The two people's eyes met in the air, sparking a spark of tension and vigilance. After a brief calm, they both put their cards on the table almost at the same time, staring at the cards in front of each other.

It must be a draw, it must be! Sakakibara prayed in his heart, his fingers gently resting on the edge of the card. At this moment, he could clearly feel his heart beating rapidly, as if it was about to burst through his chest.

"Please turn over the cards."

As the host finished speaking, both of them opened their pages at the same time.

After seeing the other party's number, the white horse man's mouth curled up, but Sakakibara's pupils shrank.

Shi Shen calmly announced the result of this round, "Mr. Bai Ba gets 1 point."

Sakakibara sighed, watching his number 2 being taken away by the host, as well as the number 3 of the white horse man. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Sure enough, this man is not that simple.

Looking at the only numbers 1 and 3 left in my hand, I reviewed the game that had just ended.

If the white horse man plays 2, then his 3 will meet the opponent's 3 no matter what. In the next two games, only one more game will be lost, and the two sides can reach a 2:2 tie.

This is what Sakakibara hoped would happen, however, the probability of Sakakibara's 2 encountering 3 was much greater than the probability of encountering 2, and this also happened in reality, so Sakakibara's hope was dashed.

Sakakibara spread his fingers apart and clenched them into fists, repeating this several times. He looked at the biggest card in his hand - the number 3, and thought to himself: Things have come to this point, all I have to do is win one more game.

目前对方手里是一张2和一张3，如果我能用我的3赢他的2，那么就能确保我们各自赢得三场，形成3:3的平局。

Sakakibara glanced at the white horse man and found that he was taking longer to think. Feeling something was wrong, he quickly analyzed the current situation in his mind and speculated on the cards the other party might play.

I lost the last round, so Bai Ma will most likely think that I want to win back in this round.

If he doesn't want me to win this round, he will choose 3, so that we will both get no points because of the tie. In the next round, my 1 will inevitably lose to his 2, which means that my final score will be 2 points and he will get 3 points.

Then I should use this card in this round. Sakakibara was the first to put down a card, and looked at the white horse man opposite him calmly, only to see that the other party's mouth corners were slightly raised, revealing a confident smile.

Sakakibara was not panicking because the outcome of this game was already determined.

Shi Shen saw the white horse man put the cards on the table, so he said in a deep voice: "Please turn over the cards."

"Mr. Bai Ma gets 1 point."

Sakakibara was stunned to see the number 2 in the white horse man's hand, and sighed helplessly. The other party seemed to have expected everything, and his hope of winning another game was shattered. Sakakibara placed the only number 3 in his hand face up on the table.

Similarly, the man on the white horse also imitated the gentleman on the white snake and placed the number 3 in his hand on the table.

Shi Shen looked at the man on the white horse, then looked at the gentleman with the white snake who was hanging his head listlessly, and announced: "It's a draw, neither side can score."

After the cards in the hands of Sakakibara and the white horse man were taken away by Shishen, Shishen announced the final result, "Mr. Shishen got a total of 3 points, and Mr. White Snake got a total of 2 points."

The white horse man came over, hooked his arm around the white snake gentleman's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother, how about I buy you a drink?"

"Sorry, I'm in a bad mood." Sakakibara pushed away the white horse man's hand on his shoulder, his face gloomy.

The white horse man scratched his crimson hair, snorted coldly, and shouted at the back of the white snake gentleman: "If you can't afford to lose, don't play. I hope you will be eliminated soon."

The original onlookers also began to disperse gradually. They looked for quiet corners in twos and threes and began to discuss in low voices.

Bourbon and Scotland occupied a good spot and were calling Mingyue and others to come over.

"I asked a few people, and their cards are the same as ours." The cautious and suspicious Bourbon looked at Mingyue and added, "But we can't rule out the possibility that they lied to us."

Scotland looked at the man in the red fox mask, "We need to come up with a plan and get rid of the cards as soon as possible."

"Well." Lei Yi had a cold face as usual, "There is no time to lose."

As the participants racked their brains to think of a solution, someone in the crowd was whispering, "Does such a simple game take five hours?"

"Yeah, why don't you start the duel?"

"Is the time on the watch accurate? We are on a cruise ship that is constantly moving. What time zone are we in now?"

"Why do you think so much?" someone questioned.

Many eyes fell on the man wearing the white rhino mask. He was the one who asked whether the time was correct. However, most people would not care about this question, except for the cops who mixed in with the guests. If the cops wanted to determine the approximate location of the cruise ship, they had to know the exact time.

The white rhino man shook the wine glass in his hand and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Did I ask the wrong question?"

"That's true."

“Actually, what I want to ask is, there is only one host, and he has to host more than a hundred duels in five hours, with an average of one duel every three minutes. Will there be more than one person with cards left in his hand by the end?” The white rhino man secretly took note of the gamblers who looked suspicious at him, raised the wine glass in his hand to his lips, and took a sip of the spicy and stimulating wine.

"It doesn't take that long to place and turn over the cards." The graceful woman twisted her hips, came to the white rhino man, and put her hands on the man's broad shoulders.

The white rhino man looked at the woman standing beside him and found that the hostile gazes towards him had decreased a lot. "Maybe, but maybe time will pass quickly."

"What about you? Are you fast?" the graceful woman asked with a smile.

The white rhino man did not answer but asked, "Want to know?"

The graceful woman smiled but said nothing. After all, her goal had been achieved and it would not be good to say too much.

A young man put his hands in his pockets, as if he had thought of something, and muttered softly: "Except for the first day when I could clearly perceive the specific time, I don’t know if it was my illusion afterwards, I always felt that time passed very quickly at one moment and very slowly at another. When I woke up, the sun was already very high." After that, the young man looked out the window at the sea with surging waves.

The slightly older man next to the young man said calmly, "It's normal to cross time zones."

The armadillo-masked woman stared at the busy Siamese cat and muttered, "They are taking so long to play a game. I wonder what they are talking about?"

"What to talk about? Of course, how to win more victories." Miss Sika Deer blew out a smoke ring gracefully, looking very comfortable.

"Isn't this a game of luck?"

"Oh, you think this is Texas Hold'em, where you rely on luck." Miss Sika Deer sneered, "How can you leave winning to the illusory luck?"

The lonely Busujima Kiriko finds the evil puppeteer who was rejected by Bourbon.

"I have a plan that can guarantee at least three wins. As for more wins, it depends on your luck. Are you interested?" Busujima Kiriko, who was wearing a white tiger mask, said straight to the point.

The evil puppeteer, whose face was mostly covered by an owl mask, narrowed his eyes, "Can I trust you?"

"Certainly. Why not?" Busujima Kiriko raised the corners of her lips slightly, looking very confident.

"Tell me about your plan." The evil puppeteer was still skeptical.

"You should have watched the duel just now." Seeing the owl man nod, Busujima Kiriko continued, "You can't rely on vague luck to ensure that you win more games. Only when two people cooperate can you achieve a win-win situation."

"Without further ado."

Busujima Kiriko chuckled, "Don't worry. The number 3 can win the remaining cards, while the number 1 will lose to the other cards. I used my 2 to beat your 1, and you used your 2 to beat my 1. Both of us can guarantee three wins. As for the remaining 3, we can only rely on luck to beat others."

The evil puppeteer held his chin in his hand and thought for a moment, "What if you play 2 when I play 3?"

"Although I'm not a good person, there's no need for me to lie to you at this time." Busujima Kiriko crossed her arms in front of her chest, "I just feel that you and I are both lonely, so..." Her voice stopped abruptly, Busujima Kiriko glanced to the side, pursed her lips slightly, and exhaled a breath.

"Cooperation is possible, but only for this game." The evil puppeteer said in a deep voice.

Busujima Kiriko looked at the Owl Man and said, "I would like to make some additional requests."

"You said."

"You can ask anyone to remove the remaining three 3s, but not the tabby cat. I hope the last card that cannot be removed is in her hand."

"I thought you would hate brown bears more."

Busujima Kiriko lowered her eyes, squeezed out the word "hate" from between her teeth, and her clenched fists trembled slightly.

The evil puppeteer glanced at the brown bear who was being ostracized by everyone, wondering who would stand on both sides of the wooden table with him. He said, "Because you don't know the rules of the loser's revival match, and you're worried that he'll target you."

Busujima Kiriko nodded slightly. After all, it was not difficult to guess what she was thinking.

The evil puppet master looked at the three people from the Apocalypse Cult and rolled his eyes. "I would rather one of them be eliminated."

"No problem, I won't ask them to remove the cards. By the way, what's your relationship with Miss Gray Rabbit?" Busujima Kiriko secretly glanced at the Gray Rabbit in the corner of Room 2, "In the last elimination round, you were firmly against dragging the Rabbit into the loser's revival match."

The evil puppeteer looked at the white tiger woman and said, "Don't say you don't know. My life belongs to her."

"Oh?" Busujima Kiriko raised her eyebrows, her tone full of amusement, "If that's the case, shouldn't you prefer that Gray Rabbit be killed by someone else? That way you can be free again."

However, the evil puppeteer looked at the white tiger woman with cold eyes and warned her sternly: "I advise you not to go after her."

Busujima Kiriko looked at the owl man opposite her and said, "Okay, as long as it doesn't interfere with me, everything can be discussed."

The two stood at the two ends of the table and looked around. The participants who had been watching had left one after another. After all, this was not a place suitable for communication.

The host asked in a deep voice: "Mr. Owl, Ms. White Tiger, are you ready?"

"Wait a minute." The evil puppeteer suddenly spoke.

Busujima Kiriko's face darkened, "You won't regret it, will you?"

"No, I hope you can do the same as me and put three cards with the number 3 on the corner of the table, and only have six cards in your hand." The evil puppeteer and the white tiger woman looked at each other and continued, "Also, should we confirm the order in which we play the cards, in case the same number is played at the same time?"

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"I think it's better to say it in front of the host." The evil puppeteer smiled slightly.

Busujima Kiriko knew that the man in front of her didn't trust her at all, but this would also benefit her, so she showed the three number 3s in her hand to the owl man and put them aside. "My order of playing cards is 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2. You probably don't want the two of us to be at the bottom."

罪恶人偶师点了点头，“出牌顺序2、1、2、1、2、1。我没问题了，可以开始。”

Busujima Kiriko nodded to the host.

"You two, please play your cards." The host's voice was emotionless.

According to the agreement, the two played and flipped cards simultaneously, and the duel unfolded in an orderly manner.

Soon, Shi Shen collected the twelve cards and announced calmly, "Mr. Owl currently has a total of 3 points, and Ms. White Tiger currently has a total of 3 points."

They both put away their number 3 cards.

"I thought you were going to play tricks and change the last card to 3, so as to win one more game from me." Busujima Kiriko raised the corners of her mouth, feeling very happy.

The evil puppeteer's fingers repeatedly stroked the remaining three cards, and his eyes swept over the participants with letter name tags, thinking about who to find next. If he won three more games, then he might become the winner. "Have you found the next candidate for the duel?"

Busujima Kiriko looked at the Owl Man, "Any recommendations?"

The evil puppeteer shook his head and thought: Gray Rabbit has been there, and those six people will definitely refuse. The tabby cat is with the mafia, so he probably can't go either. Then there is only...

The owl man's eyes fell on the black horse woman sitting in the wheelchair.

Suddenly, a sweet female voice sounded behind the Owl Man, "A duel? The kind that relies on luck."

Busujima Kiriko got goosebumps all over her body, smiled and rubbed her arms. She remembered that the fat man was called "Lilly-sama" by the dead mouse.

The evil puppeteer turned to look at the monkey and baboon behind him and said with a smile, "Okay, but I only want to play three games."

A hint of excitement flashed in the eyes of the big-backed baboon.

However, a hint of hesitation flashed in the bearded Lily's eyes.

Busujima Kiriko seized the opportunity and said, "I can also fight you three games."

"Want to play a few more rounds?" Bearded Lily looked at the owl man and the white tiger woman.

The baboon looked puzzled, "Sir, we only have..."

"Shut up!" Bearded Lily interrupted the big-backed baboon and said with a smile, "Three rounds is three rounds, let's fight now. After all, I always feel a little uneasy with the card in my hand."

The owl man and the white tiger woman looked at each other, turned around and followed the monkey and baboon into the duel room.

Bearded Lily stood on one side of the table, while the evil puppeteer stood on the other.

"Mr. Monkey, Mr. Owl, are you ready?" Shi Shen asked mechanically.

The people on both sides of the table nodded slightly in confirmation, and then each placed a card face down on the table.

"Please turn over the cards."

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