Chapter 487 - First talk with Pandora

The third day of the Gladiator Tournament had dawned, and with it the long-awaited second round of the grand spectacle was about to begin. The entire city of Rome stirred with anticipation, for the previous days had already been marked by blood, sweat, and the roar of the crowds. The first trial—a merciless battle royal—had thrown eight hundred combatants into the sands, divided into eight groups of one hundred each. From each group, only around ten had clawed their way out of the carnage, leaving a mere eighty warriors standing victorious and blood-soaked. Those eighty now carried the weight of survival into the next round.