Chapter 334: Beans

"You, 55 cards..."

The captain held that card, his face twitching, while revealing a furious expression. Because of excessive anger, his eyes were exceptionally protruding, so much so that they looked more like fish eyes.

The light of the skull lamps above was dimming, and more blurred figures of souls appeared in the cabin. Extremely strong mental pressure swept in from all directions, but the golden light traces on Xia De's body suddenly bloomed with even stronger light at this moment.

It was as if golden embers were burning on his body at this moment, and even Miss Difa, standing behind him, could feel more warmth.

"You cheated, so I won. Now, let us leave."

Xia De said again through gritted teeth; the wrongness in his expression was because he was really too hungry.

"No, you cheated."

The captain's voice became even more eerie and terrifying, matching the dimming light; the voice seemed to come from the deep abyss, hoarse and low.

"Where did I cheat?"

Xia De asked back.

"On this card, there is your scent!"

The card was thrown fiercely toward Xia De, the huge force making the card cut through the air like a sharp blade, cutting directly toward Xia De's head.

Because he was sitting at the moment and there was someone behind him, Xia De couldn't dodge and could only manipulate the card to stop. But such an action undoubtedly proved that this card was under his control.

Origin·Balance fell onto the table, and the captain let out a laugh.

The foul air spread to the surroundings. Amidst the restless agitation of the sailors, the captain's figure became tall, his skin wrinkled and became whiter, and his body skin presented a dark green color. Because his clothes were open, one could see that the belly part was white. Most of his body was covered in fish scales, but shadows appeared on his back, as if he had a high ridge with scales. His ugly head had more fish-like features, and the huge, protruding eyeballs and the gills trembling on both sides of his neck made him a true merman.

【You have touched "Profanity."】

"Does the other party have the power of an evil god?"

【This is a person favored by an evil god; in other words, a divine favored one.】

The rotten, swollen fish face looked at Xia De. Just the ugly appearance had supernatural power, but Xia De also looked at it:

"You cheated, how despicable; there is no doubt about this point."

"You also cheated; you actually said I was despicable? I think this doesn't need explanation."

Neither side denied the point of "cheating," but in this way, this round couldn't determine a winner.

The captain, who had already presented his true appearance, didn't want to let Xia De go no matter what. Having experienced the gambling duel just now, he seemed to have developed more interest in Xia De.

They looked at each other, neither speaking. When the surrounding evil spirits were vaguely about to become restless again, the captain spoke:

"Flip over your last group of cards. If it's a bust, it counts as your loss; if it's not a bust, I'll give you one last chance to play a round with me."

Xia De nodded, lowering his head to look at the cards in front of him. After flipping open the first one, it was actually a Wang Hou.

"Hmm?"

That is to say, all his painstaking efforts just now were redundant. If he hadn't thought about letting the other party cheat just now, Xia De would have won by flipping the cards directly.

"Wang Hou?"

The captain also didn't expect this result:

"You see, fate always likes to tease people, and all we can do is passively accept it. Let's gamble one last round."

His swollen hand threw a small thing toward Xia De on the other side of the table. The thing kept spinning on the table. After Xia De pressed it down, he discovered it was an ivory die. Unlike the twenty-sided die commonly used in Luo De Pai, this one was a six-sided cube.

"You throw it yourself; whatever number you throw, you eat that many dishes. After eating, if you can still calmly tell me you want to leave, I will let you go. Otherwise, you stay with everyone this time, including the woman behind you. This time it is absolutely fair; I can swear to God."

The evil spirits looked at Xia De. Xia De twisted the die, and the voice in his head clearly stated that this was just an ordinary item; there was no conspiracy this time; it was a true gamble on luck.

"Can I help him eat?"

Just when Xia De was about to throw, the girl behind him suddenly spoke.

"Of course you can."

The captain said.

Xia De turned his head in surprise to look at her. Her hair had completely turned red, one hand supporting the back of the chair, lowering her head to look at Xia De with emerald green eyes:

"I remember what you said; if you can't hold on, it's my turn. You go first; if you fall, I will continue to eat until we leave."

"Good."

Her Highness the Princess was definitely not a weak woman in a fairy tale; a strong, independent, and decisive female sorceress was the princess Xia De truly appreciated.

The die was thrown into the air by him, and all eyes were focused on it. As the die fell, it bounced twice on the table and then stopped; the number was 3.

"After eating three dishes, if you can still speak, I will let you leave. Swear to God, this time it is absolutely fair."

The captain said.

"Good."

Xia De nodded, re-estimating his physical condition, and then pulled the nearest dish of fish soup in front of him. These foods were dishes of desire; it made no difference what they looked like, so it made no difference which dish he chose.

No one spoke. Xia De quietly finished the first dish. Subsequently, one hand supporting the table, one hand holding his chest, he lowered his head and couldn't stop retching toward the ground. It wasn't that he was full, but that the hunger had reached a certain limit, and his body was instinctively protecting itself.

"Xia De."

Miss Difa's hand pressed on Xia De's shoulder. Xia De looked up and tried hard to make a smile, then shook his head:

"Temporarily holding on."

This was the truth. If he couldn't hold on, he would have directly burned his divinity when the die fell just now.

The second dish was the crystal-clear purple grapes. Xia De had actually rarely eaten fruit since coming to this world, because he had been struggling on the poverty line for a while, and the thickness of his wallet didn't allow him to consider things like fruit.

Picking up the grapes at this moment, he didn't know why he thought of his hometown again. He stuffed those grapes into his mouth one by one, even swallowing the fruit skin.

He clasped his hands tightly and placed them on the table, closing his eyes and holding his breath. At this moment, even breathing would aggravate the feeling of hunger. Dizziness made Xia De feel the whole world was spinning, and he was trying hard to restrain the desire to eat frantically.

Even knowing that the more he ate, the hungrier he would be, his body was still wailing and wanting to eat food. He didn't even dare to recall what it was like to eat in the past now; any trace of memory about food would make him feel like he was about to lose his mind.

Judging from the current situation, once he lost his mind, it was highly likely he would turn around and eat Miss Difa, because the other party was the only living person here, and the taste was obviously better than evil spirits or fish-headed people.

"There is one last dish."

The captain's voice was like a soft corpse being dragged on the beach. That kind of disgusting slippery feeling made Xia De think of colloid, and then he thought of rotten meat.

He opened his eyes, his right hand trembling as he raked the plate in front of him.

【Do you feel it?】

"What?"

【When your hunger reaches a certain limit, the consequences brought by the desire to eat are not as simple as making you eat the beautiful girl behind you.】

Under the current situation, she was actually still chuckling. Xia De sometimes felt that even if this world were destroyed, perhaps the voice in his head could still make such a pleasant sound:

"So... I understand."

The plate he finally held actually contained yellow baked beans. This kind of dish was food that often appeared at breakfast in port cities, and sometimes it was also used as a snack in taverns.

Xia De reached out and picked up one, his trembling hand pausing for a moment, and then he closed his eyes and put the bean into his mouth.

With the chewing of his mouth, he fully perceived a certain "limit" at this moment; the limit of hunger he could bear was not far away.

Picking up the second bean and putting it into his mouth, the discomfort in his stomach miraculously disappeared completely. Instead, it was a hunger from the soul, forcing Xia De to want to eat something. The most primitive instinct of the body was gradually eroding his will; everything in front of him seemed unimportant, and his perception was searching for things he could eat. And once he truly made a decision, then the existence of the individual known as the Outlander would probably perish from then on, and a terrifying guy would appear on this ship.

Picking up the third bean and putting it into his mouth, Xia De was stunned for a while, and then fell onto the table, not moving.

No one spoke. The evil spirits looked at Xia De, the captain was also looking at Xia De, and even Miss Difa was looking at Xia De.

They were expecting him to sit up again and then turn around to eat the young girl behind him, while Miss Difa was expecting him to sit up again and then smile and tell her that everything was over, that they had won.

But Xia De just lay quietly on the table, motionless. Miss Difa had even forgotten the scale of time; the Xia De her eyes saw seemed to have been lying there for ten thousand years.

No sadness, no crying; she didn't know what was wrong with Xia De, but she knew that Xia De, as a Second-Ring sorcerer, had already paid everything he could pay, and now it was her turn:

"Now, it's my turn!"

The young girl's voice was hoarse, but the emotion contained in the voice was so intense. Her slightly red eyes were very bright; even though the only companion at this moment had fallen, the Five-Ring female sorceress was still strong.

The meaning of Princess is princess, but this princess was definitely not a weak, ridiculous woman in a story:

"Now I will replace him and eat all the food. If I finish eating, all the people on the cruise ship who were plundered by you must be let go."

"No problem."

The captain nodded, the evil spirits restless, but they couldn't violate the rules and attack this woman directly.

Miss Difa lowered her head and glanced at Xia De, who was lying on the table, and then walked to his right side.

She reached out and picked up the beans on the plate, closed her eyes, and threw them into her mouth. ===== CHAPTER 335 =====