The wager was six hundred thousand dinars!
This single sentence was enough to bring Obohard back to his senses for a moment.
After all, that number was truly massive for him.
And, the biggest problem was—he simply couldn’t afford to lose.
For a nouveau riche like him, the profits from the gold mine had already come to an end the moment he sold it. Now, all he had left were expenses—money flowing out, with nothing coming in.
Honestly, that money should have been enough for Obohard to squander away for a lifetime, but being asked to fork out six hundred thousand dinars in one go—it was really painful, even if it wouldn’t bankrupt him on the spot.
But—
It definitely wasn’t an amount he could just brush off.
B-but…
The other guy had wagered three hundred thousand too!
Plus, this next round—he was bound to win. After all, he’d already noticed the dust-covered card in his opponent’s hand!
With that in mind, Obohard couldn’t help but start breathing heavily in excitement. That was three hundred thousand!
A free three hundred thousand!
Yes, that’s right, a free three hundred thousand—this next round, there was no way he could lose.
There was absolutely no need to worry about losing the six hundred thousand—such a thing simply wasn’t possible!
Besides, he’d already won so much earlier, proving this brat was just a rookie. Damn it—
He was way better at this game!
If not for that lucky round earlier, those hard-earned chips… how could they possibly have ended up back in that guy’s pocket?
To only win a few thousand dinars—he was absolutely not satisfied!
After psyching himself up, Obohard took a deep breath, then nodded forcefully!
He didn’t even have enough chips for six hundred thousand dinars in hand, so he had Layla go to the bar to exchange for another batch, and then… the game officially began!
Right from the start, Obohard waited for Lynn to play first, eyes locked onto the back of his cards. As long as Lynn didn’t play that dust-covered card, he’d just keep playing Human cards!
First round, Lynn played a Human card, Obohard followed with one as well. Second round, the same.
After two consecutive ties, Keti was sweating nervously; it was just like before…
The fewer cards your nemesis held, the easier it was to guess when they’d play the Demon card. After all, the pressure was on him—if he used up all his Human cards at the start, then…
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In the last two rounds, the odds of losing would skyrocket.
Judging by the previous round, he… he should play the Demon card this round!
Hiss…
But, if this round was exactly like the last, wouldn’t that be too predictable?
On the other side, Obohard stared intently at the cards in Lynn’s hand. Finally… he saw Lynn draw out that dust-covered card and place it on the table!
Now’s the time!
Obohard took a deep breath, then excitedly drew his Divine card and slammed it onto the table—he couldn’t even be bothered to show the card back!
“Hahaha~ You little punk, you’re Lynn, right? Whew… Three hundred thousand, I’ll gladly accept it! I win!”
No… no way, why was this guy so confident?
Keti, distracted for a moment, suddenly started to panic. She hadn’t seen what card her rival had played just now. Hiss… Why was Obohard so sure he’d won, without even flipping over her nemesis’s card?
So over-the-top excited? Did her nemesis… really lose?!
Gulp… gulp—!
The silver-haired beauty’s heart began to pound—terrified that she’d suddenly end up with another eight hundred thousand in debt, sob sob…
But…
The next second, Lynn flashed a cold smile, then tilted his head and said:
“Oh~? Looks like… Uncle Obohard, you’re pretty confident, huh? But… what a pity…”
Her nemesis blocked the uncle who was about to take the chips, then flipped over the card in front of himself and slapped it onto the table. It was—
A Demon card!
“Wha—What?! How… how is that possible! You… you—”
Obohard’s eyes widened in shock, his whole body trembling uncontrollably. In a panic, he looked up, eyes bulging as he pointed at Lynn and shouted, “You… you cheated, you’re a fraud!”
“Huh? Me, cheating? Uncle, heh… For someone so convinced that my card was a Human card… weren’t you the one cheating? Take a good look, all five of my cards are right here!”
Lynn slammed his remaining two cards onto the table—sure enough, the last two Human cards.
Obohard stared at the scene in disbelief, unable to comprehend—he’d clearly seen a Human card with dust fall just now, so why… why now…
“Hmph… Well then, I’ll gladly accept your six hundred thousand dinars. Perfect, since this little one beside me squandered a bunch of my money recently—this’ll go to make up for that, thank you very much~”
With that, Lynn stood up and took the six hundred thousand dinars. That Uncle Obohard then let out a roar, suddenly lunging forward and grabbing Lynn’s sleeve, shouting:
“No… no way, you can’t leave! One more round, let’s play again!”
“Ah, but, we’ve already played nine rounds. I can leave the table any time, right? Can’t afford to lose? Sigh… Uncle, you’ve only yourself to blame—for not knowing when to stop~ Heh.”
With that, Lynn’s gaze flicked sharply to Layla at the side, ahem.
Only then did the priestess come to her senses. She hurried forward with a stern face and pried Obohard off, as the casino’s security staff came over, weapons in hand, and threatened menacingly:
“What’s this? No fighting in the casino! If you can’t afford to lose, get lost!”
Obohard’s lips quivered, and in that instant, only guilt and regret remained in his heart.
How did that guy do it—how did he pull it off right under his nose?!
Why—
Gaa—!
For a moment, that nouveau riche Uncle Obohard’s vision went black, and he collapsed right there…
Lynn’s mouth twitched, a little helpless. Really, this guy was so arrogant just now, so sure he’d win his three hundred thousand… and now he can’t handle it.
But he didn’t have much sympathy for others, especially for someone who’d just tried to crush him. He quickly pulled Keti away from the gambling table, and soon, the four of them returned to the casino’s bar.
Keti still seemed to be caught up in the tense, thrilling atmosphere from just now, dazed for a while before she blinked and asked in confusion, “Th-that’s great! We won! Ahem… But, how did you do it, Lynn? You really have guts, daring to bet so big in the last round! I… I was scared half to death!”
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