Excessive ferocity due to caution

As the sand in the hourglass continued to fall, the hearts of everyone in the casino were gripped with suspense.

On the other side of the casino was a large screen displaying everyone's points.

The initial score is 100.

Win a game and add 10 points; lose a game and deduct 10 points, until all points are reset.

The crowd didn't have to wait long before they began to stir.

Hundreds of people were brought into the casino.

In the end, only three people were able to leave this place alive.

The competition is extremely fierce.

Zhao Yi, who had already arrived on the second floor, sat in the hall enjoying wine. He had invited the most skilled musical instrument troupe from the abandoned city to play upbeat music, which was recorded and played throughout the casino.

The once lifeless casino suddenly became noisy and lively.

At first, the people participating in the betting were a little reserved.

Many of these people are acquaintances.

They formed a small team to win points from other teams.

It appears to be an unbreakable little group, but in reality, there is also open and covert infighting within it.

Zhao Yi's final list of survivors consisted of only three people.

Therefore, many people in a team are both teammates and competitors!

As time ticked by, the data on the right-hand screen in the casino's lobby began to fluctuate.

Some people, having gained a lead over those behind them, immediately became complacent. Some, even after widening the gap between the first and second place, chose not to continue participating in the betting and stopped gambling in time.

The assassins around him did not force him.

He walked to the side with peace of mind, watching the score fluctuate on the screen.

As some people's points increase, others' points decrease.

Moreover, in the absence of any cheating, luck plays a major role in determining the outcome of a bet.

A very small number of games can influence the course of the game through strategic management and psychological tactics.

Therefore, no one caught up with him for the time being.

But in a vast army, once the first person breaks through, a second will follow.

Half an hour later, a woman with a ruddy complexion and a short, stout man who looked honest caught up with him.

So the person in first place started to panic.

He glanced at the data on the screen; currently, these two were the biggest threats to him.

So he decided to go and meet the two of them.

Since losing will result in a loss of points, the best way to suppress the two is to win points from them!

This will cause the gap between the two sides to widen rapidly!

From a probabilistic point of view, in a gambling game like rolling dice, the odds of winning and losing are completely even.

So the first place winner approached the second place winner, a woman with a radiant complexion.

The woman, caught up in the excitement of winning, became arrogant and agreed to the bet without a second thought.

A high-stakes gamble has begun.

Zhao Yi, watching this scene from the second floor, laughed.

Xu Shengzhi, standing to the side, glanced at Zhao Yi and asked curiously:

"What is the cult leader laughing at?"

Zhao Yi explained:

"I'm laughing at someone who gets ahead of others because of good luck, yet ignores the influence of luck when gambling against others."

Xu Shengzhi followed Zhao Yi's gaze.

After more than a dozen games, the man who was originally in first place was pale and could barely stand. He had to support himself on the table with his hands to stay upright.

On the right side of the screen, this person has dropped to eighth place.

The woman who participated in the betting with him was even more radiant, clearly having become number one.

Moreover, it pulled away from the second place by a considerable margin.

But the woman was not satisfied. Her constant losing more than winning made her lose herself in that kind of pleasure.

She felt like she was the chosen one.

So she stared at the people on the list and launched a series of challenges against them.

The second-place winner was a steady old man. Seeing that the woman's condition was unusual, he did not accept the challenge from the woman who was first in the rankings.

As it turns out, he was a smart man.

On the leaderboard, everyone who accepted this woman's challenge suffered a crushing defeat!

Upstairs, Xu Shengzhi watched all this and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement:

"That woman's really fierce!"

"With her luck, it would be hard for her to lose!"

"She's already over 600 points ahead of the second-place player!"

"It seems this woman is going to be the last one standing."

Zhao Yi slowly sipped his tea and smiled:

Don't rush to conclusions.

"You have to understand... people don't always have good luck, but they do have bad luck."

"By the way, have any new people entered the abandoned city in the last few days?"

Xu Shengzhi nodded, a strange look appearing on his face:

"Yes, Master."

"Something's been strange lately. It started about two days ago; suddenly no new people have been coming into the abandoned city area."

"Not a single one."

"Could it be that all those people from the capital who were courting death to come looking for you have already arrived?"

Zhao Yi slowly turned the teacup, his gaze calm and profound.

"No."

"There are still people who haven't arrived."

Xu Shengzhi glanced sideways; Zhao Yi's tone was firm, as if he was waiting for someone.

"Who is the cult leader waiting for?"

Zhao Yi:

"Lu".

Xu Shengzhi was stunned.

"Will the Lü family come too?"

Zhao Yidao:

"Logically speaking, the Li family should have arrived by now, but they've been very quiet for the past month or two, seemingly busy with something very important..."

"They spent a lot of resources offering a bounty in the capital to capture me, but they didn't find a single member of their own family. At first, I didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but as time went on, I could more and more clearly see that something was wrong with the Li family."

"But putting the Li family aside, Lü Hong will definitely not let me go."

"Look—these fools who came from the capital to the ruined city are Lü Hong's determination."

Xu Shengzhi was deep in thought.

indeed.

The hundreds of people who came from the capital to the abandoned city to search for Zhao Yi were all influenced by public opinion.

The overwhelming public opinion spreading throughout the capital is Lü Hong's determination to get rid of Zhao Yi!

"I even suspect that the Lü family will send a Sovereign Realm expert from their ranks after finding me this time!"

Zhao Yi's unexpected remark made Xu Shengzhi, who was also drinking tea, shudder.

"Lord... dominate the realm?"

"Master, can we... hold them off?"

Zhao Yi blew on the hot tea in his cup and took a sip.

"It can't be stopped."

puff!

Xu Shengzhi, who was standing to the side, spat out a mouthful of tea.

"Depend on!"

"Master, are you kidding me?"

"If you can't stop me, why don't you run away? Are you just waiting to die here?"

Zhao glanced at him and smiled:

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush."

"The current strength of the Jie Sect is indeed insufficient to stop a true ruler, but..."

PS: Second update.

Alright, everyone, get some rest. We'll continue with high-intensity updates tomorrow!

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