At the mention of those words, the surrounding Law Enforcement Officers erupted in an uproar.
"Deathmatch?"
"I'd only ever heard about it before. I never thought I'd actually encounter one today!"
"Several of his brothers died. No wonder he issued this kind of challenge."
The brawny Law Enforcement Captain at the head of the group changed expression slightly and turned to question Knan Nabbi. "Are you sure you want to do this?"
Tear tracks still stained Knan Nabbi's face, but he seemed to have regained his reason. He fixed Arro with a cold, fierce stare and gritted out, "I'm sure!"
Arro looked at Knan Nabbi with some surprise and uncertainty.
A Deathmatch was a form of duel recognized by the Academy.
The reason was that, rather than calling it a duel, it was more like saying—
—I'm going to splatter you with blood!
When someone no longer feared death, yet was still willing to abide by the Academy's rules and act according to its regulations, the Academy naturally would not oppose it.
It was like the chaotic Wild West: in a town that had agreed upon peace, if two people's conflict was simply too great to resolve peacefully, they would be sent to a suitable place, each armed to the teeth, to settle things themselves. Once they were done, it would even save the trouble of cleaning up the mess.
Of course, the Academy would not casually allow people to initiate such duels. Several prerequisites had to be met.
First, there had to be irreconcilable hatred!
Judging from the two men's expressions, the Law Enforcement Captain roughly guessed what had happened. He confirmed that the hatred between them truly could not be reconciled, satisfying the first condition.
Second, both parties had to be innocent. Otherwise, there would be no