Chapter 66
"Next, let us welcome our new fighter today——"
"Little Pearl--!"
The lighting in the arena was instantly in place, and at the same time, the cheers that had originally been going on stopped instantly.
"Little Pearl...?"
All the Atlanteans present showed expressions of being shocked by the nickname "Little Pearl".
"——What the hell is that?!"
…
Five minutes before admission.
"…Are you sure you want to call me Little Pearl?"
Hearing this name, the fish registrar's hands trembled.
Hey, are you serious? Are you sure the debut name Xiao Zhenzhu is serious? !
The young mermaid in front of him did not realize the seriousness of the matter. He even blinked and asked, "Can't I call you Little Pearl?"
He suddenly realized: "I understand, you discriminate against pearls."
Registered mermaid: “…”
It successfully experienced what it felt like to have a cerebral hemorrhage.
Just ask, is your brain as qualityless as your appearance?
The registered mermaid took a deep breath and said, "This is not the selection site for the most beautiful mermaid... Your name is Little Pearl, which is indeed a test of the audience's tolerance..."
Hearing this, the black-haired mermaid smiled happily and said in an ambiguous tone, "Isn't this very interesting?"
He made a quick decision, raised his index finger, and showed a very open-minded and stubborn attitude: "It doesn't matter, I will cover my ears and not listen to those bad comments. I will be called Little Pearl."
"……OK."
The mermaid who was registering the book almost bit her teeth off and nearly broke her pen in half before she wrote down the name "Little Pearl" and immediately looked away, feeling that looking at the child any longer would be a blasphemy to her sight.
It took another stack of forms and said, "This is your first match as a new player. You can choose who you want to play against. Of course, I will randomly pick out a few pieces of information for you, and you can only choose your opponent from these pieces of information."
"You are now at the lowest level, level one. If your opponent is also level one, you can only get a base bonus of 100 shells. But if you challenge a level two opponent, your base bonus will be multiplied by two, becoming 200."
After saying that, it quickly took out a few forms and placed them in front of Su Xingyuan.
While looking at the form, Su Xingyuan casually asked, "Can I bet with my own deposit?"
It was stunned for a moment: "Of course, your 100 base funds can be advanced."
Hearing this, the black-haired mermaid immediately said happily: "Then I'll leave it to you...before each game starts, bet all my deposit on my winnings."
“…Did you say something wrong?” The registration mermaid’s expression went blank for a moment, and she felt very confused: “I thought you were just here to earn some money to gamble your life, put the bottom line on your opponent, and then admit defeat in time…”
But from what he said, not only does he want to bet on himself to win, he is also sure that he will keep winning and start the next game, and he wants to bet on himself to win in every game?
...This fish is crazy!
Is it because I ate too much poisonous food?
The registered mermaid touched her few remaining consciences and said sincerely, "I can advance you a hundred coins. Do you want to see a doctor first?"
Su Xingyuan: "Thank you for your kindness, but I think it's not necessary."
He randomly picked a piece of paper from the information and said with a smile, "Who will be my opponent? Let the goddess of luck choose it, right?"
The registered mermaid glanced at the information.
Monster "Water Spider", rated three.
The good news is that we are not the same race rivals who are on a winning streak, the bad news is that we are not the same race rivals either.
The registration mermaid's eye twitched. "...You should see if you've offended the goddess of luck."
Looking at the silent mermaid boy opposite, it finally handed him a trident and said sympathetically: "Good luck to you."
The host's voice came from the venue: "Next, let's welcome our new fighter today——"
Su Xingyuan swam out slowly.
"Xiao, Zhen, Zhu!"
Several beams of light hit him, and Su Xingyuan couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly. After noticing the strange silence in the venue, he instantly became interested, waved his hand happily, and said with a smile:
"Everyone is so quiet, are you not full?"
Registered Mermaid: "...Shit."
For some reason that she herself did not understand, the registered mermaid who was watching the battle at the passage raised her hands and covered her face in pain when she heard the boy's words.
——Too deadly.
How can one say such sarcastic words with a cheerful and sincere look?
And because the expression was so sincere, the sarcastic tone of this sentence was inexplicably doubled!
...For a moment, it was unable to judge whether the mermaid boy was really stupid or just pretending to be stupid.
As expected, after hearing these words, the atmosphere on the field suddenly became boiling.
"Not full? You think we're not full because we didn't say anything? Where on earth do you get your confidence from?"
"God of the sea, oh my god, is there anyone who can come and save the Colosseum? Has the Colosseum fallen to this state now?"
"Tear it up! Tear it up! Tear it up!"
"This frail little fellow shouldn't be on the stage!"
Amidst the curses, the black-haired mermaid calmly took out two small pieces of seaweed and put them into her ears.
Everyone: “…”
Damn!
Suddenly, the volume of curses on the field increased several times again, mixed with countless extremely annoying personal attacks.
Even the experienced host was shocked at this moment. He looked at Su Xingyuan deeply. Perhaps he had never seen someone who attracted the hatred of the whole audience within less than a minute of entering the venue. He couldn't help but raise a little respect for him and said, "Then, our little Pearl's opponent in this match is--"
"Rated to level three, Water Spider!"
The iron cage on the other side of the duel arena slowly rose.
Since this is in the sea, the arena is separated from the audience by a transparent barrier to prevent the fighting on the scene from affecting the audience, and the viewing environment is very safe.
But even so, when the water spider appeared, the audience still cheered excitedly because of the extreme surge of adrenaline.
——The giant purple spider was as tall as a floor, and its eight legs were frighteningly long and covered with disgusting hair. When the spider's legs stepped into the sea, the sea water automatically formed a small cone to wrap around it, allowing it to move freely.
In front of the water spider, the mermaid boy looked so fragile and pitiful.
Without swimming upstream, he could only look up at his opponent, but there was no expression on his face, he seemed very calm.
As calm as... a seasoned hunter who had encountered this situation many times and whose heart was no longer disturbed at all.
“But that’s impossible,” a mermaid who had watched the fights for many years in the audience said confidently, “He’s obviously terrified. His expression is frozen with fear.”
"Yes, our strength is reflected in our appearance - almost all of our skin is covered with scales, thick and indestructible scales, simple and powerful fish tails, sharp teeth and fingers..."
"Look at this guy again, he looks like he can be smashed to pieces with just one swipe of his tail!"
Even through the seaweed blocking his ears, this solemn voice could not escape Su Xingyuan's keen hearing and was transmitted into his brain.
He curled the corners of his lips slightly.
A look that represents strength?
Maybe that's normal, the big muscles of humans and the thick scales of mermaids...
But players have something called "skin".
"The fight begins—"
The chain that originally tied the water spider suddenly broke at this moment!
The monster, who was experienced in the duel arena, did not need any guidance from others. It knew very well that the mermaid in front of it was its food for today, and it had to kill him as quickly as possible so that there would be no powerful mermaids to stop it in the end!
It pounced on the mermaid almost the moment the restraints were broken, biting hard at the spot where the mermaid was!
Mermaids who are familiar with the underwater monster called Water Pearl know that although its movement is not very flexible, its speed is very fast. Once it is targeted by the right opportunity, it will be killed directly!
The moment the water spider pounced forward, the mermaid boy remained standing still without moving. The audience in the audience had already predicted the ending and immediately booed.
"It's boring, it's over now--"
Suddenly, at the last moment, a figure like a stream of light rushed out from the mouth of the water spider at a very tricky angle!
“…?”
“…”
“Oh my god!!”
There was an uproar in the audience instantly!
The mermaid boy was moving so fast that he even left a trail of traces on the sea water. His fish tail, which looked like an ornament made of beautiful items such as star sand ore, shells and pearls, just swung lightly, and he instantly appeared more than ten meters away!
The mermaid boy swam for a distance, and amid the disbelieving noise in the room, he turned around lightly and looked down at the somewhat dazed water spider. There was no emotion in his emerald green eyes, which were so calm that they even seemed a little empty.
The next moment, he tilted his head slightly and revealed a very relaxed smile, as if the expression just now was just a momentary illusion of others.
"I heard that water spiders are good at hunting?"
The mermaid boy smiled and stretched out his voice.
"——But we have to find prey first, right?"
The light focused on him.
This mermaid boy, who looked beautiful, weak and vulnerable, could taunt his enemies with cruel words as easily and naturally as eating and drinking.
The arena, which should have been cheering for his quick response, suddenly fell silent for a moment.
"…I don't know why, but I really want to hit him."
"Me too. I've never felt so much empathy with a water spider."
"Luck! It must be luck! He was just lucky once. What right does he have to be so arrogant? I'm going all in on the water spider. Tear him to pieces!"
The hot-blooded male mermaid bet all his money on the water spider. After placing his bet, he looked up and was met with a pair of green eyes that looked extremely dark under the superposition of sea water.
The corners of his eyes were slightly raised, and even when he didn't show any emotion, he naturally had a hint of coldness.
For some reason, the male mermaid's heart tightened and his body stiffened almost subconsciously. He felt extremely uncomfortable, as if he was completely seen through, and as embarrassed as if he was caught doing something wrong.
...Calm down, little, little Pearl - what a damn name - it's impossible to hear its voice. There are so many talking mermaids and the distance is so far, it must be just a coincidence!
However, the next moment, it saw the mermaid boy with long black hair tilt his head slightly, revealing a smile, and silently said:
"I hope you will stick to your current choice until the end."
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