Gaoxin Enters The Arena

In the third round, Gaoxin walked into the Voting Room and smiled as soon as he read the Duel Invitation.

"I am Sophia, betray me if you want to live."

Was this her plan to become White's target as soon as possible?

Below were four options.

All four were circles! Identical circles!

They had the same area and circumference, with no text.

At first glance, it seemed like four identical circles had been sent.

However, upon closer inspection, Gaoxin could discern the differences between the four.

It was the color of the circles' borders!

The first circle had a pure black border. The second circle had a brown border. The third circle had a dark red border. The fourth circle had a dark cyan border.

"Playing these tricks is truly insidious."

Gaoxin sighed. The opponent had designed the questions very well from the very first one.

The difficulty was immense, and they had even cut out the tongues of the Glass People to prevent leaks.

It was an all-out offensive.

Fortunately, at the end, he had mentioned dividing them according to Yin and Yang.

Otherwise, relying solely on concepts like "bigger or stronger," "counting vertices," or "looking at the orientation" would have been completely unhelpful.

"I'll choose the third one."

Gaoxin made his choice casually. Dark red was the closest color to "bright" among the four options, as it had a hint of red.

"The voting results are inconsistent. Choose a Gladiator within three minutes. It can only be a Glass Person."

Seeing that the vote had failed again, Gaoxin pouted. There was nothing he could do.

He wasn't in a hurry to defect. He would go out and meet up with everyone first.

As soon as he stepped out, he saw Sule running towards him. "Damn it, why are they all the same!"

"..." Gaoxin scratched his head.

Meimei said, "They're not the same. Look at the colors."

Sule stared blankly. "Colors?"

"I can't see any color difference..."

Dongfang Yi scrutinized him. "Are you colorblind? Eat more goji berries and cassia seeds later."

At this moment, Xing Shiping and the others also came out, and everyone announced their choices.

Sule hadn't seen the colors and had chosen randomly; he didn't know if it was right or wrong.

But among Xing Shiping's team, two others had made mistakes. Although they had realized the key was in the colors, they had chosen brown.

"Why would you choose brown? You should have chosen dark red," Dongfang Yi said, puzzled.

The two people were taken aback. "Dark red? They all look dark. Shouldn't we choose brown?"

Gaoxin smiled and comforted them. "It's about choosing Yang... Never mind, we were planning to take some damage anyway..."

"Speaking of which, it took me a long time back then to figure out how most people distinguish between Yin and Yang, hard and soft concepts."

"Let's practice more from now on."

As he spoke, he asked Dongfang Yi to give everyone more practice questions, constantly drilling them on various question types.

Meanwhile, he also arranged for Han Qing to be successfully turned back into a Black player by the opposing side.

And they had successfully turned one of Luis's brothers to their side.

This was clearly the calm before the storm.

The Viking Gang planned to make their move in the fourth round.

Just as everyone thought everything was proceeding as planned.

Xing Shiping suddenly shouted, "Uh... Sophia gave me another mission!"

Hearing this, Gaoxin was delighted instead of surprised. "Did this woman ask you to make a move and choose me as the Gladiator?"

Xing Shiping and the others nodded. "Yes, yes, yes. She told me to get rid of you, to suddenly vote for you with my brothers, forcing you into a duel."

Dongfang Yi said coldly, "This woman knows that the Viking Gang is going to cause trouble in the fourth round, so she wants to strike us first."

"She wants Xing Shiping to turn against us directly, using this round to eliminate Gaoxin while also causing internal chaos within our White Faction, leading to an open confrontation."

"This way, she can then deal with the Viking Gang with peace of mind."

Xing Shiping said solemnly, "Of course, I wouldn't harm Gaoxin. Hmph, I'll just say the votes aren't enough. It'll be a tie between my five and your five."

Gaoxin and Dongfang Yi said in unison, "No!"

They looked at each other. Gaoxin said, "I'll go! I've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time."

The gladiator stage of the third round. The gladiator from the Black Faction was a Black Vest Man, one of Sophia's subordinates.

He stepped out from the Black Base and walked coldly into the arena.

He was about 1.8 meters tall and not particularly strong.

Holding a dagger in his hand, he stood there, exuding a killing aura.

He waited, wondering if the person his young lady had arranged would appear.

But it was highly likely they would. The White Faction never chose gladiators, always forfeiting with zero votes. Theoretically, a few votes for defection could be pinned on Gaoxin.

Unless Gaoxin and his group realized what was happening and immediately voted for someone else, it would surely succeed.

Time ticked by, second by second.

The Black Vest Man waited for more than two minutes.

Meanwhile, the White Base's main door remained shut.

"Huh? Did it fail?" the Black Vest Man muttered. This would mean the mole had been discovered, or was a double agent from the start.

Just as he thought no one would come out, suddenly!

The White Base's main door opened.

Gaoxin, holding a pistol, slowly walked out.

As soon as he exited the base, he seemed afraid to take another step forward. He simply aimed the gun at the Black Vest Man from over thirty meters away.

Gaoxin was entering the fight!

This was the first time since the game began that both sides had someone enter the gladiator arena.

"Hey! Want to talk?" Gaoxin shouted.

From the floor-to-ceiling window of the Black Base, Sophia saw this scene. She shook her twin tails and yelled, "Kill him!"

"Swish!"

The Black Vest Man didn't hesitate at all and immediately sprinted out.

Gladiators fight to the death upon meeting. What was there to talk about?

"Bang bang bang!"

Seeing this, Gaoxin decisively opened fire. The battle between the two sides erupted!

"Kill!" The Black Vest Man was incredibly agile.

He sprinted with a low stance, his path erratic, dodging left and right. Several bullets grazed past him.

They hit the ground or small stone pillars nearby.

The gladiator arena had various obstacles and metal cover.

He used these, along with his nimble footwork, to constantly close the distance.

"Bang bang bang!" Gaoxin fired several shots, but not a single one hit!

Only when the opponent was about ten meters away did he finally land a shot.

But the Black Vest Man let out a cold snort. He endured the shot, his breathing undisturbed.

He even used the muscles in his chest to push the bullet out!

Instead, he accelerated his charge, shielding his face with his dagger, and charged straight at Gaoxin.

"Damn it, aren't you afraid of bullets?"

Gaoxin roared, quickly emptying his remaining bullets, but most were blocked by the opponent's dagger.

Only two hit the Black Vest Man's arm, and one hit his neck, causing him to bleed.

But that was all. The Black Vest Man, with a small bloody hole in his neck, reached Gaoxin.

Gaoxin gave a bitter smile and rolled backward, directly over the gate, hiding inside the White Base!

Seeing Gaoxin retreat, the Black Vest Man froze, his cold expression replaced by shock.

"You can go back to the base if you haven't finished?"

He had already reached the entrance of the White Base and slowed his pace.

If gladiators could hide in their bases, wouldn't locking the door stall the game's progress?

But seeing Gaoxin unharmed inside, he remembered that the rules didn't explicitly state that gladiators couldn't return to their base during a fight.

So, gladiators could run into the opponent's base during a deathmatch? As long as the door wasn't closed.

This was the first time anyone had fought, and he hadn't really thought about this before.

"Whoosh." Gaoxin pressed the activation button, and the main door quickly closed.

Seeing this, the Black Vest Man stopped thinking and darted inside.

"Heh heh."

The Black Vest Man let out a cold laugh and charged into the White Base.

"No problem!"

Now that he had broken in, it was like a wolf entering a flock of sheep; everyone in the entire White Base would die.

"There's no one on the first floor... are they all hiding on the second floor?"

He quickly scanned the lobby, knowing everyone else was on the second floor. But it didn't matter; the Voting Room door could be opened from the outside. It would only be locked during the Invitation vote.

"Whoosh!" He watched Gaoxin sprint upstairs and immediately threw a dagger.

It was too fast. Gaoxin only had time to push off the wall to change direction, but he was still hit in the back of the shoulder!

Thwack! The dagger pierced straight through his shoulder, drawing a splash of blood.

The Black Vest Man was about to move in to finish Gaoxin when he suddenly heard a "pop."

He saw the projection displaying health bars above the central round table in the White Base change from 4 to 3 with a crash.

"Huh? The base is losing health?"

Did Gaoxin die just because his shoulder was pierced?

The Black Vest Man froze, utterly confused. Gaoxin clearly wasn't dead.

Immediately after, a terrifying voice announced, "The Eliminate Traitor Vote has concluded."

"What?"

The Black Vest Man could no longer maintain his cold expression; his features contorted on the spot.

"How is this possible? I'm still in a deathmatch, how could I be voted to death?"

"Eliminate Traitor? How can you eliminate a traitor? You can only eliminate traitors after one side loses!"

"That's right, the health decreased. The White Faction has already been judged as defeated, so the White Faction can eliminate traitors."

"But why? Isn't this a deathmatch?"

"It's a fight to the death until one side is eliminated. Gaoxin isn't dead yet, so how could they be judged as defeated?"

Numerous questions flooded his mind instantly.

However, the Black Vest Man had no time to do anything or say anything.

A beam of light descended, and he instantly turned into ashes.

p.s: Sorry.