Chapter 1816: What You Said Makes Sense
When Xu Huo spoke, his expression and tone showed no significant fluctuation, as if the words coming out of his mouth were not a threat but just an ordinary greeting.
But the premise was that he had killed a person without even turning his head, which showed that his strength was not comparable to players of the same level. If a real fight broke out, only Brother Lou, a B-level player, and a few other capable C-level players would be able to intervene, while the others wouldn't even have a chance to get close...
Being able to form a small player team in Zone 010, where the natural environment was so harsh, and forcing another small group of players represented by Fu Yi to stay in that small city, indicated that these people possessed a certain level of strength. Sometimes, a single player could create a huge gap, especially a B-level player. Otherwise, the safe zone wouldn't have changed its attitude toward the small city after gaining two additional B-level companions.
So now, even facing Xu Huo, who had suddenly and forcefully killed someone, these people were not afraid. Instead, they quickly adjusted their coordination strategy, retreating the D and E-level players to a farther distance, leaving four C-level players and one B-level player to confront him.
In terms of configuration, the safe zone's personnel were similar to the small city's, but judging by the outcome, the safe zone players only suffered minor injuries, while the small city side had it much worse.
"He should be the one I mentioned before, Brother Lou. He has many tricks up his sleeve," the tattooed man reminded.
The middle-aged man standing directly in front of Xu Huo was Brother Lou. He sized Xu Huo up and said, "Friend, since you're not from Zone 010, why interfere in our affairs? Originally, you could have just walked away and that would have been the end of it. But who knew you'd dare to deliver yourself to us? Outnumbered, do you think..."
Brother Lou had been speaking while walking forward, originally planning to launch a surprise attack. However, before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly stopped in his tracks, squinting as he looked ahead. Then, he reached behind his waist, pulled out a pair of short knives, and crossed them in front of him. The sliding and scraping sound vibrated through the space, causing a faint, almost invisible shadow to emerge in the air before him.
Brother Lou's eyes darkened, but instead of retreating, he released a metal eagle. The thing mimicked an animal's cry before lunging straight at Xu Huo. However, before it could fly a few meters, it was sliced into pieces—judging by the broken shape, the sharp implements were densely arranged and cut through metal with ease, so cutting through a person wouldn't be much different!
But that wasn't the most critical part. The most critical thing was that apart from Brother Lou, no one else had noticed that the area around the vehicle had been set up with items. If they had charged straight ahead, they would have been the ones torn apart!
As the others' expressions grew more wary, Xu Huo continued Brother Lou's train of thought, "What you said makes sense. There really are too many people here."
He glanced around at the crowd, then made a throat-slitting gesture in the air.
The next second, the two E-level players and two D-level players at the outermost edge of the encirclement suddenly swung their items at each other, and in an instant, both pairs died!
Before their bodies could even fall, the other four D-level players also died in different ways almost simultaneously. One had their temple pierced, another had their lumbar spine broken, and two others seemed to be cut by something, unknowingly splitting in half from the middle.
The advantage of cannibal players over ordinary players lay in their physical fitness. But when evolution rates made up for that deficiency and they lacked good items, that advantage could be completely ignored.
The same went for the remaining five people.
Xu Huo's killing was too sudden. The dead players seemed bewitched, leaving no chance for rescue. Brother Lou reacted quickly, knowing this was an opportunity. He immediately stacked seven or eight defensive items in front of him, broke through part of the tangent barrier, and used an attack item.
Items had certain usage restrictions. If there were too many obstacles between the user and the target, the item might not take effect. Using space barriers to increase obstacles was something Xu Huo did with ease. The only drawback was that the barriers he created couldn't block overly strong attacks.
Brother Lou used a thick shield to block several tangents—this wasn't difficult. When the tangents were fixed in the air without moving, their attack power wasn't that strong. Taking advantage of the gap, he leaped in, shattered the space ray barrier, and tossed out a string of small bells.
With a series of "bang bang" sounds, fireworks-like explosions covered the entire vehicle. At the same time, the other four C-level players split into two groups. One group coordinated with Brother Lou's attack from the side, while the other tried to snatch the person to create a distraction. Seizing the moment when the snatching group was blocked, Brother Lou curled his right hand, brought it to his mouth, and blew toward the vehicle's position, then immediately withdrew.
However, before the smoke from the explosion had even cleared, Xu Huo had already chased after the C-level players. Three of them were killed without any warning. They probably thought they had an advantage in speed and reaction time, so they rapidly changed positions to coordinate their attacks. But Xu Huo didn't need to compete with them in speed. As long as they couldn't defend against A-level items and mental interference, killing them was effortless.
Only the fourth person escaped. This person was more cautious than the other three, using an item to block Xu Huo for a moment before swiftly fleeing into the station.
That left only one person.
Xu Huo flashed in front of Brother Lou, pulling out the Black Blade from thin air and slashing at his neck.
Brother Lou had been on guard. He blocked with his arm guard, causing the blade, which should have sliced horizontally, to slide along the defensive item and veer upward. At the same time, he took the opportunity to grab at Xu Huo's abdomen!
He wasn't empty-handed. As he reached out, a pair of beast-claw-shaped metal gloves automatically appeared on his hands. These gloves could undoubtedly break through space barriers, but they were stopped by the "Inviolable Domain."
Brother Lou didn't even furrow his brow. Seeing that breaking Xu Huo's defensive item was impossible, he simply kicked the barrier, using the force to create distance between them. He dodged another strike from the Black Blade and then sank into the ground.
That's right, into the ground.
This wasn't a desert but a barren wasteland. The ground was relatively hard and covered with gravel. However, when Brother Lou entered the ground, the soil around his feet automatically turned to sand, expanding over ten meters in an instant. He passed directly through this sandy area, avoiding the tangents Xu Huo had set in the air, and retreated straight to the city entrance.
He didn't go far, nor did he intend to leave. Instead, he stood there, staring at Xu Huo.
Xu Huo touched the torn spot on his neck guard, then, under Brother Lou's smug gaze, picked up a thin, glass-like shard and held it in front of his eyes. "Is this the thing you used against the small city players?"
The smoke attack earlier was meant to place this item on him. Bringing it closer for a look, he saw an exceptionally thin, moving white thread inside. (Chapter End)