Hell Game: Starting in Metropolis
Chapter 32

Legendary Deliveryman's Delivery Box

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"Goodbye."

Liu Zheng said decisively.

"Huh?"

Cow-Horse looked at him in surprise.

"I'm just crazy, not stupid."

He rolled his eyes.

"Yes, yes, you're right about everything."

Cow-Horse beamed.

"What if I add this?"

Demon swiped to the side, and a door of flame appeared out of thin air.

It reached inside and took out a delivery box.

“Name: Legendary Deliveryman's Delivery Box

Type: Item

Quality: Perfect

Effect 1: Place a delivery order and the meal into the box, and the delivery box will automatically verify whether they match.

Effect 2: Meals stored in the delivery box will not spoil or deteriorate.

Effect 3: Upon successfully completing a delivery, the delivered meal will automatically be duplicated once (limited to Fine quality and below).

Can be taken out of the instance: No

Note: Hungry, all hungry! ```

Good stuff. Absolutely good stuff.

Liu Zheng practically drooled.

The first two effects could be ignored, but the last one was simply insane.

After all, deliveries from Bloodstained Restaurant started at Excellent quality, and there were Fine-quality ones as well.

With this delivery box, it was equivalent to getting several Excellent-quality-or-better items for free every day.

Even if he wasn't satisfied with their effects, he could trade them to Cow-Horse or the French Plane Tree.

And with this, the three-piece Legendary Deliveryman Set was only missing a hat.

Liu Zheng was very much looking forward to seeing what effects the Legendary Deliveryman Set would have.

"What about the hat?"

He asked.

"The hat isn't in my hands, but if you beat me, I can tell you a clue."

Demon said.

"Fine."

Liu Zheng nodded, only to be kicked by Cow-Horse.

"What the hell are you doing?"

He snapped.

"Don't you think you agreed a little too readily?"

Cow-Horse reminded him.

Liu Zheng froze, then shuddered in alarm.

"Were you behind this?"

He looked at Demon.

"I merely made you obey your own desires."

Demon shook its head.

"Heh. Let's go."

He called to Cow-Horse.

"You can't leave."

"Once you agree, you have to gamble."

Demon sighed.

"Doesn't your Gambling Den have any rules?"

Liu Zheng looked at the Succubus Dealer.

"Can't be helped, handsome. Who told you it's the boss?"

The Succubus Dealer spread her hands, her face full of helplessness.

"Why the fuck didn't you tell me sooner?"

He glared at Cow-Horse.

"How the fuck was I supposed to know?"

Cow-Horse felt deeply wronged.

"If it comes to it, we run."

Liu Zheng looked toward the exit, then his pupils contracted.

The cowboy was leaning against the door, his gun already loaded.

"Can you beat him?"

He asked in a low voice.

"No. That bastard's stronger than that tree."

Cow-Horse shook his head.

"There's no need to be so tense."

Demon's voice came over.

"I just want to play a round with you. You can fold anytime."

Its tone was gentle.

"Your fists are bigger, so whatever you say goes."

With things having come to this, Liu Zheng could only sit back down.

Demon smiled and sat across from him.

"Lilith, deal."

Demon snapped its fingers.

"Good luck, handsome."

The Succubus Dealer made an encouraging gesture at Liu Zheng.

"Hey, hey, I'm your boss, aren't I?"

Demon gave a wry smile.

"But he's more handsome than you."

The Succubus Dealer giggled as she dealt their hole cards.

Liu Zheng picked them up and saw an ace of spades and an ace of hearts.

This time, he really had a pair of aces.

After thinking for a moment, he tossed out a white chip.

They were free anyway. Losing them wouldn't matter.

Demon smiled faintly and called.

After confirming that it wasn't raising, the Succubus Dealer dealt three community cards.

An ace of clubs, an eight of spades, and a three of hearts.

Liu Zheng raised his eyelids slightly.

He had Three Bamboo A now.

At most, Demon currently had Three Bamboo 8.

Even if it held two Flower Cards, its odds of completing a flush later were about the same as his chances of getting four aces or a full house.

As for a straight flush, the odds were far too low based on the current board.

Should he raise?

Liu Zheng struggled inwardly.

His original plan had been to win more than five hundred thousand, then have Cow-Horse help him buy a scalper's ticket to Paradise Island.

He had only earned a few tens of thousands so far. It was nowhere near enough.

If his hand had been weak, Liu Zheng would have folded immediately.

After all, Demon had said they would only gamble one round.

But with such a strong hand and such high odds of winning, folding would be a shame.

"Raise."

He threw out all his white chips.

They couldn't be exchanged for cash anyway.

"Call."

Demon still wore the same smile, without the slightest hint of emotion.

The Succubus Dealer dealt the fourth community card: an ace of diamonds.

Liu Zheng's pupils shook.

He had a guaranteed win now.

"All in."

He pushed all his chips forward without hesitation.

"No call."

Demon was equally decisive.

With a light wave of its hand, the black chips were pushed before Liu Zheng by an invisible force.

"Not bad luck."

Demon applauded.

"Continue?"

"Continue."

Liu Zheng's expression shifted before he finally spoke.

The second round began.

He picked up his hole cards: a king of clubs and a queen of clubs.

"Raise."

He threw out a white chip.

"Call."

Naturally, Demon had no reason not to call.

The Succubus Dealer dealt the first round of community cards.

A jack of clubs, a ten of clubs, and a king of diamonds.

"This board..."

He had a high chance of making a flush, and might even very well make a straight flush.

After pondering for several seconds, Liu Zheng threw out another white chip.

"You really are cautious."

Demon remarked, then called.

Liu Zheng chuckled.

Of course. Every bit of his money had been traded for with meat.

The Succubus Dealer dealt the fourth community card.

A king of hearts.

Three Bamboo K?

Liu Zheng considered it, then raised another white chip.

"Call, and raise."

Demon tossed out several black chips, exactly equal to the number of white chips Liu Zheng had left.

"Call."

He hesitated for several seconds but did not fold.

The Succubus Dealer dealt the final community card.

A five of clubs.

Though it wasn't a straight flush, a flush was still good enough.

After considering it, Liu Zheng tossed out a black chip.

A small loss wasn't really a loss.

"Call, and raise."

Demon tossed out several black chips, exactly equal to the amount Liu Zheng had won in the previous round.

"Hmm."

Liu Zheng fell into thought.

Judging from the board, the only hands Demon could have that beat his were an ace-high flush or a full house.

The odds weren't that high.

Even if he lost, he would only be back where he had started.

"Call."

Liu Zheng made his decision.

"Showdown."

The Demon turned over its hole cards: the nine of clubs and the eight of clubs.

"What a pity."

It said regretfully.

Liu Zheng expressionlessly gathered the chips into his pile.

"Continue?"

"Continue."

The third round began.

He looked at his hole cards: the eight of spades and the nine of spades.

"Raise."

Another white chip.

"Call."

The first round of community cards.

The three of spades, the ten of spades, and the jack of spades.

"A flush already?"

Liu Zheng was a little surprised. His luck with cards was getting better and better.

Of course, it was also possible that the Demon had a flush.

"Raise."

He threw out all his white chips.

Either way, he would not lose money.

"Call, then raise."

The Demon tossed out a pile of chips, exactly equal to Liu Zheng's white chips plus all the chips he had won before.

Liu Zheng frowned. This guy either had a flush or Three Bamboo.

But Liu Zheng clearly had the better odds.

"Call."

The fourth community card was the seven of spades.

A straight flush.

"Phew."

Liu Zheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, even if the Demon's hole card was the ace of spades, he had nothing to fear.

"Raise."

He threw out a black chip.

"Call, then raise."

The Demon pushed forward a stack of chips, exactly equal to Liu Zheng's remaining chips.

"All in."

Liu Zheng stared at the Demon for a long time before finally choosing to call.

No one could fold a straight flush.

A voice kept repeating in his ear.

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