Abyss Game: I am covered with cheats

Under the ushering of the dealer, Xu Tong and Insect Girl entered a dimly lit room.

The room wasn't large; besides a square mahjong table, there was only a lectern-like structure nearby.

The dealer stood behind the lectern and gestured for Xu Tong to take a seat. "Now, please take your place. Miss Maid, please step back. We want to minimize any interference in this game and focus on the four at the mahjong table."

Hearing this, Insect Girl turned to Xu Tong for his opinion, and he nodded, signaling her to step back.

Hiding in the shadows of the room, Insect Girl focused her gaze on everyone around, seemingly on guard.

"Alright," Xu Tong said, sitting down, a smile on his face. "I'm Xu Tong, what are your names?"

The other three sitting at the mahjong table exchanged glances and introduced themselves briefly.

Xu Tong's upper hand opponent was a gorgeously dressed noblewoman adorned with exquisite jewelry.

She claimed her name was Elizabeth IX. Xu Tong wasn't sure if the name was real, but it sounded impressive.

Xu Tong's lower hand opponent was a rather robust man with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, clearly not someone to be trifled with.

He said his name was Boika, which also sounded intimidating, definitely not a pushover.

As for Xu Tong's opposite opponent, he seemed unremarkable compared to the other two. His name suggested his nationality: Kurosawa Shoya.

"All four of you here possess extraordinary gambling skills," the dealer said. "Miss Elizabeth IX has won thirty-two high-stakes gambling games in a row, breaking the record for accumulating assets of one hundred million in the fastest time."

"Mr. Boika has maintained an undefeated record in gambling games to date, and he continues to engage in high-intensity gambling. Even a 'crisis' has never occurred."

"As for Mr. Kurosawa Shoya…"

The dealer smiled slightly. "He has never been defeated in his area of expertise."

"And the game we are about to face is right in front of us, Mr. Kurosawa Shoya's specialty and area of expertise."

"Riichi Mahjong."

Hearing this, Xu Tong was stunned for a second.

Damn it, you said Kurosawa Shoya has never been defeated in his area of expertise, and you're setting up this kind of game?

I think you're just after my chips!

Unexpectedly, neither Elizabeth IX nor Boika changed their expressions and calmly accepted the game.

Elizabeth IX opened her folding fan, revealing a sarcastic smile. "If you can defeat someone in their area of expertise, that's the most satisfying thing. Only then can you truly be called a god of gambling. I have no objections; this kind of game is truly challenging."

Boika crossed his arms. "It doesn't matter; I just need to win. Riichi Mahjong is a mandatory course for professional gamblers."

Kurosawa Shoya maintained a mysterious smile and didn't say anything.

Xu Tong could only sigh silently.

"Alright," he straightened his back and placed his hands on the table. "Since you're all so insistent, I have to agree, or I'll look like a coward, right?"

Elizabeth IX glanced at him sideways and said, "Being a coward isn't an insult; it's just a tactic chosen after weighing the pros and cons. If you choose to run now, no one will blame you."

"But if you know the enemy in front of you is an insurmountable mountain, and you still stubbornly try to challenge them to save face, I think that kind of person is the most pathetic."

Although Boika and Kurosawa Shoya didn't speak, their gazes towards Xu Tong clearly held similar meanings.

Xu Tong just shrugged. "The game hasn't even started yet; how can you say I can't win? Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense and let's start quickly so we can finish early."

"Ignorant fool," Boika sneered and straightened his back as well.

Seeing this, the dealer began to announce the rules.

The rules were naturally those of Riichi Mahjong, but this time, only a hanchan (half game) would be played, and each person would have ten billion chips.

Each person starts with 25,000 points, which means every point lost equals forty thousand chips!

If you can win against all three, you'll instantly have forty billion chips!

If you can win, it will be a huge profit!

"Hoh hoh hoh… ten billion?" Kurosawa Shoya smiled. "I don't even have ten billion on me. I didn't expect to be in so much debt from the start. It's unexpected."

"But I don't know why… I feel so excited? Is it because I know I'm going to win?"

Boika and Elizabeth IX also let out cold laughs.

"Don't worry, old man, we have plenty of time to play slowly."

There was no mahjong machine; the four of them had a basic mahjong table.

Hand-shuffled mahjong!

For untrained ordinary people, it's difficult to cheat at hand-shuffled mahjong.

But for skilled gamblers, cheating at hand-shuffled mahjong is as easy as drinking water.

The first game began, and the clattering of mahjong tiles echoed in the dark, enclosed room. When the tiles were arranged, Elizabeth IX's face immediately showed a smile.

"Hmph… it seems this game isn't as difficult as I thought…"

Boika and Kurosawa Shoya both looked at her, and Elizabeth IX raised her folding fan, covering half of her face, and slammed a tile onto the table.

She knew very well that although Riichi Mahjong was also Kurosawa Shoya's domain, it could also be seen as an offensive and defensive game.

As long as you can defend against the opponent's attacks and prevent the opponent from defending against your attacks, you can win.

As long as you win, you can disrupt the opponent's rhythm.

In Riichi Mahjong, as soon as one person wins, the game ends immediately, no matter how good the other people's hands are, they can no longer win.

Therefore, Elizabeth IX immediately made her decision.

Quick attack!

A hanchan only has four East rounds and four South rounds. As long as you win quickly and then lose a negligible amount when you're the dealer, you can gradually increase your advantage!

She absolutely couldn't let Kurosawa Shoya, who had an absolute advantage in the field of Riichi Mahjong, exert his advantage.

Throughout the game, Kurosawa Shoya and Boika didn't speak, but it was clear that they had their own ideas.

Only one person was different.

Xu Tong shook his head, drawing a tile from the wall while making various strange nasal sounds, then pulled out a tile from his hand. "Uh… I'll discard this one."

"Thanks," Boika directly took the tile Xu Tong discarded. "Two fan, San Shoku Douko (Three Colour Triplets)."

Xu Tong, whose tile had been taken by Boika, was stunned for a moment, then gave an awkward smile. "Sorry, I didn't react. I didn't realize I had already won. Look at the mess I've made, losing millions in an instant. Sigh… this money is really worthless."

Elizabeth IX's originally arrogant expression immediately collapsed. Although her hand wasn't that great, it was definitely better than Boika's San Shoku Douko.

The most important thing was that she had already reached tenpai (ready hand) and was only one tile away from winning.

Kurosawa Shoya's face flashed with some uncertainty, then he revealed a smile.

"It seems Mr. Boika is the luckier one."

"Let's continue, Miss Elizabeth, and…"

"This friend named Xu Tong."