Chapter 206 â Cat Dadâs Wager
âLiu Bei? How the hell did you increase your level so fast, munya?!â
The not-so-friendly high-schooler smirked at Xiaomao. He flaunted his swordsman character and his super rare gears.
âSurprised, bitch?â
âHa! I feel like Iâm looking at a frog-in-a-well narcissist gangster-wannabe A-hole. Have you sold your soul to Pangu or something, munya?â
Liu Bei sneered at Xiaomao. He leaned closer to the latterâs face, âThanks to you, friend. Thank you for broadening my horizon and opening my eyes. Because of that day, I got to know some supermen behind the government.â
Xiaomao sized up Liu Bei. Currently, the latterâs equipment was a full set of level-200 gears, which emitted a terrifying green aura. Moreover, Qi emitted from Liu Beiâs body as if his muscles and bones could regenerate Qi now.
âSo, Panguâs lapdogs raise you,â Xiaomao made his conclusion. It was impossible for Liu Bei to increase his level faster than him, who had been riding on the tailcoat of many immortals. Therefore, Liu Bei might have had a backing deity or an immortal, who fed him with these gears and EXP.
âLetâs face it, Xiaomao. Youâve joined forces with the terrorists, and youâre threatening the peaceful world. God Pangu is the good guy here since he has been protecting us and giving us superpowers! Hell, Iâm now a goddamn superman in real life because Iâm working for them!â
âYouâre making the biggest mistake, munya.â
âThe same goes for you, pussy-cat!â
Liu Beiâs eyes turned cold. He extended his hand to grab Xiaomao, but an invisible barrier blocked his hand.
DING
ââ¦â
Liu Bei clicked his tongue and glared at the game messages. He pulled back his hand.
âLucky you, pussy-cat. But luck wonât save you in our match!â
Xiaomao tilted his head in confusion about why Liu Bei became such a douchbag. Then, he noticed that a large announcement board, which didnât exist last night, had been floating over the fountain.
The board showed the brackets of the Guild War Tournament!
Because of Liu Beiâs words, Xiaomao had a bad feeling about this. He summoned a flying sword and flew closer to the board so that he could get a closer look.
Instantly, Xiaomao found his guild name among the brackets. He was scheduled to fight in the first match of the day.
[MUNYA] VS [SHU HAN]
âThis explains a lot. This tourney is rigged from the start, I see.â
Xiaomao turned around and glared at Liu Bei. The latter stuck out his tongue and made a slit-throat gesture to taunt the catopus.
As Xiaomao was in the sky, he got to see more crowds. He didnât notice before, but Xiaomao finally noticed Liu Beiâs guild mates.
Behind Liu Bei, a group of 20 people were gathering together and had been sitting in a circle. Players avoided getting close to them, but they were staring at their names and levels.
[Shu Han] Jiang Wei, Pangu Followers, Level 950
[Shu Han] Ma Chao, Pangu Followers, Level 999
[Shu Han] Ma Dai, Pangu Followers, Level 920
[Shu Han] Wei Yan, Pangu Followers, Level 999
[Shu Han] Pang Tong, Pangu Followers, Level 900
âMotherhumper! Why donât you bring the entire five tiger generals and Zhuge Liang with you if you want to cheat this badly! This is too much!â
These guys were NPCs, and their titles told Xiaomao everything he wanted to know.
Liu Beiâs sound of laughter was audible in the sky. He shouted and let the other players hear him.
âListen, people! MUNYA Guildâs leader is actually the terrorist that killed a hundred compatriot policemen, children, and women in China! Iâm going to do you a favor by squashing that Nazi-wannabe and trap him here while the police will track him down!â
ââ¦â
The bystanders looked at each other in bemusement. They had heard about the massive explosion in China, but they didnât care about it. Moreover, Liu Beiâs logic sounded weird.
What could you do about it if he was really a terrorist?
What was the point of beating a terrorist in a game?
Arrest him? If Xiaomao was really a terrorist, why would he be playing the game?
Many things didnât add up. The spectators snickered and secretly mocked him for making up illogical excuses.
âI bet that loud-mouth guy is a hacker, and heâs blaming it on someone else.â
âYeah. Iâm not stupid enough to believe in him. Look at him. His guild has so many level-900 NPCs. This event is rigged!â
âI remember Xiaomao. Isnât he the one that sold element fruits for a shitload of money? That Liu Bei must be jealous of that cat.â
âYeah, youâre right. Also, screw that terrorist bullshit news. I bet the CCP is framing someone they donât like again.â
No player believed in Liu Bei, whose credibility was zero from the beginning. They quietly jeered his guild and continued watching the show.
Meanwhile, Xiaomao ignored Liu Beiâs proclamation. He glared at the NPCs and formulated a strategy for his first match.
âIf they are still using the same rules, I can win. But once they summon that level-999 out, Iâll have to rely on THAT.â
In Guild War, levels and individual strength didnât mean anything as there were other factors that could decide the match. Xiaomao wasnât afraid of the elite NPCs behind Liu Bei at all.
In high spirits, Xiaomao yelled back.
âHow about we put a wager on our match, Liu Bei!? The winner takes all! Howâs that, munya?â
Liu Bei laughed, âSure! No matter what you do, you canât possibly defeat me! Iâll bet a million bucks on my guild!â
Xiaomao sneered and picked his nose, âA million bucks, munya? What are you, a homeless mayorâs son? This is not a proper wager. Itâs a cheap change, munya!â
âWhat?â
Wagers during guild war events and tournaments were a part of the eventâs attractions. Spectators could bet on their favorite player or guild that they would win the match or the tournament, and the game company would take the role of the booker.
However, private wagers were also doable through the gameâs system. Both parties simply had to use their guild menu and transfer the money to the wagered pool. In this case, the game only accepted PACT as the wager tokens, so Xiaomao and Liu Bei had to create a betting agreement through the guild menu with PACT.
In addition, the individual wagers between guilds were always shown in the tournament brackets to let the spectators witness it. Then, no guild could cheat the bet later.
Xiaomao took the initiative. He transferred 200 million PACT to the betting pool, forcing Liu Bei to use the same amount as a wager, or the private betting would be canceled.
âTwo hundred million PACTs, munya! If you canât bet this much, take your daddyâs NPCs and go home, you HOMELESS!â
â!!!â
The crowd widened their eyes in shock. Some of them opened a crypto exchange site to check the tokenâs value.
Yesterday before midnight, it was 1.80 dollars per token. Now, it was already two dollars.
200 million PACTs? That was a 400-million-dollar bet!
That was a huge amount of money that could be recorded in the Guinness Book Worldâs Record for the highest bet in a VRMMO game!
The crowd began cheering, supporting Xiaomaoâs challenge. Some of them didnât like Liu Bei from the start, and they took this opportunity to mock him out loud.
In addition, because Xiaomao stressed the word âHOMELESSâ, the crowd chanted it to bully Liu Bei.
âGO HOME, HOMELESS! Oh, wait. You donât have a home!â
âHOMELESS! HOMELESS!â
â400 Million Bucks, homeless boy! Do you have âem?!â
âHOMELESS!â
âHOMELESS! HOMELESS!â
Hearing the deafening chant of the rowdy players, Liu Bei was enraged and embarrassed. Still, he revealed a faint smile as if he was confident in his victory.
âYou know what, Xiaomao? You are not the only one who stocked up PACT when it was five cents.â
Liu Bei grudgingly texted someone in real life. He then received several calls from the real world and got yelled at. However, he managed to obtain the amount he needed.
CHA-CHING
Although Xiaomao didnât know how Liu Bei managed to procure $400 million dollars worth of tokens in minutes, he welcomed the wager. Liu Bei added his 200 million tokens to the pool, making it 400 million PACTs in total.
DING
Xiaomao and Liu Bei saw the message and were annoyed. They couldnât help it since it was how the game made money by taking a 1% fee from the wagered tokens.
âIâll see you on the battlefield, pussy-cat! Youâre already dead. DEAD!â Liu Bei scoffed and led his men to his guildâs lobby room.
Xiaomao pursed his lips. He flew back to his guild lobby as well.
When Xiaomao arrived, Andrew, Shepherd, and everyone was on stand-by. They already wore their best gear and got the necessary items in their inventory.
Xiaomao hopped off the flying sword. He looked toward them.
âAndrew, remember what I briefed you yesterday, munya?â
Andrew nodded and smacked his chest.
âGood. Weâll be using that strategy in the first match right away! Shepherd, be ready as well. Iâll summon you as quickly as I can! Weâll be up against level-999 Panguâs henchmen in the first match!â
At that moment, Shepherd and Andrewâs expressions changed.
Time quickly passed by after Xiaomao and Liu Bei met in the fountain park.
It was 7 AM, and the gameâs hosts already started their live stream.