The fifth community card was dealt.

Ace of Spades.

"Handsome, do you still want to raise?" the Succubus Dealer asked.

"I'm out of chips," he shook his head.

"What a pity, then we'll finish after this round," the demon smiled.

It opened the flame door again, preparing to put the legendary deliveryman's delivery box inside.

"No, I want to raise," Liu Zheng suddenly said.

"Aren't you out of chips?"

"I still have 'meat,' and this vest." His eyes were completely bloodshot.

"Fine, since you insist," the demon shrugged and closed the flame door.

"Your chips aren't enough."

Liu Zheng gritted his teeth.

"Then raise." The demon generously pushed out a stack of chips and placed the delivery box back on the gambling table.

"Show your cards," it said with apparent calmness.

Tentacles curled around the hole cards, about to slam them on the table.

"Boom!"

Everyone looked over.

The casino door had been kicked open.

The pig-headed man calmly stepped over the Cowboy's body, ignoring the revolver aimed at his back.

"Oink."

"Heavenly Butcher."

The gamblers whispered his name in hushed tones.

"Oink, this isn't your territory," the demon frowned.

"Is there a rule saying I can't come gamble?" Oink retorted.

The demon was left speechless.

"Wake up, you two idiots."

Oink walked over to Bullhorse and Liu Zheng, giving each of them a solid slap.

The force was so great that they spat out bloodied teeth.

"Damn, who hit me?" Bullhorse first raged, then immediately switched to an obsequious smile upon seeing Oink. "Oink, what brings you here?"

"If I hadn't come, you'd already be on someone's slaughter table by now," Oink said bluntly.

Liu Zheng also regained his senses.

He immediately realized Bullhorse's warning hadn't taken effect, and even Bullhorse itself had fallen under the demon's mental influence just like him.

"It's useless, Oink. He's already at the gambling table; even you can't take him away," the demon said.

As it spoke, black flames erupted from the casino's floor and walls.

Especially at the main entrance, where the blackness became so dense it was nearly lightless.

"I'm not planning to take this human away," Oink shook his head.

"Oh?" Hearing this, the flames dimmed slightly.

"I'm here to help you reveal the cards," Oink said.

"That's not necessary," a flicker of panic flashed in the demon's eyes.

"What? You think I'm not qualified?" Oink tensed the muscles in his face.

If his face usually held some comic quality, now it was simply terrifying.

"You're clearly working together; I'm afraid you'll cheat," the demon quickly found an excuse.

"No need to worry about that."

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Becoming as bare as a pig ready for slaughter.

"Now there's no problem, right? Unless you say I can hide cards in there," Oink said.

The demon really wanted to say yes, but it feared Oink would use that as an excuse to challenge it to a duel.

Although Oink couldn't kill it, for beings like them, face wasn't cheaper than life.

"Oink, you don't need to go this far for just a human. Don't you hate humans the most?" the demon tried to persuade.

"I hate all of you," Oink said calmly.

"Humans, bullhorses, succubi, demons, pigmen—I hate everyone in this world."

"Human, do you hate it?" he asked Liu Zheng.

"Of course."

From the first day he entered the dungeon, anger and disgust had been burning in his heart.

"Can you change this world then?"

"No," Liu Zheng replied decisively.

"Can't you watch your mouth, kid?" Bullhorse panicked, raising its hoof to cover Liu Zheng's mouth.

"But I can destroy it," Liu Zheng dodged its hoof.

"That works too," Oink nodded.

Then he took a step forward.

A massive shadow rose up, enveloping most of the casino in darkness.

One shadow hand pressed down on the demon's shoulder, immobilizing it.

Another shadow hand flipped over one hole card.

A Queen of Spades.

"I think the other one should be a Two of Spades, don't you agree?" Oink said.

"You're right."

After a long silence, the demon revealed its hole card.

Sure enough, a Two of Spades.

"See, I told you it was a Two of Spades," Oink nodded with satisfaction, the shadow returning to his feet.

"Straight flush wins," the Succubus Dealer announced the result.

"Let's go. Come visit my place sometime when you're free."

After exchanging for cash, Oink led the two away triumphantly.

"OINK!!!"

As the casino door closed, the demon immediately roared with furious rage.

Black flames swept through the entire casino, reducing all gamblers and servers to ashes.

Only the succubus and Cowboy watched it, faint mocking smiles playing at the corners of their mouths.

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"Hand over the money."

In the alley of the Black Market, Oink extended his hand.

"What money?" Bullhorse attempted to play dumb.

Oink pulled a butcher knife from his underwear.

"Fine, fine, here you go," Bullhorse reluctantly handed over half.

Oink said nothing, stored the money, and headed toward his slaughterhouse.

"This is a huge loss," Bullhorse sighed mournfully.

"At least we still have half left?" Liu An comforted.

"What do you know? I can never enter the casino again after this," Bullhorse lamented.

This time they had offended the demon badly—if they met again, it would definitely skin him and use his hide as a whoopee cushion.

"Mhmm, I really feel sorry for you," he said perfunctorily.

"Sorry my ass, split the money, split the money."

After some friendly negotiation, Bullhorse took most of the remaining share, while Liu Zheng got the smaller portion and the legendary deliveryman's delivery box.

"Mhmm, I really feel sorry for you," he said perfunctorily.

"Hand it over," Bullhorse extended its hoof.

"For what?"

"Did you forget, kid? You still owe me for that bottle of Maotai," Bullhorse said.

"You're really stingy," Liu Zheng said. Though he looked down on him, he still gave him the money.

Anyway, it wasn't enough to buy scalper tickets—a little more or less didn't make much difference.

And most importantly—this.

"You're really stingy," Liu Zheng said with disdain, but still gave him the money.

"Name: Mermaid Lantern Fried Rice"

"Type: Item"

"Quality: Excellent"

"Effect: Constitution +3, can obtain trace oxygen through skin when in water"

"Note: Behind every bowl of fried rice lies a broken mermaid family"

"Can be taken out of dungeon: Yes"

Looking at the meal's effects, Liu Zheng felt very satisfied.

Although the attribute boost wasn't huge, it was exactly the most important constitution attribute.

After clearing his status effects, he shouldn't end up half-crippled anymore.

That secondary effect might seem insignificant, but survival-enhancing effects like this could prove useful unexpectedly.

Most importantly—it was free.

"Let's go, let's go, we're almost out of time!"

Liu Zheng checked his phone and his face changed dramatically.

He slung the legendary deliveryman's delivery box on his back and sprinted toward the Black Market exit.

"Hey, wait! I haven't put my money away yet!"

Bullhorse stood upright on its hind legs, stuffing money into its mouth with its hooves while chasing after Liu Zheng.