Chapter 84: I’m innocent!
A funereal silence took over the arena.
"Don't worry about that, the bet was properly recorded," the judge's voice broke the ice. "They can't spend any more points. In a few days, your leader will get a notice to collect all points from those five. In a month, they'll have to pay the 100 million debt. That's also the deadline to deliver the rank S egg."
After those words, Leander and the others finally snapped back to reality. They had really won.
Darian, on the other hand, let out a heavy breath. In the end, he had made more than just one big gamble.
First, from the memories he saw, he overheard a random conversation from that support woman. She told everyone in her group to keep an eye on long-range attacks, exactly at the spot above the head of whoever she was holding.
She didn't explain why, but Darian figured it out — since the High Humans' rings sit on the spirit's forehead, the spot right above probably had extra resistance. That woman didn't have enough power to create her blessing properly, so leaving that already tough spot as a weak point seemed easier.
Second bet — he trusted that idiot had never fought seriously in his life. Darian relied 100% on his ability to sense karma and read movements, combined with his battle training. Normally, that wouldn't be enough... but Raon managed to be a pathetic fighter.
'Somehow it worked... maybe just taking the initiative and risking it without fear is already something most people don't try — and that gives me an edge.' He muttered to himself.
At that moment, the four of them quickly moved in closer to him.
"Nice job, rookie... did you get military training from the empire or something?" Matteo said with a wide smile.
Darian replied casually, "Hm? Nope. I think I just went through too much crap and ended up learning to think fast and protect myself a bit."