Chapter 31 · The Arena of Madness

Fleeing from the flames of hatred as if escaping them, Erhan wandered the streets wherever his feet carried him.

His destination-less steps soon led into the darkness of a back alley, and there a rusted iron door barred his way, stopping him before an old underground fighting arena.

Erhan instinctively halted.

Bang, crash!

The dull sounds of impact and the rough shouts of men echoing from inside seeped through the thick iron door.

It was a shabby, gloomy entrance he would normally not have even glanced at.

But today's him had no reason to turn back, and no place further to go.

In the end, he used the loud noise as a guidepost and stepped into the darkness.

As he opened the door, the acrid smell of cigarette smoke and the metallic scent of blood pierced his nose.

A square ring surrounded by iron bars, and a crowd filling its…