When Ellis heard he will be given forty percentage of the income if he were to win the fight, he smiled meekly before yelling for Gray to hear.

    " Don''t worry brother Gray, after I am fully recovered I will personally come to you for the match".

    " With the contribution point I will get as payment for winning, I will be able to buy more resources and continue to improve my cultivation base" said Ellis with a smile on his face.

    " Look how happy you are after hearing you will be given forty percent of the income" said Ray as he threw Ellis a disdain look.

    " Stop looking at me in that way, do you know how many contribution points I am going to get from this fight" said Ellis before continuing. " About thousands of contribution point which is more than enough to fuel my cultivator".

    " If you really need the contribution point so badly, then I will suggest you head to the arena later when we get back," said Ray.

    " Now that will prove to be a waste of my time" replied Ellis as he dismissed the idea

    " I thought you really need more resources to better your cultivation" asked Ray.

    " Yes but what is the point of going to the arena when I can just take a quest with better reward" replied Ellis.

    " I see now, you don''t want to go to the area because you are scared of losing. But then again it will be very difficult to find a foundation realm expert that will be able to beat you up" said Ray with a smile.

    " Yeah, but sometimes the opponent might be on a random, said Ellis before returning to his meditation.

    Seeing Ellis like this, Ray stood up and left to meet up with the others, as he doesn''t want to detract him from recovering his spiritual energy.

    " I heard there is a bet going on, is it too late for me to place my bet" asked Ray after getting close to them.

    " Not at all, you are free to bet, but the minimum stake is one thousand contribution points" replied Gray.

    " I guess he won''t be able to place his bet now that he knew he does not meet the requirement" scoffed josh.

    " Why do I have this feeling that you''re always looking for a way to mess with me," said Ray with a smile?

    " Am not, am just saying the truth here or am I not allowed to say what is on my mind again" replied Josh.

    " Of course you are free to and as for the contribution point, who am I handing it to" asked Ray.

    " About that, we plan to let the vice captain aware of this and make him the bookmaker and since we are in the same squad, let''s make it an entertainment for the rest members" replied Gray.

    " So Ray who would you like to bet on and by how many contribution points if you don''t mind telling us" asked Gray.

    " I plan on betting on Ellis winning, but I have suddenly changed my mind" replied Ray.

    " So you are going to bet on josh winning instead of your friend" asked Roland stun by Ray reply.

    " Not quite, I am going to bet three thousand contribution points on Ellis winning the fight then one thousand contribution points on josh winning since I can''t bet lower than that" replied Ray seriously like it matter is very important.

    " You could have just bet it all on Ellis winning, what''s the point on betting on me winning also" said josh with his fist clinched together.

    " I don''t want to lose any chances of losing the bet which is why am also betting on you winning" replied Ray with a chuckle.

    " If you don''t want to lose then why bet three thousand contribution points on your friend" ask Roland knowing fully well that Ray was just playing with Josh.

    " I am ninety percent certain that Ellis will win which is not enough" replied Ray.

    " That is enough for you to bet on him entirely" said josh boiling in anger.

    " I am sorry to say, but you are not the one who is paying for the point that I am using" replied Ray with a smile.

    " It''s his own contribution points, so he can do as he please" said Gray with a laugh.

    " Oh now you are taking his side" said josh as look at Gray.

    " I am not taking any side now back just stating the fact josh" replied Gray.

    " What do you choose to fight my friend when we both have unsettled issues" asked Ray feeling left out?

    " How is that your problem," replied josh as he rolled his eyes at Ray.

    " Come on josh, while fight Ellis who is way stronger than me" said Ray.

    When the group heard what he said they were shock, especially Gray who have seen them fight together.

    " Wait Ray with all seriousness, are you telling the truth when you say Ellis is stronger than you, or you are just saying it to get josh to fight with you instead of him" asked Gray who was finding it difficult to believe.

    " Actually at first we were in the same level and always end up in a draw whenever we spar but with his recent break through I find it hard to believe that I will be able to win him in a fight" replied Ray as he laughed awkwardly.

    " But you also break through and yes we can feel the change of Aura around you so don''t give me that look" asked Roland.

    " Look I know you guys will not believe me when I say this but did you see how he was able to beat the expert that I was tangling with just one blow, even with my improved base I will need at least twenty to thirty blows to take him down. You guys are also forgetting how sturdy his body is and how strong that technique he used in attacking the demon was," replied Ray.

    Hearing Ray saying all this, the group realize that the freak before them always listen to the fatty, turning to look at his friend that was about to fight with someone that look weak, Roland patted him on his shoulder as he said.

    " It looks like you found a worthy opponent to spar with this time around".

    " Worthy opponent my ass, I don''t believe he will be able to scratch my skin with that fat body of his," said josh.

    " Oh just because he is fat makes you think you are going to have an easy fight with him, hahaha what a fool you are" laughed Ray before he continued. " I believe you saw those knuckle he put on earlier while , they are not for fancy not to talk of the power that is contained in that fist of his".

    " Josh I think that you are over underestimating Ellis ability" said Gray with a serious look this time around.

    " This is not me underestimating him but being confident in my ability, okay" replied josh.

    " Okay if you say so, besides he agreed to the battle" said Gray with a smile on his face.

    " That''s good to hear, I can''t wait to get my hands on the free point that are coming my way" replied the overjoyed josh.

    " Ellis is also happy when he heard he will be given forty percent if he won the bet and has already started cultivating" said Ray while smiling.

    The group turn to the angle that Ellis was only to see a wild smile on his face as if he is happy about something.

    " He seen to be very happy" said Roland with a nod.

    " Yes, very happy that you are willing to share your point with him" replied Ray as he begins to laugh.

    Back in the inn in Hiepia empire in one of the room, three men sat opposite each other while wearing ragged clothes with a straw hat.

    They were no other than the straw bandit.

    " So do you manage to get any information about the target," asked the leader of the straw bandit.

    " Getting information from the hunter guild is not easy,, but fortunately I met an apprentice hunter who was on a mission and nearly lost his life only for me to save him. That''s when I told him that I was looking for my brother who joined the guild recently and after giving he description about the target, he told me all he knew about him and to my shock he is already a one-star hunter with a foundation realm stage one" replied straw bandit#2.

    " So where is he now," asked straw bandit#4.

    " According to the apprentice, he is not in the empire at the moment, and he don''t know when he will be coming back" replied straw bandit#2.

    " That should be enough, and before I forget hope you informed the apprentice to contact you whenever he''s back" asked the leader of the straw bandit.

    " Yes, we pick a location where we could meet every two days" replied straw bandit#2

    " Now that is taken care of, we need prepare for the next phrase" said the leader of the straw bandit as he left the room.