500: BLACKOUT

500 — BLACKOUTVeyron City has fallen into darkness.The lights are out.The map is gone.Tracking systems have been disabled.And every competitor has been given a single target:500.Ethan Kane is no longer the tournament's surprise competitor.Now, he is the prey.As dozens of competitors begin hunting him through the dark streets for the bounty on his head, Ethan has only a handful of temporary allies beside him: Nyx, Jax, Sera, Kira, and Lena.But in this arena, no one is truly a friend.As the money increases, loyalty decreases.As the number of survivors falls, everyone becomes more dangerous.And when the bounty on Ethan rises to half a million credits, Blackout stops being an ordinary tournament event.Snipers are waiting in the darkness.Professional soldiers are tracking their targets.Temporary alliances collapse within seconds.And Ethan is still carrying the same thing:A Model 500.But in the middle of the tournament, the appearance of a mysterious symbol changes everything.Helix Division.A private military company.A drone that should not be inside the tournament.And one name on the competitor list that marks Ethan directly as its target:HELIX-1.Now, it is no longer only about making the final twelve.Someone deliberately brought Ethan Kane into this tournament.Someone is watching him.And someone does not want him to leave this arena.39 competitors remain.But Ethan now knows who he is going after.In BLACKOUT, the third book of the 500 series, the line between hunter and prey disappears completely.