Crime Prison Island
Chapter 122 - 48: The Radiator on the Edge of the Cliff

Chapter 122: Chapter 48: The Radiator on the Edge of the Cliff

The black base was horrifyingly empty.

It was extremely quiet, with only Sofia’s sobs echoing.

Louis saw the flash of a kill shot opposite him and felt completely powerless, knowing the last member of his squad had died.

By now, only he and Sofia, two Radiation survivors, were left in the entire black base.

The scene, once bustling with nineteen people, no longer existed.

What a tragic situation it was. Just minutes ago, they had thought they were certain to win. How had things taken such a drastic turn and collapsed so suddenly?

Too much had happened in a very short time.

Louis had planned to cooperate with the white base in the fourth round to eliminate Sofia and her group first.

Sofia, aware of this, had prepared to eliminate Gao Xin first, disrupt the white side, and focus on dealing with Louis and his group in the fourth round.

Both sides had prepared for a major battle in the fourth round, but they hadn’t expected it would become the stage for a glass man.

Literally, it almost wiped them all out.

First, he pretended to be a Gladiator and killed a man in a black tank top, then mastered the real essence of the game in the fourth round, firing a glass cannon to kill another.

Even more outrageous was that he was still impersonating a Gladiator! Preferring to have the white base lose a drop of blood again...

With a madness-like confidence, he tricked them.

How could he not be a Gladiator? It made no sense!

Looking at the empty base, suddenly, the two understood.

Indeed, Gao Xin not being a Gladiator would be more disgusting.

It meant he could time it perfectly to create an assassination trap!

Previously, they had all been enraged and pursued him because of Gao Xin’s tricks; this move was truly aimed at taking all their lives.

Compared to that, if he really were a Gladiator, he possibly wouldn’t be able to kill all six of them.

Because he was just a glass man, even with the effect of a glass cannon, unless the Radiation survivors gave him an opportunity, he couldn’t kill anyone.

And they weren’t foolish; whether it was better for six people to be worn down or sacrifice one, they knew the math well—it was just a matter of deciding who would make the sacrifice.

So if Gao Xin actually became a Gladiator, the ultimate result would definitely be some Radiation survivors going down with him.

How could it be like now, with so many dead?

The entire process was interconnected, playing them effortlessly.

Sofia and Louis went through the whole process.

A wave of fear surged through them.

They were completely played.

By a damn glass man!

With a maniacal attitude, he killed five in one go.

Looking back suddenly, they realized that out of a total of ten Radiation survivors, eight had been killed by him.

The remaining two were also severely injured.

"Ah! Ahhhhh!"

Sofia screamed, violently banging the floor with her steel arm.

Louis, furious, smashed the walls with a large hammer!

Yet, the game continued.

"Round five, black base attack, send a duel invitation within ten minutes."

The two stood up and walked over to the round table.

"I have to kill him, there’s no use fighting among ourselves anymore," Sofia said fiercely.

Louis nodded emphatically, "We were just too complacent before."

They had viewed each other as the biggest enemies, never considering the glass man a serious threat.

They had never anticipated that there would be such a terrifying glass man opposite them, putting them in this situation.

Such a thing was too rare; they had never before encountered a glass man who could push them to this extent, or even have the guts to do so!

"Next, we kill him!"

As they spoke, they began editing the invitation.

But suddenly, both of them paused in their actions, remembering another issue.

"If the attack goes ahead, who... who will fight?"

Sofia and Louis looked up and exchanged a glance.

"Obviously, you go fight," Louis said.

Sofia’s expression darkened, "Haha, don’t think I don’t know... you are from the white base! You were turned against us from the first round!"

"If I go fight, all you need to do is lock the door and let me die outside..."

"The white base would surely win!"

Louis coldly replied, "What else can we do?"

"You said it yourself, I’m from the white base. Even if I, as a Gladiator, win, it will still cost the black base blood! Would you be satisfied with that?"

Sofia’s face went pale, realizing that the black base was on the edge of a cliff.

Every other black player had run over to the other side... and all were severely injured NPCs.

If the white base managed to kill everyone, it would mean that in the entire game, only she remained of the black players!

If she died, it would be all white members.

Of course, the game wouldn’t end; it would take one side losing all their life points.

But with all members white, ending the game would be easy! What followed would just be a matter of discussing the distribution of interests with Louis and the other side.

"I won’t fight! I absolutely won’t fight!" Sofia stated resolutely.

Louis frowned; he also dared not fight.

Indeed, he was from the white base, but he and Gao Xin on the other side were mortal enemies.

The other side certainly wouldn’t accept him into the base, and if Sofia felt having a white base member by her side who could harm her at any time, she would definitely lock him out during his fight, letting him die outside!

With that, Sofia monopolized a base all to herself.

It seemed like a weak position, but in fact, it became even more stable.

She didn’t have to worry about being backstabbed; her single vote counted as the vote of the entire base, instantly entering a mode of absolute defense!

Realizing this, Louis understood that Sofia might very well kill him.

He immediately exclaimed fiercely, "I won’t fight either, absolutely not!"

At this point, both stared at each other, unexpectedly harboring the desire to kill the other.

They were not in the same camp after all!

One of them had to die!

...

Meanwhile, inside the white base, cheers erupted.

Especially from the NPC Glass Men, who were all in tears.

They had escaped from death and ended up at the white base.

Here, all the members were Glass Men, and Gao Xin had promised them he would keep them all alive.

He not only said so, he also did it!

Alone, he had rescued them from the hands of the Radiation.

It was a risk to his own life, truly a gamble.

If, at that time, any one of them had encountered Gao Xin and had not triggered an instant kill,

the consequences would be unimaginable; Gao Xin would definitely have been torn apart by the furious Radiation.

At this moment, Han Qing understood everything and his eyes instantly reddened. He knelt down and fervently kowtowed to Gao Xin.

"Aba, aba! Ababa..."

Han Qing kowtowed frantically, overwhelmed with emotion.

His emotional journey was like a rollercoaster...

As an NPC Glass Man sent to a middle-level game, his heart had chilled to the core.

Being a Glass Man already meant a high mortality rate, and as an NPC, he was essentially considered cannon fodder, doomed to die.

However, during the game, Gao Xin and others informed him via connection that they would save all the Glass Men, including him.

At that moment, he saw it as a lifeline, thus he fully cooperated with the subsequent actions.

But afterward, Gao Xin ran up to him, grinned fiercely, and knocked him down, grabbing him and walking into the black base, saying something about him also being a Gladiator, and the two entered the Glass Cannon mode.

Han Qing thought at that moment that he had been deceived, used... and was certainly doomed.

Anger, unwillingness, fear, pain, despair...

All these emotions tormented him, nearly driving him insane.

But then Gao Xin maneuvered and actually rescued him, even telling him that the death match was fake, even using it to kill a bunch of Radiation.

Suddenly, the situation turned favorable; a narrow escape from death.

With such ups and downs, Han Qing was so stirred he nearly went mad, naturally kowtowing vigorously, making the floor resound.

The other NPCs felt similarly, all deeply moved, all kneeling down to show their gratitude for the lifesaving grace, valuing life as never anyone did.

"Alright, alright..." Gao Xin waved his hand.

He was severely injured, and Dongfang Yi was by his side, dressing his wounds. He could only signal Su Lei to help everyone up.

"Benefactor... baba...I, aba, aba!" Han Qing stood up, gesturing to Gao Xin.

After making several gestures, he clenched his fist and thumped his chest, as if to say, his life was now in Gao Xin’s hands.

"Brother, it was tough. When I saw you go out and directly slam him, it caught even me by surprise... Why didn’t you tell him your plan?" Su Lei remarked.

Gao Xin calmly said, "To deceive the enemy, you must deceive yourself first."

"If I had told him the truth, what if his acting had failed and gave it all away?"

"If you’re going to play, you have to play it real! My plan was fraught with more risk than hope, akin to gambling with lives. I can afford to lose my own life, but I don’t want to risk losing it because of someone else’s poor performance."

Xing Shiping nodded. His previous instruction for him to side with the opponent was also about keeping it real.

If not, if any part went wrong making Sofia suspicious of this side, they might not have had such a good opportunity.

Meimei looked at Gao Xin, his torso wrapped in blood-soaked bandages, and said with pursed lips, "Brother, it was really too risky. Since it’s playing real, then you should become a Gladiator, and create a true Glass Cannon."

"It’s just... saving one less person."

Han Qing raised his head, his eyes brimming with tears.

He thought the same, which is why he was even more moved.

Gao Xin said indifferently, "No matter, it’s all the same. It’s all a gamble anyway..."

He didn’t elaborate, but Dongfang Yi understood that in fact, whether Gao Xin was a Gladiator or not, the risks weren’t much different during the action.

If they really wanted to kill him, real or not, it made no difference; the outcome would be death either way, merely a question of whether it could exchange for another life.

But if they dared not touch him, then Gao Xin was invincible, whether he was a Gladiator or not. They just needed to believe it.

Indeed, from the perspective of the opponent, Gao Xin must be a Gladiator; otherwise, it would be too outrageous.

So there was no need to truly become a Gladiator, acting could suffice!

Of course, if it came down to it, triggering an instant kill would naturally be more secure, but then the profit would be lower.

Dongfang Yi exclaimed, "You acted so convincingly! If you had shown even the slightest hesitation, you would’ve been dead."

"The moment you alone blocked the door, and I turned to see the axe strike your head, I really thought you were done for."

"What were you thinking at that moment? Did you really think you were a Gladiator, ready for a one-for-one trade?"

Unexpectedly, Gao Xin nodded, "Yeah, that’s right."

"..." Dongfang Yi shook his head and smiled, "I give up on you, Big Brother Gao... You really are a genius at acting!"

This was his first time calling him Big Brother Gao.

Clearly, the courage and strategy displayed by Gao Xin had also convinced him.

Some crazy strategies, he could think of, but might not dare to execute.

But Gao Xin dared, ready to gamble with lives when necessary, embodying a calm kind of madness.

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