Chapter 253: Life and Death Casino (25)

  Firing the gun at the opponent meant that at least at the moment of firing, there would be no way to cheat.

This also meant that the previous situation could not happen again.

Unless one was already prepared to cheat while firing at someone else.

Since it was Ruan Qing gambling, it was naturally up to Ruan Qing to spin the cylinder.

Ruan Qing didn’t hesitate at all; after spinning it, he didn’t even look before locking the cylinder into the gun, and then placed the gun on the table.

Ruan Qing looked at the staff and softly asked, “Who goes first?”

This order could very well decide someone’s life or death, especially since the staff had realized that this person had used some method to cheat.

If he continued to follow the young man’s lead, he would surely lose.

And then he would have no chance of getting the young man.

Getting hit by a bullet would certainly be fatal, but as long as one could be revived quickly before death, the young man would belong to him.

The staff at the Life and Death Casino also needed to exchange what they wanted from the Life and Death Casino’s store using gold coins, so gold coins were also extremely important to them.

Although there were few gamblers who came to him to gamble with guns, his gold coins were not few, enough to exchange for medicine.

But that’s only if the young man lost.

So, who would go first and who would go last was crucial.

The staff no longer suggested Ruan Qing went first as he did last time, nor did he choose to go first himself. Instead, he smiled at Ruan Qing and said, “Let’s flip a coin to decide.”

He couldn’t figure out which position the bullet was in, nor whether to choose to go first or last.

So, he decided to leave it to fate.

And flipping a coin seemed to be the fairest method.

Ruan Qing had no objection and slightly nodded, “Sure.”

After saying that, Ruan Qing took out a coin and quickly spun it in his hand. “Heads or tails?”

The coin wasn’t too big or too small, and it spun beautifully between Ruan Qing’s fingers.

Against the backdrop of Ruan Qing’s fair, jade-like fingers, it looked less like a coin and more like a beautiful gemstone.

So beautiful that one couldn’t look away.

Ruan Qing had long become famous in the Life and Death Casino, whether for his gun gambling or for leaving the maze, from which no one else had survived, unscathed.

People couldn’t help but be captivated by him.

It wasn’t just his appearance; they were genuinely enamored with him as a person.

Even when he lost at the maze, it didn’t diminish the gamblers’ admiration and fervor for him.

Like frenzied fans of an idol.

So, when the young man went to gamble with a gun, most of the gamblers in the Life and Death Casino gathered around, eager to watch his game.

But when they saw the young man flip the coin, all their gazes focused on his slender hands.

God had never treated everyone equally; there was nothing about the young man that wasn’t perfect.

He was as exquisite as if he were God’s most favored and perfect creation.

The staff’s gaze lingered on Ruan Qing’s hand for a few seconds before he smiled and said, “Heads.”

Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing lightly tossed the coin and then caught it in his hand. “If it’s heads, you shoot me. If it’s tails, I shoot you. Deal?”

The staff had no objections. “Deal.”

After the staff agreed, Ruan Qing flicked the coin upward with his thumb and forefinger and caught it on the back of his hand.

Without hesitation, Ruan Qing revealed the coin in his hand.

The coin landed tails up.

Which meant that Ruan Qing would shoot first.

Seeing this, the staff member smiled and gestured towards the gun on the table.

Ruan Qing didn’t hesitate, picked up the gun, aimed it at the staff member’s heart, and decisively pulled the trigger.

“Bang——!!!” The sound of the gunshot echoed.

The onlooking gamblers were all tense and eagerly watching the game. When they heard the gunshot, they were stunned.

They had considered the possibility that the young man might win, but they expected it to happen after a few more shots.

Or perhaps one of them would cheat, making the situation more complicated and dangerous, with the outcome still uncertain.

But what they never expected was that the very first shot would be the one with the bullet.

The game had just started, and it was already over.

The quick-witted gamblers were not mentally prepared and didn’t react at all.

Even the staff members didn’t react.

The staff member dumbfoundedly lowered his head, staring at his heart that a bullet had pierced, as if he were in a daze.

Because the bullet had penetrated his heart, a golden-yellowish, slightly dark red liquid flowed out of the staff member’s heart wound, looking incredibly eerie.

The gamblers all knew that the staff members of the Life and Death Casino were monsters, but they had never felt as vividly as they did now how different the staff members were from humans.

Even their blood wasn’t red.

What was even stranger was that less than ten seconds after the bullet had pierced the staff member’s heart, the wound had already healed in front of everyone’s eyes.

If it weren’t for the bullet marks still visible on the clothing, it would have been impossible to tell that the staff member’s heart had suffered a fatal injury.

Gambling one’s life with the staff members was nothing but an absolute joke.

The gamblers’ eyes were filled with horror, as if they were meeting the staff members of the Life and Death Casino for the first time.

Only Ruan Qing’s expression remained completely unchanged, showing no surprise at all.

Whether it was the fact that the staff member’s blood wasn’t red, or the bullet stopping at the first chamber.

The coin toss could be controlled—gravity, external forces, rotation, and height could all be manipulated, and the final result could be calculated.

This was a common trick Ruan Qing used to deceive others, something that didn’t require recalculation.

And, of course, he had turned the bullet to the first chamber.

The purpose was to prevent the gun from passing through the staff member’s hand.

He wanted to kill the staff member once, to confirm his suspicions.

It turned out that the staff member was indeed unkillable.

Just like those green vines that could regenerate completely after being severed.

All the NPCs in this dungeon were inextricably linked to those green vines, which seemed to be in a dormant state.

Just like the final bosses in previous dungeons.

Either they needed to be summoned, or they needed to be awakened.

Ruan Qing had no intention of awakening the final boss, nor did he intend to enter that maze again.

After all, the best opportunity was when the big boss was still asleep.

Ruan Qing’s eyelashes fluttered lightly a few times before he finally lowered his gaze, hiding the emotions in his eyes.

The gamblers watching were stunned for a few seconds before finally reacting. Their gazes towards Ruan Qing became even more fanatical, and they started cheering wildly.

Han Ze, who was sitting nearby, looked at the seemingly radiant young man, his eyes darkening. A trace of inferiority even flashed across his eyes, and he lowered his head in silence.

He wasn’t worthy of the young man at all.

He couldn’t even win a bet in Area Two, where he was most skilled.

Han Ze curled up in his chair, clenching his fists.

Ruan Qing paid no attention to Han Ze. He gathered up the coins he had won.

The coins won from this life-or-death gamble were completely different from those won by bullet betting. Just one round yielded twice as many coins as bullet betting.

But he was still short of some coins.

Ruan Qing pushed forward a hundred-coin entry fee and said calmly, “One more round.”

The way he was accumulating coins could be described as downright arrogant.

In fact, Ruan Qing’s demeanor wasn’t particularly casual, nor did he display any arrogant expressions. Yet, it gave off a feeling of indifference.

It was as if he didn’t care about the staff at all.

One should know that this was a life-and-death gamble, and even just a calm demeanor was already a form of arrogance.

He was even accumulating coins during a life-and-death gamble, which was extremely arrogant.

The gamblers watching had fervent gazes, completely in awe of the person who seemed to be on a higher level.

Even the viewers in the live stream room weren’t exceptions. The bullet screen was almost entirely filled with some inappropriate comments.

[Step on me, wife, step on me. It’s this attitude of looking down on everyone, ahhh, it’s so great.]

[How does he manage to be both beautiful and handsome? He clearly looks weak; I could pin him down with one hand and do whatever I want, but he’s so handsome that I just want to kneel and call him master.]

The staff member’s smile froze slightly when he saw the coins Ruan Qing pushed forward, but he still handed the bullet to Ruan Qing.

Ruan Qing repeated the previous steps, placing the bullet into the cylinder, spinning it, and locking it into the gun.

“Still flipping a coin?”

The staff hesitated for a moment, but eventually nodded. “I choose heads.”

Ruan Qing didn’t waste any time and directly tossed the coin high into the air, then caught it on the back of his hand.

The coin still landed with the tails side up.

Once could be considered a coincidence, but twice was a bit too subtle.

In a life-or-death gamble like this, too many coincidences inevitably made people suspicious.

But it was just a simple coin toss, with no opportunity for trickery.

The onlookers couldn’t figure it out, and neither could the staff member.

Ruan Qing didn’t care whether others could understand it or not; he picked up the gun on the table and aimed it at the staff member.

This time, Ruan Qing aimed at the staff member’s head.

“Bang!!!” The sound of the gunshot rang out, and the bullet directly pierced through the staff member’s forehead.

Clearly, once again, the first shot was a live bullet.

It was obvious that this was no coincidence.

The staff member’s smile faded. With an expressionless face, he touched the blood trickling down his forehead and looked at Ruan Qing with a thoughtful gaze.

He smiled at Ruan Qing and said, “Honored guest, may I toss the coin this time?”

“Hmm?” Ruan Qing had been collecting his winnings when he looked up at the staff member, a hint of confusion appearing on his delicate face. “Why would you toss the coin?”

“I’m not gambling anymore.”

Staff member: “...”

Onlookers: “...”

Now that he had enough gold coins to exchange for medicine, Ruan Qing naturally wouldn’t gamble anymore.

Moreover, as long as he wasn’t the one tossing the coin, or if the gun passed through the staff member’s hands, the outcome would become highly uncertain.

The result would be completely out of his control.

Ruan Qing didn’t want to gamble in an uncontrollable situation. After all, he was never the type to truly gamble with fate.

He only liked things he could control.

Both the process and the result.  

Ruan Qing put away the gold coins, then helped Han Ze, who was sitting beside him, and walked towards his room.

Since Su Zhen, Lu Rufeng, and the others were still in the maze, no one came to stop Ruan Qing, allowing him to smoothly bring Han Ze back to his room.

Ruan Qing placed Han Ze on the sofa, then exchanged the recently won gold coins for some medicine in the Life and Death Casino’s store, nearly emptying his winnings once again.

But Ruan Qing didn’t mind and handed the medicine directly to Han Ze.

However, Han Ze didn’t take the medicine.

With his head lowered, Han Ze spoke in a hoarse voice, even trembling slightly, “I lost the bet.”

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