Chapter 797 Blood and Sand

The rock python tilted its head and stared at Lucina with one eye. The snake's eyes are on both sides of the head, so they can't see what's in front of them. That's why Eivor asked Lucina to stand in front of it.

Lucina had no weapons, so she could only fight it with her fists. She was barefoot, dealing with the big rock snake, and weighing whether she had enough strength to smash the snake's head.

The rock python slid on the sand, leaving a string of marks. It circled to Lucina's side and half of its body wrapped around her.

Lucina remembered Eivor's teachings, and she jumped out suddenly, not wanting to be surrounded by the rock python.

Just as she jumped up, the rock python suddenly swung its tail, and the snake's tail was like a big stone hammer, hitting Lucina fiercely.

She used both hands to protect her head in mid-air to block it, and half of her arm was almost shattered. She fell to the ground at a high speed. The snake's movements were not slow!

Lucina knelt on one knee, and just as she stood firm, she felt that the surroundings had darkened, and the huge snake body had wrapped around her, with the snake head hanging high above her.

She immediately stepped on the stone lumps on the body of the rock python and tried to climb out quickly, but at this moment, the rock python suddenly tightened its body, and the friction between the rocks made a sound of crushing soil. Lucina's body was tightly entangled by it up to the chest.

Lucina felt that her bones and muscles were about to be ground. The rough and bumpy body of the rock python came into contact with her flesh. The muscles and internal organs were crushed by the protruding stones. Her liver and stomach seemed to be pushed to her back.

She was in so much pain that she couldn't speak. She wanted to use force, but her hands were already broken by the crushing. The rock python's head surrounded Lucina and looked at her carefully, as if teasing her.

There was a burst of warm cheers in the stands. These gray people enjoyed the scene of her suffering very much.

Lucina vomited blood and frowned. The strong physique of the furious witch would not be killed so quickly, but the pain of broken bones and broken organs was by no means so easy to bear. Just when she was about to lose consciousness in pain, the rock python slowly let go of her.

She spat a mouthful of blood on the body of the rock python, then slid down to the ground, lying on the ground, her body twisted in a weird posture like a broken doll, collapsed in the sand, and soon stained the yellow sand with a large pool of blood.

Then, her body began to make a crackling sound, and the wounds on her muscles, as well as the broken and broken bones, all slowly recovered. Lucina got up from the ground, her face was covered with sweat.

The rock python still slid beside her, treating her as a plaything. But Lucina was really full of anger. She rubbed her shoulders and spit the blood foam in her mouth into the sand.

The cheers in the audience became a little smaller as Lucina stood up again. The gray people began to talk about it, probably discussing the speed of her self-healing injuries.

The rock python used the same trick again. It put its head close to the sand and slid slowly. It coiled Lucina in the middle of its body again, staring at her with one eye, as if trying to figure out her thoughts.

Lucina snorted coldly, tightened her thighs, bent her body slightly, and jumped again, leaping towards the direction of the snake head.

The rock python had anticipated her move. It observed every inch of Lucina's muscles to judge her subsequent moves.

The huge stone tail hit Lucina fiercely. She did not block it, but opened her arms, turned her face to the side, closed her eyes and clenched her teeth to bear the blow!

Bang!

The snake's tail hit her chest like a stone hammer, breaking her sternum and clavicle. Lucina choked and vomited blood, but at the same time, she opened her eyes, grabbed the protruding stone on the snake's tail with both arms, and clung to it tightly.

The rock python raised its tail and looked for Lucina in the sand, but couldn't find her. The gray man in the audience also tilted his head and searched for Lucina everywhere.

At this time, Lucina only grabbed the snake's body and struggled to climb to the back of the rock python.

The gray man in the audience also saw Lucina at this time, pointing at her and shouting and exclaiming.

The rock python turned its head, looked at its body sideways, and arched its body, spinning in the sand, trying to shake Lucina off.

She ran forward along the snake's back, and with another leap, she successfully jumped to the position of the snake's head, raised her fist, and punched the snake's head, which was as big as a hill, in the face.

Although Lucina's body shape compared to the snake was like the contrast between an apple and a broad bean, her strength was like a cruise missile. This punch directly smashed half of the rock python's face.

The rock python suddenly straightened up, and the snake's head fell to the ground with a bang. It struggled again, and its tail was still shaking slightly.

The scene suddenly became quiet, and Lucina fell into the sand. Looking at the dying rock python, she jumped up again, hugged the part connecting the rock python's head and body, gritted her teeth, and began to exert force.

The muscles of her arms condensed, and sweat flowed down her arms that were covered with blood and sand. She exerted force and twisted it so hard that she actually twisted the head of the rock python off alive.

Lucina jumped off the rock python. It had been separated from its head and body and was dead. No one cheered, only the sound of the stone door leading to the fighter preparation hall slowly rolling.

She dragged her tired body back to the training hall, where the remaining people gathered. The gray man put the iron chain on her again, and without saying anything else, he let her move freely.

Eivor hurried over and saw the blood and sand on Lucina's body. He thought she was seriously injured and prepared to help her.

Lucina pushed Eivor away and took a breath. There was no passion or joy in the battle just now, only painful memories. Returning here again, she also felt another layer of oppression: no end and hope.

Fighting with that kind of thing is not a big deal, but there is no cheering after winning. In the packed audience, those people only want to see you die, see you suffer, and see you bleed.

There is no glory for the winner, and it is not the place for the dead.

Lucina knew very well that they were disappointed.

"We have to keep fighting like this? Huh?" Lucina looked at Eivor, a little tired.

"You just fought the first game, sister, you should be stronger... We... We never gave up." Eivor said.

"How long have you been here? You never told me." Lucina said again.

"Do you want me to tell the truth?" Eivor said.

"Tell me, the truth." Lucina nodded.

"I forgot too. Maybe it's hundreds of times longer than you have been here." Eivor said.

Lucina sighed. She didn't want to care about Eivor anymore. He had no plan to escape at all. She slowly walked towards the passage leading to the fighters' rest area.

"You seem to be injured." Eivor said from behind.

"It's just sand... sand." Lucina walked into the passage without looking back.

After participating in the first gladiatorial fight, the Grays gave Lucina more authority. She could enter and exit the eating and bathing places at will, and was also given some simple leather armor.

Lucina took off her chest wrap, washed her body beside an underground river, and then changed into a set of light armor made of animal skins. It was more like leather pieces tied to vital parts than armor.

On the chest of the upper body was a large leather back plate similar to that of an crocodile, which was tied to the back with iron chains and thick ropes, and then fixed with a rope on the shoulders. The waist, abdomen and back were exposed, and a thick piece of leather was draped over the shoulders. The lower body was a green leather skirt that exposed the thighs, and she was barefoot.

She looked at the reflection of the underground river and touched the stone ring on her neck. Lucina didn't want to be exhausted here. She would not become a ghost in the sand. She had to prepare an escape plan by herself.