Chapter 151: Divine Blessing My Ass, Equal Stakes

Chapter 151: Divine Blessing My Ass, Equal Stakes

Seeing the number four, Shi Kelang couldn’t hide his excitement.

But the next second, he realized the bet hadn’t taken effect!

Just as he was puzzled, a new notification panel appeared before him.

Ding! The betting player [Ji Yan] has violated the rules by using a Supernatural Ability to participate in the game. A re-roll is required.

Note! After three violations, any further violations will result in an automatic loss!

"Violation?"

The Dung Beetle was momentarily stunned. How come he didn’t know about this rule?

The Dice returned to Ji Yan’s hand. For the second time, he didn’t rush to throw it, continuing to stall for the full two minutes.

"Dragging it out won’t change your luck," Shi Kelang sneered. "It’s just a matter of dying sooner or later!"

Ji Yan didn’t respond.

Holding the Dice, he simply sat cross-legged, propping his chin on his hand, quietly watching the countdown.

Only in the last few seconds did he toss the Dice again.

The Dice was still smeared with Supernatural Blood.

Ding! The betting player [Ji Yan] has violated the rules for the second time by using a Supernatural Ability to participate in the game. A re-roll is required.

The throw timer reset.

The Dice returned to his hand. Ji Yan remained seated, watching the countdown, even yawning at one point.

A Stalling Tactic?

Shi Kelang’s eye twitched. Though he was confident in his odds, Ji Yan’s endless stalling was grinding away his patience.

As the countdown reached its final seconds again, Ji Yan once more coated the Dice in Supernatural Blood and threw it.

Third violation.

The throw timer reset once more!

"Brat! This is your last throw. Break the rules, and you die. Throw it, and you still die. What tricks do you have left now?"

An irritated Shi Kelang glared at Ji Yan.

He had planned to finish Ji Yan quickly and reunite with his boss, but Ji Yan had clung to him like a vengeful spirit for nearly ten minutes!

Ji Yan stayed silent, his eyes fixed on the countdown.

When the third countdown entered its final seconds, his gaze flickered. He stood up, one hand gripping the Dice, the other tucked into his pocket.

He looked at Shi Kelang and said, "I take back what I said earlier."

"Sometimes, my luck is actually pretty good. Like right now."

As his words fell, he tossed the Dice.

After rolling several times, it finally landed with the number 6 facing up.

Shi Kelang’s eye twitched violently at the sight.

A one-in-six chance, and it actually hit!

Ding! Since the Dice results are tied, both players will proceed to a second round of throws.

His face darkening, Shi Kelang reached out and grabbed two Dice from thin air.

Clutching them, he took a deep breath and threw them again. "With two Dice, how the hell can I lose?"

The Dice tumbled across the floor. One stopped first, landing on the number 1.

Seeing this, the Dung Beetle’s breath hitched. His previously confident eyes suddenly filled with nervous unease as he stared at the second Dice.

After spinning a few more times, the second Dice seemed destined to land on 6—but then, as if fate itself intervened, it rolled one more eerie rotation and settled on 1.

Two 1s!!

Shi Kelang clutched his head, his face instantly pale.

"This can’t be… When has my luck ever rolled two 1s?"

In a frenzy, he yanked the Cross Necklace from his chest.

The metal feathers on it were dull and lifeless.

This is also a Supernatural Artifact, the Divine Blessing Cross—a Collector's Grade item. When worn by the player Dai Pei, it increases the wearer's Luck Value by 25%.

Coupled with the Death Dice, the host's advantage of possessing two dice ensured Shi Kelang had never lost a single game until now. This had been his confidence all along.

But now, the cross had turned dull and lifeless, signaling that Shi Kelang's Luck Value was steadily declining...

Divine Blessing?

Bless my ass!!

As he hurled the cross to the ground in fury, Ji Yan picked up the dice on the other side. With a faint smile, he said, "Actually, you lost the moment the second round reset."

"Even if you stacked luck with Supernatural Artifacts, I stacked luck with an External Cheat!"

"External Cheat?"

Shi Kelang was still stunned when he suddenly caught a familiar scent. Realizing something was wrong, he quickly checked his hands—only to find ugly Corpse Spots spreading across his skin.

"Is this... that Misfortune Supernatural Entity?!"

Without his Playing Cards, Shi Kelang couldn't see the massive, terrifying Misfortune Supernatural Entity hovering above him, slowly devouring his remaining luck.

At the same time, the door behind them creaked open. Liu Congming leaned against the frame, panting heavily.

"Finally caught up!"

"I blinked, and you were gone. How’d you end up here?"

"And how did you do it? My game panel suddenly displayed a route to your location."

Ji Yan removed the Little Genius Watch from his wrist and replied, "Good thing you arrived in time—and woke up the Misfortune Supernatural Entity. Otherwise, my luck would’ve guaranteed a loss!"

The Little Genius Watch not only marked locations and routes on the instance map but could also share positions with other players through touch—a hidden function requiring a Hidden Operation to activate. Ji Yan had deciphered this using Omniscient Understanding when he first obtained the artifact.

"I had to wake it up! Without you around, I felt completely unsafe. If I ran into the Cursed Eye Supernatural Entity, I’d be dead for sure. So I rushed here with the Misfortune Supernatural Entity in tow."

"Plus, I had a feeling you were in trouble!"

"Who’d have thought this Dung Beetle would dare mess with you?" Liu Congming sneered, glancing at Shi Kelang.

Even an idiot like Shi Kelang finally understood. Gnashing his teeth, he spat, "So you were waiting for him!"

"Did you really think I was just stalling for time, waiting to die?"

Ji Yan shook his head and casually tossed the dice in his hand.

By now, the Misfortune Supernatural Entity had nearly drained Shi Kelang’s Luck Value, indirectly boosting Ji Yan’s own fortune.

The dice rolled... and landed on 3.

Not too high, not too low—just one number higher than before!

The moment Shi Kelang saw the result, his face turned deathly pale.

He tried to abandon the Death Dice, hoping to escape the bet’s Privilege.

But the instant he turned, something invisible moved in the air.

The next moment, Shi Kelang’s chest tore open—a bloody Heart ripped out, compressed into pulp, and splattered across the floor.

"Poor Old Shi, hoist by his own petard!" Liu Congming sighed, though the smirk on his face betrayed his amusement.

A new panel notification popped up before Ji Yan’s eyes.

"Player Ji Yan has won the chips in this game. You have obtained Player Shi Kelang's bet—the Death Dice."

"This guy was actually confident enough to bet the Death Dice?" Ji Yan raised an eyebrow.

He had originally been wondering how to get his hands on this treasure, since supernatural artifacts couldn’t be plundered between players within this instance.

Unexpectedly, the other party delivered it right into his hands.

But only after holding the Death Dice did Ji Yan understand how this supernatural artifact worked.

The Death Dice couldn’t be used at will. To activate it, the holder first had to designate an item from the target player as a bet, then match it with an equivalent item of their own before placing the wager.

Only when both sides' bets were equal could the game begin, and the mandatory privilege take effect!

Shi Kelang had wanted the Spade 1 in Ji Yan’s possession—no small bet. With no other options left, he had no choice but to wager the Death Dice to start the game.

"Isn’t this a bit like the Lies Parchment from the last instance?" Ji Yan thought. Only through equivalent exchange could it be used.

Unfortunately, the Lies Parchment wasn’t a supernatural artifact but rather the Zodiac Goat’s Wish Privilege, so after the hospital instance ended, the parchment disappeared along with it...

Otherwise, with the parchment, Ji Yan felt he could have dominated this instance effortlessly!

That thing was pure conceptual-level power—absolutely overpowered!

Now, gripping the Death Dice, Ji Yan fully secured control over it.

He couldn’t help but sigh, "Another kind soul delivering warmth!"

Yet, barely a few seconds after holding the dice, Ji Yan suddenly stiffened, noticing something...