HPDBC Chapter 71: The Bet.
Chapter 71: The Bet.
Gevano had a discreet smile rising at the corner of his lips as he replied to them on how they'd be competing with each other.
"Well, the rules are simple. Your group and mine will bet on the different fighters of the battle at this betting booth that'll start in a few minutes."
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"We will be betting all our money that we have right now, and the winner will be taking everything. How's it? Do you dare to bet?"
Gevano looked straight at Henry as he knew the other guys would listen to him.
Henry had a thoughtful expression on his face that he tried hard to make while holding back a laugh.
Seeing that the guy was hesitating, Gevano continued.
"Are you scared? Well, what can you expect from some los-"
"We accept!"
Before Gevano could call them losers again, Dufus stepped ahead and shouted.
Gevano stared at Dufus before turning towards Henry.
"You accept?", he asked patiently.
Henry glanced at everyone in his group and seeing all of them nodding at him, he replied.
"Yes. We accept to bet against you."
A smile quickly formed on Gevano's face but he tried to suppress that.
"There's no time to waste then. The fighter I'll be betting on is called Warren and you guys can bet on another one. Is that alright with you?"
Henry frowned showing some displeasure but he nodded acting as if he didn't care about that.
"Sure, we'll be betting on the other guy."
Both groups gave each other a last look and entered the betting booth together, placing their bets on their chosen fighters.
Gevano sneaked a glance at them as he thought.
'Fuckers! Want to go against me? Then you'll have to pay the price. The one I'm betting on Warren is the son of a member of one of the strongest guilds in Edenmont city.'
He looked at Warren only and when he saw him nodding, the referee swung the green flag down without even glancing at Felix.
"Then let the battle begin!!"
This time Felix didn't rush off quickly because using the Agility Burst skill multiple times had drained him of his stamina.
His opponent also didn't seem to rush things as he hopped and jumped about the stage while smiling at him.
"What happened? Not gonna attack me?"
He asked while moving sideways on the stage.
Felix didn't answer and remained in a defensive stance while moving along with him on the opposite side.
In the audience seats, Henry and the others frowned when they saw their champ not fighting like he had done in the previous battles.
They got anxious at the sudden change and discussed it among themselves.
"What is happening with him? Is he not going to end the match quickly?"
"I don't know, maybe he's taking it slow."
Dufus saw that they were getting worried, so he calmed them down.
"Guys don't worry, so what if he didn't end it quickly we all know that he's still going to win."
Henry added too.
"Yeah, Dufus is right. Maybe he's taking his time in this battle and will get serious sometime later."
These words eased the group's worry a little but they were still a bit confused about the situation.
While sitting opposite them, Gevano had a victorious smile all along watching the start of the battle and taking a little peek at the others.
"Hehehe, we'll see how you'll still be insulting me after you lose everything in this bet."
There was no worry in his mind regarding the current match at all as he had never heard of the other fighter, and when he came to know that the guy had started to fight only yesterday, he was more than delighted.
Gevano mocked the other group for a while and laughed with his gang before turning to look at the stage as the fighters had finally clashed against each other.
The whole crowd cheered out loud, watching Phantom and Warren start their fight.