The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 505: Gambling (14)

Finally, Chigui sat down in front of the chessboard. He had a premonition that if he did not follow the rules and tried to escape the game by force, his fate might be worse than death. The shadow of King Yama behind him made him dare not act rashly.

Yoshisuke Ashiya also walked up the stairs made of white cloth shikigami and came in front of the red demon.

At this time, the red demon noticed that behind Ashiya Yoshisuke, there was also a phantom of King Yama, the same as himself. Seeing the slightly surprised look in the red demon's eyes, Ashiya Yoshisuke said calmly: "Since it is a gamble, then both parties are naturally in agreement. This is also the condition for the activation of this curse, so I did not cheat in this regard, and..."

He didn't say anything else, but Akagi knew what Ashiya Yoshisuke wanted to say was - he didn't need to cheat either.

Sweat flowed down Chigui's cheeks. He finally felt the oppression of this seemingly ordinary old man in front of him. He was a purely superior being. How could he actually want to gamble with such a being?

But unfortunately, it was too late to regret now. Once this gamble started, there had to be a loser. Chigui didn't want to be the loser, so he had to try his best.

"How do we play?" The red ghost no longer had the playful smile he had at the beginning. He looked at the chessboard made of cloth with a serious expression. Due to the erosion of countless years, the chessboard on the cloth could only barely show traces of the grids, but the contents and words drawn inside the grids could not be seen clearly.

This means that he cannot use the dice-rolling technique to avoid bad squares and can only rely on pure luck.

"The contents on it are completely unclear." The red ghost asked, "In this case, we can't follow the contents at all."

Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "You don't need to worry about this. Although the content is blurred, as long as you roll the dice, the chessboard will naturally respond. In fact, I don't know what's on it. When I found this thing, it was already like this."

After hearing this, Akagi felt a little relieved. His intuition told him that Ashiya Yoshisuke looked down on him and had a high opinion of himself, so he would not bother to lie to someone like him.

"So, are you ready? Let's get started." Ashiya Yoshisuke said.

"Okay, but..." The red ghost was stunned. Just as he was about to ask where the chess piece was, he found that the shadow of King Yama behind him suddenly exhaled. The Yin energy passed through the red ghost's body, making him shiver, and blew out some transparent outlines from his body. The outlines gradually condensed and then turned into a chess piece and fell at the starting point of the chessboard.

——The chess piece was exactly what he looked like now, a red ghost wearing a suit!
The same thing happened to Yoshisuke Ashiya. The chess piece in his image was also made by King Yama's breath and fell next to the red demon chess piece.

"Let's roll the dice." Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "The one with the higher number goes first."

He casually picked up the dice and threw it onto the board.

A three-point appeared.

The red ghost stretched out his hand to pick up the dice, thinking that he must roll a bigger number to get the first-mover advantage. In this kind of game, it is naturally easier for the person who goes first to reach the finish line!
As soon as he took the dice in his hand, he felt something was wrong.

"This dice... is made of human skulls!" the red ghost shouted wildly in his heart.

The resentment emanating from this bone dice constantly washed over his nerves, as if telling him of despair. Resisting the discomfort, he felt the weight of the bone dice, then threw it out, and finally, a two appeared on the chessboard.

It was not that he wanted to roll a six but made a mistake, but because he was afraid. He was afraid of what he would face first, so he gave the first step to Ashiya Yoshisuke, wanting him to test the waters first. According to his own dice rolling skills, it would only take a few minutes to catch up with the old man who was not very good at gambling, right?
Ashiya Yoshisuke nodded: "It seems that I will go first?"

The chess piece representing Ashiya Yoshisuke on the chessboard moved. It crossed the gate of hell, moved slowly along the somewhat blurry squares, and then stopped at the third square.

"The hell of suffering - the place of black wolves and rats." The shadow of Yama behind Ashiya Yoshisuke suddenly spoke up: "The punishment is to be bitten by thousands of people!"

The red demon saw that on the chessboard, countless black wolves and giant rats suddenly swarmed out around Ashiya Yoshisuke's chess piece. Their eyes flashed with yellow light, and they opened their mouths with sharp teeth showing, drooling as they rushed towards Ashiya Yoshisuke's chess piece.

The chess piece was submerged in an instant, but soon, the beasts screamed and blood and flesh flew everywhere, as if they had encountered something horrible.

However, countless black beasts continued to appear, rushing towards Ashiya Yoshisuke's chess pieces. Ashiya Yoshisuke himself knelt in front of the chessboard, closed his eyes, and frowned slightly.

About two minutes later, the beasts finally calmed down and fled from Ashiya Yoshisuke's chess pieces in fear.

"The punishment is over!" said the phantom of Yama.

At this time, Ashiya Yoshisuke opened his eyes and said to the red demon calmly: "As you can see, this [Hell Map] Sugoroku simulates the scenes in the eight major hells and sixteen minor hells, and tests the two parties who accept the bet. What I just faced was the test in the [Hell of Waiting to Die]. The undead here will continue to suffer and be resurrected over and over again to continue to be punished. Therefore, in addition to reaching the finish line first, the opponent can also win if he or she is the first to collapse."

"There is actually such a thing..." said the red ghost, gritting his teeth.

"It's your turn." Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "If you delay and don't want to roll the dice, you will be punished by Lord Yanma."

Hearing this, the red ghost could only pick up the dice and throw it forward as if he had accepted his fate.

Six points, the maximum number of points.

The red ghost still wants to win! Since he got this power, he no longer thinks of himself as a weak person. Even if he is an Onmyoji, so what! If the other party does not cheat, he will not necessarily lose to the other party! He is a red ghost! Even if he simply endures the pain, he is definitely stronger than an old man!
The red devil's dice began to move forward, it passed Ashiya Yoshisuke's chess piece and stopped on a square.

At this time, the shadow of Yama behind him slowly said: "The hell of suffering - the place of shit and mud, the punishment of filth and drowning!"

The red ghost's expression changed immediately. Ashiya Jisuke looked at him and said with a smile: "It seems that you have drawn a good punishment."

On the chessboard, a stream of ominous yellow mud completely submerged the red ghost chess piece!
(End of this chapter)