Crime Prison Island
Chapter 54 - 19 Futile Efforts

Chapter 54: Chapter 19 Futile Efforts

Gao Xin, seeing only an arm chopped off, felt somewhat disappointed.

Both parties were now offensively strong but defensively weak. The opponent, having an arm severed, didn’t even grunt, and his residual power was still evident, so he dared not recklessly pursue.

He said, "What’s wrong? Weren’t you asking for the axe?"

Silver Hand hoarsely said, "You, knowing I’m blind, still try to deceive and ambush me?"

Gao Xin sighed, "Wasn’t it you who deceived me first?"

This time, no one mentioned giving him the axe to negotiate peace anymore—they all fervently started attacking!

Silver Hand was previously too terrifying, seemingly indestructible, his body scorched by flames, resembling a dreadful ghost out of a nightmare.

Yet, he casually walked down, boasting about his unbelievable potential.

Many on site were truly scared witless, feeling that even with an axe, Gao Xin was no match, thus they desperately sought peace.

But just now, Silver Hand showed weakness, revealing his fear of the axe and the fact that he was blind.

Gao Xin, fueled by rage, disarmed his last arm.

Seeing the situation, Silver Hand, faced with axe-wielding Gao Xin, seemed temporarily uncertain of killing them.

If the stalemate continued to the end, it would be quite fine.

Silver Hand gravely said, "I really did agree with you and won’t go back on my word. Killing you folks makes no sense to me anymore."

Gao Xin sighed, "Really? Then why didn’t you mention the collar?"

"Now, I’m the cat."

Everyone was startled; yes, Gao Xin is the cat.

Meimei growled at Silver Hand, "Only at settlement are you the old cat, able to claim the hunting reward. But now you’re the mouse, and even if you’ve hunted many mice before, in the end, you can only claim your own 100 survival points."

"Even if we eight people could agree to give you 800 redemption coupons afterward, the rewards for the nine people you’ve already killed would be lost—those are a full 900 points. Are you really willing to let that go?"

"You are a person greedy for death, always wanting to kill when the benefit is the same, let alone losing so much more?"

"You don’t ask for the collar because you know, we can’t take it off by ourselves! Only you can physically remove it!"

"But letting your hand, on our necks, how could that be possible? Isn’t that like handing you our lives?"

"Even if Gao Xin agreed to do so, you would still have reservations, because you know he possesses that mechanical axe."

"If you get close, he might actually kill you... which is why you definitely want Gao Xin to hand over the axe first."

"This is a deadlock. In fact, peace between you and him is basically impossible..."

Her analysis enlightened everyone.

Silver Hand casually said, "That’s mostly correct, but have you thought that maybe I really don’t want to kill him?"

"Even though it’s a loss, if I could get the axe, I could accept it."

Everyone hesitated; right, he previously said the axe was worth a thousand points.

Silver Hand continued, "That’s why I said I haven’t monopolized everything; at least if I get the axe, it wouldn’t be a loss."

Gao Xin added, "It’s not just about not losing. If I give you the axe, I’ll also lose my threat. You could then come over and take my collar... and hence reclaim the nine hundred points you lost."

Silver Hand sighed, "No, I could gain another two hundred points. I only killed that Korean with a knife, whose body I’ve eaten."

"As for that short guy and the big-bearded man, I didn’t kill them; they’re still barely alive."

"Otherwise, why do you think I came here with such severe injuries?"

"Glass men’s flesh is useless, but if those two guys died, I could completely use their bodies to heal myself. Even if not fully restored, it would be enough to easily deal with you guys."

Everyone was shocked; what? There were still two Radiations outside who hadn’t died?

This was to save them for killing after becoming the cat, gaining an extra two hundred points.

"You really are incredibly greedy!"

Meimei was astonished, "You could have healed some injuries before coming to deal with Gao Xin, but for an extra two hundred points, you endured such severe injuries to come here, I don’t even know what to say about you..."

"Given that, we definitely can’t trust you! You’ll certainly kill Gao Xin to take the cat’s collar."

Silver Hand coldly said, "How many times do I have to say I don’t want to kill him?"

The crowd pursed their lips, surprised that he kept emphasizing that he didn’t want to kill Gao Xin, even though one of his arms was chopped off.

He indeed had the power, without killing Gao Xin, to remove the collar.

Could it be, he had really changed? Deciding to spare them? Indeed, as long as he could get the collar, killing them wouldn’t bring any additional benefit.

Gao Xin gazed at Silver Hand, "For your sense of security, you want me to hand you the axe, but what about my security?"

"Do I just have to obediently put down my weapon and extend my neck into your palm to qualify for a chance to live?"

Meimei bit her lip; yes, that’s the key point, so she said this was a deadlock.

There’s essentially no possibility for peace between the two.

Silver Hand chuckled lowly, "Then how do you want me to give you a sense of security? Glass man, now I don’t even have hands... You could take off the collar yourself and throw it to me."

Gao Xin frowned, "Really? Now that you have no hands, how are you going to wear it?"

Silver Hand lifted his shattered right arm, which wasn’t cleanly cut at the shoulder but still had half remaining, the bones exposed.

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