"The chips on the table will serve as the initial chips for the next round of the game. The player of the next round may choose whether to continue raising the bet."

The Arbitrator continued speaking, placing that pile of chips in the middle, not allowing either side to touch them.

Then, he looked somewhat troubledly towards the chips on Xie Antong (Sin)'s side.

At this moment, by her hand, there were still three and a half hourglasses. Three of them were complete and could serve as chips, while one was in the process of being consumed.

The difference in the number of chips between the two sides wasn't very large to begin with. After all were placed on the gambling table, these few extra ones on Xie Antong (Sin)'s side appeared quite pitiful.

The Arbitrator continued:

"Since this special circumstance triggered a judgment of a draw, the settlement content is—Equality Among the Gods!"

"If the rule-breaker is the one with a greater number of chips, they must equalize their remaining chip count with their opponent, handing over the number of chips they exceed the opponent to the other side."

As he spoke, He raised His hand. Looking at that movement, it actually carried a hint of hesitation and uncertainty.

Because, whether the chip count should be considered four or three depended entirely on how He, the referee, interpreted it.

The rules of the game were indeed as stated, but in practice, He, the referee, still held a bit of discretionary power.

In that instant, countless images flashed through the Arbitrator's mind.

Perhaps there was the cooperation between Him and "Sin".

Perhaps there was the twisted relationship between Him and the gods, and the past of being manipulated.

Of course, perhaps there were also His own numerous fears and apprehensions...

But in the end, His hand merely hovered heavily in the air for a moment, less than a second, before ultimately only picking up a single hourglass from Xie Antong (Sin)'s side!

Then, as He placed the hourglass beside [Pleasure], He also spoke:

"In cases where the numbers cannot be divided equally, round down."

It seemed the chips on Xie Antong (Sin)'s side were counted as three. After this adjustment, the usable chips in the hands of the two became 2:1.

At the very beginning of the game, both sides used their chips with extreme recklessness. Now, however, the difference of just one or two chips could already decide the outcome.

This was also the reason why "Xie Antong" had to exert all her strength to prevent herself from overthinking, sparing no effort even if it meant saving just one chip.

[Pleasure] lazily waved his hand, looking at the single chip placed before him. He smiled, feeling a sense of irony.

"Heh heh..."

"Additionally, both sides may now have a period of time to communicate with their respective teammates."

As if wanting to avoid being questioned by both sides, the Arbitrator directly continued. Then, with a wave of His single hand, the black box beside them instantly vanished, revealing the two people inside.

[It seems that after he went out, the situation of the game indeed encountered a rather significant unexpected development.]

[Death] stood up from his seat the moment the black box disappeared, looking towards the direction of [Pleasure] and Xie Antong (Sin).

He didn't show much surprise, as if he had already anticipated this, and walked over.

[Hah, didn't you say you could definitely ensure he wouldn't interfere with this game? How did you fail, my Lord Death?]

[Pleasure], seeing Him emerge, spoke rather impolitely, immediately launching into mockery.

[Death]: ...

[I indeed underestimated His capabilities. It seems He had made relevant preparations right from the start of the game.]

[However, up to this point, you still maintain your so-called 'certain victory' gaming mentality. You still haven't corrected your flaw.]

[Flaw?!] Pleasure nearly exploded right then, [If it weren't for you having trouble dealing with just one "Sin" over there, how could my side keep running into problems time and again!]

[That little girl has never posed any threat to me.]

"Enough, you two can keep fighting like dogs for now. I'm stepping away for a moment."

Xie Antong (Sin), watching these two gods still able to engage in internal strife, found it somewhat amusing. She got up and walked towards "Sin".

Of course, from her own perspective, it was walking towards herself.

Arriving beside the figure slumped lifelessly in the chair, she even reached up and touched her own face.

It was the cool texture of a mask, but it had completely fused with the human face. The overloaded Jealousy was distorted, making the form barely recognizable as human.

In this short game, Jealousy had imitated who knows how many different people and gods. The burden was absolutely overloaded.

So, conveniently, the physical burden was left on this body, while only the portion that assimilated Xie Antong was taken out, temporarily seizing control of her body.

Xie Antong naturally wouldn't resist his seizure of control. This way, while he was within her body, the burden was greatly reduced.

After thinking for a moment, a somewhat peculiar smile suddenly appeared on Xie Antong (Sin)'s face. She bent down and scooped up the "Sin" before her in a princess carry.

Xie Antong (Sin)'s body holding "Sin"—the size difference between the two at this moment looked exceptionally difficult to assess, but in reality, psychologically, this was still holding oneself.

Lu Ce didn't have any Narcissus-like thoughts. He kicked the chair at his feet, sending it flying to the side of the gambling table.

Then, he casually tossed his own body, which landed steadily on the chair. After that, he himself flew over, returning to his original position.

At this moment, before the final round of this game, the four individuals from both sides sat gathered around the gambling table, as if they were about to discuss something.

[Let's finish the game at hand first.] "Death" proactively stopped quarreling with "Pleasure" and looked towards the Arbitrator.

[If this kind of special circumstance occurs, how many cards can "Sin" play in the next round?]

"According to the rules, it's still one or four cards. Since he no longer has four cards, the only legal hand is one card."

But it was very clear that the cards remaining in Xie Antong (Sin)'s hand were "1, 4, 5". Not a single one could defeat the "Tiger".

[But what if he still plays a different number, say two cards! If he wins, it would still count as a draw, right?]

Although [Death] wasn't formally sitting at the gambling table, after understanding the rules, His train of thought was exceptionally clear.

"Yes," the Arbitrator said, lowering his head.

Hearing His words, [Death] looked at the chips in the hands of both sides.

The ones in Xie Antong (Sin)'s hand happened to still have one more!

Then, what the other side intended, what they would do, had become very clear.

[Death]'s face was shrouded in shadow. He tilted his head slightly towards the Arbitrator and said in a low voice:

[A special circumstance not understood in advance actually led to his situation being reversed, allowing him to win like this.]

[It's really... such a coincidence...]