The next day, Angel once again took Leon to Sky Tower to watch the matches.
There were evenly matched duels, and there were one-sided stomps. What left the deepest impression on Leon was a match involving a competitor called "The Hammerer," Kesar.
They had actually seen this wizard apprentice called Kesar outside the arena when they first arrived at Sky Tower yesterday. At the time, he had been dragging an iron ball of unknown weight behind him, its clang-clang-clang as he walked stirring up a commotion across the plaza.
What made his match so unforgettable to Leon was the crazed, savage side he revealed during it.
He was nothing less than a homicidal madman.
His opponent had already been preparing to surrender, but had been a step too slow in calling it. Kesar smashed his head open with the iron ball, splattering his brains everywhere. He was dead beyond saving.
According to the surrounding spectators, this was already the eighth contestant Kesar had killed in the arena.
That number might not seem high, but on the lower floors of Sky Tower, it was already astonishing. The contestants on the lower floors were generally of similar strength. Even when there was an occasional crushing defeat, it should not have been so overwhelming that the loser could not even hold out long enough to surrender. Moreover, Sky Tower had a comprehensive treatment system. So long as one did not die on the spot, survival could basically be guaranteed.
Of course, that was limited to the lower floors. Contestants on the higher floors would never leave you an opening to surrender if they wanted to kill you.
This was the first time Leon had seen someone die in a Sky Tower match. The shock it gave him was immense. The spectators' delight at