Crime Prison Island
Chapter 279 - 129 Duel Simultaneously_3

Chapter 279: Chapter 129 Duel Simultaneously_3

Alligators get ganged up on by gamblers...

That’s why the Alligator said earlier that everyone should stand by his side, to block Ling Sha.

Even if Ling Sha dueled him, the crowd could still duel Ling Sha and start a brawl.

"Are you sick? Duel me?"

Alligator furrowed his brows, not believing Ling Sha would come up and fight him to the death.

She probably predicted his plan, knowing he would go for the easy target and target Lin An.

So she forcibly dueled him, king against king, to protect Lin An.

"Hmph! Looking for death!"

Alligator said coldly, "The real essence of this game lies in the betting pool."

"You duel me just to protect Lin An? You think my people can’t duel you?"

"You actually choose to clash with me directly in the first duel? You want to fight 3 to 6?"

Ling Sha laughed heartily, already covered in Exoskeleton Armor.

It was known that she was already wearing heavy armor, but now with the Exoskeleton on top, she looked as majestic and imposing as a blood-red rose Mecha, full of dominance.

"If you all want to gang up, then gang up! I’ll see who dies first!"

This woman exuded an imposing aura that truly intimidated everyone present.

For a moment, no one dared to take the lead and go first.

Although they would certainly win if they all worked together, none of them wanted to be in the front and take Ling Sha’s iron fists.

Alligator took another look at the people, thinking these allies really weren’t much help, and realized he had to lead the way himself.

He immediately stepped forward, his body also spreading a majestic black-gray Exoskeleton Armor.

His battle armor was full of bumps and sharp serrations, much like a crocodile.

"Follow me!"

He led the way, and everyone was willing to follow, immediately joining the attack.

However, Ling Sha made a spiraling sweep, her fists emitting a strong Shockwave. She appeared to have some method of controlling energy, with the force of her punches being tangible, not just the wind from brute strength.

It was unclear whether this effect was from her iron fist equipment or her own abilities.

A wave of Blast Energy Punch, pushing back the crowd, she landed on the table and placed her bet.

"I bet on myself to win, 4 points!"

"What!" Alligator’s face changed drastically.

Betting in advance?

The others were also looking at each other, wow? This Ling Sha is too audacious, so confident in taking down Alligator?

In front of the six of them, she bet all her points on herself to win?

"I also bet 4 points, betting on Ling Sha to win!" Lin An immediately placed his own chips too.

"Ah?" The crowd was astounded.

Now, everyone was shocked. Such audacity.

Ling Sha and Lin An, acting as if they were part of the same branch, both went all-in, betting on Ling Sha to win, their confidence seemingly indicating a sure victory.

Starting off so fiercely?

The first duel of the game this intense?

Now, the situation had changed.

Since only the three of them had 4 points, when Ling Sha and Lin An both placed their bets on the [Ling Sha Dueling Alligator] pool.

Then Alligator, to win their points, could only bet in this pool as well.

Once Alligator’s 4 points were in, the remaining pool for [Alligator Dueling hunter] would be free for the other players to bet on.

No need to worry about being pushed out by higher stakes.

Rocket Head and Viper’s eyes gleamed with excitement, thinking that now they, as 2-point players, could also join in.

However, the [Alligator Dueling Hunter] pool was not as simple as previously analyzed, the hunter Lin An might not necessarily lose.

Because there was only one Duel Arena, all three would be fighting in a melee!

The outcome was unpredictable; they decided to wait and see.

With Viper holding back, Steel Axe and Iron Hand also did not push forward.

Alligator’s face was fierce: "Betting so many points on yourself to win? You really want to go all out with me?"

Ling Sha said proudly, "Come on, I’m going all in!"

"With you having more people, I can’t be bothered to play mind games, I’ll just duel you directly."

"8 points here, my bet to show respect."

"Whether you bet or not, whatever you bet, in the end, I’m going to butcher you."

"If others want to come at me, bring it on, otherwise go to the kids’ table!"

She was domineering, her intent to kill chilling to the bone.

She subdued everyone present; this woman was insanely bold...

The 8 points bet on her weighed like a mountain upon the heart of the Swamp Crocodile, making his hair stand on end involuntarily.

The Swamp Crocodile knew things were looking grim.

As Ling Sha resolutely bet all her points on her own victory, dragging Lin An along, everyone’s mindset started to shift.

First, she became a blank slate; killing Ling Sha would bring no benefits, and there was a chance of being counter-killed.

Second, Ling Sha’s betting round was a 4-point match, which others couldn’t participate in, so there was no need for them to interfere.

If there was any manipulation to be done, it would be with the [Swamp Crocodile Dueling the Hunter]’s bet.

Now, it all depended on how the Swamp Crocodile would bet.

Everyone was waiting for the Swamp Crocodile to place his bet!

Without his points coming into play, nobody else dared to engage in the gamble.

The Swamp Crocodile also understood he had to bet to make his stance clear.

Reason told him he ought to bet to draw since this would have a higher probability of success.

But upon seeing Ling Sha’s crazy look, he realized that if he was only thinking about drawing, he might indeed get slaughtered.

On one hand, if he bet on a draw, even if others helped him, it would just be to drag it to a draw, without putting in their best effort.

On the other hand...

In a desperate struggle, life and death could hinge on a single thought.

This wasn’t about betting on probabilities; this was about betting on whether he had the courage to fight to the death!

In fact, probabilities were meaningless! To be greedy for life and fear death was to truly court death!

"Kill!" Swamp Crocodile’s eyes gleamed ferociously; he was not of mediocre caliber.

He immediately placed a heavy bet of 4 points on himself to win the duel with Ling Sha.

With that, the first duel escalated to a massive 12-point game.

Moreover, there was no option to bet on a draw; both sides bet on their own victory, determined to settle life or death!

Gao Xin saw this and smirked subtly.

His opportunity had come.

This round, he planned to win everyone’s points!

In truth, Gao Xin wanted to stay hidden, keep a low profile, and emerge later to harvest bigger gains. But everyone caught on to the rules quickly; he couldn’t stay hidden forever.

He had no choice but to make his move in the first round, and it was perfect since everyone was betting big, which could let him directly obtain a huge amount of points.

Even though this would make him a target for everyone, there was no other way. Fortune favors the bold, and he didn’t have a second chance.

The Black Knight had already caught on; he too had points now.

Yes, the questioner... could also earn points.

There was never a rule stating the questioner couldn’t answer questions.

[Answering method: Players draw a number from 1 to 10 within the room, using that as their identifier for the round and answer the questions based on the size of the number.]

[If no players are in the room, then the AI robots within the room will answer within the rule constraints.]

There is no ’answerer’ identity; being a player is enough!

As the only one left in the hall, the questioner could absolutely draw a number in an empty room after posing the question.

In fact, what everyone thought was an AI named ’G2’ was actually Gao Xin.

He was the one who drew the number, and since he was the only player in the room, he became G.

The AI would just answer for him after he left the room.

During Lin An’s pairing, he was already operating at the table, after all, he was the questioner and he had sorting to do, which allowed for an immediate agreement.

Everyone thought it was the AI with Heavenly Eye who dared to pair with Lin An, who was openly a 10, while in fact, it was Gao Xin who knew Lin An was an 8, hence he agreed to the pairing without hesitation.

The 2-8 pairing ranked first, Lin An obtained 4 points, and he also got 4 points.

Because the points weren’t made public, individual scores could only be checked inside the room.

So until this moment, the others hadn’t realized that Gao Xin had 4 points!

This was a scoring method in the first round that was very easy to overlook, and aside from the questioner himself, most people wouldn’t think of the questioner’s play until the second round. Indeed, in the first round, scoring was straightforward, and as it happened, everyone got points.

Of course, the Black Knight didn’t have any; this guy was at negative five, so he quickly thought of it afterward.

He was likely contemplating all possible ways to score points.

After he figured it out, he didn’t expose Gao Xin because this guy... also wanted to play the questioner, to be this hidden scorer.

While others were still oblivious, the next round presented his best chance.

That’s why Gao Xin had deliberately hinted earlier that he could let the Black Knight take over as the questioner. The Black Knight took the hint and cooperated, doing his best to protect this secret.

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