DanMachi: Starting with a Sword Soul Template

Chapter 145: The Cards are Responding to the Will of the King of Duels!

Cervantes looked at Liam in shock. This guy had actually spoken his lines! Cervantes had just been about to say those words, and now he was choked up by Liam's words, the momentum he had built up being interrupted as a result.

Although Golden City Paradise made an exaggerated amount of money, it was still quite troublesome to gather several billion Valis in a short period of time.

Cervantes snapped his fingers, and a waiter immediately pushed a gorgeous treasure chest on a cart to the front of the group.

"Bearing a debt is too exaggerated. Why don't we just play a thirty-billion-Valis game?

Mainly, I hope everyone can have a good time, so I've also prepared a full thirty billion Valis in chips."

"The so-called price is not that the loser of the gamble grants a wish, but that they bear a huge debt.

Operator, since we're playing, let's play big.

I'll stake my life, and you'll use the entire Golden City Paradise as your stake.

We'll play with thirty billion in chips. During this time, I don't want to hear about anyone cashing out large amounts of chips and cash from the casino.

The key to victory or defeat lies in which side loses all their chips first."

Liam smiled. At this time, the waiters in black suits moved even more obviously closer to them.

He was very curious. In the face of his current strength, did these guys dare to cheat? If they dared, then he was going to make a move.

Countless times, he had wanted to snatch back the rhythm and initiative from Liam, but every time, he had failed without a doubt.

Cervantes's mood was not as good as it was at the beginning.

This is terrible. What kind of person is this Liam?

Why can he always successfully restrain him?

It was as if he, Cervantes, was always living in Liam's shadow.

"Fine, it's been a long time since I've accepted such an exciting bet!"

The anger and fear in Cervantes's heart were equally high!

Liam gave him a feeling of being unpredictable and ungraspable.

For this kind of unknown potential newcomer, he would always try his best to win them over.

And now, then let's find a way to enslave this guy!

"I accept this bet! Liam, let's bet your life and my casino! However, you also need to bear the 12 billion Valis bet I'm lending you!

Your three friends and yourself, each of you must borrow another three billion Valis from me!

Of course, I will do the same. I will bet a total of 15 billion Valis with you at the same time!"

This was the Grand Casino. This was already the largest amount of funds he, Cervantes, could come up with at the moment.

Even though it was very troublesome and the risk was great, he could still come up with it.

The situation this time was really too special, to the extent that Cervantes had no chance to prepare at all.

A high-stakes gamble with a total of three hundred billion Valis in chips!

Such an astonishing high-stakes gamble naturally attracted the attention of all the gamblers in the entire VIP room.

Chips with a total value of three hundred billion Valis, each worth a million. Even so, the entire gambling table was already piled up like a small mountain.

After all, this was a full thirty thousand chips!

Not only were Ryuu Lion and Bell's hearts racing, but the other gamblers present also began to breathe heavily, the blood vessels in their entire bodies rapidly expanding and contracting at this moment.

Their blood was burning, boiling.

This was the first time they had ever seen a high-stakes gamble of this level!

Even a world-class billionaire wouldn't participate in a three-hundred-billion-Valis gambling game in a single round, right?

"There are too many chips; it's too troublesome to play. Aren't there any higher-denomination chips?"

Liam looked at the chips in front of him, which were already piled up into a mountain. Even if they were to be exchanged for cash later, it would be too troublesome.

Cervantes smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes. The highest denomination chip is fifty million Valis per piece. It's generally used by the royal families of the world.

Shall I exchange them for you?"

Liam nodded, completely ignoring Bell's shocked expression.

The four of them, Liam's group, sat down at the gambling table.

Seeing this scene, Cervantes also laughed heartily.

Liam and his group only had four people. Even without cheating, he, Cervantes, had an astonishingly high win rate.

After all, in the upcoming card game, as long as neither side cheated, it would be a pure game of probability.

He, Cervantes, had an astonishing numerical advantage on his side!

He could even coordinate with the numerous gamblers through eye contact and facial expressions.

How could Liam and his group possibly win against him!

"Everyone, come and play too? A gambling game rarely seen in history like this would be too boring if it were just me and Liam's group.

If a gambler other than me and Liam's group wins the final victory, then I will help everyone realize a wish within my ability!"

Subsequently, this gambling table was directly filled with gamblers.

Liam's group of four split the one hundred and fifty billion Valis in chips, which meant each person had seventy-five chips.

Bell looked at the chips in front of him. Each chip seemed to be scorching hot lava.

Too exaggerated, really too exaggerated.

Why could Mr. Liam remain calm in the face of a high-stakes gamble of this level?

This mental and psychological endurance was really too strong!

Liam sized up these chips. The fifty-million-Valis-per-piece chips, the material used for each one had undergone a world-shaking change.

These chips had changed from ceramics fired from rare earth to mithril alloy chips!

Gold, mithril, and the well-designed numbers and patterns on the chips.

Just by taking this chip out to exchange for Valis, he thought it could be exchanged for a value of nearly ten million Valis at the very least?

Still has some sincerity.

This was Liam's current thought.

He had never considered the possibility of his own failure. After all, the Lucky Rabbit was by his side.

As long as there was no cheating, then no one could win against Strong Luck Bell.

And as long as someone dared to cheat, then Liam would let them know what hell on earth was.

Even if this was a place of extraterritoriality, he would use violence to shatter the so-called power and completely trample on the dignity and lives of these guys.

Cervantes looked at everyone with a chuckle, "Mr. Liam, then shall we play 'Compare the Size'?

At the beginning of each round, the five of us will at least follow with one fifty-million chip. No chips means you lose.

And the others will each have a ten-thousand chip.

Of course, Mr. Liam, on your side, it only counts as a loss if all four of you lose all your chips."

Apart from Liam's group and Cervantes, the rest were all Cervantes's underlings.

Liam expressed that he didn't care. As long as he won this time, he could get at least three hundred billion Valis in cash.

At least for now, it should be enough. Even if he needed to awaken later, he thought it would be enough.

It couldn't be that one or two hundred billion, two or three hundred billion Valis couldn't successfully awaken once, right?

If that were the case, then what about the subsequent second and third awakenings? To what extent would it be exaggerated?

Liam listened to Cervantes's introduction and found that the rules were somewhat similar to Stud Poker.

Each round, you had to put in at least one chip, and then take turns calling.

If you don't call, you will only lose the chips you bet.

Until the final winner of this round uses their hand's size to beat the hands of all the people who are still calling, and then collects the chips on the table.

Spades, hearts, clubs, diamonds. In the case of the same number, spades are the highest. At least the way of comparing size here was like this.

Next was:

Three of a Kind: Three cards of the same rank (e.g., AAA).

Straight Flush: Three cards of the same suit and in sequence (e.g., Queen of Spades, King of Spades, Ace of Spades).

Flush: Three cards of the same suit but not in sequence (e.g., 2 of Hearts, 5 of Hearts, 9 of Hearts).

Straight: Three cards of different suits but in sequence (e.g., 3 of Diamonds, 4 of Clubs, 5 of Hearts).

Pair: Two of the three cards have the same rank (e.g., KK7).

High Card: None of the three cards form any special combination; only the rank of the highest single card is compared.

"Just like that. Then let's officially start now. I'll exchange fifty million Valis in chips first!"

Ryuu Lion's expression turned very sour, because she discovered a very unfavorable thing. That was that the chips they used were all fifty million each, while the gamblers other than Cervantes were all using ten thousand!

This point was really too unfair.

Seeing that Ryuu Lion's expression was a bit off, Liam comforted her.

"Don't worry, just bet as you please."

"Mmm."

Ryuu Lion chose to believe Liam. At the same time, she was also trying her best to observe with high concentration whether the enemy was cheating.

Everyone had three cards in their hand, one face-up card and two face-down cards.

Liam's main gaze was on observing Bell. Unlike the original work.

This rule of comparing size really tested a gambler's psychological endurance.

It was obvious that Bell's personality was really too easy to guess.

After all three cards were placed on Bell's table, Liam covered all of the other party's cards with one hand.

"Bell, if you believe me, then from now on, absolutely do not reveal your face-down cards in any round.

The conditions are still the same as before..."

Face-up card meant that the card's number could be seen by everyone. Face-down card meant that the card's number was not shown to other gamblers.

Bell's thoughts were written all over his face, making it easy for these guys to see whether his hand was good or not.

This guy Cervantes, this way of comparing size really restrained Bell a bit.

At least the win rate was reduced by 33.33%!

Bell looked at Liam, "Okay, Senior Liam, I believe you! But whatever the outcome, I won't blame you for it later."

It seems this is a must-win!

In one round, it was only when only two people were left and had to compare their hands that Cervantes and Bell had their final showdown.

There were a total of 12 gamblers at this table. Liam's group of four was one team.

Cervantes and the other seven gamblers were one team.

Of course, on the surface, there were three teams. Cervantes was one team, and the remaining two teams were Liam's group and the other seven individual gamblers.

Each round used 104 poker cards without the jokers. If they really encountered three Aces against three Aces, then they would see who had more Aces of Spades or Hearts, etc., in the order of spades, hearts, clubs, diamonds.

If they were all identical, then they would split all the chips in this round.

The card ranks from high to low were: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.

"Call, I win?"

Bell had three sevens, while Cervantes had three black sevens, eights, and nines.

Cervantes frowned. This guy Bell's luck was really exaggerated.

Everyone's face-up card was a seven, but the other party's face-down cards were also sevens!

Too exaggerated!

Ryuu Lion's expression was constantly sizing up the people around her. These waiters gathered around them. Just this point alone made her spirit tense.

And Liam was still relatively relaxed.

It seemed as if he had already anticipated the current situation.

Subsequently, the group played several more rounds of chips.

Bell was like a bottomless pit. The chips of everyone, including Liam and Cervantes, were being sucked away by Bell.

Seeing this scene, Cervantes was completely stunned.

What on earth is going on?

The gambling table now, every round of the 104 poker cards used was a new deck.

And it was a deck of poker cards that his people had inspected. There was absolutely no possibility of cheating.

But, why was it always Bell winning?

How could this be?

Cervantes had clearly confirmed the face-down cards of the other seven individual players with his eyes and expressions.

He completely couldn't figure out how this Bell did it.

Cervantes's expression was a bit stiff, "Mr. Bell's skill is really strong. Even I would like to ask you to be my master and learn from you."

Bell hurriedly waved his hands, "It's just a little bit of good luck. You're too kind."

Liam coughed and looked at Bell, "Bell! He's the one who wants us to bear a debt of three billion..."

At this moment, Bell was also stunned. Then a chill rose from the bottom of his heart.

Liam's reminder finally woke Bell up.

This time, Bell profoundly realized that this guy Cervantes was the real devil.

And the kind that eats people without spitting out the bones!

If they lost this time, then the four of them would have to bear a total debt of one hundred and twenty billion Valis.

This was a debt they simply couldn't repay!

Just thinking of the consequences, Bell had already become completely serious.

Oh, great gods, please help me win today's gambling game.

Please!

Bell's eyes changed, and corresponding to that, his aura and presence also changed at this moment.

The weak rabbit had now become a desperate rabbit.

This was a gambling game that required fighting with one's life! He, Bell, absolutely could not lose!

Even if he had to risk his life!

He's fired up!

Liam had a strange sense of illusion.

It seemed that there was also a Pharaoh inside Bell's body.

At this moment, through the effect of the Millennium Puzzle, the soul of the King of Duels had been swapped out.

That BGM called "Passionate Duelist" had already started playing!

Cervantes looked at Liam and the suddenly changed aura of Bell, and also broke out in a cold sweat.

"Aiya, actually, I just hope everyone has a good time. I have no other meaning. So please don't overthink it."

Bell pushed the chips in his hand forward, "My turn! Four chips, a two-hundred-million-Valis bet!"

"Call!"

Cervantes didn't believe in heresy. He also directly called with two hundred million Valis.

As a result, when only Cervantes and Bell were left betting.

Bell won again with three tens.

And Cervantes had three twos. He looked at the other party in shock. "How do you have three of a kind again!

Why can you always get three of a kind?"

Bell was just about to explain when Liam interrupted him.

"That's naturally because Bell is a true duelist. That's right! Playing cards and gambling is also a form of dueling.

Bell, who has made up his mind and is determined to win the gambling game with twelve-tenths of his fighting spirit, has received a response from the cards!"

This is the bond between cards!

King of Duels! You must obtain the final victory!

This is a gambling game of at least three hundred billion Valis! Please continue to maintain this momentum and win!

Cervantes's face was flushed red. Although it was hard to believe, he also profoundly understood Bell's strong luck!

(End of this chapter)

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