Deathly silence.
The vibrant red of the Royal Flush formed a continuous streak, reflected in everyone's eyes.
People even forgot to breathe.
It had been clearly confirmed that Eugene had absolutely no chance of turning the tables.
Yet after boasting so much, what they received was such a resounding slap in the face!
"You!"
Ryuu was surprised, delighted, and angry all at once.
She had truly believed in Eugene's earlier show of giving up.
She was even one second away from attacking.
But this bad man, precisely at the moment when everything was about to settle, completely reversed it all!
From a loser, he instantly transformed into an overwhelming victor!
"Impossible... this is impossible..."
Talli's breathing was rapid, his chest rising and falling dramatically; his vision was obscured by dark clouds, and his mind was buzzing with chaotic noise.
His short, stout body thumped as he fell backward into his seat.
The flush of joy on his face quickly receded, and within a few breaths, his hair began to visibly turn white!
1.7 billion!
A dream-like number!
In this brief moment, it was all lost!
He recalled the bits and pieces of his journey, all the sweetness and bitterness, joy and sorrow, receding like a tide.
The despair brought by that cliff-like drop was enough to make one suffocate.
And the arrogant Dix was also completely shaken by this reversal.
All he sought was pleasure through torment.
The curse of his bloodline kept him constantly trapped in the dream of the man-made labyrinth.
And to vent his dissatisfaction, he repeatedly tormented his opponents to death, projecting all his revenge against his ancestor onto them.
Eugene was precisely one of the people he had placed high hopes on.
He had initially expected this guy, who dared to single-handedly provoke a great figure countless times stronger than himself and easily manipulate two factions, to let out a pleasant scream when falling, just like the others before him.
But Eugene gave him this move instead.
Shattering all of Dix's expectations and making him the blind clown!
The captain of the Ikalos Familia, who had never failed and displayed absolute violence and authority in the past.
Now looked at the Royal Flush with an ashen face, unable to utter a single word.
He was the one who started the trouble, and he was the one who ended up losing face.
And he was still the one feeling angry about it.
"Haven't you played the dummy long enough?"
Eugene's voice, laced with a smile, broke the silence.
His eyes sparkled, his expression gentle, yet the words he spoke were so ruthless:
"I'll be impolitely accepting the money."
"As for the wish, I already mentioned it before, and I won't ask for anything extra."
He pointed separately to the malevolent-eyed Talli and the frowning Dix:
"Your women."
"And your two hands."
His attitude and posture were identical to when he had asked the previous question:
"Yes or no?"
Buzz...
In the air, an invisible hostility was taking shape.
Eugene and Ryuu, surrounded by a crowd of thugs, felt as if they were trapped beneath a dark cloud.
And Dix in the center had bloodshot eyes, his gaze like swords, lunging straight at Eugene!
They saw themselves as tigers, and playing with an arrogant dog was both a courtesy and a desire to enjoy the process of torment.
But when the dog wins against the tiger in the game, the tiger will lose control due to the imposed humiliation and choose to turn its fangs and claws on the dog.
Crack!
Dix stood up with a cold laugh, pressing his weight onto the gambling table.
With his Lv.5 strength, just a light press was enough to make the entire solid wood table, along with over a billion in chips, tilt up!
"I played around with you; did you really think you were the boss?"
"Pfft," hearing such a scrub-level statement, Eugene couldn't help but laugh out loud.
You're the one who lacks self-awareness and acts like the boss, aren't you?
"Judging by your look, you're not accepting the defeat."
Eugene slowly stood up, his hands very slowly and steadily pressing down on the greatly tilted gambling table!
Bang!
Contrary to everyone's expectations, the edge of the table that Dix, the undisputed strongest person present, had tilted up, was actually pressed back down by Eugene opposite him, hitting the floor with a heavy thud!
Clearly, Eugene's strength had, in that instant, gained the upper hand!
!!
Dix's eyes widened, and his mouth twitched; he didn't know whether to roar or laugh hysterically.
He had absolutely not anticipated that Eugene's strength was so formidable!
The moment the opponent exerted force, Dix reacted.
He had intended to resist with force but was instantly suppressed!
This kid... is not simple!
"It looks like a peaceful end is difficult today, huh?"
"Shouldn't I be the one saying that?"
Eugene watched as Dix slowly walked away from the gambling table, stepping by step to the center of the hall, where he was surrounded by his henchmen.
Talli, sensing the atmosphere was on the verge of explosion, stopped pretending to be paralyzed, and his bloated body scrambled up to run.
But the moment he took a step, Ryuu landed a flying kick to his stomach, sending him rolling ten meters away, spitting up blood non-stop!
"Ted, you've been living quite a carefree life these years."
Ryuu's voice was cold and indifferent as she approached Theodore under his terrified gaze.
"Who are you!" Terry's mouth and nose overflowed with blood, his ribs were broken, and he couldn't get up.
Ryuu's brows furrowed, her face frosty: "Back then, you were just like this, desperately begging in front of Lady Astraea."
"You, who were spared your life by abandoning your dignity, show no sign of remorse at all."
She covered her mouth and nose with her delicate hand, leaving only her icy gaze, which looked at him like trash, exposed.
And Terry, the moment he clearly saw those eyes and brows, was immediately swallowed by the memories of the past!
That was the most unforgettable experience of his life, and the closest he had ever been to the line of death!
If the Goddess of Justice hadn't spoken with mercy, he would have been executed on the spot by her familia member!
And the woman in men's clothing standing before him was none other than—
"You are 'Gale' Ryuu!!"
"Impossible! Didn't all of you die five years ago!!"
.. ... ...
In the struggle against the Dark Faction five years ago, the Astraea Familia fell into a trap, and only Ryuu survived.
After that, she abandoned justice and embarked on a journey of boundless revenge.
"I can no longer claim to be just."
"But you trampled upon that Lady's mercy, and I absolutely cannot tolerate it!"
"The person standing before you today is not an apostle of justice, but a revenger!!"
Ryuu's fists clenched, and her eyes flared with rage.
She raised her arm, ready to execute this desperate thug!
"Dix! Save me quickly!"
Bang!
Ryuu's descending fist was blocked by a swift and tough arm!
It was a hot, brown-skinned, red-haired Amazonian woman, who looked at Ryuu with incredible greed: "Gale, is it?"
"A bounty criminal worth 80 million, I'm taking your head!"
"Hah." Watching his subordinate easily restrain Ryuu, Dix's expression finally softened.
He was just about to utter the standard villain line.
But just as the words "My subordinates" left his mouth, reality slapped him hard!
BOOM!!
Eugene, seemingly pulling out of nowhere a long wooden sword with the luster of Steel, delivered a powerful and forceful Gale Slash attack to the Amazonian woman's waist, utterly lacking in chivalry!
"Puga—!!!"
The Amazonian screamed; her side ribs were entirely caved in from the blow, and she was sent flying backward, spitting up three liters of fresh blood in mid-air, before finally lying still like a dead dog!
"You want your mother's head?"
Eugene tugged at his tie, then flipped his palm; a Goliath-leather cloak and Ryuu's exclusive weapons were all there.
"Alright."
His smile gradually became maniacal.
"Let's fight!" Mountain.
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