When she watched the Arbitrator's hand reach over and flip the card engraved with the vivid image of a "Dragon," the smile on Xie Antong's lips grew even more pronounced.

Even the Arbitrator responsible for flipping the cards paused his hand for a moment. The look in his eyes betrayed a hint of surprise.

The flow of sand wasn't fast, proving she wasn't overthinking at this moment either.

So how did she even guess Pleasure's card?

The Arbitrator felt somewhat bewildered, but out of his "professional integrity" as the referee, he said nothing.

He simply closed his mouth once more and reached out to take the two cards in front of Xie Antong.

At this moment, Pleasure had his fingers interlocked, hands placed before his eyes. The shadows cast over his brows and eyes, and that mouth which often curled with a hint of a mocking smile now seemed to have straightened into a flat line!

Clearly, his mood wasn't exactly relaxed at the moment. Xie Antong's sudden performance had rendered him somewhat silent.

In contrast, Xie Antong at this moment wore a smile on her face, completely different from her usual expression of frowning in thought. She even leaned back in her chair.

For a moment, the mental states of the two seemed to have completely reversed, as if swapped!

"What's going on! Why does it suddenly feel like the situation has flipped?!"

"Blank, was everything within your plan all along?"

"Was her earlier performance just to lure the opponent into betting more? What exactly happened?!" 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The fixed spectator seats watched Xie Antong's actions and were instantly jolted all over, finding it somewhat hard to believe.

Meanwhile, the Arbitrator finally flipped over the cards in front of Xie Antong.

A "3," and an "8."

Seeing these two cards, he first froze for a second, then looked up at Xie Antong.

After that, he quietly took two steps back, silently watching the two parties at the gambling table.

"Ahem, the first round of the gamble. Both sides have chosen the card combination they are playing."

"The result is..."

As he spoke, terrifying Divine Power coalesced within this space, like a natural disaster erupting, instantly throwing the entire spectator stands into chaos.

Many people screamed and stood up, only to find their spiritual energy bodies confined to this small area within the stands, unable to move.

And those who wanted to exit at this moment discovered they had no idea how to leave!

"Please, all spectators, remain quiet. This is merely the normal settlement of the game."

In the sky, formidable Divine Power coalesced into a colossal dragon that spanned the heavens, circling above Pleasure's head.

Before Xie Antong's eyes, two shields slowly materialized. Emblazoned on those shields were two numbers, precisely the numbers on the cards before Xie Antong.

Compared to the awe-inspiring divine dragon opposite, these numerical shields seemed, frankly, a bit comical in appearance.

They looked like something from a child's game.

Then, the settlement began. The giant dragon circled once in the sky, letting out a dragon's roar that shook the very cosmos!

Immediately after, it charged directly at the pair of shields before it!

Boom!

Amidst the violent explosion, the shields shattered as if made of paper. Then, the dragon charged straight at Xie Antong!

Xie Antong instinctively tilted her head but did not raise her hands to block, allowing that terrifying Divine Power to smash over and pass right through her body.

—Nothing happened.

The divine dragon that seemed capable of destroying everything was merely an illusion, like a 3D movie. Everything just vanished into thin air within this space.

Xie Antong was unharmed, but the Arbitrator's declaration had already sounded.

"First round of the game. The god Pleasure, wins!"

As he spoke, he waved a hand, sweeping all eight hourglasses on the table over to Pleasure's side.

Silence...

The atmosphere suddenly became abnormally quiet.

This simple round of the game had simply had too many emotional reversals back and forth.

Just when everyone thought Blank was completely suppressed and at a disadvantage, her attitude and will suddenly became exceptionally resolute.

And just when people thought she had guessed everything, even the opponent's card, and wondered if she had a backup plan... she reveals her cards and loses outright?

This is purely messing around, isn't it?!

Pleasure also lowered his hands at this moment, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly as he stared at Xie Antong across from him.

Xie Antong, however, was very calm. She showed no emotional fluctuation over losing this round. The flow of sand in the hourglass before her eyes also did not speed up.

[Heh heh heh heh... Little girl, you're putting on an act for me here?!]

A somewhat ferocious smile appeared on Pleasure's face, lending his originally exceptionally beautiful features a ghostly, sinister air.

[I was almost truly intimidated by you! Little girl, you really are a bit deserving of death...]

[When you said my card, I really thought you might pull off something interesting. But in the end, you just peeked earlier, didn't you?!]

His hands pressed down on the table, his body leaning forward. An aura brimming with oppressive force enveloped Xie Antong sitting opposite.

Xie Antong looked back at him and spoke:

"Was there any problem with what I just said?"

"In the first round, your chances of winning were greater. You should have added chips, you did add them, and you won. So what are you angry about?"

Pleasure: ...

Without waiting for him to speak, Xie Antong continued:

"As for you wanting to know how I actually determined your card was the Dragon, there's no need for indirect probing, saying I peeked. I can tell you directly."

"Because it's very simple. Your card play, your actions, are all optimal solutions. So I concluded you are not someone who plays games recklessly."

"My cards are numbers. Your cards are Zodiac Animals. The only possible point of correspondence between them would be the numerical order of the zodiac animals."

"Among your five cards, the Dragon's order number is in the middle. Without knowing the game rules, playing the card with the middle order number for probing would yield the most information for you."

As she spoke, Xie Antong smiled slightly, looking up at Pleasure, and said with utmost sincerity:

"Whether human or god, everyone believes Pleasure is an entity whose actions are outrageous. Playing a game with you should be something for that lunatic 'Sin.'"

"But I don't think that's the case. You are unlike him in many ways. You are the most top-notch gambler I've ever seen, with exceptionally rigorous thinking. I even think Knowledge was far more arrogant than you."

"I never expected that when playing a game with me, you would still pretend to be a mentally unstable, crazy individual. Is this a form of respect towards me?"

"Should I say thank you for your respect?"