Prison Island

Chapter 9 The dog takes the mouse
"Ding dong..."

"Su Le, Cao Yang, Gao Xin, Jin Meimei..."

No. 97 called out the names of twelve people in a row. Gao Xin took a deep breath, and he and Su Le walked straight through the light curtain wearing only a pair of shorts.

After coming out, everyone was stunned. It was not a corridor or a venue, but another enclosed metal room.

After waiting for a while, there was no movement, and no sound of movement could be heard.

But everyone knows that the place where we are should be moving, it's just horizontal movement, not like the feeling of weightlessness in an elevator.

After about half a minute, a door opened in front of us, and everything became clear.

It was a huge room, so big that a four-story mansion with a garden could fit inside it! It might cover two acres!
They were outside the courtyard, and eight people were already standing at the gate.

Gao Xin observed quickly and found that they were not dressed well and most of them looked hesitant. Those who arrived first glanced at the elevator to identify the people. When they saw that most of them were wearing prison uniforms, they were secretly delighted.

This made him basically certain that those who arrived first were all made of glass.

"Huh..." He breathed a sigh of relief. Since they were all made of glass, the survival rate would increase greatly.

Gao Xin took the lead, walked to the gate of the courtyard, and found a place to stand. He didn't want anyone else to get close to him except Sule.

At this moment, Gao Xin noticed a bald man looking at him, and he immediately glared back.

Their eyes met, Gao Xin stared at the other person without saying a word.

In the end, the bald man couldn't figure out what he was doing and he backed down, avoiding Gao Xin's gaze.

He turned and glared at Cao Yang and the others: "New here, NPC or player?"

The ten newcomers in prison uniforms looked at each other and said sparsely, "Player."

None of the newcomers including Gao Xin signed the NPC agreement.

The bald man raised his eyebrows: "You are all lucky. Who brought you here?"

Cao Yang hurriedly said, "It's Lord Sasaki."

The bald man immediately said, "Oh, it's Master Beast Fang."

"Animal fangs?" Cao Yang was stunned.

The bald man said disdainfully: "Lord Sasaki, don't you know the code name Beast Fang?"

Gao Xin was speechless. They were all newbies. Isn't that normal? This guy was just pretending.

But Cao Yang showed a look of surprise. Seeing that this man was an old hand, he took the initiative to approach him and said, "So Lord Sasaki's code name is Beast Fang. I wonder what you should call him, big brother?"

"You are not qualified to know my name, just call me Brother Guang." The bald man said coolly.

Cao Yang asked, "Brother Guang, what is this game like? This must not be your first time participating, right?"

The bald man said calmly: "Not much, just a few times."

After seeing him pass the test several times, several newcomers surrounded him, calling him Brother Guang, hoping to ask for his guidance.

The bald man was very satisfied, but still said with a straight face: "In this game of redemption, your only goal is to survive. As for indulgences, no one is allowed to keep them privately. They must be handed over to the organization. Do you hear me?"

Everyone responded, it felt like they were listening to Sasaki's lecture.

The bald man nodded slightly: "This is just the most basic game. As long as you are obedient, I will try my best to keep you alive."

Several newcomers were immediately moved to tears of gratitude and expressed their willingness to follow Brother Guang closely.

The bald man pulled them aside and said, "Ask any questions you have. I do have some experience."

Then they whispered to each other, as if they had formed a novice alliance.

Gao Xin actually wanted to ask as well, he had a lot of questions in his mind, but he held back and ignored it.

At the same time, he noticed that among the other people who arrived earlier, a beautiful woman rolled her eyes, especially when she heard the bald man say that he had "spent a few times", she looked speechless.

It was obvious that this bald guy was not a very experienced person. He had done it several times, maybe even twice.

I'm afraid he doesn't have good intentions in winning over newcomers. He might just be using them as cannon fodder.

However, after waiting for several minutes, Gao Xin began to feel a little suspicious.

Haven't started yet? Are there not enough people? How many more people should I wait for? Where can I see the game content and the number of people required?

Has the game already started? But these newcomers don't know about it?

Gao Xin leaned against the wall, indifferent, but he was slightly sweating.

He guessed that the content of the game might be to call No. 97 directly to inquire, but he was afraid that was not the case, so he could only wait for someone to do it first.

Fortunately, it didn’t take too long before the woman named Jin Meimei thought of it.

Among the newcomers, Gao Xin and Su Le were standing shirtless against the wall, Cao Yang and others followed the bald man, leaving only Jin Meimei and another middle-aged man with a fierce look.

Meimei couldn't wait any longer and looked up and asked, "No. 97, when does the game start?"

No. 97 replied, "'The dog catches the rat'. The number of people required is 24, and we are still short of 4 people."

Meimei nodded and asked again: "Dog catches rat, is that the name of the game? What are the rules of the game?"

No. 97 replied: "After everyone is gathered, the rules will be announced uniformly."

Having said that, we can only calm down and continue waiting.

Soon, Gao Xin noticed that the bald man was looking at him again.

This made him sigh inwardly: "It should be Cao Yang and the others who said that I am also a newcomer..."

Gao Xin had no choice but to do this. He did this just to provide more options and did not expect everyone to be fools.

Anyway, it's a harmless thing, maybe it will be useful?

"Hey, kid, were you glaring at me fiercely just now? Why are you pretending? Why don't you take off your shorts too?" The bald man led a group of people and came over with a loud voice.

Gao Xin didn't say anything, just stared at him coldly, his fists clenched.

"I'm talking to you, why are you looking at me like that? Do you think you can pretend to be the pervert on the island if you take off your clothes?" the bald man scolded.

Gao Xin said coldly: "Do you think that by saying that you have participated in the game several times, you can cover up the fact that you only participated in it twice?"

The bald man was stunned, his eyes looked a little guilty, then he was angry and was about to say something.

The pretty woman who had rolled her eyes at the side before burst out laughing: "Bald, you can't pretend anymore, right? You can't even subdue a newbie, so why are you pretending to be a veteran?"

As soon as these words came out, the bald man was exposed, and he immediately growled: "Liu Xu, stop arguing, you dead shemale."

The face of the girl named Liu Xu suddenly turned cold: "Ugly freak, you want to become a woman, but you are not qualified yet."

"Really? I don't know who offended the guests and was sent to the Redemption Group, and even slept in Brother Qiao's room until dawn?" The bald man retorted.

Liu Xu glared angrily, then sneered coldly: "It's none of your business. Brother Qiao said that I only need to participate in this game this month. What about you?"

The bald man was stunned: "You only participate once a month?"

Liu Xu laughed: "Why? You don't have to attend every week? How pitiful! Do you want to be a woman too? It's a pity that you are as ugly as a donkey!"

The bald man snorted coldly: "That's better than you. A grown man scolding people is like acting like a spoiled child."

The two then began to make personal attacks on each other, and the insults became increasingly nasty.

Instead, no one paid any attention to Gao Xin. He breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the man named Liu Xu.

I didn’t expect it to be a man… He didn’t even look like he was coming in at first glance, and his voice was so gentle and pleasant.

The people here have really strong abilities in physical transformation. If Luo Yan were transformed, she would be even more beautiful. No wonder Sasaki said that he has the appearance of an oiran.

"Ding dong!"

Just as the scene was getting noisy, the door on the white wall opened again.

In an instant, the scene became quiet. Both Liu Xu and the bald man fell silent tacitly and looked towards the door nervously.

Four people walked out of the door. They were not simple at first glance. They were wearing well-fitting brocade clothes with different patterns, and each of them carried a different weapon.

Whether it's a broadsword or boxing gloves, it's obvious that he has financial ability, and he must be a radiator.

Gao Kun was shy, and it was indeed not like him to just take off all his clothes. No wonder the bald guy just said that he was pretending to be a pervert on the island after he was found out.

"So many newcomers? The Welfare Bureau." A sturdy man carrying a knife glanced at the ten people in prison uniforms and suddenly his mouth opened wide, laughing wildly.

There was a short man wearing a mask next to him, who was obviously in the same group as him. He also smiled and said, "That's why I said come to Yamaguchi Village, Dongcan brother. Today is the day they recruit new people. There must be a lot of glass people matching."

The sturdy man with the knife nodded approvingly, while looking at Liu Xu with lustful eyes.

Liu Xu was very nervous, but then she forced a smile and responded to the strong man.

The sturdy man laughed loudly, and behind him, there were two more people.

A young man had his hands and even forearms covered with silver metal gloves. He had a cigarette in his mouth and was puffing smoke. He seemed to be alone and was silently observing everyone present.

Another bearded white man, also a lone ranger, holding a mechanical axe, did not talk nonsense, stepped out from the crowd, and directly asked No. 97 about the situation.

No. 97 said calmly, "All 24 members of the 'Dog Catches Rat' team are here. Now let's announce the rules."

Everyone immediately focused their attention, even the radiators. They all knew that even if it was the Welfare Bureau, they had to take it seriously. A projection appeared in the air, along with 97's cold voice.

"The dog catches the mouse. There are 24 players in total. All players can be divided into three identities: old cat, old dog, and mouse."

"There is one quota for old cats, three quota for old dogs, and 1 quota for mice."

"At the beginning of the game, mice can enter the game's limited range and find a hiding place. They can leave only after surviving for 120 minutes. At the end of the game, mice that leave alive will receive 100 points of indulgence."

"20 minutes after the game starts, the old cat can enter the courtyard area, hunt mice, and can leave after surviving for 100 minutes. The old cat who leaves alive at the end of the game will receive 100 points of indulgence. For each mouse the old cat hunts, it will receive an additional 100 points of indulgence."

"Old dogs can enter the courtyard area 30 minutes after the game begins and can leave after 90 minutes."

"The restricted area for hunting rats is the entire area within this house. Anyone who enters without a valid ID will be killed. Anyone who enters before the designated time will be killed. Once you enter, you are not allowed to leave before the designated time is up. Otherwise, you will be killed."

"Once all players leave the restricted area, the game is deemed over and the settlement is made."

"Now start distributing the mice."

The rules are simple. No. 97 finished speaking quickly, and in an instant a faint light descended, covering the ground.

These glimmers seemed to contain streams of material debris, which collided and combined violently on everyone's necks, producing sparks.

"Ah!" Many newcomers were shocked.

A collar was visibly formed directly around their necks, with a realistic rat head carved on it.

"This is the legendary electromagnetic force field printing." Gao Xin touched the collar around his neck, it was still warm!

Although he did not have a job and had never really seen such productivity, he knew that since the emergence of this technology, countless people had completely lost their qualifications to work, and even the possibility of entering a factory to screw screws was cut off.

Even if there were, the largest group of workers in the world are "mechanical workers", and the general public has almost no job opportunities.

Even for the servile service industry jobs, one has to do everything in their power to curry favor and fight for a spot.

A poor guy like him can only receive a pitiful security allowance every month, which is enough to provide him with food and clothing, and he even has some spare money to spend, but that's all.

It is extremely difficult for them to move up a level. It seems that the meaning of their existence is just to serve as consumers to keep the social economy going.

"Zizzi."

The glimmer continued, printing four more collars on the ground, one for cats and three for dogs.

"The status of old cat and old dog will be decided by the remaining players."

"The game officially begins immediately. After 30 minutes, players who have not been assigned an identity will be killed."

After No. 97 said this, everyone stared at the cat and dog collars on the ground.

But only a silver figure flashed by, and it was the young man who was just smoking and not talking before.

He rushed forward first and grabbed all four collars in his hands.

The bearded white man got anxious on the spot: "What are you doing? Give me the cat collar!"

The knife-carrying burly man and the masked man were not slow either. They surrounded them and said in a cold voice: "We will vote to distribute the cat. Whoever has the most votes will get the cat."

The young man wearing silver gloves cursed: "Idiot."

As he spoke, he had already acted like lightning and put the cat collar around his neck.

"you!"

The burly man with the knife was furious, and he and the masked man rushed over and grabbed the remaining dog by the collar: "Let go!"

The young man sneered, and sharp claws instantly shot out from his silver gloves.

The two men did not dare to resist head-on. Even though they had a chance to counterattack at such a close distance, they were unwilling to fight desperately right away.

The two of them immediately let go and took a step back to avoid the claw attack.

"You've already got the cat, why are you still holding on to the dog?"

The young man said playfully: "Why do you care about me?"

"Brother Dongcan, what should we do?" the masked dwarf whispered.

The sturdy man with the knife frowned and raised his head to ask, "Fuck, No. 97, what is the mission of the old dog? Tell me now."

No. 97 said calmly: "The rules of the game have been explained."

"What?" they were surprised. "An old dog can get an indulgence for killing mice?"

"No."

"Then...if I kill the old cat, can I get an indulgence?"

"No."

"Ah?" Several people were completely confused: "What the hell do we need an old dog for?"

At this time, the young man wearing the silver gloves laughed: "It's really like a dog trying to catch a rat. Why are you meddling in other people's business?"

"In that case, those who meddle in other people's business should go to hell."

As he spoke, the young man quickly threw the two dog collars in his hands directly into the courtyard wall! He threw them far away!

The other three radiators were stunned. They hadn't figured out the rules of the game yet.

But there are a few rules that are very clear, that is, if they fail to obtain the identity within 30 minutes, they will be killed.

Without an identity card, you cannot enter the house...

"Asi ba..." The sturdy man with the knife had red eyes and shouted in dialect in anger.

Then he yelled at the crowd, "What are you rats still standing there for? Why don't you go in and get the collars for me?"

The young man with the silver hand was standing guard in front of the courtyard gate and said calmly: "If someone throws it out, I will throw it back."

"Just try it!" The sturdy man with the knife couldn't bear it anymore, and rushed forward with the knife.

The masked dwarf shouted to the bearded man, "Let's go together, three of us, and kill this guy!"

The bearded man was also impatient and started to chop with the axe without saying a word.

As soon as the silver-handed young man came on the scene, he aroused the wrath of heaven and man, and attracted the ridicule of three powerful enemies.

But when facing the siege of three people, he just chuckled and threw the last dog collar in his hand far away, landing behind the three people, just like throwing a dog bone.

Upon seeing this, the bearded man, who had been in a hot temper just now, turned around and chased after the collar.

"You..." The other two brothers who were familiar with each other were a beat slower and cursed Xiba angrily, but they were helpless and unwilling to fall behind, so they turned around and grabbed the collar.

That's the last one.

"Haha!" The bearded man grabbed the collar and was about to put it around his neck.

The sturdy man with the knife had already drawn his knife and chopped at him, shouting angrily: "Let go!"

The big bearded man said, "Whoever gets it owns it! Do you want to fight here? I'm not afraid of you!"

He raised the axe and swung it directly. The power source of the mechanical axe suddenly emitted a faint blue halo and sprayed out a shock wave, causing the axe to accelerate suddenly.

The blow was powerful and heavy. They were both at the same level, so the two opponents did not dare to withstand the axe head-on, and hurriedly joined forces to raise their swords to block it.

"clang!"

The sound of metal clashing was deafening and sparks flew from the confrontation.

The enormous force caused the two to retreat again and again.

The bearded man hurriedly wanted to take the opportunity to put on the collar, but the masked dwarf threw a dart at his neck as he retreated.

His hand holding the axe was heavy, and at the critical moment, if he didn't want to get shot in the neck, he could only use his hand to block it.

Suddenly, several bloody holes appeared on his hands. He didn't know which tendon was broken. His fingers opened unconsciously and the collar fell to the ground again.

The burly man with the knife took the opportunity to chop at him, and the masked dwarf also cooperated, rolling on the ground to grab the collar at a very fast speed.

Seeing that he was being attacked from both sides, the bearded man had no choice but to raise his axe and chop down, shocking the sturdy man with a knife while forcing the masked dwarf away.

But this was a matter of life and death, how could the two of them give up? They attacked frantically, going back and forth around the bearded man, coordinating their attacks seamlessly, just to prevent the bearded man from picking up the collar.

The three of them fought fiercely and soon they were all injured, with their eyes red, fighting to the death.

What together? The brief moment of solidarity was fragile.

The young man who instigated all this stood aside, watching the show with a chuckle, as if it had nothing to do with him.

He even mocked, "Now you know how to fight hard? Why didn't you fight hard just now?"

"In this place, if you take a step back, you will fall into the abyss."

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ps: Sorry.

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