Chapter 6
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"I will lift the iron gate in a while. During this period, your task is to stop the soldiers from cutting off my head and hands. The rest of your task is to kill the soldiers guarding the gate. Can you do that?"
Walking into the group of women and children, Li Ke picked out three women who looked quite energetic. He then instilled the extra life force in his body into them so that they could recover their spirit and physical strength. Only then did he tell them his plan.
His plan was very simple. That was to use the terrain of the arena to open an iron gate and escape through the entrance of the gladiators.
As mentioned before, this arena had a very comprehensive architectural design in order to prevent the gladiators from escaping. The purpose was to prevent the gladiators from escaping or the monsters that were used for performances to escape from the arena.
However, as long as it was a fortress, there would be flaws. Although this arena seemed to be foolproof, there was a flaw that was not a flaw. The flaw was that the iron gates only relied on their own weight to close, instead of relying on a mechanism. Every time the gate was opened and closed, several soldiers would be needed to pull it up or unlock the iron chain.
This seemed to be an incredible thing. After all, such a design would make it extremely troublesome to open and close the gate. Every time the gate was opened, several soldiers would be needed to pull it up or unlock the iron chain.
However, from the situation here, the intricate mechanism could be easily opened by some people with special abilities. This iron gate that could only be opened by brute force was the most convenient and reliable way to open it.
And this reliable gate was about three meters wide and four meters tall. Each railing was as thick as an arm, made of a black metal. Mageweaths that could increase the weight of the gate were roughly engraved on it. The guards also installed a mechanism to prevent the gate from being lifted. Therefore, not only could this gate perfectly block axes and heavy hammers, but it could also effectively prevent the gate from being lifted. And although the gap in the middle of each railing was not very wide, it was enough for a skilled swordsman to stab a sword and a spear into the heart of a gladiator who wanted to escape.
As for the exact weight of this gate and the difficulty of lifting it?
Li Ke had no idea. However, his current strength was almost ten times stronger than when he first arrived. He could easily send a fully-armed soldier flying. Even so, he was still not confident that he could lift the gate quickly enough.
There were two such iron gates in each passage. One was inside the arena, and the other was where the gladiators entered the arena.
Li Ke had tried to lift these iron gates a long time ago, but he failed at that time. He could only lift the iron gates a little with his full strength. But at that time, he did not intend to escape. He was testing the weight of the iron gates. He wanted to ensure that he would not fail due to the weight of the gates when he tried to escape in the future.
And at that time, even if he could lift the iron gates, he would not run away because the Noxus soldiers guarding the iron gates were not to be trifled with. He was afraid that he would be killed by them before he could lift the iron gates.
It was impossible for them to unite with the other gladiators because those people had ways to kill Li Ke to gain their freedom. Therefore, it was impossible for them to talk nicely to Li Ke. Only these women and children who had no choice would work together with him to survive. It was even more impossible for someone to protect him when he lifted the iron gates alone.
"We will defend you with our lives … but do you really not need help?"
Slowly moving to the passage where Li Ke came out, the woman who went to look for Li Ke looked at the black iron gate and asked Li Ke subconsciously.
"No problem, but it will cost me something."
Li Ke closed his eyes and sensed his life force. The weak life force that once swayed like a candlelight had turned into a raging fire, quietly waiting for him to use it.
He had nothing else to lose or use. In order to not turn into a monster, he was willing to sacrifice the life he cherished!
"Ha!"
The intense pain was accompanied by a powerful strength. The power that Li Ke gained from burning his life force was so scorching that his eyes turned red in an instant. His muscles bulged, and his whole body grew bigger.
There was no need to prepare himself. His situation did not allow him to prepare too much. And these women from Freldrod once again sacrificed their lives for him.
The old woman did not surround Li Ke. Instead, when Li Ke's body swelled up, she stood at the outermost edge of the crowd and prepared to block the arrows for the children and young women behind her.
The Archers in the arena did not notice Li Ke's strange movements, but Noxus's cruel military order made them ignore Li Ke's abnormal behavior. But since things had progressed to this stage, they did not have to worry about violating the military order. Thus, they aimed their arrows at the women.
But it was too late.
Li Ke grabbed the bottom of the iron gate and used all his strength to slowly lift the heavy iron gate. The two guards naturally did not let go of this opportunity. They used their spears to attack Li Ke.
The women did not fulfill their oath. They were unable to block the two spears. The two spears easily pierced Li Ke's shoulder, causing Li Ke to almost let go of the iron gate.
"Guards, the slaves are running away!"
At the same time, the Archers in the arena also released the first wave of arrows. These sharp arrows mercilessly pierced the bodies of the old women, causing them to fall down like wheat. On the other hand, the girls who were protected by them were rarely injured.
"Get up!!"
Inexplicably, Li Ke could feel the death of these fallen women, as well as their reluctance to leave their lives behind. This infuriating feeling increased his strength once again. Although the mageweaths on the iron gate that were used to increase the weight were all lit up under the control of the other soldiers, they were no longer able to stop him. The huge iron gate was lifted up by Li Ke's roar, and the stone pillars that were filled with mechanisms and acted as barriers were instantly crushed by the iron gate that was suddenly lifted up.
The two soldiers looked at Li Ke who lifted the iron gate in horror. They wanted to pull out the spears that were inserted into Li Ke's shoulders. But something even more terrifying happened. The spearheads made of fine iron were squeezed out of shape by Li Ke's muscles and bones, making it impossible for them to pull out their spears.
But they did not have the chance to try again.
The women who failed to stop the two spears made up for their mistakes. They quickly ended their lives with Li Ke's long sword. After that, they quickly walked into the aisle to get the weapons that were supposed to be used by the gladiators.
When the last living woman walked into the aisle, Li Ke walked into the aisle under the cover of the leading woman. He did not know how many times he had walked into the aisle.
But thanks to these well-trained archers, he had been hit by several arrows on his back. The shield held by the leading woman was densely filled with arrows.
"Did seven of them die?"
After pulling out the two spears and breaking the arrows on his body, Li Ke panted and asked the leading woman.
"Yes, only seven of them died."
The woman nodded and looked at Li Ke who was covered in blood in awe.
"Very good. Hurry up and arm yourselves, and then we will continue."
Li Ke heard the noise in the fortress and knew that he did not have much time to prepare. So he took a few deep breaths and took the lead to walk to the other end of the aisle.
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