Chapter 1523: Indulgent Players
The moment the door to the spiritual realm opened, Xu Huo was struck down and instantly passed through the portal, teleporting behind the black trench coat woman. However, she was clearly also a Spatial Super Evolver, sensing the spatial fluctuation the moment it happened. She twisted in midair, a horizontal kick sending out a series of shockwaves that blasted him dozens of meters away again!
The black trench coat woman had little interest in him. After shaking him off, she immediately headed toward the white-haired old man: even with two against one, they were only barely matching the old man, and Li Li was already losing ground on his own.
Realizing he was no match for the old man, Li Li actively cooperated with the black trench coat woman. His only goal was to kill the old man; the potions and props were secondary.
Taking advantage of a lull in the fight, the black trench coat woman gave Li Li a slight nod, agreeing to a temporary alliance.
But just as they charged at the old man together, the black trench coat woman was suddenly teleported a hundred meters away. Looking up, she saw Xu Huo again. She raised a hand and gently pushed in his direction. Under the effect of a prop, Xu Huo, along with his defense barrier, was shoved far into the distance.
However, this didn’t exceed the range of the spiritual realm. No matter how many times he was kicked away, he could still teleport back.
After being blocked several times in a row, the black trench coat woman finally grew irritated. The last time Xu Huo was about to close in, she opened a spatial channel, reached through, and flicked her fingers in the same manner. Flashing light spots pierced through the spatial barrier erected between them, breaking through ten layers of “Flower Bloom” barriers in succession. Taking advantage of the moment the “Inviolable Domain” vanished, she struck his shoulder!
The bullet-like light spot pierced through his body, but the next second, Xu Huo vanished from his spot, replaced by a towering Library Tower that rose from the ground. White staircases enveloped the black trench coat woman.
Realizing she had entered someone else’s materialized spiritual realm, the black trench coat woman turned and leaped onto the Library Tower, casually opening the door in front of her.
Behind the door was, of course, another door. Moreover, the Library Tower’s upper and lower levels, as well as its front, were all layers upon layers of rooms. No matter which direction she went, she was met with endless spinning rooms.
Seeing this, the black trench coat woman took out a black bell. But before she could use it, black, wave-like materialized objects surged up from the ground and carried her into the room ahead.
After being loaded into an automatically opening door, the black trench coat woman looked up and saw an immense barrier composed of countless hexagonal shapes stretching endlessly before her. She instinctively stepped back and blurted out, “Honeycomb!”
The honeycomb was the materialized form of Dr. Zhang’s spiritual realm. After a moment of shock, the black trench coat woman quickly composed herself. She tossed the bell forward, and the spinning bell created a vortex-like portal. She then leaped toward it. However, just as she was about to escape, a black materialized object shot out like a flying thorn, slicing the bell in half!
Xu Huo appeared before the honeycomb, staring at the woman before him. “Long time no see.”
“Not that long. We should have met in Card City.”
At that time, he was inside the Eternal Star Hotel, and the person spying from outside was likely her.
“Since you’ve made a move, why hold back? Has Xiao Liang come too?”
The black trench coat woman remained silent, her expression unchanged as she glanced sideways. That was where the old man and Li Li were fighting. For some reason, the old man had suddenly left A7 Safe Zone, and Li Li had followed closely behind.
Xu Huo saw through her intentions. He mobilized all his spiritual power, materializing it into black matter in an attempt to capture her. But the person standing still vanished anyway.
She had completely disappeared from his spiritual realm and spatial perception range, and during that time, there was a strong but brief spatial fluctuation, indicating that the black trench coat woman had already chased after the old man.
Xu Huo frowned slightly. He turned to look at another part of the Library Tower and waved his hand. The door opposite him opened automatically, and two players who had been trying to break it down stumbled in, unable to stop their momentum.
Their eyes met. The two immediately leaped down from the upper floor. Xu Huo gave them a cold glance, then turned and walked into a door that had just rotated in front of him.
The two players had already witnessed the complexity of the Library Tower. They teleported to the closed door, intending to follow him in. But the moment one of them grabbed the doorknob, black matter rapidly covered his entire body. Then, with a *crack*, his face twisted around to face his back.
The other player immediately retreated, only to collide with the tangent lines woven throughout the Library Tower. His body split into several pieces and fell.
The Library Tower vanished. Xu Huo didn’t even glance at the two corpses. He looked far into the city center, then turned and left A7 Safe Zone.
To most players, the nearly collapsed A7 Safe Zone held little value. There were hardly any useful props to be found there. However, banks and precious metal shops were still worth visiting—not all players were wealthy.
From then on, it wasn’t just about robbery. Players would also turn on each other. Without the deterrent of super props, A7 Safe Zone had become an excellent hunting ground.
As Xu Huo passed the edge of the city, he noticed that the military personnel were gradually waking up and turning back to provide rescue.
The three-player battle in A7 Safe Zone had killed many people, but even more were still alive.
After leaving A7 Safe Zone, Xu Huo completely lost track of where the three had gone. He had to find a place with a signal and browse the real-time news in Zone 017. Although many areas had lost contact, before the communication network completely collapsed, going online to seek help was still an important means for the public. From these distress messages, he could catch traces of certain players—for example, the activity trail of the Eerie Sound Knights.
Sure enough, these troublemakers had come to Zone 017 again. They had taken control of two major political center cities, as well as a military base, seizing military power capable of striking the entire Zone 017 from a distance.
Their goal was the same: using ordinary people as hostages to force the government to cooperate in finding the super props. However, this time, unlike in Zone 014, they weren’t restrained by super players. Instead, they calmly executed their plan.
In fact, many players were doing the same thing. From the distress messages, Xu Huo spotted at least twenty threat notices—yes, these people didn’t bother hiding their actions. They practically wanted to announce it to the world, forcing the players holding super props to come out on their own.
The countries in Zone 017 were already beyond saving. They had publicly stated hundreds of times that they had no idea where the super props had gone, but that didn’t slow down the outer zone players. Every hour, a city completely vanished from the world, and the ordinary people had developed a deep-seated hatred for the holders of the super props.
They didn’t know that the impending destruction of Zone 017 had little to do with the super props. When the alien swarm descended upon this zone, the outcome was almost already sealed.
Under Dimension, someone replied to Xu Huo.
(End of Chapter)