***** “The… the cards’ arrangements are in perfect order?” Someone in the hall opened his mouth and asked after a prolonged moment, breaking the deathly silence that had filled the hall. Looking at everybody their gazes were filled to the brim with a difficult-to-belief expression at this moment. The audience continued gaping at the dealer, who had announced the result of the game, waiting for her confirmation. “Ye… yes.” The dealer shivered and then nodded her head, her eyes still completely focused on the perfectly stacked cards on the table. This was so surreal to everybody and once again, the entire hall was silent, the VVIP hall as well. Even Old Man Gaza, who was completely hopeless before and hadn’t reacted upon hearing everybody saying that The God of Gambling had won wasn’t able to react. Everybody was filled to the brim with disbelief, and only God knows what sort of sensation this news was going to cause to the entire world in general. The god of gamblin
***** “That’s right. That bastard must have cheated!! I refuse to believe that he has what to take to win against the God of gambling!” “Even the other world-renowned gamblers had all lost against the God of gambling and a no-name brat who originated from a no-name place wants to beat him, what a joke!” “We need to get to the bottom of this! How dare the basted want to ruin the god of Gambling’s reputation for us?!” “This…” In the VIP hall, where the game had taken place, everybody who was sitting on the left side of the hall was screaming and yelling at this moment as though their asshole was on fire. Their eyes were already filled to the brim with rage, and they were acting as though they couldn’t wait to tear Williams into countless shreds. As for the people on the right side, they were sobbing badly and screaming for Williams to help represent their own match at this moment, that they would pay him 60% of their entire property. The hall was the definition of chaos
*****Everybody abruptly looked at Williams as though he were a fool after hearing his question.“What do you mean?”The proprietor returned to his senses and then asked with a furious grumble, looking at Williams with dissatisfaction.To this, Williams only smiled, acting as though he could not feel the crowd’s emotion, then he repeated himself after a moment. “I said I hope you will allow us to watch the scene of the god of gambling ‘ game too.”“This…”Everybody acted as though they just heard a great unfunny joke.“Is he implying that the god of gambling had cheated despite losing to him?”“What a joke?!”“That brat must be on drugs.”Everybody who was sitting on the left side of the hall began to laugh evilly and wickedly at Williams, sending all sorts of glares at him.As for the proprietor, his eyes were literally shooting out flames at Williams right now.“You are joking, right?”His voice became filled with cold killing intent, sounding as though it came right fr
*****‘His secret? Wait, has he always been cheating? But how come nobody has ever found out before?”‘How… how is this even possible? The respected god of gambling cheating?’Watching the previous God of gambling who no longer has even the slightest trace of his usual calm, elegance, composure, arrogant, and majestic demeanor continue behaving like someone who had gone insane, all sorts of questions began to pop up in everybody’s mind.Whether they were sitting in the right compartment of the hall or the left compartment, nobody could think straight again.As though they had all just swallowed flies, their mouths widen so much and they gap with total disbelief.In the VIP hall, it was only Williams who remained calm right now.He couldn’t help but smile gently at the face of the old man’s rapid throw of questions, but then suddenly, he calmly rose to his feet.“Although you were very fast, in fact, so fast that not even the speed of electricity could compete with you, you wer
*****“You dare to scheme against my master?! Leave your life behind!” The young man in white robes let out another loud roar as he reached Williams. Then, wielding his blade, he made a powerful cutting gesture, exerting all his strength and even causing a slight rift in space.Williams' eyes narrowed as he witnessed the scene and sensed the formidable power behind the attack. Without thinking, he instinctively waved out his hands.Meanwhile, witnessing what was going on, the people on the right side of the hall immediately wanted to cry out and warn Williams.Before they could utter a word, the white-robed youth was abruptly propelled backward at the same speed he had charged toward Williams, crashing against the wall behind him and becoming wedged there when no one had even touched him.The white-robed youth, however, understood what had happened making his face pale. He rapidly stared at Williams with a horrified look on his face.Seeing this, Williams snickered coldly. “I’
***** Fully aware that he is now the latest sensation in the capital city, with only a handful of people like specks in the sand recognizing him, Williams was presently seated inside a taxi, looking visibly relieved. ‘It suddenly felt as though the weight of the world had been lifted from my shoulders the instant, I completed this quest. What a relief!’ He let out a sigh and stretched his arms, but then, his attention was suddenly drawn to the taxi's radio at the front, his ears perking up and his eyes snapping towards it. The following second, Williams did not know whether to laugh or cry. The radio was actually broadcasting the news about his recent gamble with the god of gambling, detailing how he had rendered the previous god of gambling obsolete. What dumbstruck Williams wasn’t the broadcast itself, but how it was greatly exaggerated. The more Williams listened, the more he doubted whether what was being broadcast on the radio was his match or not. The smooth-talking host
***** [Congratulations to the…] “Boy, we’ve gotten to the destination.” Williams, “_” Williams again, “_” He couldn’t help but suddenly blink several times after returning to his senses, then he raised his head. ‘Old sir, how could you kill my great anticipation like this?’ Williams did not know whether to laugh or cry, recalling all the wild and great expectations he already had for the longest quest he had ever taken in his life, but still, he got out of the taxi after letting out a helpless sigh and paid the driver’s money. He was about to turn around and walk to his destination when the old man suddenly called him back. “I can tell that you’re new to the capital city, probably amongst the massive visitors who are here for the Gem Seeking Competition.” Williams, “_” He looked at the old man for a moment, not knowing where he was headed, but then he nodded his head slightly. The old man also nodded his head, already expecting his response. “Given how nice a kid you are,
*****The first thing Williams did upon entering the room that was prepared by the old man before his arrival was take off all his clothes and take a long cold shower, washing away all the stress and sweat of the day.Once done, he put on a casual wear and then rushed out of the room, running to the restaurant of the hotel.He would have ordered the meal to be brought to him, but thinking that it would take a much longer time, which he doesn’t have, considering how famished he was, Williams opted to go to eat it himself.….“Dang!!! Do I need to stay in this busy city till the day of the competition before I see my only deserving competitor? Why won’t they just let me enter their hotel.”Currently sitting alone with a brooding expression on her face, Jewel, who had already changed her filthy dress into the new one she got after reaching the capital city couldn’t help but sigh heavily.She appeared thoroughly defeated as she looked through the extremely crowded hall despite how