There were even portraits of the first emperor of the Brentanian Empire on those playing cards.
It is highly likely that this forbidden place was left behind by the first emperor.
In terms of time, identity, status and ability, only this person fits the bill.
It is conceivable how much the emperor loved gambling.
It is said that the first emperor was a ruthless man who was able to openly challenge the Vatican and even go to war with it. Unexpectedly, he left behind such a forbidden place after his death, and no one knows why.
"In fact, I am also looking forward to playing against you at the gambling table. You are from the Valerius clan and the king of the Annihilation clan. I am curious about what else is different between you and me besides bloodline."
Alessandro said, "Are the rules clear?"
Li Xini smiled silently. When he stepped into this forbidden land, he had already realized that the rules here could not be changed, otherwise there would be big problems.
There is a high probability that space and time will collapse and enter a chaotic dimension.
It will be difficult for him to come back again.
In other words, this is a relatively fair gamble.
"If you want to place a bet, you have to sacrifice your life. This is the arena of life. Of course, you are not allowed to use magic here. If you have any relics, you can use them at will. Other than that, it is a top-notch contest of intelligence and courage. The winner takes all. It's that simple."
The woman in the white dress explained: "The rules of this game are twenty-one."
In blackjack, a total of eight decks of cards are used.
The goal is to make the sum of the points of the cards in your hand not exceed twenty-one and as large as possible.
Everyone knows the rules, but the key is the betting process.
Li Xini nodded slightly: "Understood..."
"The family motto of the Valerius family is that only by tasting pain and feeling pain can one master it. My brother, the world of warlocks is cruel, perhaps far crueler than you can imagine."
Alessandro said in a deep voice: "Place your bet..."
With a click…
His little finger was cut off and blood was gushing out.
The little finger disappeared, and in its place were ten chips.
"Give your life, and the rules will automatically evaluate it for you. Everyone's life is equal. There is no high or low here, so it is fair enough.
Even the immortality of our Valerius family will be weakened here. So if we lose too much, we might die.”
Alessandro smiled and said, "You have to be prepared. This is a gamble of life. It's not a child's game."
Li Xini grinned, "Although the immortality ability has been weakened, if we continue to gamble, how long will it take? Why don't we play something bigger?"
He said coldly: "Place your bet!"
Snap…
His entire right arm was broken and a large amount of blood gushed out.
A huge amount of chips piled up and appeared out of thin air.
"Don't treat me like a child."
He said coldly: "Do you dare to follow?"
Alessandro narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said again: "Place your bet..."
With a snap, his right arm also broke and was exchanged for chips.
"Very good, you are worthy of being my brother. Since this is the first time we meet, and it is rare to be in such an occasion, why don't we play a little crazier and add another rule? The rule is that will is the witness, and no one can lie. The loser must also answer one of the winner's questions sincerely, how about it?"
Li Xini's eyes flashed with madness, and he whispered, "You have only awakened seven rules in total, so let's play like this. Whoever wins seven times in a row, the game ends."
"Uh..." Alessandro clearly felt that the boy was provoking him.
There was also a hint of madness in his eyes: "Okay, I'm curious about you too, so come on."
The woman in the white dress looked at the two people with interest and smiled slightly.
"Draw a card..."
The two brothers said in unison.
Licinius was not a gambler, and his life experience was only a short eighteen years. It was just that he had always been moving among the aristocratic circles and the common people in the royal capital, and had been in both the lower and upper classes of society.
When he sat down at the gambling table, he behaved like an old gambler.
Cool, calm, confident, crazy.
After all, in his opinion, life is a gamble.
For the person he wants to protect, he can bet everything he has.
No matter the abyss or the flood.
Alessandro, on the other hand, was a veteran sorcerer who had lived for decades and was a powerful figure in the world of sorcerers. He was also the only pure-blooded descendant of the Valerius family and shouldered the expectations of revitalizing his clan.
Licinius has dark eyes.
Alessandro also has the assistance of holy relics.
What comes next is an all-round game of calculation ability, courage, wisdom, psychology, physical strength and determination.
In the first round, Licinius scored 18 points and Alessandro scored 17 points.
"It seems that luck is on my side..."
Licinius smiled slightly: "Rule, revoked!"
I saw a line of burning words disappear in the darkness, and a rule was revoked.
At this moment, the royal capital has been allowed to have powers above demigod level!
Alessandro was not surprised by this and said calmly: "Ask..."
Licinius asked, "How much do you know about the extermination of the Frostian family?"
Alessandro seemed to have expected him to ask this question, and smiled and said, "I can only say that their genocide was self-inflicted. Back then, they wanted to revive the first generation, Gaius Frostian, under someone's instructions.
They joined forces with the branch of Valerius's family, the current Benson family, and the Candil family, and went to Bright Ridge to look for treasure. "
He paused and said, "Oh, by the way, the Benson family is a descendant of the original family. You should also know the Candil family, which is the family of the old swordsman. Afterwards, under the instruction of someone, the Frostian family was jointly exterminated by the other three families, leaving only the girl next to you."
With a bang...
An unexpected blow.
Li Xini's pupils suddenly contracted and his expression suddenly changed.
He never imagined that the shadow of the Ancestral Family was behind this matter.
No, not the shadow, but one of the real culprits behind the scenes.
Could it be that the vampire princess had known about this all along and had been hiding it from him
At that moment, he couldn't describe his feelings.
The inexplicable heaviness and irritability gave rise to some hostility.
At this time, the woman in the white dress cleared her throat.
Alessandro smiled bitterly and said, "Well, Augurola was not involved in that incident, or she didn't know about it at all. Ten years ago, she was probably still looking for a way to return to the demigod realm."
"Huh..."
Li Xini narrowed his eyes and calmed himself down.
This guy had already guessed what he was thinking.
Deliberately release this kind of news to disturb one's own psychology.
In other words, the vampire princess's people were actually his enemies!
Fortunately, it has nothing to do with the vampire.
However, after knowing this, he felt inexplicably complicated.
As a result, the perception and attitude towards the vampire princess have changed.
"As for who is behind this, I don't know. The girl next to you, her name is Norn, right? If we hadn't arrived in time and shocked the members of the three families, she might have died too."
Alessandro said with a half-smile: "I can give you another piece of irrelevant news. The members of the Frostian family, except for Noren, are not all dead."
Li Xini remained calm and took a deep breath: "Next round..."
On the broken mirror of truth, the battle situation changed again due to the cancellation of a rule.
Even though Augurola had not recovered to the demigod realm, after she comprehended the magic of Blood of Annihilation, her combat power had surpassed that of top warlocks, and she slaughtered dozens of Crescent Moon followers in an instant.
The members of the original family cheered wildly and praised her greatness.
He also kept breaking the necks of the Crescent Moon followers, taking out their hearts and chewing on them.
Ferocious and terrifying.
Licinius retracted his gaze and said, "Go ahead, place your bets!"
This time, he sacrificed his left hand.
Alessandro also took a deep breath and offered his left hand.
In the second round, Licinius had twenty points and Alessandro had twenty-one points.
"It seems that the goddess of luck is on my side this time."
Alessandro smiled and said, "The rules are back."
In the darkness, a line of burning words emerged again, and the revoked rules came again.
Licinius said calmly: "Ask..."
Alessandro asked with interest: "What is your relationship with His Majesty?"
Licinius replied: "The relationship between the monarch and his subjects."
The woman in the white dress gave him a deep look, her eyes amusing.
Licinius was silent for a moment: "Besides that, she likes me and I like her too."
The woman in the white dress raised her eyebrows and looked at him with more and more surprise.
Alessandro was silent for a moment. "It's really shocking. That woman, Viltiana, could actually fall in love with someone else? Well, if it's you, it's possible."
The next moment, the two brothers said again: "Place your bet!"
After dozens of rounds of confrontation.
"Draw a card!"
“Place your bet!”
"Draw a card!"
“Place your bet!”
Licinius and Alessandro are brothers. They have similar IQs and psychological qualities. Even their auxiliary relics are of the same type. Their every move, every look, and even every word are constantly attacking each other, trying to find psychological flaws.
The two brothers won and lost against each other, and the match was basically 50-50, with many draws.
But even if it's a tie, Tarot will eat your chips!
Therefore, they have to keep placing bets and sacrificing their lives until the entire gambling table is dyed red with blood, and a large number of limbs and organs are all turned into chips!
As the game progressed, Alessandro became more and more frightened. Originally, he was full of confidence because he prided himself on being mentally tough and accustomed to pain. He thought he could find the opponent's flaws while enduring the pain and sacrifice.
However, from beginning to end, the young man opposite remained calm and did not reveal even the slightest flaw. He even gambled more and more crazily, and seemed to be enjoying it, which was really creepy!
In the 37th round, Licinius had 21 points and Alessandro had 15 points!
"Rules, revoke!"
A large amount of blood flowed from Li Xini's chest. He said in a deep voice: "The next question is, why did you do that back then? Why did you use me as your test subject? What exactly do you want to do?"
Alessandro was panting. His eyeballs had been sacrificed, leaving only two terrifying holes. He whispered, "I don't know. My father didn't tell me about this. He just said that a new era is coming. If the Valerius family wants to avoid being eaten, they must have power. I only know that someone behind him is instructing him to annihilate the clan and gain that power."
"In order to protect the family, anyone can be sacrificed, including me."
He sensed the madness between the lines of the boy's words, took a deep breath and said, "Besides, you are not dead."
The next moment, the two brothers said again: "Place your bet!"