Chapter 95 : Chapter 95
Chapter 95
The readers in the comic bullet comments also burst out laughing.
【Hahahaha goddamn it, I'm dying of laughter. The male lead's style is always so bizarre. What is he thinking!】
【Ling Feng Maomao's expression, I can laugh at it for half a year. I've taken a screenshot for a meme!】
【Am I the only one seriously considering the feasibility? If they play this game, Brother Hao might actually win, hhhh.】
Gong Ting directly ignored Zhou Chenhao and looked at Ling Feng.
Ling Feng pondered and said, "Let's play with dice. We'll guess the size."
Zhou Chenhao immediately raised his hand to show his approval, "Sure, I agree with this one!"
"Since you've decided on the game, then the bet for each round will be decided by me," Gong Ting didn't give them a chance to refuse and continued, "One round is 20 million game coins. It can only be increased, not decreased."
Ling Feng thought to himself: Between Texas Hold'em and a 20 million bet per round, the 20 million per round is more acceptable. If we play Texas Hold'em, we will definitely lose.
Zhou Chenhao also said, "No problem."
The tabletop changed.
In the picture, it was as if something was about to drill out from under the tabletop, pushing up a bulge. In the next panel, the bulge had already solidified into a black dice cup and three dice. A small screen also appeared beside it.
Gong Ting said, "Let me introduce the game rules."
Zhou Chenhao suddenly interrupted, "Wait, the dice and dice cup were created by your special ability? Can't you manipulate them to cheat?"
"Don't worry," Gong Ting said, "The game is absolutely fair and just. I can't use my special ability to manipulate them."
【Why do I feel like there's something strange about that sentence?】
【He can't use his special ability to manipulate them, but he can cheat? (scratches head)】
The three of them continued to discuss the game rules.
The game was proposed by Ling Feng, so the rules were also stated by him, and the other two could ask questions to improve them.
In the end, the rules for "guessing the size" were finalized as: each person has three dice. A total of 4-10 points is small, 11-17 is large. If the three dice have the same number, the dealer wins. They take turns being the dealer in a clockwise direction. If the dealer is guessed correctly, or if a non-dealer guesses incorrectly, 20 million game coins will be deducted.
In the first round, Ling Feng, who proposed the game, was the dealer.
Both Gong Ting and Zhou Chenhao guessed correctly.
Zhou Chenhao gained some confidence, "Looks like my luck is not bad."
Gong Ting smiled without saying a word.
In the second round, it was Zhou Chenhao's turn to be the dealer.
Both Ling Feng and Gong Ting guessed incorrectly. Zhou Chenhao's game coins accumulated to 350 million in this round.
The comic gave close-ups of Zhou Chenhao and Gong Ting here. Zhou Chenhao looked at the number of game coins on the screen with a cheerful smile; Gong Ting was unhurried, his fingers resting on his dice cup, with a meaningful smile.
In the third round, Gong Ting was the dealer.
While Gong Ting was shaking the dice, Zhou Chenhao gave Ling Feng a look.
He made a small gesture with his hand. The comic included a diagram of his thought process while making the gesture, which the readers could understand. Zhou Chenhao's meaning was that the two of them would guess one big and one small.
【This is a good method!】
【Praise for Brother Hao, the naturally black-bellied side is online!】
【Am I the only one who thinks this is not optimistic? Looking at Gong Ting's expression, I feel like a reversal is coming.】
And there really was a reversal.
Gong Ting lifted the dice cup, revealing three identical numbers. The dealer won this round.
His game coins reached 230 million, Ling Feng's dropped to 140 million, and Zhou Chenhao's game coins also decreased, becoming 330 million.
Gong Ting said with a smile, "Looks like my luck is better."
It seemed to be a response to what Zhou Chenhao had said in the first round.
【I have a premonition, he definitely did it on purpose!】
【Is it possible that he was acting when he guessed wrong in the last round, just to make Brother Hao and Maomao lower their guard?】
【Could he be a fun-loving person too, enjoying the feeling of "the prey just relaxed thinking they were safe, then getting bitten to death, in disbelief"?】
【I also suspect Gong Ting is controlling the score! It's over, in that case, Brother Hao and Ling Feng are being played like monkeys...】
In the comic, both Zhou Chenhao and Ling Feng's eyes widened in surprise when they saw the three identical numbers.
Ling Feng thought to himself: Is it luck? Or skill?
In the fourth round, it was Ling Feng's turn to be the dealer again.
This time, both Zhou Chenhao and Gong Ting guessed incorrectly, but judging from Ling Feng's expression and gaze, he still hadn't stopped suspecting Gong Ting.
In the next few rounds, the comic used a match record table to express the results. At the top were the Q-version avatars of the three people, with the round number written beside them. Then, a cross or a check mark was placed under the avatar to indicate whether the player had guessed correctly, and a circle was used for the dealer.
In the fifth round, Zhou Chenhao was the dealer. Gong Ting guessed correctly, and Ling Feng guessed incorrectly.
In the sixth round, Gong Ting was the dealer. The three dice had the same number, and the dealer won.
In the seventh round, Ling Feng was the dealer. Gong Ting guessed correctly, and Zhou Chenhao guessed incorrectly.
After these three rounds, Zhou Chenhao and Ling Feng kept losing, and their game coins continued to decrease.
In the eighth round, Zhou Chenhao was the dealer, and both Gong Ting and Ling Feng guessed correctly.
However, from Ling Feng's inner thoughts, it was clear that he was also not sure if he could guess correctly; it was entirely based on luck. But he had already thought of a way, which was to listen to the dice in the dice cup to determine their numbers. Although it sounded difficult, it was not impossible to do.
At the end of this round, Zhou Chenhao lost.
Gong Ting had 340 million game coins, Ling Feng had 130 million, and Zhou Chenhao had 230 million.
At this time, the comic inserted a panel.
The camera's perspective was almost close to the ground. In the picture were two pairs of legs taking a step. The pair in front was long and straight, wearing white suit pants, and the pair behind was wearing black pants.
【Huh? What's with the sudden insertion of someone else's legs?】
【Looking at the background, it seems to still be the Dream Game City. Does it mean someone has come?】
【Ahhh, the situation on Brother Hao and Maomao's side is not good right now. I wonder if these two are friends or foes!】
【They must be able to help the protagonist group solve their predicament... right?】
【I'm just afraid they're here to kick them when they're down (.)】
In the ninth round, Gong Ting was the dealer. The three dice had the same number, and he won again.
In the tenth round, Ling Feng was the dealer. Both Gong Ting and Zhou Chenhao guessed correctly.
Gong Ting's expression was relaxed, but Zhou Chenhao's expression was not easy. The comic also showed his inner voice at this time: Did I hear it right? No... it was just good luck.
It turned out that he was thinking the same thing as Ling Feng just now, trying to hear which side the dice had landed on.
In the eleventh round, Zhou Chenhao was the dealer. Both Gong Ting and Ling Feng guessed correctly, and another 20 million of his game coins were deducted, leaving him with 200 million.
At this time, the comic once again inserted a scene from outside the game room.
In the picture, there was only the smiling face of the waiter, "Hello, the City Lord is currently in a game, joining in the middle..."
【Ahhh those two are here!】
【I'm so nervous, I don't know if they're friends or foes. I hope they're here to help the protagonist group.】
【Yeah, the situation is not optimistic right now. Don't look at the fact that Brother Hao and Maomao both guessed correctly in these few rounds. Firstly, they're not sure if they guessed correctly because they heard it right. Secondly, even if they win a round like this, the game coins they get have to be split with Gong Ting who also guessed correctly. Each person can only get 10 million, but when Gong Ting is the dealer and wins, he can get 40 million at once!】
【Actually, they've been losing all along, right... Gong Ting already has 400 million, and Ling Feng only has 100 million left.】
In the twelfth round, Gong Ting was the dealer, and again, the three dice had the same number, and he won.
The comic gave a close-up of the large screen, which showed—
【City Lord: 440 million】
【Player A: 80 million】
【Player B: 180 million】
The camera moved away from the content on the screen, revealing the perfect, mask-like smile on the waiter's face. Diagonally behind him was the screen the camera was just focused on, displaying the game coin counts of the three parties.
The waiter asked with a smile, "Hello, your special ability is valued at 500 million game coins. Would you like to exchange it?"
【Holy crap, 500 million! That's even higher than Brother Hao's nullification special ability?!】
【What kind of special ability is worth 500 million? Don't tell me the final boss is here?】
【Oh my god, oh my god, danger, Hao and Maomao, danger—】
The scene returned to the game room again.
In the thirteenth round, Ling Feng was the dealer.
This time, Gong Ting guessed correctly, and Zhou Chenhao guessed incorrectly. Gong Ting alone got the 20 million that the dealer Ling Feng lost, as well as the 20 million that the non-dealer Zhou Chenhao guessed incorrectly.
Ling Feng was left with only 60 million, and Zhou Chenhao had 160 million left.
The main door was pulled open by the waiter, making a sound.
Gong Ting glanced at the number of game coins and seemed to deliberately mock them, saying with a smile, "I won again."
Ling Feng rested his left elbow on the table, his left hand naturally placed in front of his lips, his brows slightly furrowed. He thought to himself: The result I heard was the same as Zhou Chenhao's guess. We both heard it wrong... I still have 60 million left. I have to figure it out before I lose all my game coins.
Zhou Chenhao's expression was also a bit serious: No, I heard it wrong. I have to keep trying. I don't know how much longer Ling Feng can last...
The comic gave a small panel of a shoe stepping on the stone bricks of the abyss.
Next was Gong Ting's smiling and waving appearance. He said, "Welcome, new player~"
In the next two panels, both Zhou Chenhao and Ling Feng's faces turned towards the door, leaving only a slightly surprised side profile for the camera.
With this, this page ended.
This kind of paneling raised the comic readers' expectations to the maximum. They couldn't wait to see what this person whose special ability was worth 500 million looked like.
The readers quickly went to the next page, and when they saw the person in the picture, they were all shocked.
This page was a full-body illustration.
The white-haired youth's face was exquisite and beautiful. The snow-white hair contrasted with his pale skin, making him look as if he were meticulously carved from ice and snow.
His figure was slender yet well-proportioned. He wore a suit jacket with a split design of white and red-and-white plaid. A white crystal was embedded in the red bow at the collar, reflecting a bright light. White suit pants enveloped his long legs, and he was walking towards them on the stone-paved road above the abyss.
He was dressed in white with a touch of fresh berry-like red, creating a strong color contrast with the surrounding darkness, like an angel who had mistakenly entered the abyss of hell.
But his expression was as relaxed as a leisurely stroll, as if he were a demon wearing a holy skin, shedding his skin and returning to the abyss.
A contrast full of contradictions.
The comic's bullet comments exploded on this page.
【Ahhh my wife is so beautiful, let me kiss him!】
【Holy crap, I never in my wildest dreams thought the person who came would be Bai Xuechao! His special ability is worth 500 million? Are you kidding me, isn't he a water special ability user?? Oh, it seems he also has a fire special ability? But that's not worth 500 million, is it? It's even higher than the male lead's?】
【I want, right now! Immediately! Instantly! My wife's same jacket!!】
【What's with this villain aura! Doesn't anyone care about this!!】
【My Axue is so pretty! Let mommy have a few smooches—】
【He's from Y City, and it's already very suspicious that he came to A Port. And he just happened to come to the Dream Game City, which is even more suspicious, hey!】
【Great, my wife has a part again. I don't care if he's a villain or a hero, as long as he appears! (hands clasped together)】
【Oh my god, he's not in cahoots with Gong Ting jade liquor, is he?】
Zhou Chenhao shouted in shock, "Why is he here!"
Ling Feng frowned, thinking to himself: How could Bai Xuechao happen to be here? Could it be that Xia Xiaoxi was captured and they were forced to play a game with Gong Ting with his involvement?
In the comic, Bai Xuechao waved the golden card between his fingers, "Yo, what a coincidence."
After this, when faced with Gong Ting's questions, Bai Xuechao admitted that they knew each other, had met once, and said with a somewhat ambiguous smile, "That was a very interesting experience."
The comic showed a close-up of two pairs of eyes pieced together. Above were Bai Xuechao's brilliant red eyes with a slight smile, and below were Zhou Chenhao's dark brown eyes.
Next was Zhou Chenhao's slightly dazed expression, with his inner voice beside it: It's not a change, perhaps this is his true face...?
【Oh my god, this villain aura that's almost overflowing the screen!】
【No no no, it must be that Axue came here for fun and happened to run into them! I believe Axue is a heroic character!】
【I'll bet on a morally ambiguous fun-loving person, hehe.】
Next, Ling Feng's inner voice showed his attitude—
They had to rescue Xia Xiaoxi. As long as Bai Xuechao didn't interfere with them, they would mind their own business.
Bai Xuechao took a seat, and Gong Ting asked what to call him.
Bai Xuechao said with a calm expression, "Dongfang Bubai."
In the next panel, everyone turned into Q-version figures, with a long row of ellipses above their heads.
【Hahahaha Dongfang Bubai! I'm dying of laughter! Could this pseudonym be any more random?】
【Shout the slogan: The sun rises in the east, only I am undefeated!】
【The only thing that can compare to this is Shakyamuni's "Above the heavens and below the earth, I alone am the honored one", right? (doge emoji)】
Gong Ting introduced the game rules and asked Bai Xuechao to insert his game card into the table.
After Bai Xuechao inserted the golden card into the table, the number of game coins displayed on the screen shocked everyone inside and outside the comic.
【Player C: 800 million】
In the comic, both Zhou Chenhao and Ling Feng were filled with shock.
Gong Ting's eyes also widened, "What did he exchange..."
Beside him, the waiter was bowing and whispering.
The scene changed to the game lobby. The people watching in front of the large screen were also shocked. The dense comic bullet comments blocked their speech bubbles, also expressing their shock.
【Holy crap, 800 million game coins! Even higher than the 500 million for the special ability!】
【Oh my god, what did my wife exchange! How can he have 800 million?!】
【Could it be the special ability plus other things?】
【I'm afraid he sold his entire self.】
The scene switched back to the top floor again, but to a different room.
The gray-haired youth sat in a relaxed posture, his legs slightly spread apart on the sofa, looking at the screen in front of him that displayed the number of game coins.
His eyes were a pure gray, without a trace of impurity, like a piece of translucent and pure gray crystal.
The comic gave a close-up of one of his eyes.
In his gray crystal-like eyes, what was reflected was not the screen on the wall, but a strange overlapping space. The scene transitioned from here, entering the overlapping space—
This was a panoramic view, which should be from the gray-haired youth's perspective.
The game room and the Dream Game City were semi-transparently overlapping. Bai Xuechao and the other three were sitting high up in the air, with nothing beneath their feet.
Looking down diagonally from here, the game room seemed to be at the same height as the entire Dream Game City, making one wonder what would happen if one were to fall.
"Tsk," the scene returned to the gray-haired youth. He muttered to himself, "He'd better not play himself to death."
【Wow, a new character! Who is the "he" he's talking about?】
【I think he's talking about my wife, because there were two people who came, but only my wife went in alone.】
【Sad news—look at the progress bar! This is the last page!】
The comic ended here.
Bai Xuechao didn't expect Ji Chuanze to have said such a thing.
Xiao 6 let out a strange laugh, "Hee hee hee, the tsundere little dog is so delicious, I like it, hee hee hee."
Bai Xuechao calmly ignored Xiao 6 and, as usual, entered the Pink Forum.
As the world's largest comic forum, the Pink Forum was as lively as ever today. The homepage was filled with posts about "Special Ability × Food Chain," and there was already a HOT thread.
【A shonen manga shouldn't kill off the protagonist group, right? Right?】
【The first popularity poll is ending in ten days! Sisters with votes, don't forget to vote! [HOT]】
【My wife's special ability is worth 500 million!! (delirious) [HOT]】
【Second post from the prophet. This time, I'll try to analyze the information given in the latest chapter of #SpecialAbility×FoodChain#. Let's see if I guess anything right =w= [HOT]】
【No way, it looks like my daughter is going to be offline for a whole arc??】
【My wife isn't really a villain, is he QAQ】
Bai Xuechao clicked on that prophet's post.