Time consists of night and day.
Where there is light, there will naturally be shadows.
The business of the fighting arena is also divided into two parts. There are the fighting arena competitions that are openly broadcasted live on TV, and there is also a dark part that belongs to only a few people and is invisible.
It is more bloody and terrifying than the fighting on the surface, there is no limit, and the rules of that fighting arena can be changed anytime and anywhere…
Although the names vary from place to place, those who are more knowledgeable can understand them at a glance.
“In today’s card game, there is one person missing. I wonder if Mr. Firzaha is interested in coming over to play?” Stopping the knife and fork, Ghazi smiled and looked at the black-haired demon across from him, he was eating a bloody piece of meat, which was the heart dug out of a monster named “Lynx”. It is very delicious and very expensive, and it is also the main dish for Ghazi to entertain distinguished guests today.
“Oh.” The black-haired demon put down the knife and fork in his hand, and gently wiped the corner of his mouth with a napkin, his movements were extremely elegant, his fingers were long and slender, and against the scarlet blood on the plate, his skin was like white snow, “What kind of game?”
“It’s a poker game, but it’s actually a fighting game, but it’s completely different from the games outside for ordinary demons. This is a high-end game that only serves as a treat for VIPs to watch. It’s only held once a week, and today there happens to be a game scheduled, which is rare, it’s a pity not to watch it!” Ghazi continued to smile, as if what he said was just a coincidence, but in fact it was something he especially arranged.
“Many of the big wealthy demons are card enthusiasts! We also prepare the best food and wine for VIPs, you can meet new friends, and enjoy the delicious food. If you win, there will also be a big prize, which is a great way to spend time!!” Ghazi tempted.
“Oh?” The black haired demon’s stagnant black eyes met Ghazi’s eyes, which had turned into two small crescents. Ghazi saw the other party staring at himself, causing his heart to beat faster.
However, at this moment, the black haired demon shifted his gaze away.
“I’m not good at playing cards, but I can go and have a look.”
“It’s settled then. I will arrange the best private box for you.” Ghazi’s eyes narrowed into a line again.
——
“I shouldn’t have arranged for you to come. It’s only your first day of work today, and you don’t have enough experience, but this time the guests in the VIP box have a high status. We will provide them the best service, with the best waiters—” As the foreman spoke, his breath hit his beard, causing it to sway slightly. The person in front of him was Ji Huan and six other waiters:
“The most beautiful waiter! The strongest waiter! The waiter who has received the most tips!” He said impassionedly. Fortunately, he has a big beard, otherwise Ji Huan and others would be sprayed with saliva all over their faces by him.
“Of course there is also the waiter with the highest winning rate in the service box.” When he said this, the foreman put a palm on Ji Huan, and when his yellow-brown eyes met Ji Huan, Ji Huan felt a powerful pressure.
He wanted to run away instantly, but the opponent’s palm seemed to have infinite power, and Ji Huan’s body trembled slightly.
“Luck, wealth, beauty, power, wisdom, strength, longevity—these things that demons dream of, each of us represents one.” The foreman finally said.
Us? Ji Huan was stunned.
“As the waiter with the most authority in the fighting arena, I will also be going there.” After straightening the bow tie around his neck, the foreman raised his chin.
Although the foreman had an expression of “this is a good thing” from beginning to end, the faces of several waiters with experiences changed obviously.
Ji Huan instinctively knew that this must not be a good job.
But——
He is going.
Including Ji Huan, there are seven waiters in total. The white shirts on them were changed to black, and the original black vests became white. After a simple change of uniforms, the group of them directly entered a room under the leadership of the foreman. The door of the room opened, and inside was an elevator.
Ji Huan and his party took the elevator and went straight down.
There was no floor indication, and Ji Huan didn’t know which floor he landed on, but he checked the time on his watch: four minutes.
It took exactly four minutes until the elevator doors opened.
Ji Huan then looked away.
Walking at the end of the team, he looked at the surrounding scenery without a trace: This is a very depressing room, the roof and walls are black, only the floor is red— covered with a scarlet carpet.
The red road stretches forward, and at the end is darkness.
Ji Huan originally thought it was because of the distance, but when he got closer, he found that there was a door there, but the door was black.
The door opened.
Ji Huan and his party walked in the door.
At first glance, the door was dark, but soon there was light, and Ji Huan saw seven red rooms in the darkness.
No… It can’t be called a room, it’s more like a terrace, with thick red curtains hanging around, the interior is dark, and it’s hard to see what’s inside.
Those red rooms seem to be suspended in mid-air, with a black zenith upward, and a bottomless abyss downward.
“Go forward.” Ji Huan heard the leader whisper.
Then they continued to walk forward, and Ji Huan realized that they were now parallel to those red rooms, and there was a path under their feet, but it was integrated with the black background, and he couldn’t see anything.
Well, he may be the only one who couldn’t see it, other people should have better eyesight than himself— Ji Huan is very self-aware of his physical situation now.
They walked through the red rooms one by one, and every time they passed one, the waiter behind the leader was sent out, and they entered each room in order.
It was only then that Ji Huan realised that these rooms were boxes, where he would work later.
According to the sequence, Ji Huan was supposed to enter the last box. Unexpectedly, when he passed the sixth box, he was suddenly yanked by the person in front of him, and then, he stumbled and was pushed to the sixth box.
Ji Huan used all his strength to stabilize his body, and finally stood still. The team leader had already arranged the last waiter to the seventh box.
How is this happening? Suspicious, Ji Huan thought carefully about the appearance of the waiter in front of him. The waiter seemed to be a beautiful female demon. Ji Huan was sure that he had never talked to the waiter, why——
How did he get pushed in?
A bright light suddenly hit his face, Ji Huan was caught off guard, but narrowed his eyes slightly.
“Are you the most beautiful waiter here? It’s obviously cheating!” A hoarse voice came from the opposite side.
At this moment, the lights on the top of all the boxes turned on at the same time.
Ji Huan instantly saw the other person’s appearance——
How to say?
It was the first time he saw such a disgusting look! Like a puddle of rotting meat, the demon flowed on the chair like a puddle of fat. As time passed, Ji Huan smelled an indescribable stench, which came from the other party’s body from……
“I think the waiter in Box No. 7 is more beautiful.” A hoarse female voice floated from a certain direction, sexy and full of seductive charm.
If there is a real eye pin on Ji Huan, he knows that he must do something now, at least… say something.
“I…I am currently the waiter with the highest winning percentage in the fighting arena.” Even though he was about to fall to his knees under the pressure, Ji Huan’s voice was still calm, and a little trembling, but not cowardly.
This trembling was just enough to satisfy the vanity of the big demons.
“Hehe, are you lucky?” Apparently knowing the selection criteria for the waiters in this kind of competition, the female demon smiled again: “Lenny, you really need some luck. If you continue to lose, your total wealth will not be enough for you to continue sitting here.”
“You—” The obese demon looking like rotten flesh was immediately enraged, but he quickly restrained himself: “Huh! Let’s have a cup of Yak, it’s cold.”
Throwing the cup into Ji Huan’s arms, the fat demon said loudly.
Ji Huan immediately took the cup and went to prepare a cup of Yak.
There are all kinds of equipment in the box, and Ji Huan’s previous training includes the preparation methods of various drinks.
Putting a cup of Yak on the coffee table next to the opponent, Ji Huan immediately stood in an inconspicuous position behind the opponent. His eyes habitually looked in the direction of the waiter who had just entered the last box instead of him. Who knew, it was this look——
Ah Jin? !
Ji Huan’s eyes widened in disbelief.
The eyes of the black-haired man next door also happened to meet his, and his stagnant eyes stayed on Ji Huan’s face for a full five seconds, until the beautiful waitress next to him bent down, and she seemed to be asking him what he needed for a drink, and the black-haired man finally looked away.
When the waitress got up, Ji Huan saw the waitress looked at him with a pale face.
Compared with the waitress who pushed herself into this box, Ji Huan now cares more about Ah Jin.
Why did Ah Jin appear here?
He obviously didn’t tell him that he had left Yefar.
From a long distance away, Ji Huan looked at the box next door. At this moment, the light on the top of the box dimmed.
0:13
Game start—
A staff member wearing a white shirt and black vest suddenly appeared in mid-air in the middle of the box.
It was a demon with wings on his back, flying in the air, and holding a handful of cards in his hand.
Ji Huan couldn’t see the other person’s expression clearly, but could only hear the other person’s voice:
“Good evening, my lords. I’m very glad to be able to spend the wonderful time with you in the midnight show today. Now I will divide the cards for you. Next, it’s time to test everyone’s luck~”
The winged demon was grinning, and his slender arms were suddenly parted. In the darkness, Ji Huan only saw the opponent’s white shirt open in the air, and then a snow-white “chain” suddenly flew in the air.
It wasn’t until he heard a tiny rustling sound that he realized that it was a card, and the opponent was shuffling it in the air.
The posture of the demon shuffling the cards was very beautiful, it was like an extremely wonderful performance, sometimes the cards in his hand turn into a white dragon, sometimes into a piece of falling snow. Finally the white dragon disappears, and the falling snow melted, while all the cards obediently fell in the palm of his hand.
Then the demon began to divide the cards.
While staying in the centre, the demon directly divided the cards in his hand into each box in order,
A card flew towards the box where he was, and accompanied by a stench, the fat demon sitting in front of Ji Huan stretched out his left hand, and there was a card between his fingers in an instant.
Repeatedly, there were more and more cards in the fingers of the demons.
There were various patterns and letters on those cards, which should look similar to the cards in his previous world, but they are different. Ji Huan can’t understand the meaning of those cards at all.
Ah Jin… These demons are sitting together, sitting in the so-called fighting arena, could it be… just for playing cards?
Could it be that the fighting arena is actually a chess and card room?
Ji Huan’s mind was a little messed up.
At this moment, the croupier in the middle suddenly clapped his palms, and bowed in the air: “All the cards are in the hands of the masters. Next, please fight happily!”
Ji Huan was stunned.
The dealer disappeared.
Almost at the moment when he disappeared, there was a sudden noise in the originally dark place under the box, accompanied by a faint light. The view of the box was excellent, even if there were people in front of you, you could clearly see the scene below without any effort:
Below was…a maze?
Just at this time, someone started playing cards.
The word “бьⅥк.” Ji Huan didn’t know what it meant at all, but with this sentence, the owner of the opposite box threw a snow-white card out of the box.
Ji Huan thought that was probably the name of that card.
However, is it really just playing cards?
Ji Huan felt uneasy.
Then, at the moment when the card fell to the bottom of the “maze”, Ji Huan heard a roar.
However, a tall demon suddenly jumped out from one end of the maze.
“Еπρσ” was spoken by the owner of another box. It seemed to be a lady. As the cards in her hand fell, another demon appeared from below.
The two demons met quickly, and then——
Fight!
Ji Huan’s eyes widened——
An extremely ferocious fight, just when they were fighting hard, the fat demon in front of Ji Huan suddenly spoke:
This time, Ji Huan understood the words in his mouth.
“Flood.” He also threw a card.
As if in slow motion, Ji Huan clearly saw the face of the card he threw out: it was indeed a monstrous huge wave outlined with beautiful blue paint, and there were faint demons in the huge wave and they had a look of struggling.
The moment this card landed, Ji Huan heard the sound of turbulent water coming from below. In a blink of an eye, the surging black water waves flooded the two fighting demons, accompanied by a long howling, the two demons were submerged.
Ji Huan’s mind went blank.
Is this the so-called “playing cards”?
Using the lives of real people… to play cards?
Xiao Hui… Could it be that he was caught in this kind of place?
Leave a Reply