Just before the host had made his way over to the three of them, Max looked at his phone. On his account, it displayed a single balance of all of his earnings, and he was quite depressed when he looked at it.
Recently he had made some big purchases and had lost money to this very Black Hound group he was with now. When he thought about everything, he knew he was weaker now than when he fought against Dud.
This was the downside to his Vow. The constant use of his powers required money, and the subsequent recovery meant his physical strength wasn't what it once was. So if he was to get in a fight today, he wouldn't be able to do much, not unless they made a bunch of money first.
What it meant was for now he had to rely on the people around him, but Max didn't want to do that. Which was why he was going through with this entire high-risk plan in the first place, rather than relying on the rest of the Billion Bloodline group to get stronger and protect him.
