278: Chapter 278 I really want to report this too!

" [Dealer's request for erasure: Rejected!!!] "

Following the final ruling from that cold, mechanical voice above the firmament, the entire scene fell into dead silence.

Loki remained in his posture with both hands pressed against the slot machine, his entire being petrified as if struck by lightning.

The lofty majesty of a god had completely vanished from his pale, handsome face.

" Re—rejected?! "

Loki's eyes trembled wildly, and he nearly bit his own tongue: "How the hell is this possible?! "

After a brief silence, a burst of laughter that threatened to tear the roof off erupted from the formation where the Red Wolf Army was located!

The three hundred thousand Red Wolf Players were no longer panicked at all. The system had said it was a "normal venting operation," legal and compliant! What was there to be afraid of?

" Hahahaha! I'm dying of laughter! The dealer is getting desperate! "

" Look, look, how can you blame us for this? "

" It's clearly your own machine that's malfunctioning from lack of maintenance! "

" Exactly! "

" It spits out coins like crazy after just a couple of taps; the quality is just too poor! "

" Lord Loki, did you buy this playground equipment second-hand or refurbished? "

" Do you want our guild's repairman to help you fix it? "

The Red Wolf Players chimed in one after another, throwing shade wildly.

" Bullshit!!! "

Loki was trembling with rage, pointing at the lawless players and roaring: "My machine is absolutely perfect! "

" Slap! "

Before Loki's words had even faded, Zhao Meng grinned widely, swung his palm—as big as a cattail fan—right in front of Loki, and gave the slot machine another heavy smack!

[Ding! Plunder Aura triggered!]

[Ding! Plunder successful!]

[Obtained: Chips +150!]

" Clatter—! "

A crisp sound of metal clashing rang out. A large handful of golden chips spewed out from the machine, hitting Loki's polished leather shoes. The damage was minimal, but the insult was immense!

" You—!!! "

Loki was so angry smoke was practically coming out of his orifices, his eyes instantly turning blood-red: "Everyone, stop, goddammit! "

" Don't smash it anymore!!! If you smash it again, I…"

" Bang! "

Before Loki could finish his threat, a sneer flashed in Xia Li's beautiful eyes. Her long, slender leg, encased in a tall boot, suddenly raised. Right in front of Loki, she kicked the lower part of the slot machine hard.

[Ding! Plunder successful!]

[Obtained: Chips +666!]

" Clatter—!!! "

A massive fountain of golden chips sprayed directly all over Loki's head and face!

The entire audience gasped. The boss's wife is mighty! To dare to walk all over a god's face like that!

Xia Li slowly withdrew her long, beautiful leg. Her cold eyes stared straight into Loki's murderous gaze as she spoke softly.

" If I'm not mistaken… "

" You can't kill us at all. "

A mocking sneer curled the corners of Xia Li's mouth: "The rules of the game here apply to you as well. "

" As long as we don't violate the rules, you, as the dealer, can't do anything to us! "

Loki's eyelid twitched as he stared fixedly at the silver-haired woman before him.

Xia Li took a step forward, lowering her voice, her tone sharp with the insight of someone who saw through everything:

" And, I guess… "

" This casino rule of [Prohibiting all private killing acts]. "

" At the time of its design, it wasn't to prevent us humans from killing each other. "

A look of extreme pride appeared on Xia Li's beautiful face. She tilted her head slightly to glance at Lu Yuan, who stood beside her with his hands in his pockets, looking completely nonchalant.

" It was to protect yourself. "

" You were afraid… that if you didn't set this rule, at the very moment the game began… "

" You would be killed in one shot by my dear! "

" Right? "

" Noble… God of Mischief? "

Boom!!! This sentence was like a sharp knife, accurately and unerringly piercing the deepest secret within Loki's heart!

That's right! He had seen with his own eyes that unlucky fool Shiva being blasted into cosmic dust by Lu Yuan's cannon! Although he, Loki, was the God of Mischief. He was great at manipulating hearts, but in terms of frontal defense, he might not even be as good as Shiva!

If he didn't use the "casino rules" to force everyone to stay at the gambling table, if they really started fighting, Lu Yuan's monstrous scarlet mecha could absolutely blast him into slag in a single second!

" Nu—nonsense!!! "

Loki was stung in his sore spot; his face turned deathly pale, then flushed bright red. He stepped back in a panic, shouting fiercely but weakly: "I, I am the only god in this casino! "

" Why would I be afraid of you ants?! "

Watching Loki's stuttering, guilty appearance, the smile on Xia Li's lips deepened. Ignoring the enraged god, she turned around abruptly to face the three hundred thousand clamoring Red Wolf Army members.

Xia Li waved her hand dominantly, her voice resounding through the sky:

" Brothers! "

" Keep [gambling] for me!!! "

Xia Li emphasized the word "gambling" specifically!

After a brief silence,

" Roar—!!! "

" Urah—!!! "

The entire crowd of three hundred thousand people erupted in a deafening, fanatical cheer simultaneously! Suppression? Fear? Screw that! It didn't exist! The boss's wife had spoken, let loose and smash!

" Bang, bang, bang! "

" Clang, clang, clang! "

The entire C-Zone plaza once again plunged into a frenzied "zero-dollar shopping" carnival of smashing machines!

… Meanwhile, on the other side. In the outer plaza. Those foreign players who had lost everything they owned. Seeing the Dragon Country people in C-Zone smashing machines right in front of Loki, not only were they fine, but the system even judged it legal!

The foreigners were now like they'd been injected with adrenaline, their eyes brimming with excited tears.

" Oh my god! It really is a legal operation! "

" Brothers! Lord Loki isn't killing them! "

" This is a hidden system perk! Let's join in too! "

A group of blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners imitated the Red Wolf Guild, yelling as they lunged at the slot machines in front of them.

" Explode for me! "

A burly man from France swung his sandbag-sized fist and slammed it hard against the screen.

" Bang! "

A dull thud. The burly man's hand bones actually fractured, causing tears to stream from his eyes in pain. However, the machine's coin slot remained empty.

" Fuck? What's going on? "

" Move aside, let me kick it! " A foreigner from Great Britain took a running start and delivered a flying kick.

" Clang! "

Still not a single cent fell out! Not even the neon lights on the machine flickered! At this, all the foreigners in the outer zone were dumbfounded.

" What's going on?! "

" It's the exact same operation! Why don't we get any chips?! "

" Does this broken machine recognize nationality?! "

" Protest! This is absolute corruption! "

A foreign leader flushed red: "Lord Loki! This is a violation! "

" Why is the backdoor only left open for Dragon Country people! "

" This is unfair! We want to report you to the Divine Realm for cheating! Report you for favoring the Dragon Country people! "

Listening to the desperate "protests" and "reports" from the outer-zone players, Loki, standing in the C-Zone plaza with his head buzzing from the sound of the Red Wolf Army smashing machines, completely broke down.

" Report? "

Loki's eyes were blood-red; he tilted his head back and let out the most frustrated, desperate roar from the depths of his soul:

" Fuck! Fuck you!!! "

" You idiots think I don't want to?! "

" I really want to report them too, goddammit!!! "