Chapter 273: The God of Gambling

It wasn't a mistake for making Ryan his ally, and with this, nothing else could prevent him from going to the top!

Ryan felt relieved both in heart and stomach. It's true that the fart was his! Before anyone could say anything, he had immediately accused Asmodeus of being the culprit so that he would not be a suspect.

Asmodeus was really angry, his eyes were cold. Not long after, a man who looked sleepy and lazy came to their table.

"Hey, what are you doing calling me?"

Darby's face really looked sleepy, it looked like he hadn't slept in days. The cigarette in his mouth was still burning and his long black hair looked disheveled.

"Darby, I need your help," Asmodeus quickly stood up and told Darby everything.

Then people who'd known of Darby were shocked. "Wow, does he know Darby?"

Every casino had the greatest guy to beat the "lucky" guys that night.

And Darby was the person employed by this underground casino to steal back their lost money. 

After getting the details from Asmodeus, Darby nodded. "Okay then, I'll help you."

Asmodeus felt relieved when Darby was willing to help him, he then looked at Ryan with a mocking look.

Darby casually sat down and took out a deck of cards from his pocket. After spreading all the cards on the table to show that nothing was wrong with the cards, he said to Ryan, "Let's play."

After that, he slapped the table and the 52 cards were suddenly thrown into the air. The loud slapping sound of the table caught the attention of everyone in this casino. The people playing in the VIP room also noticed that something interesting was going on.

Inside one of the VIP rooms, a 15 years old pretty girl looking like a doll seemed to also be aware of this incident. Her eyes were fixed on Ryan as the man sat quietly and looked at the card shuffle.

'That guy again?'

In other tables, allies of each Mikhail and Asmodeus also came and gathered around Ryan's table. In an instant, the entire focus of this casino was on one table.

Ryan sat quietly even though there was a hint of surprise in his heart. He could sense that the man in front of him was not just anyone. Remembering Mikhail's previous warning, it seemed that Darby was the mainstay of this casino and throwing cards in the air was one of the tricks.

It was quite interesting to him, but did he think a trick like that could beat him?

When the cards were still in the air, Ryan smiled and stood up. His right hand suddenly reached out and took out one of the cards in the air!

Shocked by Ryan's actions, Darby started breaking out in cold sweat. The card that Ryan took was the King of Spades. In that instant, Darby immediately searched for the remaining 3 Kings from the cards that were still flying in the air before they fell into his opponent's hands.

People saw them fighting for the cards that were still in the air, and they just found out that such a fight could happen in a gambling game. This incident was really fast, as the cards only floated for a few seconds.

Darby immediately locked onto his target, his eyes were already sparkling and his hands outstretched. However, Ryan was much faster than him and took out the card that Darby was aiming for.

When all the cards fell on the table, the two of them just stood still.

Holding their breath as they stared at the two, everyone waited for the final outcome of this battle.

"Do you think that person has four more kings?" One of the bystanders asked.

"Impossible! Who do you think the opponent is? There's no way he can get four kings again!"

Ryan looked at Darby, and Darby returned his gaze. In contrast to Ryan's calm face, Darby had frowned a long time ago.

He knew he had lost.

Ryan slowly opened the four cards that he had on the table and this made the whole audience cheer.

"CRAZY! Four kings again?"

"Holy crap! This should be impossible!"

"He's invincible. Absolute mad lad!"

Everyone was shocked for the umpteenth time, how could that person get four kings again?

Darby also opened his card, the four queens were also sad to see his crushing defeat.

In the VIP room, the young woman named Marilyn looked at Ryan and said to her bodyguard, "Audrey, what do you think that guy is capable of?"

Next to Marilyn, Audrey stood with a serious face. Her eyes were fixed on Ryan. After a while, she said quietly, "I can't see him doing any cheating, but I think that guy is really great."

"Oh? Really?" Marilyn then smiled. "There's still a sky above the sky."

Mikhail was extremely happy, his gaze was filled with admiration as he aimed it at Ryan. The guy he considered as an elder brother was really strong! Ryan might not recognize him as his brother but being able to befriend him was more than enough for now.

On the other hand, Asmodeus was already sweating profusely. However, everyone didn't care about him.

"You really are great, I've never fought someone as great as you," Darby started to speak up. Having studied with one of the greatest gambling masters in the world, he had yet to find anyone worthy of his match. Hence, he had longed for a moment like this.

Darby's gaze became sparkling, this defeat made his blood boil. "I still want to fight with you!"

Darby stared in awe at Ryan, he had longed for a rival this strong. Hence, one fight was not enough to satisfy the fire within his heart!

The last time Darby felt his blood boil was when he fought the gambling god from Australia 3 years ago. In the last 3 years, he simply couldn't find a worthy opponent. He did not expect that after settling in Crimea and working in this underground casino, the fire in his heart could burn once again.

Ryan then looked at Darby and shook his head quickly. "I don't want to gamble anymore!"

The people who heard this were immediately disappointed in their hearts. And Darby was the most disappointed. Ryan inwardly felt calm and happy, he gave his bait to Darby. 

'If you want to gamble with me, bet your money!'

"Come on, what are your conditions so you will play again?" Darby still didn't want to give up. "I still can't accept losing to you, so just say what you want,"

After successfully saving his family's property, Mikhail had a high regard for Ryan. And now, Ryan even made Darby dance on his hands.

Hearing this, Ryan suddenly stopped walking when he was about to leave the casino and said with a smile, "Okay then, how much money do you dare to bet if I win?"

"Is one billion enough?" Darby said casually. During his lifetime, the casinos he visited had earned him 2 trillion of fortune. He took a job at this casino as their mainstay just to kill his time.

People were shocked when they heard Darby's offer, he easily paid 1 billion for someone to gamble with him? 

Hearing this, Ryan nodded with satisfaction. "Okay, what do you want us to play?"

Hearing Ryan's agreement, everyone became happy. Who wouldn't want to see the battle between the gods of gambling?

"Poker, of course!"

Darby looked confident, no one had ever beaten him in poker.

That way, the two people sat down and a dealer came to deal their cards.

Poker was a quite popular game in casinos. This game did not only rely on luck, calm, analytical skills but also on one's courage. Determining who would win would be very simple— whoever held the greatest 5 card combination in their hand, they'd come out as the winner. 

Playing this game was also very easy. First, the dealer would give each player 2 cards. Second, they would alternately stake a number of chips into the prize pot. After betting the chips, other players could call, fold, raise, or all in. After that, the dealer would open three cards first and then the first player would determine whether he would raise or check. After the 5 cards were opened by the dealer or the player was all in, then the opposing sides would compare which of their cards that had the greatest combination. 

The greatest combination started from a royal straight flush, straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pairs, one pair, and high hand.

Players had to rely on their bluff and trickery so that their opponents could fall into their traps. 

"We'll see how much luck we have," Ryan said with a smile. 

When the dealer distributed 2 cards to Ryan and Darby, Ryan immediately said to Darby, "All in."