Bach's Excitement

The Fish-Helmet Gladiator's helmet was designed to protect his head. It was tightly sealed, like an iron can, and weighed around four kilograms. Only the area around the eyes had viewing slits, allowing the Fish-Helmet Gladiator to see outside.

But the slits themselves were very small. Moreover, the person inside the helmet was not a block of wood and would move around, so under normal circumstances, it was difficult for a weapon to strike precisely through one of them.

That required keen observation and extremely precise control of strength. Judging from Zhang Heng's earlier struggle with Garba, he clearly did not possess such ability. Thus, accident was the only explanation left for what had happened.

The trainer serving as referee checked again and confirmed that Zhang Heng's training sword had struck Garba's eye first. He therefore announced Zhang Heng as the winner of the match.

After a moment of silence, the newcomers erupted in cheers. Although Griff, the first to take the stage, had also passed the assessment, he had still lost his bout. Zhang Heng's victory was the newcomers' first actual win.

Moreover, Garba was no nobody. He was a fairly famous gladiator at Victor Arena, and this greatly encouraged the newcomers.

Garba also removed his helmet. Though he shook his head regretfully, he was not particularly angry. At his age, he had seen all sorts of strange things in the arena. Losing to a newcomer certainly did not look good, but fortunately, this was not an official gladiatorial performance.

Even now, he did not think there had been anything wrong with the strategy he had adopted. He had ultimately lost to luck. It was the kind of low-probability event one might not encounter even in a hundred fights, so he found it perfectly acceptable. As soon as the