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The Crash Palace roared with illicit energy as Charlie and Max entered, Noisy Boy clanking behind them. Handlers scrambled in the shadows. At the betting booth, Finn nodded, praising the bot’s WRB pedigree while the crowd jeered at Charlie’s arrogance. Finn offered a safe undercard match, but Charlie’s eyes were on the prize. "No. Main event," he snapped, ignoring Max’s frantic protests about caution. He demanded the fifty-grand fight against Midas, stubborn and reckless, ready to gamble everything on one night.