Hearing the name "Lin Chong," the Elf Assistant sighed.
"His surname isn't Wang, nor is it Su. Another wasted trip..."
If this master had been a wanted criminal from the start, he could have been reassigned to a new one.
The Elf Assistant spoke again, "I'm telling you, Lin Chong..."
Su Baiye said humbly, "Ahem, just call me Coach."
"Fine, Coach. How about buying the introductory trial version for 8 points!"
The Elf Assistant tried to push a package deal, but Su Baiye ignored him completely. Dejected, the elf had no choice but to introduce the game.
"The game in Carriage No. 3 is called the [Stone Gambling Game], also known as [Monsters and Treasures]. Among players, it's also called [One Cut to Poverty, One Cut to Riches]."
"The rules are simple. You know stone gambling, right? You pick a stone and cut it open. The only difference is, there's no jade inside, only monsters and treasures!"
"If you cut out a treasure, it's yours. If you cut out a monster, you either kill the monster or get killed by it..."
"Dying during the game is a failure!"
"Obtaining one complete treasure is a success!"
"Game activation: 200 points. The game will officially begin after payment!"
The rules sounded simple enough. One cut, and if a monster popped out, it was a hero fighting a dragon, a 1v1 true man's battle. If treasure appeared, everyone was happy.
Anyone else, before starting the [Stone Gambling Game], would do their best to strengthen themselves and increase their margin for error. That was the orthodox way to clear a stage.
After all, the probability of a monster spawning wasn't low. Being able to defeat the monster would greatly increase one's own survivability.
Su Baiye was different. He leaned more towards a heretical path.
Right now, Su Baiye was weak. How weak? Even the weakest monster could kill him with ease.
And this was the perfect opportunity for Su Baiye to use his 'Foresee Death' ability!
The stronger Su Baiye's actual power, the lower his risk of death, and the less useful Foresee Death became...
Therefore, the stronger his hard power, the weaker his cheat ability!
Of course, Su Baiye was also well aware that Foresee Death was for pushing his limits and securing his maximum potential. What truly secured his safety net was his own strength.
However, hampered by the 'Wanted' status and the 'Explosive Dragon,' he couldn't show his face for the time being. He could only try to clear the game in Carriage No. 3 first and make other plans after.
Once the ID 'Explosive Dragon Baby Wants a Hug' expired, Su Baiye would find a way to buy a Name Change Card. Then he could openly browse the Free Market.
For now, the game was what mattered.
After readily paying the 200 points, the scenery around Su Baiye shifted. Game Loading complete.
Su Baiye appeared inside a mine. Tunnels stretched out in all directions, and from the darkness came the constant *clang, clang* of hammering, as if someone was mining.
Directly in front of Su Baiye, a dozen stones of various sizes were scattered messily on the ground. A goblin was busy at the stall, and in the corner stood a chainsaw machine, specifically for cutting open the stones.
Noticing Su Baiye's arrival, the Goblin Boss squeezed a sleazy smile onto his green-skinned face and called out.
"Top-quality stones! Pick one, I can help you cut it open..."
Su Baiye scanned all the stones. There were 12 in total.
He mentally picked the one that looked most appealing and had a thought.
"Cut this one first?"
The next moment, as expected, his soul left his body.
His luck seemed a little too bad.
When making choices on the Lost Train, Su Baiye could always eliminate the wrong options first!
From a third-person perspective, Su Baiye watched the stone being cut open. A black shadow shot out, lunging straight for his face. In a flash, it smashed right through his entire head, leaving him as baffled as Fang Lin...
*Am I really that weak?*
Ten seconds wasn't a long time. Su Baiye's soul returned to his body, his gaze still fixed on that stone.
The Goblin Boss noticed his gaze and helpfully picked up the stone.
"Good eye! This kind of stone is the most likely to have something good inside. Want me to cut it for you?"
Without waiting for Su Baiye to refuse, he placed the stone under the saw blade and confirmed with him again.
"Make the cut?"
"No!"
Su Baiye's refusal was sharp. The Goblin Boss still wanted to promote the stone, but Su Baiye's attention was already on the others.
The Goblin Boss's face darkened, and he muttered something in an unfamiliar language.
Su Baiye paid no mind to his attitude. His eyes roamed over the pile of stones as he counted silently.
"One, two, three..."
Su Baiye mentally chose three stones and was brutally killed three times!
In the most ridiculous instance, the moment a crack was cut into the stone, a black light shot out and hit him, turning him into a puddle of pus...
*Isn't the death rate in this game a bit too high?*
*If this stage is just a game of luck, how is it any different from Carriage No. 1?*
*Are the Carriage Games connected, or are they all independent?*
Su Baiye didn't have much information and couldn't analyze his way to a conclusion. He could only be patient and mentally test all 12 stones.
The fifth time he was killed by a monster, a prompt suddenly appeared before his eyes.
[Death Methods: 10]
[Collection Progress: 0.1%]
[Unlocked: Death Rewind]
Death method progress?
Su Baiye began to recall how many ways he had died since entering the Lost Train.
"Poisoned by Poisonous Water, stabbed through the heart with scissors, crushed by a rock, corroded by a rag..."
"Tricked into dying by the Golden Dragon King with Forbidden Knowledge, which counts as death by mental collapse."
"Killed by monsters here 5 times, each in a different way..."
4 + 1 + 5. Su Baiye had already unlocked 10 death methods!
Su Baiye calculated in his head.
"Ten death methods is only one-thousandth of the total, which means... there could be up to ten thousand death methods?"
Su Baiye couldn't take it anymore. What was this, *Ten Thousand Ways to Die on the Lost Train*?
What should he even call this cheat ability of his?
The Ten Thousand Deaths Method?
*My cheat ability's style is a little different from everyone else's...*
It seemed that the more death methods he unlocked, the stronger the 'Ten Thousand Deaths Method' would become... Wasn't this forcing him to dance on a knife's edge? Find the original chapter at g.com.
Now, he had no choice but to dance with death!
As for the newly acquired 'Death Rewind,' its effect was simple. It replayed the death prediction in his mind, allowing him to fast-forward, slow down, and switch angles freely, helping him observe every detail.
The duration of Foresee Death had also increased. It was now a full 15 seconds!
Su Baiye tested 'Death Rewind' a few times.
To the outside world, time was nearly frozen while he was rewinding.
Su Baiye knew this was very important.
"It's like a one-sided time stop for my consciousness, giving me more time to think!"
Unfortunately, during Death Rewind, Su Baiye could only think; he couldn't take any action.
After using rewind three times in a row, he felt a bit mentally drained. He could force himself to continue, but there was no need to harm his body.
"Three rewinds can probably buy me about 45 seconds..."
At a critical moment in a Carriage Game, that extra thinking time could be extremely useful. Sometimes, you were just a little short on time to figure a problem out.
However, the rewinding process also led Su Baiye to discover a detail he had previously overlooked!
He once again mentally selected a stone. This time, Su Baiye didn't look at the stone itself but focused on the Goblin Boss's every move.
"Just as I thought!"
Su Baiye's eyes lit up, his guess confirmed.
After exiting the death prediction, the returned Su Baiye had a bold idea!
"This stone!"
Su Baiye pointed to a stone containing a 'monster.' A flash of delight crossed the Goblin Boss's eyes. Afraid Su Baiye would change his mind, he grabbed the stone and was about to cut it.
"Wait!"
Su Baiye stopped him.
He picked up a piece of white chalk from the corner of the stall and carefully drew a line on the stone.
"Cut it along the line I drew!"
The Goblin Boss grew flustered and repeatedly waved his hands.
"No! No! If you cut the stone like that, you'll damage the treasure if there's one inside!"
He then shifted his angle, preparing to bring the saw down, not forgetting to confirm with Su Baiye, "I'll cut it for you, okay?"
His tone was half-question, half-statement. If Su Baiye showed even the slightest sign of agreement, he would bring the saw down immediately.
"I'll cut it myself!"
Su Baiye's face hardened, and he said coldly, "If you insist on cutting it, you're paying for this stone!"
The Goblin Boss's face fell instantly. He silently backed away, distancing himself from the stone.
Of course, as he moved away, he also surreptitiously wiped off a part of the white line. This detail naturally did not escape Su Baiye's notice.
"So that's how it is..."
Only now was Su Baiye completely certain. The greatest danger in the entire Stone Gambling Game didn't come from the stones, but from this Goblin Boss!
This game wasn't a gamble between Su Baiye and the stones, but... a gamble between him and the Goblin Boss