Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 812 I’m Not Following Anymore

Catherine had been in Tianhai for many days and had never lost once. Yet today, after encountering Lin Feng, she lost the first round, and in a situation where she deemed winning was certain. This was inconceivable. Everyone was well aware of Catherine’s skills. In previous instances when others gambled against Catherine, she accurately predicted their cards every time, convincing the unconvinced. But why did she falter this time? This made it hard for them to believe what they were witnessing.

Could it... Could it really be a mistake on Catherine’s part, and just so happened that Lin Feng was lucky enough not to peek at the cards and still beat Catherine?

This... Lin Feng’s luck is too good!

Everyone thought of many possibilities, but all were ultimately dismissed. They attributed Lin Feng’s victory to pure luck, remarking that his luck was incredibly good, so good that it was once in a lifetime. If only they were as lucky as Lin Feng!

They all now firmly believed that Lin Feng’s win against Catherine was pure fluke. In their minds, Lin Feng could not possibly be a true master of gambling techniques, not capable of defeating Catherine. This victory could only be explained by fluke; there was no other way to convince everyone. With this thought, they had an even stronger desire to watch the next matches, wanting to see how Lin Feng would eventually lose the twenty-some billion US dollars to Catherine.

Even some of the gamblers outside got inspired and started their own betting pools on who would ultimately win between Catherine and Lin Feng. Catherine’s odds were 1:1.5, while Lin Feng’s were 1:10. Clearly, those outside did not have much faith in Lin Feng winning against Catherine.

Seeing this, the gamblers overwhelmingly placed their bets on Catherine winning, except for a few of Huang Shi’s friends who saw hope. They were close to Huang Shi and knew him well. Initially, they didn’t believe Lin Feng could win against Catherine either, but now they wavered. After discussing, they placed their money on Lin Feng. On one hand, they wanted to support Huang Shi, and on the other, they couldn’t believe there would be such an error in this kind of gambling match. Although they didn’t know how Lin Feng won, they still considered it possible that he might beat Catherine.

Huang Shi quickly arranged the chips, and that’s when Lin Feng began to speak, pulling everyone’s thoughts back.

"Miss Catherine, shall we continue?" Seeing the table ready, Lin Feng said indifferently, displaying not a trace of joy from his recent win. Winning a guaranteed game was nothing to be pleased about, and gambling was not something Lin Feng enjoyed. If it weren’t for avenging Huang Shi, he wouldn’t have come here to compete against Catherine.

"Of course we continue, Mr. Lin. You really are lucky; I just don’t know if you will still have such good luck later on." Catherine said with a smile. However, her heart no longer felt as casual as before. She now regarded Lin Feng as a true opponent; she did not want any further slips to give Lin Feng any more opportunities. Just thinking about losing over two hundred seventy million US dollars in a single hand made her blood run cold. She was already scheming how to win all of Lin Feng’s money...

"Alright then, deal the cards." Lin Feng gestured for the croupier to continue the game.

Hearing Catherine’s statement, the croupier no longer underestimated Lin Feng. He hadn’t expected this young man named Lin Feng to actually win against Catherine. Although he didn’t know how Lin Feng won, he was now alert, knowing that such an occurrence could not happen again, or Catherine would be upset. After steadying his nerves, he opened a new deck of cards and shuffled with intense focus, his technique flawless. The cards seemed to come alive in the croupier’s hands, fluttering up and down...

Soon the cards were shuffled and laid out on the table.

"Please cut the deck!" the croupier said, placing his hands behind his back, waiting for Catherine and Lin Feng to cut the deck.

"I don’t need to," Lin Feng stated simply. The flow of the cards was clear to him; there was no need to cut the deck.

"I’ll cut." Catherine said, casually picking up a chip and tossing it out, slicing the deck of cards in two. This time, Catherine was very serious; she had thoroughly memorized the order of the cards below to ensure a foolproof victory. She had decided to cut the cards as she envisioned, to ensure an unquestionable win.

Moreover, Catherine had decided that she would now employ the Soul-Bewitching Technique to influence the game. She would not allow any more mistakes.

The croupier picked up the cards, organized them, and started dealing. Catherine received a spade 10 as her face-up card, while Lin Feng’s was a heart ace.

Seeing this, Catherine’s eyes almost popped out. She thought to herself, what’s happening? According to logic, wasn’t she supposed to get the heart ace? How did it end up in Lin Feng’s hands? What exactly is going on here? She was already confused, truly clueless as to why she had completely lost control of the situation. The cards she had anticipated didn’t appear at all... This was simply unbelievable...

"My hand isn’t bad. I’ll start the betting with one billion," Lin Feng said, not even looking at his hole card, but directly instructing Huang Shi to match with a bet of one billion US dollars.

Huang Shi, now fully confident in the boss’s victory in this gambling round, immediately, without hesitation, put out one billion US dollars in chips and placed them in the middle of the table. In Huang Shi’s view, the first hand had already demonstrated the boss’s strength; all he had to do now was to do as the boss instructed, and the boss would definitely win Catherine over completely.

However, Catherine’s assistant and the croupier, upon hearing this, were both frozen again, unable to believe what Lin Feng had said. Who gambles like this, throwing in one billion right from the start? The thoughts of all the money this hand could lead to left the two staring at Lin Feng with wide, puzzled eyes. They thought, even the most skilled gamblers wouldn’t do this—what exactly is Lin Feng’s purpose?

"What?"

"Starting with a billion just from the first card?"

"Isn’t Lin Feng a bit too extravagant?"

...

Everyone in the main hall was watching the big screen, their hearts skipping a beat as Lin Feng suddenly placed a bet of one billion US dollars. If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn’t believe someone in the world gambled like Lin Feng. How could anyone match that? Lin Feng’s move was excessively bold—if he lost, he would lose so much money.

Nevertheless, people outside were eager for Catherine to follow suit so they could win a lot of money from Lin Feng’s defeat. In their opinion, Lin Feng’s reckless gambling was just a way of handing money over to Catherine. Catherine had already lost once and likely wouldn’t lose again. Lin Feng’s good times were coming to an end, and their opportunity to win big was just around the corner.

Huang Shi’s friends were also confused by the situation. They couldn’t understand why Lin Feng would gamble like this. Starting off the game with a bet of one billion US dollars was simply terrifying. Probably no one in the world could afford to follow that...

Hearing Lin Feng start with a billion, Catherine almost gasped for air from frustration. Who gambles like that, opening with a billion? How does one even follow that? If she followed, who knows what might happen?

At that moment, Catherine became serious and examined Lin Feng’s face, trying to discern any clues. But no matter how much she looked, she couldn’t find what she wanted to know. Resigned, she shook her head, deciding to check her hand before committing. After all, it was one billion US dollars. She had to be cautious. Although it might be embarrassing to fold, if she blindly followed and ended up losing more money to Lin Feng, she wouldn’t have the means to turn the tables later on.

With that thought, Catherine slowly picked up the one face-up and one face-down card on the table. Upon seeing her hole card—a heart four—she immediately abandoned all intentions to continue. With such a poor hand, following was guaranteed defeat. At this point, there was no need to compete with Lin Feng. There were many more hands to play, and it didn’t matter if she lost this one. Why not let Lin Feng feel elated for this round?

"Mr. Lin, you’re really lucky. I’m out; my cards are just too terrible," Catherine said with a shake of her head and a wry smile. She then folded her cards, planning to make her move in the next round. Now her gaze towards Lin Feng had changed; she had come to realize that this young man was no ordinary player. She was truly astounded that under the watchful eyes of a Gambling King like herself, Lin Feng had managed to switch the cards. That was simply miraculous!

However, it was just this hand. Next round, she would definitely not give Lin Feng another chance to switch cards. Catherine had already decided to employ the Soul-Bewitching Technique at full power at the start of the next shuffle, aiming to completely disorient Lin Feng and eliminate any chance of him winning money.