Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 1086 - 293: Since That’s the Case, All In! (Part 2)

But the good brothers around don't have the chance to start over.

"Don't worry, he's a merchant. He probably won't make a move against us," Li Zheng said to comfort them.

"Form up!" At this moment, Ghost Pupil roared, wanting to quickly form a battle formation to deal with the potential crisis.

"Tongzi, no need." Li Zheng reached out and pressed a hand on Ghost Pupil's shoulder.

The opponent is in the Demigod Realm. If he wants to make a move, even forming a battle formation would be useless; they would be crushed in the next second.

Despite not understanding, Ghost Pupil chose to trust Li Zheng's decision.

The figure stopped ten steps away from everyone, and the cold flame inside the Glazed Lamp suddenly surged.

The silver mist on the mask flowed, finally settling into an expression that seemed like a smirk:

"I am the Equivalence Gambler Merchant. Do any of you have a wish you want fulfilled?"

"What do you mean?" Long Gen at the front asked with a serious expression.

The cold flame in the Glazed Lamp flickered, reflecting countless tiny threads of fate, and Life Throat's voice echoed in the ears of all the trainees:

"As long as you are willing to offer up something dear to you and partake in a destined game of chance with me, you can gain strength, wealth, revenge... or even a glimpse of a deceased loved one. The stake can be an item you treasure, an emotion, or even a memory... all can be exchanged with me for something of equivalent value."

The long staff tapped on the ground, and black Evil Qi transformed into an ancient contract table beneath him. A parchment scroll unfurled silently, with a quill pen hovering above it.

The Silver Mist Mask suddenly cracked open a slit, revealing a deep vortex of starry sky:

"I never force a sale, but once a contract is sealed, it is witnessed by fate, and not even death can break it."

Hearing Life Throat's introduction, the trainees immediately thought of the ancient stories told by the Ghost Wind Clan trainees during their special training. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Back then, they even joked that the story was probably fabricated.

Unexpectedly, on their return journey, they actually encountered the Equivalence Gambler Merchant of the Destiny Clan.

"You mean, anything can be traded in a game of chance with you?" Ghost Pupil asked at this time.

"Everything is possible; I will assess its value."

With those words, the parchment on the contract table moved automatically without any wind, and the ink wriggled like a living creature, drawing complex spiritual patterns.

A bronze balance slowly rose from the table, floating in front of everyone.

The two ends of the balance were not pans but slightly open pale hands.

The left palm faced upward, as if receiving.

The right palm faced downward, as if grasping.

The beam of the scale was engraved with dense scales, each spiritual pattern flickering with a faint blue light, resembling the trajectory of stars.

"Place your price on the left hand, and the right hand will show the value you can obtain in return. Then, an unordered gamble will commence, with both you and I having a half chance of winning. All outcomes are determined by fate and cannot be altered once they appear."

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng was immediately tempted.

The introduction clearly showed that Life Throat never goes back on a deal; perhaps this was an opportunity.

"I'll do it." A trainee from the Domain City Clan stepped up to the contract table, took off his Arm Guard, and placed it on the left pan.

As soon as the Arm Guard touched the left pan, the bronze balance emitted a long humming sound.

The star markings on the beam lit up one by one, and three floating halos suddenly appeared on the right pan.

The first halo transformed into a shadowy image of a Battle Axe entwined with Evil Qi.

The second halo condensed into a Bone Skin Book.

The third halo revealed a Jade Talisman that his sister lost because of him.

At this moment, the Arm Guard floated in the air, countless shadows appearing above it, forming many cherished memory fragments from the life of this Yu Du Warrior.

Sharing a wheatcake with his sister in childhood, winning the Warrior Badge at the clan festival for the first time... many memories associated with the Arm Guard were presented one by one.

"You have many precious memories related to the Arm Guard, which can also be used as stakes. Will you bet them?"

Initially, he just wanted to try it, but upon seeing the items displayed on the right pan, the trainee was stunned and looked at Life Throat:

"If I stake it and the gamble fails, what will happen?"

"This Arm Guard will disappear, along with all memories related to it. In my gamble, the stake's value is not assessed by the item's intrinsic value, but by the value you place on it in your heart."

"What if I stake a pile of dung?" Chi Tu, curious, chimed in.

"As long as that dung is a priceless treasure in your heart, its stake value can increase in the gamble."

"I won't stake the memories, just the Arm Guard," the Yu Du Clan trainee said solemnly.

"As you wish." The shadows on the Arm Guard vanished, and the three halos on the right pan turned into three Battle Axe type weapons.

"This is the value of the Arm Guard in your eyes."

With that, Life Throat gestured to the right pan:

"You can propose the desired item as an equivalent exchange, but during this process, you need to provide an equivalent item on the left pan."

After hearing Life Throat's explanation, the Domain City Clan trainee looked at the right pan:

"Anything?"

"Everything is possible."

"I want a combat skill that my ancestors lost in ancient times," the Domain City Clan trainee said solemnly.

"Use your hand to touch the pan, then imagine the item you want."

The Domain City Clan trainee stepped forward, touched the right pan, and the shadowy image transformed into a black Information Stone.

The left pan suddenly floated upward, indicating that the stake was insufficient to exchange for the item.

"Qingyu, don't rush; probabilities cannot be precisely determined." Ghost Pupil stepped forward, trying to stop him.

The Domain City Clan trainee, called Qingyu, appeared hesitant but ultimately took back his Arm Guard and stepped back a large step: