Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires-Chapter 171 : Hollow

Stopping before the bank for a moment, he appreciated its beautiful exterior. The sight of it showed how wealthy its owner was.

After he was done, he entered and headed toward the underground beast arena.

At the moment, he had exactly one thousand credits, which wasn't enough to buy anything alive or dead, so his only option was to bet.

"First things first, I have to find a way to register my beast for a fight," he muttered as he wondered who he was supposed to talk to about the matter.

Not knowing who he was supposed to speak to, he approached what he assumed was a member of the staff.

"Can my beast enter the arena?" he asked the woman, who wore black clothes that were too tight for her, making her curves appear more pronounced.

Was she dressed like this to entertain the males who had come to the arena? If it was intentional, it was smart, as just by looking at her body, it was easy to tell that she was a true beauty.

He wasn't able to see her reaction, as the black half-mask she was wearing covered too much of her face for him to tell.

"Are you transporting one, or are you capable of summoning?" she asked. Her voice didn't carry any kind of emotion, it seemed that she was a professional indeed.

"Summoning," he replied firmly.

"Then please follow me."

Zaroth did as he was instructed.

Going through multiple corridors, he was led to a room with a similarly dressed woman.

"If you wish for your beast to fight, you have to register."

Nodding, he appreciated the receptionist and did just that.

Thankfully, they didn't ask for any personal information, just how the beast would be transported, what tier it was, its gender, and how aggressive it was.

After filling out the information, the woman at the reception took the paper and quickly scanned it.

"You have a Rare beast under your command? It's not every day we have beasts of the strongest tier enter the arena," the woman exclaimed.

Zaroth raised an eyebrow, though it wasn't visible considering that he was wearing a half-mask.

"But… there are stronger beasts than the Rare tier, right? Why would you call it the strongest?"

The woman's mouth opened a little, then burst out laughing, unable to believe his words.

Taking a few moments to calm down, she explained.

"Yes, while there are stronger beasts, it is incredibly hard to keep them contained. The reason we are the most prestigious beast arena is because we can hold fights between Rare creatures, anything beyond that would be a logistical nightmare."

"This makes sense, actually," he had to admit, that the woman was right.

After a minute or two, writing some things on a piece of paper, she turned her attention back to him.

"Everything is ready, the only thing that remains is to choose a codename to use."

"A codename?" he asked.

With a smile, the woman explained, "Yes, we keep the identities of our clients a secret, as even we don't know them. But we have to refer to them in some way, so we give you the option to choose a codename you'd like to use."

'Fuck!' Zaroth cursed in his mind. This was an important decision, and he was bad at coming up with names.

'Any ideas?' His only hope was Luna, as she at least seemed to have a knack for these kinds of things.

She didn't take long to think of a name as she replied immediately, 'What about Hollow?'

'...I like the sound of that.'

"Register me as Hollow," he spoke firmly.

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The receptionist smiled in response, "Oh, mysterious, eh? Is that supposed to represent your soul being empty or something?"

Zaroth smiled awkwardly as he scratched the back of his head. For some reason, he took that as a compliment, and he wasn't used to receiving them, so his cheeks got a bit red.

Luna wanted to explain that the reason she chose that name was because sometimes he acted so clueless it seemed like his head was empty—hence the name. However she decided it would be funnier to reveal that later down the line.

Zaroth's registration was done, so now it was time to summon Nightshade and have her fight.

Thankfully, she was the one that looked most alive out of his beasts, excluding Luna, and as such, he doubted the beast would arouse suspicion.

The battle was scheduled to happen in ten minutes, which didn't leave him much time. Thankfully, the process was simple.

He summoned the beast and put her into a cage that was to be transported to one of the arenas.

Rushing, he reached the place from where the audience was watching and sat in one of the front rows.

Soon after, Nightshade appeared at one side of the arena, while at the other…

"Does that even count as a beast?" Zaroth muttered under his breath.

Nightshade's opponent appearance seemed more like that of an insect rather than a beast.

It looked like a wasp but twice the size of an average man. The most notable thing about its appearance was its black exoskeleton, which looked like no metal Zaroth had ever seen.

The head was unusually large for its body and had reddish eyes. It bore four sets of wings that appeared to have been clipped, likely making the beast harder to escape from the arena and causing disruption.

Strangely enough, at the end of its body, it didn't have a stinger but a scorpion-like tail from which green liquid was slowly coming out—most likely poison.

Was this a fair fight? Considering the wings had been torn off? Zaroth wondered.

Not that he didn't like the fact, it was going to be nice if Nightshade managed to snatch an easy victory.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" the man at the center of the arena spoke as he addressed the audience.

"At one side, we have the Demonic Wasp!" the man spoke as he pointed towards the insect beast.

"And at the other, we have a Nightclaw Panther that is under the property of Hollow! Who is going to win this fight? Place your bets now!"

Without hesitation, Zaroth did the most sensible thing and bet everything he had on his beast.

It was either go big or go home!

Of course, the fact that Nightshade's opponent appeared to have some sort of poison at its disposal meant that victory wasn't guaranteed. If the poison turned out to be a paralytic, and Nightshade became paralyzed, she would lose, even if she were undead, as it would be pointless if she couldn't move.

But one couldn't win big if they didn't take risks from time to time, right?

"The bets are placed!" the announcer called out as he exited the arena, clearing the way for the fight to begin.

The beasts were released from their cages and stared at one another in the eyes.

"Let the better one win!"

At the man's words, the two beasts dashed toward one another.

Zaroth leaned forward as he observed the fight with interest.

Today, he was either going to become rich or be completely broke.