Sullen hadn't expected the Green District's underground casino to host "death matches."

This was a brutally cruel fighting competition, without rounds or points, where victory was determined only by life or death.

Because it was a fight to the death, the gladiators would fight with all their might, making it extremely exciting to watch.

The fact that killing moves often happened in an instant also led to many uncertain factors in the outcome, further stimulating the nerves and enhancing the entertainment value of the gambling.

Therefore, this kind of bloody gladiator fight was the most popular gambling activity in the underground world.

...

Sullen followed Captain Kai into this fighting gambling den called the "Crimson Bunker."

Gangs had their own reputation. Whether they recognized them or not, gamblers who saw the "Cross Star" symbol on their bodies would unconsciously make way for them.

The air was filled with a sweet fragrance, a kind of psychedelic drug that could make people's nerves excited. "Pharmacology" was the basic skill of alchemists, and there were people in the black market who specialized in manufacturing and selling these addictive psychedelic drugs.

"‘Skull Crusher’ tear him apart!"

"Oh, ‘Undertaker,’ get up, damn it! I bet ten thousand Lisos on you, don't you dare lose!"

"Hahaha, ‘Skull Crusher’ is going to win! Kill him, kick that guy's head off..."

"..."

The second underground floor, as big as an indoor basketball court, had a huge octagonal cage in the center.

On the ring, two blood-covered gladiators were fighting to the death.

The pace of the battle was fast. After a few rounds of entanglement, the strong gladiator called "Skull Crusher" twisted his opponent's neck, and a tidal wave of cheers rang out in the casino.

Of course, it was also mixed with the curses of gamblers who had lost their bets.

Sullen's eyes stared at the "gray mist" floating on the distant corpse, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Before, he felt that his [Death Harvester] had no room to play after entering the city. Now it seemed that joining a gang was not bad.

Kai saw that Sullen's eyes were different, guessing that he was probably coming to this kind of gladiator fight for the first time. He also introduced it to several newcomers, "This is the most popular gambling method in our Green District..."

Saying that, he pointed to the boxes on the top floor of the audience and said, "See that? Many of those boxes are big shots from the inner city. Those are all really rich people who spend money like water..."

Sullen listened, his eyes also following to look at those boxes with one-way glass.

Behind those black glasses, there seemed to be pairs of eyes staring at everything in the arena.

Hearing this, a newcomer asked, "Big shots from the inner city also come to the outer city? Don't those arrogant guys dislike our outer city for being dirty and broken, and never set foot here..."

"Hehe... quite a few come."

Kai shrugged, seemingly without much respect for the people in the inner city, "After all, there is no such exciting competition in the inner city. Those guys want to have fun, and they have to come to our territory. However, it is also because of these patrons that we can live so well."

Saying that, not knowing what he thought of, he warned a few newcomers, "Although we and those big shots in the inner city are people from two different worlds, and there is a high probability that there will be no intersection. But if you really encounter them in the future, don't provoke those guys in the inner city. Otherwise, it will cause trouble for the boss and them."

Sullen also nodded with a few newcomers, "Got it, Captain."

...

Kai took the crowd around the casino, letting a few newcomers become familiar faces.

"Okay, today's mission is done. You guys can do whatever you want, remember to bring your communicators."

"Okay, Captain is wise."

"Get out, stop sucking up."

As soon as Kai announced "off work," several veterans excitedly dispersed.

He looked at a few newcomers who were still a little confused and said, "It's your first day joining the gang, you can have fun. The taverns and flower houses just now are all covered by our 'Cross Society,' and if you're looking for chicks, there are also discounts."

As soon as these words came out, except for Sullen, the faces of the other newcomers showed eager and ambiguous smiles.

Kai looked at him, seemingly more interested in cage fighting, and specially gave a word of advice, "You can play with other things. But gambling, it's best to touch it less... especially this kind of cage fighting, it's easy to get carried away. With that money, playing with chicks is more worthwhile."

Everyone: "Got it, Captain."

Kai said, seemingly remembering something, and gave a negative example.

He pointed to the only veteran beside him who hadn't left, with a look of disgust, "See, like this guy Sam, last month's salary was lost in one night. Now he has to rely on the brothers in the gang to help him eat, how embarrassing..."

Aside, Sam, whose sore spot was touched, muttered weakly like an aggrieved little wife, "Originally, I even won a few rounds in a row, and won several thousand... I didn't expect a cold upset, and I couldn't stand it, so I increased my bet..."

The gambler mentality is the same in any world.

If you win, you don't leave, if you lose, you want to make a comeback, if you lose again, you double down, and then you get deeper and deeper.

Sullen understood roughly that Kai was worried that he would spend all his money in one day.

This captain seemed to be a good person.

Kai rolled his eyes, didn't listen to this guy's explanation, waved his hand to Sullen and the others, "Okay, you guys go too."

Everyone nodded, "Yes, Captain."

...

As soon as Kai left, everyone instantly felt unconstrained.

The other three newcomers had long been thinking about those beautiful women before.

Joining the gang was to enjoy the happy life of having wine, meat, and women.

"Sullen, aren't you going?"

"No. I want to stay here for a while."

"..."

Sullen did not go to the pleasure house with the other three. His attention was on the ring.

Reason told him that compared to women, increasing his strength was the capital to survive in this world.

The [Collector] talent he awakened focused on development. Only by living long enough would he have everything he wanted.

In this short moment, a new gladiator match began.

Two new people were replaced in the octagonal cage, and another bloody death battle of fists and flesh began.

Sullen squeezed in from the crowd of gamblers, and moved closer to the cage.

To collect memory fragments, he had to be close enough.

Those gamblers looked at someone pushing in, originally wanting to curse angrily, but when they saw the "Cross Star" symbol on Sullen's clothes, they immediately swallowed it back.

The "Iron Cross Society" still had a great deterrent effect in the eyes of ordinary people.

Sullen didn't care, and squeezed to the passage on the left side of the fighting cage.

If he remembered correctly, this would be the passage where the corpses were dragged down.

There were at least thousands of people in the casino, noisy and chaotic.

No one would pay attention to where a failed corpse was dragged away, but Sullen was also worried that someone would discover his act of collecting soul fragments, so he specifically looked for this inconspicuous corner.

At this time, a graceful girl holding a tray squeezed over from the crowd.

She smiled and asked Sullen softly, "Sir, do you want to bet? You can't buy this round, but you can buy the next round. There are extra odds for blind guessing~"

"The red side, buy one thousand."

Squeezing to such a front position, everyone would think that Sullen was a crazy gambler. Sullen naturally took out a stack of banknotes and placed them on the tray.

The girl was squeezed by the crowd so that her whole body was pressed against Sullen, and the pride in front of her chest was deformed by the squeeze. She didn't seem to care, took the money, tore off the ticket, gave Sullen a wink, and said, "I think sir will definitely guess right~"

"Yes, I think so too."

Sullen smiled slightly.

He didn't think that his bald look now was so handsome that it could make a beauty take the initiative to approach him.

When he was observing just now, he had also discovered that these betting girls who were active in the casino would take the initiative to please customers. Because gamblers who won bets would be generous with tips. Don't look down on being touched by those salty hands, their income in one night was even more considerable than most gambler masters. This job was much more profitable and easier than the prostitutes standing on the street outside.

...

"Kill him!"

"Kill him!"

"..."

Near the cage, a group of gamblers holding betting tickets were shouting the names of the gladiators they had bet on. Although Sullen was not interested in gambling, he also concentrated on observing the battle.

It was also the first time he had seen such a bloody and cruel fight, and a certain suppressed emotion in his heart was also agitated.

The gladiators on the ring gave him the first lesson in fighting in another world.

The fist wind howled, and the murderous aura made people's scalps tingle...

Sullen put himself into the gladiators on the field, and felt a great impact in his heart: "No wonder the Omniscient Eye evaluates my fighting skills as only 'advanced beginner.' If I faced them in the arena, I would probably be killed at first glance."

At this moment, Sullen saw the huge gap.

The attack moves of these gladiators on the ring were fierce and ruthless, sharp like bullets, like daggers. If they stabbed a vital point, they would immediately follow up with a killing move, without giving the opponent any chance to fight back.

One hit kill.

This kind of fighting did not have fancy moves. Everything was aimed at killing.

This was completely different from the fighting in Sullen's impression!

This world was also gradually showing its cruel side to Sullen, the time-traveler.