Chapter 338: Final Event (1/2)
Whispers incited amongst the crowd as they were all escorted by staff off of their gambling tables. They all wondered what this major event was, although they have been there for quite a while now, many of them were interested, especially those who were in extreme debt.
It did not take too long for the crowd to form and wait in front of the main stage. The lights then dimmed not allowing anything to be seen outside of one single area on the stage, and from the darkness emerged a man… The same man that came out when they first came in.
”Greetings to you all! As you know by now, I am the mammon! I hope you all found it fair and enjoyed everything so far!” His elderly face smiled as he panned a look at all the people present.
”From the looks on many of your faces, I assume that things didn't go as you wanted… There are actually more losers here than I expected… It's almost like there's someone hogging all the coins...” He laughed heartily to himself as his eyes naturally shifted towards one proud, smiling man whose bag of coins toppled all else, the crowd also doing the same.
”Anyways.” He closed his eyes and smiled, making everyone's attention go back on him. ”The starting events may be over, but that doesn't mean you won't have any chance to gain points… If anything, this might be your best chance yet! So, listen up all of you who are in debt! Everyone will be participating in this one!”
The silent crowd's gaze grew keener as some of them unconsciously leaned in closer.
”You see that big hole in the center of the room? Yeah! That's what we're gonna do! Hand to hand fight betting! You will either be a fighter, or you would bet on a winner! Simple is it not? And, to ensure this will all be fair, no abilities are allowed for obvious reasons, we don't want you to expose who you really are do we? And, power levels will be limited to a mere 5000! This will be a pure fight of skill! Before the match, each contestant will be asked with a lie detector whether or not he was ready, and afterwards, they will be asked if they tried their best to win or rigged it for profit. I guarantee you this will all be fair!”
He took a small pause, noting down the reaction of the audience before he continued.
”For the fighters that want to participate, unless you bet on yourself, you won't lose anything. BUT! If you win! You will be provided 10% of the total bets straight out of our pockets! We will allow 8 people! So! Who wants to join!? Please raise your hand up high and you will be escorted by a staff member to a waiting room to await your fight!”
”...”
The air was cold, and no word was spoken as everyone was deep in thought. Especially Moby.
That was when someone broke the ice and raised his hands.
”Me! I'll do it!”
”Great!” The mammon beamed. ”Staff, please escort him to his room!” He spoke as several staff members showed him the way down a distinct set of stairs.
”I'll do it!”
”Yeah! Count me in too!”
After the initial spark, several people decided to follow in their footsteps and people began signing up at a much faster rate, most of them being the less fortunate of people.