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Chapter 101
Chapter 101: Chen Daozai and the werewolf killed
Crack!!
Accompanied by the sound of snapping bone, blood splattered everywhere!
The living Dice Cup opened its mouth full of razor-sharp teeth.
It clamped down on Cao Hua's and Zhou Xing's right thumbs and chewed viciously!
"Ugh—ahhh!!"
Excruciating pain shot through them instantly!
Both men went pale, cold sweat pouring down their bodies.
Gone was the relaxed banter they'd been exchanging just moments ago.
The fingers are connected to the heart—the agony of a severed digit left them barely able to breathe.
Zhou Xing pressed down on the wound still gushing blood.
He stared at the man sitting across the table—expressionless, toying with a Ghost Coin.
Those pupils held not a single trace of emotion.
As if he were watching 2 clowns putting on a performance.
"Cao sir..."
Zhou Xing's voice trembled, his eyes filled with terror.
"We...can't win this."
Before this man, the teamwork they were so proud of—
even their so-called special abilities—seemed utterly feeble and hollow.
If they didn't leave now, the next round would cost them their fingers!
"Run!!"
Cao Hua didn't hesitate for a second. With shaking hands, he fished out a yellow talisman paper he'd prepared in advance.
Shk!
The talisman ignited, black smoke billowing to the ceiling.
With the last of their strength, both men screamed up at the Supervisor with its countless eyes overhead.
"Withdraw from the game!!!"
……
"Heh heh..."
Watching the 2 men in their sorry state.
Piano Cassone, standing behind Jiang Nan, couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
She covered her mouth, her eyes full of gleeful, vindictive satisfaction.
"A pair of cowards."
"Weren't you acting so high and mighty just now? What happened—now you need to go crying to your parents?"
"Get on your knees and sing your surrender already! Useless trash!"
That taunt sent Cao Hua and Zhou Xing—already enduring tremendous pain—into a rage.
"Shut your mouth! You three-timing lapdog!!"
Cao Hua spat through gritted teeth.
"Wasn't being someone's dog enough for that blonde big-chested woman? Now you're being this pretty boy's dog too!"
"What gives you the right to mock us?!"
The surrounding prisoner-spectators who had lost heavily also shifted their fury onto Piano Cassone.
"Fox Borrowing a Tiger's Might!"
"Once that pretty boy loses, I'll be the first one to gut you!"
"Damn it! I've always hated that face of hers!"
The crowd was in an uproar!
Several prisoners actually stood up, advancing on Piano Cassone with murderous glares.
Piano Cassone was the type whose mouth wrote cheques her body couldn't cash. Faced with this nearly out-of-control violent scene—
the cowardice etched into her very bones surged up immediately.
Because she really had been bullied in prison before.
Why else would she have traded her gambling skills to Silk-Stocking Desperado in exchange for protection?
"You...what do you think you're doing..."
She instinctively shrank back, her body trembling uncontrollably.
"Don't...come any closer!!"
"I'm warning you! Even to beat a dog you have to look at its master!!"
She screamed and scrambled on both hands and feet.
Crawling pathetically toward Jiang Nan's chair.
"Master!! Help me!!"
"These pieces of trash are trying to lay hands on your private property!!"
However.
Just as the 3 ringleader prisoners took their first step forward.
Tap.
A light sound.
Jiang Nan lightly flicked a Ghost Coin in his hand, then caught it smoothly.
Then.
He slowly raised his right hand—not reaching for the notepad.
Instead, he extended his index finger toward the 3 loudest prisoners and formed a Finger-Gun Shape.
Under the bewildered gazes of those 3 prisoners.
Jiang Nan's lips parted slightly, and 3 words slipped out.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
No muzzle flash. No smoke.
But between the eyebrows of those 3 prisoners, 3 bloody holes blew open in an instant!
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The 3 corpses didn't even get to scream.
They fell straight backward, their blood staining the carpet red.
The Black Mist wasn't a projection—it was a transfer.
So they had physical bodies here.
At this moment.
Everyone's eyes went wide.
"Referee!! Someone's been killed!!"
Cao Hua was scared half out of his mind. Clutching his severed finger, he screamed up at the Supervisor on the ceiling.
"He killed people in the Card Room!! That's against the rules!! Quickly arrest him and cut him to pieces!!"
According to the hospital's rules.
While a gambling game was in progress, fighting between players was strictly and absolutely forbidden!
However.
The Supervisor on the ceiling only glanced at the corpses on the floor, then glanced at Jiang Nan.
And then...
No reaction whatsoever.
It simply stared at Cao Hua and Zhou Xing, urging them to pay the withdrawal penalty.
"Why?!"
Cao Hua fell apart.
"Idiot! Shut up!!"
Zhou Xing beside him clapped a hand over Cao Hua's mouth.
"Can't you see what happened?!"
"The game is already over!!"
Zhou Xing pointed at the table full of chips that Jiang Nan had already collected, dripping in cold sweat.
"The moment we called out 'withdraw,' the gambling round was finished!"
"The Supervisor is only responsible for maintaining fairness at the gambling table! It won't bother itself with matters outside the table!"
"And besides..."
Zhou Xing looked at the man now wiping his fingers, trembling.
"This guy...is a monster!!"
"Whatever you do—don't provoke him again! Otherwise the next ones to die will be us!!"
Zhou Xing and Cao Hua didn't dare cause any more trouble.
Because this man was simply too terrifying.
Witnessing this scene.
Piano Cassone, who had just been cowering in fear, transformed in an instant.
'So Master is this powerful!'
'Then what on earth was I afraid of?'
So the very next moment, she poked her head out from beside Jiang Nan's legs and unleashed a torrent of abuse.
"Hahaha!!"
"Keep talking!! Come on!!"
"Weren't you so fierce just now?! How come you've all gone mute?!"
"Oh wait—I should say you're corpses now!"
Piano Cassone's eyes were filled with the delight of borrowed authority.
"Did you see that?! This is my Master!!"
"A bunch of trash who can't even beat me—do you deserve to look upon the light of a god?!"
"Woof! Woof! Woof!!"
She even barked at them excitedly a few times.
Proclaiming her status as the "attack dog" in this arrangement.
And right at this moment.
"Withdrawing from game...pay the penalty..."
The Supervisor overhead waved its Bone-Cleaving Knife and began demanding payment from the 2.
No one could freeload under its watch.
Seeing this, Cao Hua and Zhou Xing quickly pointed to the black smoke left from the burning talisman.
"Hold on! The money's coming right away!"
The Supervisor's eyes swiveled, as though sensing a powerful aura approaching.
It didn't immediately cut the 2 apart—instead it opened its massive mouth.
Clank!
2 chains shot out, instantly hoisting Cao Hua and Zhou Xing into midair.
A few seconds later.
Whoosh!
A surge of black mist poured into the Card Room.
As the fog dissipated, it revealed a high-bridged-nose man dressed in a black suit.
"What happened? Ah Xing, Cao sir?"
The man frowned slightly upon seeing the 2 hanging in midair.
His gaze landed on their missing thumbs.
"Your hands? And these chains..."
"Senior Brother!!"
Zhou Xing screamed as if he'd spotted a lifeline.
"We've run into a hard case!"
"It's that Revolver God!"
"We did a mid-game withdrawal but we don't have money to pay the penalty! Senior Brother, save us!!"
Cao Hua chimed in too.
"That's right, that's right! Daozi! That guy is terrifying! He's practically a monster!"
"Oh?"
The man addressed as "Daozi" turned around. His gaze landed on the figure seated across the room.
Jiang Nan was busy stuffing that entire tableful of Ghost Coins into a sack.
"You're the one called...the Revolver God?"
Jiang Nan didn't acknowledge him.
He simply focused on placing the last Ghost Coin into the sack, then cinched the opening closed.
The gesture looked exactly like an old man finishing his grocery shopping at the market.
However.
When Piano Cassone laid eyes on this man, her face drained of color in an instant.
Because this person was the Number 1 of the Card Players' Association!
Not only was his ability formidable—he was also a legendary figure whose name made the entire underworld tremble!
A man of true power!
He was the prized disciple of Huaxia Nation's Gambling Saint—the apprentice of the world's strongest gambler!
The Gambling Hero! Chen Daozi!
"Friend, it seems you don't want to acknowledge me."
Chen Daozi wasn't the least bit angry—he simply smiled faintly.
He casually pulled out a coin purse and tossed it to the Supervisor on the ceiling.
"4,000 Ghost Coins—that's their penalty."
The Supervisor accepted the payment with satisfaction, released the chains, then disappeared into the darkness.
Chen Daozi waved his hand, signaling Cao Hua, Zhou Xing, and the spectating prisoners to all leave.
The crowd immediately understood that the big shots needed to talk. Not daring to linger, they dispersed as black smoke or simply fled.
The room now held only 3 people: Jiang Nan, Piano Cassone, and Chen Daozi.
Chen Daozi pulled out a chair and sat down across from Jiang Nan.
Gone was the flattery of before.
In its place, he studied Jiang Nan with the appraising gaze of someone in a position of authority.
"Friend, your methods are ruthless and your luck is solid."
"You're someone destined for great things."
As he spoke.
He gently slid a card worth 1,000 Ghost Coins and a hard drive across the table toward Jiang Nan.
【Map Imprint Hard Drive (North Zone)】.
Jiang Nan didn't move.
He simply watched Chen Daozi in silence.
"I know what you're here for."
Chen Daozi leaned forward, lowering his voice in warning.
"Take the money and the map."
"There's only 1 condition..."
"The high-stakes game at 8:00 AM—don't show up."
"That game concerns the ownership of this entire hospital. The waters run too deep—you can't handle it."
"Take the money, go to your Safe Zone and stay put. Wait for us to decide the winner."
Chen Daozi smiled narrowly.
He didn't want to see Jiang Nan—this wild card—going in to disrupt that critically important gambling match.
The air grew still again.
Piano Cassone watched Jiang Nan anxiously, not daring to breathe.
Jiang Nan looked at the items on the table.
They were indeed what he needed.
So he reached out and pocketed the money.
Seeing this, Chen Daozi's lips curled into a satisfied smile.
'A smart person always knows how to make the right choice...'
However.
The very next second.
Jiang Nan stood up, picked up the hard drive like a piece of garbage, and tossed it back.
He didn't even spare Chen Daozi another glance as he turned and walked toward the door.
Just as Chen Daozi's smile froze.
Whoosh!
A slip of notepad paper fluttered lightly down onto the table in front of Chen Daozi.
【Consider the money compensation for your underling's rudeness.】
【But at 8:00 AM—make sure you wash your neck clean.】
【Because I'll be taking that hard drive off you with my own hands.】
"......"
Chen Daozi stared at the words on the notepad. The smile on his face vanished completely.
But he didn't lash out on the spot.
He simply said coldly to Piano Cassone, who was following behind Jiang Nan:
"Piano, I'll make sure to pass along the full story of your betrayal of Tiffany to that madwoman."
"Pray you survive tonight."
Piano Cassone's entire body stiffened, nearly collapsing to the floor.
The Card Players' Association actually had a cooperative relationship with that woman!
Chen Daozi would definitely tell her about the betrayal!
But even so, she forced herself to shout back defiantly:
"W-who's...scared of who!!"
"I'm not...not afraid of her!"
But the fear of a gambler is impossible to mask.
Because that woman, though broad-chested, had an incredibly petty heart.
If she found out about the betrayal, she would absolutely not let her off!
At this moment, Jiang Nan stopped walking.
He didn't turn around.
He simply casually tossed a slip of notepad paper backward—it landed perfectly, stuck flat against Piano Cassone's forehead.
【Go back and wash up properly.】
【The rest—I'll handle.】
Seeing those words, Piano Cassone's eyes welled up.
Piano Cassone's hands trembled as she peeled the notepad from her forehead.
When she read those words clearly, her whole being froze.
A few seconds later.
A joy she had never felt before surged up in her heart.
"Waaah...Master..."
She pressed that slip of paper tightly against her chest, moved to tears, her nose running freely.
"You...you're truly willing to go against that madwoman...for the sake of a dog like me?"
"This is wonderful...this is wonderful!!"
Piano Cassone rose from the floor, the fear in her eyes dissolving.
Then she screamed at Jiang Nan's retreating back with all her voice.
"Piano is going to wash up right now!!"
"I'll scrub every inch of skin..."
"Every single pore until it's spotless!!"
"Waiting for your enjoyment!!"
Through her tears she broke into laughter, hopping and skipping after him.
In that moment.
In her world, Jiang Nan was the one and only god.
As long as she could please her god, even facing Tiffany, she'd dare to take a bite out of her!
……
5:00 AM, Rooftop Terrace Safe Zone.
7 miserable faces, seated around the rooftop table.
They had lost count of how many times they'd been completely crushed by that silk-stocking woman...
and that little monster with the target-face!
"Hahaha!!"
"I won again!!"
Silk-Stocking Desperado stood up, doing an electric shuffle dance in celebration.
"If you're trash, practice more!! Sweethearts~"
"How many rounds is this now?"
"A bunch of young people can't even beat an old woman like me?"
Beside her, Quanquan also held up its cards with its little hands and said in a baby voice:
"Daddy, I'm sorry...I actually didn't want to eliminate you."
"But Silk-Stocking Sister said this would help you find release sooner."
"Release?!"
Guo Shuai stared at the 【Villager】 card in his hand, his entire body burning red.
'That really is a release!!'
"Why?! Why?!"
"Why after 4 hours of playing—8 rounds!!"
"Am I a Villager every single round?!"
He was genuinely seeing red!
Could anyone in the world understand how he felt?!
In a configuration of 3 Werewolves + Seer, Witch, Hunter + 3 Villagers!
He had been a completely role-less Villager 8 rounds in a row!
Did it have to be this unlucky!
Beside him, Ye Yilin also had red-rimmed eyes.
"Rigged! Rigged! There's definitely something rigged!"
"I've been the Seer 8 rounds in a row!!"
"At the start I couldn't confirm the Werewolves, but by the later rounds..."
"I'd basically be dead on sight! Eliminated on Day 2, gone in a flash—there's just no gameplay at all!!"
Shi Zhongshan and the other prison guards watched the 2 of them with sympathetic eyes.
What a pair of star-crossed lovers.
And right at this moment.
Silk-Stocking Desperado clapped her hands.
"Alright everyone! It's almost dawn—let's eat first, eat first!"
Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap!
She pulled open her windbreaker to reveal exactly 9 shredded-pork buns hanging inside!
She then distributed them to everyone, who received theirs with thanks.
When it came to Quanquan's turn, it wanted one too.
Silk-Stocking Desperado curiously handed one over.
"How does it eat?"
"Hm? I just eat like this."
Quanquan tilted its head slightly.
Then shoved the bun directly into the center of that target-face.
Hum!
The bun vanished in an instant, spiraling inward like a vortex.
"Burp~ Full now~"
"......"
Silk-Stocking Desperado rested her chin in her hand, lost in thought.
"That really is a remarkable ability~ Much better than mine."
At this, Guo Shuai took issue—he pulled Quanquan back at once.
"Hey! Don't go feeding my son random things!"
He checked Quanquan over to confirm it was fine, then turned toward Silk-Stocking Desperado.
At the same time, he was curious—what exactly had that been just now?
Was it Quanquan's ability?
But he didn't ask directly—too many eyes and ears around.
Instead, he looked at Silk-Stocking Desperado.
"Our agreement didn't include feeding it random things."
"I know~ I know~"
"Just curious~ Won't happen again~"
Silk-Stocking Desperado apologized without a care in the world.
Guo Shuai let out a long sigh.
Thinking back on what had happened earlier.
After Silk-Stocking Desperado returned, the two of them had talked.
Upon learning Guo Shuai had no hostile intentions—merely fleeing and stumbling off the elevator onto the 19th floor—the misunderstanding was resolved.
And what's more, he had actually gotten news about Jiang Nan from Silk-Stocking Desperado!
So, he'd immediately wanted to find a way to reach him.
But Silk-Stocking Desperado had stopped him, saying it was impossible to go downstairs without Ghost Coins.
Help her with something, promise to do his best to protect these ordinary people, and she'd take him to find Jiang Nan.
And so, the 2 of them reached an agreement.
But what was baffling was...
She'd suddenly demanded they play Werewolf—which left Guo Shuai completely at a loss.
So, he asked again.
"Why do we have to play Werewolf?"
"And play all night at that?"
Silk-Stocking Desperado stood at the edge of the rooftop, glancing at the blood-red sunrise rising in the east.
Her back to Guo Shuai, her tone turned serious.
"Hmm...consider it getting familiar with the rules ahead of time."
"Familiar?"
Guo Shuai was confused.
"Why? Are all of us supposed to join that gambling match?"
Through the others' descriptions, he already knew the truth of this place.
It looked like a hospital—but in reality, it was a gambling den.
And Werewolf was 1 of its games.
Silk-Stocking Desperado didn't answer immediately.
Instead, she turned to face Guo Shuai and asked a question.
"Do you know...how to leave this hospital?"
Guo Shuai froze.
He thought of that entrance with no exit, and shook his head.
But immediately after, he connected it to the Werewolf game they'd just been playing!
His very eye sockets were trembling.
"Are you saying..."
Silk-Stocking Desperado nodded, snapping her fingers.
"Bingo! Got it in one!"
"Exactly what you're thinking!"
She pointed at the densely packed ward area far below.
"Have you ever played a 100-person-level 【Real-Life Werewolf】?"
"Doesn't matter!"
"Very soon...you'll get to see it for yourself!"
Bunny-Bunny