Chapter 93 - External Assistance

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

There was a player standing at the side, holding onto his train ticket as he asked: “Did you find your train ticket?”

Shen Dongqing shook his head. “Nope.” 2CEnkX

The player froze momentarily, “But the players who don’t have train tickets are…”

Prior to this, the players that were still on the train had seen the ending of the player who arbitrarily alighted, and it was so miserable that they could not bear to look at it directly.

Shen Dongqing: “It’s fine, it’s a small problem.”

The train finally stopped at the fourth train station. pHCrfa

The player with a train ticket in hand stepped off the train, and their figure disappeared from the train station very quickly.

Zhou Wenyan also got off the train, then he turned around and extended his hand towards the person in the train.

Shen Dongqing slipped his own hand into his, borrowing some support from him as he jumped down. Before he landed on the ground, he took an involuntary step forward, jumping into Zhou Wenyan’s embrace.

Zhou Wenyan happened to catch him in his arms. 3v70KB

Shen Dongqing raised his head, grinning at him.

They did not disappear from where they stood like the player who had a ticket.

The train did not drive off, so the players on the train looked at them in concern. Apart from the players, the Train Attendant that had been tormented a few times was also looking outside the window, and her eyes were brimming with schadenfreude.

Players without train tickets were bound to die, and even these two people were not an exception to that rule, because this was a rule that established the game. SzFQbL

The Train Attendant could not wait to see the pair in absolute despair.

Her face was firmly pasted to the window as the corners of her scarlet-red lips raised uncontrollably.

However, the Train Attendant was fated for disappointment.

Not long after Shen Dongqing regained his balance, the ghost hand hiding in the shadows began to stir before they surged up, wanting to drag the pair underneath the train. EWjPxB

But before the ghost hand could touch the corner of their shirt, it was stepped on by Shen Dongqing.

“What is this?” Shen Dongqing picked up one ghost hand.

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The ghost hand was a long line, stretching out from the shadows. It was like a squid as it wriggled and flopped about.

Once he thought of squids, Shen Dongqing became hungry. FtaY I

Shen Dongqing pinched the erratic ghost hand, eager to give it a try. “Can I eat it?”

Zhou Wenyan was helpless. Why was it so hard to change his bad habit of eating indiscriminately?

“No.” He pressed down Shen Dongqing’s hand.

Shen Dongqing: “Fine.” 0Sgyzd

However, he did not relax his grip immediately because he wanted to see what the ghost hand was growing on. He pulled forcefully, but the creature that had entrenched itself in the shadows was quite big, so it did not move an inch.

Shen Dongqing stopped briefly, took a deep breath, then exerted his strength again—

Kacha!

Shen Dongqing: “Ah?” He glanced at Zhou Wenyan. “Can you hear him?”

Zhou Wenyan: “I heard him.” YfrjwA

Fang Qi’s voice was tinged with anxiety, “I don’t have the time to explain, please come over first!”

Just as his voice landed, the scenery in front of them changed. They were no longer in the train carriage, but a large hall decked out in gold and jade with glorious splendour. It was decorated in a luxurious and lavish fashion, and under the gigantic chandelier lights, most of the areas were doused in pitch-black darkness apart from the gambling table where the illumination was gathered on.

Two people were seated at the gambling table.

One of them was an impeccably attired and smiling handsome young man. There was a name card hanging in front of his chest, which had ‘Casino 002’ inscribed on top. Sitting opposite of him was Fang Qi. Fang Qi’s state of being was not the best by comparison since his right leg had completely disappeared, only leaving blood to trickle down from the missing section. Furthermore, everything under his left wrist was also gone. cVZvAp

But the bizarre thing was that, despite his current circumstances, he was still gambling with the other person in front of him.

Once Fang Qi saw the pair, he heaved out a sigh of relief immediately, then explained the current situation with due haste.

Fang Qi’s luck was decent in the sense that he managed to survive until now by hugging their thighs. After the resting period ended, he was sent into another game, but this copy was more special by comparison, since the game premise was a casino.

The danger that the players had to face in this copy were not ghosts or monsters, but the staff in this casino. Every player had to gamble with the staff once every day, but instead of betting money, the players were betting on their own bodies. km0Mcf

Fang Qi’s voice was trembling slightly, “I’ve already lost an arm and a hand today. If I lose again, my internal organs are going to be forfeit.”

Losing a leg and a hand would only make moving inconvenient, but even a player would struggle to survive if they lost their internal organs.

Therefore, under such dire straits, Fang Qi used a S-level prop card. This was a special prop, and Fang Qi had obtained it with his bastardly luck.

The usage of the prop card “External Assistance” allowed him to invite a player that was not in the game to enter the premise to help him. TVFl09

Fang Qi’s first reaction was to find Shen Dongqing.

Shen Dongqing’s current state did not count as being in-game, so he was chosen by the prop card, and since Zhou Wenyan and Shen Dongqing were bound to each other, they happened to arrive together.

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Fang Qi was still shivering as he finished his explanation: “The next round is going to begin soon, Brother Shen, save me!”

Shen Dongqing replied honestly, “I don’t know how to play this.” zE4mAT

Fang Qi: “You’re just throwing the dice and comparing how large your number is with the person opposite of you. It’s very simple, you just need to compare numbers, my luck sucks, and I’ve lost two rounds in a row!”

Zhou Wenyan walked up to the table, his tone of voice heavy. “I’ll play.”

Fang Qi released an audible exhale.

Although Shen Dongqing would usually take up the labour of resolving some matters in a resolute and direct manner, Zhou Wenyan should not be underestimated either. Once he stepped up to the plate, Fang Qi felt his heart settle. 0HcT7s

002 did not show any reaction to the change of opponents as he said coldly. “The third round shall begin now.”

Zhou Wenyan held the dice cup on the table, opened it, and looked. There were three dice inside. He picked up one of the dice to inspect it briefly. There were six faces, it did not look special by any means.

“3, 2, 1, start.”

Zhou Wenyan and 002 shook their dice cups simultaneously, causing the sound of mutual collision to ring out from the gambling table, and it sounded rather nice. Ohc2uT

Thirty seconds later, 002 stopped first, and Zhou Wenyan also stopped soon after.

Neither of them opened their dice cup.

Fang Qi swallowed his saliva. “Can you do it? My life is being gambled by your hands, Brother!”

002: “Let’s open it together.” pcXdQG

Zhou Wenyan held down his dice cup. “Hold on.”

002 reminded: “On the gambling table, you cannot renege on a bet.”

Zhou Wenyan stared at him. “You cheated.”

Although 002’s movements were incredibly fast, Zhou Wenyan still noticed it. w5d9qR

002’s dead face finally showed some changes in expression as he smiled slyly, “The game rules didn’t stipulate that cheating isn’t allowed.”

Fang Qi nearly stood up. “Fuck! That explains why my luck was so poor, it turns out you were cheating! Bastard game, bastard NPCs!”

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Unfortunately for him, however, he stumbled and sat down again just as he was standing up because he was missing one leg, and he could only puff hard from his seat.

Zhou Wenyan: “We lost.” mhFMqX

002 smiled and nodded. “All of you have lost, open your dice cup.”

Fang Qi wanted to cry but he had no tears. “Brother, no, father, I’ve already used my uncommon prop to request for help, why am I still going to belch now? Logically speaking, you’re supposed to try hard to save a desperate crisis!”

Zhou Wenyan pushed his hands. “His number will definitely be larger than mine, I’m not good at playing dice.”

Fang Qi felt his vision darken as he verged on fainting, but then he heard Zhou Wenyan state: “However, they didn’t say we have to play by the rules…” sw9M5q

This single sentence made Fang Qi come back to life. He forced himself to open his eyes, to which he saw Shen Dongqing rolling up his sleeves and walking over.

002: “No, you can’t do this!”

But resistance was futile; Shen Dongqing proceeded to chop him with the side of his hand in a direct but efficient manner.

Hence, 002’s body softened and collapsed on the betting table. 1P8Dzu

Shen Dongqing: “What should we do now?”

Zhou Wenyan laughed, saying, “If my guess isn’t wrong, the judgement on who won or lost can only be made when both sides open their dice cup, which means you can open his dice cup, and then…”

The rest required no further explanation since Shen Dongqing understood the fist. He opened 002’s dice cup. The three dice inside were all sixes. Most players were not gambling gods, and the probability of shaking out three sixes was probably less than one percent. In the end, the casino would definitely win.

But 002 had terrible luck because he met Shen Dongqing. l0b4Lu

Shen Dongqing flipped the dice, thus turning the three sixes into three ones.

“Done.”

Zhou Wenyan also opened his cup. There was one six and two fours lying inside.

Initially, 002 had cheated to attain the greatest number possible. No matter how many points the other party had, he had the highest probability of winning, and the worst-case scenario was a draw. However, he did not expect that the other party would use such an upsetting hand. WA0hl

Fang Qi was dumbstruck. “That works too?”

Zhou Wenyan swiped up the dice with one hand and casually threw it, causing the dice to randomly roll about on the table surface.

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Lazily, he said: “There isn’t a single clause in the regulations that states that this isn’t allowed, right?”

Fang Qi thought back about it carefully. “There really isn’t.” YdPK3X

There was only one rule in the casino, which was that the players had to gamble with the staff every day. The contents of the gamble were different every day, but it did not issue a direct death penalty to the gambling players.

Fang Qi had been here for two days and he thought that this was a game of luck. Consequently, the thought of the NPCs cheating as well never occurred to him, but thanks to his quick wits during an emergency, he called for external assistance.

However, the truth was that most players could not afford to play in such a manner.

Touching the NPCs without the appropriate amount of strength was a death wish, and it was only these two players who had the capital to adopt such measures. Not only did they use such a method once, they had always played like this time and time again. ztCDAT

He could only say, they deserved to be called Big Bosses.

After 002 lost, the lights in the darkness flickered a few times before it lit up the entire large hall.

The leg and hand that Fang Qi lost also returned. In a lively manner, he stood up and turned his head back to glance at them. “Brother Zhou, Brother Shen, why are the both of you still here?”

According to the introduction of the prop card, the duration of the external assistance was very short. Once the help request was fulfilled, the beckoned player would be sent back to the place they came from immediately. 03pa6X

But why were these two still standing here?

Shen Dongqing leaned against the betting table as he played with the dice, causing the sound of crisp collision to sound out. Once Fang Qi heard that noise, he felt his legs weaken.

Zhou Wenyan touched on the subject briefly with one sentence, “Our situation is special.”

They had been trapped in the train game copy, but they were not considered as the players there either. The game had borrowed the pretext of eliminating a bug to send them inside, but now that they had left the premises, they could not go in again. uOSmnR

That being said, it was not like they were called over from the resting area, so they had to wait for this game to conclude before they could go back.

Speaking of which, this was also luck.

Fang Qi had met with danger inside another copy, happened to have that particular prop card, and happened to choose them. It seems like they had not taken this vegetable-chicken1 along for nothing.

Fang Qi did not understand. xGsWN7

Shen Dongqing put down the dice to pat his shoulder. “You don’t need to understand, you just need to know that we’ll be covering you for this game.”

Fang Qi: “Lying down and winning? I know how to do this!”

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Not only was he capable of it, he was a master at it.

1 菜鸡 (pinyin: cai ji) – noob; amateur. 92ddMz