"Are all you VIP gamblers always so talkative?" Ling Yun seemed oblivious to the female gambler's gender advantage, and sighed, "I told you, I don't want to watch you die in front of me. It would make me feel guilty. Either you leave here now, or you gamble against me. I don't mean to look down on you. You might win when you gamble with others, but when you gamble with me, no matter what level of VIP you are, you will definitely lose. I don't understand why those high-level VIP gamblers would send a woman to her death."
"Sir!" The female gambler's face turned slightly pale. This young man was completely indifferent to her, even speaking in a cold tone, acting as if he didn't care about her at all. This provoked the female gambler to the point of almost losing her temper: "I am a gambler first, and then a woman. Why can't you treat me as your opponent? I am a level 16 VIP, which is eleven levels higher than that gentleman just now. How can you be so sure that you will definitely beat me?"
“The guy who just died was also sure he would win, but he still died.” Ling Yun took the coffee from the approaching staff member and took a small sip. “I told you, no matter who it is, sitting in front of me will result in death. Whether you are a VIP or not, your level is meaningless. You can still leave now, otherwise, even if I don’t like it, the other gamblers will like to see a graceful and elegant female gambler get her head blown off.”
"You!" The female gambler finally understood why the Level 5 VIP had repeatedly lost his composure. This young man seemed to be an honest and obedient person, but the words that came out of his mouth always drove people crazy. His arrogant face, which showed that he clearly knew nothing, made people want to shoot him dead. However, at crucial moments, the young man's ordinary face would involuntarily give people a chill. These two extremes, which should be completely opposite, were combined in a very harmonious way in one person, which was enough to make any expert who thought he had seen countless people unable to see through him.
The female gambler took a deep breath, trying to regain her composure. "Sir, the saying goes, 'You have to accept the consequences of your bet.' There is no distinction between men and women sitting here, only gamblers. I am not the first female gambler to die, nor will I be the last. And countless male gamblers have died at my hands. We are comparing gambling skills, luck, probability, and a little bit of mystery, not strength or who is bigger."
"Oh?" Ling Yun raised an eyebrow. "Since you're so eager to die, then shoot first. Ladies first, I'll give you the chance to get a headshot, which has a one in seven chance. This is a small favor to you as a woman."
The female gambler forced herself to suppress her anger once again. The boy's words were like thorny roses, constantly provoking her most sensitive nerves, and could make her explode at any moment. However, she still forced herself to endure it, while sensitively realizing that the boy might be doing it on purpose. Perhaps he was using reverse psychology to make her ignore a certain fact and then win the bet. This did not seem like a good method, but its effectiveness could not be underestimated, and it had always worked.
The first VIP failed to uncover Ling Yun's true strength and instead died from an unbelievable, elementary mistake, which left all the VIPs bewildered. Therefore, as the second VIP, a woman was specially assigned, as women are usually more meticulous and should not make the same mistake again.
"Thank you," the female gambler spat out through gritted teeth, adding sarcastically, "Sir, your way of taking care of women is quite unique."
"You're welcome. It's what we men should do." Ling Yun either didn't catch her sarcasm or was pretending to be naive. "It's a pity I won't have the chance to take care of you like this next time. Tsk tsk, you're not that old. Why do you want to die so soon? To die young, to die young... Sigh, I think I used the wrong adjective. I should say to die young, that would be more fitting for you. Hehe, right?"
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The female gambler has decided not to say anything to Ling Yun in an attempt to find out his true nature. This guy may seem honest and kind, but he's full of bad intentions. Talking to him will not only leave you with nothing useful, but will also make you furious. The real difference lies in their gambling skills. At least this time, the female gambler will not make the same mistake as the previous gambler.
The gun on the round table had been picked up from the ground by the staff, wiped clean, and the cylinder was removed. Then, a bullet was randomly inserted into one of the bullet holes. The difference between seven bullet holes and six bullet holes was not significant. If one did not look closely, it would be easy to confuse the two. The middle-aged VIP man made the mistake of not carefully checking the gun, and as a result, he died.
“Let’s not play with this gun anymore,” the female gambler said. “I don’t like revolvers with seven bullet holes, and besides, someone just died from this gun, which makes me feel unlucky.”
Ling Yun nodded. He could grant this small request. Although he couldn't tell which gun hadn't killed someone, so it didn't matter whether it was auspicious or not, he still signaled the staff to replace the gun. The staff hurriedly left and returned a moment later with a revolver. Ling Yun picked up the revolver from the tray. It was clearly a brand new gun, with a pristine finish and a cool, pleasant feel.
He placed the gun on the round table and pushed it toward the female gambler: "Madam, you have one last chance. If you insist on playing roulette with me, I can't refuse. But if you regret it, you can still leave now."
The female gambler picked up the revolver and examined it carefully, paying particular attention to the number of bullet holes. Hearing Ling Yun's well-intentioned advice, she couldn't help but chuckle: "Sir, I'm not leaving. And can you be so sure you can win? Let me tell you bluntly, even a level 30 VIP like Jack the Gambler might not be confident of beating me. I really don't know where your confidence comes from, even if it's a matter of probability, you only have a 50% chance."
Ling Yun shrugged and spouted nonsense: "Do I even need confidence? It's not that I'm too strong, it's that you so-called VIPs are too weak. I'm invincible. Even Jack would lose to me without a doubt. Even a hundred VIPs like you combined wouldn't be worth a single finger of mine. Luckily, your high-level VIPs didn't intervene, otherwise they would have been easy prey. I had no choice but to use you bunch of mediocre people as cannon fodder..."
The female gambler wanted to slap herself. An inexplicable anger surged within her. Why couldn't she learn her lesson? She had just said she wouldn't say a word to this guy, but she immediately made the same mistake again. She had even forgotten what she had just checked. She abruptly shut down the reel, pointed the gun at Ling Yun's forehead, and shouted sharply, "Shut up, kid. Believe me or not, I'll shoot you dead."
Her demeanor and voice had become fierce and stern; she was no longer the gentle, elegant, beautiful, and poised noblewoman she once was. A fierce aura emanated from her, making her appear like a lioness, inspiring fear in all who beheld her.
Ling Yun's eyes widened in surprise. He waved his hand and said, "Big sister, don't be angry. I was just joking. I didn't expect you to be so easily provoked. I can only kindly remind you that if you point a gun at me again, they will immediately turn you into a honeycomb."
The female gambler was stunned. She hadn't thought much about it; she had impulsively raised the gun at Ling Yun out of momentary anger. In fact, she didn't intend to actually shoot; she just wanted to scare this despicable boy. Hearing Ling Yun's words, she realized that she seemed to have unintentionally broken the casino's rules.
After looking around, she saw several menacing staff members pointing their guns at her. The female gambler felt a chill run down her spine. Looking at Ling Yun, who was smiling and sipping his coffee across from her, she had a complicated expression on her face. She looked at Ling Yun and said, word by word, "Your methods are truly impressive. I've really learned something new."
Ling Yun smiled faintly: "You flatter me. Now that you've inspected the gun, let's begin. Shall we go first or shall we?"
"I'll go first," the female gambler said expressionlessly. "I'm a VIP, and a higher-level VIP than the gentleman before, so I'll let you have five shots in a row, and the last shot is for you. How about that? Is that fair?"
"Are you sure you want to do this? You can still change your mind if you want." Ling Yun sighed. "That guy just let me have five shots, but he still died in the end. Do you really want to imitate him?"
"I'm only asking you if you dare?" the female gambler said, enunciating each word clearly. "I'm a woman, you're a man. I'll fire first, five shots in a row. You've already gained a huge advantage. If you still don't dare, then you might as well kill yourself."
"To be honest, I'm a little hesitant," Ling Yun replied honestly. "But since I've already gained such a huge advantage, I'll reluctantly agree."
He gently beckoned over a staff member and asked, "I'd like to ask what the upgrade process is like for gamblers. What's the difference between eliminating a regular gambler and a VIP gambler? If eliminating a VIP upgrades faster and is more valuable, then I'll know what to do next!"
He spoke casually, but the female gambler and some of the VIP gamblers around him were furious. This guy was too arrogant. He didn't take the VIP gamblers seriously at all. Did he really think he was a gambling god?
Seeing that it was a manager inquiring, the staff member quickly and respectfully replied, "It's like this, sir. The casino's rules for upgrading gamblers are that if ordinary gamblers bet against each other and win once, they will be promoted one level. However, after reaching level five, they can only choose players of the same level to continue upgrading. Reaching level twenty will make you a VIP. The rules for VIPs are the same; they can only continue upgrading after defeating players of the same level. Even if you win a bet against a lower-level player, it's meaningless."
"I meant whether there are any upgrade rewards for someone like me who is a low-level player challenging a high-level player, not what I'm asking you about," Ling Yun said.
"I'm sorry, sir, I didn't explain clearly." The staff member looked flustered and quickly said, "Lower-level gamblers can challenge higher-level gamblers at will, but the difference between them cannot exceed ten levels. However, this does not apply if a higher-level gambler actively challenges a lower-level gambler and fails. As for the upgrade process, it increases with the gamblers you challenge. If you challenge someone of a higher level, the upgrade speed will also increase accordingly. We have a complicated calculation formula here... According to this calculation, you have already won against a level 5 VIP, so your current level is level 18. You are only two levels away from VIP. Congratulations, sir."
"Oh..." Ling Yun nodded thoughtfully, as if talking to himself, "Then it seems my leveling speed is relatively fast. If I beat her, what level will I reach?" He pointed at the female gambler, which made her face turn pale again.
The staff member quickly did some mental calculations: "Level 8 VIP, sir. If you beat this lady, you will be a Level 8 VIP."
"Oh?" Ling Yun was a little disappointed. "You only leveled up this much? I was planning to go and challenge Jack to a duel after winning this round. He's level 30, and I have to wait until level 20 to challenge him. This is too slow."
If Ling Yun weren't their boss, the staff would have rolled their eyes. He could advance to VIP status with just two rounds of roulette, and he still complained that it was too slow. There really is no one more amazing than this young man.
The female gambler could no longer contain herself and slammed her hand on the table, shouting, "Are you going to gamble or not? You think you can beat me and level up to level eight? Are you dreaming?"
“Bet, of course I’ll bet. After I beat you, I’ll be level eight.” Ling Yun glanced at her, as if calculating something, and said, “If I challenge an 18th-level VIP, I can level up to 13. Then I challenge a 23rd-level VIP, and I can level up to 16. Then I challenge a 26th-level VIP, and I can level up to 20. Finally, I’ll be qualified to challenge Jack. Hehe, I have to go through so many rounds. It’s really not easy.”
"You bastard!" the female gambler said angrily, enunciating each word clearly. "You still want to finish gambling with me before you dream of advancing? And I can guarantee you'll never have another chance to advance."
"Madam, have you ever heard of the saying 'all's fair in war'?" Ling Yun suddenly turned to him and said softly, "And you clearly knew I was trying to provoke you, so why did you still fall for it?"
"Me? You?" The female gambler was stunned. She didn't understand what Ling Yun was talking about. "What are you talking about?"
“You made the same mistake as the last VIP.” Ling Yun spoke clearly, word by word, so that everyone could hear him. The last sentence, in particular, made the female gambler turn deathly pale. “This revolver only has five bullet holes, so by firing five shots first, you have already sealed your fate.”
Chapter 355 Escaping the Gambling Game
Ling Yun silently stood up, leaving the stunned VIP female gambler and the dumbfounded onlookers behind. Since the outcome was already decided, it was better not to witness the bloody scene. Besides, a woman publicly shooting herself was a truly tragic thing. No matter how indifferent she was to her life, or how ruthless she was, Ling Yun couldn't sit still like the others, calmly watching her die. Ling Yun wasn't afraid of bloodshed, but that didn't mean he liked it.
All eyes were on him. Two bets, two matches against VIPs, two complete victories. And most incredibly, both powerful VIPs died because of the same basic mistake. This was a bit eerie, and people looked at Ling Yun with a hint of fear, as if the boy had become the incarnation of a demon.
"Sir, would you like to play something else?" The staff member who had introduced the gambling area to Ling Yun earlier appeared before him again with an elegant demeanor, still maintaining a humble smile and noble service etiquette. However, this time, his expression was more docile. Clearly, the two rounds of roulette had deeply shocked him, and his gaze towards Ling Yun was filled with a mysterious aura.
"I'm tired of roulette and want to try something different. Are there any simpler forms of gambling, the kind that are easy to understand and straightforward?" Ling Yun said after thinking for a moment.
"Sir, the types of gambling in our casino are all very simple and straightforward. But I know what you're looking for, sir. I can tell you're Chinese, right? You must be very interested in dice. The rules are just as simple as roulette. Please come with me, and I'll explain as we walk." The staff member gestured for him to come along while speaking at length.
Ling Yun strolled casually beside the staff member, observing the various gamblers in the gambling area while listening to the staff member's explanation: "Dice rolling involves placing six dice in a shaking jar. The smallest die is one, and the largest is six. Then the jar is shaken, and the total number of points on the dice is counted. Eighteen or more is considered 'big,' and less than eighteen is considered 'small.' Before the shaking stops, gamblers must bet on 'big' or 'small,' and the winner is determined based on the result."