<h4>Chapter 796: Mark Reuss’s Worry</h4>


    The person responsible for weing the diators from various diator schools was a disabled v.


    He led the crowd to gather in the arena to let them familiarize themselves with the venue. After everyone arrived, he reiterated the battle rules. In the morning, the beastmaster’s performance would be held first. The arena had collected all kinds of exotic beasts from all over the country. During the performance, the beastmaster could showcase their beast-taming skills on those exotic wild beasts, or they could showcase their appetite to the audience.


    Come afternoon; it was the diators’ turn to present themselves. Like the show Zhang Heng experienced in the Victor Arena earlier, the Amphitheatrum vium was divided into different types of fights. No matter the kind of fight, only the victorious diators were qualified to advance to the next battle.


    For the final battle, the arena would select seventy-two best diators to participate in the final mixed-fight. The situation was very simr to the twelve-man mixed fight that Zhang Heng participated in at the Victor Arena earlier. This time, however, instead of fighting in pairs, the diators were asked to do a one-on-one fight. And the ultimate winner would be the champion of this diatorial show.


    On the surface, this looked like a fair way of fighting, but in fact, that was not the case. As we all knew, there were many types of diators. Even the most popr twelve-man mixed fight in the Victor Arena did not include all kinds of diators. That was because certain diators were more powerful than the rest. For example, Andabata and Eques would generally overpower the other types of diators. The former was equipped with a horse, and thetter was given a chariot. Other than that, Sagittarius could use bow and arrow to kill their enemies.


    Under normal circumstances, these special diators would only fight against the diators with the same professions, such as andabata vs. andabata and eques vs. eques.


    However, in order to increase the enjoyment, the diatorial performance would, for the first time, bring in all types of diators to fight against each other. In other words, if the popr diators who were previously favored by the public were to fight against a profession that bettered his, the famous diator might lose the battle. However, if they somehow managed to beat the diators with a more powerful profession, the fame that they received would surely multiply.


    When Zhang Heng was familiarizing himself with the venue, he met several old acquaintances. One of the diators was given the nickname Giant. His real name was Philos, and he possessed immense strength. The second diator was Thracian Danaus from the Isaiah Arena. And the third one was the diator that he just offended, Sartonilos. Thetter had been ring at Zhang Heng coldly. Zhang Heng believed that he would not hesitate to kill if he came across an opportunity in the performanceter.


    Also worth noting were also some special diator professions.


    After Zhang Heng and others did some warm-up exercises, they were taken to the lounge on the side. There, they were asked to wait until it was their turn to fight. Fortunately, the arena had prepared breakfast and lunch for them, and they could also make use of the two small training rooms next to them.


    Afterward, Mark Reuss arrived at the Amphitheatrum vium to boost the morale of his diators. “Everyone, it’s time to test the promises you made and uphold the honor of the Victor Arena. When you stand in the arena, you are not just representing yourself but the arena behind you. So no matter who your opponent is, don’t be afraid. Show your strength and courage. Nemesis, the goddess of revenge, will always look after you!”


    After Mark Reuss finished speaking, he took a special look at Zhang Heng, who also nodded at him.


    When Mark Reuss saw that, he felt a little relieved. And he wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although he was not the one about to fight these diators, he realized that the battle tomorrow might affect the diator schools for at least ten years. In other words, his ie would be significantly affected if his diators lost in the fight tomorrow. That was why he did not even sleep wellst night.


    And now he finally understood what Gaby told him earlier. It wouldn’t be easy to control Zhang Heng.


    Last night, the conflict between thetter and Sartonilos was definitely something he did not want to see. Fortunately, the oue was a tie, with Zhang Heng having a slight upper hand. When Mark Reuss weighed the risk-benefit of that battle, he thought that the unexpected battle waspletely unnecessary. Winning would bring him little benefit. However, if Zhang Heng lost the battle, Sartonilos would definitely smash his head to a pile of mush. In this case, before the diatorial performance began, Victor Arena would be losing a lot of money since their trump card was gone.


    Besides, he could also see that Zhang Heng wanted Commodus to favor him, which was in line with his interests. Mark Reuss hoped that the young emperor, Commodus, would notice his diator school and visit Victor Arena to watch performances more often. The fact that the emperor visited his arena would be more effective than any publicity attempts so far. However, Zhang Heng did not discuss this matter with him beforehand. He improvised the whole incident instead. At the same time, Mark Reuss felt that Zhang Heng wanted to get close to Commodus and quit his diator school. And it made Mark Reuss a little ufortable.


    But now, he needed Zhang Heng to win this battle for him. He had to suppress all the thoughts and doubts that he had in mind right now. As for other things, they could only be dealt with after the show was over.


    If Zhang Heng won the championship, he would be able to step further away from Mark Reuss’s control. Mark Reuss thought that this was the kind of trouble that he was happy to deal with.


    Mark Reuss did not stay in the diator’s lounge for too long. After encouraging his diators, he made a move to the stand reserved for him. And he would watch the diatorial show from there.


    As soon as Mark Reuss left, another man appeared in front of Zhang Heng.


    When Sartonilos got up and walked toward Zhang Heng, the guards in the lounge immediately drew out their weapons and warned Sartonilos. It was strictly forbidden for the diators to engage in a fight in the arena lounge. No matter the grudge between the two, they were only allowed to sort it out on the battlefield.


    However, Sartonilos ignored those warnings. He walked towards Zhang Heng and said, “I will pray for you, easterner. I want you to win the battles and get promoted to the final brawl. As long as I get my hands on my weapon, whatever happenedst night will never happen again. ”


    “This is true,” Zhang Heng nodded. “If we all had weapons, what happenedst night would have never happened.”


    The lounge guard was forced to call hispanion not far away due to the pressure brought by Sartonilos. However, when the other guard arrived in the lounge, Sartonilos had returned to his seat and had stopped ring at Zhang Heng.


    And it did not take long for everyone to hear the footsteps and noiseing from above their heads. They knew that the audience had begun to enter the arena.


    This time, the diatorial show was funded by the royal family and prepared by the senate with the goal of entertaining the people of the city of Rome. Hence, they did not charge any fees from them. Although the arena had ny-thousand seats, it was still not enough to fit all the people in Rome. That was because the poption of Rome was 1.5 million.


    Among them, the nobles had their own designated seats. Themoners, on the other hand, would be given a domino block with their seat number, gate number, and zone engraved. It was somewhat simr to the concert tickets ofter generations. It was to ensure that everyone could enter the arena in an orderly manner.