Chapter 1252: Five Black Cards
Whether Liang Shuang actually had four cards in hand was hard to say, and even whether he truly held Black Card 18 was questionable.
"What prompted you to follow me?" Xu Huo didn't dwell on the cards but pressed for the earlier matter.
"Because of Ye Bingxin's divination?" Watching Liang Shuang's expression change, he continued, "Or did you simply act on a whim?"
"So Ye Bingxin's divination did play a part." Xu Huo paused. "But being able to track me down in District 011 is indeed your skill. It seems you have a very powerful tracking item?"
"Indeed, you do."
"Regarding my residence, besides you, does anyone else know about it?"
"Probably not."
After asking a few more questions, Xu Huo knocked the man unconscious and brought him before Li Cheng. "You have the fewest cards among us. Swap his black cards for mine, and you can take half of his items."
"Isn't this Liang Shuang?" Jiang Zifeng suddenly recognized the face on the ground. "So this guy ran into Ye Bingxin from the start."
Otherwise, he wouldn't have known that Ye Bingxin's first card was Black 6.
Li Cheng's first card was a white card, placing her in the white faction. Given the current situation, the white faction's chances of winning were slim, so she agreed without any psychological burden.
The result was unexpectedly good. No one had anticipated that Liang Shuang actually held two black flower cards, while the other two were a swap card and a trap card.
"He wanted to drag us down with him, but someone else reaped the rewards... That's why those without strength shouldn't scheme." Ye Bingxin coldly glanced at Liang Shuang, who was now a corpse. "I hated this guy on the train."
"Now there's one swap card left. It should be fine." Mu Yan looked at the remaining three players. She had a relatively good understanding of Xu Huo's card situation. He was still short of cards and would need to kill at least one person to exchange with Li Cheng.
Just then, the mutant plants covering the walls suddenly parted, and playing cards lit up one after another. At the same time, a notification sounded in the room:
"Due to the room being irreparable, this match has ended early. Players can return to the instance through the passage corresponding to the card face they hold..."
Before the notification finished, the three players rushed impatiently toward the playing card passages. However, when they charged at the nearest passage, the card flipped to its back side upon contact.
The three hesitated only a moment before quickly dashing to the next door, but the second one also closed immediately. Two of them stalled, while the third raced without stopping to the third door. After failing again, he slammed his fist in frustration: "Damn it!"
The mutant plants re-covered the card wall—not a single player had successfully escaped this round.
Mu Yan and the other two nearby were still confused, but Jiang Zifeng and Ye Bingxin exchanged a knowing glance:
It was now clear what cards each of the remaining three players held.
Xu Huo had four cards. To get Li Cheng's two black cards, he needed two more, one of which had to be a swap card.
But this time, things wouldn't go so smoothly, because the remaining swap card was in the hands of the player with the most cards.
Since the passages were blocked, the three players finally caught on. One of them quickly said, "I don't have a swap card or a flower card!"
Xu Huo and the others had already seen what cards he held. The other two, especially the one holding the swap card, immediately tried to use it, but Jiang Zifeng knocked him out first.
"Even though the swap card is with him, he has quite a few cards too," Ye Bingxin said to Xu Huo.
Xu Huo didn't look at the man on the ground but turned to the long-haired player who had remained silent. "You still have one card left?"
Although he had stopped after two failed attempts to enter the passages, just like the player who claimed he hadn't gotten any important cards, that didn't mean he only had two cards. A few seconds ago, two cards had disappeared from the card wall, one of which was his.
Jiang Zifeng reacted the fastest and asked, "How do you know he has a cancel card?"
Xu Huo raised his hand, and the mutant plants covering the card wall vanished like smoke. Playing cards, some face-up and some face-down, stood intact in place, including the previously destroyed Number Card 1.
The smile on Jiang Zifeng's face froze for a moment, then he laughed again. "You're really something. When did you set that up? I didn't notice a thing."
The mutant plants that appeared when Xue Lang left were indeed the maze's self-repair, but it hadn't taken long. To guard against Liang Shuang and other players holding swap cards, Xu Huo had simply incorporated the entire match room into his spiritual realm. The match-end notification just now was, of course, a fabrication of his, meant to test what cards the players held.
The effect was remarkable.
Now, twenty-eight cards remained in the room. Twenty-one belonged to Xu Huo's side, and the remaining seven were with the other three players.
The long-haired player, who had used his cancel card first, stood not far from Li Cheng. After being exposed by Xu Huo, he immediately used an item to restrict Li Cheng's movements. With a raise of his hand, semi-transparent shields like air barriers appeared on her left and right—as the shields closed in toward the center, a "hum" rang through the air, and a few leaves swept in by the wind were crushed to pieces!
Li Cheng, who had escaped from the spiritual gate Xu Huo had created, turned back and frowned. She grabbed two mini speakers from her sides and tossed them over, while warning the others: "Cover your ears!"
Heeding the advice, Xu Huo's group all covered their ears without exception. On the opposite side, the long-haired player, perhaps due to the special effect of his item, tried to raise his hands but couldn't. He finally used an item for protection, but in the next second, the mini speakers emitted a powerful sound that could shake one's brain!
Despite using a protective item, the long-haired player's ears weren't damaged, but he fell into a severe dizziness. His body tilted slightly, and before he could steady himself, a tangent hidden in the air sliced through his neck.
Xu Huo successfully obtained a number card.
To avoid further complications, Li Cheng immediately handed him the black pure gold boots. "I'm afraid I can't swap the other one for you."
The only black card was in her hand, and the remaining swap card holder had four cards. Even if she used all her cards for random draws, the chance of preserving both the black card and the swap card wasn't high.
Xu Huo poked his ear. "Missing one isn't a big deal. Give it a try. It's better if you have it, but if not, it's fine. Maybe your luck is better than mine."