Chapter 16 - The third round "fight to death"

The arena was full of people. Right from the Royal family, the noblemen, knights, and the commoners. Everyone was packed in the circular arena with a capacity of more than 5000 people.

The third round of the contest was about a show of strength. The contestants had to fight against -

"Ogres!" Rudra gasped.

Ogres or rakshasa were magical creatures who were inhumanly large, tall, with a disproportionate head and body. However, they were amazingly fast, extremely powerful with an appetite for human flesh.

They also had literally impenetrable skin making it exceedingly difficult to kill or subdue them through normal weapons.

"Some of them might die here, my lord." Gopi who was standing behind him whispered to Rudra.

" Yes, it is a fight to the death, but Anbir will make it. He is the best warrior of Vatsaya." Rudra replied.

While the ogres roared behind their cages the seven contestants prepared themselves to face the ogres.

Killing an ogre was tricky, it required special weapons, a massiv