Chapter 276: Warm-up Match (16)
He is not alone in making such a move. Soon, it didn't take long for everyone to see the remaining two mercenaries also run out of the fog, and then scrambled to jump out of the ring, choosing to abstain and surrender. And unlike the previous ones who had to be annoyed and chose to surrender because of their lack of strength, these mercenaries behaved so positively, as if they were not surrendering but snatching victory, which was puzzling. What's even more puzzling is that they, like their own compatriots before, rushed into the passage without saying a word and disappeared, so fast that it was too late for others to even laugh at them.
Not only the audience, but even Rod was a little surprised, he knew that Dolando had gone up to experiment with new equipment, but it was still beyond his expectations to decide the winner so quickly. In fact, Rhodes was even a little puzzled, judging from the faces of the three mercenaries, they were not injured at all. And the equipment that Labis made for Lando and used for the experiment did not have props that could affect the spirit, so the three of them surrendered so quickly for something.
"How powerful are the things you make?"
Thinking of this, Rhodes couldn't help frowning, and then turned his head to ask Labis next to him. Hearing Rod's inquiry, Labis cautiously stood up, staring at the fog in front of her with some uncertainty, then she thought for a moment, then shook her head.
"Mighty words......... It's definitely not a lot, but I'm in control, so I won't be in danger of my life, right? β
Hearing Labis's answer, Rhodes was even more confused in his heart, he looked at the fog in front of him, and couldn't figure out what was going on.
It's no wonder, although Rhodes came to this world after he came to this world. It's been a few months, but his eyes and perspective on the problem. But it's still at the level of players. It's like in order to reduce the consumption of the mercenary group and the ability to survive in danger, Rhodes can stand on the front line without hesitation, because he thinks that only he has the ability to ensure that this danger is minimized, and the mercenaries respect and love him very much because of Rhodes's actions. However, it was a little different from what Rhodes imagined, and the reason why the mercenaries respected him because of his actions was not only to respect his decision, but also to admire his courage.
Standing at the front of the line was nothing to Rod. But in the eyes of other mercenaries. [Literature] has a lot to consider. Die? This problem is not big, and there are not a few mercenaries who die because of the mission. But what if you get hurt? Or if you lose your hands and feet due to injury, what else can you do at this time? For mercenaries, their own bodies are the ones who eat themselves, if they die. Then it will be dead. Because the dead don't cost money. But if you are still alive, but you have lost the "capital" of your hands and feet, then you will live in the future, you still have to eat, and you have to survive, but you have no capital to make money, what can you do?
Among the mercenaries, there are many mercenaries who are destitute because of such things, and who starve to death on the side of the street like an ordinary homeless man. Therefore, the mercenaries are very fond of their bodies. But for players like Rod, they never think about similar problems at all, and the "big problems" such as injuries and even the loss of limbs and limbs have been abandoned in countless in-situ resurrections after the player's death, so when Rhodes is on the front line of danger, he simply does not have "if I am injured and amputated" in his mind. So what should life be good in the future".
But for these mercenaries, it is a very realistic thingβββ they can accept that they have been injured in a dangerous mission. But he can't accept being hit so hard in this kind of warm-up match that is meaningless whether he wins or loses, not to mention that such a ring match is the destiny of each other, as long as he doesn't die, the other party is not responsible. So it's impossible to even get any compensation, you can only blame yourself for being ..................unlucky, and when you think about it, then it's normal for those three to give up the game. They are all the elites of the mercenary group, for such a game that can't bring honor to the mercenary group and can't bring benefits, it's too cost-effective to lack an arm or a leg or something, isn't it?
Because of this, the difference in thinking between the two sides caused Rod to not understand the reason for the other party's abandonment. In his opinion, the ring match should be played until he is unconscious or directly blown away, and for Rod, he thinks that this is already considered very "realistic".
But I didn't take into account that even if a player was beaten into a vegetative person in the ring, he was still the same as an ordinary person when he got out of the ringβββ but there was no such setting in reality.........
This game ended inexplicably. The remaining two people were flustered by the three compatriots before, and they didn't know what the three of them chose to give up because they didn't suffer any injuries, but this thing is really weird, plus after so many battles, everyone can almost see clearly that in addition to Rod, these people are just as powerful in the starlight. I didn't have the idea of suppressing and suppressing the other party's spirit at the beginning, so I simply abstained and surrendered without pressure. This also directly caused Lando to become the second person after Lijie who was not able to complete the one-on-five taskβββ but this time, it was not his fault.
But for such a result, Rod was very dissatisfied, originally he thought that in these warm-up games, the other party should do their best, desperately suppressing themselves, and then under such heavy pressure, others will expose some problems. But now it seems that the other party is not a fool, after all, this is not a midsummer festival that can become famous in one fell swoop after victory, there is no pressure, and there is no motivation. So after the fight, unless you see that there is a chance of winning, it is basically the end of the abstention. This certainly doesn't match what Rhodes had in mindβββ but so what? He can't always ask his opponent to fight for his life as if it were a regular fight.
Now Rhodes found himself still a little ill-conceived, but there was nothing he could do to change the situation. On the contrary, Labis pulled him to the side as soon as Lando arrived, and began to whisper about the use of the equipment, to which Rhodes did not say anything. He was just thinking, if the other party abstained so "unenterprisingly", then would there be a need to fight in the next battle?
However, before Rod could think about a result, he felt a gust of wind whistling in his ears, and when Rod subconsciously raised his head, he found that Anne, who had been waiting for a long time, jumped directly into the ring, she held a pure gold heavy shield in one hand, crossed her waist with the other, and then unceremoniously raised her head and looked at the people in front of her.
"It's so boring, it's finally Anne's turn, what are you waiting for, it's too much trouble to go one by one! Let's do it together! Anne won't be scared at all! β
The girl seemed to have been holding back for a long time, and at this moment she almost finished saying this sentence in one breath, and then, with a "bang", Anne smashed the adamantite heavy shield on the ground, and then she tilted her head and looked at each other with very excited eyes. In the face of Anne's gaze, the five mercenaries who had just walked out of the passage were obviously a little dissatisfied, and a two-handed swordsman led by him frowned and snorted coldly.
"Little girl, what nonsense, do you really think that you can win all of us at once?"
"Isn't it?"
However, hearing the two-handed swordsman's inquiry, Anne asked in surprise, her eyes widened carefully, and she looked at the five mercenaries in front of her, and then shrugged her shoulders with her hands. ..., "Anyway, in Anne's opinion, you are weak to the house......... If we don't go together, Anne really can't mention the nature. β
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Hearing the girl's words, the faces of the five mercenaries suddenly sank. This little girl has such a big breath! She really thought that she could pick five? Did she think she was a mage?
"I advise you to be careful when you speak, Miss Anne."
The two-handed swordsman's face was still serious, but his tone was very cold.
"Respect for the opponent is also very important for mercenaries, could it be that Captain Macbeth forgot to teach you how to do it?"
"Of course he taught Anne."
Although the two-handed swordsman's speech at the moment was almost mocking, Anne didn't seem to hear anything wrong at all, she just nodded very obediently, and then looked at the five people below suspiciously.
"But it's the opponent who has to be respected, isn't it? But in Anne's opinion, you don't have the strength to be Anne's opponent at all. β
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Hearing this, the two-handed swordsman couldn't bear it anymore, not only him, but even the others behind him were also angry at this moment. If Anne had spoken with a hint of ridicule or something else, they would not have been so angry, and at most they would have thought it was a provocation on the part of the other party. But what made them most unhappy was that when Anne said these words, instead of that deliberately provocative expression, she was extremely seriousβββββ and it seemed that she really thought so. This can be regarded as a naked mockery for the five mercenaries, because the other party doesn't take them in their eyes at all!!
"Good."
The two-handed swordsman didn't say much at the moment, he waved his hand violently, and then the five of them jumped into the ring like this.
"Then let's see if we are qualified to be your opponent!" (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )