Chapter 109: Fighting arena
Alexandre left the apartment, leaving his two roommates to sleep, and then exited the building where he was staying.
It seemed that the academy was a busy place at night, with many students out partying and chatting despite the cold.
Alexander looked at his digital watch, which read 6:47 a.m., then headed for the combat arena. The fighting arena was a very large structure, certainly much smaller than the medieval castle that served as the Hunter academy, but still of impressive size, assembled entirely from massive stone blocks, it looked very much like an old Roman arena, To get there, you had to pass through what's known as the "village", a collection of small shops, hotels and pubs for students and outsiders, but nothing like the imposing town of Hunter Paradise on the other side of the island.
As he approached the arena, what stood out was the sheer mass of students, but that many professors also seemed to enjoy attending such events. When he entered, Alexander was shocked, the whole arena was packed, it was like watching a soccer match, all the bleachers were black with people, He didn't know what the proposal was, but it must have been several hundred people, no doubt also people from outside the academy. Alexandre had seen several people in costume outside, so was there some kind of talent selector belonging to the guild who was selecting Hunter in the arena? It was an idea that had been brewing in Alexandre's head, after all, he was good at sports.
While Alexander was thinking this, a loud voice interrupted him: "Hello everyone! Robert Pakerson here! Your favorite host from the Hunter arena! As you know, every Friday evening we organize single fights from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., each fight lasting a maximum of 10 minutes! Get ready!"
Alexandre saw several people gather at a small staircase leading down into the arena, and quickly realized that this was where the participants would go down to the room awaiting them.
On arriving, Alexandre saw a man waiting before entering, the man of Indian origin who had challenged William. Alexandre said "Chetan Ambani?
Chetan Ambani replied astonished "Yes?" he looked at Alexandre whom he recognized as one of William's friends and said "Where is William Walton?"