Chapter 133: A New Legend

“That’s right! If not for you, I would not have been able to make so much money. So, this time, I have to give you 50% of my earnings.” Raymond quickly reacted as he also said.

He was not the only one, as the others also chimed in. This included those that did not go all out.

Even though they had not gone all out, they had still earned quite a considerable amount of money.

Earning over 60 times of their stake, this was an unexpected blessing. So, they thought, if they had not followed Michael, they would not have been able to earn so much.

Additionally, by giving Michael 50% of their earnings, it would make him think of them when there was another opportunity to make money. At least, they would not seem to be ungrateful.

Looking at the enthusiastic group, Michael simply shook his head as he said, “There is no need. I don’t really like this bit of money. You can use that money on your own.”

He understood that it was not that easy for Alex and the others to have so much money. They had to depend on their families to give them money in the form of allowance every month.

But, Michael knew that this group was not entirely useless. At least, they usually engaged in some activities that would allow them to earn some cash.

Additionally, from what he had noticed so far, they had never engaged in anything that could be considered harmful to them.

Maybe the only thing that could be considered illegal was this underground fighting arena. The fights here were quite brutal, with many people ending up injured.

Considering that some people did not know how to fight, but were forced out of desperation to come here to fight, they would only end up being harmed.

Going to fight to earn money, only to end up being beaten, and needing more money to be treated, that was just how things worked here.

Of course, something like this was inevitably going to be considered illegal. But considering that those that ran this underground boxing arena were some influential people, this place would not be affected at all.

Otherwise, by now, this place would have already been taken down by the police. After all, during a fight, the only rule was that there was no attacking an opponent in the crotch area for men.

As for the ladies, the sensitive areas had to be avoided as well. As for the other things, such as sneak attacks and so on, they were considered legal.

Due to this, many people ended up being thoroughly injured, which was quite concerning. But considering the population of Brenton city, this number was not enough to be able to raise waves.

Additionally, the number of deaths in a year was not considerably high. Even for someone like Dave, who was well known to be ruthless, had only killed his opponents twice inside the ring.

As for those that had been crippled, the number was quite high. But as long as it was not death, it could be overlooked.

Anyway, back to the topic, when Michael said that he did not lack money, Alex and the others did not insist.

They understood that Michael was from a formidable background. So, this little bit more of money was actually nothing much to him.

After all, among all of them, he was the one who had won the highest amount.

“Jessica, you made it! If I had known, I would have told you to keep your money, so that you can cover our expenses for the month, then I would have used all my money to place the bet.” Jessica’s friend could not help but exclaim.

Even she herself had not anticipated this. If there was a possibility that she could go back, she would definitely not hesitate to bet all her money.

But she thought, she might follow what Michael would do later on. But then, she remembered that this was the final battle of the day.

Unlike most underground fighting arenas, this Arena operated during the day. There were usually battles from as early as 10 a.m., to around 4 p.m. in the evening.

But on the days that the champion would fight, the battles would usually end with the battle between the champion and the opponent being the final fight of the day.

Since Dave had lost to Beetle, who had finally reclaimed his title, there would no longer be any battles for the day.

Additionally, the fights were not arranged on a daily basis. Well, at least, the good fights were not on a daily basis, but on a weekly basis.

During the other days, it was usually a fight between some veterans of the underground fighting arena and some newbies, or newbies against newbies.

But most people usually liked the fights between veterans, including Alex’s group. But, they only came to watch occasionally if it involved the champion.

“I told you, if you want to make it big, you have to be bold at times! If you continue being careful with each move that you make, you will never make it big.” Jessica responded with pride clear on her face.

Usually, during the previous visits that she had made, she had never placed a bet, not even once.

Back then, she usually thought that there was no chance of winning any big money. But there was a great chance that she would lose all the money that she had.

But this time, with the odds that Michael had provided, and Michael’s reputation within the group, she decided to follow along.

And eventually, she actually won it. With over $500,000, she felt like she had achieved financial freedom. Even though it was just temporarily, considering that she was quite a spendthrift, it was still exhilarating.

“Okay, let’s go and claim our earnings. Since the fight is already over, there is no need to linger around anymore.” Alex suggested.

Michael nodded, and the group decided to leave. They were not the only ones, considering that the other spectators were also leaving. After all, with the fights already over, there was no any other reason for them to remain here.

In order to leave, they did not directly leave the same way that they had entered. Instead, they went towards another area where there were several uniformed staff members, who were in charge of receiving the tablets.

After a check, to see if a bet was made or not, with all the settlements made, finally, someone could leave.

As for those that tried to leave without handing in their tablets, they would be dealt with. As for trying to hand over a tablet to someone else, that would not work.

After all, each person was only cleared once. Additionally, in order to leave, the security at the exit usually confirmed that the seat number was cleared first in the system, before they allowed the people to leave.

The exits of the underground arena was not restricted to only one place. Instead, they had actually been spread two different venues.

The casino was just one of the entrances and exits that were used. Several other places in the surrounding areas were also used to access and leave the underground arena.

Otherwise, with hundreds of spectators, all of them leaving at the same time, it would inevitably attract a lot of attention.

The VIPs had a section that was set aside for them, thus, Michael and the others did not have to wait for long, considering that the number of VIPs was not that high.

When it was finally Michael’s time to check out, he handed over the tablet to a man. The man took the tablet, together with the ticket, which was something that Alex had given to Michael when they were leaving the stands, and began checking.

And when he saw that Michael had actually won over $600 million, his eyes widened in disbelief.

“A new legend! A new legend has been born! This is crazy!” It was as if the guy’s mind had gone haywire, as he began exclaiming.

His words immediately attracted the attention of the people around, as they all focused on him, wanting to hear what was this legend.

When the man realized that he had already attracted the attention of the surrounding people, he coughed slightly.

With a proud smile on his face, as though he was the one who had achieved it, he announced, “This guest here has won it big! He has broken the record from before, by several times!”

“Woah!”

“Several times?! Are you kidding me?!”

“There is a possibility that he is talking about the recent recorded big win. Maybe he just won about 8 times, or at most, 12 times the stake.”

“Yeah, that could be possible. Otherwise, winning 18 times (9*2) the stake seems to be quite impossible, right?”

“But even then, if he has actually won 12 times his stake, it is already mind-blowing.”

“Damn! If I had known, I would have tried to see what he had bet on, and copied him. Then, I would have earned big as well!”

“Yeah! But if you would have lost everything, I’m sure that by now, you would be intending to beat him to a pulp.”

Listening to the comments from the crowd, Michael felt a slight headache. He was someone who did not like too much attention towards himself.

It was not that he was an introvert, but sometimes, he just felt that too much attention towards him was troublesome to deal with.

He did not want to live a life full of scrutiny like those popular stars.

He wanted to leave, but unfortunately, unless he had been cleared, it was impossible to leave. That was of course unless he used force, which was something that he did not want to do.

“This guest has won 69 times his stake in a multi-bet!” The man exclaimed, making the crowd suddenly turn silent. But in the next moment, the crowd erupted once again.

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