After making his preparations, Ruan Qing slept until after 5 PM before leisurely heading to the Area Two of the Life and Death Casino, armed with only two remaining guns.
Before heading to the gamble, Ruan Qing exchanged all his extra gold coins, leaving himself with just 100,000 coins.
Ruan Qing arrived relatively early, with about ten minutes left before the gambling match was set to begin. However, a considerable number of people were already gathered before the match.
All the players on Ruan Qing’s side had arrived.
On the other side, the maid boy’s team had yet to make any appearance, and no one had shown up.
The players were extremely anxious, worried about how many people would participate in the gamble on the maid boy’s side.
After all, the maid boy was already strong enough on his own, and if a few more joined his side, their situation would only become more precarious.
In reality, the players didn’t think they could defeat the maid boy, but they chose to believe in Ruan Qing.
They believed that he would do his utmost on the gamble.
This belief wasn’t blind; it was a rational trust formed after analyzing everything.
After all, the stakes in this gamble between the young man and the maid boy involved not just himself but also the maid boy’s power.
The power of a high-level dungeon boss was something that even top-ranking players would find irresistible.
In the last minute, before the gambling match began, the maid boy arrived.
Known for always wearing maid outfits, today the maid boy had changed into a white shirt and casual pants.
He instantly gave off the impression of a clean and refined campus prince.
But no one was in the mood to appreciate this; all the players’ attention was focused on the people beside the maid boy.
The maid boy didn’t come to the gamble alone; he brought along three staff members from the Life and Death Casino.
Nothing could have been worse.
Ruan Qing’s expression didn’t change. After a brief glance at the three staff members, he looked at the maid boy and asked, “Shall we begin?”
The maid boy chuckled lightly, “Of course.”
The gambling match began.
The venue for this match was enormous, so vast that it seemed almost without boundaries, and it was filled with tall buildings, providing plenty of opportunities for the gamblers to hide.
However, Ruan Qing was well aware that hiding was of little use since the maid boy could undoubtedly sense their locations.
Nevertheless, after entering the gambling arena, Ruan Qing still led his team into hiding.
Some of the players had paper and pen on them, which did not belong to the Life and Death Casino.
Ruan Qing used the paper and pen to write down the battle plan and passed it to everyone to see.
Some of the other players couldn’t fully understand the plan, but they memorized the positions they needed to take and what they had to do at specific times.
Although this game didn’t directly wager their lives, it was, in essence, no different from doing so.
All the players had staked everything they had.
Although the little girl was a player, she had no combat ability, much like Ruan Qing.
Therefore, she didn’t receive any orders or tasks.
Ruan Qing didn’t even give her a gun.
She was the only player present who didn’t have a gun.
The little girl bit her lip, lowered her head in self-consciousness, and clenched the hem of her clothes.
Seeing this, the bearded uncle, who was her teammate, gently patted her head and said, “Yiyi, be good. Don’t overthink it. You are very useful; it’s just that this instance isn’t suited for you.”
The little girl’s name was Xia Yi, a special player. All special players had their own unique abilities.
Xia Yi’s ability was that she could become friends with ghosts and receive the protection of one of the ghosts in the instance.
In instances with ghosts, Xia Yi was almost the core of the player team. But in instances without ghosts, Xia Yi was more of a burden.
Even though the bearded uncle comforted her, Xia Yi’s mood remained very low.
Seeing this, the bearded uncle handed his often-used slightly long dagger to Xia Yi and said, “I’m now solemnly giving you a task.”
Xia Yi’s eyes reddened as she looked up at the bearded uncle.
The bearded uncle’s gaze fell on the young man who was writing the plan for the other players not far away. He spoke seriously, “Protect him.”
Following the bearded uncle’s gaze, Xia Yi also looked over and, after a moment of hesitation, accepted the dagger with a determined expression, nodding earnestly.
Finally, her spirits lifted.
Ruan Qing quickly finished writing down the tasks for all the players. Fearing someone might forget, he tore off the page and handed it to the respective players.
The players didn’t try to act tough or refuse and instead accepted the papers honestly.
In addition to handing out the papers, Ruan Qing also took out earpieces from his bag and distributed them to all the players who had tasks.
The headset naturally belonged to the Life and Death Casino as well, but compared to the risk of being detected by the maid boy, communication was sometimes more important.
Only after doing all this did Ruan Qing look at Han Ze beside him and write on a piece of paper:
——Those three staff members are yours to deal with.
Han Ze was stunned; he had never imagined that this would be his task. “But I want to…”
Ruan Qing ignored Han Ze’s “but” and continued writing:
——You have at most one hour.
One hour was the limit Ruan Qing could strive for.
If Han Ze couldn’t eliminate those three staff members within an hour or couldn’t make it back in time, the possibility of him winning the gamble would be nearly zero.
This was the first time Ruan Qing placed his future and hope on someone else.
Han Ze looked at Ruan Qing’s serious eyes, and the words he wanted to say—to stay with him—ultimately went unspoken.
Han Ze had always faced the Life and Death Casino’s staff one-on-one; this was his first time facing three at once.
But Han Ze did not hesitate. He solemnly nodded to Ruan Qing.
One hour would be enough.
After the tasks were assigned, everyone left to fulfill their missions.
Only Xia Yi, who like Ruan Qing, didn’t have much combat ability, and Li Ruoshi, the team’s support, remained by Ruan Qing’s side.
Li Ruoshi hadn’t been given a task either.
But Li Ruoshi was very clear about her mission: she had to protect Ruan Qing.
Without Ruan Qing’s command, there was no way they could win this gamble.
Ruan Qing hadn’t assigned a task to Li Ruoshi precisely for this reason.
Although Li Ruoshi lacked confidence and felt the previous battle was unreal, in reality, she was currently the strongest among the players.
Moreover, as long as she stayed by his side, her strength would increase.
That’s why he kept her by his side to protect him.
The location of the gamble was like a modern city, with towering buildings everywhere, completely blocking the view.
It also completely concealed the figures of those participating in the gamble.
Ty for the update!
ReplyDeletenot sure how i feel about this gamble
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