The cheers from the outside audience could still be heard in the quiet lounge.
As a fighter in the gladiatorial arena, Gurnis, according to his master's arrangements, will go out to fight later as one of the participants in the bloody battle.
Yes, fight.
This is the meaning of survival for slaves who are fighters.
Gurnis is ready for a fight, a real fight this time.
Not to please the slave masters or to please the nobles and freedmen in the audience, but to fight for oneself, but for destiny.
The opportunity to decide to fight came from a note he received not long ago.
According to the message conveyed in the note, the city lord Raph has led the Unsullied Legion to leave the station outside the city and officially march towards the Forbidden Land.This also means that Xi'an's power is at its most empty and weak at this moment.
The training itself of a fighter not only develops physical fitness but also skills.Among the many combat skills, the most core one is to learn to find the right opportunity.
And there is no doubt that now is the best time.
Genis took a deep breath. He felt that his state had been adjusted to the best time. His thoughts and wishes, his will and his body had reached the best unity.
Feeling the surging power in his body and the roaring blood, Genis's thoughts became somewhat scattered.
It wasn't that he was afraid. What he was going to do today had been imagined countless times in his mind.If you are not even afraid of death, how can you back down from battle?
However, he suddenly thought that after today, whether he succeeds or fails, his destiny will change drastically.
Moreover, this change is not limited to individual destiny.
Afu has given birth.
His child was a healthy boy, and after his birth, Gurness found an opportunity to visit secretly.
At that time, he stretched out his finger to tease the child. The newborn child was not afraid of him, but held his finger with his weak little hand.With a small amount of effort, Genis could feel huge power from it.
What is the meaning of a life being born in this world? Is it to suffer hardships or to enjoy happiness?It's not, it's for fighting, it's for resistance.
Fight against all the misfortunes that oppress you in this world, and fight for the meaning of your existence.
This is the meaning of life as Gurness thinks.
This meaning has not yet been realized for him, or in other words, from birth to now, this meaning is contrary to the life he has experienced.
Only now did he have the choice and opportunity to fight.But he hopes that the new life after him will not need such a choice process, but can fight against everything upright and realize the meaning of his life.
Thinking of this, the corners of Genis's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a smile.
The complicated thoughts also calmed down and focused on the only goal.
"Gennis, are you ready? It's almost time for you to play."
The silence of the lounge was interrupted by a voice, and a man walked into the lounge.
The other party is a free citizen and one of the slave managers of this arena.
"Yeah, I'm ready and ready to fight at any time."
"That's good, just go ahead and fight desperately, fight regardless of everything, and then be the one who survives."
Men inspire Gurness. For him, only the more intense the bloody fight can satisfy the appetite of the audience.
Genis stood up from the stone pier and walked slowly towards the man.
Then he stood in front of him and looked at the man.
Gurnis was a tall man, taller than a man.The strong body gives people a full sense of oppression.
Gurness's actions made the man stunned for a moment, and then he became angry.
There was no other reason. The way Genis looked at him made him very unhappy.
Not looking down, but looking at each other calmly, without any groveling, without any praying, without any numbness of slaves, and no fear of free people.
The man didn't know why Genis suddenly showed this side. He subconsciously touched the whip on his waist.
The whip does not need to depend on the occasion or timing to hit a slave, as long as the slave's master is willing.
But his hand reaching for the whip was caught by Gurnis.
Gurnis used a little force to break off his hand, and before he could cry out in pain, Gurnis knocked him unconscious with a punch.
"There's nothing different about us..."
Looking at the unconscious man lying on the ground, Genis whispered to himself, and then walked out of the lounge.
Chapter 76 Choose life or death
The gladiator lounges are connected to each other.
Leaving his lounge, Gurnis walked through the narrow corridor.During this period, he met several slaves working in the arena. Without any obstruction, he went straight to another lounge.
There were several strong men sitting in the lounge.
They were using clay pots to anoint themselves with olive oil.
The arrival of Genis made several people stop what they were doing.
"Brother, why are you here?"
One person smiled and said to Genis.
Fighter slaves all live in collective dormitories, eat together and train together every day.Although they have to fight each other when they eat and live together, their private relationship is very good.
However, they are slaves and commodities, and commodities are impersonal.
They are all participants in the bloody battle. Under the orders of the slave masters, they are going to kill each other and be stained with the blood of those who are as close as brothers.
There is no letting go or anything, and there is no emotion. Since I am a slave, since I have no choice, I will do everything I can to survive. This is the idea of the fighters participating in the bloody battle.
But there is still a choice, but if you are a slave, it is difficult to see this choice.
"My brothers...."
Genis took a deep breath and then spoke.There was no excitement or confusion in his voice, just as usual.
But his words fell like a thunderbolt, making the lounge quiet and fall into silence.
"I want to fight, but not with you."
"We don't want to fight with you who live under the same roof, train with me, and eat with me."
"I don't want to be stained with your blood under the pressure of slave owners and nobles."
"For fighters, fighting is our honor. Those slave masters trained us this way. But fighting to the death to please others is definitely not an honor, but a curse."
"The honor of battle belongs to the warrior, to the true fighter, not to the slave."
"We want to fight, we only know how to fight. But I want to fight as a warrior, not as a slave to fulfill this curse."
"I want to resist... Since we can only fight, since we are destined to find a way between life and death. Then we should have the right to choose how to live and how to die."
"There is no difference between slaves and free people, nobles and slave owners. We all have the same head, a pair of arms, and a pair of legs. We are all human beings. Then, I think, we have the right to choose the way of life and death. "
"So I want to resist, I want to fight, fight as a warrior, fight as a fighter who resists fate and tears off the shackles."
Genis said these words calmly to the three people in front of him, his tone was calm, but he could feel a kind of power from it.
Slaves are human beings, and as humans they possess humanity, and possessing humanity naturally also possesses blood.
Slave owners stimulated the fighters to retain their blood, so that the fighting and killing would be more intense and more enjoyable to watch.
The slave owners also control the direction of the bloody explosions of the fighters, and they partially obscure the slaves' choices.
But it doesn't mean that this choice doesn't exist. It just needs one person to lead you to find this choice.
"If you don't break out in silence, you will perish in silence."
Gurnis spat out such words.
This sentence was also told to him by His Excellency Bai Mian.And this sentence also comes from the mouth of the lord of the town behind the Forbidden Land.
There was still silence in the lounge.In this silence, as Gurness said, there are two paths.
Perish in silence, silently follow the fate of the slave owner, fight bloody battles as a slave, and choose life or death in this way.
And erupting in silence...
"Didn't you hear the bells in the arena? It's your turn!"
"What are you doing here, you scumbags?"
Someone broke into the lounge, the fighting outside had come to an end, and the bell representing the death fight rang.
Yes, it's time to fight...
The person who broke into the lounge was a slave owner, who was considered a shareholder of this arena.
Some of the fighter slaves were his property.
Genis turned around silently and looked at the slave owner.
The two sides' eyes met, but the slave owner unconsciously took a step back.
The slave owner saw something terrible in the eyes of this humble slave, who was no more than mud.
That is the erupting volcano, that is the torrent that breaks everything, that is the incomparable power that cuts off the shackles.
A hand grabbed his neck, lifted him up, and then squeezed hard.
The slave owner struggled in mid-air, slapping Genis's thick arms, and finally his hands hung down helplessly.
"My fight has begun, brothers."
Throwing the slave master in his hand on the floor of the lounge, Genis turned around and said to his companions.
These fighters also reacted and looked at the slave owner who had lost his voice on the ground with some confusion.
The choice is not difficult, it is nothing more than choosing the way of life or death.
Several people came to their senses, and their eyes gradually became firm.
Someone said: "Yes, my battle has begun."
Someone else said: "Our battle has begun."
Genis took a deep breath, nodded slightly, and then nodded heavily, finally turning into three words:
"Follow me..."
...............
In a luxurious room next to the viewing seats of the arena, several people gathered here.
Enzo raised the wine glass in his hand and toasted to the rich middle-aged nobleman sitting opposite him, who also raised his glass with a smile.
Enzo is the owner of this arena, and the other party is a new partner.Today's gladiatorial performance was proposed by the other party.
"Lord Timos, for Xi'an and for us, drink this cup to the full!"
N'Zos said his congratulations, and then drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
The other party also drank the fragrant wine into the roar just like N'Zos did.
After drinking the glass of wine, the other person pursed his lips as if he was savoring the taste of the wine.
Seeing the other party's appearance, N'Zos laughed.
"How about it? Lord Timos, this is the fine wine shipped from Kusha."
“It’s really delicious...”
Bai Mang smiled and said:
"The entrance is dull, but after a careful taste, a mellow and warm taste emerges, which confuses the taste buds, leaving endless aftertaste, and it is difficult to return to the taste before enjoying it."
"Just like Xi'an at this moment..."
Chapter 77 Break free from the shackles
N'Zos was stunned by Bai Mang's words, but before he could carefully reflect on the meaning of Bai Mang's words, a servant rushed into the house.
Looking at the panicked servants, N'Zoth had obvious anger on his face.
When a guest is around, a slave's behavior is a disgrace to his master.
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