Heroes' Prison

Chapter 494 - 484: The World’s Biggest Gamble

For instance, that fivefold Net of Justice had killed over a hundred members of the Angel Legion at the outset, establishing a numerical advantage right from the start. But what was really crucial was the Demon Clan’s Blood of the Holy Domain. This blood boosted the entire team’s Attack Power significantly, especially the last vial that was poured over the Pope, which played an extremely key role.

Originally, the Pope’s high Attributes should have allowed him to completely ignore the attacks from the Heroes’ Guild, but after being corroded by that vial of Demon Clan’s Blood, the Heroes’ Guild’s zerg tactic became effective. Otherwise, only Huang Yi, who had stolen Attributes, could pose a threat to him, and the rest wouldn’t have been much use.

However, even though this match ended in victory, it doesn’t mean that the Heroes’ Guild is stronger than the Angel Legion. If they fought again, the result could be completely different. The fact that the Angel Legion, despite being weakened, could still fight the Heroes’ Guild to this state, precisely demonstrates their strength.

"Heroes’ Guild! Heroes’ Guild!" Finally, the entire audience reacted, and countless Chinese players began to chant the name of the Heroes’ Guild.

Some players who had bet on the Heroes’ Guild and won were also cheering excitedly. Even though they might be enemies of Huang Yi, using an enemy as their tool to make money was indeed one of life’s pleasures.

Following that, Huang Yi immediately led the Heroes’ Guild out of the battlefield and returned to Dragon City.

Again, a thunderous cheer rang in his ears, even more intense than the shouts from the audience during the match. Countless players from the Heroes’ Guild crowded around the plaza, celebrating the Heroes’ Guild’s entry into the semifinals. They were now just two matches away from the championship.

Huang Yi quickly left the crowd. He actually didn’t place much importance on this match; he had predicted a victory before the battle started. With so much blood from the Holy Domain Rank of the Demon Clan, he was very confident and felt that his chances of winning were quite high.

What worried him was the upcoming battle between the Sun Team and the Divine Nation Team. Although he predicted the Sun Team would win, he had put 80% of the guild’s spare funds into the bet— a staggering one trillion Gold Coins—by far the largest gamble in his history, which left him somewhat anxious.

This was the money of the Heroes’ Guild, a publicly listed Guild whose assets belonged to all shareholders. Without their capital injections, the Heroes’ Guild could not have amassed such wealth. But Huang Yi had secretly diverted these funds to gambling. If the bet were lost, the consequences would be disastrous. He would then need to expend a lot of energy to mitigate the damage, significantly impacting his future career in The Second World.

Next, Huang Yi immediately teleported to the match site between the Sun Team and the Divine Nation Team to watch the match in person.

As he entered the venue, he was submerged in a cacophony of noise. He turned to look toward the battlefield and was immediately taken aback.

There were only two players left on the field, one was Thunder God, and the other was unmistakably T.N.T.

They stood on opposite sides of the battlefield, facing off against each other, both remaining in Bare Life State.

All the other players had fallen in battle, their bodies scattered haphazardly at their feet. This team match had unexpectedly turned into a one-on-one duel between them.

Huang Yi’s heart sank. He didn’t see the absolute advantage of the Sun Guild he had imagined. Even with the Ancient Giant’s Blood, they were still beaten to this state, indicating that the God Nation Team was even more formidable than he had thought.

"Thunder God, your team is the first to push us to this extent!" At that moment, T.N.T said to Thunder God, his tone filled with admiration, seemingly unworried about the current situation.

"So what?" Thunder God replied haughtily, seated on a strange mount with the head of a dragon and the body of a horse. He held a beautifully crafted Knight Spear in his hands, pointing it at T.N.T from a distance. Wrapped around the tip of the spear were two strands of Dragon Qi, glittering with gold. The mere sight of it revealed it was a Legendary Weapon. Accompanied by his knightly figure, it looked formidable and domineering.

Huang Yi looked at the golden light around the tip of the spear and recognized it as the Ancient Giant’s Blood, highly lethal to the Demon Clan—though no one else realized this.

"The outcome of this match will be decided by you," said T.N.T calmly, explaining, "Next up is our duel. The tournament rules prohibit the use of Resurrection Scrolls, but I have a secret method that allows me to perform Resurrection in Place, practically giving me a second life, enough to kill you and win this match. However, tonight I have an individual match against God of Slaughter, who possesses an instant-kill potion. My Resurrection Skill will ensure I am not threatened by the instant-kill potion. My Resurrection in Place skill can only be used once every ten days, so in the upcoming match, I will only have one chance to resurrect. So which match do you think I should use it for?"

T.N.T’s question cleverly seized the linguistic high ground. If Thunder God asked him to use the Resurrection Skill in this current match, the subsequent battle would become exceedingly difficult for Thunder God, and he would likely lose. But if Thunder God allowed him not to resurrect, that would indicate Thunder God conceding. Even if he lost, it wouldn’t be a disgrace.

At this moment, everyone was waiting for Thunder God’s response. However, Huang Yi already knew Thunder God’s answer, as he actually had no more instant-kill potions left, just two fake ones that were unusable. Thunder God should know how to choose.

As expected, Thunder God pondered for a moment, then stroked his chin and said, "I think you should save your Resurrection in Place Skill for God of Slaughter. His instant-kill potion is plain cheating, not something he earned through his own strength. I’ve long been disdainful of him, and I hope you can defeat him. For our match, do not resurrect!"

"Alright!" T.N.T nodded, "Then let’s continue the fight!"

With that, T.N.T raised his Magic Wand and hurled a Fireball straight at Thunder God.

Huang Yi watched the match with rapt attention. The outcome of this battle would determine the fate of the trillion Gold Coins he had bet.

"Charge!" Thunder God paid no mind to the Fireball and immediately spurred his mount, brandishing the Long Spear, and activated his Charge Skill towards T.N.T.

The Knight’s charge was more ferocious than that of the Warrior, and his mount almost instantly slammed toward T.N.T, creating an afterimage in the air.

"Blink!" T.N.T’s Eccentric class possessed the abilities of a mage, including Blink.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared at a different position, successfully evading Thunder God’s charge.

"Boom!" Just as T.N.T landed, a figure mounted on a beast abruptly emerged from the air behind him and fiercely struck him, knocking him to the ground!

This sudden attack left the entire audience caught off guard!

It turned out that the Thunder God who had spoken earlier was only a decoy, the real Thunder God had already employed an Invisibility Skill and had stealthily hidden himself. Now, revealing himself in a swift rush, he immediately achieved a surprising effect. This Invisibility Skill must be an Exotic Skill of Thunder God’s, as the Knight Class does not possess invisibility.

T.N.T was knocked down in an instant, suffering a blow. With his Health Points already low, he was now teetering on the brink of death, at risk of dying at any moment. However, his response was incredibly quick, his body suddenly vanished, turning invisible, and no one knew where he had gone!

"Rain of Spears!" Seeing this, Thunder God pointed his Long Spear upward, and the two strands of Dragon Qi swirling around the spear tip shot up into the sky before bursting into a torrential rain of spears that pierced toward the ground, thoroughly perforating the surrounding battlefield.

"Pff!" The sound of a spear piercing flesh suddenly rang out, and T.N.T materialized out of the air not far away, falling to the ground motionless.

With this, all members of the God Nation Team had perished, while Sun Team was left with a barely alive Thunder God!

Huang Yi stared intently at T.N.T’s body. If T.N.T went back on his word and chose to use his Resurrection Skill, then considering Thunder God’s current Bare Life State, it was highly likely that he would lose this match, and the one trillion Gold Coins Huang Yi had bet would be lost, leaving a bleak future ahead.

If T.N.T really kept his word, then Sun Team would win the match, and Huang Yi’s one trillion Gold Coins would not only be recuperated but also net him an additional two trillion — enough money to rebuild the Heroes’ Guild from scratch.

Time passed by the second, and the system had yet to announce the outcome of the match, indicating there were still variables at play. Just like that time when the Heroes’ Guild and the Unbeatable Group fought, although all members of the Heroes’ Guild were dead, Xiao Chunzi had a "Returning Light" Resurrection in Place skill, which was an in-battle variable, hence the system did not immediately declare the outcome.

Huang Yi’s heart thudded wildly; perhaps no one else in the entire audience cared about the result of this match as much as he did.

At this moment, his one trillion Gold Coins were in T.N.T’s hands!

A second passed, with no reaction from the system!

Two seconds passed, and the battlefield remained as it was!

Three seconds, four seconds...

Finally, on the fifth second, a voice suddenly resounded throughout the arena—

"[System Prompt]: Sun Team has won the battle and advances to the semifinals."

At that moment, Huang Yi’s tense nerves finally relaxed, for T.N.T had ultimately chosen not to use his Resurrection Skill, and Sun Team had won!

Almost at the same time, he received a private system prompt—

"[System Prompt]: The outcome of the match between Sun Team and God Nation has been revealed, with Sun Team claiming victory. All prize money from the God Nation’s prize pool will be distributed among those who bet on Sun Team. Since the prize pool ratio between the two sides was 1:2.012, you bet one trillion Gold Coins on Sun Team. Excluding your original stake, you have won 20 trillion and 240 billion Gold Coins. Congratulations!"

Upon hearing this system prompt, Huang Yi was momentarily stunned, as if his soul had also hesitated for that brief moment!

He had won the gamble!

Not only had he reclaimed the one trillion guild funds he had shifted, but he’d also won an additional 20 trillion Gold Coins. This wasn’t just 20 trillion Gold Coins or even 200 billion Gold Coins, but a staggering 20 trillion! This amount was twice the entire discretionary funds of the Heroes’ Guild!