Chapter 1981: Coordinated Combat
That metal patch couldn't be removed. Based on the spatial rays it emitted, it was nailed directly into the Blue Coat's skull. He had clearly undergone a craniotomy as well, and had taken precautions against post-surgery complications to avoid targeted interference during battle.
The East District players had unstable mental states, so they carried mutant plants capable of detecting spiritual power. Because of this, they had an obvious weakness—they could be affected by mental interference devices. The Rebel Army had seized on this, preparing a sufficient supply of mental interference instruments and items. Unfortunately, such items or instruments were limited, especially items, which weren't easy to purchase. If they fought in an open area, the coverage of these items and instruments would be vast, capable of affecting multiple players at once. But the East District seemed to have anticipated this, which was why they had locked people inside location items, using the space within the items to weaken the interference effects.
The effect was indeed quite good. Coupled with the fact that some players had metal patches implanted in their heads, this greatly reduced the possibility of East District players being interfered with. Thus, in this battle where both sides had laid their groundwork in advance, the East District players held the upper hand.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The two figures flashed rapidly between different floors. Finally, one passed by Xu Huo, who reached out and patted the Blue Coat from a distance, saying, "Look over here."
Using deception in battle was also a tactic. Hearing someone suddenly call out, many people would instinctively turn their heads or pause. But experienced players could often suppress their conditioned reflexes. So even when he heard the voice and felt someone touch him, the Blue Coat didn't lose focus. Before his defense barrier was broken, all his attention remained on the Rebel Army.
However, Xu Huo had no intention of letting them leave so easily. He lifted his foot, and in an instant, he, along with the Blue Coat and the Black Hood, were standing on the continuously rising spiral staircase.
The metal patch might block interference instruments, but a person's subjective consciousness couldn't be cut off by instruments. So this move was meant to disrupt the Blue Coat. Of course, it wasn't limited to that. Xu Huo also tossed out a handful of mutant plant seeds.
These were taken from the East District players. He scattered them casually downward. Influenced by spiritual power, some seeds began to grow wildly even in midair, exploding into cauliflower-like shapes in the blink of an eye. As they landed or ricocheted to different floors and rooms, the library began to be overrun by mutant plants.
This scene finally made the Blue Coat spare Xu Huo a glance. Then he changed targets, abandoning the Black Hood and appearing behind Xu Huo, his hand slashing directly at his neck!
Xu Huo turned around with a faint smile. As his figure dissipated, he consecutively used traits like "Please Sit" and "Memory Flashback."
The main combatants of the East District naturally wouldn't lack defensive trait items, so none of these traits took effect. Although they didn't work, they could consume the opponent's items. Thus, when the Black Hood moved in to cover, the Blue Coat was knocked to the ground by his "Burial or Cremation." In this gap, Xu Huo also interfered from a distance. After several exchanges, the Blue Coat was struck on his left shoulder, sending him flying into a nearby room—the room was now inaccessible, completely stuffed with mutant plants. Not just the Blue Coat, but other players eventually returned to the public area of the library.
The Rebel Army launched a major counterattack. Although their overall strength was inferior to the East District players, they had numbers on their side. Compared to the East District's streamlined personnel for maximum efficiency, the Rebel Army didn't care. They dared to use any item, focusing on a one-for-one trade to break even, or a one-for-two for a huge profit.
The East District players excelled at suppressing emotions, never letting them interfere with rational judgment during battle. This allowed them to prioritize their goals at all times, even ignoring life and death.
The Rebel Army, on the other hand, came with a do-or-die mentality. Their morale was high, and their sole purpose was to keep all these East District players here, so they fought without regard for their own lives.
Both sides held life and death lightly, making the battle scene incredibly brutal. Compared to the balanced offense and defense Xu Huo had seen in past player fights, these people didn't care about losing limbs. They would even deliberately trade a limb to severely wound an opponent. In no time, the library was splattered with blood everywhere. And as the mutant plants grew violently and crowded the space, randomly discarded body parts were pushed together, making the battle even more bloodthirsty and savage.
The mental interference instruments prepared by the Rebel Army proved useful. In just a few minutes, they had killed a third of the East District players. Seeing this, the Blue Coat had no choice but to retract the location item.
The item was attached to the library, so although everyone felt a force sweep over them, the library building didn't disappear. The internal and external separation was gone. Even blocked by mutant plants, players could clearly sense the situation outside the building.
Earlier, the Outer Zone players attacking the defense barrier had drawn away some East District players. Now that the location item was closed, these people naturally returned to reinforce. They used a blockade barrier to cut the battlefield into small sections again, reducing the impact of the interference instruments.
Xu Huo had already withdrawn his spiritual realm, but he didn't leave the battle. Instead, he coordinated with the Black Hood to kill the Blue Coat.
In reality, the East District had more players than this. They surrounded the library, mainly to separate the combatants from ordinary people. But that didn't mean they wouldn't join the fight. When the East District players clearly fell into a disadvantage, they would act.
The Rebel Army was obviously aware of this. Taking advantage of the chaos, a few of them returned to the library and dragged out a huge black metal box, throwing it to the ground. The outside of the box was already covered with various instruments and items. One of them shouted, "Agor's dogs, stop now, or I'll blow up this batch of potions!"
They had used an item, so the shout was extremely penetrating. Not only the library building, but several nearby streets could hear it clearly. However, the East District players only paused briefly before ignoring it. One person near the metal box sneered, "This box is made of S-grade special metal. Do you think you can blow it up? I'll put it this way—even if we opened the box and laid the potions right in front of you, you couldn't take them!"
The Rebel Army had two plans for seizing the "White Blood." In fact, they leaned more toward the second plan. So after finding the box, they didn't immediately teleport it away through the player panel. Now they used it to threaten the East District players. But when the East District remained unmoved, the Rebel Army had no choice but to activate all their items and instruments:
"A scourge for future generations—blowing it up saves trouble!"