Chapter 1872: Everyone Thinks the Same
When he saw Xu Huo, Fan Yunhong's eyes burst with immense joyful light. He tried hard to smile, gasping for breath as he said, "So... so good... I'm not alone..."
Xu Huo gave him two injections of medicine and waited by his side, keeping an eye on his condition while listening to him speak.
"Never thought... we'd be so fated... you brought me out... and now you're sending me off..."
"My luck is really too bad... back in the Polar Safe Zone, I almost got killed... I gave all my gold to the players of Tomorrow Safe Zone... and just after arriving, I ran into the Sand Sea Safe Zone's sneak attack..."
"Meeting you... I thought I was lucky... turns out I just died somewhere else..."
"At least... I'm not alone..."
"Can you show me... that... that thing you showed the kids in Jade Bird City... I want to see the outside world too..."
By the time Xu Huo brought him into the spiritual realm, Deng Xiahei and the others, who had already gathered around, shook their heads helplessly.
This person's luck was truly terrible.
Those two injections gave Fan Yunhong a brief moment of borrowed time. With novelty and a smile, he looked at the brand-new world created within the spiritual realm, speaking with satisfaction and regret:
"A long time ago, I knew that if you set your hopes too high... in the end, you'd usually be disappointed... so before, I only said I wanted to leave the desolate places and go to a safe zone... but I really wanted to leave here... go to an ordinary district... live an ordinary life... after work, feel the breeze and see the sunlight..."
His voice gradually faded away.
Closing Fan Yunhong's eyes, Xu Huo picked up his bag and placed it on his chest before leaving the place.
When Deng Xiahei encountered Xu Huo, he was already carrying Fan Yunhong. It was clear he wanted to do a good deed, but after all the twists and turns, it only led to Fan Yunhong losing his life. Who can predict the twists of fate?
"This isn't anyone's fault. He was just too unlucky," Deng Xiahei comforted.
Xu Huo nodded. "The nearest safe zone from here is Harvest Safe Zone. Let's go check it out first."
So the group headed toward Harvest Safe Zone. Surprisingly, this safe zone had also been attacked, with half the city collapsed. However, the situation was slightly better than Tomorrow Safe Zone, which had been swept clean by xenomorphs. The players were gone, but some ordinary people had survived.
Arriving at the place where the wounded were being treated, Juan Er grabbed someone at random and asked where the players had retreated to.
Seeing obvious outer zone players, the people here immediately tensed up. Though not exactly hostile, they kept their mouths shut, unwilling to communicate.
A severely injured player mixed in with the crowd recognized Xu Huo and the others. He initially tried to hide in a corner and pretend nothing was wrong, but Brother Wu had sharp eyes and recognized him too.
After bringing him over, Xu Huo said, "Don't be afraid. We just want to help."
The injured player had no strength to resist, but his tongue was sharp. "You stirred up Zone 010, and now you come here with your afterthoughts..."
"Get this straight—we're not the ones who attacked the city," Deng Xiahei interrupted. "You and the Sand Sea Safe Zone people were already irreconcilable."
Xu Huo raised his hand to stop him, then looked at the player and said, "Since you won't tell us where the players went, then send a message to Liao Xiaoyi and the others. We've already found Melissa."
The other party was skeptical and didn't respond, but Xu Huo released Chang Shoujie and little Melissa from the picture frame right in front of him.
Little Melissa, wearing a protective suit, sat on Chang Shoujie's lap. Through the protective shield, her small face was clearly visible. Curious about the new person before her, she reached out a hand and said, "Daddy!"
The player was stunned for a moment, but Chang Shoujie grabbed little Melissa's hand and said, "He's not Daddy."
The injured player didn't know if Melissa was truly a descendant of Zone 010's people, but he recognized Chang Shoujie. So he asked directly, "Are you willing to stake your reputation that this is our Zone 010's newborn?"
Chang Shoujie was also someone who didn't play by the rules. He stared at the other man. "Do I need to stake my reputation for you? Tell Liao Xiaoyi and the others. Since Tomorrow Safe Zone is no longer livable, we should go take back what belongs to us Zone 010 people and create a good living environment for the children."
This player, originally held by Brother Wu, struggled excitedly upon hearing this, reaching out to touch little Melissa.
Little Melissa's hand was held by Chang Shoujie, so she stretched out her leg instead.
The injured man half-knelt before the wheelchair, carefully holding little Melissa's foot, gently squeezing it as if to confirm she was a living, real person.
"Daddy!" Little Melissa currently only knew that word.
The player grinned and nodded repeatedly. "Right, right. You're my daughter, the daughter of all of us in Zone 010."
He then contacted Gan Feng—the same player who had tested Xu Huo's strength back in the Polar Safe Zone. After receiving a reply, the injured player finally revealed where the safe zone's players had gone.
"They didn't retreat. They went to rescue Radiance Safe Zone. Those Sand Sea people have gone crazy, suddenly attacking several safe zones."
It seemed both sides were in similar situations, both taking the opportunity to wipe out each other's foundations.
After leaving behind healing medicine, Xu Huo and his group headed to Radiance Safe Zone.
The battle at Radiance Safe Zone wasn't over yet. The fighting was at its peak. The players in the city must have been clashing for quite some time. The convoy from Sand Sea Safe Zone had already killed off the players who came out to interfere and was setting up large-scale thermal weapons, likely planning to destroy the city.
"Are these people planning to tear down every safe zone?" Deng Xiahei thought this group had gone completely mad. "Are they trying to establish a nation?"
"Why say so much? Just go in and fight," Juan Er said. "Anyway, I can't stand these bullying cannibal players!"
"Those weapons are worth a lot. Don't waste them," Xu Huo said, looking into the distance at the convoy. The next moment, he vanished from the sand dune.
Correspondingly, an almost invisible figure quickly weaved through the convoy. Everywhere he passed, vehicles were instantly dismantled into pieces. The unlucky ones might even have the players inside the cars finished off along with them. By the time he had gone from one end to the other carrying attack items, he stood at the rear of the convoy and swung his blade horizontally. The black thin light forced a dozen players to flee far from their vehicles, and two of them even aimed the thermal weapons originally meant for the city at Xu Huo.
But then, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, Xu Huo teleported in front of one of them. His left hand brushed over the weapon, and the expensive weapon bought for millions of white notes turned to powder.
The player was startled. Though his reaction was fast enough, he couldn't withstand Xu Huo attacking him with five or six A-grade items at once. Within seconds, a tangent coated with spiritual power passed through his neck.
Then Xu Huo dodged a shell fired by another player, pulled up a ray blade from a hundred meters away, and directly sliced off the other's palm.
(Chapter End)