I'm a forest ranger, why would I enslave a succubus?

Chapter 599 Colosseum

Two days passed in a flash.

It is still cloudy and rainy today.

On the dusk hills, a bright white iron army of more than 20 people slowly rolled over the spring hills.

Arranged in a loose wedge formation, scouts, standard-bearers, and soldiers.

Mail and spears rose and fell with the slope.

After walking for most of the day.

They dismounted their horses, fearing that the heavy sound of horse hooves would alert their target underground.

"There are still about ten miles."

Grand Commander Carter turned around, his voice hoarse as a whetstone.

The eyes beneath the helmet, hammered by raindrops, stared at Rhodes, but it was impossible to tell what the meaning was.

"Mr. Rhodes, Miss Lily, are you okay?"

Rhodes and Lily were both dressed the same old way.

Golden sword, black cloak, limited leather; red breastplate, broken dagger.

It is obviously different from these big tin cans.

Rhodes nodded at him.

Looking around, he saw Sion who had "borrowed" the [Trembling Blade] and couldn't help laughing out loud.

That Sean looked at each other from afar, tightly gripping the white ceramic sword at his waist, with a cold and crooked smile.

Grand Commander Carter glanced at the halfling girl beside Rhodes with a gloomy look.

"Since this is a dangerous expedition, why didn't Mr. Rhodes call for more help?"

"That's not necessary. Lily and I are enough for me."

Lily crossed her arms, curled her lips, and glared at him, a hint of displeasure in her cool expression.

"Hehehe - young people are good, confident. I like them. Are you interested in joining Eseron's army?"

"No."

"What a pity."

Carter looked regretful.

Looking at the blurred [blood-stained mark] on the man's body, he couldn't help but think of the injuries of his son Levi.

Although it was clearly an emotion of hatred, the regret on his face at this moment was not fake.

The Yigo religion is causing chaos in the government.

How could he not know?

It was not his wish that his Blood Horse Regiment be dismembered and reorganized into a conscription regiment, but eighty percent of the ministers in Aserlon had sided with the Ego Cult.

Once the party struggle begins, it will be a fight to the death.

They will blindly oppose the issues raised by the other side regardless of whether they are right or wrong, and will strongly and blindly support their own suggestions no matter how outrageous and harmful they are to the country and the people.

What about crystal disease, hollow warriors driven by crystal cores, spiritual creations with linked spells, and the war with the Heavenly Flower Kingdom?
What choice does he have as the commander of a medium-sized corps?

Just survival.

But at this moment.

Carter intuitively saw a glimmer of hope in the man before him.
Save the country?

He shook his head.

Even if there is another change of dynasty, the kingdom will still need people like me. There is no point in getting involved in the vortex.

Grand Commander Carter glanced at Captain Eve of the Shadow Hunters, who was disguised as an ordinary soldier in the regiment, and the Tooth Fairy named Rosalia.

He suddenly remembered the secret report about the Shadow Hunter last night.

Minister Marco's men?
It doesn’t matter. What if they have a chance of winning?

Carter, Carter, the fence-sitter
Set your mind.

He turned around and called the wizard to start casting a spell to conceal his figure and footsteps.

This obviously consumed the spells in the magic network spell slots. There was no need to cast spells or chant incantations. In an instant, a dark blue magic shield covered everyone.

We walked forward like this for a while.

Came to the edge of a small lake.

Then they all cast spells or took magic potions to gain the ability to move underwater.

Soon, under the leadership of Grand Commander Carter, they found the secret ritual passage underwater and entered it one by one.

On the road.

Lily was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke: "Didn't I tell you about my family?" Rhodes glanced at the halfling girl beside him who was only as tall as his waist. She lowered her head, her reddish-brown hair that was longer than her ears was tied into a wolf's tail at the back of her head.

Cute and cool.

"I want to hear it."

The girl didn't mean it was a question.

So he didn't answer directly, but expressed his desire to listen.

Lily smiled.

"There's an idiot here who's been eavesdropping on us. I'll tell you when I get out. You'll have to help me then."

"Of course, there's no need to explain the relationship between you and me."

The entrance of the cave is narrow at first.

Then it gradually expanded and finally came to a huge square with a rock dome.

It should have been pitch black and silent.

Then, with crackling sounds, various colored lights suddenly lit up in the dome and gathered on Rhodes and the other man.

The conscription corps had already prepared themselves and quickly withdrew, leaving only the two of them in the middle of the square.

"I'm coming."

"Wow - so direct, I thought they were going to act it out."

Lily exclaimed.

Rhode drew out the Sword of Sacrifice, shook his head, and smiled, "It's all tacitly understood. I don't want to openly oppose Eseron, and they don't want to reveal their connection with the Campbell family."

Look up and gaze into the distance.

At the edge of the square, you can see several gray dwarves and a large number of gnolls, kobolds and snakemen surrounding them.

This should be the standard configuration of the Campbell family. There are also a few humans among them, and their status and class are not low. However, they all wear masks of various insects, so it is impossible to tell whether their faces are real or fake.

At the back of them, a nearly three-meter-tall man wearing a gray-white wizard robe was extremely eye-catching.

Look back.

The conscription corps, led by Captain Carter, blocked the entrance tightly.

Rhodes felt the [Mark of Cruelty] on his chest emitting heat.

His fighting spirit surged, and he took two steps forward.

"Are you going together, or one by one?"

"Ranger Rhodes, are you so confident? You stepped into this trap even though you knew it was a trap?"

On the Campbell family side, one of the men wearing a dragonfly face mask said coldly.

"You maggots doing disgusting business underground, why should I respect you?"

Rhodes chuckled.

The man in the dragonfly mask laughed in anger, and a key covered with red rust in his hand glowed brightly.

The ground suddenly began to shake.

From slow to intense.

The dome broke through the limitations of space and rose upward, and the ground where it was located also sank downward.

The conscription corps on the edge and the Campbell family's circle on the edge did not move at all. Both sides looked down coldly at the whereabouts of Rhodes and Lily.

With a flash of dazzling light.

The scene before him changed drastically.

The dome of the rock wall turned into blue sky and white clouds, and the edge of the circular plaza turned into layers of spectator seats.

The conscription corps and the Campbell family sat among them with arrogance and complacency.

Rhode and Lily continued to stay in the center area, looking at the audience. The fierce sun stung their eyes, leaving everyone in the shadow of the backlight.

Rhodes raised his eyebrows and saw new information appear on the panel.

['Treasure Fetish' activated successfully! ]

[Discover the treasure 'Blood Lion Spine Colosseum'! 】

【Details：
1. Space blockade: All creatures within a 30-meter radius are forced into the arena.

2. Audience Frenzy: Based on the amount of cheering support, the cheered gladiator can choose the corresponding buff.

3. Escape restriction: The use of flying/invisibility skills is prohibited, and wounds cannot be treated by conventional healing techniques.

4. Home advantage: The gladiator who appears as the treasure party is the home gladiator. After death, he can be reborn in the audience (only once per person)!

5. Ladder of Glory: The home gladiator will gain 'honor value' after hitting the away gladiator!
Spend 50 Honor points and your next attack will be a guaranteed critical hit! Spend 100 Honor points to gain 1.5 seconds of invincibility! Spend 200 Honor points to trigger an "audience riot," where everyone throws weapons with cursed attributes!
6. Blood Lion Heritage: Consumes all honor points, attacks ignore defense! Duration depends on honor points consumed.

(End of this chapter)