I'm the King of Wage Earners in Lobotomy City

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Squeak~!

The motorcycle braked suddenly, and Du Jue, who was focused on listening to Elena, was almost thrown off. He quickly grabbed Elena and managed to steady himself.

"Couldn't you have reminded me before you parked?!"

"Who told you to sit so far away while holding me? I don't know what you're shy about. Pay for the ride."

Just as Du Jue was about to take out his money, he noticed his communicator was ringing incessantly. He frowned and tried to answer it, but Elena forcibly grabbed his wrist.

A fleeting sting came from his index and middle fingers. Du Jue stared in astonishment at the veins on his right palm glowing red. Elena gently held both knuckles in her mouth, her eerie blood-red eyes staring intently at him.

buzzing.

Watching Elena leave, Du Jue hesitated for a moment, then wiped his two damp fingers, picked up the communicator, and turned to walk towards the underground armored boxing ring.

"Hello, who are you?"

"Brother, are you still alive?"

"Katae? What's wrong? You're at the nursery now, right?"

“Nothing’s wrong with me, I’m just worried that you’ve died. Because if I don’t see you for a day, I’m afraid that no one will protect me.”

Du Jue then remembered that Pianjiang really had psychological trauma. This kind of thing is like an illness and cannot be easily resolved through simple talk. Moreover, he had inexplicably promised to protect her before.

Once a choice is made, there's no point in regretting it.

"I understand. I'll come see you tonight. If that doesn't work, you can check out my live stream first."

"Ah."

Oh oh oh!

As soon as Du Jue arrived at the entrance leading underground, he heard lively cheers coming from inside. Looking up, he saw two guards wearing red and blue exoskeletons at the door. "Gentlemen, I've come to watch the match."

"A 1-eye entry fee. Today is the day our Gladiator Gang elects its emperor. You've really hit the jackpot. Even if you don't gamble, you can still feast your eyes."

"Really? I heard about a gold medal gladiator named Dainho. Does he have a chance of being chosen?"

The red and blue guards' expressions immediately changed.

"Hehe, our gang's emperors are all made through fighting. Is this your first time here? You're not here to cause trouble, are you?"

"What kind of game are you watching with a black eye patch on?!"

The fact that they refused to back down showed the perpetrators of the crushing attack.

"Gentlemen, work is just work. Don't let work cause you to lose your life."

Boom!

The steel trash can next to him was instantly hammered into a solid iron disc, leaving the two security guards dumbfounded and hurriedly making way for him.

"Dainor is down there, after all, today is the finals."

"This arena competition is the most important event for our Gladiator Clan. Please be careful not to tarnish the honor of Gladiators."

Du Jue, having sheathed his weapon, continued downwards, only to hear screams violently vibrating his eardrums. In the center of the vast underground space was a huge arena riddled with holes and scratches.

Upon closer inspection, Du Jue discovered that one of the participants in the ongoing competition was a member of the Cinq Association's closing team.

The Cinq Association, also known as the Five Associations, primarily acts as duel proxies, even when the duel opponent is a member of the Five Associations.

Does the Gladiator Clan have an association background? If so, finding Dainho might be a bit troublesome.

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Chapter 106 Camille.

"This guy actually hired someone from the Five Associations to play for him. Isn't that a bit unethical?"

"I can tell you've bet too much and are desperate. Here, all disputes and conflicts are handled by powerful gladiators. If you want to raise an objection, you have to send someone to win the ring. The fact that he can step onto the stage means he fully deserves the honor of dueling!"

"If the Gladiator Club didn't uphold its dueling honor so fiercely, how could the nearby companies, big and small, possibly resolve their business disputes through duels? After this business duel is over, the Gladiator Club's main event will be the selection of the Emperor Gladiator!"

Du Jue stood at the entrance with a frown, holding onto the railing and looking down. The circular stands, which resembled the Roman Colosseum, were almost completely full, with a crowd of nearly a thousand people.

He couldn't believe that a gang fight could attract so many spectators. Wasn't the street enough to see them?

"Hey buddy, this is my first time here. A friend told me about the gold medal gladiator Dainho. Will he be making an appearance this time?"

"Absolutely! This is a duel of honor! For those gladiators who can hold their ground in the regional arena, it's both an honor and a necessary responsibility. Not coming is tantamount to provoking the entire gladiator community!"

Du Jue was immediately relieved, but quickly realized that this guy was going to go up to fight in the arena. How was he going to bring his head back then?

No, I have to go ask in the back office right away!

"Damn it! Don't you know that Alliance Corporation deliberately sabotaged my shop in an attempt to hostilely acquire it?! Why are you standing up for these evil companies?!"

The buzz-cut boxer, clad in a purple exoskeleton, glared angrily at Camille across the ring. Sparks flew as the steel gloves clashed, eliciting excited cheers from the audience.

However, Camille casually stuck the live stream stick into the gap at the edge of the ring, then struck a pose with her hands on her hips.

"Work is work, and a duel is a duel. Can't you even tell the difference?"

"Say hello to my audience, but I won't hold back in the duel. This is a Level 2 duel, which means it will continue until one of us is unconscious."

"You're all birds of a feather! I'll smash your head in a minute!"

Du Jue, who had squeezed his way to the edge of the ring, looked at Camille's large hat with flowing feathers and his overly ornate little cape. He never expected to run into a fellow live streamer here.

Upon hearing the gong signaling the start of the ringing, Du Jue hurriedly turned back and squeezed towards the archway leading to the backstage area. However, upon getting closer, he discovered that the massive iron gate was completely blocked, with five muscular men wearing large silver belts standing behind them chatting.

bang bang.

A man with a silver belt leaning against the iron gate immediately turned his head. He looked at the man's thin arms and legs and snorted disdainfully. When he noticed that Du Jue was wearing a black eye patch, he scolded him even more angrily.

"Hey, don't disturb the gold medal gladiators' rest and preparation! And what are you, a blind man, doing watching the duel? Get out of here!"

"Hahaha, look at this skinny monkey, could it be that he broke bones all over his body from fighting in the wild arena? This is the first time I've seen him wrapped in so many bandages. Even when the emperor was treated last time, it wasn't this exaggerated."

Faced with these guys' ridicule, Du Jue immediately thought of how the Gladiator Gang placed great importance on so-called dueling honor, and perhaps he could start from that point.

He didn't want to end up like Denno, completing a perfect infiltration mission. Even if he finished the mission, Arno would probably still go berserk. Besides, the fact that the Alliance Company had obediently participated in the business duel showed that this gang was quite powerful.

"I am Wen Duo, a fifth-tier finisher, here to find Dai Nuo. He owes me a duel."

Phew!

"That's absolutely the dumbest excuse I've ever heard. Do you really think our Gladiator Clan's gold medalist is inferior to a fifth-tier finisher?!"

"Kid, you win. I'd like to see how you dare to duel with the gold medalist, but let me tell you, a duel isn't something that can be taken back."

"Hey, go talk to Gold Medal Daineau and see if he's interested in an extra match tomorrow."

Seeing the group of burly men laughing, Du Jue thought for a moment, then smirked and stepped on the iron gate to provoke them.

"No way, no way, I thought you guys valued dueling honor so much. You don't even dare to ask Dainuo to come out and duel with me. Is Dainuo afraid of losing and losing face? This guy even calls himself a gold medal gladiator. He's just a nobody."

Du Jue turned away with disdain, and when he looked up, he saw Camille, who had won the fight, waving to the surrounding audience and the live broadcast camera.

"and many more!"

Click.

The iron gate was flung open, and four burly men with silver badges immediately rushed up and surrounded Du Jue, staring at the arrogant young man with unfriendly expressions.

"We've already informed Denno, so you'd better get ready."

Instead of ignoring the other person's gnashing teeth, nod in satisfaction and then take out your communicator to pass the time.

[Brandon: Roland [300 million views] What was the disaster in the Alley of Sound that you mentioned before? I apologize for my previous offense. Harold [10 views] Hasn't it been wiped out by the index finger yet? City Girl, I want to know where the Lead Gray Symphony is located. Don Quixote [10 views] Delicious! I feel the city's approval!!! Oswald [10 views] Why does this low-quality program that repeats comments attract so much attention!]

More people are willing to tip and comment, and Du Jue is pleased to start replying, feeling like a large group of new leeks are waiting for him to harvest.

[To Roland: The Death Concert; To Harold: The Back Alley; To Don Quixote: The Chivalrous Spirit Infused Within You; To Oswald: This is the City, Listen to the City Girl]

Seeing that Roland was nice to pay, Du Jue still sent him a riddle. As for Harold, who only spent 10 eyes to know the location of the Lead Grey Symphony? Dream on!

Du Jue even replied to Don Quixote's private message, after all, this is a high-quality client and must be taken good care of!

"Who's looking for me!"

The massive Dainno, clad in a specially made, jet-black exoskeleton, walked out of the archway expressionlessly, instantly drawing the attention of the entire arena. Even Camille, who had just won, paled in comparison.

Du Jue, who had hurriedly put away his communicator, looked up and almost burst out laughing, because the head on this guy's muscular body was about the size of a normal person's, making it look very small on this body.

Three empty injection needles were still stuck in his forearm, and his eyes were unfocused as he stared at the ring in front of him.

But when he thought about how this guy had brutally smashed the heads of everyone in the black market warehouse, Du Jue became serious.

"I am Wen Duo, the one who will settle this score. I have been asked to do this to settle a grudge. Let's end this with a duel to the death."

"duel?!"

Just moments before, Dai Nuo's face was stiff, but suddenly his eyes turned bloodshot, and he stared intently at Du Jue like a wild beast that had suddenly gone mad. Then he raised his head, roared, and opened his arms.

"start!"

Hey!

Du Jue finally understood the guy's situation. He must have damaged his brain with the injections, and was only reacting to the keyword "duel". He guessed that when he went to steal things from the black market, some unlucky guy must have accidentally triggered his keyword.

call!

The terrifying force of the punch caused the underground space to boil over, with countless spectators cheering and eager to see the classic scene of brains exploding on the ground.

However, Du Jue's superhuman reaction speed and dynamic vision instantly caught up with it, and the Blood-Nourishing Sword was instantly drawn, slashing all the way towards that strong and muscular arm.

Multiple deep, bone-revealing wounds immediately caused blood to gush from Denno's right arm. Enraged, he used his exoskeleton to forcefully turn, gripping a pendulum tightly with both hands, intending to smash Du Jue in half at the waist.

The five silver-medal gladiators beside him, fearing they would be splattered with blood, shoved themselves behind the iron gate.

Spiral gun!

With a single grab, an extremely long spiral metal spear instantly appeared, followed by a full-force thrust.

Chi!

The terrifyingly large spear instantly pierced through Dainno's exoskeleton armor and chest.

Du Jue pulled out his blood-stained spiral gun and swung it, sweeping away the fist coming from the right.

Denor's massive, muscular body, along with his exoskeleton, crashed to the ground, blood oozing from beneath him.

The bustling arena suddenly fell silent, as if a raging fire had been extinguished, and all eyes were fixed on Du Jue.

"Wen Duo?"

Simply silencing the incredulous whispers of the silver-medal gladiators around him only reignited the arena's frenzy. After all, these spectators didn't care who died in the duel; a duel was just a duel.

"Wen Duo! Wen Duo!"

Just when Du Jue thought the case was settled, Camille's displeased voice came from the noisy crowd.

“Hey, you interrupted my duel with him. Winning all the duels assigned by my employer is my commission. In other words, you stole my commission.”

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Chapter 107 Exoskeleton.

Du Jue hurriedly retreated, warily watching the crowd, pondering how to take Dainuo's head with him later. He was quite adept at leading the escape.

"Well fought! You won the duel. It was a duel of honor that was officially agreed upon by both parties and witnessed by the Gladiator's Guild. So you have inherited Dainho's gold medal."

"We apologize for our previous offense and disrespect."

To everyone's surprise, the five big guys with silver belts next to him did not come up to attack him. Instead, they took off the gold belt from Dainuo's waist and handed it to him with both hands.

"Now you are a Gold Gladiator recognized by the Gladiator Gang. However, since you are an unofficial gladiator, you cannot take the gold belt with you. In fact, the Gladiator Gang will take it back next season. But as long as you come to the Armored Arena before then, you can take it back and enjoy the same treatment as a Gold Gladiator within the gang."

"I wonder if you are interested in officially joining the Gladiator's Guild. We don't mind if you come from a background as a finisher, but we do not accept you holding a position elsewhere at the same time."

Du Jue stared in shock at the still-warm body of Denno on the ground. Although their reaction was a good thing for him, none of these guys seemed to be angry enough to seek revenge for killing Denno. Instead, they were all staring at him with the same eagerness as the audience.

He felt as if he were in a giant mental hospital, a slight chill running through him, and he didn't even have time to pay attention to Camille on the ring.

Congratulations on joining the Gladiator Clan!

[Talent for Part-Time Work: Gladiator]

[Description: Victory is everything! Defeat is death!]

[Effect 1: You can instantly transform your skin into a white exoskeleton, slightly increasing all attributes]