"Of course not." Michael responded. Then, he continued, "Just follow my options. You can decide to trust me and bet big, or you can doubt me and not bet at all."

After watching only three recorded fights, he had already formed his prediction for the next bout between the two men. The footage showed him enough to decide which fighter had the highest chances of winning, and how the victory could come, whether clean or hard-earned.

Their previous pacing allowed him to judge the approximate length of the fight, and whether it would end early or grind on.

From the habits of the two fighters caught on camera for the two previous fights that he had watched, he identified the decisive mistake that could be exploited, and the moment the tide could turn, when control could shift from one fighter to the other.

He also knew who would dictate the ring, forcing the pace and positioning, and who would falter first once exhaustion and damage accumulated.

Even though he had not watched for a long time, it was enough for him to be able to make the judgment. After all, with his expert level unarmed combat skills, together with the experience that he had gained through the system, this kind of judgment was easy for him to make.

Alex was left flabbergasted when he heard Michael's words. And looking at how confident Michael was, Alex was indeed tempted.

"What a fool. This seems to be the first time that he is here, but he is already claiming that he can make it big?"

"Betting is a matter of probability. Many people have lost a lot of money because of betting. Yet here he is, thinking that he can make it big with just a single bet?"

"To make more money, you need higher odds. But for you to be able to get high odds, you are required to place multiple bets."

"This is a multi-bet. Once a single option is wrong, then the bet collapses as a whole."

"Tsk! Let some delusional fool give away the money."

At this moment, the people nearby began talking. None of them believed that Michael could do as he said.

Raymond and Alex both looked at those people that were speaking, giving them a glare. And at that exact moment, those that were intending to speak more immediately shut up.

Michael on the other hand did not bother with those that spoke. To him, it did not have any effect, no matter how much they spoke.

Alex thought about what Michael had said, then decided in his mind. He looked at Michael and said, "Okay then. I'm going all in. I have been saving my allowance for quite a while now.

But I'm not just going to use my allowance, but I'm going to use my other savings as well. This was the money that I was supposed to give you part of it in order to get that Koenigsegg from you.

If I lose, then so be it. I will just have to look for another way of getting the money again. But if I win, I will definitely make it big."

Alex had decided to go all in. Since he was trying to create a friendship with Michael, then he had to trust him.

He believed that if he did something like this, then, his intentions of making Michael a friend would succeed. At that time, even the little money that he had lost would not matter.

Raymond raised his brows slightly when he saw that Alex was determined to follow Michael. Then, he thought about the current arrangements within the family.

He was the one who had informed his father about Michael and Kate, and then, his grandfather met with Michael.

After that, the planned engagement between Kate and David was canceled. So, he believed that there was a possibility that Michael was going to be his cousin-in-law.

Since that was the case, then why not support him? Just follow along what he had said. Losing a bit of money was not a problem. Anyway, he had other methods that he could use to earn money, and was not solely depending on the allowance that he was given every month.

He was not the only one who thought so. Dalton also decided to follow. He thought, since Alex was so decisive and trusted Michael so much, then he would do the same.

According to Dalton, he believed that Alex was the one who knew Michael the best. Since he believed that Michael would not make a wrong judgment, then that surely was the case.

But if they lost the money, then it would not be much of a problem either. In any case, it was not as if his family did not have money.

Michael did not bother with the reaction of the people around him. Instead, he began selecting the options at the betting section on the tablet.

The first option, he selected the winner of the battle, being Beetle. Beetle was the one who was challenging Dave, the current champion, and was also the previous reigning champion.

While Dave remained the safer and most popular choice, his ruthlessness and consistency from their last meeting still carrying weight, Michael still believed that he would lose. As for why that was the case, he had a reason of his own.

For the fight's length, Michael leaned toward a long contest, as neither man showed habits that led to reckless early finishes.

For the turning point, he speculated it would come almost at the end of the fight, where Beetle's pressure often peaked and Dave was usually tested most.

As for how the battle was going to end, he believed that it would be from accumulated impact of attacks from Beetle.

Then, the final decision of the battle was going to be made near the end of the fight. At least, the final impact would only be seen at the end of the fight. It would be during the turning point that the fight would end.

Alex and the others looked at the options that Michael had selected, and were left stunned for a moment.

The way that he was selecting, it was almost as though he did not even need to think first. Instead, he was just randomly picking the options for betting.

This made most of those who wanted to follow along his choice to hesitate. But for Alex, he did not hesitate, as he followed behind Michael.

The same was for Raymond and Dalton, as they had already made a decision before, to follow what Michael was going to do. In any case, they had already made a decision, even if they were going to lose the money.

After selecting his options, it was finally the time to select the stake.

Each tablet that a person received was matched with the seat that they had taken. So, as long as they made a bet, it would reflect based on the seat number.

Since the tablet did not require one to create an account at the betting site, there was no way to deposit the money into the betting site.

Instead, once a person made a bet, they would select the option of the stake that they would place for the bet.

That amount would be charged during the time of the departure of the spectator. In case they won, that amount would not be paid, as the person who made a bet would receive their earnings.

But once they lost, during the time that they would be returning the tablet, it would be the time for them to pay. They would have to give the exact amount of the stake that they had selected during the time of betting.

As for the fear of someone failing to pay, that had not happened for a long time. After all, with several people being used as examples, it had already managed to make sure that nobody would try playing any tricks.

After all, the owners of this underground betting arena were not simple characters. Additionally, most of the people that came here usually had a background of their own, and were not betting addicts.

So, they would usually not select too big stakes, to the extent that they would not be able to afford to pay.

As Michael looked at the possible stakes that he could put, it ranged from $1,000 all the way to $10 million.

It seemed that the highest amount that could be used here at a time was only $10 million. Possibly, this was related to the owners of the betting site.

If the stake was too big, and the person who made the bet managed to win, they would need to give the compensation. If they did not have enough money, it would be problematic.

Michael, after making a decision on the options, he finally focused on the odds. For Beetle to win, the odds were 4.0, high enough to make the wager tempting.

The fight stretching long came in lower, 2.0, while the turning point landing at the end of the fight was at 3.0. Finally, a decision or late stoppage fell at 2.5.

From the looks of it, the total odds was calculated by multiplying each individual odd together; winner, fight length, turning point, and finish, and then adding a small bonus for hitting every prediction.

One by one, the factors stacked into a single total, a figure that would only pay out if every choice came true. That was the disadvantage of a multi-bet, which was a chain of several small bets.

The current odds was 69. This came from 60 being the total odds from making a bet, while the nine was the bonus.

There was a 10% bonus for at least three options selected, with a plus 5% for each extra options selected.

Unfortunately, there were not that many options to select, or the other options were too hard to predict.

While it might be true that Michael did not lack money at the moment, he was not willing to just throw it away. So, he only selected the options that he was sure would go through. Of course, that was if nobody tried to pull the strings from behind the scenes.

"69 odds?!! That is too big! If this really goes through, just betting a million will give you $69 million!" Seeing the final odds displayed on his tablet, Alex could not help but exclaim.

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