Crime Prison Island
Chapter 319 - 147: Fierce Bombardment from the Sky

Chapter 319: Chapter 147: Fierce Bombardment from the Sky

Gao Xin had determined from the outset that the prize couldn’t merely be killing one robot.

If it were just that, everyone’s goals would be too aligned; unless driven by extreme greed, everyone would still tend to cooperate properly.

But now that the real prize had been revealed, so too had the variabilities of human nature.

The extreme difficulty and risk would make some people give up.

Especially since the benefits of giving up were also very high...

Whether the duelists could end their fights lay in their hands.

Besides, there were still 60 points in the pool!

If someone could kill one of the strong players aiming for the prize, in the next round, by just scoring a few points, they could take those 60 points.

That’s six hundred thousand redemption tickets; isn’t that tempting?

Why struggle desperately for the prize rewards?

This was why Gao Xin had previously told Ling Sha that there would definitely be someone who would betray.

It’s unclear whether Ling Sha truly didn’t believe it, or was just pretending not to.

Gao Xin stayed silent and continued eating the remnants of the robot on his own.

"That settles it; keep dueling the robots."

"One by one, let’s kill four more and see!"

Ling Sha took command, and seeing Gao Xin collecting nanomaterials from the robot, she also picked up some to eat.

However, after she ate, her face turned purple, indicating that even the non-weapon grade materials of the robots were very tough, and she barely digested them.

Gao Xin laughed and said, "Ling Sha, you probably just need to duel."

"The so-called collection isn’t really about gathering materials from the robots’ bodies."

"Otherwise, we would have at least six robots that we couldn’t kill as we need to collect materials while they are alive, which would be way too difficult."

"If that was the design, there should at least be a clear marker, right? We can’t just not know what to collect."

Ling Sha stopped eating after a bit and said, "Better safe than sorry. I don’t want to fight to the end only to miss triggering the prize."

"Lin An, you eat some too."

Lin An forced himself over and ingested some of the nanoremainders.

Tiger King followed suit, and both stopped shortly after, faces turning purple.

Gao Xin smiled; he was just taking the opportunity to eat something to replenish himself, and here these people were copying him.

Clearly, he ate with ease, since his digestive abilities had reached Elephant Level.

But for these people, who were only True Tigers, it was much more difficult for them.

Even so, Ling Sha, insistent on not missing out on anything, confirmed her determination to claim the prize.

On this point, both parties were in high agreement.

Soon, Gao Xin finished eating the twenty kilograms of edible nanomaterials and his injuries were healed.

Everyone returned upstairs and took some time to rest.

Some medicated while others drank water.

Ling Sha did nothing; she just stood, her body repairing itself and even absorbing the surrounding air.

No doubt, that was the effect of a Level-B Regenerant.

Previously, after the intense battle with the swamp crocodile, Ling Sha had repaired in this manner too, always having a reserve of regenerants in her body to automatically heal her as soon as she was injured, without needing to take anything on the spot.

It was unclear how much of the helical crystal remained inside her; for all they knew, she might have pre-consumed two or three pieces before entering the game.

No one could be sure how long her regenerative effects would last.

The same was true for Gao Xin.

But what everyone didn’t know was that Gao Xin’s Level-B healing effects could continue indefinitely...

"It’s about time; let’s duel now. This time target machine number I."

Ling Sha said, placing her hand on the table, indicating for everyone to follow suit.

All four did the same, launching a duel against robot I.

However, an unexpected event occurred.

The alert tone sounded only three times!

"Tai Sui duels robot I."

"Ling Sha duels robot I."

"Hunter duels robot I."

Instantly, everyone turned towards Tiger King.

The guy had pretended to initiate a duel but had not actually done it.

Forcing someone to duel wasn’t an option.

"Tiger King!" Ling Sha glared at him fiercely.

Tiger King disregarded her glare completely, instantly triggering a burst of airflow from his arms and retreating rapidly towards a room.

Ling Sha reacted instantly, rushing after him to catch him.

But the room Tiger King entered was precisely room I!

A robot charged out from inside, ignoring Tiger King entirely. Its silver long blade and light saber erupted forth, entering combat mode, targeting Ling Sha!

Ling Sha was forced into battle while Tiger King took the opportunity to slide into the room.

He quickly closed the door behind him and then shouted, "You guys want the achievement for challenging all robots? Take it; I’m bowing out."

"I promise not to interfere with you, but don’t force me to join."

"Next round, you fight yours, I’ll just stay in this room so I don’t block your moves against the robots."

He made it clear that he no longer wanted the prize.

After all, it was far too risky, challenging at least six robot contenders with near Tiger King abilities, yet not being allowed to kill them.

What did this mean? It meant only draining, at least for thirty minutes.

A human contending against a robot? They have constant superconductive power supply, endless energy, and consistent mindset.

Humans, on the other hand, could only compete by bursting, getting progressively more tired and weakened the more they fought.

That was truly Hell difficulty.

Fit to be an advanced game prize, he admitted his inferiority and straightforwardly gave up.

Now he hid in the room while the robot clashed fiercely with everyone in the hall.

For the moment, nobody dealt with him.

While dealing with the robot, Ling Sha coldly said, "I knew, you bastard, that you’d pull something like this."

"I saved your life not so you could stand by dryly while watching us fight to the death."

"If you had cooperated, I would have made sure you survived."

"But since you won’t cooperate... sorry, Tiger King, you’re out!"

Tiger King retorted angrily, "Out your ass!"

"I’m not hindering you guys, that’s the most benevolent I can be."

"Don’t think about dueling me to force me out, or I’ll definitely help the robot butcher you!"

Ling Sha’s eyes chilled. Tiger King, hiding in the room, had a way to be forced into the arena.

That was to challenge Tiger King directly while he was still in the hall.

That way, Tiger King would have to enter the Duel Arena within three minutes, forcing him to come out of the room.

But what good did his coming out do? He was determined not to get the Easter egg.

If they really forced him to come out, he would just end up helping the robots instead.

After all, as long as he didn’t battle the robots, they wouldn’t harbor any hatred towards him, and it would ultimately be him and the robots against three others, with unpredictable results.

Conversely, by just keeping him in the room, things would be temporarily easier.

If Ironhand was true to his word and didn’t intervene, then the three could safely complete the challenge for the Easter egg.

After all, the prerequisite for the finality was "everyone enters the room," and since Ironhand was already in the room and not coming out, all was naturally fine.

"Ding! Bang!"

The robots in the hall didn’t care about any of that, they were focused on the fierce battle.

Gao Xin was helping deal with the robots while looking at Ling Sha, wondering what choice Ling Sha would make.

Ling Sha was not one to indulge anyone, "I said you’re out, so you better get out!"

As she spoke, she suddenly exploded with a punch, knocking a robot away and immediately challenged at the round table, "Ling Sha duels Ironhand!"

"Fuck! Are you insane?"

Ironhand roared from inside the room, "I already said I wouldn’t interfere with you guys, are you really forcing me to help the robots!"

Ling Sha forcibly drew him into the arena, preferring to fight the robots on one hand and him on the other, rather than giving him a chance to cheat later.

Despite Ironhand saying he won’t interfere, under certain conditions, human nature can’t withstand the test.

If they now let Ironhand stand on the sidelines, it would give Ironhand the last chance to cheat.

If he could score in the fourth pairing phase, he would almost certainly cheat!

While everyone else was exhausted fighting a group of robots, he could come out, help the robots kill everyone, and then swallow 60 points for himself!

Why wouldn’t he?

Of course, it also depended on how many robots they would kill this round.

To ensure gathering ten answers to complete the game, Ironhand only needed to cripple everyone, then their lives would be in his hands.

All he had to do was to throw everyone into the room, turn off the robots’ hatred, and start the final round of questions.

Then, in order to survive, no matter how much they hated him, they could only answer the questions properly to complete the game.

"Ironhand, come out here!"

Ling Sha roared as she fought and retreated into the Duel Arena.

Gao Xin nodded secretly, following her; it seemed Ling Sha had already anticipated Ironhand’s betrayal.

If Ling Sha hadn’t done this, Gao Xin would have challenged Ironhand himself.

Better to face difficulties now rather than giving him a chance to cause trouble in the last round.

Dealing with six robots at once and not being able to kill them was itself a life-threatening challenge, potentially doomed to fail, and Gao Xin was not very confident.

One more Ironhand involved? That would be like putting their lives in someone else’s hands. Gao Xin would rather bet on his own life than on someone else’s conscience.

They should kill Ironhand now while it was still three against two.

"Alright, alright, alright, you really think I can’t beat you?" Ironhand shouted as he stepped out of the room.

But as everyone in the Duel Arena fought fiercely for a long time, Ironhand was still not coming out.

He waited until everyone was engaged in intense battle and far from the passageway before suddenly springing out and immediately levitated upon entering the arena.

Just like before, he moved up to the top of the dome, overlooking everyone.

One hand attracted, and the other pointed downward, the Plasma Cannon firing up!

"Boom!"

This time, he wasn’t snatching kills but aiming directly at Gao Xin and Ling Sha.

Gao Xin was alright, as he could block with Demon Blade, but Ling Sha could only dodge, greatly impacted for a while.

The robots took no notice of anything else, seizing every opportunity for relentless combos.

Soon everyone was injured, their bodies pierced by the robots in several places, with Ling Sha suffering the most severe injuries, her heart even impaled.

During the battle with the robots, having this guy perched above manning the turrets was really annoying.

"Ling Sha, should you deal with him, or should I?" Gao Xin asked.

Ling Sha snorted coldly, "I have a plan. You hold off the robots; I’ll kill him."

Gao Xin said, "No problem, but are you sure you want to kill him?"

"If you kill him, we’ll only be able to kill three robots, then we’ll have to face off against seven!"

Ling Sha’s face was fierce with intensity; she really wanted to slaughter Iron Hand.

But from a profit standpoint, keeping him alive was more beneficial.

With one less player, there would be one more robot we couldn’t kill.

Six robots were already hell-level difficulty; seven would be a nightmare, even if both she and Gao Xin broke through, the chances of lasting thirty minutes were less than twenty percent.

"Understood..." Ling Sha said as she flashed and pulled back.

She crouched down, overclocked in three stages, fists clenched, legs suddenly thrust.

"Boom!"

She shot up like a cannonball, punching the ceiling.

Iron Hand cleverly dodged, but Ling Sha also stuck to the metal of the dome.

Her gauntlets, they too had electromagnetic suction.

"What..." Iron Hand was startled.

Then said, "What good is mere adhesion when I can fly!"

Saying that, Iron Hand immediately left the dome, jetting into the air with one hand while firing a Plasma Bomb with the other.

Ling Sha immediately released the suction, freefalling, dodging the blast.

"You’re dead!" Iron Hand exclaimed joyfully, predicting her landing with his cannon.

Ling Sha landed freely; the blast was sure to hit her!

However, contrary to expectations, the bomb whizzed past right beneath her feet as she explosively slammed the air mid-fall, suspending herself forcibly!

"Ah?" Iron Hand’s eyes bulged.

The bright red rose armor and gauntlets Ling Sha wore possessed powerful electromagnetic shock effects.

The punches she threw expanded in a fan shape, impacting a large area.

At that moment, her air slamming compressed the air into a visible Shockwave, rebounding her upward!

One punch suspended in air, two punches flying, three punches accelerating!

Ling Sha alternated punches with both arms, fluttering through the air as if swimming, charging at Iron Hand.

"Fuck..." Iron Hand hastily dodged, returning fire with his cannon.

Ling Sha swung a sideways punch, her body refracting, followed by a counter-punch, zigzagging through the air.

Bomb after bomb, the blue-white Plasma Bombs kept missing, swept aside by her dodges.

She refracted repeatedly in mid-air, thundering sideways, moving much faster than Iron Hand’s jet-assisted float.

"Boom!"

Ling Sha had clearly mastered this aerial battle technique, intercepting Iron Hand with a punch that burst through him.

"Ugh!"

Iron Hand’s chest caved in deeply, his body spinning, spraying blood mist as he fell from the sky.

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