was so twists and turns and weird, that the world was unpredictable.

Under the yelling of the host with a loud voice, the iron gate of the lounge opened rumblingly. Guo Nuan only heard the thunderous applause. Hit in the oval-shaped enclosure, forming an echo that diffuses and is extremely clear. This ancient arena uses the principle of physical echo stone walls, which made Guo Nuan admire the wisdom of the ancients.

Not daring to be distracted, the five burly and tall warriors of the Chrysanthemum Squad rushed to the entrance of the maze on the edge of the arena. Under the cover of the whole body of steel and bronze armor helmets, the five of them looked like powerful machines of steel killing, mighty and cold .

A large part of the audience was fans of the Chrysanthemum Warriors. When the four of them fanned and guarded Captain Guo Nuan, who led with two strides, the fans shouted frantically on the distant platform: "Guo Nuan, Guo Nuan!" , Chrysanthemum Warrior, Chrysanthemum Battle Group,..." The voices continued.

The status of gladiators is so low that no law gives them the rights and protections of these gladiators. On the one hand, the mighty and heroic gladiators in the arena are all warriors, great heroes, and in the world where the strongest is king In the slave society, how much bloodthirsty people like these exciting gladiatorial matches. Of course, these also make gladiators gain supreme glory and popularity, just like modern international football stars, basketball stars, and Uranus superstars. The brilliance under the crowd is dazzling, Guo Nuan can see it thoroughly, he is a little speechless, this is undoubtedly an extremely contradictory phenomenon.

During the boring and cruel gladiator training camp, Guo Nuan heard his vicious, fierce and powerful instructors say that gladiators are very low in law. Dear warrior, it is said that in the heyday of gladiators in ancient Rome, many women especially liked to commit adultery with those brave gladiators, especially at the end of Rome's decline, even the emperor was cuckolded by the gladiators, the son of the last emperor of Rome bastard sons of a gladiator who committed adultery with his beautiful queen

When the instructors who had always treated Guo Nuan and these newcomer preparatory gladiators as pigs and dogs bid farewell to the slave trade market after graduation, the instructors used a very proud and respectful tone for the first time. Including Guo Nuan said: "Use your incomparable courage to defend the title of gladiator. Remember that you are not slaves, but warriors worthy of respect. The blood of the noble blood that flows in the body is nobler than you gladiators, for they are not worthy,"

To become a gladiator, Guo Nuan's gladiator fighting skills are all taught by these instructors. The process is indeed cruel and inhumane. From another perspective, ruthlessness is a necessary quality to become a gladiator instructor. The instructors are incomparable. Strict and serious teaching, meticulous, definitely a competent guide on the gladiator's journey.

When he was graduating, when he heard the words of the instructors for the first time, Guo Nuan felt very complicated in his heart. He subconsciously raised his right palm and gave them a modern formal military salute. The rest of the gladiators imitated Guo Nuan and saluted the instructors solemnly, and the instructors also followed the example to return the salute... Inadvertently, Guo Nuan created a scene for the gladiator graduation ceremony. It is customary to bid farewell to qualified gladiators at each training camp before the extinction of more than 20 years of gladiatorial history in the next period. They take the last form, place their right palm on the side of their foreheads, and salute.

The scene touched Guo Nuan and recalled too many past events. The next game will be different from the past, and it must be extremely harsh. Instead of an open field, it will be a curved and closed maze. Then the previous tactics will be overturned at once. It was unexpected for them.

"Then let's go," when the other four team members looked at each other and finally cast their eyes on Guo Nuan, Guo Nuan understood in his heart and didn't take it seriously. Since the terrain of the field changed suddenly, his original tactics were no longer applicable. , the ghost team must have been affected in the same way, and no one took advantage of it.

This time is different from the usual competition. When you enter the field, you can see the opponent at the other end of the field at a glance. Because the maze wall blocks the sight of the chrysanthemum fighters, there is only one entrance to the maze. It seems that this is a place with no exit. Maze, Guo Nuan severely cursed the inventor of the maze design in the arena. He is so talented. This maze clearly has two entrances.

The host shouted enthusiastically. He introduced such a wonderful maze to the audience present. Guo Nuan and the others could not see the layout of the entire maze from the perspective of the horizon, but the audience on the high platform seats in the circular enclosure could not It can overlook the maze route below very well. This maze gladiator is undoubtedly very interesting. Next, the Chrysanthemums and Ghosts are looking for and hunting opponents who may appear unexpectedly at any time in the intricate maze. This should be What kind of scene simply whetted the appetite of the audience.

"The clock starts," the host rang the gong, and a three-foot-high incense stick was inserted into the incense burner and burned slowly, urging the cigarettes to curl up.

The rules of the game are that the two teams must find and kill all their opponents in the maze before the high incense that can burn for an hour and a half is exhausted

Otherwise, the time will expire, and the two teams that have not made a decision will face the life and death judgment of the slave owner, pressing down their thumbs, or raising their thumbs up.

"Let's go," Guo Nuan roared heroically, and the five Juhua team members strode into the entrance of the maze.