At this point in the [Dessert] segment, no one believed the "difficulty" lay in completing their respective desserts anymore.
Even without Li Hua's earlier summary...
Everyone could easily deduce through trial and error how to find the cards and avoid their "punishments."
Yet this stage remained challenging.
The true difficulty lay in how to handle these "cards."
Whether intentional or not, Ka the Octopus had misled Li Hua and others with that second "reconnecting" card.
Admittedly...
The cards that severed ropes and those that reconnected/protected ropes were split fifty-fifty.
But the quantities were completely unbalanced!
From Li Hua's perspective of considering "total rope numbers"...Among the six cards revealed so far, those severing ropes far outnumbered the reconnecting ones.
Thus...
Allocating these cards became the real challenge.
Li Hua had to consider this with extreme caution.
Lin Yu naturally noticed this too.
"You want to see what card I draw before deciding, don't you... using yours and Robin's cards as bargaining chips."
He rested his chin on his hand, staring at Li Hua.
"But I refuse."
Without waiting for Li Hua's response, Lin Yu turned to Ka the Octopus.
"Hey octopus, can I delay preparing my [Dessert] until after these three have used all their cards?"
Ka the Octopus blinked, then nodded.
"Of course."
Guests requesting dessert service at any time was "perfectly proper table etiquette."
After receiving confirmation, Lin Yu looked back at Li Hua.
"Hey, 'Gambler'... your scheme failed."
Li Hua's expression flickered briefly before settling into calm.
"Her unwillingness to cooperate was within my expectations..."
"Then... let's begin with Mosin-Nagant."
Mosin-Nagant nodded and used his [Rope Exchange Card]!
Upon activation...
"Bang!"
No ropes severed on the field—instead, another rope reconnected behind Phantom.
"Mine was cut."
Radish turned to observe the ropes behind him.
Three ropes remained behind him, but...
The metallic sheen on one had vanished.
Just as Li Hua prepared to speak and use his own card...
Lin Yu abruptly interrupted again.
"Hey—Robin, you said you owe me, right?"
"Time to repay that debt."
"Use your card... but don't make a selection, okay?"
"I'm not asking you not to use it against me, but... let 'fate' decide, how about that?"
Lin Yu smiled cheerfully at Robin.
"After all, currently nobody has exactly two ropes—only more than two."
"So those with single ropes won't be targeted—while someone like me with four ropes faces the greatest risk."
Robin hesitated, then asked Ka the Octopus: "Is he telling the truth?"
"Indeed—the two [Scissors Cards] in play cannot target those without exactly two ropes remaining."
Ka the Octopus confirmed.
"And if you'd prefer not to choose... I'd be happy to choose for you."
Li Hua's expression darkened, sensing a trap.
But before he could intervene...
"I may dislike you, but... a debt is a debt."
Robin murmured as she raised her card.
"I'll use my card... and I won't make a selection."
"Bang!"
The rope behind her snapped instantly.
Only one rope remained beneath Robin's chair!
Her body lurched violently as she gasped, nearly toppling off.
But Robin reacted swiftly, pulling out a marker to sketch lines mid-air.
These lines instantly replaced the severed rope, stabilizing her chair.
Still shaken, Robin clutched the chairback as she climbed up, glaring at Lin Yu.
"Fluoxetine... now we're even!"
She declared firmly.
Li Hua gritted his teeth: "Idiot, you've been played by this 'Psychological Society' bastard—she tricked you!"
"I just used my last stored ability to see—her rope's 'severance probability' was practically 0%!"
"This bitch used some 'luck-based' [item] to eliminate unfavorable random outcomes."
Li Hua turned coldly to Lin Yu: "Well done, 'Fluoxetine'—are you trying to kill us all?"
"I never imagined you'd possess a luck-enhancing item!"
Lin Yu laughed.
"I don't have one! I'm just... naturally lucky!"
He replied cheerfully.
Meanwhile, Lin Yu reflected internally...
Those earlier uses of [Teeth of Prophecy] hadn't been wasted.
He'd activated [Teeth of Prophecy] earlier.
The timing...
Was when he produced the [Flavor Papers] for the second time.
Back then, Lin Yu actually held only one genuine [Flavor Paper].
The rest were mere scraps.
Using [Teeth of Prophecy], he'd implanted the statement: "Obviously because that [cupcake] didn't cost '58 sheets'" into everyone's minds.
Under its influence, everyone naturally believed Lin Yu's subsequent claim that he still possessed 57 flavor papers.
In reality, only his first [Flavor Paper] was authentic.
This deception served one purpose...
To "freeload" a food item worth 57 flavor papers.
As someone who'd actually interacted with gods, Lin Yu might lag behind other players in some aspects.
But—
His understanding of gods matched any veteran present.
Thus Lin Yu knew...
Any item connected to gods would be extraordinary.
Especially in a dungeon hosted by a specific god—its provided items might intertwine intricately with the dungeon's mechanics.
Just as he'd predicted...
The [cupcake] obtained by expending one [Teeth of Prophecy] granted him an ability ensuring invincibility in this [Dessert] segment.
The [cupcake] bestowed [Lucky Sweetness]!
Its effect...
[Until your next meal, receive massively enhanced "luck."]
With increasing "random cards" this round, Lin Yu naturally activated [Lucky Sweetness] without hesitation.
"Go ahead, Li Hua..."
"Use your card."
Lin Yu made an inviting gesture.
The 'Gambler' Li Hua exhaled deeply.
"Everyone, my apologies... for delivering you into this madwoman 'Fluoxetine's' hands."
He then used his [Scissors Card].
Four ropes snapped instantly—two each from behind Phantom and Mosin-Nagant.
When the dust settled...
The battlefield presented a bizarre scene.
Lin Yu's chair retained all four ropes!
While the other six participants each dangled precariously from a single remaining rope!
"See? I really am quite lucky!"
Observing their unsteady postures and tense expressions, Lin Yu remarked lightly.
His voice brimmed with delight.