I'm in the Dragon Clan, bound to the Naruto Counterattack System

Chapter 151 show hand!

Queen Kamaitachi was surprised by Cheng Sui's words.

Its nine skulls, each wearing a white mask, tilted to one side in perfect unison, giving them an eerie cuteness.

This human boy was able to discern the essence of its abilities upon their first meeting.

But this surprise was quickly replaced by brewing anger.

It is the last barrier separating reality from illusion at this exit.

Without its permission, no soul that gets lost here can leave; they will become its eternal sustenance in solitude.

"Buzz—"

Amidst the dull, resonant sound, a dazzling golden light suddenly shone from the deep eye sockets of the Kamaitachi Queen's white mask.

Nine skulls, nine distinct voices, intertwined and echoed in the empty subway platform. The voices were as melodious as a young girl in love, as hoarse as a crow screeching against one's eardrums, and as high-pitched as an ancient temple bell, making the air buzz.

Accompanied by this eerie chorus, its curled-up body slowly unfolded.

Only now was Cheng Sui able to glimpse the true form of the Kamaitachi Queen.

Its body is entirely pieced together from animal bones, each bone gleaming with a deep and beautiful luster like ancient bronze.

Its overall outline resembles a deformed giant bird, yet it clearly possesses enormous membranous wings, a trait typically found only in reptiles.

Instead of feathers, five long, sharp claws extend from the end of the wing bone, their structure remarkably similar to that of a human hand.

Each fingernail was as thin as a knife's edge, gleaming with a cold, icy light.

At this moment, the pair of bone wings made of sharp claws unfolded gracefully, like an angel about to bestow divine grace, ready to give Cheng Sui a gentle embrace.

But beneath this gentle exterior lies an undisguised, icy killing intent.

Any body of flesh and blood, once gently embraced by these "wings," will be torn to pieces in the next second.

"No need to waste your energy."

Cheng Sui's voice was calm, completely unmoved by the terrifying scene before him.

"These are the rules of the Alchemy Labyrinth. As part of those rules, you cannot attack me now."

He calmly watched the colossal creature with its slowly unfolding bone wings.

Deep within the library of the Kassel College, he had perused rare books about the Nibelungen and the Alchemy Labyrinth.

The existence of such subspaces, constructed by dragon kings or powerful alchemists, is based on the requirement that a "path of life" leading to the outside world must be left.

This is an ironclad rule that even the creators of space cannot violate.

The Kamaitachi Queen before us is the gatekeeper of this "path to survival," a special "dealer."

It has no right to take direct action against any "gambler" who intrudes into this place.

The only way to get out of here is to win enough chips by following its rules.

Cheng Sui's words were like an invisible command.

The nine heads of the Kamaitachi Queen, which resembled a swarm of snakes dancing wildly, suddenly froze.

His golden pupils flickered, fixed intently on the handsome young man before him.

It could not understand why this human knew so much about the underlying rules of the Nibelungen.

But this has nothing to do with its mission.

It is merely a gatekeeper, a puppet executing a predetermined program.

Where's your Texas Hold'em poker?

Cheng Sui found a relatively clean spot, sat down cross-legged, and waved his hand impatiently at the massive skeleton.

"Open the market early, close it early."

"Hiss—hiss hiss—"

The Kamaitachi Queen's ugly head emitted a dry, bone-grinding sound, its nine vocalizations blending into a sharp, mocking tone.

It seemed to have finally found something that the human boy didn't understand, and felt a twisted sense of pride about it.

Under Cheng Sui's watchful gaze, one of its slender, hooked claws slowly extended behind it.

A moment later, it pulled out not playing cards.

Instead, it's a chessboard—an international chessboard.

The chessboard is made of black basalt and white bone material, giving it a cold and sinister feel.

With a muffled thud, the chessboard was slammed heavily onto the ground in front of Cheng Sui, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Cheng Sui looked at the black and white checkerboard in front of him, a faint smile mixed with disdain appearing on his face.

On the flight he took back to school from Japan, he played several games of chess with Angers at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

The old man, still holding a cigar, praised him with the tone of someone admiring a work of art, saying that he was a very talented young man and that if he devoted himself to studying chess, he would surely become a world-renowned chess master in time.

Cheng Sui took out the soda bottle cap and flicked it with his finger.

The coin traced a beautiful arc in the air and landed precisely on the top of one of the skulls of the Kamaitachi Queen, making a crisp "ding".

After a few seconds of silence.

"Splash!"

The clanging sounds were incessant as a thousand exquisitely crafted dark gold chips appeared out of thin air, piling up into a small mountain in front of Cheng Sui.

Without the slightest hesitation, Cheng Sui swung his arm and, with boundless pride, pushed the entire hill in front of him away.

The movements were swift and decisive.

"Show your hand!"

This is one of the most intimidating declarations at the gambling table.

Revealing all your cards also means betting everything.

In those classic movie scenes, the protagonist usually throws out a huge amount of chips, piled up in front of everyone, to decide the fate of the game.

The nine ugly heads of the Kamaitachi Queen slowly approached, their golden eyes sweeping across the pile of chips.

Although it was terrifying in appearance, it was unusually serious as a "dealer". One, two, three - the nine heads actually began to count the number of chips in sync.

Once it was confirmed that the number was indeed one thousand, its gaze toward the chessboard became more serious than ever before.

The imposing presence of the human boy before it made it feel uneasy.

The visitor is not good.

Ten minutes later.

"ah"

"Giggle giggle"

From all nine heads of the Kamaitachi Queen came screams of jubilation and ecstasy.

Its enormous bony wings spread excitedly, carefully gathering all the chips that Cheng Sui had pushed out in front of it, like a dragon guarding its treasure.

Several black lines appeared on Cheng Sui's forehead.

He stared blankly at the chessboard in front of him.

His "King" has been cornered by the opponent's "Queen" and "Chariot," with no way out.

He was dying.

I actually took that old fox Angers's nonsense seriously.

That old scoundrel is clearly just fooling himself.

He had just confidently pushed all his chips into the game, a bold move known as "all-in" at the gambling table, a scene he had always wanted to experience firsthand.

It took less than ten minutes.

He was utterly routed and lost everything.

The nine heads of the Kamaitachi Queen danced excitedly in unison, their joints rubbing together and making a "crackling" sound, as if they were performing a bizarre victory dance.

However, the dance lasted for less than three seconds.

The nine dancing heads suddenly froze in mid-air without warning.

This sudden pause was not because its neck had sprained from twisting too fast; in fact, it is questionable whether a neck with such a purely skeletal structure could sprain.

A sharp, long sword, radiating a faint chill, had silently pressed against its chest without it even noticing.

The tip of the knife precisely embedded itself between the two ribs, piercing slightly.

Even if all nine heads are cut off, the Kamaitachi Queen will not truly die.

For it, the head is merely an organ for perception and vocalization, and it can regenerate continuously as long as the core remains intact.

However, its fatal weakness lies within its chest cavity, where the core, constructed from an alchemical matrix, is located.

How exactly did this human boy see through it?

And it can so precisely place the tip of the knife against the most vulnerable point in the core.

"You—you're cheating!—"

The Kamaitachi Queen finally let out a piercing shriek, her voice filled with the rage of being mocked.

The shriek echoed repeatedly in the dilapidated subway station, eerie and terrifying, like the wailing of a vengeful ghost.

Cheng Sui picked at his ears listlessly, as if the ear-tearing noise was just a gentle breeze.

His gaze passed over the frozen monster and landed on the bottomless darkness of the tunnel at the end of the platform.

"From the very beginning, I never intended to play any games with you."

His voice was calm.

"I just wanted to show off a bit."

The Kamaitachi Queen's massive skeletal body trembled violently with rage.

However, the next moment, when its nine golden pupils met Cheng Sui's eyes, which had turned blood red at some point, all its anger was instantly extinguished.

Involuntarily.

The nine proud heads of the Kamaitachi Queen slowly and simultaneously lowered.

Its massive body stepped aside respectfully, making way for Cheng Sui to reach the depths of the subway tunnel.