Crime Prison Island
Chapter 273 - 128: Investing Heavily

Chapter 273: Chapter 128: Investing Heavily

Ling Sha and Lin An, together, had tricked a wave of Black Knights.

This created a negative-point maniac, instantly tensing the atmosphere.

Yet, at the same time, the situation also seemed clearer.

Ling Sha and Lin An undoubtedly became an iron alliance, having already cooperated during the first round.

Before entering the game, Lin An had disguised himself well to avoid recognition by his enemies.

So Ling Sha didn’t recognize him either, though they probably recognized each other through private chatting in the room afterward.

Then Ling Sha told the other that he was 10, so Lin An handed over his 8 for Ling Sha to recognize, and they swapped identities, executing a coordinated move together.

Everyone thought Lin An was 10, and Lin An admitted it, so naturally, no one would think that Ling Sha was actually number 10.

"Tsk... to think you got paired with such a good partner,"

Swamp Crocodile’s face looked a bit ugly, as Ling Sha and Lin An were tight-knit, almost no different from duos.

Compared to him, it seemed he was surrounded by a crowd, people like Steel Axe, Iron Hand, and Tai Su...

In reality, he didn’t know any of them. They had all approached him proactively, and he had simply accepted them, God knows what they were all thinking.

There was just one Viper that he could confirm was from Yakutza, but he hadn’t met in real life either.

However...

"Ling Sha, you, being 10, could just pair up with any robot. Do you really need to make such a big fuss just to trap a Black Knight?"

"Hehe, you just pushed another person towards me..."

Swamp Crocodile sneered, although he couldn’t grasp the true intentions of the people around him, at least ostensibly, most of them had become adversaries of Ling Sha.

On Ling Sha’s side, there were only Lin An and Rocket Head.

But Rocket Head had always been eagerly friendly, and Ling Sha, for some reason, never looked favorably upon him.

Moreover, Ling Sha’s stance was, "it’s either me or you," towards both Viper and the Black Knight.

Wow, the situation directly turned into 6v3, or even possibly 7v2.

Just like that, so stubborn?

Ling Sha calmly said, "Being 10, pairing up with just any robot?"

"If you still believe in that, it shows you truly don’t understand this game."

Swamp Crocodile sneered, "Really? You think you know how to play? Your move has significantly reduced the flow of points in the game."

"From what I see, the essence of this game lies in the mid-game break, and pairing is supposed to be about us harmoniously earning points, that’s when the most profit is made."

"The more points, the better. It doesn’t matter where they start, what matters is who can carry them out at the end."

"But now..."

He glanced at the Black Knight, now there was a spoiler in the game.

Meaning everyone in the pairing phase had to start thinking harder, which undoubtedly increased the difficulty. Why bother?

Why not just let the Black Knight get the points, then kill and take them in a duel later?

You could get revenge and earn more points—why push someone into negative points?

Yet Ling Sha said, "Say whatever you want, you’ll understand eventually."

Swamp Crocodile frowned.

At this moment, Viper approached him, "Brother Swamp Crocodile, I am Viper, the ninth team captain from Yakutza."

Swamp Crocodile asked him, "Why didn’t you follow me earlier? Why did you run to Rocket Head’s side?"

Viper hurriedly said, "He tried to recruit me, and I pretended to be Han along with the flow, not expecting to be exposed by Ling Sha with a question."

Swamp Crocodile called out to the others, "All of you come over, let’s go into the room to talk."

Suddenly, six people moved into the room as a group.

Leaving Ling Sha, Lin An, and Rocket Head outside.

However, Ling Sha took Lin An inside, turning back to Rocket Head and said, "We’ll chat for a while, you stay outside and make sure no one comes near."

Rocket Head was startled, then forced a smile, "Yes, I promise to complete the task."

Once inside the room, the two conversed in a corner.

Lin An said, "Ling Sha, is it really okay to offend so many at the same time? They are grouped up as six."

Ling Sha scoffed, "They’re just a motley crew, each with their own ulterior motives."

"Desperate cooperation, more cooperation means more desperation."

"Allies are valued for their quality, not their quantity. Getting paired with you this round is my luck."

Lin An hurriedly said, "It’s my luck, Ling Sha."

Ling Sha smiled, "With our partnership almost like duos, this game will be much simpler for us."

"So without a doubt, we will have many enemies."

"Apart from you and Rocket Head, there is no one else I relate to."

"The rest are from Sea King Port, so there’s no worry about offending them."

Lin An pondered, "Considering the Japanese at the start, if we just talk about connections, were we already 3 against 7 from the start?"

Ling Sha shrugged, "Rocket Head is no good either, I suspect he acts like he is on my side, but in reality, he also wants me dead."

"Really?" Lin An became serious.

Ling Sha narrowed her eyes, "He’s too even-tempered. Our relationship is superficial at best, barely enough to call him a vague ally."

"Given my attitude towards him, any normal person would have turned hostile by now."

"Yet he is always resigned, showing no temper at all, who knows what he’s thinking? I can’t trust him at all."

Lin An frowned, "In that case, isn’t it just the two of us? Would the military strategy system really match us like this?"

Ling Sha said, "Given that I hadn’t recognized you at the beginning, I thought I was at an even greater disadvantage, so I decisively slaughtered the Japanese guy and then planned to take down Tai Su."

"But then you contacted me, making me realize that because I got paired with you, there were fewer people I could recruit."

Lin An tilted his head, "One tight-knit ally is worth two, even three vague and neutral friends."

"But against four, it’s too much, so the military strategy system should have arranged for you to be able to recruit another vague neutral ally."

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