"Place your bets! Place your bets!"
On a planet in S-01 Shattered Frontier, inside an exceptionally luxurious casino building as perceived by human vision.
A gambling table bearing the Hyperion sign suddenly drew the attention of many patrons, including an old man who radiated an intense aura of madness and seemed as old as the world itself.
On the gambling table.
The most eye-catching piece was an exquisite figurine with a blade embedded in its neck and bandages wrapped around its body. Its scale, craftsmanship, and paint quality all surpassed those of the other pieces.
It even emitted an aura of "slash."
Besides that.
There was a half-gray, half-human piece representing Han Dong,
an abyssal piece representing Green,
a mimetic piece representing Miss Helen,
and a Demps piece with six fingers.
A large flat map resembling a tabletop game had been fully spread across the gambling table. Different sections of the board represented different floors and workshops of Hyperion Company.
There were many ways to place bets.
1. Bets could be placed on the overall outcome. For example, one could bet that the Slash Emperor would wipe out Han Dong and the others, that Han Dong's group would escape through some means, or even precisely bet on how many people in Han Dong's team would die.
2. Bets could be placed on individuals.
If Han Dong's team ultimately killed or drove back the Slash Emperor, or if they all escaped through special means, the outcome of the bets would be judged according to each individual's contribution.
The odds were all set by the Mysterious Person dressed as a bartender, based on objective information.
"Three 'King-level Deeds (Lower Rank)'... on Nicholas."
The gambler in a gray vest still bet on Han Dong without the slightest hesitation, even in such circumstances.
However,