Nextamadzitidarwasloosedamongtheremainingdogs，andsoitwentthroughoutthelong，hot，horribleday。
DuringthedayIwaspittedagainstfirstmenandthenbeasts，butasIwasarmedwithalong-swordandalwaysoutclassedmyadversaryinagilityandgenerallyinstrengthaswell，itprovedbutchild\'splaytome。TimeandtimeagainIwontheapplauseofthebloodthirstymultitude，andtowardtheendtherewerecriesthatIbetakenfromthearenaandbemadeamemberofthehordesofWarhoon。
Finallytherewerebutthreeofusleft，agreatgreenwarriorofsomefarnorthernhorde，KantosKan，andmyself。
TheothertwoweretobattleandthenItofighttheconquerorforthelibertywhichwasaccordedthefinalwinner。
KantosKanhadfoughtseveraltimesduringthedayandlikemyselfhadalwaysprovenvictorious，butoccasionallybythesmallestofmargins，especiallywhenpittedagainstthegreenwarriors。Ihadlittlehopethathecouldbesthisgiantadversarywhohadmoweddownallbeforehimduringtheday。Thefellowtowerednearlysixteenfeetinheight，whileKantosKanwassomeinchesundersixfeet。AstheyadvancedtomeetoneanotherIsawforthefirsttimeatrickofMartianswordsmanshipwhichcenteredKantosKan\'severyhopeofvictoryandlifeononecastofthedice，for，ashecametowithinabouttwentyfeetofthehugefellowhethrewhisswordarmfarbehindhimoverhisshoulderandwithamightysweephurledhisweaponpointforemostatthegreenwarrior。Itflewtrueasanarrowandpiercingthepoordevil\'sheartlaidhimdeaduponthearena。