Chapter 794 That’s It
Sartonilos slightly slowed down the pace of his attack, put more energy into defense, and finally stabilized his position, but soon he discovered another bad news. The opponent seemed to have more endurance than him. Excellent, the two of them had been fighting hand to hand for so long, but Zhang Heng's breathing rate basically didn't change much. In other words, if it really drags on, the situation will become even more unfavorable to him.
Sartonilos frowned. He didn't expect that not long after Cisnates retired, Victor Arena would train such a difficult newcomer. However, since it was the opponent who made the first move, Sartonilos If he had to choose again, he would still take action. After all, there were so many big names here tonight, and he couldn't possibly back down.
Just like lions will react to other lions intruding into their territory, so will gladiators.
In this world of the jungle, no matter how strong you were before, once you show your weak side, you will be torn apart by the swarming hyenas.
And the current situation is only slightly unfavorable to Sartonilos. He has fought many headwinds in his long career as a gladiator. He has the most scars among all the gladiators present, but since he is still standing Here, these scars have become his glory, telling the story of those wonderful battles.
So, tonight will be no exception.
Sartonilos just received another punch in the mouth, but he also kicked him back, then spit out a bloody tooth and sneered, "What, is this all you can do?"
Zhang Heng also climbed up from the ground. He could have dodged this kick, but after calculating the damage exchange, he benefited more, so Zhang Heng finally chose to fight head-on. Of course, the bigger reason is that He knows what the audience likes. Although blindly dodging can better reflect his strength, it is not as eye-catching as this fist-for-fist, blood-for-blood style.
At this point, the aesthetics of audiences have been the same for thousands of years. No matter what kind of competitive competition, everyone is always more inclined to appreciate "tough guys."
Winning Sartonilos was not the goal, but attracting Commodus' attention was Zhang Heng's real goal. The young emperor was watching with great interest. The guests spontaneously formed a circle, surrounding Zhang Heng and Sartonilos. Entering the center, Commodus seemed a little reserved at first, but soon took the lead in shouting.
However, he supported Sartonilos. After all, he knew the latter before leaving Rome, and the person who provoked the first provocation this time was Zhang Heng. From the perspective of justice, Zhang Hengtian did not have the advantage.
However, as the sound of the collision of fists and muscles rang out, Kang Maode's impression of Zhang Heng also improved to a certain extent. He felt that although this oriental man was a bit reckless, he was still a real man, so when Zhang Heng had a wonderful performance He will also applaud everyone equally.
This applause fell on Sartonilos's ears, which was undoubtedly a stimulus. Sartonilos knew that he had to make a decision.
As early as a month ago, he and the gladiator school behind him began to prepare for the gladiatorial performance at the Flavi Amphitheater. For this reason, the gladiator school did not hesitate to let him take a truce for a month and lose a lot of money to create what he had already seen. The image of indulging in wine and sex was shown to spies from other gladiator schools.
And Sartonilos used this month to heal the hidden wounds accumulated on his body, and adjusted his spirit and body to the best condition. Only a few people knew that he was now better than ever. Sartonilos originally wanted to You have to hide your strength until you encounter a strong enemy, and only then do you fully unleash it.
But what he didn't expect was that before the gladiatorial show even started, he was already forced into such an embarrassing situation by an Easterner who appeared out of nowhere.
So a multiple-choice question was placed in front of Sartonilos, whether he should use his trump card now.
After all, this is not a formal gladiatorial performance. Losing will not affect his victory later. But at this moment, His Majesty the Emperor and other heavyweights are here. Sartonilos cannot imagine that losing this game will cost him and What impact does the reputation of a gladiator school bring.
Therefore, he finally gritted his teeth and decided to tear off the disguise. Anyway, even if he showed his true strength, he might not be able to win the gladiatorial performance championship later.
The next moment, he wiped the blood from his mouth.
The audience next to them may have just a vague feeling that the momentum of Sartonilos seemed to have changed. As the opponent, Zhang Heng felt the most intuitive. With a look on his face, he knew that Sartonilos was finally cornered, but Zhang Heng As one of the few people who could see that Sartonillos was disguised, Heng had naturally been prepared for the opponent's sudden outburst.
However, Zhang Heng found that he still underestimated the opponent a little. Seeing another flaw in Sartonilos' chest, Zhang Heng subconsciously punched him, but then Sartonilos blocked his fist with one hand.
There was a small exclamation from the crowd.
Zhang Heng tried to shake his hand, but was unable to take back his fist.
"You seemed very happy running up and down like a monkey before. Now it's time for you to taste my fist." Sartonilos said while swinging his other fist and hitting Zhang Heng's head. However, the latter ducked down to avoid it. Then Zhang Heng caught Sartonilos' arm with his legs before Sartonilos threw his second punch.
The two fell to the ground together, with dust rising. Unfortunately, Zhang Heng had not learned the locking technique in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, otherwise he would have taken advantage of the chaos to lock Sartonillos, but now the two of them Can only be separated again.
But what Sartonilos didn't expect was that Zhang Heng, who had just been nearly controlled, would attack again not long after they separated. Sartonilos originally wanted to repeat his old tricks, but Zhang Heng did not confront him this time. Fighting, using the newly learned assassin's steps to ghostly circle behind him.
This change in the fighting rhythm obviously made Sartonilos a little unaccustomed to it. After that, he felt a cold on the left side of his neck. Fortunately, he did not suffer any serious injuries, just a bloody mark scratched by his fingernails. Sartonilos Turning around and preparing to fight again, Zhang Heng unexpectedly took two steps back and said proactively, "That's it for today."
Sartonilos was stunned when he heard this. What is this? Is this Oriental surrendering? But the battle is not over yet, he has just started to exert his strength, and the two sides are now at a draw.
So Sartonilos refused without hesitation, "It's still early. You will never be so lucky to escape next time."
But then he heard another voice, "I think what he said makes sense. The two of you gave us a wonderful performance tonight, but the outcome will have to wait until the gladiator performance later to decide in the arena." Come out."