Monster Colosseum (Part II)

Serena, who saw us, felt jealous of our interaction. However, Jenny felt that our interaction was expected, considering our personalities, so she acted like it was nothing.

Making food for both Serena and Jenny. Serena asked a question for us. "Which monster do you think would win?" I didn't have an opinion on it since I didn't know much about them.

"I think the Giant Freezing Scorpion would win," Olivia said without overthinking.

"I don't care who wins. I want to see the bear and scorpion beat each other to death." Jenny said without hiding her intentions anymore.

"I think the Deadly Molten Bear will win. How about having a bet, Olivia? The loser will have to follow the winner's order for the whole day starting tomorrow." Serena crossed her arms and looked at Olivia, trying to intimidate her.

Olivia was intimidated by her bet. But she knew that it was time for revenge. All the mean words thrown at her were waiting for it to be vented.

"Fine, I accept!" She declared loudly, alerting people who were nearby.

Seeing that Olivia accepted her bet, she smiled wickedly. Was she sure that she would win? Or was she just imagining what she wanted to do to her?

Olivia looked nervous when she saw her smile. If this was an otome, then she would definitely be the villainess. I sighed at their childish actions. I hope one of them won't go too hard on the loser.

"Hello everybody! I, your host Gloria! Will be your announcer for the day!" A person suddenly talked loudly and enthusiastically could be heard across the building.

"With the audiences filled up! Today's battle will surely be an exciting one!"

"On the first corner, we have eight meters of the ferocious Deadly Molten Bear tower. They're known to live nearby volcanos and are capable of burning down a forest!" The announcer gave us information about the tall fiery bear.

"On the other corner, we have the Strong and Dangerous Giant Freezing Scorpion. Living in cold climates, they're a well-known predator aggressive towards any other species. Their stingers could easily end the lives of many." Hearing that my heart froze. I have feared scorpions since I was little in my old world.

The gates open as Gloria introduces the monster participating in the fight. With both monsters facing each other, they began to analyze their opponents.

Monsters that are higher ranked are smarter than monsters with a lower ranks. So while a rank-four monster may have a child's mind, fighting against a mindless beast was harder.

"LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!" Gloria screamed excitedly from the fight.

The monster that had begun to strike first was the big red bear that could easily snap all of us in half. But, spewing molten lava at the scorpion, it stepped back and dodged the attack.

Angered, the scorpion retaliated and shot multiple icicle spears at the bear, the bear used its strong arms to block the attack, and steam came out of the bear's arm.

Hurt from the attack, the bear growled at the scorpion, running towards it and giving a swipe to its hard shell.

That must have hurt, taking the full brunt force of a bear's attack. But, with the hard shell that the scorpion has, I doubt that it did much damage to it.

Being hit by the bear, the scorpion flinched. Taking full advantage of this, the bear gave another swiping attack hitting the head.

Feeling the pain of that direct attack, it hisses at the bear and uses its pincer to grab it. Then, using its tail, it began to attack the bear in its body, trying to pierce it. The bear, held by the scorpion's pincer, spat out lava burning the scorpion's shell. The scorpion used its mana to harden its shell and create a layer of ice, adding more protection.

The match had just started, and both sides were already injured. The next few moves could decide its winner.

"GO! BEAR, BEAT THAT UGLY CREATURE!" Serena screamed, unwilling to lose the bet she had made with Olivia.

"You can do it, scorpion!" Olivia made a cute pose as she cheered for the scorpion

The monsters were entangled, with their element opposing and their mana being the same. It was hard to determine which of them would win. No, the winner was already decided.

The molten bear, unable to move due to the pincer, uses its teeth to sink into the armor that the scorpion has.

Using its tail, the scorpion struck the bear's abdomen, making it shriek in pain. With the tail stuck in the body, ice began to form into the bear's body. The winner was decided. Olivia, who saw this, was happy. She had won the bet against Serena.

It was a short battle, but it was intense. "The winner of this battle is the Giant Freezing Scorpion!" The crowd cheered at the outcome.

While the bear was intense, it couldn't penetrate the scorpion's defense, making it vulnerable when it had no moves left in store.

With the snacks in my hand still untouched, I was too focus on the battle. It was a good thing that there were more battles. I needed to speed run my snack.

The four of us then began to see that there were four more fights, and with that, the monster arena was closed. While most of them were short, it was still entertaining to see. Having to watch the monsters fight, fight gave me an idea of how some monsters would fight.

Serena, who lost her bet, went quiet for the whole event. She was bummed out to even care about the subsequent few battles.

The four of us had to stroll around for a few more hours before we separated from Jenny and went home. It was fun today, and I made a new friend.

Going back home, I took a shower with Olivia and Serena. I headed to sleep, hugging both of them and drifting asleep.