Relying on memories from his past life, Lin Mo took Ning Xi out through the east gate of the Inferno City and headed straight east for about twenty minutes, arriving at a small thatched hut.
It sat quietly in an open area, looking extremely out of place.
And outside this seemingly unremarkable hut, there was actually an armored beast guard stationed there.
This scene, looked exactly like those old men who used to sit outside public toilets charging fees.
Ning Xi blinked, "Brother Lin Mo, you didn't come all the way out here just to use the bathroom, did you?"
"Of course… not."
"This isn't some toilet."
As he spoke, Lin Mo grabbed Ning Xi's hand and forcibly dragged her, despite every part of her body resisting, over to pay the beast guard 10 silver coins as an "entry fee," before entering the "toilet."
Whoosh!
As their vision shifted, when Ning Xi nervously opened her eyes, she was shocked to find that she and Lin Mo had somehow stepped into a massive arena domain.
[Ding ~ Welcome player to the hidden map Hell Arena!]
As the system prompt sounded in her ears, only then did Ning Xi realize, "That 'toilet' just now was actually a hidden map entrance?"
Lin Mo smiled, "With the rise of the Super God Arena, merchants in the Inferno City saw huge business opportunities."
"But the city lord strictly forbade setting up any other arenas within the city."
"So some merchants, driven by profit, took the risk and set up these underground arenas outside the city."
"They hire hunters to capture monsters in the wild and bring them into the arena as opponents for the gladiators. Anyone who wants to participate has to pay a fee, and that's how they make money."
Hearing this, Ning Xi thought for a moment, "Then if we come here and pay to fight, wouldn't we be at a loss?"
Lin Mo shook his head, excitement showing in his eyes, "Every opponent a player defeats here gives normal kill rewards, just like killing monsters in the wild."
"And if you achieve a win streak, you can also get extra streak rewards."
"Plus, this place is the only area in all Level 2 main cities where no rank is required. Players of any rank can enter freely."
There were many arenas like this within the Inferno City.
Lin Mo had visited all of them in his past life.
So he knew that the current [Hell Arena] was the largest underground arena in the entire Inferno City.
And this was the only arena where you could obtain the reward [Win Streak Blessing] through matches.
At this moment, inside the Hell Arena, on the various platforms, quite a few NPC warriors from the Inferno City were already engaged in duels.
Just then, an arena manager named [Anna] noticed Lin Mo and Ning Xi, who had just arrived, and walked over with a smile, "Two warriors, want to give it a try?"
"At our place, if you achieve a win streak, you can get Win Streak Blessing scroll rewards. It'll be a big help when you challenge the Super God Arena."
Lin Mo looked at Anna, "Yes."
Dressed in a black tight-fitting outfit that fully showed off her figure, Anna smiled sweetly, "Arena tickets are 1 silver coin each. Welcome to the challenge."
"So expensive," Ning Xi exclaimed, "According to the current official exchange rate, 1 silver coin is about 55 yuan. You could buy a lot of things with that."
Looking at the careful and calculating empress, Lin Mo couldn't help but laugh, "It's fine. Today, I'm covering all expenses."
As he spoke, Lin Mo said to Anna, "Give me a hundred tickets first."
Anna's eyes lit up instantly.
Realizing this was a big customer, she quickly said respectfully, "We're running a promotion today at the Hell Arena. Buy 100, get 10 free."
"That'll be 1 gold coin. Here are your 110 arena tickets. Please take them, and wish you victory from the start."
'There is actually a promotion?"
"Didn't expect even the arenas to compete this fiercely just to attract business," Lin Mo was genuinely surprised.
After all, in his past life, as a nobody, he had only wandered around these arenas.
Spending money to fight matches for rewards had always been exclusive entertainment for big spenders, Lin Mo simply didn't have the means to get involved.
In his past life, some big shots even hired fighters in the Inferno City to fight on their behalf in matches, helping them win streak rewards.
They would even place bets against each other, seeing whose hired fighter was stronger and could achieve longer win streaks.
If you've never seen it with your own eyes, you'd never imagine just how extravagantly the rich can play.
Lin Mo handed 55 tickets to Ning Xi and said, "Want to compete and see who gets a higher win streak?"
"The loser has to unconditionally fulfill one condition of the winner."
"Sure! Let's do it," As expected of the empress of the Dragon Nation server in her past life, Ning Xi's competitive spirit was instantly ignited, "Brother Lin Mo, if you lose, you're not allowed to go back on your word!"
"A gentleman's word..."
"....Is as strong as his little brother."
"…"
As they spoke, Lin Mo crushed one arena ticket.
Whoosh!
The next second, Lin Mo was teleported into a massive virtual arena domain.
At the same time—
Clang!
As the iron gate at the edge of the arena opened, a massive black rhinoceros clad in iron armor was released into the arena.
The spectator stands around the arena were filled with NPC audiences.
Shouts and cheers erupted everywhere.
It had to be said, the Hell Arena was well made. Even before the match began, the player's excitement had already been pushed to the limit.
Even if you lost the match, spending that 1 silver coin would still feel worth it.
"As expected of the largest underground arena in the Inferno City," Lin Mo couldn't help but sigh as he participated in a Hell Arena match for the first time.
[Ding ~ 60-second countdown for the duel has begun. Please kill the Ironclad Rhino!]
As the system prompt fell—
Roar! Roar!
The powerful rhinoceros charged toward Lin Mo with a series of roars.
SSS-grade Eye of Insight activated.
Whoosh!
A flash of golden light swept through Lin Mo's pupils.
The opponent's data was laid out in full—
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[Ironclad Rhino] (Physical · Normal Monster)
— Level: 52
— Physical Attack: 6100
— Physical Defense: 4000
— Magic Defense: 3700
— Skills: Iron Armor (D-grade), Iron Bones (D-grade)
— HP: 81,000
— Weakness: Horn, damage +20%
— Description: The Ironclad Rhino captured by bounty hunters and brought to the Hell Arena doesn't have any bad intentions. It just wants to defeat its opponent in exchange for its own freedom…
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Killing a level 52 normal monster solo, for any level 50 player who wasn't completely trash, it wasn't too difficult.
But the biggest problem was: the kill had to be completed within 60 seconds, otherwise it would still be counted as a failed challenge.
This time limit was exactly what had tripped up countless players in the past life who came here hoping to win streak rewards.
At this moment, Lin Mo locked onto the Ironclad Rhino and raised his Venom Crossbow, entering battle mode.
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