Crime Prison Island
Chapter 648 - 297: Birth of a Traitor_2

Chapter 648: Chapter 297: Birth of a Traitor_2

Black Pearl smiled coquettishly, "So, will you agree or not?"

"Time is of the essence, I’m only giving you three seconds to think!"

"Come crawling to me right now... or I will initiate the traitor vote."

Unmoved, Gao Xin replied, "You know that time is pressing as well? If negotiations end and the peace phase arrives, the action to root out traitors will automatically cease, as this can only happen during the truce phase."

"It’s you who should kneel down and beg for my mercy while you still can."

Black Pearl’s expression turned angry and cold, "Fine, fine, fine, you refuse to bow even in death, then die!

"Initiate the traitor vote!"

She couldn’t afford to waste time and hurried to initiate it.

In an instant, a projection screen appeared with a countdown, allowing her to quickly designate two additional players with voting rights.

The traitor vote had three conditions: first, only the Emperor could initiate it during the truce phase.

Second, it must take place in the main city. It didn’t matter which main city, as long as all participants were inside the same one.

Third, the Emperor had to select at least two other players to participate. More could be involved, but not fewer.

Without a doubt, the three of them from White Empire already met the conditions.

But to coax Lester into breaking with Sivina and the others, Black Pearl planned to include him as a voter as well, making it four voters in total.

"I invite Big White Shark, Yak, and Lester to vote!"

At this point, there were a total of five players in the main city, four of whom could vote, with Gao Xin being the only one who could not.

Black Pearl sneered, "Everyone vote for Tai Sui!"

Gao Xin laughed heartily, "Do you really think you can kill me?"

"The Emperor has no absolute loyalists, daring to initiate a vote? You’ll be the one who’s going to die."

Black Pearl raised her voice, "Die? Right now, we three from White Empire are incredibly united!"

"Even if Lester disobeys, it’s enough."

Having said that, she cast her vote for Tai Sui first.

But at the same time, a vote was cast against her without hesitation.

"What?" Black Pearl was shocked and turned to look at Yak.

"You voted for me?"

"You blockhead, didn’t you understand what I told you before?"

"This is the time we need to be united, otherwise once the negotiations are over, we’re all finished in White Empire!"

Yak said nothing and stared blankly after casting his vote.

Black Pearl was livid, but she ignored him and turned to Lester, "Vote for Tai Sui!"

The voting also came with a countdown; the screen indicated a decision must be made within five minutes.

Lester’s heart was still hesitant. Casting this vote against Tai Sui meant breaking ties with a whole other group.

Gao Xin laughed out loud, "By killing me, you would still lose the Combat Card."

"The best solution to the unequal treaty that White Empire is about to face is actually to change sides."

"After all, Sivina can only betray the people of White Empire."

"And now, the only way to change sides is to become a traitor."

Hearing this, Lester glanced at Yak, who had unhesitatingly voted, thought of something, and immediately cast his vote for Black Pearl.

Given the choice between Black Pearl and Tai Sui, he would of course prefer to vote against Black Pearl.

After all, Black Pearl was the Emperor, and voting her to death would make him a traitor!

While voting against Tai Sui would bring him no benefit whatsoever.

Black Pearl was stunned, "Fuck, you’re courting death! You’re looking for death!"

"Lester, do you think your two votes with Yak can kill me? Big White Shark will definitely vote for Tai Sui, it’ll be a tie! I won’t die!"

"After this, I’ll initiate another traitor vote without including you, and I’ll have you killed!"

Lester smirked, "The peace phase is about to arrive; you guys probably won’t have a second chance to play the traitor-elimination card."

"Even if you do, due to the rules that require two additional players to participate, you must take me, or Yak, or Tai Sui."

"Though your two votes with Big White Shark are enough to kill, if the third player doesn’t vote, just drag it out for five minutes, and maybe we’ll enter the peace phase."

Black Pearl glared, regretting giving Lester that voting power.

Plus, mistakenly trusting Yak, which led to two votes on her head.

If she hadn’t given Lester the voting power, only she, Big White Shark, and Yak would have been voting; even if Yak betrayed them, she and Big White Shark could have voted Tai Sui to death.

But now it was too late, she already had two votes, at most tying with Tai Sui.

As for the second traitor-elimination, she didn’t know if it would come in time; the negotiations were almost certain to be about divvying up the interests of the White Empire and were likely to end quickly.

"Quick! Big White Shark, let’s tie this round, in the next wave we don’t bring Yak, just the two of us vote Tai Sui to death," she urged Big White Shark to hurry up and vote, not to waste time.

However, Big White Shark glanced at Yak and curled his lip, "Tai Sui, I didn’t expect Yak to choose to help you..."

"Did you arrange this with him in advance?"

Gao Xin shrugged: "Yes, well, are you willing to trade your life for mine?"

"Killing me now brings you no benefit; not only have you failed to bring Lester to your side, but you’re completely hostile with Yak, Sivina, and even Mandala."

"Plus, the treaty of inequality is imminent, you have no weapons, no Combat Cards; how will you face a Sivina armed with Hidden Dragon Cards in the next round of empire warfare?"

"I don’t know what benefits your boss offered you to come kill me, but I suppose you don’t want to exchange life for life with me, right?"

Big White Shark was grave; of course, he was not willing to trade life for life.

He was a top-tier Quasi-Elephant King, serving the Tiger Whale, not directly as a Death Soldier.

He could risk his life in battle.

But killing Tai Sui now wouldn’t change anything, he would still lose his weapons and Combat Cards, and then Sivina would be gunning for his life.

The worst-case scenario, he might not even be able to trade it for Gao Xin, because it would end in a tie this round.

On the contrary, killing Black Pearl, he could immediately become a traitor.

In this game, traitors have a huge advantage.

Black Pearl saw Big White Shark wavering and was beside herself with rage.

"What are you thinking! Big White Shark, are you insane?"

"Weren’t you sent to kill Tai Sui? Did you lie to me? I never should’ve trusted you Sea King Port people, damn it! You’re in cahoots with Sivina, aren’t you? You’re from the Blue Whale faction, aren’t you? Faking internal strife to deceive me?"

"First, tie the vote, then launch the second traitor-elimination, Tai Sui must die! What are you hesitating for?"

Black Pearl lost control and cursed at Big White Shark.

She thought of many possibilities, even suspecting that Big White Shark was feigning enmity with Sivina from the start!

At this moment, she was a bit stunned, with two votes on her head, the pressure was too great.

Big White Shark said calmly, "Yak’s betrayal wasn’t what anyone wished for; rest assured, I will avenge you."

Black Pearl felt the breath of death and panicked completely, pleading, "No, no, no, don’t vote for me, let’s tie the vote, after it’s tied, we can negotiate properly!"

But Big White Shark was indifferent and cast another vote against Black Pearl.

He wouldn’t miss this opportunity, because the negotiation could end at any moment, entering the peace phase, by which time it would be too late.

This might be his only chance this round to become a traitor.

"No!"

Three votes were on Black Pearl’s head, one on Gao Xin’s.

She was instantaneously erased by a descending beam of light, turned into countless particles.

The air pressure spiked abruptly, a gust of wind sweeping through everyone.

Black Pearl, point-killed!

Yak, Big White Shark, and Lester became traitors.

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