Chapter 46 Chapter Forty-Five

"I have spared his life!" D once again shouted to the audience. "There is no forgiveness in the arena," Cetus said quietly. "The loser dies. This is our law." D frowned. Setus took a sword from the soldier at his side and handed it to D with the hilt turned upside down. "Do it," he said firmly, "let me die with dignity at the hands of the victor." D looks at him.He didn't pick up the sword. "What are you hesitating about?" Cetus asked puzzled. "I'm looking for a decent way to refuse." D smiled slightly, he took the opponent's sword, and then threw it out directly.With a pop, the tip of the sword plunged into the beach not far away until it reached the hilt.There was an overwhelming booing from the audience.

"I spare your life." D repeated aloud. "Kill them both!" A voice suddenly sounded from the crowd.The auditorium was silent for a moment, and then soon, more voices joined in, "Kill them! Kill them both!" The irritated audience shouted in unison. "If you don't kill me, you must die." Cetus looked at D, "No one can break the law of the arena." "Interesting." D took his time and stood with folded arms. He looked up at the tall auditorium and said provocatively, "Then who are they going to send to kill me?" All the mermaid soldiers in the arena raised their spears together.They narrowed the encirclement step by step.

"Why do you do this?" Setus shook his head, he glanced at the few of us, and then said, "You could have walked out of here surrounded by flowers and applause, and you could even get a generous reward and be treated better by our people You are a welcome. But now you are putting your companions in danger." "Thank you for reminding me, I'm aware of it too." D looked at him with a smile, "But I'm betting on you." "I?" "I'm thinking... You shouldn't just ignore them when they're in danger, right?" Setus' face changed, and he stared at the other side closely, "Could it be that you included me in your plan early on?"

"I'm very sorry." "How do you know that you will definitely win?" Setus shook his head and stared at him incredulously, "Don't you think it's too risky to do so?" "But I won." D smiled slightly, picked up the trident on the ground with his toes, grabbed it, and threw it to the opponent.He nodded to the other party with the kind of heroic eyes that the other party looked at him when the scales were just cut off. "I trust you," he said. He raised the epee in his hand again.But this time, he left all the space in his back to the other party.What the two of them were facing at this moment was hundreds of thousands of fully armed mermaid soldiers in the arena.

These soldiers raised their spears and approached step by step.I held Emily's trembling hand tightly and nervously looked at the unconscious little S on the sand, not knowing what to do.The light became stronger and stronger, and the sand on the ground was hot. I wiped the sweat with the back of my hand, and there was no redness on my hand. I knew that the wound on my cheek had healed. But even though I have the same ability to heal my body as D, we have absolutely no advantage against the enemies in the entire arena here.I could very well be dead before the wounds start to heal.Even if I can really survive, Xiao S and Emily will definitely die.They are just ordinary people.Especially little S, if he cannot be rescued as soon as possible, he may die at any time.

While I was thinking about this, the voices in the audience became louder and louder. "Kill them! Kill them!" The angry crowd lost their minds, thinking that their authority had been challenged.With red eyes, they shouted heart-piercingly: "Kill them two! Kill them all!" Then all the hustle and bustle stopped suddenly.It stopped in an instant.Because it was facing the arena, at the highest position in the main auditorium, a person suddenly stood up. During the competition, many spectators actually stood up because of excitement, which was nothing at all.But when the man stood up, all the surrounding activity suddenly stopped.The standing audience sat down silently, and the mermaid soldiers stopped attacking. All the people present looked up at the person standing on the high platform in absolute silence.

The distance is too far, I can't see his face clearly, I can only see that he is covered with golden battle armor, like a bright sun rising from the bottom of the sea, illuminating the entire arena. Then he spoke.I opened my mouth wide in surprise, because it turned out to be a woman's voice. "Let them go." She only said these four words, and then sat down. The arena was still silent.After a few seconds, whispers began to be heard in the crowd, but no one dared to disobey her orders.The mermaid soldier put away his spear, D took a step forward, bent down and grabbed the unconscious little S and carried it on his shoulder, then took my hand and strode out of the arena.

Emily hurried up a few steps to follow.Then there is Cetus.He looked up at the tall woman in golden armor. He was stunned for a moment, showing confusion. Then he sighed, clenched the trident in his hand, and reluctantly followed our footsteps. He has no choice. When we walked out the gate, I couldn't help but ask, "Who is she?" "Our queen," Cetus answered. "You...would be ruled by a woman?" I paused and looked at him in shock. A descendant of Sparta, who was so bloody and warlike and full of testosterone, would embrace a...queen?I thought of the previous fairy tales, how feminine the "mermaid princess" is, and it's hard for me to connect her with all this.

"She used to be the princess here." Setus seemed to hear my confusion, "Her father, the previous king, was the bravest warrior in the history of our clan. When the previous king died, she was still a minor Girl, many people disobeyed her control, so she took up a weapon and walked into this arena." Emily gasped, "A girl!" Setus nodded, "At that time, many people thought she was crazy. As the only flesh and blood of the former king, if she was willing to voluntarily give up the throne, relying on the people's respect for the former king, she could still spend her life in luxury. But she chose Prove her strength to her people."

When Setus spoke these words to us, he spoke with palpable awe, as if he were simply proud of being her subject.When he mentioned her, he was so humble, I almost forgot his bravery in the arena just now, forgot that he was the mermaid warrior who was almost equal to D. "Then she must have won," Emily said tentatively. Setus nodded, "She challenged all who disagreed with her. The duel in the arena lasted for three days and three nights." "Then those people obeyed her willingly?" Emily asked innocently. Setus smiled. "She sent all the losers to the pickets. She was fifteen."

"It's cruel!" Emily covered her mouth. "It's not cruel." D said suddenly, "There is no rule without fear. There are always only two ways to fight, one is law and the other is force. But the latter is often more effective than the former. As a king, the purpose is always It is above the means, and to consolidate one's own rule, one must make the necessary decisions." "But now you have broken her law by force," said Setus. "You're still on her side?" "She is my queen." Cetus said proudly, and then his expression dimmed instantly, "But I can never go back." Before D could answer, a group of mermaid soldiers suddenly caught up from behind.Emily screamed and immediately hid behind D, while I nervously clenched the dagger in my hand. But these soldiers did not attack.The leader stepped forward, uncharacteristically, and bowed politely to D. "The queen appreciates your bravery and courage," he said, "please come to the court with your friends."