500: Connection

CONNECTIONIn the future, war is no longer fought on battlefields, but in arenas.Hundreds of competitors enter massive stadiums, connect to neural-link systems, and fight to the death inside entirely digitally constructed cities.But here, death is not real.When you are shot, you do not die.Your connection is simply terminated.Even so, everyone will do whatever it takes to win.Plasma rifles. Robotic armor. AI-assisted targeting systems. Energy shields. Combat drones…And then Ethan Kane arrives.A professional hitman in the real world.Cold-blooded.Silent.Dangerous.When he enters the tournament, he wears no armor.He uses no advanced technology.At his side is only the old weapon he has used for years:Smith & Wesson Model 500.Ninety-six competitors.One enormous digital city.Only the final twelve will advance to the next stage.No one gives Ethan a chance.The bookmakers ignore him.His rivals mock him.But there is one thing they do not know yet.For Ethan Kane, killing is not a game.It is his profession.And when the first bullet is fired in Veyron City, the balance of the entire tournament will begin to change.Connection is the beginning of the Five Hundred series.The journey of a professional hitman carrying nothing but a revolver among warriors equipped with high technology begins now—a journey that will take him into the greatest combat tournaments in the galaxy.96 competitors.12 finalists.One question:What is deadlier—technology, or the man pulling the trigger?