An invisible fluctuation rippled through the air.

This time, however, part of the booth owner’s luck was forcibly extracted and returned to Caelum instead.

Not only did Caelum recover the luck originally stolen from Fluffball, he made a huge profit on top of it.

For now, he decided to hold onto that extra luck for Fluffball.

The little guy was still too young.

He could have it back after growing up.

After all, the grand prize only had a one percent chance of appearing.

Since Caelum had won, the amount of luck taken from the owner naturally exceeded what Fluffball had originally lost.

The whole thing functioned similarly to a contract.

Even the owner himself could not prevent his luck from being drained.

The rules applied equally to everyone involved.

As for the extra amount...

That counted as interest.

Caelum held out his hand.

"So, boss. Where’s my luxury sports car?"

The owner’s expression darkened as he pulled out a checkbook and wrote several zeros onto a check.

"No Ferrari available. But a five million dollar check should be fine, right?"

"Works for me."

Caelum happily accepted it.

It was his first time ever winning this kind of jackpot.

Sure, cheating had been involved...

but taking advantage of someone else’s scheme still felt pretty satisfying.

The surrounding pedestrians were stunned.

"Holy crap, he’s actually paying!"

"So it wasn’t a scam?"

"Boss, let me try too!"

"Me too!"

The owner ignored the excited crowd entirely.

Instead, he quickly grabbed Caelum’s arm, refusing to let him leave.

"Wait a second, handsome. How about another round?"

Caelum frowned.

"What, winners aren’t allowed to leave now?"

"Of course not!"

The owner hurriedly explained.

Despite panicking internally, he forced an awkward smile onto his face.

"I already gave you a five million dollar check, didn’t I? Why wouldn’t I let you leave? Your luck’s incredible right now, so why not keep going while you’re hot? No downside anyway."

Truthfully, Caelum had stolen far too much luck from him.

The owner felt like his heart was bleeding.

If he did not recover at least some of it, he would never accept this loss.

Naturally, Caelum understood exactly what the man was after.

His expression turned strange as he asked,

"You sure about that?"

"Come on, this is business. Since when are business owners afraid of losing money?"

Caelum nodded.

"Your words, not mine."

"My words."

"As long as you don’t regret it."

"Absolutely not!"

The owner answered with complete confidence.

Caelum slapped another hundred dollars onto the table, rolled up his sleeves, and spun the wheel again.

The nearby crowd unconsciously began whispering under their breath.

"Jackpot..."

"Jackpot..."

"Jackpot..."

The wheel stopped.

Once again, in front of everyone’s disbelieving eyes, the pointer landed squarely on the one percent grand prize section.

Another five million dollar Ferrari.

The crowd rubbed their eyes, wondering if they were hallucinating.

"No way..."

"Another jackpot?!"

Some people immediately grew suspicious.

There was no way someone could hit two jackpots in a row naturally.

A few spectators assumed Caelum and the owner were secretly working together to scam people.

"This has gotta be staged."

"Yeah, this setup’s way too fake."

No matter what the crowd thought, the owner’s face only grew paler.

Another portion of his luck had just been stolen.

The regret nearly made him cough blood.

Caelum casually reminded him,

"Boss, looks like it’s another jackpot."

A vicious look flashed through the owner’s eyes. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Just as Caelum thought the guy was about to snap, the owner instead tore off another check and filled in another five million dollar amount.

"Damn it. Again! If you hit another jackpot, I’ll still pay!"

There was no reason not to take free money being handed over voluntarily.

Caelum pocketed the check and paid another hundred dollars.

"Then let’s keep going."

Third round.

Jackpot.

Fourth round.

Jackpot.

Fifth round.

Still jackpot.

Five straight grand prizes.

Caelum had practically drained the owner’s luck dry.

And yet the man stubbornly refused to stop.

Pretending he did not realize Caelum was cheating would have been impossible.

The problem was that the owner trusted himself too much.

He could not detect how Caelum was manipulating things.

As a result, he began doubting his own abilities instead.

Combined with the frustration of continuously losing his luck, he gradually slipped into a maddened state.

Like a gambler who had completely lost control after going bankrupt at the casino.

Perhaps because too much luck had been stolen, the owner’s true identity finally began drawing attention.

The surrounding crowd was quietly evacuated.

Several Shieldbearers had unknowingly formed a loose perimeter nearby.

One middle aged man spoke calmly.

"It’s getting late. Why don’t you come back another time?"

"No!"

The owner suddenly grabbed Caelum’s arm.

His eyes were bloodshot.

"Keep going! I’ve got plenty of money! I refuse to believe you can keep winning forever!"

Rumble!

The sky gradually darkened overhead.

Thunder roared through the clouds.

An oppressive pressure settled over the area, making everyone instinctively uneasy.

The nearby Shieldbearers immediately grew tense.

The middle aged man narrowed his eyes.

This was at least an A Rank invader.

He quickly ordered the weaker Shieldbearers to retreat while calling for backup from nearby A Rank operatives.

They prepared for combat at any moment.

A Rank?

No.

S Rank.

The moment the New Kirk DMB detected the energy signature leaking from the owner, the entire monitoring department snapped to attention.

The staff member monitoring the scanners hurriedly reported,

"S Rank disaster signal detected!"

The director immediately asked,

"Is it the same one from before?"

"No."

The monitor operator’s face looked grim.

"This is an invader signature. Completely different energy profile from the previous external disaster."

Two S Rank disasters inside New Kirk?!

The director’s mind blanked for a second.

Then he immediately shouted,

"Doesn’t matter whether it’s the previous target or not. This is still an S Rank threat. Notify headquarters immediately and send the S Rank player over there!"

"Special Grade Chen is already en route!"

Within the DMB, S Rank players held the highest possible authority.

Most people addressed them with the honorary title "Special Grade" out of respect.

Van’s body transformed into a streak of rainbow colored light that tore across the sky, leaving behind a brilliant trail.

His expression was extremely serious.

"Please let me make it in time."

Rumble!

The dark clouds overhead grew heavier and heavier.

Caelum understood very clearly that these were not normal storm clouds.

They were the owner’s misfortune manifesting physically.

His good luck had been completely exhausted.

Ten rounds.

Ten straight victories.

Ten consecutive jackpots.

Even the nearby Shieldbearer uncle stood there dumbfounded.

He only felt that Caelum’s ability was absurdly bizarre.

At the same time, he envied him immensely.

If he possessed this kind of power, why would he still be working as an insurance salesman?

Another Shieldbearer quietly signaled that all civilians had already been evacuated.

The entire area had become eerily silent aside from the constant thunder overhead.

The middle aged man finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, however, Caelum lost interest.

He stood up impatiently.

"This is boring. I’m done."

"..."

The lottery booth owner stood there blankly, eyes unfocused, completely unable to accept the reality of losing ten rounds in a row.

Feeling the total absence of luck within himself, he suddenly snapped back to reality.

A vicious light filled his eyes.

The reason he had dared continue playing against Caelum for this long...

was because he could afford not to play fair.

A furious roar exploded through the area.

The owner completely abandoned his disguise and revealed his true form, transforming into a gigantic savage beast while venting all the rage inside him.

His eyes locked firmly onto Caelum.

"YOU’RE NOT LEAVING!!!"