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.
This fight will determine the last fighter
سيحدّد هذا النزال المقاتل الأخير المتقدّم
Dieser Kampf entscheidet den letzten Kämpfer,
der in der zweite Runde kämpfen darf.
Aquí se decidirá el último luchador
que pasará a la segunda ronda.
Aquí se decidirá el último luchador
que pasará a la segunda ronda.
À la clé, la dernière place
pour la deuxième phase des sélections.
Questo scontro determinerà l'ultimo lottatore
Essa luta determinará
o último lutador
Мы определим последнего
 участника второго раунда.