Day of Imprisonment

“The third round of selections is over, and no one has exploded yet. Haha, everyone is lucky! But starting from the fourth round, you need to step it up. So, let the fourth round of betting begin!”

The Gambler chuckled, still stirring up emotions, with a strange sense of excitement.

Luo Xi glanced at Lin Qiqi, who understood and immediately transmitted information through her fingertips.

“The Gambler's emotions have been strange, inexplicably high. And the Soul Color Stabilizer is a bit restless, but still very stable. He seems to have something to rely on. As for Poison Scorpion, she's been panicking for a while now, just trying to hold on.”

Observing everyone's psychological state through Lin Qiqi is an advantage that others don't have, especially with the Gambler. Perhaps we can judge whether their chosen numbers exceed the Gambler's number based on the state of their souls.

It seems that betting only 1 [Memory] card has become a convention.

In the fourth round, everyone still bets 1 card.

There are already 16 [Memory] cards in the pot.

However, this time, no one took the lead in choosing a number. Obviously, they are all observing, wanting to refer to other people's bets.

No one who has really gotten to this point is a fool.

On the contrary, if you rashly increase the sum of your numbers, leading everyone else and seeming closer to the Gambler's number, you're also closer to exploding.

If you explode carelessly, you're out.

At that point, you'll lose everything.

Until the last round, everyone will choose to be conservative. So, sticking close to the others and not being too far off in numbers is a good strategy.

And if a number explodes, it's highly likely that the opponent will explode first, or that everyone will explode together.

Luo Xi glanced at Poison Scorpion and the Mystical Master, and said, “It's your turn to choose first this time.”

“Why should we go first? If you want to choose, then choose. It's none of your business whether we choose or not.” Poison Scorpion retorted directly, her face gloomy, her pretty face full of malice. But in Luo Xi's eyes, she was more like a weak, thorny hedgehog.

She lacks strength, but she's good at pretending to be fierce.

Luo Xi glanced past her, looking at the Mystical Master: “This is just my friendly reminder. Perhaps this round can determine the outcome, or it may be your last chance to choose a number first. Are you sure you want to give up this opportunity?”

Mystifying, pretending to be a ghost?

Or does he really have something to rely on?

The Mystical Master was also pondering this matter beneath his expressionless facade.

Obviously, in his eyes, Lin Qiqi was strong, but not his opponent. Whether it was martial strength or intelligence, he was confident in suppressing her.

But who is this man?

Never seen him before. He must be an unknown nobody, a newbie who probably hasn't even survived ten cycle days. He actually dares to put on airs in front of me.

Does this guy really think he can win against me by relying on a little cleverness and understanding the rules of this game?

Ha, so naive it's cute.

Completely destroying such cute and naive people, tormenting their will, and watching them go from self-righteousness to collapse and despair, that's what the Mystical Master wants to see.

It seems that this is one of his few pleasures during the Days of Confinement.

“For me, this game is just a pastime. Winning or losing is just a matter of my whim. But if you don't dare to choose, then I'll choose…” At this moment, the Mystical Master showed great confidence. He gave people the feeling of someone with a doctorate running to kindergarten and watching the children do math problems.

He chose one from the remaining number cards.

49!

It can be said to be moderate, but also a bit risky, because according to the overall number range, the Mystical Master directly increased his total number to 244.

Reaching a relatively dangerous threshold.

Poison Scorpion didn't choose, still waiting for Luo Xi and Lin Qiqi to choose. Luo Xi smiled at this time, choosing 48, just enough to bring the total to 245.

Just 1 more than the Mystical Master.

The Mystical Master on the other side clearly expected Luo Xi to choose this way, just sneering.

Lin Qiqi followed suit, but she chose 51. Originally, 50 would have been enough, but that number was chosen by Poison Scorpion in the first round. At this moment, Lin Qiqi's total of four numbers is 247.

Becoming the highest among the several people currently.

Of course, the highest may represent being closer to the Gambler's number. Similarly, it may have already exploded.

Risk and opportunity coexist.

Only Poison Scorpion is left. She lowered her head and remained silent, carefully thinking for a long time before gritting her teeth and choosing 54. This brought her total to 248, surpassing Lin Qiqi and becoming the highest total.

All four people have chosen. Several people looked at the Gambler, waiting for it to announce the results of the fourth round.

The Gambler smiled at this time: “Congratulations on the fourth round, you all haven't exploded. What a thrill! Next is the final round, which is the crucial round. Winning or losing depends on your choices. So, as usual, let's proceed with the fifth round of betting!”

In fact, no one needs the Gambler to remind them how crucial this fifth round is.

Because this round is over, no matter what, there must be a showdown to see whose combined number is closest, or who will accidentally bust.

Naturally, how to choose in this round, and who chooses first is extremely important.

And just at this moment, the Mystic stepped forward suddenly.

The others were stunned, secretly thinking that the other party was quite active in this round.

But the next moment, something incredible happened. The Mystic didn't know what tricks he had used, seemingly using some kind of card. He actually took out a paper mask from somewhere.

On the mask, like a printed photo, was an image of Lin Qiqi's head.

The Mystic put on this thing, and then said to the Gambling Ghost; "I bet all the cards in my card book."

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Xi and Lin Qiqi secretly thought it was bad.

"Are you sure?" The Gambling Ghost was very excited, his voice trembling, probably because it was the first time he had encountered such a generous gambler who directly went all in.

"Sure!" The Mystic's voice carried a hint of a sneer.

"The bet is accepted."

The next moment, as soon as the Gambling Ghost finished speaking, the Mystic took off the mask on his face. The mask directly burst into flames and dissipated, and the Mystic retreated to the side with a sneer.

The Gambling Ghost then directly reached out to Lin Qiqi.

"Card Ring, give it to me!"

"What?" Lin Qiqi had a question mark on her forehead. She felt uneasy, but thought it was too absurd. The situation seemed to be that the Mystic wore a mask with her photo on it to bet, and as a result, the Gambling Ghost came to her to demand the bet.

Why?

Any discerning person could see that it was an impersonation.

"Card Ring, give it to me!" The Gambling Ghost's tone was a bit serious, obviously not joking.

"Wait a minute, he made the bet, why are you asking me for the bet? Ask whoever made the bet."

Lin Qiqi said coldly.

"You made the bet. Give me the Card Ring, otherwise, you will be punished for violating the rules," the Gambling Ghost said in a sinister voice, and it could be seen that it seemed to have a sneer on its face.

The situation was very bad.

Poison Scorpion was excitedly beaming. As expected, the Mystic's ability was very powerful, and this kind of substitute secret technique was simply unsolvable.

"Seventh Sister, I'll see what you do this time. You're dead. When you lose your memory, I'll go find you, and then, take good care of you." Poison Scorpion gritted her teeth. As long as she won this round, then Lin Qiqi would be dead.

"So that's how it is!" Luo Xi, who had been observing, understood what was going on at this time.

He walked over and patted the annoyed Lin Qiqi.

"Give it to him!"

"No, I didn't make the bet at all."

"You have no choice." Luo Xi shook his head. Lin Qiqi immediately understood that the other party was clearly trying to trick her.

Even, not only her, but also Luo Xi might be tricked next.

This was a unique ability of the Mystic profession.

Similar to a substitute or temporary impersonation, it could replace others in making choices at critical moments.

Honestly, this ability was quite powerful and unreasonable.

Even if someone did it in front of you, there was no way to crack it.

As for the Gambling Ghost, it might not be able to see it, or rather, it could see it, but it wouldn't expose it.

Not exposing it wouldn't violate the rules, because it was happy to see this scene.

It was beneficial to it.

Lin Qiqi took a deep breath. She glanced at Luo Xi, then took off the Card Ring on her finger and handed it to the Gambling Ghost.

"The bet has been accepted, then please make your number selection. Remember, this is the last round. Your choices determine the final result."

Luo Xi lowered his head and whispered in Lin Qiqi's ear: "Can you still see souls after losing the Card Ring?"

Lin Qiqi shook her head. She bit her lip, her eyes full of murderous intent.

She felt a bit aggrieved.

But there was nothing she could do.

"I see." Luo Xi narrowed his eyes. Their plan had been disrupted. Originally, they planned to observe the Gambling Ghost's soul in the last round through probing to see which numbers it would be nervous about, and use this as a reference to choose the number range.

But the Mystic's move directly caught them off guard.

They could only temporarily change their strategy.

Now Lin Qiqi's bet was undoubtedly the largest, and she could choose the number first.

"Qiqi, choose 97."

After Luo Xi finished speaking, Lin Qiqi was directly stunned.

In the previous four rounds of selection, it could be said that they were all very稳妥, except for the first round, because the risk was the smallest, they chose the largest number.

And the fifth round was very critical. It stands to reason that they should be 稳妥, but Luo Xi actually asked her to choose the largest number remaining, 97. In this way, the sum of the five numbers would reach 344.

It was already very high, and no matter how big a number the other people chose, it was impossible to exceed Lin Qiqi's 344. Only if Poison Scorpion chose 96 could it reach the same 344 as Lin Qiqi.

But would she dare?

344, the possibility of busting was already very high.

Even the probability exceeded 70%.

If she busted, she would be directly eliminated.

Even Lin Qiqi couldn't stop her heart from racing wildly. It had to be said that the gambling game had become very exciting here.

If she was eliminated, she would definitely lose the Card Ring.

At that time, losing everything, even if she didn't lose her memory, would be very troublesome.

But soon, Lin Qiqi understood Luo Xi's intention.

"I understand!" She nodded and said to the Gambling Ghost: "In the last round, I choose 97."