Just as Zhou Ming was surveying the surroundings and examining the beast-fighting arena, the two participating fighters appeared in the arena along with two elevators.
Both wore ferocious masks, and amid the crowd’s shouts, each summoned their own Beast Companion.
A Giant Strength Gorilla standing two and a half meters tall, its body covered in black hair like steel needles. Its strength surpassed that of a Diamond Ape by several degrees, though its defense was comparatively weaker.
A Sabertooth Tiger over three meters long (body length excluding the tail), with hard and razor-sharp fangs capable of tearing apart most Ferocious Beasts.
“Ladies and gentlemen, tonight’s battle between Black Vajra and Ripper—let us witness this fierce slaughter.”
“Cheer for the Beast Companion you bet on.”
As the two Beast Companions appeared, the host wearing a White Swan mask raised the microphone and shouted loudly, igniting the atmosphere.
“Black Vajra—”
“Ripper—”
At this moment, all the gamblers were red-eyed, roaring for the side they had bet on like beasts that had lost their sanity.
“Roar—”
As the Giant Strength Gorilla let out a roar, it took the initiative and charged toward the Sabertooth Tiger.
The terrifying collision of their bodies caused the surrounding spectators to feel vibrations transmitted through the alloy steel plates underfoot.
Both sides were controlled by their respective Beast Tamers, relying on Spiritual Threads to respond at any moment. The slaughter was not mere physical collision.
Especially the Giant Strength Gorilla—watching its fighting style, Zhou Ming felt a trace of interest.
Because the way it fought carried elements of human martial arts.
With both hands clenched like hammers and power driven through its arms, it resembled Tongbei Fist passed down from before the Doomsday Era.
This boxing style was originally based on imitating apes, and the Giant Strength Gorilla’s execution could be called perfect, achieving two units of effect with one unit of strength.
However, the Sabertooth Tiger was also far from simple. Its sharp claws and fangs were not used recklessly, only revealing killing intent when the Gorilla exposed a flaw.
After watching for a short while, Zhou Ming did not continue to stay.
Unless the Sabertooth Tiger still had a hidden killing move, or some other factor interfered, this battle would most likely end with Black Vajra’s victory.
Afterward, Zhou Ming continued wandering through other caves, witnessing increasingly darker scenes.
Female slave auctions—scantily clad women were directly traded as commodities.
These female slaves all came from Wildfolk.
Although the Alliance had a dark side, it still provided relatively decent protection for ordinary citizens, after all with Legendary Saints suppressing matters above.
However, another synonym for Wildfolk was the absence of human rights.
The existence of Wildfolk could be said to indirectly protect lawful Alliance citizens, sparing them from many kinds of dark transactions.
At the same time, it also served as a warning of the consequences for ordinary citizens who violated Alliance laws.
Zhou Ming glanced at such auctions twice before walking away.
If it were human experimentation to enhance strength, he would not feel the slightest softness, but acts purely for venting desire instead made him feel somewhat disgusted.
Before long, he arrived at Cave No. 8, a place used to auction various treasures.