The True Meaning of the Glass Cannon

Gaoxin dragged Han Qing all the way to the entrance of the Black Base.

Then, he strode inside!

He had specifically instructed Han Qing not to close the door when he came out, and now, holding Han Qing hostage, they both stepped into the Black Base.

The people inside were stunned by this scene.

How audacious! Someone from the White Faction walked directly into their Black Faction base, right in front of a full seven Radiators!

Were they trying to die?

At this moment, Luis and Sophia were engaged in a 1v1 battle deep within the first floor.

The other subordinates were in a 2v3 fight, closer to Gaoxin.

Among them, Black Vest, due to superior numbers, could afford to spare a hand.

They looked at Gaoxin coldly, their killing intent undisguised.

After all, Gaoxin had just killed one of their brothers, and now he was standing right in front of them, perfect for revenge!

"Having a lively fight, are we?"

Gaoxin said loudly, as if inspecting the premises like a leader.

He showed no awareness of walking into a tiger's den; in fact, he continued to advance, dragging Han Qing along as if he were a dead dog.

Han Qing's eyes were filled with hatred and unwillingness as he struggled desperately.

But he couldn't break free from Gaoxin's grip at all; he was held tightly.

"You dare to come back!" Sophia questioned sternly while struggling to keep up with Luis.

Gaoxin smiled, "Why wouldn't I dare? I'm a Gladiator now, what are you going to do about it?"

"This scrawny monkey is no match for me, but... don't you guys mess with me, okay? The last person who dared to touch me already turned to dust."

Everyone's heart skipped a beat.

Once two Gladiators enter, an unrestricted deathmatch begins. No third party is allowed to interfere; violators will be instantly killed.

This meant that as long as Han Qing posed no threat to Gaoxin, Gaoxin was invincible.

Before they could determine victory or defeat, anyone who dared to touch Gaoxin would die.

Recalling Gaoxin's previous "accident" record, this guy had a history.

Now, employing the same tactic, he was using Han Qing as a human shield, allowing him to move as if no one was there.

"Don't block the way!" Gaoxin pushed forward.

The Viking Gang, engaging Black Vest and the others, couldn't help but retreat while fighting, actually clearing a path.

"Hee hee hee... Kid, you think you can use the same trick twice?"

Sophia suddenly laughed.

"You're not a Gladiator, are you?"

"You're just pretending to be a Gladiator by taking advantage of the duel time to come out."

Gaoxin also laughed, "Last time I was indeed impersonating. But this time I'm the attacker, and Luis gave me free HP, so why wouldn't I take it?"

Luis's voice came out as if his throat was leaking air, "Heh heh... That's right, this was agreed upon."

"Kid, I'll let you kill this NPC. Our score... we'll settle that outside..."

The current situation was entirely according to Luis's plan.

However, Gaoxin, building on that, didn't rush to kill Han Qing.

Instead, he brought him along, using the protection of 'no third party interference' to come to the Black Base and show off.

Hearing this, Sophia muttered to herself. Indeed, Gaoxin had no reason not to become a Gladiator this round.

Was he crazy? If the White Faction didn't send a Gladiator, wouldn't the attacker lose HP for no reason?

They could deal damage and even get extra rewards; why wouldn't he be a Gladiator?

"No, no... Why can a Gladiator return to the base?"

Sophia still felt something was off. "If that's the case, couldn't a weaker party trigger a deathmatch outside the base, then retreat and lock the door, permanently stalling the game's progress?"

Gaoxin chuckled, "You're mistaken, beautiful lady. The progress won't be stalled forever."

"The weaker party can indeed hide in the base and refuse to come out, but what's the point?"

"Is it for negotiation? Or to get an extra hour of sleep?"

"What would they negotiate? No matter what they negotiate, does that mean they won't have to die?"

"Even if they negotiate for their teammates, it's still meaningless. After the negotiation, their teammates would still have to send them out to die to continue the game... And then what?"

"The deathmatch will continue, the one who is supposed to die will still die, and the things agreed upon in the negotiation are meaningless. Those who intend to break their word will still break it."

"In this game, the combat area for Gladiators is unlimited. The time is also unlimited! That's why it's called an unrestricted deathmatch."

"The strong can also drag out the time. If you fight for a whole day in the Gladiator Arena, isn't it the same? You can sit down and rest for a day if you're tired, and no one will bother you."

"So there's no need to specifically regulate anything. Allowing entry into the base is merely giving the Glass Cannon a chance to stall for time..."

"And one very important function."

Hearing this, Sophia was speechless.

Indeed, a deathmatch was a deathmatch; it had to continue until one side died.

Stalling the progress was simply buying more time to live.

"And what else? What exactly are you here for!"

Gaoxin grinned sinisterly, "Of course, it's to kill you all!"

"This game has so many Instant Kill restrictions for gladiators, and it also stipulates that one side must send out a Glass Cannon. Do you know why?"

"It's so that a powerful gladiator can merge with the Glass Cannon gladiator sent by the opposing side through the deathmatch mode, forming a 'Glass Cannon'!"

"Defense as fragile as glass, but damage like a cannon! Summoned Instant Kill! One shot and they're gone!"

"Unstoppable!"

With that, he charged forward.

Everyone's minds were shaken. Glass Cannon? Yes, that was the name of this game.

So that's what it meant!

Although the two gladiators had to fight to the death, which seemed like the worst outcome, they were also the strongest.

No wonder one side had to be a Glass Cannon. That way, at least the Glass Cannon could be instantly killed. Otherwise, there would be no way to fight.

But even so, the price of instantly killing the Glass Cannon and destroying the Glass Cannon would be a life!

This was the Glass Cannon: high attack, low defense!

"Who dares to stop me!" Gaoxin threw Han Qing out the door and charged forward recklessly.

"Don't come any closer!" The Radiators were stunned. They had never imagined it could be played like this before.

This was the first time a deathmatch between two gladiators had occurred.

They had always thought gladiators could be betrayed and killed outside at any moment.

But high risk also came with high reward. Once a deathmatch began and they entered the base, they would be unstoppable, killing gods and buddhas alike.

The two members of the Viking Gang fled in terror, not daring to confront Gaoxin.

They had already been scammed by him once, and now this again. This guy was simply a scamming king!

"Let's take him down together!" However, the three Black Vests did not retreat.

One of them attacked proactively, advancing instead of retreating, "I'll do it!"

He was expressionless, cold, and murderous, showing no fear of death.

He intended to sacrifice himself to shatter Gaoxin's Glass Cannon!

"Clang!" A cold light flashed as a dagger was thrust out.

Gaoxin, unfazed, met the attack head-on.

Sophia roared, "Stop! I forbid you to die!"

The Black Vest was indeed fearless of death, but Sophia did not want them to die.

The dagger was already inches from Gaoxin's face, but the Black Vest forcefully stopped his attack because it was his lady's command.

However, just as the Black Vest retreated, Gaoxin wouldn't let up. He pulled out a gun and pointed it at the man's face, firing three shots at point-blank range!

"Bang bang bang!"

Three shots later, his eyeballs exploded, and the bullets lodged in his brain, splattering blood everywhere.

"You think you can just back down?"

Gaoxin's killing intent was palpable!

The Black Vest twitched on the ground a few times before becoming still.

Although these people could withstand bullets to a certain extent, their brains couldn't be blown out.

"No!" Sophia was furious.

"I will kill you, I absolutely will!"

Gaoxin ignored her and continued firing, like a gun carriage.

Puff puff, several more people were shot.

In a normal fight, none of these people would fear him.

But facing the Glass Cannon, they couldn't fight back and could only be forced to dodge and weave, constantly trying to stay away from him.

"Luis, stop swinging that broken hammer of yours! He's going to kill us all!" Sophia yelled.

Luis also stopped. He had originally intended to temporarily cooperate with Gaoxin and then seize the opportunity to deal with Sophia.

Unexpectedly, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

He thought Gaoxin was a tool to be used and discarded. In the end, he was the tool, and Gaoxin was the one reaping the rewards.

But this is the intermediate game; even a Radiator can be killed by a Glass Person.

Fortunately, the Glass Cannon triggered by Gaoxin and Han Qing was the worst kind, as both were Glass People, and killing either one would end the deathmatch.

If it were a true Radiator, they would be in real trouble.

"We need to destroy his 'Glass Cannon.' You should have had your people sacrifice themselves with him just now!" Luis roared.

Sophia retorted angrily, "Why didn't you send your people?"

"Bitch, you have more people!"

"Idiot, now we have the same number of people!"

"Didn't you stop me? Otherwise, it would have been broken already!"

They cursed each other, neither willing to sacrifice their own people.

After all, they were now in groups of three.

"Let the NPCs die!"

Sophia suddenly said, then grabbed an NPC and swung it like a club.

Gaoxin charged forward, then suddenly slid, directly attacking Sophia's legs.

Sophia quickly jumped up, but unexpectedly, Gaoxin performed an astonishing move, rising into a handstand and kicking out with both legs.

"What!" She underestimated Gaoxin's agility and quickly folded her body in mid-air, trying to dodge.

Unexpectedly, Gaoxin predicted this move and also changed his stance, twisting his center of gravity.

They seemed destined to collide in the air, moving towards each other.

"This..."

Sophia was shocked by Gaoxin's skill. Now, in mid-air, she couldn't dodge.

If it were just about killing, she would have had a hundred ways, but she didn't dare to fight back.

She could only throw the NPC in her hand, using the recoil to move sideways backward.

She narrowly dodged and landed, still shaken. She then pushed off with her toes, landing lightly deep in the hall.

Seeing Gaoxin chase after her like a madman after dodging the NPC, Sophia no longer dared to engage him in close combat.

This was no ordinary Glass Person.

She immediately grabbed another NPC and threw it at him.

The throw was incredibly powerful; hitting his head could kill him.

Seeing this, Gaoxin immediately flipped to dodge.

The NPC grazed past him, falling to the ground, spitting blood. His arm was twisted, and his ribs were broken.

"Yes! Smash him with NPCs!"

Luis also had the same idea. He covered his neck with one hand, put down his hammer with the other, grabbed an NPC Glass Person, and threw it.

They took turns throwing the Glass People locked in the corner behind them like sandbags.

They were like Glass Person cannonballs.

Glass People were still people, and if the Instant Kill was triggered, they would be killed too.

For a moment, Gaoxin was held back.

Unable to advance, he could only dodge desperately, even retreating repeatedly.

Fortunately, Glass People were large and had strong wind resistance, so they didn't have the high speed of hidden weapons. With his current skills, he could still dodge.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

Glass People were smashed against the doorway, moaning and crying. Some even vomited blood, with broken bones.

"Damn it, how is this guy so agile!" Luis yelled.

He, a dignified True Wolf Level, was shocked that he couldn't even hit a Glass Person.

Gaoxin's reaction was swift, and he could predict moves. His various actions displayed incredible balance and extremely strong core power.

An Extreme Glass Person! The legendary Extreme Glass Person!

Yes, legendary!

Because Glass People of this caliber were rarer than SSRs!

It was too difficult to train all aspects to this level.

Usually, this was achieved through Silver Tower enhancements, and the redemption vouchers required for such comprehensive attribute enhancements were not cheap, more expensive than a bottle of gene protector.

Given this, it would be better to directly cultivate a Radiator, who would easily be stronger than an Extreme Glass Person.

Therefore, Extreme Glass People only appeared in extremely rare circumstances.

"Stop getting in the way and get out of here, all of you."

Gaoxin reprimanded the Glass People lying scattered at his feet.

A few who weren't too badly injured quickly crawled out the door.

But several remained, thrown out and hit too hard, spitting blood and unable to get up.

Just then, several more people suddenly burst through the door, led by Qiao Long and Sule, followed by several strong members of the White Faction.

They rushed in without a word, dragging people with them as they ran.

Seeing this, the Radiators were stunned.

Luis exclaimed, "Oh no, they've stolen the Glass People."

The White Faction had clearly planned this. By snatching the people now, they would undoubtedly take them back to kill them slowly, or even let them die of starvation. This way, everyone would get a reward.

More importantly, without the Glass People, the Black Faction's defense would be zero.

Although they still had five drops of blood left, if no one could figure out the puzzle, they could still lose.

"Get them back!" Sophia said sternly.

They moved to the left and right, trying to get around Gaoxin.

However, Gaoxin retreated sharply, blocking the doorway.

He held a gun in one hand and the Black Vest's dagger in the other, standing rigidly, raising the muzzle of his gun towards the charging Radiators.

He stood firm and imposing, like a guardian deity at the gate.

"Damn it!" Luis stared in disbelief.

It felt so familiar. First, the staged accident, then blocking the door. He'd seen this scene before!

p.s: Sorry.