All Things Are Divided into Yin and Yang

Xing Shiping was deeply moved. He finally understood Gaoxin.

Before this, he had been blinded by a single leaf, thinking only of keeping his own people alive. He completely failed to understand what meaning there was in saving the people on the other side.

But in truth, saving others meant saving himself.

His perspective had been too narrow, while Gaoxin had chosen a strategy that brought the greatest benefit to everyone.

Of course, the Radiation User who wanted to kill everyone was an exception.

"The key to dealing with the Radiation User is to make the other side believe they're guaranteed to win, while also stirring up infighting among the Radiation Users."

By now, Xing Shiping understood. "You didn't expose me before because you wanted them to think we weren't united, so I would defect to their side, lull them into complacency, and gain Sophia's trust, right?"

Gaoxin asked, "What did you talk about?"

Xing Shiping said awkwardly, "About defecting to the Black Faction and surviving for the sake of me and my companions..."

"I told her that Luis had successfully defected, and that I would set the question next round. The options would be an upright triangle and an inverted triangle..."

"She asked me to keep leaking the questions to her and ensure that the Black Faction stayed at full health forever. She also told me to find opportunities to sabotage your votes."

"I agreed to everything. Now it seems they completely believe me."

Everyone was speechless. But why wouldn't they?

Xing Shiping had genuinely intended to defect to the Black Faction before, so he must have sounded completely sincere.

Besides, he had leaked the questions directly, fully performing the duties of a spy. It would be hard for her to imagine that Xing Shiping would abandon the practically guaranteed victory of the Black Faction and instead help the White Faction.

Now that Sophia had directly begun dealing with the people from the Viking Gang, it showed that she completely believed she had control over the situation on the White Faction's side.

Gaoxin watched as fierce fighting continued in the opposing base, with the combatants battling so violently that the heavens and earth seemed overturned.

He immediately pointed at the round table. "That went well. Now it's our turn to attack. Send the Duel Invitation immediately!"

Xing Shiping nodded solemnly. "Don't worry. I was confused for a moment, but I understand your intentions now. I absolutely won't help her win!"

"What do these Radiation Users know about how we servants depend on one another to survive?"

"You're right. If we want to live, we have to fight for it ourselves!"

"The more certain she is that she'll win, the more it means this is our chance to counterattack."

"I already leaked a fake question to her. If we suddenly change the question, they definitely won't be able to vote unanimously... This time, we have to take away at least one drop of their blood!"

Gaoxin looked at him. "Who said it was a fake question?"

"Huh?" Xing Shiping froze.

Gaoxin directly followed what he had said earlier and set up the Duel Invitation. The options were indeed three triangles pointing in different directions.

"We're really using this question?" Xing Shiping's eyes widened. "Wouldn't that just give them a free round?"

"Why not give it to them? Our attack being blocked won't cost us any blood."

"You worked so hard to gain their trust. How could you let them see through you so quickly?"

"She wants the Black Faction to stay at full health forever. Perfect. I want the same thing!"

As he spoke, Gaoxin stepped aside. "See if there's anything else to fix. Complete the contents and send it just as you told her."

Xing Shiping checked it, casually filled the contents with a string of ellipses, and sent it.

Everyone immediately crowded around the window to observe the other side.

Although they couldn't see clearly, they could tell that the fighting over there had stopped.

Once a Duel Invitation was sent, everyone had to enter the Voting Room within one minute.

After all, both inconsistent votes and failure to complete the full vote would be regarded as accepting the duel.

They could give firearms and other equipment to the Glass Person defending the base, but Muscle Man had only mentioned that in passing before. The Black Faction couldn't possibly count entirely on the NPCs to win.

Especially since they knew that Gaoxin on the White Faction's side was a powerful Glass Person.

Thus, completing the invitation vote as best they could was the most reliable way to preserve their health.

Xing Shiping said, "It looks like they've stopped fighting... I didn't expect the Viking Gang to hold out this long while fighting three against five."

"We sent the invitation now, so it seems we indirectly saved the Viking Gang's lives."

For a moment, everyone was rather annoyed. Sophia's group was a little too useless.

Five against three, and they still couldn't take them down?

Qiao Long said seriously, "Radiation Users are mostly very tenacious. Don't expect a victor to be decided in a short time."

"So far, the two Radiation Users who died were both killed through the Targeted-Kill Rule."

"Don't be fooled by the Viking Gang fighting three against five. They're a violent gang. Anyone bold enough to focus on violence in this game must have some real ability, right?"

"If Gaoxin hadn't tricked one of them into dying at the start, their combat strength would probably have been greater than Sophia's group."

Sule and Meimei exchanged glances, remembering the arrogant and terrifying Silver Hand. That man had taken on three opponents in a row, so the Viking Gang might not be unable to win while fighting three against five.

Everyone continued gazing into the distance. The other side seemed to reach an agreement quickly.

People gradually disappeared from the hall. They had probably gone upstairs to the Voting Room in groups.

The current situation was actually favorable. The Radiation Users had temporarily stopped fighting, but the grudge had already been formed.

The Viking Gang had lost one person. Although they had voted him to death, they would only blame Sophia first for this debt!

Gaoxin spread his hands. "Sophia's objective is simple. She currently controls the overall situation and needs to protect the Black Faction's health. Losing even one drop of blood means the whole team earns one thousand less."

"And Luis's demands will be much lower. Radiation Users are very tenacious. What the Viking Gang needs now is time to rest, as well as... not being chosen as gladiators again!"

Several people's eyes lit up. That was right. The Viking Gang absolutely wouldn't dare become gladiators again.

The last person who had become a gladiator had already been reduced to ashes...

There were too many Targeted-Kill Rules aimed at gladiators. It was an extremely dangerous profession!

However, the gladiator was chosen by vote, with the highest vote count winning! Even with only one vote, if everyone else had zero votes, that person would still be selected as the gladiator and be forced to fight.

The Viking Gang had only three people left. How could they contend with Sophia's full team of five in the voting?

Unless they protected the Glass People and won their votes over.

"If Luis doesn't want to become a gladiator, he has to protect the Glass People. Those NPCs are his talismans now."

"But Sophia can't remain inactive and let Luis control all the Glass People."

"So, for the time being, both sides will try to control more Glass People, indirectly protecting them in the process."

Everyone nodded.

However, if the other side wanted to damage their health, they still had to send out a Radiation User. As for becoming a gladiator, Sophia's side could compromise.

It didn't matter. They had a team of five. If one went out, the remaining four would fight three. Surely they wouldn't be unable to stop them from opening the door?

Compared with that, Luis needed to control at least nine votes.

After all, this was his bottom line. Otherwise, if he were chosen as the gladiator, he would be finished!

If Sophia refused to let him control more Glass People, Luis would surely decide that no one should get to play and kill all the Glass People outright.

If he really did that, Sophia probably couldn't stop him.

Furthermore, as long as the Viking Gang members could continue barely surviving, then no matter how long the stalemate lasted, he would sabotage every subsequent Duel Invitation vote. If he simply didn't vote, it would automatically fail, and if no Glass Person fought, their side would automatically lose health.

None of this was acceptable to Sophia.

"Second round, the Black Base rejected the duel." Suddenly, the notification sounded.

This meant the attack had failed, but no one was surprised. They had intended to give away this round anyway.

After the question had been leaked, if the other side still answered incorrectly, someone would clearly be causing trouble.

At that moment, the curly-haired boy suddenly froze. "Uh... Luis connected with me."

No one was surprised. Luis had formed a deadly grudge with Sophia, and with the stalemate on the other side, he naturally needed to cooperate with the White Faction to break it.

He probably just didn't want to communicate with Gaoxin's people, so he had connected with some random curly-haired boy.

"You take it. Just chat normally. You don't need to relay it to us," Gaoxin said.

He had no intention of giving instructions while the conversation was happening, in case this was Luis's scheme to express to Sophia that the White Base was actually extremely united.

Of course, it was most likely a genuine attempt at cooperation. But since Luis hadn't contacted Gaoxin, Gaoxin couldn't be bothered to talk to him either...

Because he already knew exactly what the other side wanted.

"Mm, okay..." The curly-haired boy murmured his responses as he listened for a while.

Then he hung up.

Xing Shiping hurriedly asked, "What did he say?"

The curly-haired boy said, "He currently controls six Glass People, while Sophia only controls four. With their respective teammates added in, the two sides are tied."

"He wants us to Incite Defection among two of the Glass People controlled by Sophia this round and the third round, then connect with those two and cooperate with him to eliminate Sophia during the Eliminate Traitor Vote."

"In return, during our attack in the fourth round, he'll deliberately let the Black Faction lose and obtain an opportunity to eliminate a traitor."

"At that time, he'll give us a Glass Person to kill, while he carries out the Eliminate Traitor Vote against Sophia."

Dongfang Yi sneered. "He's really thought this through."

Xing Shiping frowned. "Hmph. He doesn't know that we're already planning to keep all of the Glass People on the other side alive."

"If we also start killing NPCs, it'll be very difficult to gain the trust of other NPCs afterward."

Gaoxin licked his lips. "Isn't he just trying to reduce the number of Radiation Users by one? Then he can use the gladiator position to drive another person away, allowing them to fight three against three inside the base."

"It's fine. I'll help him deal with one of them directly!"

"As for Inciting Defection among the Glass People, that's perfect. I want to do that too."

Luis was on the White Faction's side. Without his vote, they couldn't continue Inciting Defection.

The two sides could cooperate in Inciting Defection among the opposing Glass People.

Dongfang Yi asked, "Who should we target?"

The curly-haired boy immediately told them the names Luis had given him—the four Glass People controlled by Sophia.

Gaoxin had previously memorized everyone on the opposing side. After recalling them, he said, "Choose Han Qing. When he was choosing a faction, he said that he absolutely couldn't die or something like that. His will to survive seems the strongest to me."

"Xing Shiping, tell Sophia everything Luis said."

"If she tells you to vote for a defection, just do as she says."

Xing Shiping nodded. He was Black-aligned and was helping the other side vote.

Gaoxin clapped his hands. "That settles it. We'll cast our own votes."

Once everyone had settled on a target, they immediately entered to vote.

Before long, the result showed that the defection had succeeded.

Gaoxin waited silently, but no private message from Han Qing came.

He went out to ask, but no one else had received one either. Han Qing hadn't used this opportunity to contact them secretly at all.

"I thought he'd have an extremely strong will to survive... Is it inconvenient for him?" Gaoxin frowned.

"But it's fine. Xing Shiping, you're also a defector. Try connecting with Han Qing yourself."

Xing Shiping immediately did so. The call connected quickly, but the other side was completely silent.

"Brother Han Qing, I'm contacting you from the White Base. Is it convenient for you to speak right now?"

A painful cough came from the other side.

Xing Shiping relayed what he heard. It seemed Han Qing couldn't speak conveniently.

Everyone thought that the defection had happened a little late. Han Qing was probably no longer in the Voting Room, so it was naturally inconvenient for him.

"It's fine. Just tell him about the method for ending the game with none of the Glass People on either the Black or White team dying."

"We hope to accomplish this. So if he wants to live, he can only listen to us. He should understand that the people in that base will definitely find a way to kill all the Glass People for the additional reward in the end."

Xing Shiping immediately began explaining. Without a doubt, unless the other side was an idiot, he knew what his fate would be.

And now, the people on the White Faction's side planned to keep all the opposing NPCs alive as well. This was an absolute lifeline. The other side would certainly obey them.

However, after he finished speaking, Han Qing let out a pained whimper.

Hearing how wrong it sounded, Xing Shiping thought for a moment, then his expression changed. "Was your tongue cut out?"

The moment he said this, everyone was stunned.

Even Gaoxin froze for a moment.

Dongfang Yi narrowed his eyes. "Holy crap... Were all the Glass People's tongues cut out so they can't speak?"

Gaoxin's expression darkened. "Heh heh, how ruthless. They really went that far..."

No one had expected them to have this trick.

This way, the Glass People couldn't communicate with one another, making it difficult for them to unite and accomplish anything. They could only listen with their ears and carry out orders.

Even if they defected, they couldn't convey any detailed information to their side.

Not to mention anything else, simply being unable to leak questions was already extremely useful!

"Damn it, they're a bunch of animals." Sule was furious.

Gaoxin, however, regained his composure. "They were going to kill all the NPCs sooner or later. What does digging out their tongues first matter?"

"But this makes uniting with the other side troublesome... We can't take our time and develop things gradually."

"Looks like... we'll have to gamble with our lives again."

When he mentioned gambling with their lives, he actually smiled.

Perhaps tomorrow and accidents simply came first; no one knew which. Since arriving on this island, he had gambled with his life several times in succession.

Before he knew it, he had grown somewhat accustomed to it.

Perhaps on Sin Prison Island, one had to remain prepared to gamble with one's life at all times in order to survive more effectively.

As he spoke, the notification sounded again.

It was time for the other side's attack. The third-round Duel Invitation had arrived.

Dongfang Yi shouted, "Everyone, no need to say more. Choose the biggest when there are big ones, the strongest when there are strong ones, and choose the one with a direction!"

Xing Shiping added, "If you encounter geometric shapes, count the vertices. If they have the same number of vertices, choose the one with an upward-facing angle."

Sule scratched his head. "What if none of them has an upward-facing angle?"

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

Gaoxin broke the silence. "All things are divided into yin and yang. Choose the most yang one!"

"Yin and yang?" Everyone was speechless.

Dongfang Yi's eyes lit up. "Right, right, good idea. Choose in the direction of yang."

He studied traditional Chinese medicine, so he naturally understood the distinction between yin and yang. It was even his specialty.

But Sule scratched his ears and cheeks. "What if we can't tell the difference?"

There wasn't much time left. Gaoxin only said, "I heard that... yang means bright, warm, upward, active, excited, strong, outward, formless, vigorous... Right, Dongfang Yi?"

Dongfang Yi nodded. "Mm-hmm. We're all Han people. We should all be able to tell the difference, right?"

Everyone hesitantly nodded.

Gaoxin said calmly, "I should know."

"Everyone, don't be nervous. It's fine even if we get it wrong this time. Just treat it as practice."

P.S. Sorry.