Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 456: Poker Game 21

Although this dream was very different from the previous one, Lin Yu still recognized Twenty.

After all, Twenty's image was almost the same as last time.

But compared to last time, Ershi was much more proactive.

After jumping off the train, Twenty looked at the "four" and walked straight to the table.

"Hey, there are a lot more people than I thought."

"My plan should have been to invite only one person."

He knocked on the table and spoke.

Algae and Fern looked at him coldly without saying anything.

Instead, it was Lin Yu who spoke.

"You did invite only one person," he said calmly, "but...are you surprised that so many of us showed up?"

Ershi listened to Lin Yu's tone, narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Ha, it's not surprising indeed. Even though you guys are men, women, and children... the four of you should all be the same person."

"It's just that I'm not sure if you are the one I'm looking for."

Lin Yu didn't say anything else.

For him, just letting Ershiba say this was enough.

Sure enough, "Fern", who was in charge of foreign affairs, frowned.

"I don't know who you're looking for. Even if it's me, I don't know what you're looking for."

Twenty looked at Fern and said, "Didn't you find my hiding place and come to fight me to the death?"

"But with your level, you shouldn't be in this dungeon," Fern said calmly. "And considering the way you entered the dungeon, the series of arrangements you made after entering it were clearly meant to find someone, and the fact that you kept hanging around me, I suppose challenging you to a duel of life and death could be considered legitimate defense, right?"

"Then if I say I have no ill intentions... can we reconcile?"

Twenty asked with a low smile.

Fern didn't answer, and Algae sneered, "Of course not."

Even though the dream was now Twenty's home court, Algae and Fern clearly had no intention of giving in.

After all, both of them knew very well that the cloaked man in front of them was just joking.

"What a shame," Twenty shrugged. "But even so, I won't go out of my way to embarrass you... After all, I'm just here to find out more about you."

As he spoke, Twenty tapped his fingertips twice on the table.

All the playing cards jumped up and flew into Twenty's hands.

"Most people who sign a contract with Nightmare, once they pull their enemy's soul into their dreams, will try to create difficulties, terror, and attacks within the dream to torture their opponents, thereby driving them mad," Twenty said calmly. "After all... the dreams created by Nightmare can't kill those who enter them. Moreover, all the basic structures of the scenes must be 'real'. Subsequent distortions of the scenes must also be based on common sense and cognition. There must be an exit to 'leave the dream', and the dream manipulator's true form must also exist somewhere within the dream and within reach."

Zao was a little surprised when Ershi suddenly started introducing himself, and said unhappily, "Why are you suddenly saying all this... Aren't these supposed to be the weaknesses and limitations of your abilities?"

"Are you insulting me... thinking that even if you tell us this, we still won't be able to escape?"

"No, you misunderstood. I'm simply reaffirming my sincerity," Twenty began fluently cutting through the cards with one hand. "The 'dream' I created using Nightmare was never intended to trap or kill anyone I dragged into it. I believe this is a place where I can understand others. Those I've pulled in aren't my enemies so much as they are people I find interesting—so, I don't want anyone to make things too awkward just to leave this dream."

"You guys already played games on the way here, right? You just need to beat me in the next game and you can leave."

Twenty said this as he placed the shuffled playing cards neatly on the table.

"Winners can leave here. Losers, I won't do anything to you. Just answer one question for me."

As Twenty spoke, Fern seemed to still be struggling.

But what is unexpected is...

Moss nodded.

"Okay, but... what to play?"

It asked, pointing at the playing cards.

"One of the simplest and most classic poker games, Blackjack," he said, his fingers brushing over the cards, fanning them out. "Also known as Blackjack—you've probably all heard of how to play it, right?"

No one said they didn't know.

This game is indeed too classic. It is mentioned in almost any casino and movie involving poker. Even those who don’t like playing poker more or less know its rules.

Lin Yu and the trio are no exception.

After all, the rules of blackjack are not complicated.

The basic way to play is that everyone starts with two cards and can choose to take or not take cards. The goal is to make the sum of the points of the cards in your hand not exceed 21 points and as large as possible - a maximum of five cards are required, and if the total number of points in your hand exceeds 21 points in the middle, you will be judged as the loser on the spot.

Among them, the three cards JQK are also considered as 10 points. A has two calculations, 1 point or 11 points. If the sum is greater than 11 when A is calculated as 21, then A is calculated as 1 point.

Seeing that everyone already knew the basic rules, Erye spoke with a smile.

"Since everyone already understands how to play this game, I won't explain the basics any further."

"However, we are not playing with money and chips, so the rules are different from those in the casino - and some of my personal rules are also added here."

"First of all, I'm always the dealer. According to the rules, I always have two cards, one visible and one dark. But the difference is... your cards are also one visible and one dark."

"Each of us will have a hidden card, and in the subsequent round of cards, even if you have already busted, you don't have to declare that you have busted, you just have to stop taking cards. Of course, you can also declare that you have busted."

"After all of you have stopped drawing cards, I, as the dealer, will start drawing cards - I still have the restriction that I must draw cards to no less than 17 points."

"After I start drawing my cards, you can vote to swap everyone's 'hole cards'—you decide the order of swaps, but once the swap begins, everyone must swap, except for those who have already declared themselves busted."

"After that, if I don't bust when I stop taking cards, I will choose to compare the size of my cards with everyone else. Only if your cards are bust do you have to declare it."

"And if I bust, I must declare it right there and then. That way, those of you who have already declared it during the hand-picking phase won't lose—but I can still choose one of you who hasn't declared it to be bust to open the hand."

"If the chosen player also busts, then the loser of this round is the guy I caught; but if he doesn't bust normally, then the loser is still me, and all the players who didn't bust are considered winners."

"If you win twice, you can leave this dream."

"And if you lose twice... you must answer a question for me."