Hero of Darkness

The first of the five rounds ended that night and the combatants who won both matches were registered for the second round that would happen next week. 

And this was just the first day, the following two days would also host matches for the remaining participants. 

After those matches, people who won only one match had chances to contend for qualifiers that followed the same format as per the rules and then they would move forward to the next round as well. 

This rule was applied till the semifinals so as per his predictions, he could have a total of 12 tries and 24 matches if he played his cards right. Because after that, the top 10 thousand candidates would fight in Battle Royale matches and he won't have to hold back in betting as well as his strength. 

And as the levels and ranks of opponents rose, more money would be involved that he would use to bet and earn three to four times his investment. 

Kahn had already read and memorized all the rules so he planned the whole thing about losing the first match and then multiplying his money in the second match. 

This way, Kahn would have more chances to bet on himself and he will win only the matches he must win to get in the next round and lose the other matches while having his people bet on the opponent. 

In simple words, he was already rigging the fights. 

The 1.2 Billion that he gained from the first round alone was actually pocket change compared to the wealth that he intended to gain through this competition and they will be earning billions through each of the matches. 

Kahn already had a gist of what was happening behind the scenes.. Although the matches appeared fair and based on predictions and your luck.. There was bound to be someone like the government itself or the influential people running it pulling the strings from the shadows. 

Because no way would anyone miss a chance to make a fortune that would make them filthy rich for generations to come. And he intended to do the same. 

Since he couldn't get involved in these match fixings with the already established powers.. He would use himself as the bait instead. 

Because he could choose whether to win or lose by his choice since there were literally only 5 other semi-saint rank people who had the strength to fight him on even terms in this competition. 

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The following day, Kahn had ordered his people to help Sirius and his parents move to their new house near his mansion and officially introduced him in the company as someone who would be 3rd in command after him and the subordinates. 

Although Sirius wasn't the most experienced or the most talented one compared to his other employees… Kahn was already nurturing him with kindness and a sense of obligation. 

Because a competent ally who was not loyal to you was a bigger threat than an incompetent one with utmost loyalty to you. 

In many cases, the latter would even risk their lives to save you and support you when things have gone wrong. 

And naturally, he knew that Sirius would work hard and sharpen his skills with time as he hadn't managed a company of this scale. 

To Sirius, he felt like coming out of marshlands and now living inside a castle made for royalty. 

In just a day, his entire life changed dramatically and a different world was opened to him. 

Finally seeing his parents who sacrificed so many things for him and did their best to raise him despite being dirt poor get a comfortable life made him even more grateful to Kahn. 

Because his family meant everything to him and Kahn had pulled them out of the gutter. 

[I will repay his kindness in every way I can!] pledged Sirius to himself with watery eyes. 

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Inside his manor, Kahn gathered all of his subordinates who had unlocked a human form and took a meeting inside a room on the highest floor of the mansion. 

"So do you all understand? We have to be untraceable and it shouldn't look obvious either. 

If only a few people bet such a huge bet on me, it will be easy for the authorities to find that I'm fixing my own matches. And as I progress to later rounds, our bets will have to be bigger and the source of the money you will be betting on me might get questioned. 

Because the people who already rig these matches wouldn't want someone else to do it either. So instead of getting noticed, we will do things this way. Any questions?" elaborated and asked Kahn to Omega and the generals. 

"Why aren't we participating though, master? Wouldn't we also provide a better way to multiply our money if we had our people from Seven Deadly Sins bet on our matches as well?" asked Oliver who was sipping a glass full of wine. 

"Too risky. Plus none of you have your identification and neither are any of you a human or some species. You're not hybrids either and variants like you have a different aura and world energy about them. 

If I can sense it, then so can other powerful people such as Saints who will eventually come to watch the matches. 

So it's better for me to be the spearhead than implicating any of you." explained Kahn. 

Although Oliver indeed had a good idea, it was risky because their existence was already odd enough. And powerful people would indeed be able to sense them in case the subordinates failed to conceal their aura and presence. 

It was even riskier when millions of people were watching them battle in the competition. So Kahn chose to not get any of them involved in the first place. 

"We will do as you command. We will send more than ten thousand of our people and use them to bet on your matches. 

Majority in small and hundreds of them in big amounts. So not one gets suspicious and it looks like a natural transaction." said Ronin with a nod. 

"If I'm not wrong, we will be able to earn at least a couple of trillion gold coins throughout the competition. So let's set up a way for communication between our henchmen and you. During the fights, all you have to do is follow my commands properly." 

spoke Kahn. 

After he returned to his room and took out his new registration token, he spoke to himself with an evil grin. 

"Dread it, run from it, Destiny still arrives the same."