Inside the casino on the barren frontier planet of S-01,
a large portion of the Old Kings' attention was focused on the Holy City chessboard.
Within the chessboard that perfectly replicated the structure of Holy City,
three pieces located underground were particularly conspicuous.
One of them was Razor Man—Arthur, with a cleaver lodged in his neck and Ultimate Butcher Knives formed from countless blades at the ends of his arms.
Quite a few Old Kings present held this Uncontrolled One in extremely high regard. Even among S-01's pillars, only a very few could rival him.
Such strength made the entire wager far more interesting. Even if the Uncontrolled Ones lost a mid-tier piece first, it would not affect the bet too greatly.
However,
the two human pieces opposite Razor Man were both in special states.
The piece representing Alex had turned entirely silver, signifying that he could use Ultimate Death beyond the "critical point"... Because of that, the piece was gradually vanishing and was expected to completely collapse in five minutes.
The other piece, representing Malone, was undergoing a transformation.
A beating heart emerged beneath the surface of its skin.
Thump~ Thump~
Each beat caused the piece's form to change.
It either sprouted barbs billowing black smoke,
or overflowed with lava-like veins,
or grew curved horns etched with ancient demonic script from its forehead,
or developed a heavy tail firmly covered in black rock layers.
In the end, it evolved into a First Demon symbolizing Hell Origin.
Just as everyone was preparing to raise their bets on the match before them, the old man who always occupied the casino's central seat suddenly spoke.
"This human is pretty good... What's his name?"
His words greatly surprised the Old Kings present, including Teacher You. Across all of S-01, few aberrant demons could