Joy leaned forward unconsciously, pressing down on the table before him. If not for the distance imposed by the gambling table, he would have wanted nothing more than to press his face directly against Xie Antong's!
In truth, he did have that ability. They had no physical bodies to begin with, and an energy body's neck could simply stretch one or two meters to reach her.
But perhaps he still cared a little about appearances, so he did not do that. Pressure at this level was more than enough to make Xie Antong collapse.
He truly did not care whether Xie Antong had guessed the rules of the game. The outcome of the game had nothing to do with that.
This was only the second round. Even if she knew the rules, she still would not know what card he would play. He could play whatever he wanted, and his chances of winning would not change in the slightest.
On the contrary, the one who needed to think about how to play was his opponent!
Because she knew the rules, she had to guess in her mind what he would play and calculate how she could win. All of that required mental effort.
From that perspective, figuring out the rules was not necessarily a good thing! It could very well be a new trap.
Moreover, there was a reason he was applying maximum pressure at this moment.
Because right now... Xie Antong had yet to play her cards!
She had a habit of giving herself an extra moment to think, so she always placed her bet first and played her cards afterward, waiting until the very last moment.
Applying pressure at a time like this would make her hesitate even more over the cards she intended to play. Once her