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Moroes held two worms in his hands. The worms had the numbers "8" and "9" on them.

They were large numbers. To have such large numbers, it was considered a winning situation.

What if the other player had a double "9"?

Moroes pondered over this possibility. He tried to recall the number of times the number "9" had appeared. In a game, the number "9" could only appear four times.

Did the number appear once or twice?

Sweat dripped from the forehead of Moroes. He had become very nervous.

"Moroes, why are you so slow?"

"Hurry up."

"Yes, yes. Put out your worms."

The three Sludge Monsters tried to cajole Moroes into putting out his worms.

Moroes lifted his head. He wanted to rebuke the Sludge Monsters, but he noticed the Short Sword and Shield placed outside the sentry post.

He recalled the divorce with his wife, the extreme anguish, and the need to prove himself and challenge Mammon…