Life-or-Death Race

Six Radiation Users were held off by Gaoxin alone.

Gaoxin blocked the only door with his body, even daring to fire at the Radiation Users' heads.

"You really think I don't dare kill you?"

"Get out of my way!"

They looked past Gaoxin at the Glass People who had already gone far behind him.

A burly man from the Viking Gang panicked and suddenly raised his great axe, bringing it down.

The air exploded with a boom. The axe came down with terrifying force, enough to hack Gaoxin into minced meat.

He stared into Gaoxin's eyes, hoping that Gaoxin feared death and would dodge.

Even if Gaoxin only shifted half a body's width, the Radiation Users among them could try to rush out.

But Gaoxin held the doorway, standing perfectly straight without the slightest intention of retreating.

Looking into those eyes that refused to back down, they saw nothing but confidence and the madness of trading one life for another.

The man grew timid instead and forcibly halted his great axe.

He suddenly retreated and rolled along the ground, dodging Gaoxin's shots.

It was like a game of chicken. Both sides were betting that the other wouldn't dare trade one life for another, waiting to see who would lose their nerve first.

In the end, he was the one who got scared.

"Useless!" Sophia couldn't help cursing.

Luis snapped, "If my people are useless, why don't you send yours up?"

Sophia's people truly weren't afraid of death. As long as Sophia gave the order, they would dare charge forward and trade their lives.

But she couldn't bear to do it.

Besides, only two Black Vests remained at her side. If she lost another one, she would be in far too much danger in this game.

Sophia's electronic eyes had been scanning Gaoxin from beginning to end. His gaze, heartbeat, and blood pressure all confirmed that his confidence was genuine, without the slightest hesitation.

"Brother Xin Ku! We're done!"

Sule shouted from afar. They had already transported all the Glass People to the White Base.

At this point, only Gaoxin remained, blocking the entrance to the Black Base.

"Good. Don't let that NPC die!"

Excitement lit up Gaoxin's eyes. He suddenly reached behind him and casually closed the door.

Clatter—the door slammed shut.

While firing, Gaoxin charged at the six Radiation Users with a dagger in hand.

"Come on! No one's going to disturb us now!"

Facing six enemies alone, he showed no fear at all. His eyes even brimmed with killing intent.

"Damn it, any one of us could slap you to death!" Luis shouted furiously.

Gaoxin laughed loudly. "Then come and do it!"

The six Radiation Users hadn't agreed on who would sacrifice himself, so they could only retreat.

For a while, Gaoxin chased six people around alone, attacking them. Every one of them was wounded!

"Upstairs!" Sophia shouted, leading her people to the second floor.

Luis hurried after her with his people, looking utterly miserable.

"Are you planning to hide in the Voting Room? We can hold the door from inside. He's not stronger than all of us, so he won't be able to open it."

Sophia said coldly, "Idiot. We can't communicate in there. What would be the point of wasting time inside?"

"Once he comes up, we'll go down from the other side."

Luis nodded. "Right. As long as we want to run, he can't catch us."

As they fled, the Radiation Users began discussing their options.

There were two staircases in this base.

They had a good plan: lure Gaoxin around while continuing their discussion.

They weren't planning to negotiate with Gaoxin. They were discussing among themselves who should sacrifice himself.

In their current situation, one person had to be sacrificed to kill Gaoxin.

Killing Gaoxin would be simple. The problem was deciding who was willing to die.

"Clatter..."

Suddenly, they heard the sound of a door opening.

"Hm?" The Radiation Users had keen hearing and sharp eyesight. They heard clearly that Gaoxin seemed to have run out.

"Huh? He went out by himself?"

"Great! Let's go down first."

The six Radiation Users charged down the other staircase.

They proceeded carefully, worried that Gaoxin was lying in ambush somewhere, deliberately opening the door to lure them down for a surprise attack.

But when they reached the bottom, they found that Gaoxin had already run far away.

He was sprinting at full speed toward the White Faction's base!

"What?"

The Radiation Users were dumbfounded. Gaoxin had run away?

Was he planning to return to the base and rest first, temporarily pausing the game?

No, Gaoxin was running far too fast, as if he were fleeing for his life.

"Damn it, we've been played!"

They suddenly realized something and remembered the possibility they had considered at the very beginning... Gaoxin wasn't a gladiator at all.

But that was too absurd. Why? It made no sense.

Given the situation just now, there was no downside to Gaoxin becoming a true gladiator. Why hadn't he done it?

Instead, as the attacking side, he had chosen to lose a point of health for nothing?

Moreover, Gaoxin had acted too convincingly. It didn't look like an act at all, as if he truly were a gladiator.

"Kill him!"

Sophia was so furious that she went completely berserk, no longer looking like a woman at all.

She had actually been fooled by Gaoxin, causing her to lose another subordinate. How could she not be enraged?

The Black Vest had already intended to kill Gaoxin. It was only because she had worried about a one-for-one exchange that her subordinate had been killed instead.

"Kill!"

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

The six chased out of the base in fury, their hatred for Gaoxin reaching its peak.

How could they let Gaoxin toy with them like this and then walk away unscathed?

"Boom!"

A huge gunshot rang out. Sophia's shot struck Gaoxin.

At the critical moment, if Gaoxin hadn't anticipated it and leaped from side to side, he would probably have been shot dead on the spot!

Even so, he was still hit. The edge of his left back exploded open, leaving his flesh mangled.

Fortunately, the shot deviated slightly. If it had struck his heart, he would have been finished.

"Brother Xin Ku!" Sule anxiously ran out to receive him.

But Gaoxin shouted, "Don't come out! Get upstairs first!"

Ignoring his injuries, Gaoxin continued sprinting in a tilted posture, his balance not wavering in the slightest.

Sophia raised her gun and prepared to fire again.

Luis, who had nearly lost his mind with rage, suddenly calmed down and shouted to stop her. "No! We can't kill him here!"

Sophia also realized it. Her electronic clock instantly calculated the time, startling her badly. "Hurry back! Three seconds left!"

She turned and ran, throwing herself toward the base entrance.

The other Radiation Users also reacted, abandoning Gaoxin and racing desperately toward the base.

Three seconds remained! That meant... the White Faction was about to automatically lose!

With only one gladiator present, the gladiator time lasted only three minutes.

Outside gladiator time, no one except the victor was allowed to remain in the Gladiator Arena. Violators would be killed on the spot.

Huffing and puffing, all six Radiation Users ran like mad.

Five ran toward the Black Base, while one member of the Viking Gang ran toward the White Base.

That man had run too far while chasing Gaoxin at the beginning. By the time he realized that only three seconds remained before gladiator time ended, it was already too late to turn back toward the Black Base.

He could only grit his teeth and keep charging toward the White Base without slowing down.

"Get out of the way!" A life-or-death race unfolded at the entrance of the Black Base.

Sophia had been attacking Gaoxin with her gun, so she wasn't far from the door and was about to be the first one inside.

But Luis, Brother Big Hammer, somehow arrived later yet overtook her, hurtling forward like a cannonball at a far greater speed.

He directly slammed Sophia aside and charged into the Black Base himself.

At this moment, true hard power was on full display. Luis was unrivaled on the entire field.

"Miss!"

The two Black Vests glared with bloodshot eyes, steam surging from their bodies.

But they had also run too far at the beginning. Though they were sprinting at full speed now, it seemed they wouldn't make it in time.

One of the Black Vests suddenly shoved with all his strength, sending the other Black Vest flying like a cannonball while he himself rebounded backward, giving up on returning to the base.

The other Black Vest instantly understood his intention. Borrowing that force, he explosively accelerated.

At the same time, he adjusted his posture and grabbed Sophia as he passed her.

With a spin, he violently hurled Sophia forward.

He was left behind as well.

Using the momentum of that throw, Sophia landed inside the base entrance.

"No!"

Sophia crashed to the ground and immediately scrambled up, only to see the two Black Vests and a member of the Viking Gang outside, enveloped in white light and turned to ash on the spot.

"You idiots! You bunch of idiots!"

Sophia sprawled against the floor-to-ceiling window, sobbing as she repeatedly smashed her head against the glass.

But she couldn't cry. Her eyes had been dug out when she was young and replaced with electronic eyes. She could no longer shed tears.

Nearby, Luis also leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window. His neck still bore a terrifying wound, but he didn't dare smash his head against it.

He felt terrible as well. All the brothers who had come with him were dead.

No, there was still one!

One had made it into the White Base!

On the other side, Gaoxin was the first to enter the White Base, since he had already been close to it.

But the Radiation Users were too fast. One member of the Viking Gang actually charged in right behind him.

"Vote!" Gaoxin shouted as he immediately went to close the door.

But he was a step too slow. The Viking Gang member slammed into the doorway behind him.

Bang!

Gaoxin swiftly turned sideways, but he was still grazed. His entire body was flung away.

"Pfft!" He sprawled on the ground, eyes wide, as two trails of blood ran down.

No, there weren't just two trails. Blood also sprayed from his nostrils and mouth.

His whole body convulsed a few times before he turned his head and fell silent, blood pouring from all seven orifices.

The force of a Radiation User's touch was terrifyingly violent. A brush meant death, and a collision meant annihilation!

"Glass! He dies from a single touch!"

The Viking Gang member was ecstatic, wishing he could chop Gaoxin into pieces with one swing of his axe.

But when he saw that no one was on the first floor, he looked up and noticed the White Base's health had plummeted from 3 to 2.

Remembering Gaoxin's earlier shout of "Vote," his face instantly filled with terror. He abandoned Gaoxin and hurried toward the stairs.

But he was still a step too late. Everyone on the second floor had entered the Voting Room, clearly having planned it long ago.

"Eliminate Traitor Vote concluded."

He stopped climbing and knew he was going to die.

But before dying, he still felt some satisfaction. At least he had killed Gaoxin and avenged himself.

"Hm?"

A beam of light descended, turning him into ash on the spot.

Before his death, he glared furiously and actually saw Gaoxin, who had been bleeding from all seven orifices, sit up.

Once the execution ended, everyone came out of the Voting Room. Some even crawled out—those were the severely wounded NPCs.

Sule was the first to run out. He rushed to the first floor and supported Gaoxin.

"Brother Xin Ku! Don't die!"

Gaoxin looked horrifying at that moment. His injuries were bad enough, with the left side of his torso blown open and his flesh mangled.

His face was also bleeding from all seven orifices.

But Gaoxin touched the blood on his face and said, "Stop wailing. I'm not dead."

Sule exclaimed, "You're bleeding from all seven orifices!"

Gaoxin licked the blood and swallowed it with a gulp...

"Bleeding from all seven orifices is bleeding from all seven orifices."

"Death is death."

"They're not the same thing."

P.S. Sorry.