Chapter 277 - Warm-up Match (16)
That mercenary was not the only one who made such a move. Soon, the crowd saw the remaining two mercenaries also run out of the smoke and scrambling to jump out of the ring. They chose to forfeit and surrender. Unlike those who previously chose to surrender because of their incompetence, these mercenaries behaved so positively as if they were going to seize victory. Even more puzzling was that they did not say a word and quickly ran away without a trace. They didn’t even give the others the chance to laugh at them.
Not only were spectators surprised, but even Rhode was too. He knew that Randolf was going to experiment with his new equipment, but everything escalated so fast that it was beyond his expectations. In fact, Rhode even had some doubts because judging by the faces of those three mercenaries, they were not hurt at all. The equipment that Lapis made was supposed to not have any effect towards one’s mentality, but the three of them actually surrendered so quickly.
With this in mind, Rhode frowned, then he turned around towards Lapis and asked, “Is the thing you made so powerful?”
Upon hearing Rhode’s question, Lapis carefully stood up and stared at the scene in the ring with an uncertain expression. Then, she thought for a moment and shook her head.
“It’s definitely quite powerful… but I limited the danger so it shouldn’t be life-threatening.”
When Rhode heard the answer, he was even more puzzled. He looked at the smoke and couldn’t figure out what had happened. It was no wonder; although Rhode had transmigrated here for several months, but his perspective was still that of a player’s. It was just like how he didn’t hesitate to stand on the front lines to reduce casualties and give the mercenary group a higher chance of survival. He believed that only he could minimize the danger and this was also why his men respected and loved him. However, unlike from what Rhode had thought, this action not only made his men respect him, but also his courage. Standing on the front lines was nothing for him, but the mercenaries had a lot of things to consider. Death? This problem was not big; there were a lot of mercenaries who died during a mission, but what if they got hurt? Or lost their limbs because of an injury? What would they do after that? These mercenaries relied on their body to earn money; if they died, then so it be. After all, dead people had no need to spend money. But if they were still alive without hands or legs, how would they survive and eat? They had no ability to make money anymore; they could only live like a common homeless person or a starving beggar in the streets and live in poverty. That’s why mercenaries really cherished their body. However, for a player like Rhode, he never really thought about similar problems. Injury, or even losing limbs—these kinds of ‘problems’ had long been abandoned by players after experiencing countless deaths. So, when Rhode stood on the front lines and faced the danger, there was no “What if my limbs were severed? How would I live in the future?”
But for these mercenaries, it was a very common thing. They could accept it if they were injured in a dangerous task, but getting injured in this meaningless warm-up match? Moreover, in this challenge match, if the opponent wasn’t dead, then the other party wouldn’t be responsible for it. That’s why it was impossible to get any compensation; they could only blame their bad luck…
In that case, it would be natural for the three to give up the match. They were the elites of a mercenary group; why would they sacrifice their arms and legs for such a meaningless battle?
Because of the difference in perspectives between them and Rhode, Rhode was unable to understand the reason they gave up. In his opinion, the challenge match should be dramatic; the opponent should be hit until they were unconscious. And for him, this was a very ‘realistic’ thing to consider.
“…”
Hearing this sentence, the two-handed swordsman could no longer contain his anger. And it wasn’t just him; the four behind him were also very angry. If Anne talked with a ridiculing expression, then they would not be so angry because at most they would only think of it as a provocation. However, the way Anne said it didn’t seem as if she was deliberately provoking them. Her expression was unusually serious. It looked like she really did think so. To the five of them, she was completely ridiculing them and didn’t even put them in her eye!!
“Very well.”
The two-handed swordsman waved his hand and the five of them jumped into the ring.
“Then let’s see if we are qualified to be your opponent!”