Chapter 561: Death Fighting Arena King of Fighters Tournament
New World Center.
Bili Island, Death Fighting Arena.
The arena was packed, and all the audience were shouting enthusiastically, some excited, some cursing.
Here, there were nobles, merchants, pirates, and bounty hunters.
In this bloody environment, they appeared incredibly excited, even bordering on madness.
And within the Fighting Arena, two figures were engaged in constant fierce fighting and battle.
Each had a large number of supporters because they had placed bets on the two contestants in the Fighting Arena.
Besides the two fighters, two people stood on either side of the Fighting Arena.
Outside the Fighting Arena were towering buildings, and from the top of the buildings, the battle scenes from the Death Fighting Arena could be clearly seen.
He possessed a strong physique full of strength, wearing black tights and black gloves.
In just a few short years, Rugal, who had left Paros Island back then, had completely become the well-deserved "King of Underground Fighting" of the New World.
His golden hair had turned silver, and his right eye, which was originally a bionic prosthetic eye, had become Red Blood Pupils.
This was likely due to him drinking the monster blood.
The request he had made to Ignis before leaving Paros Island had been completed early on.
The moment he obtained the monster blood, Rugal drank it all.
He didn't turn into a monster; his body seemed even more perfect.
His lost right eye grew back, now a brand new Red Blood Pupils, or in other words, an "Oni Eye".
Similarly, perhaps due to the appearance of the "Oni Eye", Rugal's body, stimulated by the monster blood, awakened Demonic Aura.
With his arms crossed, Rugal quietly watched the battle below.
"How is the tournament going?"
Rugal turned his head to look at the two beautiful women behind him, his secretaries Vice and Mature.
Generally, they were the ones who handled external matters for him.
Whether it was the operation of Deathmatch Arena and the like, or other industries, everything was managed in an orderly fashion.
As early as four years ago, Rugal held the first "King of Fighters 94".
From "King of Fighters 94" to "King of Fighters 98".
The first two tournaments were single matches.
The final winner could not only receive his reward but also have a great battle with Rugal, the "King of Underground Fighting".
Undoubtedly, before absolute strength, any resistance was ineffective.
The two champions were mercilessly defeated in front of Rugal.
They had no resistance whatsoever before Rugal's absolute strength.
To make the competition more interesting, starting from the third year, the format of the "King of Fighters" Tournament changed.
It adopted a three-person team format for gauntlet matches.
They would fight one by one, and if someone fell and couldn't get up after ten seconds, they were considered to have lost combatant strength, and the next person would step up.
There was a ten-minute break in between.
The battle only ended when all three members of one side were defeated.
The three-person team format added more suspense to the competition, attracted more participants, and extended the competition time.
The profits that could be gained within the Death Fighting Arena also increased.
Each battle was equivalent to a betting pool.
In this regard, the Sky Arena was already well-versed.
Ignis directly borrowed some talent from the Kingdom to help Rugal establish the gambling system for the Death Fighting Arena.
As time passed, the "King of Fighters" Tournament's reputation in the New World grew larger and larger.
And Rugal's goal was to make the process of the "King of Fighters" Tournament visible to the world, similar to the Sky Arena.
The more people who knew about it, the stronger the participants would be, and the greater the profits it would bring.
Without the grand spectacle of the Sword Tournament, the expansion of the "King of Fighters" Tournament's influence still required time to build.
Of course, the "King of Fighters" Tournament also had its advantage: it was held once every year.
The prize money for the first place winner was as high as 300 million Beli.
And the final boss was Rugal, the "King of Underground Fighting".
The reason for adopting the gauntlet match format with three people was because the strength of a single person was too weak; only with three people was there hope of victory.
This was also Rugal's confidence in his own strength.
Furthermore, he had built himself into a character similar to a Demon King, becoming a target others yearned to conquer.
Rugal's combatant strength was powerful, but in the Underworld of the New World, he could only be said to have barely established a foothold; his influence was too weak.
To become the Dark King of the Underworld, he needed to continuously expand his faction.
Bili Island was his base camp.
Relying on the Death Fighting Arena and the influence of the "King of Fighters" Tournament, Rugal had already recruited a group of powerful enforcers under his command.
This strength was not to be underestimated by anyone in the Underworld.
He had also earned a large amount of money in recent years.
After this year's "King of Fighters" Tournament ended, Rugal planned to expand his faction.
Currently, he only had four Death Fighting Arenas in total, with two more under construction.
Of course, Rugal would not build too many Death Fighting Arenas because they were difficult to control, and he didn't have enough strength to protect these Fighting Arenas.
The newly built Fighting Arenas were also located near the Sea Area and adjacent islands.
Moreover, their scale was far from comparable to the large-scale Death Fighting Arena he built on Bili Island.
Once development reached a certain degree, Rugal also planned to renovate the original Death Fighting Arena and expand it into an even larger, super-giant Death Fighting Arena.
At the same time, Rugal also planned to develop other industries in the Underworld.
Besides the Death Fighting Arena, Rugal also intended to develop Bili Island into a large Black Market, one of the Underground World Core Islands, where various weapons and potions would circulate.
This island was originally a famous Dark Island, located in the New World Center, with a superior geographical location.
Further development based on the existing foundation was not a difficult task, especially since the Death Fighting Arena attracted many pirates and guests from the Underworld.
And the berserk potion manufactured by Sound Nest using "Mermaid's Tears" would also be sold around the world through Rugal's hands.
(end of chapter)