Prison Island

Chapter 131 Simultaneous Duel
Seeing the Black Knight's posture, Gao Xin understood that the other party had understood the clever trick of the person who set the question.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. This group of people understood the game very quickly. It might be impossible for him to hide until the later stages.

It looks like he has to take action during his first halftime break.

But fortunately, for the time being, only the Black Knight reacted.

Gao Xin glanced at the Black Knight and suddenly suggested, "Can you give me a definite time when you want to end the game?"

"Brother Swamp Crocodile, you got 4 points, that's , don't you want to end the game?"

Swamp Crocodile sneered: "It's just 40,000. Even if you take turns to duel me, I am not afraid."

Everyone's mouth twitched and they sneered in their hearts: Are you really that strong?

We are not weaklings, okay? What the swamp crocodile said was a bit too arrogant.

However, since the swamp crocodile has made it clear that he wants to be the big brother, he must be a little arrogant. He can't deliberately show weakness and say something like: If you all come at me together, I will die.

Gao Xin pondered and said, "Brother Swamp Crocodile, just because you think so doesn't mean others think so."

“Maybe someone got the points and wanted to end it.”

Swamp Crocodile nodded: "Yes, so people with points can't be the question setter...you should be the one in the future."

The Black Knight's eyes sharpened and he clenched his fists as he was about to say something.

But Gao Xin said loudly: "But I'm the only one who didn't get a share, what if I want to participate?"

"Hey, Black Knight, how about we discuss it later?"

The Black Knight calmed down after hearing this.

Then he growled anxiously, "What? I already got negative five points, and you still want me to be the question setter?"

"My turns are even less than enough! I'll take your place!"

"If you want to participate, then there will be another player with zero points to replace you later."

Gao Xin said sullenly, "Okay."

Swamp Crocodile waved his hand and looked around at everyone: "Stop arguing, now is not the time to discuss the next round."

"It's almost halftime. This is when the game gets most intense."

"The six of us should stick together and get rid of the hardcore team on the other side first. I think everyone has no objection, right?"

"Zero Kill... I don't think any of you are sure of being able to fight her."

"As for the hunter Lin An, who among you knows him?"

Everyone looked at the Black Knight.

The black knight said coldly: "I have never seen him, but I have heard that he is a true tiger level, the eldest grandson of the second branch of the Lin clan, and the first of the younger generation of the branch family."

"Although he is not a Tiger King in terms of combat power, he is an SR, and is only one step away from being a young elephant."

"Tsk..." The swamp crocodile sneered.

What the eldest grandson of the second branch, what the first person to split up the family.

He simply doesn't care.

He was confident that he could kill this kind of guy within ten moves!

He looked at the Black Knight: "What? You don't have the ability to duel him? He has caused you to lose points. Don't you want to take his 4 points and recover some blood?"

Of course the Black Knight wanted to, but he felt that he was no different from Lin An.

It may even be that it is still lacking a little in the foundation of the genetic module. After all, who knows whether Lin An, with the support of his family, has exchanged for some powerful modules.

It was only the first round, and he felt it was a bit too early to start a fight to the death.

Especially...the Black Knight looked up at Gao Xin again.

Seeing that he remained silent, Viper sneered, "Who was it that just now said that negative points are invincible? He won't kill you anyway. At most, he can tie with you. What are you afraid of?"

The Black Knight said loudly, "Aren't the six of us a team? Go out now, six against three, and beat them to a pulp."

"I promise to kill Lin An in a duel."

Viper sneered: "Why would you fight me when I'm already crippled? And I'm hiding in the room, so can I just cripple him?"

"Not to mention... we don't even know who will be disabled first among you..."

There was something he didn't say, which was that if it was six against three, it wasn't necessarily that only three of the opponents were disabled.

The results will be announced soon, and then there will be a halftime break.

Whoever becomes disabled first will be challenged to a duel.

He has 2 points. If he is seriously injured in the battle, it is guaranteed that someone from his own team will fight him in the back.

Now is the time to grab the kill.

Regardless of anything else, the Black Knight will definitely do it, so why would he care? He wants to make up the points!
Therefore, there is no such situation that six people work together to cripple the three opponents. Anyway, he will not be stupid enough to go forward and fight against Zero Kill head-on.

The swamp crocodile glanced at everyone, knowing that everyone had their own ulterior motives.

I can't help but envy Lingsha for having a die-hard fan like Lin An.

It's difficult to lead his team.

After thinking for a while, the Swamp Crocodile said, "How about this, during the intermission, I will duel with this Lin An."

"It's easy for me to kill him!"

Everyone was unconvinced.

Seeing this, Gao Xin said, "Really? Aren't you afraid that Lingsha will kill you directly?"

There is no doubt that in a normal confrontation, Lin An would basically not be a match for the Swamp Crocodile, and a draw would be a miracle!
But Lingsha obviously knew this, so in order to protect Lin An, the woman would definitely attack the swamp crocodile directly.

Viper also said: "Zero Kill will definitely injure you as severely as possible to increase Lin An's chance of survival..."

"Even so, Lin An can only drag it out for 30 minutes at most and tie with you..."

The swamp crocodile smiled: "Haha, that depends on you!"

"We must unite against the common enemy and fight against Ling Sha and Lin An together."

"If you all attack me together, do you think Ling Sha has the ability to injure me and injure Lin An enough for him to survive?"

Everyone shook their heads, thinking that Zero Kill and Swamp Crocodile should be about the same in strength.

If they really help again, Lin An will die anyway!
So I won’t bet on Zero Kill, and if I have to bet, I can only bet on the Swamp Alligator to win.

But if you bet on the swamp crocodile to win, it would be like saying, 'Lin An, I give up on you'... Will that woman give up on Lin An?

Viper said: "Zero Kill will not bet, he will only try his best to protect Lin An...so the result is either you win or you tie."

"And most likely, you win."

Swamp Crocodile said calmly: "Yes, so Lin An will bet!"

"Lin An?" Everyone's eyes lit up. That's right.

Lin An knew very well that he and Lingsha had little chance of winning against the six of them, and the worst that could happen was a draw.

So in addition to trying his best in the duel and fighting for a chance of survival, he should bet all his 4 points and turn himself into a blank slate.

Otherwise, after his death, all of these would have gone to the swamp crocodile.

Lin An would not bet on the swamp crocodile to win. On the one hand, even if he miraculously survived, he would still lose everything.

On the other hand, if the Swamp Gator wins, then his bet is right, and the points still belong to him, and then because he was killed by the Swamp Gator, the points go into the Swamp Gator's pocket.

Therefore, if Lin An doesn’t want his 4 points to go to the Swamp Crocodile for nothing, he can only bet on a draw!
"As long as Lin An bets the points up, I'll bet 4 points to win. What do you think Zero Kill will do?" Swamp Crocodile asked everyone.

Tie Shou said: "Zero Kill only has two choices, either bet on you to win, or not bet."

Needless to say, there is no need to bet, Lingsha will do his best to help Lin An survive and let them tie.

There is also a saying about betting on the swamp alligator to win with zero kills.

In this way, even if Lin An dies, Lingsha will have bet correctly and can get his share of the money.

Of course, the two of them divided his money equally, with each person taking 2 points.

But this is already the best outcome. At least the swamp crocodile didn't get any benefit.

And it also retains the advantage in case he draws. As long as Lin An draws, he can take the Swamp Crocodile and Zero Kill for a total of 8 points.

Such fighting spirit can also inspire him to fight hard.

"So what will Zero Kill choose?" Viper said sinisterly.

Swamp Crocodile waved his hand and said, "No matter what she chooses! I just want to attack first and put pressure on her to kill zero!"

"As long as the five of you stand by me, I will be invincible. The only thing that should be a headache is the zero kills."

Everyone expressed their opinions: That’s right, if the six of them work together, they are invincible.

At this time, Raguel's voice sounded, and everyone knew that ten minutes were up.

The rankings of all players in the first round will be announced soon.

Everyone went out to the hall, only to see Lingsha and others already there.

“First round of digital results.”

"A7, B8, C9, D10, E5, F1, G2, H3, I4, J6."

No one was surprised because this was all public knowledge.

What has not been announced is the points situation, but this can be inferred.

8号林安配对了2，相加为10。零杀配对了1，她自己就是10。沼泽鳄7号配对了3，相加为10。

So these three people get 4 points.

In addition, Rocket and Viper are No. 9, ranking second and getting 2 points.

Then there are Steel Axe and Iron Hands. These two are number 7. Since there is no number 8, number 7 can rank third and get 1 point.

In the end, the Black Knights exploded and lost 5 points.

Now that the answer has been announced, the points have been distributed.

Now we enter the halftime period.

In an instant, Swamp Crocodile and Zero Kill almost slammed towards the round table at the same time.

"Duel Swamp Croc!"

"I want to duel with the hunter!"

Swamp Crocodile's expression suddenly turned ugly: "You want to duel me? Are you crazy?"

He didn't expect that Lingsha would attack at the same time as him, and it was aimed at him.

The two were obviously the strongest in this game. The first duel was a king vs. king? If two tigers fought, wouldn't it be a win for others?
Ling Sha frowned and said, "You want to duel with Lin An? I'll duel you first."

Swamp Crocodile looked at the round table: "Who will duel first?"

Raguel prompts: "Zero kill duel swamp crocodile."

"Swamp Crocodile vs. Hunter."

"Zero Kill, Hunter, and Swamp Crocodile, you must enter the arena within three minutes, otherwise you will be killed."

Three people duel together!

As soon as Laguer said this, the swamp crocodile immediately looked at everyone.

The people around him had subtle looks in their eyes.

Everyone looked towards the round table and saw that gambling had already begun, with two betting markets opened.

They were [Zero Kill Duel Swamp Crocodile] and [Swamp Crocodile Duel Orion], and there was no doubt that these were separate bets. The two duels took place almost simultaneously, but they shared the same arena.

Gao Xin saw that no one was talking.

He was the first to speak: "Every player can challenge anyone to a duel... That's what it means..."

"Anyone, including those who have already participated in the duel!"

"In this duel, gamblers are allowed to... manipulate the market!"

Faced with this situation, everyone present instantly understood and knew how to play, without Gao Xin's explanation.

No one was surprised by this rule. After all, the rules were not too strict and anyone could duel freely.

In other words, if someone is halfway through a duel and feels that the outcome is not favorable to him, then an outsider can initiate a duel at any time and come to help.

Just duel with anyone and they will be able to join the battle being fought.

The rules say: No killing, no entry into the arena without permission.

This permission, naturally, refers to becoming a duelist.

Therefore, the outcome of every gambling game does not entirely depend on the strength of the two duelists.

It mainly depends on... the handicap!
If someone places a large bet and he is about to lose, as long as he does not want to lose money, he can take the initiative to duel and personally manage the situation.

Under normal circumstances, Lin An would not be able to beat the Swamp Crocodile, but what if more people hoped that Lin An would win? Then the result would be unpredictable.

Swamp alligators will be beaten up by gamblers...

That’s why Swamp Crocodile said before that everyone should stand on his side and stop Zero Kill.

Even if Zero Kill duels him, everyone can duel Zero Kill and start a group fight.

"What's wrong with you? Duel me?"

Swamp Crocodile frowned. He didn't believe that Ling Sha would come up and fight him to the death.

Perhaps he had predicted his plan and knew that he would pick on the weak and target Lin An.

So he forced himself to duel, king against king, to protect Lin An.

"Humph! Courting death!"

Swamp Crocodile said grimly: "The real essence of this game lies in the betting."

"You actually challenged me to a duel to protect Lin An? Can't my people challenge you to a duel?"

"You actually chose to fight me directly in the first duel? You want to fight 3 against 6?"

Lingsha laughed loudly, his body covered with exoskeleton armor.

You have to know that she was already wearing heavy armor, and now covered with an exoskeleton, she suddenly looked as tall, mighty and domineering as the Blood-Red Rose Mecha.

"If you want to come together, then come together! I want to see who dies first!"

This woman was so domineering that she really intimidated everyone.

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

Although the six of them would surely win if they worked together, none of them were willing to rush to the front and take the brunt of the attack.

The swamp crocodile looked at everyone again and thought that this group of allies were really useless. He understood that he had to take the lead.

He immediately took a step forward, and a majestic black and gray exoskeleton armor spread out on his body.

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

"Follow me!"

When he took the lead, everyone was willing to follow and immediately surrounded him.

However, Lingsha made a spiral sweep, and her fists burst out with powerful shock waves. She seemed to have some way to control energy, and the impact of her fists was like substance, not the kind of wind created by brute force.

I don’t know if this is the effect of the pair of iron fists equipment or her own ability.

With a wave of explosive punches, she forced everyone away, landed on the table, and placed her bet.

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

"What!" The swamp crocodile's face changed drastically.

Just place the bet first?
The others looked at each other in bewilderment. Oh my? This Zero Kill was too arrogant. Was he really so confident that he could kill the Swamp Crocodile?
In front of the six of them, he bet all his points on himself to win?

"I'm also betting 4 points, betting on zero to win!" Lin An also threw in his own chips instantly.

"Ah?" Everyone was in an uproar.

Everyone was shocked by this, what great courage.

Lingsha and Lin An are of the same mind. They both went all in and bet on Lingsha to win, as if they were sure of winning.

Are you so ruthless right from the start?

The first duel at the beginning is so exciting?

Now, the situation has changed.

Since there were only three players with 4 points, Lingsha and Lin An placed all their bets on the [Lingsha Duel vs. Swamp Crocodile] game.

So if the swamp crocodile wants to win points from the opponent, he can only bet on this plate.

As long as the 4 points of the swamp crocodile are scored, the remaining [Swamp Crocodile Duel Orion] plate can be played by other players.

No need to worry about being crushed by higher stakes.

Rocket and Viper's eyes lit up, thinking that if this was the case, they, the 2-point players, could also participate.

However, the situation of [Swamp Crocodile vs. Hunter] is not as simple as previously analyzed, and Hunter Lin An may not die.

Because there was only one arena, the three of them fought together in it!

The result is unpredictable, let’s wait and see.

Viper did not move, and Steel Axe and Iron Hand did not move forward.

Swamp Crocodile's face was ferocious: "You bet on yourself to win with so many points? Do you really want to fight me to the end?"

Lingsha said proudly: "Come on, I'm all in!"

"You have more people. I don't want to play tricks with you. I'll just duel you directly."

"8 points here, I'll bet first as a sign of respect."

"Whether you bet or not, and regardless of what you bet on, I'm going to kill you anyway."

"If anyone else wants to come, they can come. I'll take them all. If they don't want to come, they can go to the kids' table!"

She was domineering and murderous.

Everyone was stunned. This woman was so crazy...

The 8 points were like a mountain pressing on the swamp crocodile's heart, making his hair stand on end.

The swamp crocodile knew that the situation was not good.

Lingsha pulled Lin An and decisively bet all the points on himself to win, and everyone's mindset changed accordingly.

First of all, she becomes a blank slate. There is no benefit in killing her with zero kills, and she may even be killed by one or two people in return.

Secondly, the zero-kill betting is a 4-point game, and other people cannot participate at all, so there is no need to manipulate the market.

If you want to manipulate the market, you should manipulate the market of [Swamp Crocodile Duel with Orion].

So now, it depends on how the swamp crocodile bets.

Everyone is waiting for the swamp alligator to place his bet!
If he doesn't give out his points, others won't dare to gamble.

Swamp Alligator also knew that he had to take a gamble and make a statement.

Reason told him that he should bet on a tie, as the probability of winning is higher.

But when he saw Lingsha's crazy eyes, he realized that if he only thought about peace, he might really be killed.

On the one hand, if he bets on a tie, even if others help him, they will only help him to tie the game and will not try their best.

on the other hand……

In a desperate fight, life and death may just depend on a single thought.

This is not a gamble on probability, this is a gamble on whether he has the courage to fight to the death!

Probability is actually meaningless! If you are afraid of death, you will really die!

"Kill!" The swamp crocodile had a fierce look on his face. He was not an ordinary person either.

He immediately placed a heavy bet of 4 points, betting that he could win the duel with Zero Kill.

At this point, the first duel was a big one with a score of 12 points.

And there is no tie option, both sides bet on themselves to win, it's a fight to the death!

Seeing this, Gao Xin suddenly smiled secretly.

His chance has come.

This time, he wants to win everyone's points!
In fact, Gao Xin wanted to continue hiding, keeping a low profile, and then come out to reap the rewards later, which would bring greater benefits. But everyone understood the rules very quickly, and he could not hide it all the time.

He had to make a move in the first round, and it just so happened that everyone was playing big in this round, which allowed him to get a huge amount of points directly.

Although this would make him a target of public criticism, there was nothing he could do. Fortune and wealth are achieved through risk, and he would not have a second chance.

The Black Knight has already seen that, and he also has points.

Yes, the person who sets the questions...can also get points.

There has never been a rule that the person who sets the question cannot answer the question.

[The answering method is that the player draws a number from 1 to 10 in the room as his or her own number for this round, and then answers the question according to the size of the number. ]

[If there are no players in the room, the AI ​​robot in the room will answer the questions within the rules. ]

There is no such identity as 'answerer', just be a player!
As the only player left in the hall, the person who sets the question can simply run into an empty room to draw a number after setting the question.

In fact, the 'G2' that everyone thought was the AI ​​was actually Gao Xin.

He drew the number, and he was the only player in the room, so he is G.

The AI ​​just answered the questions for him after he ran out of the room.

When Lin An was pairing, he was operating at the table. After all, he was the one who set the questions and he also had to sort them, so he could agree instantly.

Everyone thought that the AI ​​had the ability to see through everything and dared to pair up with Lin An, whose card was 10. In fact, it was Gao Xin who knew that Lin An's card was 8, so he decisively agreed to pair up with him.

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

Since the points are not public, personal scores can only be viewed in the room.

So until this moment, no one else expected that Gao Xin would get 4 points!
This is a way of scoring that is very easy to overlook in the first round. Except for the question setter himself, most people will not think of the question setter's way of playing until the second round. After all, scoring in the first round is very simple, and this is indeed the case. Everyone gets points.

Of course, the Black Knight didn't have it, and the guy was minus five, so he figured it out pretty quickly afterwards.

I'm afraid this guy's mind is constantly thinking of all the ways he can score points.

After thinking about it, he did not expose Gao Xin, because this guy... also wanted to be the question setter and the hidden scorer.

The next round is his best chance while others haven't figured it out yet.

That's why Gao Xin deliberately conveyed the message at that time, saying that he could let the person who sets the questions be the Black Knight. The Black Knight understood what he meant and cooperated with him to protect the secret as much as possible.

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PS: Sorry. I didn't want to be so direct, but I didn't expect so many people couldn't understand it, so I'll give you a God's perspective. After that, all the players will understand the rules one by one, but it's not right for readers to not understand. I know that many people are too lazy to even read the rules, so the understanding of the rules like the question setter will be given directly, and you can just watch Gao Xin's operation.

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