Due to their lack of decisive power, Zafar instructs Cestvs and his companions to train all day every day by digging with pickaxes. Though his companions complain, Cestvs regards Zafar's word as his only ray of hope and continues digging. Meanwhile, a pair of messengers arrive to announce a fighting tournament held by the emperor. Emperor Nero himself has ordered that Cestvs participate. He seems to be unable to escape him... With indescribable uncertainty in his heart, Cestvs participates in the qualifier in order to win his freedom. However, the arena is a wooden structure resembling a run-down cage.
Fighters are being gathered for 
the main event of the tournament,
يتمّ استقطاب المقاتلين لحدث البطولة الرئيسي
Im Vorfeld werden überall Vorentscheide
abgehalten zur Auswahl der Kämpfer,
La idea es que cuando se abran
las compuertas de la arena principal
La idea es que cuando se abran
las compuertas de la arena principal
Il y a des phases de sélection,
car le tournoi est ouvert à tous.
I lottatori che stiamo selezionando
per attraversare i cancelli dell'arena
Lutadores estão sendo reunidos para
o evento principal do torneio,
Для основного действа отбирают бойцов,