Chapter 16: Chapter 16 Can You Predict the Future?
"Blue side, Amazon Forest Python!"
"Red side, Nile Crocodile!"
"Betting starts now!"
As the host's voice fell, people shifted their attention from the two beasts and began whispering about which one to bet on!
This time, Zhao Yang did not hastily place a bet but hesitated.
"Little brother, don't bet recklessly this time!" Zhao Huahua lowered her voice, "See what that lecher bets on, and follow him!"
Zhao Yang hesitated for a moment, then leaned in closer, "Brother Ying, what are you planning to bet on this time?"
Ying Yue did not respond, his gaze calmly fixed on the python and crocodile; after a moment, a smile appeared on his lips, "This round, bet on a tie!"
"Bet on a tie? Neither one?"
Zhao Yang's lips twitched, "Brother Ying, you mean to say, the Amazon Forest Python and Nile Crocodile will both perish? How is that possible?
As far as I know, the beast fighting gambling at Huxin Island Entertainment farmhouse has been going on for three years, totaling thirty to forty matches, and the number of matches ending in a tie can be counted on one hand!
Betting on a tie is almost certain to lose!"
"Just watch!"
Ying Yue did not explain further but proceeded to bet all of the 30,000 yuan he had just won, a total of 31,000 yuan.
This was all his fortune!
"All in?"
Zhao Yang was shocked; not knowing what to do, reason told him that betting on a tie was sure to lose, but Ying Yue's confidence made him waver.
Which should he bet on?
"Little brother, don't hesitate, bet on a tie!"
Unlike the indecisive Zhao Yang, Zhao Huahua did not hesitate at all and directly bet on a tie, and she placed 500,000 yuan!
"Sister, you trust Brother Ying that much?"
Seeing this, Zhao Yang was taken aback; his sister had only bet 10,000 yuan just a moment ago, but now she had actually placed a whopping 500,000 yuan!
This shocked him!
"This lecher might be despicable, but his judgment is beyond reproach!"
Zhao Huahua hummed proudly, whispering, "Following his bets, you're guaranteed to make a profit without a loss!"
"This..."
Zhao Yang became even more hesitant; just then, Old Three Ding came over with a cigar in his mouth, "Young Master Zhao seems quite troubled, haha, bet on the Amazon Forest Python or the Nile Crocodile? No need to be so torn, it's just a bet!"
"Old Three Ding, aren't you torn too?" Zhao Yang retorted coldly.
"No, no, no! I'm not torn at all!"
Old Three Ding chuckled, "Young Master Zhao, dare you gamble with me this round?"
"I'll bet, who's afraid?" Zhao Yang replied coldly, "Tell me, what are you betting on?"
"I'm betting on a tie!" Old Three Ding startlingly declared, then looked at Zhao Yang with a smile, "Young Master Zhao wouldn't also be betting on a tie, would you? If so, that would make the bet rather uninteresting!"
"You're also betting on a tie?"
Zhao Yang furrowed his brows tightly, glanced at Ying Yue, and initially thought to follow suit and bet on a tie. However, seeing Old Three Ding's mocking face, he scoffed, "You think the Amazon Forest Python and Nile Crocodile will perish together? Humph, I don't believe that curse; I bet on the Amazon Forest Python!"
"Hahaha, Young Master Zhao, let us just watch and see!"
Old Three Ding blew a ring of smoke, looked at Zhao Yang smugly, then returned to his seat.
"Let's wait and see!"
Zhao Yang scoffed, his gaze lingering on the Beast Fighting Arena; though he said so, for the sake of safety, he only bet 200,000 yuan.
"Little brother, why bother provoking that annoying guy?"
Zhao Huahua glanced at her brother disapprovingly and spoke irritably.
"Sister, you don't understand!"
Amazon Forest Python vs. Nile Crocodile!
Both of these giants were top predators in the natural world, often encountering each other and each having victories and defeats; it was not easy to say who was stronger.
But today's fight was bound to determine a winner.
"The Amazon Forest Python will win!"
"I think the Nile Crocodile has a greater chance of winning!"
The entire venue was silent, eyes eagerly and expectantly fixed on the two beasts as they neared each other.
Finally, as they closed the distance, the crocodile and python were less than 5 centimeters apart; neither attacked but instead stopped and looked at each other.
The crocodile appeared calm, while the python tensely coiled its body.
1 second, 2 seconds...
Go for it!
Bite!
Bite it to death!
The crowd went wild with cheering and shouting, as if injected with adrenaline.
After staring at each other for twenty seconds, the python struck first, its head snapping forward and biting the crocodile's upper jaw. Its body instantly moved forward, pinning the Nile Crocodile underneath, then executed the python's signature move—
Death Coil!
Would the Nile Crocodile sit idly by?
The answer was no.
Facing the encroaching python, the Nile Crocodile opened its massive jaws, bit down hard on the python's neck, and fiercely shook its head.
"Whirl—"
The power of the crocodile's jaw shake was astonishing.
The python's body was flung about uncontrollably to either side, but its front half remained coiled around the Nile Crocodile, wrapping tighter and tighter.
"Bang bang bang—"
The Nile Crocodile bit and shook, trying to throw the python off, but as the python wrapped around its neck and moved toward its back, such shaking power was almost ineffective.
Thus, a strange scene unfolded in the Beast Fighting Arena: the Amazon Forest Python tightly coiled around the Nile Crocodile, while the crocodile stubbornly clung to the python's head....
"This..."
Seeing such a scene, everyone first gasped, then their hearts hung in suspense; the situation could only be described as... normal.
When pythons and crocodiles of the same size meet, this scenario almost always occurs—the python wraps around the crocodile, while the crocodile bites the python's head or neck.
The question now was... who would die first?
Would the Nile Crocodile suffocate to death first?
Or would the Python's head be crushed first?
"Python, hang in there, I bet $300,000 on you!"
"It's definitely the Nile Crocodile that will win!"
The audience, as if injected with adrenaline, waved their fists and clothes, shouting crazily, the tremendous noise seeming to flip the ceiling of the basement.
"Old Ying, I'm counting on you this time!" Gao Xiaoguang swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "I've bet all my fortune on this!"
"All your fortune? How much exactly?" Ying Yue asked with a smile.
Gao Xiaoguang swallowed another gulp of saliva, excitedly said, "15,000!"
"Damn, you actually brought out so much money to gamble, not afraid your parents will beat you to death?"
Ying Yue glared hard at him. Though bets worth hundreds of thousands or millions were common among the bettors present, that was them.
Gao Xiaoguang, a high school student with an average family background, taking out $15,000 for gambling in one go; if his parents knew, they would definitely kill him.
"Hehe, that's my secret stash of money, secret stash!"
Gao Xiaoguang giggled, "If I win, that's my college tuition sorted for four years!"
"Don't worry, I won't let you lose money!"
Ying Yue rebuked, "After this bet, no more gambling. If I catch you again, I'll have to tell Uncle Gao!"
"Rest assured, never again, definitely not!"
Gao Xiaoguang kept giving his assurances, then grinned, "But Old Ying, if you join any similar gambling events, you must call me, let me earn some pocket money, how about that?!"
"Let's talk about future matters in the future, but I warn you, today bet on whatever I bet, don't bet recklessly, got it?"
Ying Yue reminded.
"Rest assured, I'll listen to you, all your call!"
Gao Xiaoguang assured with a smiling face, "As long as it makes me win money, I'll bet on whatever you bet!"
Listening to the conversation between Ying Yue and Gao Xiaoguang, Zhao Yang felt uneasy inside—he just couldn't understand where Ying Yue got his confidence from.
"Could he predict the future? And Old Three Ding, why did he also win his bet?"
Just as this thought emerged in Zhao Yang's mind, a loud siren suddenly sounded in the Beast Fighting Arena.
"Ladies and gentlemen, according to our equipment detection, both the Nile Crocodile and the Python have died on the field!"
The host announced loudly.
At this announcement, the crowd first went silent, then immediately erupted into uproar, the bettors boiling over.
"Impossible!"
"How could they both die together?"
"They want to cheat us of our money, Huxin Island is cheating!"
"Inspection! We demand a strong inspection!"
The mutual demise scenario was very rare, and the bettors naturally wouldn't believe they just happened to encounter it, so they clamored for the arena to perform an inspection.
Though the two giant animals were entangled together, motionless!
"We at Huxin Island Entertainment farmhouse conduct business sincerely and never deceive any customers!"
The host's voice calmed the crowd down, "To demonstrate the match results, I will now invite 10 customers who bet on the Python and 10 on the Nile Crocodile for verification!"
"Ten customers who bet on the Python: Young Master Zhao Zhao Yang, Boss Tian Tian Changyu..."
"Ten customers who bet on the Nile Crocodile: Old Liu Liu Baihui, Boss Gu Gu Changyun..."
"Really both dead?"
From the moment the host announced the result, Zhao Yang became dumbfounded, staring intensely at Ying Yue beside him, overwhelmed with shock.
He had predicted it!
He had really predicted it!
Equally shocked was Zhao Huahua, the sexy and tall beauty, although she followed Ying Yue in betting, it was more out of blindness.
However, when the result was announced, her shock was no less than Zhao Yang's.
Why did Ying Yue know that both giants would die together?
"What are you daydreaming about, the host is calling you!"
Seeing the siblings dazed, Ying Yue nudged Zhao Yang, reminding him.
"Ah? Oh!"
Zhao Yang came back to his senses, gave Ying Yue a complicated look, and stood up, "I just can't believe they really both died together!"
With that, he got up and walked towards the Beast Fighting Arena...
The final result was clear—
Under the inspection of 20 esteemed customers, the result was confirmed—both the Python and the Nile Crocodile had indeed died together.
"Made it!"
"We're rich!"
Gao Xiaoguang's face glowed red with excitement, he hugged Ying Yue and burst into laughter, "Old Ying, you're really my God of Wealth, haha, after today, I absolutely have to treat you to a big meal!"
"The treat you owe can't be avoided!"
Ying Yue pushed him away while glaring, "By the way, how much did you win to make you this happy?"
"Hehe, guess!" Gao Xiaoguang giggled.
"Guess my ass!"
Ying Yue glanced at him, then picked up his own betting device, and immediately smiled, "Not bad, not bad, this win is substantial!"
"I won 900,000, how about you?"
Gao Xiaoguang leaned in closely, unable to help but exclaim, "Damn! 4,860,000!!! My gosh, you made a fortune!"
PS: Can't believe some people read the book without saving or voting, my class beauty and I are both stunned.
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