Clark and the others waited for about 30 minutes, which was ridiculously long for someone who said he would soon be here. No one complained though, they all waited patiently. This was power on display.
Click!! A few minutes later, the door finally opened with a soft sound as a stern-faced man dressed in a suit entered the house. Closely following him were 5 other suited men, they clung to him like a shadow.
Clark was silent as he observed the newcomer, while his thoughts ran unrestrainedly. He quickly cleared his thoughts as he stood up with the other gladiators, the Captain was already standing.
“Good day General”. The Captain greeted while accompanying it with a military salute.
“Good day General”. The gladiators quickly followed and greeted in unison, as the General finally arrived at their front.
He kept silent as he sternly scrutinized them with his dark blue eagle sharp eyes for about 20 seconds before he finally broke the silence.
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In another virtual training session of the Roman Empire team, the gladiators were engaged in a fierce battle. Boom!! Arthur rushed forward to trade blows with the opposing team’s main attacker, while the rest members of the team followed him to crack their opponent’s battle formation. It was remaining only 2 days before the virtual team tournament starts, and today was their scheduled last practice day, so they tried their last attempt to improve. Their current battlefield was the elite team simulated battleground, for team vs team training. Sabertooth simulated five 2nd rank high-grade soldiers to fight them, using the format of the real tournament. The battle became very heated, as Arthur’s spear quickly became a blur. He struck with his spear, like lightning, while his opponent counter-attacked with his broad sword, like thunder. As this continued, dust started flying everywhere as Clark suddenly advanced forward with immense speed.
Despite the Seafarers alliance not lacking high-grade soldiers, the gladiator tournament for high-grade soldiers was still extremely popular. At this age, practically everyone loved watching exciting battles. Clark’s team left in the morning, as their first virtual battle was scheduled today to start at 9:00 am. The alliance built a huge battle arena uniquely for the tournament. The Roman Captain drove them quietly to the arena as Mark did his work for the first time as a team captain, giving them a few words of advice and motivation. Though they all sat up to listen attentively, to them, all he was saying was just a load of crap. He was also inexperienced in the gladiator tournament. They just didn’t criticize him to give him face. On arriving at the large battle arena, they were led directly to their preparation room. On entering the preparation room, they were all shocked as they stared at the projection at the side of the room. They knew t
As soon as Clark returned with his teammates, they organized and did a small team celebration before deciding to rest and watch the other battles of the day. The Captain also took out time to congratulate them on their first victory. Their opponents today were not their match, so there was not much exciting stuff to discuss. The Lagoons team was among the freeloader teams, that were enlisted just to complete the quota for the tournament. In the end, they just teased Arthur for being a stingy teammate before going to spectate other matches. When analyzed logically, he was indeed stingy as he monopolized 2 of the easy opponents for himself. Half of the battles to be fought in the week were fought today. The battles were fierce as expected, as all the teams chosen had a certain degr
On exactly the day that the 3rd round team tournament battles ended, the battle fixtures for the individual tournament were revealed. [Round 1 of the individual battle tournaments- 1st day: Friday.] #1 The Fierce lion vs The Rakshasha #2 Godzilla vs Alligator #3 World dominator vs the Perfect brawler [2nd day: Saturday.] #1 The Stranded dragon vs Frenzy Shark. #2 The Killer of dragons vs The Versatile fighter. … Excitement filled the battle arena, as the individual battle fixtures were revealed. World dominator was without contest the most popular gladiator, as some spectators chanted his name vigorously like he already won the individual tournament. After knowing the day that he was to fight, Clark ignored every other thing and continued his intense training. As he trained, the days slowly rolled forward while the first individual battles scheduled on Friday were quickly concluded. The w
Just like penetrating x-rays, the morning sun rays shone into the room, illuminating it with a golden tint. The tree leaves outside swayed leisurely, dancing to the rhythm of the morning breeze carefreely. As nature gradually reared its head full of grandeur, a pair of eyes snapped open as the boy squinted them to adjust to the light intensity. He yawned as his brain gradually cleared up, while he rubbed his eyes with his hand to clean them. He finally sat up, as he took in his surroundings with dreamy eyes. As he looked, something quickly caught his eyes, bringing a broad smile to his youthful face; his sleeping sister. He could not help but smile broader, as he recalled that today was her 15th birthday. The small and shabby-looking room did not take away his excitement, he was already used to seeing it. And, it’s not like their room was the shabbiest either, others had worse. He was sure that others were living in a poorer condition than his
As gladiators who qualified to be brought to the outer headquarters of the Seafarers alliance, Clark’s group was entitled to a certain amount of money for the duration that they fought for the Roman Empire organization. From this money entitlement, Mark hired a car for 1 day so that they could enjoy their day without looking for an alternative means of transportation. Clark volunteered to be the team’s driver for the day. No one objected, so he got the chance to drive his first-ever electric car. The feeling was novel to him, as he relished the opportunity given to him. As soon as they left their team compound, he carried his teammates in the car and sped down, moving straight to the highway. Arthur was still undecided, so he had no direction, he was just driving as his spirit led him. They all admired the huge buildings as their vice-captain drove them aimlessly around. On reaching the highway, they admired the massively interconnected bridge
“Hahaha, you fought so savagely Clark. I love it, keep it up”. Clark rolled his eyes at Mark’s words, as he went to rest in the nutrition cabin provided in the mech piloting room. The strain on his brain was enormous, despite it only being a virtual mech. As he rested, the others heaped praise on his performance relentlessly. He was the one who emerged victorious, after calculating the scores of all their battles. As everyone blabbered on, someone stood up from his cabin. The area immediately quietened down, as everyone watched Arthur approaching Clark. “Your performance…, very strong.” Arthur gave an evaluation, before pausing a bit, “but I will beat you one day”. Him saying this in such a harmonious atmosphere, completely ruined everyone’s happy mood. “What a shit-stirrer we have as a teammate”. The others felt like punching him in the face. “Hmmm…, I know”. Clark finally replied after being left speechless for a minu
After an intense round of exciting battles, the finalists for the 5th round of the team tournament were finally forged out from the rest. For the 5th round, the Roman Empire team was scheduled to fight one of the few teams with mediocre strength that qualified through sheer luck. They won the battle without suspense, enabling them to advance safely to the semi-finals of the tournament. The Microsoft Empire team and the United States team also advanced to the semifinals. The Red Band team, also a powerhouse team, was the last team to advance to the semifinals. This completed the required number of teams for the semi-finals, the other powerhouse teams could only gnash their teeth in regret as their opportunity was already lost. … A few days later, the battle fixtures for the semi-finals were finally revealed. Only powerhouse teams were left, so no one thought of facing an easy team. Though this was the widely acknowledged truth,