Life Dungeon Game

What He is doing now is betting against Ludo, which is essentially betting against the casino; he is challenging the casino's authority.

Most gamblers usually lose money in casinos and have no good feelings towards them. They love watching this kind of spectacle. Whether they are professional or not doesn't matter; they just enjoy humiliating the casino.

However, seeing how nervous He Ao was, they realized he was still a novice and they didn't find it interesting. Although Lu Duo was ruthless, he was still good at gambling. Rather than watching Lu Duo crush noobs here, they might as well go out and gamble a couple of rounds.

So some people started leaving one after another.

Did Selena deal the first card to both players, with Heo going first and Ludo going second?

Normally, when gamblers get their cards, they'll look at them, but He Ao didn't. Instead, he kept his head down, seemingly lost in thought.

Heo didn't look, and neither did Ludo. If he had, it would have made him seem like he was intimidated by Heo, this rookie.

Moreover, he knows what his card is without even looking at it.

Every deck of cards in the Crown Casino was rigged, and he had already replaced his right eye with a special prosthetic eye. This prosthetic eye wasn't high-end, but it could capture the special patterns on the back of the cards at certain angles and calculate the card corresponding to that pattern.

So he only needs to look down to know that his face-down card is the 10 of diamonds, and by changing his angle, he can see that He Ao's face-down card is the 9 of clubs.

This technology is state-of-the-art, originating from the Nord Financial Group. It has been operating stably for many years without anyone ever deciphering it. Therefore, Ludo is very confident in this technology, and it's impossible for Heo to see through it.

Selena started dealing her second face-down card, with Heo again leading. Ludo could clearly see through his prosthetic eye that Heo's second face-down card was the 2 of spades.

He Ao still seemed very nervous at this moment, and his breathing was still rapid.

Selena began dealing Ludo the second card.

Ludo stared at Selena's beautiful hands, at the card being dealt to him, but his current angle of vision prevented him from deciphering what the card represented. Even after cheating, he was still a little nervous.

He began trying to shift his gaze to an angle that would allow him to analyze the cards.

Just as he was about to see the number on the card, a loud noise came from ahead.

Ludo instinctively looked directly across from them.

The card was placed on the table in front of him.

He Ao, who was directly opposite him, seemed to be overly nervous. He suddenly stood up from his seat and slammed his hand on the table with a loud bang.

"What's wrong, newbie?" Ludo was very excited to see He Ao's appearance and couldn't help but taunt him, "Did you realize you're no good, so you're going to kneel down and beg for mercy?"

However, before he could finish speaking, the cold, black muzzle of a gun was pointed at his forehead.

This froze his smile on the spot.

"If you die, I might be able to 'sneak' out and win this bet?"

He smiled as he looked at Ludo, his breathing gradually calming down. Then, he quickly removed the magazine from the gun handle with his left hand and put it back in.

"Please be quiet, sir."

He lowered the muzzle of his gun and gently pulled the trigger.

boom--

The plastic bullet landed on the table in front of Ludo, grazed his fingers, struck his second card, and then bounced away, grazing his cheek.

This is a toy gun.

Even though it was just a plastic bullet, Ludo still felt a slight stinging sensation on his cheek and hand.

He stared at He Ao with a livid face. He knew very well that He Ao had tricked him with a toy gun, but he dared not say anything more because he didn't know if He Ao would pull out a real gun next time.

“My first card is upside down,” He Ao slowly put down the toy gun in his hand and flipped over the face-down card on his left, “Nine of Clubs.”

"Excuse me," Ludo slowly turned over his first face-down card, "The 10 of Diamonds."

He grinned at He Ao, "Older than you."

This time, He Ao didn't react at all, but just smiled at him.

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Chapter 30 A Gamble with Life (Please add to your favorites, vote for this book, and keep reading)

Looking at Heo's expression, Ludo subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

He glanced at his other face-down card, which was now his hole card.

The prosthetic eye quickly identified the card as [2 of Diamonds].

At this moment, his two cards, the 10 of diamonds and the 2 of diamonds, total 12 points, while He Ao has the 9 of clubs and the 2 of spades, totaling 11 points, clearly giving him the advantage.

Twelve to eleven, the advantage is in my hands.

Looking at He Ao, he increasingly felt that the kid might have a strange confidence after the game started. Often, newbies who have just entered the casino have this kind of confidence, thinking that they are the chosen ones and can win 3700 million from 20 yuan as soon as they sit down at the gambling table.

Most of the time, he would order the dealer to give these newbies some money to cultivate their habits; this is what the casino calls 'newcomer bonuses'.

The claim that newcomers are popular is simply a result of artificial manipulation.

But this time, there was no such thing as a 'newcomer's rise to fame'.

After dealing two face-down cards, it was time for the additional cards to be dealt, and He Ao was the first to deal them again.

Ludo adjusted his posture so that his line of sight was at an angle that allowed him to see the pattern on the top card of the deck.

In this way, he can see every card that follows and decide whether or not to add more cards.

Do you want the cards?

Selena looked at He Ao.

He Ao nodded slightly.

Selena flipped over the top card and placed it in front of Heo. This card was the 6 of Spades, so Heo now had 17 points from his three cards.

Selena then looked at Ludo.

"add!"

Ludo nodded, and he received a [3 of Clubs], bringing his total to fifteen points.

His expression darkened.

Then, the two played two more rounds of cards.

He Ao got a [2 of Hearts] and a [Ace of Diamonds]. The Ace of Diamonds is worth 1 point, for a total of 20 points.

Ludo received a [3 of Spades] and a [Ace of Clubs], for a total of nineteen points.

Neither Heo nor Ludo had seen the hidden card, but Ludo already 'knew' their cards.

In the fourth round, He Ao waived the raise, and his current face value is 18 points, with his hole card being [spades].

Ludo looked at the top card of the deck, a [2 of Clubs]. His face value was seventeen, and his hole card was a [2 of Diamonds]. With this [2 of Clubs], he had twenty-one points, the highest hand in the game.

With the cheating involved, Ludo was practically playing the game with his cards up his sleeve. He knew every single card and could see through both players' hand. If he played properly, he would be invincible.

So he confidently added another card.

Selena flips over the top card, [2 of Clubs].

"Game over, newbie."

Ludo looked at Heo, then slowly and confidently leaned back in his chair, his fingertips resting on the hole card.

His confidence made everyone around him nervous.

Selena watched Heo nervously. Ludo's face-up card now had 19 points, higher than Heo's 18 points. If Ludo's hole card was a 2, the victory would be almost certain.

However, even if we lose this game, there are still two more to go.

Acceptable.

"Wait a moment"

Under Selena's gaze, Heo slowly raised his hand and looked at Viktor. "Mr. Viktor, we're in a hurry. How about we settle this with one round? If I win, you let us in to find someone. If I lose, we'll leave on our own."

Victor looked at Heo with interest, but he didn't make a decision. Instead, he looked at Ludo and asked, "Ludo, what do you think?"

“Investigator Ander comes and goes as he pleases,” Ludo tapped his fingertip on the hole cards. “He changes the rules just like that. According to casino rules, shouldn’t we increase the stakes? After all, if you win, we risk disrupting normal business, but if you lose, there’s no penalty. Isn’t that a bit unfair?”

What kind of stakes do you want me to add?

He looked at him with great interest.

"How about we add Investigator Ander's hand as well?" Ludo squinted and smiled at Heo. He wouldn't let go of any opportunity for revenge; leaving a hand behind was just an appetizer.

Once the matter was over, he would hire some thugs to break He Ao's arms and legs, throw him into the filthy sewers, and let He Ao watch himself rot and stink as maggots and rats gnaw at him, dying a painful death.

The thought of this scene filled him with excitement. He looked at He Ao, his voice brimming with barely suppressed emotion.

"If we lose this round, Investigator Ander will be free to leave with only one hand."

Then I'll secretly find someone to beat you to death.

“Betting with only one hand is no fun,” He Ao said with a smile as he stood up. Looking at Ludo’s expression, he knew that the guy was probably thinking about how to torture him. He knew about this kind of perverted wanted criminal before. In the main world, these kinds of wanted criminals were very valuable.

So he pulled a steel dagger from his combat uniform waist, twirled it, and threw it forward. The dagger landed precisely in the center of the gambling table. "How about we go all out? Besides what we agreed on before, whoever loses has to kill themselves with this knife."

"Ander!"

Selena looked at Ander with some anger. Originally, this was just a bet with little impact, but it went too far to escalate it to the point of risking one's life.

“It’s alright,” Heo shook his head, indicating to Selena not to worry, then he looked at Ludo, who was frightened by the dagger, “Mr. Ludo, it seems you’re too scared to gamble?”

Heo turned to Selena, "See? I told you it was okay, he wouldn't dare."

"I bet!" Ludo suddenly stood up, slammed his fist on the gambling table, and glared at He Ao with a ferocious expression. "I dare, let's see if you dare!"

He now has a total of 21 points, which is almost a sure win. Even if He Ao also ends up with 21 points, it will be a draw. He absolutely cannot lose. He Ao is handing his life to him, so why shouldn't he take it?

“What do I have to be afraid of?” Heo looked at Victor. “Mr. Victor can be a witness.”

"can!"

Viktor walked over with a smile.

With this wager, the crowd immediately became lively, with everyone craning their necks to see the final outcome of the bet.

He Ao slowly revealed his hand.

“Two of Spades,” he calmly looked up at Ludo, “I have twenty points in total.”