Chapter 1419 Bizarre Scene [The Arena of Life and Death]
Chapter 1419 Bizarre Scene [The Arena of Life and Death]
Upon hearing that they were going to a spooky scene, Xiaoye immediately perked up. It had been a long time since he had taken on such a challenge.
Without further ado, Chen Mu immediately set off with Xiao Ye.
The two were located on spaceship number 5, not far from the trajectory of spaceship number 8.
After flying for about ten minutes, a stationary spaceship appeared in front of the two of them.
Looking through the porthole, the room was completely empty.
Without a doubt, the seven crew members had stumbled into a bizarre scene.
At this moment, Xu Yueji reminded him: "Boss Chen, after entering the spaceship, you will enter a strange scene."
Are you sure you want to risk going in? The Survival Agency's support is on its way and should arrive in about a day.
Chen Mu shrugged, his tone full of confidence, "Adventure? It is indeed an adventure, but this adventure refers to a bizarre scenario."
Even among the treacherous sects, Chen Mu still held them in high regard.
But after exiting the strange gate, what was that bizarre scene? What were those things?
Chen Mu had so many life-saving items that he couldn't even count them all. He also had ghost money and pure ghost energy, two hard currencies outside the Ghost Sect.
Let alone the bizarre scene making things difficult for Chen Mu, the fact that he didn't treat it as a "speed bump" and drive over it was already a great favor.
A creepy scene? If you hadn't told me, I would have thought it was a speed bump. Go tell my ghost money.
Chen Mu was eager to know what this extremely rare, living, and bizarre scene in space was like, and whether it could answer his questions.
At that moment, Chen Mu led Xiao Ye into spaceship number 8.
The moment Chen Mu entered the spaceship, his vision suddenly turned blood red.
Everything before my eyes was filtered through a crimson, blood-red lens.
Lines of blood-red characters appeared before Chen Mu.
[Bizarre Scene: The Arena of Life and Death]
Scene description: The arena, stained crimson with blood, is scattered with flowers and gold coins. Each fierce, blood-soaked duel stirs the restless nerves of the audience.
Amidst the enthusiastic cheers, the showers of money, the burning blood, and the fragrant flowers... which of these truly belong to you?
Only the strong can leave here alive!
As the blood-red words disappeared, a strong, pungent smell of blood filled Chen Mu's nostrils.
He discovered that he and Xiaoye were in a cage.
Both of them were bound with black iron chains.
The other end of the chain was tightly connected to the cage.
"This scene is quite impressive; it's an immersive environment, probably at the level of a Ghost General or higher."
Chen Mu silently assessed the situation in his mind.
Outside the cage was a black and red floor.
Chen Mu immediately recognized that the floor wasn't painted that color. The dark red was the result of bloodstains solidifying and settling over the years, deeply seeping into the wood.
The floor was rotten and smelled foul.
There was no one around; it was a classroom-sized room, dimly lit.
The overall layout of the space resembled the backstage area of a stage. Through the wall, Chen Mu could vaguely hear the deafening cheers and shouts outside.
There were some things scattered on the floor; these were not performance props, but a pile of blood-stained knives, guns, and clubs.
Xiao Ye, who was standing nearby, asked in a low voice, "Boss, what should we do now?"
Chen Mu replied calmly, "Let's wait and see."
Since we've entered this eerie scene, we should just follow the plot.
The good thing about these eerie scenes is that there's no sudden killing. Regardless of the manner of death, there's always a chance to survive beforehand.
I just wonder what happened to those seven employees who joined earlier.
Chen Mu wasn't too worried about himself; he was more concerned about his employees.
In any case, those who dare to board the spaceship are all core employees who are extremely loyal to him; otherwise, they wouldn't dare to take such a risk.
Just then, the door to the room opened from the outside.
A burly-looking male ghost wearing a vest and a hat walked in.
His vest was soaked with sweat and stained with mottled old bloodstains, making him look like a "thug" or "manager".
Upon seeing Chen Mu and Xiao Ye in the cage, it was first taken aback, then said with some surprise:
"Wow, what a great day! We've got two more fun things to do. We're really in for a treat now."
As the male ghost handler said this, he went to the cage and began to shake it, trying to move it away.
Chen Mu noticed that there were two "slide rail"-like objects on the floor next to the cage, similar to train tracks, which could be embedded under the iron cage.
"Where are you moving us to?" Chen Mu asked, intending to test the other party.
However, the administrator acted strangely as if he hadn't heard Chen Mu's question, completely ignoring him.
Its attitude towards Chen Mu and his companion was full of contempt and disdain. In its eyes, they were just two pieces of merchandise.
Is it necessary to answer the question about the goods?
The next second, the administrator inserted the cage into the slide rail with a "click".
After it arrived at the cage, it began to slowly push the cage forward along the slide rail.
At the same time, the tightly closed door at the exit of the room opened.
As the gate opened, the noise and shouts outside became even clearer.
Chen Mu looked outside and saw a wide and long underground passage.
At the end of the underground passage, you can see the outline of a circular "colosseum".
At this moment, the circular steps were filled with onlookers, all of whom were eerie.
At this moment, they waved their fists, each one excitedly looking at the arena in the center of the arena.
Amidst the cheers and applause, Chen Mu could already guess that a gladiatorial combat was taking place in the arena.
The performers in the gladiatorial combat are very likely to be their own employees.
The administrator did not stop; it pushed the cages of Chen Mu and the other man along the narrow underground passage to a corner of the arena.
It stopped here and leaned against the cage to wait.
The audience's attention was entirely drawn to the central arena, and no one paid any attention to Chen Mu and his companion in the corner.
Judging from the administrator's posture, Chen Mu and his companion seemed to be "reserve contestants," waiting for this duel to end before they would be allowed to take the stage.
"Boss, look over there!"
Xiao Ye was very observant, and he quietly reminded Chen Mu. He immediately spotted a cage in the corner opposite the arena.
Chen Mu looked in the direction Xiao Ye was pointing, and sure enough, there were six humans locked in that cage.
Chen Mu recognized them at a glance from their uniforms; they were his employees!
There were seven employees, but only six are currently in the cage. Where is the other person?
Chen Mu looked at the arena stage, his brows furrowing slightly.
The remaining employee is currently in the ring, but he's not in good shape.
The reason why the employee in the ring was in poor condition was because his opponent was not simple.
His opponent was a bizarre being of the highest rank!
This employee was a technical crew member, an ordinary citizen. In terms of combat ability, he was not even as good as a commoner.
Naturally, this duel turned into a one-sided massacre.
Chen Mu's employees were brutally beaten by the bizarre gladiator, each punch landing squarely on their skin, and they were knocked to the ground.
Each time he was knocked down, a cheer would erupt from the audience.
In the cage on the other side, six employees were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
The group looked at the members of the survival center and asked, "So, have you found a way to survive?"
The members of the survival center sighed, "Survival is not something that is so easy to find."
Moreover, based on my speculation, the level of this eerie scene should be above the level of a Ghost General.
In such bizarre situations, finding a way out becomes even more difficult.
Often, we have to learn from our mistakes, even if it means shedding blood.
It's clear that the members of the survival center are highly skilled.
In such a short time, it was determined that it was a bizarre scene of at least the level of a Ghost General.
But as he said, finding a way to survive in such a bizarre situation is extremely difficult!
A long time ago, Chen Mu challenged ten top-level monster-level scenarios, and he almost suffered a severe injury with each one.
It is almost impossible to complete the game without taking any damage if no teammates die.
Judging from the current situation, the employee on the stage is probably on the verge of death.
At this moment, outside the cage where Chen Mu was, the administrator saw that it was almost time.
According to the arena's schedule, after this match ends, the next one will begin. And it's time for the two people in this cage to participate in the fight.
As required, participants must be familiar with the relevant gladiator rules before participating in a gladiatorial combat.
Therefore, the administrator announced the rules to Chen Mu and the other person in a cold and perfunctory tone.
It spoke very quickly, and didn't even look at Chen Mu directly, treating him as if it were just going through the motions.
"You two are outsiders who need to compete against the warriors of our arena."
Before your match begins, the audience will place bets on who will win and who will lose.
Once the match begins, you can attack each other and defeat each other using various methods.
Every brilliant strike you make will earn you applause from the audience—and that will affect your final fate.
Determining the winner is simple: whoever is knocked down ten times in a row, and each time they remain down for more than five seconds, loses.
If you cannot get up within three minutes, it is also considered a failure.
After the duel ends, the loser will face punishment.
Those viewers who bet on the losers are angry because they're losing money and need to vent.
Therefore, those viewers who bet on the loser will vote to decide the loser's fate.
If more than half agree to execute, the winner will execute the loser on the spot with a knife in the arena.
However, there are exceptions. If you perform exceptionally well and the audience feels sorry for you, they might consider letting you off the hook even if they lose money.
This is what I meant when I said that every move you make will affect your ultimate fate.
That's the rule: defeat three gladiators in a row, and you can leave alive.
The administrator spoke very quickly, and regardless of whether Chen Mu heard him or not, he just kept talking and talking. He said what he had to say, and what did it matter to him whether the people in the cage heard him or not?
After hearing the rules, Chen Mu realized that they were disgusting.
Some rules are easy to deal with, such as playing word games or setting key logical traps.
Once you figure it out, you can pass the level immediately and gain a way out through "sudden enlightenment".
However, the rules of the [Death Arena] are extremely disgusting.
There are no word games involved, nor is there any crucial clue left behind.
It is composed of many small clues and small paths to survival, which together form a large path to survival.
For example, what should you do after being knocked down; how to seize an opening, strike your opponent, and win the applause of the audience...
Only through repeated judgments and seizing opportunities can one ultimately find a way to survive.
Its path to survival cannot be summarized in a single sentence, but rather is the result of a series of judgments combined together.
Chen Mu said that this kind of life is the most disgusting because it severely erodes a person's concentration, judgment, and willpower.
Even if someone manages to complete the game alive, their survival strategy is not applicable to those who come after them.
Because every blow and every fall involves a different situation.
Those who come later must explore again and find a way to survive that suits them.
Each individual path to survival might not be too difficult. But making the right judgment every time and then combining them into a larger path to survival is just plain annoying.
Is it possible for one in a hundred people to get it right? That's hard to say.
At that very moment, on the ring, the employee who had been knocked down had been knocked out for the eighth time.
He lay on the ground, unable to get up for a while.
The onlookers immediately booed and jeered.
"I knew it! I shouldn't have bet on him to win!"
"It's been so long since any new gladiators have arrived, and suddenly several have come. Their quality is definitely poor."
"I lost 5 ghost coins because of this. I should have just bet 1 ghost coin."
"I thought these new faces would pull off a big one, but they pulled off a big one instead."
"Let me lose money, and see if I kill him or not."
"Look at his head, it would be really interesting if it got blown up."
……
It's clear that this employee, who started as a technician, has very little experience in making a living.
His eight consecutive knockdowns, without any impressive counterattacks, had already made the audience quite impatient.
Audience opinion of him has become extremely low.
If nothing unexpected happens, after this gladiatorial contest ends, those spectators who lost money will definitely not hesitate to kill him.
Chen Mu knew that things couldn't continue like this.
If I don't step in, this loyal employee will probably be finished.
Once inside the eerie scene, one must abide by its rules. Chen Mu's strength was also restricted, preventing him from breaking through with brute force.
The good news is that Chen Mu is a peace-loving person. He likes to break the deadlock with violence, but he doesn't like to solve problems with violence.
Right now, the poor employee had just stood up when he was knocked to the ground for the ninth time.
Another chorus of boos erupted from the audience.
The opponent's fierce warrior had already approached him, ready to knock him down for the tenth time.
NFBE