Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

Zhou Baiyu scanned the crowd:

"For such matters, let me handle them, but next time, I hope you will form a habit. The leader is our trump card; a trump card should not be unused or misused."

Zhou Baiyu stepped forward, some people felt worried, while others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"We're facing an endless mode, and it's very likely that even if we clear the level, we would be forced to stay here, facing those overwhelming monster waves. Without the leader, we would have been annihilated just now."

He directed his words at Attendant.

Though Attendant, relying on Evil Thought Attraction, redirected the monsters' hatred and fixed their route,

without Guang Tongchen's horrifying slashing, no one could have withstood such a terrifying amount of monsters.

The game rules flashed through Zhou Baiyu's mind, and he recited the information vocally:

"Welcome to the first round of the game, quite simple. If you win the first round, you'll get a physical supplement card, an experience accelerator card, and a physical accelerator card.

The game rules are simple, betting on odd or even. The gambling robot will shake the dice cup, and you and the gamblers following you will guess at that table whether the dice in the cup will ultimately end up odd or even."

A beam of golden light fell vertically on a gambling table.

He understood instantly and sat down at the table.

Soon, a female puppet dressed as a croupier began to demonstrate the dice cup and dice with stiff movements.

A dice cup, three dice.

Zhou Baiyu felt suddenly nervous.

"It seems impossible to take a shortcut; could it really just come down to gambling?"

Betting on odd or even, compared to those life-and-death trials, seemed to also have a large chance of survival.

But in previous challenges, it was possible to "cheat," and Zhou Baiyu always relied on his own maneuvers to turn the situation around.

But now, it was different; now he seemed unable to do anything.

What to do?

He couldn't touch the dice himself... if he could shake them, the odds might be better.

"Definitely can't just rely on luck."

Players play games, and following the rules is good. But if following the rules costs them their lives... then at that time, they must try everything to control the rules, not be controlled by them.

Playing by the rules alone will only make you a player at the table. Mutators are indeed also players in this survival game.

However, unlike other jobs, mutators are those players who "like to cheat."

Zhou Baiyu began to ponder.

His gaze left the untouchable dice cup and dice, turning to the gambling table.

[Item Name: Guillotine.]

[Specialty: Clean, Gorgeous, Expensive.]

[Introduction: An ordinary table which has witnessed the death of countless pioneers and gamblers. Among the options of life or death, it seems like a fifty-fifty chance, but if you look from the future back to the present, those who have died here, their death rate is one hundred percent. You have to dare to gamble to win, but gambling isn't just about luck.]

[Status: Can mutate, deviation rate 87 percent, whether to mutate.]

The puppet croupier's hand touched the dice cup. Zhou Baiyu's hands also touched the table.

Outside the area, several onlookers, hearing the sound of the dice hitting the dice cup, grew anxious.

"Can Brother Jiang... win the gamble?"

"Yeah, these casino rules, just the first round is this perverse. It looks like, we can't do anything, and this round... statistically it looks like it'll eliminate half the players," said the cunning woman with equal worry.

The first round's game rules were simple but brutal.

If you play according to the rules, indeed half will be eliminated.

Unless everyone is very lucky. But that chance is too low.

Mulehorse kneeling chess piece maintained his frowning, listless state:

"We can also opt out of the gambling, just stay here... but, have a look at the decay value."

Every time you enter the Advanced World, decay value increases, and with time, it draws ever close to one hundred.

Each person checked their attributes, finding that the decay value had already exceeded twenty points.

This was undoubtedly a worsening piece of news. Though Attendant was a warrior and not afraid of the surging monsters, facing such psychological pressure, he was extremely anxious.

Only Guang Tongchen spoke lightly:

"Do you think the Mutator job just a joke of a job about mutating items?"

People wouldn't admit this directly, but indeed... Mutators, most of the times, are seen as a mocking job.

Guang Tongchen said:

"The region we challenge has various rules; we must follow the rules to survive."

"But Mutators are different. The god Mutators believe in was born to scorn rules."

Guang Tongchen seemed very confident in Jiang Xianwu.

Remembering all that Jiang Xianwu had done, he felt that Jiang Xianwu was someone who broke people's traditional understandings.

Redemption means certain death, Blood Hunting Mode means certain death, demon-level unbeatable...

These things, which in people's eyes were almost like laws, were all broken by Mutators.

Mutators, they simply don't play by the rules.

Guang Tongchen's vision was astonishing. As a sniper, his visual acuity was extremely superior, and he had observed that it was the fourth time Jiang Xianwu's hands had left the table.

Jiang Xianwu's physical strength was also rapidly depleting.

As a second-tier Mutator, one whose physical capabilities exceeded many and whose initial identity was that of an attendant,

it was remarkable to see such a person exhibit a weak expression while sitting at a gambling table.

It was evident that Jiang Xianwu was using his abilities to circumvent fifty percent of the risk of death.

He was twisting the rules, breaking the rules, in short—he was cheating.

Therefore, Guang Tongchen believed that Jiang Xianwu could definitely win.

The sixth time his hands neared the table, Zhou Baiyu's nostrils bled.

His breathing became rapid, and he was utterly exhausted.

Zhou Baiyu's vision even blurred, preventing him from immediately checking the information on the gambling table.

"At tier one, mutating five times was the limit… Now at tier two, I can mutate up to nine times…"

"But even so, this physical exhaustion is terrifying."

In the previous five mutations, Zhou Baiyu had obtained a sturdier table, a smoother table, a table that could dance at midnight, a table that could cover humans during an earthquake, and a table that automatically shuffled cards…

This was undoubtedly a very exhausting process, which the Mutator lamented more than once.

Although he had a fifty percent chance of survival by simply betting on odds or evens, Zhou Baiyu wouldn't do that; he wanted to minimize the risk.

Fortunately… after becoming a second-tier different walker, Zhou Baiyu's deviation rate decreased more significantly whenever a mutation failed.

Finally, on the sixth attempt, he succeeded.

[Item Name: Western Master.]

[Specialties: Clean, gorgeous, expensive, capable of cheating. Durability: 6/6.]

[Description: You cheater who despises the rules! Condemnation! Strong condemnation! You have successfully activated cheat mode. Sitting in the west position of this table, you will win every bet. But old rules—the thing has durability.]

[Status: Can be mutated, deviation rate, eighty-seven percent.]

Zhou Baiyu quickly recalled… Outside the Songjiang Port, the ship headed towards Songjiang Port was moving westward.

Thus, he quickly found the western position.

"I bet on odds."

Clatter - a sudden sound emanated from the dice cup. If the croupier at this moment were a living person, he would definitely suspect foul play.

But the croupier was only a puppet, and the puppet accordingly unveiled the dice cup.

Six points, six points, three points, a total of fifteen points, betting on odds was victorious.

[Congratulations to the challenger on your victory. Please claim your reward.]

This message appeared in everyone's minds, and everyone also noticed Jiang Xianwu's last action.

"Could it be… he has mutated something? Or is it merely a coincidence?" The knelt mule was amazed.

Guang Tongchen slowly revealed a look of admiration. He was almost certain that Jiang Xianwu had done something to lower the risk in the game.

"This is no coincidence. Of course, it also requires some coincidence."

From Jiang Xianwu's expression at the end, it seemed completely unflustered, as if the outcome were all expected.

Zhou Baiyu also breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, at the gambling table in front of him, three cards appeared.

One card depicted wind scars, another a heart, and another read "EXP."

"A physical acceleration card, a stamina replenishment card, an experience acceleration card… all marked for use only during this recruitment and could be used for teammates."

Without any hesitation, Zhou Baiyu used the stamina replenishment card.

It seemed inherently known how to use the item; merely by gently touching the card, it transformed into an electric current that spread throughout Zhou Baiyu's body.

The sensation of weakness was lost fundamentally, and Zhou Baiyu felt his stamina was replenished, sweeping away all discomfort.

After regaining his stamina, he didn't move forward but looked at the table and said to everyone:

"I've mutated the gambling table. Standing on the west side of the table will ensure victory in every gamble."

The Daily Meals crowd were ecstatic:

"Damn, the first time I've seen such a reliable Mutator."

Zhou Baiyu quickly threw cold water:

"However, there's a problem. The item I mutated has a durability of 5/6. And now, there are still six of you left."

Everyone was stunned, and subconsciously, the Daily Meals took a step forward, but barely had he lifted his foot when Three Days Fishing glared at him fiercely.

You fool, with no foresight, it's better to scramble for the third or fourth place rather than the first!

Three Days Fishing, being the more emotionally intelligent, knew not to appear too eager at this time.

Otherwise, if someone from the Hundred Rivers Guild died in the first round, it would definitely create a rift among the others.

The Wily Widow and the Knelt Mule appeared very calm, with Guang Tongchen consciously stepping back.

Zhou Baiyu couldn't help but marvel; the Hundred Rivers Guild was truly small in scale, but nonetheless refined.

And Snow Demon's response surprised Zhou Baiyu the most; the young girl seemed to have grown a lot:

"Big Brother Jiang, I'll go last."