Chapter 1548: Someone Opened the Box
Not only the streets, but the space rays surging up from underground also began to descend. However, unlike the streets, the space rays seemed to be forcibly pulled downward by some power, their enveloping no longer as strong, as if their roots had been severed, slowly being devoured by the black hole beneath the ground.
Also being devoured was the nearby city centered around the Box Carrier. It was like an abyss that had been torn open—streets and buildings, block after block, toppled toward the underground in large swaths. Beneath the ground lay an endless darkness, and anything that fell in would completely disappear within seconds!
Looking up at Lawrence Li, who had flown high into the air, the Box Carrier, with half his face obscured by a mask, revealed a faint smile. Then he reached out, grabbed at the air, and yanked downward with force!
The wheelchair trembled in the air, but that was all. Then Lawrence Li made a gesture of spreading his hands and bringing them together in the middle. Immediately, a massive amount of space rays converged in the air, gradually forming two giant doors, standing on either side of the abyss.
Lawrence Li's colorful space rays were actually composed of countless tiny diamond-shaped fragments. Each segment had innumerable small facets, and these facets could reflect light. Under special conditions, the rays would appear to have streaks of rainbow light flowing through them, and the more frequently the rays moved, the more pronounced this glow became.
When tens of thousands of space rays gathered together, coalescing into something that seemed almost real, those rainbow lights would flow like diamonds, refracting a breathtaking beauty.
The two giant doors began to tilt from the edge of the city.
The abyss continued to expand, and devouring the entire city was only a matter of time. But when the giant doors slammed down, it was as if a pause button had been pressed—the abyss stopped consuming the city and began to shrink instead.
The Box Carrier teleported into the air.
The two super players faced each other, and the air around them began to heat up—truly heat up. When they came face to face, the air rapidly grew hot as if being boiled, then started to seethe. However, this high temperature didn't last long before several space rays shot toward the Box Carrier like bullets.
The space rays, which looked no different from before, easily pierced through the defense barrier. With a crisp sound distinctly different from others, the leather case in the Box Carrier's hand trembled slightly, and the lock seemed to click...
The search for the Instance Authorization had made no progress. After multiple attempts, the players found that no matter how hard they tried, they could only damage the castle's surface at best—even the A-level player was the same.
A group of people had put in great effort only to scrape off a layer of wall plaster. Anyone who saw it would sigh in pity. Gradually losing patience and confidence, the players began to focus their attention on Guan Donglai.
Although he had previously mentioned using items to exchange for a way out, the others had still harbored some hope of hitching a ride. But since that A-level player had proven so ineffective, they had no choice but to come back around.
Guan Donglai's conditions hadn't changed: at least one A-level time-space item or A-level space device. He also stated that his item could accommodate a minimum of three people, but three was not the limit.
"You mean, however many items you get, that's how many people you can take out?" The middle-aged woman didn't quite believe him. "Is your item really that powerful, or is it just A-level?"
"Believe it or not," Guan Donglai said. "But think about it simply: the reason we need time-space items is because their special materials are required to open a door in space. My item is just a medium; the real consumption is the raw materials of the space-type items."
Seeing a few players trying to approach, he quickly stepped back twice and raised a hand to stop them. "Let me make this clear first. Even if you had my item, you might not be able to use it. You don't have extreme sports-related traits. Even if you got the climbing rope, you couldn't take anyone with you. I advise you to think carefully—your items aren't for me; I'm just taking the lead."
"Of course, I also need two companions to leave, but it doesn't hurt me if everyone gets out. It's good to build some goodwill."
"Besides, we've already been in here for quite a while. Those two super players outside won't keep fighting forever if they can't decide a winner."
In other words, their time was running out. The Box Carrier could come in at any moment.
Originally, the Box Carrier's intention in capturing them was probably to make puppets, and they had already damaged quite a few parts of the castle. Who knew what the situation would be like then?
That A-level player immediately said, "I'll trust you this once."
As he spoke, he tossed out an item.
Guan Donglai caught it and threw it back. "You have to hold onto the item yourself."
Such a straightforward move was somewhat surprising, since everyone had initially thought he was just trying to trick them into giving up their items.
Since even the A-level player wasn't planning to kill anyone, the others who still had items could only back down. Three more people produced their items.
Seeing this, Guan Donglai nodded slightly. He first tied five knots on the climbing rope and told them to hold the items and protect the knots. When the time came, he would use his trait to activate the items, and the items would directly open a passage to the outside in this space.
"For safety, let's keep our distance." He deliberately pulled the knots farther apart.
Most of the players present didn't have A-level items, and seeing that Guan Donglai's method seemed like it might actually work, their skeptical attitudes gradually turned into a strong will to survive. Someone made a move!
The first to act was the bearded man. He wasn't foolish enough to attack Guan Donglai directly; instead, he chose the middle-aged woman, who seemed the weakest among the five.
A middle-aged woman who could obtain an A-level item naturally wasn't weak. She raised a steamer pot, flipped the lid, and thick white mist billowed out, covering the entire corridor in an instant and concealing everyone in it.
"They're leaving! Grab the rope!" someone shouted. The remaining players abandoned their fights and rushed toward Guan Donglai's position.
At that moment, a flash of light appeared in the mist, as if space had truly opened.
Xu Huo followed behind these people, using the mist as cover. With the help of the Painting Woman, he passed through the space channel. The next second, circulating air different from that in the castle brushed against his face, and the various scents from the outside world mixed in the airflow entered his nostrils—they had really escaped from under the Box Carrier's nose!
But before they could rejoice, a special force radiated from afar, and space instantly froze. Everyone, including Xu Huo, was frozen in place with their original expressions and movements.
The Box Carrier appeared among them.
Guan Donglai's rope carried four people, so the five of them were almost lined up. Xu Huo and Lian Hanshan had escaped using their own methods, standing a bit farther apart, but the two groups faced each other. Therefore, when the Box Carrier appeared, everyone present could see him, as well as everyone else besides themselves.
"Someone opened the box." The Box Carrier's flat voice seemed capable of claiming lives, and he first turned his gaze to Xu Huo on the right.
Following "I Am Liangchen Who Fears No One", "Wait Nuan Nuan", and "Wallet Lord Died Again", the fourth alliance leader "Sun Slight Smile" has been born! Many thanks! Also thanks to the readers who helped with the floor support, sending hearts!
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