Moreover, Todd also discovered an interesting fact about the "Red Circle" arena: the audience paid to come in to watch exciting battles and flashy moves, but the gladiators here fought to the death for survival, which fell far short of the requirements in terms of entertainment and spectacle.

Just as Todd was pondering, the remaining seven gladiators moved.

Five warriors from the barbarian tribe formed a semi-circular formation and slowly approached Todd.

The other two plainsmen who lagged behind began to talk in hushed tones.

Holding a bow and arrow, Ackerman said without looking to the side, "Kasper, what do we do? Should we help those five ahead, or take a gamble here?"

The knight, wielding a giant tower shield, replied in a muffled voice, "Let's see."

Seeing the five barbarian warriors standing in a circle, tightly surrounding him, Todd calmly stood still, tapped his shield with his longsword, and shouted.

Two barbarian swordsmen launched the first attack, one in front and one behind. One attacked Todd's head, while the other aimed at his lower body.

Another barbarian spearman approached Todd from the side, thrusting his weapon toward his waist.

The remaining two barbarian warriors were a ranged soldier using a slingshot and an assassin wielding a short sword.

The weapons of the five men arrived at the same time, almost completely sealing off Todd's space to move.

Just when everyone in the arena thought Todd was about to be injured, he completed a series of incredible moves.

Todd first dodged the spear thrust by turning to the side; then he raised his shield, shot the slingshot at his own rock, and used the shield to deflect the rock, hitting a barbarian swordsman in the eye; next, with a slight flick of his longsword, he severed the tendons of another swordsman; finally, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, he ducked to avoid an assassin's backstab and kicked the opponent away.

In just two or three seconds, Todd's movements were so fast that it seemed like an illusion. By the time people reacted, the attacks of the five barbarian gladiators had all failed, and three of them were seriously injured.

Standing on the viewing platform, Conchierber stared in disbelief at Todd in the center of the arena, and stammered to Vorgal beside him, "How...how did he do that?!"

The latter wasn't much better off; he had a completely ghost-like expression on his face.

After the initial shock, the five barbarian gladiators, whether injured or not, struggled back to their fighting positions.

During this time, Todd simply watched them quietly without making any move.

On the other side, Kaspatie raised the tower shield in his hand and nodded to Ackerman: "It's time. We have enough chips in our hand."

The two joined the formation of the five gladiators, facing Todd, creating a seven-on-one situation.

Once everyone was in position, the seven launched their attack simultaneously.

Amidst the flashing blades, Todd moved like a butterfly flitting among flowers, dodging attacks, finding openings, and launching counterattacks.

Even the most seasoned patrons at the "Red Circle" arena had never witnessed such a spectacular and unbelievable battle. Seven people formed a circle around one person, yet the surrounded individual managed to subtly gain the upper hand.

Others might not know, but Todd knew what had happened.

Two new plains gladiators, one wielding a massive shield and the other a bow and arrow, appeared to be joining the other five in a pincer attack on Todd. However, they were actually discreetly helping him fend off attacks from the other gladiators.

Kasper swung his massive shield, seemingly aiming it at Todd, but instead blocked the swordsman's thrust from the side; Ackerman's arrow, though aimed at Todd's shoulder, inexplicably missed, blocking the assassin's movement.

Discovering the two's "secret assistance," Todd took advantage of a lull in the battle to observe these two "helpers."

He had no recollection of the tall, sturdy shield bearer; however, he felt he had seen the tall, thin archer somewhere before.

The gladiatorial combat lasted a full 45 minutes. Of the five barbarian gladiators, three were dead and two were wounded; of the two plains gladiators, the archer was unharmed, but the one wielding the tower shield was injured in the thigh.

Finally, seeing his five remaining opponents collapsed on the ground, utterly exhausted and devoid of any will to fight, Todd abandoned his pursuit. Instead, he raised his sword and shield high, signaling to the audience that the battle was over and there should be no more fighting or bloodshed on the field.

Amidst a surging roar of cheers, King Conchhurber of Ulster, his face flushed, loudly announced the decision to grant the pardon.

Boyle's death sentence was commuted to slavery; as for the remaining five gladiators, it was agreed that they would be granted the right to live.