The Amber Sword

Chapter 61 – King of the underground

Just as everyone was whispering amongst themselves, a sudden thunderous voice interrupted everyone.

“Welcome to the Cathedral of Heroes, mortals!”

The voice was cold and dignified, as though it was filled with a mysterious power.

“Thou will challenge the destiny that belongs to thine; perhaps thou are just here to fight for thy survival, or maybe thou would become the king that rules the Mother Earth—”

“Now, ye lowly challengers, step out and let us see the moment where destiny is born.”

The voice echoed through the huge coliseum as though there were countless thunders, and shockwaves struck at everyone and caused them to pale. Medissa and Scarlett glanced at Brendel as he observed the entire battlefield.

He was pondering on the possible challenges he might face.

Kodan was almost in a huff when he spoke. He felt that he was down on his luck. Getting ambushed, then injured by Medissa, nearly dying because of the sudden earthquake which caused boulders to bury him. It was shameful for a veteran Gold-ranker like himself to fall for such petty tricks.

However, even if he was injured now, handling a Silver-ranked monster was not a problem for him. Even if it was a Gold-ranked creature, they typically had low intelligence and did not possess many techniques. He was going to vent his frustration on these grunts.

He even eyed Brendel: “Do you want me to rescue someone from the cages, boy?”

“There’s no need to. I’ll rescue them on my own,” Brendel quickly shook his head.

[This old man really don’t know how dangerous this event is. The Coliseum of Destiny raises the challenge every single time. It’s a Cerberus now, and the next challenge would most likely be the equivalent of a Mountain Giant.]

Kodan scoffed lightly, almost as if he was displeased with Brendel’s opinion of him.

“What’s your name, boy?” He suddenly said.

Brendel had his mind filled with the situation in front of him and answered out of reflex: “Sop…… Brendel.”

He managed to stop himself from making a mistake and glared at him: “Why do you ask, Ser Kodan? Do you want to seek revenge by finding out my name?”

But the old man did not reply with sarcasm or condescension. He merely repeated the name twice.

“Brendel? Brendel……” He suddenly mysteriously laughed out once and regarded Brendel with a bizarre expression.

Brendel’s hand went to his sword instinctively. If this old man suddenly went crazy in this place, it would absolutely spell disaster.

Just as Brendel was on his guard, there was a change in the stage. Scarlett had slapped the worker awake and got him to surrender, and she did the same. Before the Cerberus freed itself from the chains, they were both sent to a nearby cage in a flash of white light.

“Scarlett!” Jana was shocked to find the young girl locked up like her. The latter had fiery red hair just like her, and she was reminded of her younger sister.

“What’s wrong? Why didn’t you fight?” She asked with concern.

“I’m sorry. I’m injured.” Scarlett said with a disappointed expression.

Jana frowned sadly. “Those workers were trapped in the cages and asked for my help when I came to this place, so I asked that mysterious voice a few questions. Every challenge that one clears would allow an imprisoned companion or group in the cage to be released, but the difficulty increases every time. Unfortunately, I failed on my very first attempt—”

She sighed and said softly: “It’s a question as to whether that young noble is willing to rescue us. Nobles wouldn’t risk their lives for this pile of horseshit……”

When she thought about this point, she sat down in slight despair at a corner. She was more concerned about her mercenaries rather than her own life. If she fell here, Cornelius and Raban would surely take advantage of them.

However, Scarlett did not reply Jana while the latter worried about her fate. She merely looked at Brendel and somehow felt that he would rescue both of them, surely.

At this point in time, Brendel watched Kodan march with large strides toward the stage.

The old man’s face was stoic as he brandished his sword with a single hand. There was no fear in his eyes as he glared at the creature. Just before he reached the final step to the stage, he suddenly turned around and said:

“Tsk. The arrogant brat from Torbus’s lineage, I’ll let you see what real swordsmanship look like, otherwise there would be no end to your arrogance.”

Brendel blanked out upon hearing his words.

That was because Torbus was his grandfather’s given name.

TL: In case I ever forget…… Said grandfather’s name is Torbus Darius Cadirosso, and Brendel is well, Brendel Cadirosso.