Lu Ce: ...

Xie Antong (Sin) remained silent for a moment before speaking:

"Is this the countermeasure you came up with?"

[I'm really not used to hearing such narcissistic words from your face. It's as if I need to rack my brains to deal with you.]

[Pleasure] sneered, but in fact, his earlier statement, "Because it's you, everything is wrong," was indeed a very good way to counter Lu Ce's Ignorance Aura.

From the very beginning, he had decided to subconsciously negate everything the other party said, regardless of whether it made sense or not. This way, at least his train of thought wouldn't be so easily led astray.

As for his own plans and actions... he was the dominant party! His actions didn't need to consider the opponent, only himself.

After speaking, he turned his head, and his entire body transformed into a bolt of energy lightning, arriving before the black box.

Ignoring Xie Antong (Sin) and the Arbitrator still waiting behind him, he placed one hand on the black box. The dark box swayed slightly as he pressed his face against it.

Inside, [Death], who had been contemplating, gave a slight shake, as if sensing something, and looked out through the black box.

[Pleasure]'s face pressed against the black box as he murmured in a low voice:

[You were right, we really did meet a pretty interesting fellow. This feeling is different from before...]

[However, your approach is no good! I don't know how you managed it, but actually letting this guy escape is truly useless.]

[If "Life" found out, I'm afraid he'd mock you for several epochs.]

After saying this, his face, which was tightly pressed against the black box, squirmed slightly from the friction as he turned to look at "Sin" on the other chair.

That guy was currently motionless. Perhaps because his spirit had already entered "Blank"'s body, that body looked like an empty shell.

Or rather, like it was asleep.

The corner of [Pleasure]'s mouth twitched, and he stopped looking at him. Instead, he glanced at [Death] again and said:

[Heh... So next, it's still up to my way of playing!]

[Pleasure] completely threw aside the instructions [Death] had given him earlier, deciding to fully return to himself and complete this round of the Game according to his own methods.

[Death]: ...

[Death] sat in his chair, looking outside the black box, ultimately making no response.

...

Turning around, his body flashed once more, and [Pleasure] returned to the gambling table.

"What, in the middle of playing, you still have to go chat with that guy..."

The moment he returned, Xie Antong (Sin) opposite him began to speak, but before she could finish, her words were interrupted by the sound of chips slamming onto the table.

Bang!

[No more dilly-dallying. Let's get straight to it. All in.]

This wasn't actually his turn to bet, but he seemed somewhat impatient already, pushing all his hourglasses out at once.

Or perhaps, it wasn't impatience, but anticipation—anticipation for what would happen next.

Xie Antong (Sin) spoke:

"Didn't you just say that no matter what I say, it's unreasonable?"

[Me betting like this isn't because of whether what you said is reasonable or not, but because I think it's very interesting.]

[This is my game. You're just the challenger. It's just that you, this challenger, are indeed much more interesting than that little girl.]

[I know you must have some peculiar plan that I haven't thought of yet. This makes me very curious, very eager to see what you can do.]

[Shall we begin?]

[Pleasure]'s words fully returned to his former state. The two stared at each other from opposite sides of the gambling table, like a dragon and a tiger locked in combat.

"The time is up. Currently, it is 'Sin's' turn to bet. Please proceed quickly."

The Arbitrator reminded from the side.

Actually, the countdown timer had already reached zero moments ago, but he didn't intend to enforce anything, merely offering a reminder.

At this point in the rules, as long as it wasn't an absolutely rigid regulation, it basically let these two gentlemen play as they pleased.

Clap, clap, clap...

Xie Antong (Sin) gave light applause and said:

"Good, good, good. Keep it up. Playing with you in this state is about right."

"Every god has their own characteristics. If you always listen to that guy [Death] and play his way, you'll lose your own essence. 'Pleasure' might as well die then..."

[Pleasure]'s expression instantly changed, but the warning in his heart reminded him to always remember that no matter what "Sin" said, it was wrong.

Therefore, he didn't reply either. He took a card from his hand and threw it out, also face-up!

It was a "Horse," representing "7"!

7 versus 11 are coprime numbers, proving that this round, [Pleasure] won.

The bets weren't even finished, the game hadn't even started, yet victory and defeat were already decided, rendering the Arbitrator, the referee, utterly meaningless.

These two had played to the point where cards were revealed openly, and bets were negotiated, completely losing the feeling of a gamble. It wasn't even like playing around.

The countless crowd in the spectator stands couldn't understand a thing, leading to an abnormal silence.

Their lack of understanding here was different from before. During the game between "Blank" and "Pleasure", they watched with their brains burning, not grasping the strategy and contest within.

Now, their lack of understanding meant it was completely impossible to evaluate. It felt like a dream, with no connection between what came before and after, no logical relationship whatsoever.

Seeing that the other side had already made his decision without needing her to bet, Xie Antong (Sin) naturally didn't waste words either, pushing all eighteen of her chips forward.

Because another hourglass chip had shattered during the earlier change of players, Lu Ce's side still had 21 complete chips remaining.

"Ah, it's a pity your chip count isn't enough for me to go all in. Having these three left in my hand seems rather useless."

With the chips in place, Xie Antong (Sin) didn't forget to add a taunt.

[Hmph, you there, come and reveal the cards.]

[Pleasure] didn't want to waste energy on verbal sparring. He called to the Arbitrator beside him, looking somewhat impatient.

The Arbitrator flashed over, speaking as he reached for the cards on the table.

"Very well, both sides' bets and played cards have been confirmed. The game—"

"Who told you they were confirmed?" A finger extended, pressing down on that "12" card.

Xie Antong (Sin) suddenly stopped him, smiling as she looked at the Arbitrator.

"Did I say I was finished playing my card?"

"You, seeing that I seem about to lose, are you being a bit too eager?"

The Arbitrator's eyes trembled as he gently withdrew his hand.

This action of pressing down on the card... why did it seem so familiar...

That time, it was definitely him!