139: Reaching a consensus

I have to say, this AOE damage is fierce.

After two rounds, Number 2 was carried away on a stretcher.

Number 1 gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot.

Xiao Jiao trembled, shaking with fear.

He was afraid that his big brother would go crazy and not even spare his teammates.

The two of them had only one less cup counted than Number 2, and after several AOEs, their counts also reached 4 cups, putting them on the edge of a cliff.

Number 1 racked his brain, but still couldn't figure out how Cheng Zhen did it.

He couldn't have secretly reached into his dice cup and fiddled with his dice, could he?

This was the last time…

Number 1 didn't cover his dice cup this time, he just stared intently at his numbers, refusing to believe that the dice numbers could change right under his nose.

“Four 5s.”

“Five 3s.”

“…”

Perhaps to give Xiao Jiao a way out, Cheng Zhen didn't use an AOE skill this time, allowing Xiao Jiao to catch his breath.

Number 1's full attention was on the dice, not daring to question Cheng Zhen, and could only follow by calling out six 3s.

Xiao Jiao was about to speak when he suddenly heard Cheng Zhen ask him, “How many 3s do you have?”

Xiao Jiao was stunned and answered honestly, “I don't have any.”

“If you don't have any, why aren't you questioning him? Drunk to the point of being stupid?” Cheng Zhen had a look of concern for a mentally challenged person.

Xiao Jiao: !

Number 1: !!!

He really was made stupid by Cheng Zhen's AOE, his mind full of SPOT ON…

Xiao Jiao suddenly woke up as if from a dream: “S… Liar!”

That was close, he almost misspoken and sent himself away…

Number 1 was instantly drenched in sweat.

Should he change it…

He absolutely had to change it!

He gritted his teeth, risking being discovered, and wanted to change the dice rolls, otherwise he would truly die!

But, just as Number 1 was about to make his move, he suddenly saw a finger extend into his dice cup and flick his dice a few times!

Number 1: Ghost!!!

He was so startled that he directly flung his hand, throwing the dice cup flying.

Cheng Zhen clicked his tongue: “Just opening the cards, is it really necessary to be so passionate…”

“Inside, inside!”

Number 1's face turned pale with fright: “I-I-I-I have a finger inside!!!”

“Guest, please calm down.” The waiter frowned.

His incoherent appearance, in the waiter's eyes, was that of an unlucky person scared silly by death.

All the dice on the table were revealed, Xiao Jiao's challenge was successful, and Number 1 had to drink five cups.

“It's not that!”

Number 1 shouted, then pointed at the dice cup, quickly saying, “The dice cup, someone tampered with it! The dice cup made me lose!”

“It moves! It changes my numbers!”

After shouting, he glared at Cheng Zhen with bloodshot eyes: “It's you! It must be you who harmed me!”

With a thug standing by, Cheng Zhen wasn't flustered, he just had the thug next to him pick up the dice cup to see what was going on.

The thug held the dice cup, carefully peered inside, and didn't see anything bloody or terrifying, just something that looked like a Mickey Mouse glove stuck inside.

He carefully poked it a few times, it felt quite elastic, but it didn't move as Number 1 had described.

The thug and the waiter exchanged glances, and the more they looked, the more they felt that Number 1 was scared crazy by the fear of death.

Seeing that he was about to be dragged away to drink, Number 1 no longer cared about anything else, pointing directly at Cheng Zhen, stating that he too had cheated, and asked someone to check Cheng Zhen's dice cup.

Cheng Zhen spread his hands, allowing the thug to check, and then, under Number 1's incredulous gaze, no problems were found.

“How could this be…” Number 1 muttered to himself, unwilling to believe it.

“The waiter said earlier that making accusations without evidence will incur an additional penalty of one cup!”

Cheng Zhen said with a smiling face, uttering words that could freeze Number 1: “Since you said that the finger is a cheating device that can change the dice rolls, then if your dice cup has that thing, doesn't that mean you cheated?”

“Seven cups in total, drink them slowly, haha!”

Number 1: “…………”

There were still ten cups of wine on the table.

Counting the people who had already left, there should be at least three cups of poisoned wine among the ten.

If he had only drunk five cups just now, he might still have had a chance.

If he drank seven cups straight…

Even covering his ancestral grave with a chimney probably wouldn't save him, right?

Amidst the urging to drink, “Guest, it's time to drink,” Number 1, unable to hold his liquor, collapsed to the ground, drunk.

The bad habit of forcing drinks is unacceptable!

Xiao Jiao watched Number 1 being dragged away, then looked at the smiling Cheng Zhen, and also forced a trembling smile: “Guangzi Ge, we can clear the dungeon now, right?”

Cheng Zhen: (^▽^)

Xiao Jiao: (TAT) Big Brother, please don't be like this, I'm scared…

“You can indeed clear the dungeon.”

Cheng Zhen's words made Xiao Jiao breathe a sigh of relief, but the next sentence made Xiao Jiao's heart pound with fear again—

“But I don't want to clear the dungeon just like this.”

Then, Cheng Zhen raised his hand and beckoned to the waiter: “The chips I won from these people should all belong to me, right?”

“Yes, guest.”

The waiter said respectfully, then took out a handful of gold chips, which looked to be about two dozen.

Cheng Zhen looked at the chips, and indeed felt a familiar sensation.

He immediately smiled: “Then, are my chips enough to have Boss William play with me?”

As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere on the second floor of the tavern changed.

A chill ran up Xiao Jiao's neck.

The betting spectators, who had been laughing just moments ago, turned fervent, shouting Boss William's name.

Boss William no longer sat sipping wine; his expression as he looked at Cheng Zhen was like that of appraising new prey.

“Heh heh, it's been a long time since I've met such a bold guest.”

He looked at Cheng Zhen, then his gaze swept over Xiao Jiao, and he chuckled: “However, does this guest agree?”

“Regarding the guests' choices, we always follow the majority.”

The meaning was clear: if the two of them didn't agree, it wouldn't work; one of them would have to remain to challenge him.

Cheng Zhen looked at Xiao Jiao: “Do we disagree?”

Xiao Jiao looked at Cheng Zhen: “…Can I disagree?”

Everyone understood the answer.

“What are you afraid of? I'm taking you to a special ending, and you're still not happy?” Cheng Zhen's tone was as relaxed as if he were taking someone to a barbecue.

Big Brother is right, hurry up and thank Guangzi Ge!

Xiao Jiao sighed, resignedly nodding his head.

The gold chips reflected a dazzling light under the lamps.

Cheng Zhen reached out and grabbed a handful, then loudly said to Boss William: “We want to witness Boss William's skills, please honor us with your presence!”

Boss William smiled.

Then, he straightened up and slowly walked towards the two.

Clack, clack.

Leather shoes stepped on the floor, making a series of sounds.

Like the prelude to war drums on a battlefield, foreshadowing the coming storm.

Finally, the broad figure in the suit walked beside the two, the imposing aura emanating from his face making people unconsciously hold their breath in tension.

…

[Beep, upgrade conditions met!]

[Dungeon - Deception Tavern, dungeon upgraded! Difficulty increased! ★★★ → ★★★☆]

[Clear Mission: Win to the end!]