During the rotation of a revolver, if the bullet is not aligned with the barrel, pulling the trigger at this point will cause the bullet to be obstructed as it slides into the barrel. The energy of the gunpowder in the bullet, having nowhere to vent, will directly explode at the cylinder.
This is a "backfire."
There is a gap between the revolver's barrel and the cylinder. If a backfire occurs, it will cause more severe injuries than a regular pistol.
However... the biggest difference between a revolver and other pistols is the absence of a magazine.
If an automatic pistol's magazine and firearm are not properly connected, there is a high risk of jamming or even backfiring, but revolvers rarely experience this phenomenon.
A properly maintained revolver using high-quality ammunition has a very, very low chance of backfiring. Many people have fired hundreds of thousands or even millions of rounds without experiencing a single backfire.
This is because a revolver only fires one bullet per trigger pull. Even if a misfire occurs, another trigger pull can fire the bullet.
In the "Russian Roulette" gamble, to ensure Ayanokoji's victory, the system might make Hagen change his mind and not kill the two of them.
Or it might cause an accident with the gun in his hand, making him lose the ability to kill them.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka didn't know which method the system would choose, but after two months of getting used to the system, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka realized that the system's rules were not without trace—the system always sought the quickest solution to a problem.
For example, if Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had a bomb and two single cards in his final hand during a Landlord game, he wouldn't choose the option with a higher multiplier, but would directly guide Ayanokoji to play a four-of-a-kind with two pairs, quickly ending the game.
Of course, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka could also choose not to follow the system's plan and select his own card-playing method.
If he could win, the system would remain silent. If he might lose, the system would issue a warning in his mind, cautioning him that if he played that way, he would bear the consequences.
The system would guide Ayanokoji Kiyotaka on how to play his cards, and of course, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka could also guide the system to choose the process of victory he wanted to achieve.
To achieve the "backfire" process, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka materialized a screw, which was a bonus item from a gacha pull in his inbox, into the barrel of the revolver, blocking the barrel.
The system's rules were introduced earlier.
Items in the system's inbox could be materialized into reality, but there were limitations to materialization: it had to be near Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, in a place where no one could observe it.
Just like Schrödinger's cat, when unobserved, the system's items were in a quantum superposition of existing and not existing. Ayanokoji Kiyotaka could materialize items in such places.
But if it was a place being observed, it could not be materialized.
Because of this rule, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka generally materialized items in places where no one could observe them, such as in his pockets or in dark corners out of sight.
Coincidentally, the barrel of the revolver was such an unobservable place.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had already established the premise for a "backfire." To save trouble, the system would naturally choose the most convenient and quickest method of winning, ensuring that a "backfire" would definitely occur.
To increase the power of the backfire, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka specifically made a pact with Hagen—once the game was won, he absolutely had to ensure their safety and not harm them.
Even though Ayanokoji Kiyotaka won, he violated the wager.
Therefore, for the wager to take effect, the system would, according to the path Ayanokoji Kiyotaka guided, increase the power of the explosion to incapacitate Hagen.
Just like now—
Because there was a foreign object in the revolver's barrel, the excessive resistance blocked the bullet in the chamber. The ignited gunpowder exploded, creating high temperature and pressure, causing the revolver's already gapped cylinder to burst.
Hagen had never expected this to happen. The sudden backfire caused the gun to vibrate violently, instantly fracturing his left hand, which held the gun!
Then, the gunpowder and steel fragments from the disintegrating pistol, propelled by the immense explosive force, surged towards Hagen. His entire face was instantly scorched by the flames, and in an instant, his body and hair caught fire!
The revolver in Hagen's hand had become a hot potato; he instinctively threw the gun away and clapped his hands to extinguish the flames on his body, but the hand that held the gun was already fractured, and his other hand had been burned by the air pistol earlier!
At this moment, the pain Hagen experienced was unbearable for ordinary people; even he, who had undergone professional training, could not endure it.
He tore at his clothes, hoping to use them to extinguish the flames, while screaming in agony.
As the revolver backfired, a voice also rang out in Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's mind.
"Gambling victory, obtained SR item, Pinocchio Bracelet…"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had no time to listen to the voice in his mind; when he was gambling earlier, he had already used the materialized razor blade to cut the ropes binding him.
At this moment, he instantly broke free from the ropes, and with a flick of his hand, a large glass bottle of medical alcohol appeared in his hand.
He directly threw the alcohol, smashing it onto Hagen's body, and instantly, the flames Hagen was trying to extinguish flared up fiercely under the alcohol!
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