The Net of Heaven Gathers, Though Its Mesh Be Wide, It Lets Nothing Through
"The feeling of surviving a disaster... it's truly..."
"That's awesome, hahaha!!"
China Ninth Base, outside the Night Market, Ao Hai Casino.
This newly opened casino, with its shabby interior resembling a card room, was now bustling with activity.
Countless Gambler, their faces flushed, gathered around a gambling table, cheering incessantly.
"M! M! M!"
And at the very center of the crowd.
A blonde woman dressed in a gorgeous long dress and adorned with jewels was laughing loudly with her head thrown back.
Before her lay a mountain of specially made chips, totaling a whopping two hundred million!
These are all the spoils Medusa just won in a gambling game, a victory she won in a miraculous comeback!
"Hahaha! Sure enough, as clever as I am, there's nothing in this world I can't handle!"
"Even in gambling, this Evil God is an unparalleled genius!"
Medusa's eyes lit up as she excitedly muttered to herself.
However, although she appeared calm and collected on the surface, exuding confidence, she was actually panicking inside!
Because it was right after she first lavishly spent a fortune at this gambling den.
Reality dealt this fat snake a harsh blow!
She lost for a whole half day!
In the very last round, Medusa, blinded by her losses, went completely overboard and bet all the remaining Star Crystal she had left!
Just when Medusa was on the verge of death in despair, her luck suddenly turned around.
They somehow managed to get a winning hand with a royal flush and an incredibly long straight, achieving an amazing comeback!
"Whew~ That was so exciting~"
Medusa subconsciously reached down and scratched the spot beneath her long dress where her snake tail connected to her human body.
Suddenly, she felt her hands were wet. She picked them up, held them to her nose, and smelled them, savoring the pleasant aroma.
Then, she sighed somewhat helplessly.
"Hmph... so it was pee."
"I knew it! How could a mere human game possibly make this Evil God sweat with tension?"
"It's definitely just a matter of not being used to the new environment!"
Medusa gave a wicked smile.
Then, she grabbed the two hundred million chips from the table and ran away!
"I'm going home to take a shower and change my clothes now. I'll be back at your lousy brothel tomorrow!"
"Wash your neck and wait!"
No one was surprised as she ran away with the money, and no casino thugs came out to stop her.
After all, this is a legitimate casino secretly controlled by the Ninth Base of China.
There is no such underworld rule as "you can't leave once you've won money".
The easy target left, and the Gambler cursed a few times before dispersing to find new tables and continue gambling.
And across from that gambling table that originally belonged to Medusa.
The man and woman who had just bet against her were not upset at all, even though they had lost two hundred million.
On the contrary, their faces...
He actually smiled.
"Master, this blonde woman is truly incredibly foolish."
"She didn't even realize it was such an obvious scam."
The woman, wearing a suit and with a Red Plum mark on her left cheek, couldn't help but cover her mouth and burst into laughter.
Then, she looked at the man beside her with some confusion.
"They naively thought they won through their own skill and luck, it's hilarious!"
"But then again..."
"Master, why don't we just follow the plan and make her lose everything today?"
"In that final hand, you even went to great lengths to use cheating techniques to deliberately give her a winning hand?"
Opposite her sat a young man wearing a top hat and a black tailcoat.
Hearing his apprentice's question, the man in the tall hat picked up his black cane and tapped it on the wooden table.
"The net of gambling is inescapable; no one escapes its grasp."
The man in the top hat stood up and looked in the direction of the casino entrance.
"Red Plum, you must understand."
"That two hundred million was nothing more than bait to lure her completely into the Abyss."
"And... luck is the biggest lie that all Gambler in this world deceive themselves with."
"The seed of greed has been sown completely in that woman's heart."
"Having tasted the sweetness of this Deadly Place comeback, she could no longer break free from this poison called gambling."
"This game, the moment she won money and walked out the door today..."
"It seems like it's just begun, but in reality, it's already over."
After saying that, he took out a walkie-talkie from his pocket and glanced at the woman next to him.
"Red Plum, you still have a lot to learn in the lesson of humanity..."
"Yes, sir! Your disciple has learned a great deal and has remembered it all!"
Red Plum, her face full of admiration, bowed deeply.
The man in the top hat nodded and then pressed the talk button on the walkie-talkie.
"Hello, Commander Wang, this is Gao Xia."
"The pig-slaughtering scheme your military ordered me to orchestrate had a perfect start."
"The fat sheep has taken the bait; you can pay the first payment now."
There was a two-second silence on the other end of the walkie-talkie, followed by Wang Shuai's voice.
"Can."
"As per our previous agreement, we'll give you half of the deposit first. You can come directly to the VIP room at the Armed Forces Department to collect it now."
"The full payment will be made after the deal is done."
Gao Xia curled her lips into a sly smile.
Okay~
"However, I prefer to get things done in one go, so I'll wait until everything is finished before taking the full payment."
Then, he hung up the walkie-talkie.
Seeing this, Red Plum immediately volunteered.
"Master, the Armed Forces Department is heavily guarding the area; it's inconvenient for you to go out."
"Why don't I go and get your deposit back for you?"
Gao Xia glanced at her, smiled, and nodded. "Okay, go ahead."
Be careful on the road.
Then, he stood there, watching Red Plum's joyful departing figure.
Gao Xia's smile gradually faded, and she began to tap the ground incessantly with her cane.
Clatter...
Clatter...
Clatter...
The sound of the knocking perfectly matched the ticking of the clock on the casino wall.
"599..."
"600..."
As she silently counted down the last number, Gao Xia subtly glanced around at her surroundings out of the corner of her eye.
Inside this seemingly bustling casino, a dozen plainclothes officers, disguised as Gambler, had unknowingly appeared at some point.
They were silently approaching his location from all directions...
The operation is complete.
"I'm sorry, my dear disciple."
Gao Xia chuckled softly to herself.
"As the saying goes, 'Better to sacrifice a friend than myself; save the elder than the younger.'"
"In today's situation, I'll have to trouble you to take the blame for me."
Finally, Gao Xia raised her hand and pulled down her top hat, covering most of her face.
Then, she began to chant softly.
"Fate is determined by the wheel of fate; what power do we have to draw it now!"
"All kinds of Supernatural Ability are now in my hands, the roulette wheel stops... appear!"
Buzz!
As soon as she finished speaking, numbers began to flash deep within Gao Xia's right pupil!
Final...
The fluctuating numbers stopped at [47]!
"Oh? Is today the 47th? [Space Master]..."
Gao Xia smiled with satisfaction.
"Dusk, oh Dusk, my old friend, though you are half-dead..."
"But I still want to thank you for your support..."
"Now..."
Let's say goodbye to our friends in the China military together.
Gao Xia gracefully removed her top hat, faced the casino entrance, and bowed.
Then...
Swish!
A spatial fluctuation flashed, and Gao Xia vanished into thin air right before everyone's eyes!
"Oh no! He's disappeared!"
"How is that possible?! The intelligence system never mentioned that this fraudster has any spatial Supernatural Ability!"
The plainclothes officers from the Ninth Base, who were about to pounce on the person to make arrest, missed their target and all showed expressions of shock.
"Never mind that! One team, go after that woman named Red Plum!"
"Second Team, immediately notify Base Commander Wang: the target has escaped!"
At the same time.
Ninth Base, Armed Forces Department Underground Interrogation Room.
"Let me go! You bunch of rude soldiers, why are you arresting me?!"
"My master is a gambling monster with a legendary reputation in the gambling world!"
"Why are you arresting me for no reason!"
"Could it be that the China military, which always prides itself on upholding the rules, is secretly plotting against us, master and apprentice?!"
"If this gets out, do you think it's something to be proud of?!"
Red Plum was tightly bound by two elite superhumans, yet she continued to shout and scream.
In front of her stood Wang Shuai, the commander of the Ninth Base.
"If he really is just that gambling freak who sets up schemes everywhere to swindle people out of their money."
"Our military wouldn't stoop to setting up a trap to arrest him over such a trivial matter..."
Clang!
Wang Shuai drew a sword from a soldier behind him and slashed it at the cement ground next to Red Plum's head!
The blade grazed her scalp, severing a lock of her hair.
"Ah!"
Red Plum was so frightened that she screamed on the spot and dared not utter another sound.
Wang Shuai stared at her and said angrily.
"But what if... his true identity is someone who recently infiltrated our military..."
"The fourth seat of the Desolate God Society, Magician, destroyed all the [teleportation scrolls] in our warehouse!"
"Then he is the irreconcilable enemy of all mankind!!"
"You, as my apprentice, wouldn't be able to atone for this even if you died ten thousand times!"