Chapter 57 Arena 2: Fantastic Thoughts
"Thank God you're okay."
Shen Jiang was relieved to see Beatrice was alright. After all, she had just seen a green-clad staff member dragging a dead orc by the ankle down the corridor.
Beatrice was feeding water to the girl in the same cage, and she was also very excited when she saw the witch suddenly appear.
"My Lord Witch, I knew you would come to save me!"
"Good boy, you did a great job."
The orcs imprisoned in this room had little combat power, but they all looked very beautiful, which made Shen Jiang frown.
Priest quickly swaggered in with several sets of keys, even whistling in a rather arrogant manner. This set Shen Jiang's frayed nerves on edge. She told him to find a way to get the keys from the staff without alerting anyone else, especially the guards outside. Had he forgotten her words?
Shen Jiang asked worriedly, "No one noticed you, right?"
Priest shook his hair and said, "Of course, don't worry."
Those who discovered it have closed their eyes forever.
Shen Jiang was certainly worried, and the worry on her face was too obvious. Priest's face suddenly turned dark, and he turned his head away angrily.
The keys were a long bunch, but thankfully, they had been carefully marked by their owners. Shen Jiang found the key marked D-57 and successfully opened the cage holding Beatrice. As Beatrice emerged from the low, oppressive cage, Shen Jiang could clearly see the blood bar on her chest; it was clearly caused by someone.
Shen Jiang's face suddenly darkened. "Who did it? Those knights?"
Beatrice shook her head. "It was a staff member here, a disgusting fat guy. He tried to take advantage of me, but I slapped him hard."
Shen Jiang felt a little distressed. She was the one who bought Beatrice's clothes. The material of the summer clothes was very thin. The whip mark with blood beads on the girl's slender collarbone was very eye-catching. It was obvious that the whip was not a clean thing.
It would be troublesome if it got infected.
Shen Jiang quickly took out the fresh Panax notoginseng she had stored in the golden dragon scales, chewed it up, and applied it to Beatrice's collarbone. She then put a coat on her. She gritted her teeth and said, "I'll take you back later."
Priest scratched his head. "I just got the key from a fat man with a red nose. If it's him, you might just have to whip his corpse."
Shen Jiang started to have a headache again. This guy just did whatever he wanted.
"You're not going to kill everyone here, are you?"
That might be safer.
"Do I look like such a brainless vampire?" Priest rolled his eyes. "The last batch of tamers just went to the A-level room to pick up the beasts for the competition. I didn't attack them."
Beatrice interrupted Priest's provocation and said sincerely, "My Lady Witch, they were all captured for various reasons, except for orcs like me who were captured because they didn't have a pass. This elf was originally living well in the forest, but she was forcibly captured and forced to perform. If possible, can you find a way to save them?"
Priest sneered from the side, "How? Your witch queen is not a black dragon. If it weren't for me, she wouldn't even be able to get in here. These poor creatures in this room have neither combat power nor agility. If you want me to escort them away, just tell me."
Shen Jiang looked thoughtful and didn't say anything.
Beatrice's face gradually turned red, and she stammered, "I overstepped my bounds. I'm sorry."
Shen Jiang ignored his sarcasm and continued to think for a while. Then he suddenly asked, "Beadori, do you want to rescue all the caged beasts here?"
Of course she wanted to, but that was too unrealistic. The orcs and elves in this one room alone were already a huge burden. Beatrice lowered her head and said nothing.
Shen Jiang: "Are the A-level rooms holding the most powerful beasts here?"
Beatrice didn't understand what the Witch-sama meant by asking this, but she answered honestly, "Witch-sama, because of my brother's violent resistance, he was assigned to a B-class room. It should hold beastmen of a similar level to him. I heard that A-class rooms hold only pure beasts."
Ellis's fighting power is not weak. Obviously, room A is undoubtedly the most sought-after and most powerful room in the entire Colosseum.
Shen Jiang: "Well, let's go find Ellis first."
Shen Jiang didn't know how many staff members Priest had killed, but she hadn't encountered a single green-clothed staff member on her way to the B-level room. She was secretly shocked. Priest had only said that he hadn't attacked the trainer who had come to pick up the people. It had only been a few minutes, so he probably didn't have time to kill everyone here.
This must be just a coincidence.
As Priest led her from the viewing area into the arena, she noticed it was divided into two distinct areas. The staff in the competition area wore uniform bright red clothing, while those in the area where the contestants were held wore bright green. Handovers between the two areas took place in a single room; otherwise, the arena was a completely enclosed area.
Since they entered the inner area, they have never seen anyone wearing red work clothes inside, which means that there is no flow of people between the two areas.
When they had just sneaked in, there was a wonderful match going on outside. Shen Jiang heard the enthusiastic roar of the audience, which formed a sharp contrast with the dullness inside. Compared to the lively atmosphere outside, the inside was not only filled with beasts, orcs, and elves, but even the faces of the staff were lacking enthusiasm.
The red-clad warriors in the viewing area were beaming with smiles, creating a festive atmosphere reminiscent of the Lunar New Year. Meanwhile, the green-clad warriors were assigned monotonous and tedious tasks: serving food on time, cleaning up feces, and regularly sorting out sick and dead animals to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Faced with the lifeless beasts, the green-clad warriors could only clean up feces and carcasses, naturally lacking any energy.
The managers of the Colosseum designed it this way intentionally, probably because they were worried that the chaotic and unsightly scene inside would affect the audience's experience of watching the exciting and thrilling competitions.
Shen Jiang frowned. If she wanted to rescue all the orcs and elves imprisoned here, she would have to do more than just open all the cages.
That intersection house is the key, because it not only leads to the competition area of the arena, but also has a tightly closed door that leads to the viewing area of the arena.
Only staff wearing green clothes and carrying specific metal signs can enter there.
The huge Colosseum is like a huge money-making machine. The employees inside and outside the arena are like screws on the machine. They do not interfere with each other and the work process is in order. Presumably, this mature and complete work process has never had any problems.
The audience area of the Colosseum can accommodate nearly 10,000 people at a time, while the competition area of the Colosseum can accommodate thousands of people at a time.
While they were thinking, the three of them had already arrived at the door of Class B Room. With Priest leading the way, the three of them quickly found the injured Ellis.
After Shen Jiang and Beatrice entered the room, they found that this room was right next to the first room she saw at the beginning.
The cages here were more than twice as large as those in the D-level room, but the beastmen within were also several times more ferocious than the delicate beastwomen in the previous D-level room. Ellis was in a small corner at the end of the room, and in front of him was a massive werewolf.
Ellis asked nervously, "Are Mom and Catherine okay?"
"They are waiting for us outside. Once we get out, we'll meet them in the square across from the Colosseum."
"Well, that's good." Ellis breathed a sigh of relief.
Beatrice found the key and released her brother from the cage.
After confirming that Ellis's injuries were only minor, Shen Jiang couldn't help but think that orcs were truly strong. She took out a handful of Panax notoginseng and handed it to him, "Crush it and apply it to the wound to speed up the healing process."
Shen Jiang had a plan in mind and told his disciple, "Priest, go outside and find four sets of green work clothes. I can use them."
Priest looked reluctant.
Shen Jiang said directly: "I'll give you two more bottles of medicine when we get out. Hurry up."
Okay, for the sake of the potion, Priest nodded reluctantly.
There happened to be four of them, each with a set of work clothes. Even if they couldn't rescue everyone, at least they could disguise themselves as staff and escape. The witch's idea was not bad.
Shen Jiang simply told the orc siblings about his plan. Beatrice's mouth dropped open in shock, but Ellis's sullen eyes lit up with a startling brilliance. "I support your plan."
Then he took the key from Shen Jiang and walked towards the imprisoned orcs.
Their unusual movements had already attracted the attention of all the orcs in Room B. Although the spacious room remained silent, all eyes were fixed on the three men. As their figures moved in front of them, the orcs in the cages quickly became agitated.
Seeing her brother taking action, Beatrice was not to be outdone. She took the key to Room A and said, "I'll go talk to those beasts."
Shen Jiang nodded. After all, except for Beatrice, none of them had the ability to communicate with animals.
The communication in room B went smoothly. Shen Jiang and Ellis acted from both ends respectively. Soon, the orcs who regained their freedom were ready to wait for the signal to start the escape plan.
Shen Jiang asked Ellis to take them to open the cages in room C and room D first, and she wanted to go to room A to find Beatrice.
There were still no staff members in green clothes in the corridor, and there was an eerie sense of silence.
Inside the A-level room, many beasts were ready to fight. Shen Jiang knocked on the door. Beatrice turned around and saw that it was her. She hurriedly said, "This is the witch I was talking about. She was the one who proposed this plan. Don't hurt her."
The beasts that were originally eyeing Shen Jiang with eager eyes suddenly stopped.
"Mister Witch, please come and see this poor mother tiger. Her leg is broken."
Beatrice pointed to the iron cage beside her. Inside the huge cage lay a milky white tiger with black stripes and hanging eyes.
Who knew that Baihu didn't react at all after hearing this? She didn't think that the ordinary human girl not far away could save her. She just said calmly, "My legs are broken. I won't survive even if I escape. If possible, please take my daughter out."
Only after Shen Jiang walked in did she discover that Baihu's left hind leg was in an abnormal and unnatural S shape. Her leg bone must have been broken during a fight.
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