Chapter 22

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In front of me, tall lumbers were stabbed on the ground forming a crude circular shaped cage. Inside that cage, there were two Banobos that were both holding down a monster while seemingly trying to untie the two monsters' bounds. When I looked outside that cage, I saw a lot of ape type monsters which for some reason were cheering from excitement. And though it was clear that all the monsters spectating outside were ape type monsters, they all seemed to vary in size. According to mister Assess, those ape monsters that looked like a monkey were called a [Chimp], and the monster that seemed to be a small gorilla was called [Lesser Banobo]. But while that information may be somewhat important, the conclusion I came up with after seeing the set-up of the area was what surprised me the most.

What the heck?! Is this... some sort of a fight club? Was my immediate conclusion.

Back in my old world, there were a lot of popular fighting sports. And for me, I mainly categorized them based on whether it was official or an underground one. Though in my opinion, the term underground was simply a fancy term for illegal. Anyway, because a Familia was technically a group that mainly thrives on underground businesses, I had seen my fair share of fight clubs before. Not only that, there was also a time when I fought in one. Well, enough about my past. My point was that I knew a fight club when I saw one. And based on how this place was set up, without a doubt, this was strikingly similar to a fight club.

Well, well, well. Looks like my theory that there is another reincarnation in this place is getting truer by the second.

While feeling impressed by the unexpected culture of these ape type monsters, it seemed like the Banonos inside the fighting ring was almost finished in preparing the two monsters they were holding down. Then the moment that only a single vine was left, the ape monsters surrounding the fighting ring finally quiet down. Right after that, the Banobos untied the last vines bounding the monsters then immediately hopped over the fighting ring.

When the monsters were finally free, the two monsters charged towards the edge of the ring. Clearly, the two monsters intended to destroy it then escape. Unfortunately, the Banobos guarding the ring swiftly stopped the monsters by swinging a huge lumber towards the charging monsters. Normally, because the two monsters were both a Hackclaw, they should be able to cut those lumbers using their scythe-like arms. But in this case, the two Hackclaw weren't able to do that because the Banobos were swinging the huge lumbers with unbelievable speed and power. And coupled by the natural flexibility of their arms, the Banobos was swinging those hard lumber around like a goddamn whip. Honestly, even I was terrified by those powerful swings.

After witnessing that spectacle, the two Hackclaws cowered in fear and stopped on their tracks. At the end, the Hackclaws was pushed back to the center of the ring.

At first, the two Hackclaws didn't want to fight. I didn't know if it was because they felt sympathy for their kin, but regardless, the two guard Banobos forced the two Hackclaws to kill each other by threatening to smash them using the huge lumber. And without any way out, the two monsters finally gave in.

Along with the cheers of the spectating ape type monsters, the two Hackclaws clashed at the center of the ring. Sparks flew as the two Hackclaws relentlessly slashed and parried each other's attack. At the beginning, the two monsters fought at mid-range. But while the two were in the middle of that high-speed battle, they were also slowly trying to push forward. As a result, the intensity of the battle was increasing by the second.

A few moments later, the two Hackclaws finally reached the range in which they would have to fight in close quarters. Because of that, the two monsters grew more desperate, and it didn't take long before the two became littered with cuts. Along with the sparks created by their attacks, green liquid which seemed to be their blood flew from time to time.

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