116: Where did this reckless man come from?

Normally, a pile of ordinary junk isn't worth anything.

But who told Cheng Zhen to give so much?

Cheng Zhen: If you don't give me money, I'll smash another pile of junk to death!

The man buried under the junk tremblingly reached out from the pile of garbage and handed Cheng Zhen five coins.

Cheng Zhen raised the gas tank high and angrily declared, "He gave you one piece of clothing and you gave him 5 coins, but I gave you so much and you still only give five? Are you looking down on me?"

The man, overwhelmed by his work, waved his hands repeatedly and could only give out five more coins, saying helplessly, "This is all I can give you. I won't accept any more items!"

Cheng Zhen reluctantly took the coins and, in a kind gesture, also gave the gas tank to the other party. After bidding farewell to the man who was heavily burdened, he took Xiao Jiao to a gambling table.

The fresh scent of gunpowder and blood had not yet dissipated. The waiters, as if clearing empty wine bottles, removed the worthless corpses.

"Does anyone want to play the next round?"

Someone shouted, their gaze fixed on Cheng Zhen and Xiao Jiao.

It wasn't because Cheng Zhen was handsome.

It was mainly because these two looked like young, naive kids—easy to trick!

Xiao Jiao didn't respond, just honestly looked at Cheng Zhen.

Cheng Zhen, on the other hand, looked at the NPCs, contemplating the dungeon quest.

If the goal was to survive until the end, then naturally, the fewer rounds one participated in, the less likely one was to die. So, the optimal strategy should be to lie low in the early stages, wait for the NPCs to slaughter each other, and then enter the game when only a few are left.

However, a dog-eat-dog game certainly wouldn't allow strategists to comfortably lie low. Since the goal was 'win until the end' and not 'survive until the end,' Cheng Zhen guessed that he definitely couldn't do nothing in the early stages. He probably needed to acquire enough coins to participate in later rounds.

Cheng Zhen didn't care about the ill-intentioned gazes and was already preparing to enter the game.

But, he couldn't be the first to enter.

"Waiter!"

Cheng Zhen snapped his fingers and said to a few armed waiters, "There are two paupers over there who don't seem to plan on following the rules. How long do you intend to keep them around?"

The brawny man and his teammate who were pointed at: "?!"

The armed waiters who received the work signal: "..."

Work was like that; one could selectively slack off, but when a task was publicly assigned to one's face, one had no choice but to do it.

Seeing the NPCs' gazes once again focused on them, the brawny man could only grit his teeth and say, "Sorry, we'll go exchange some coins right away!" He then shot a resentful glance at Cheng Zhen and walked towards the corner buried under junk.

"They were watching us just now, so they know where to exchange coins."

Cheng Zhen instructed Xiao Jiao, "They also wanted us to test the waters earlier. If any abilities are exposed prematurely, we'll be at a disadvantage when we face them later."

"Can you go over and check on their situation? If there's any way or skill to interfere with or hinder them, that would be even better."

"No problem!" Xiao Jiao immediately patted his chest and said, "The guy who followed me in with a [Follow Card] is named Wei Si. His skill is a fist-based attack. Although his combat level isn't low, he probably wouldn't dare to make a rash move under the NPCs' watchful eyes."

"The other person is probably his teammate who came in with a [Team-Up Card]. I don't know what his skill is, but I'll focus on him later!"

This idea made sense. After all, fists weren't much use at a card table, but if the other guy had a cheating skill, it would be troublesome.

Cheng Zhen nodded, then walked up to the NPC and said, "Someone here wants to participate, tell me the rules!"

"A new face? Alright, brother, I'll teach you!"

The initiator grinned, "There are a total of 20 cards: 6 each of A, Q, K, plus two Jokers. Each person is dealt 5 cards per round, and a maximum of 3 cards can be played per turn."

"K is designated as a true card. When playing cards, the back of the card faces up. When it's your turn to play, you can play a true card (K or Joker) or a false card (A or Q). If the next player suspects you played a false card, they can choose to reveal it. If a true card is revealed, he takes a shot to his own head. If it's false, you have to take a shot to your own head!"

After speaking, he had already sat down in the chair, looking provocatively at Cheng Zhen: "Sit down, kid. I hope you don't wet your pants later!"

Cheng Zhen didn't dally and sat directly opposite him.

The initiator was about to call more people over when two people suddenly sat down, one on his left and one on his right, filling the seats instantly.

"..."

The initiator's brow furrowed slightly, but he said nothing.

The card game had begun, with 5 coins from each person placed on the table. Many onlookers also gathered to watch the excitement.

They rolled dice to decide who would play first. The initiator had the highest roll, so he started playing as player 1.

The initiator narrowed his eyes, staring at the faces of the other three, as if trying to discern their cards from their expressions.

"One K!"

The initiator wasn't sure what the others were up to, so he threw out a card first.

He had two K's and one Joker in his hand, which were decent cards. As long as he used his first-move advantage and played slowly...

"Liar!"

Cheng Zhen slammed the table.

"Are you f*cking crazy?" The initiator almost choked on his own breath, then angrily said, "Didn't you understand the rules? Only the next player can challenge!"

He had seen stupid people, but never such a fool who couldn't even understand the rules!

"I know."

Cheng Zhen just calmly responded, then said to player 2 on his left, "Challenge him!"

Cheng Zhen's left was the initiator's next player.

The initiator was speechless.

This person must really be crazy.

You tell someone to challenge, and they challenge?

Who challenges right at the start? What kind of reckless idiot is so stubborn?

If you guess wrong, you have to take a shot to your own head. How many heads do you have to be so reckless?

The initiator saw that several onlookers behind him also looked speechless.

When encountering such a smooth-brained idiot, a thousand layers of strategy are completely useless!

Fortunately, this idiot wasn't his next player, otherwise...

The initiator was still lamenting, but he never expected that player 2 on his right suddenly spoke—

"Liar!"