Chapter 1995: Assassination of Zheng Yuci
Although Xu Huo was a B-level player, his items were not bad, especially these two space explosion items. "Mini Mushroom Cloud" had a long cooldown time, but "Explosion Maniac" could be used five times in a row, with five blasts comparable in power to "Mini Mushroom Cloud." Under the premise that he could not be caught, unless the East District sent two more players of the same level as the Super Evolver to protect the Agor Headquarters, it would be impossible to save it!
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Accompanied by several explosions that shook the entire city, mushroom clouds rose into the sky. Although spaced at certain intervals, they were concentrated around the Agor Headquarters. So, as the explosive flames shot up, countless people witnessed the collapse of the Agor Headquarters buildings. Those structures, which in the eyes of the people of Jade Spring City were as unshakable as mountains, turned into piles and patches of debris, either melting and falling to the ground or scattering with the shockwaves. In an instant, their original forms could no longer be seen.
But this was not over. The bombs did not only destroy the above-ground buildings. After the towers collapsed and disappeared, many holes appeared on the ground of the entire Agor Headquarters. Accompanied by melting liquid metal, nearby players could clearly see that beneath the so-called headquarters buildings were actually more small structures. Although not as tall as the above-ground ones, a quick glance still revealed seven or eight floors. Not only that, but there were many people inside wearing protective suits running and calling for help!
With over a hundred Outer Zone players besieging the Agor Headquarters, they had not arranged for all personnel to evacuate. The people underground were even working normally, as if confident that the Outer Zone players could never break through the headquarters' barrier. How arrogant!
Of course, Agor did not come up with this idea out of thin air. The buildings were indeed built very solidly. Coupled with the protection of items and instruments, even several explosions of this magnitude could not completely break through the metal partition sandwiched between the ground and the underground. Most of the underground structures were even preserved. If not for Xu Huo himself being a Super Evolver, he probably would have had no follow-up when the East District's Super Evolver appeared. But unfortunately, he not only shook off the Super Evolver but also released his Spiritual Realm to escape the pursuit of other high-level players. Under these circumstances, he completed this explosive attack before most East District players could react.
Xu Huo's goal was to blow up the buildings. If earlier he only wanted to destroy the underground instruments in Jade Spring City, now he was looking for Zheng Yuci. If Zheng Yuci had left during the previous attack, he would most likely have hidden underground.
The buildings were already bombed. That Spatial Super Evolver could not turn the tide. Seeing the headquarters under his protection reduced to this state, he simply stopped caring about the people underground and turned around to settle accounts with Xu Huo.
However, at that moment, the tilted ground caused half of a metal building that had not been completely destroyed to lean over. The building tilted for only a second or two before stabbing into a large hole nearby, its tip precisely piercing into the underground structure.
With a hiss of escaping air, streams of white smoke shot out from inside, quickly covering a hundred-meter space above and below ground. As the gas leak increased, it soon spread throughout the entire Agor Headquarters!
"Don't breathe! This gas is toxic!" someone underground shouted. The people above ground naturally heard it too. Not only the Outer Zone players, but even the East District players who had been chasing Xu Huo quickly put on protective items and fled the area.
The Super Evolver, who had been eager to kill Xu Huo just a second ago, immediately turned around, using a Space Ray Barrier to seal off the toxic gas, and ordered the retreating players to immediately re-enter the headquarters to deal with the gas leak and rescue people.
But the retreating players hesitated. They said with reluctance, "Teacher Zhao, we don't know what kind of toxic gas this is. Going in rashly might be very dangerous."
The Super Evolver, called Teacher Zhao, glared at them furiously. "Are you just going to watch so many scientific research talents die inside? Go rescue people immediately!"
A few players, intimidated by his authority, reluctantly went in.
This was just a drop in the bucket. However, because of the Super Evolver's insistence, more players came to support. At this moment, Zheng Yuci emerged under the protection of two A-level players.
He originally had several A-level players around him, but a few had left due to the attack. Now only two were protecting him.
Zheng Yuci had already changed into a protective suit. After coming out, he greeted Teacher Zhao and prepared to leave. It seemed he still did not intend to leave Jade Spring City, just move to another location.
"The person is here." Jiang Chengfeng said from behind Xu Huo, and the two followed.
Zheng Yuci and his group drove an aircraft towards a certain direction in the city. When passing over a residential area, a large net suddenly appeared in the sky. Not only did it catch the aircraft, but it also pulled it down to the ground at an extremely fast speed, smashing the aircraft to pieces!
Zheng Yuci, of course, was unharmed. Under the protection of the two players, he calmly landed on the roof of a nearby large building. They quickly identified the attacker.
Zheng Yuci looked down at the street below, where a group of players led by one wearing an evil ghost mask stood. He was somewhat surprised. "It's you."
His tone seemed a bit regretful. The next second, he instructed the two A-level players beside him, "Kill them."
The two players did not hesitate and leaped down from the building. Meanwhile, the group on the ground also jumped up. The two sides met in mid-air. The evil ghost mask side's people skillfully held back the A-level players, leaving the evil ghost mask to break through the blockade and come directly before Zheng Yuci. Without any nonsense, he struck to take his life.
The wind on the rooftop was strong. Zheng Yuci maintained his original standing posture, his long hair and the hem of his clothes swaying to one side. Even in the dim light, this smooth and silky movement was particularly eye-catching, making people unable to help but look.
The evil ghost mask's eyes involuntarily shifted for a moment, but he snapped back to attention instantly. However, in that split second, the darkness around Zheng Yuci seemed to materialize, surging towards him and frantically wrapping around him!
The evil ghost mask was startled, but quickly used a jamming device he carried to shake off this entanglement. He flashed behind Zheng Yuci, and as he spread his arms, dozens of sharp weapons appeared out of thin air around him. Under his control, these weapons stabbed towards the person trapped in the middle!
His speed was fast, and these weapons almost surrounded all directions except under Zheng Yuci's feet. Even if they could not kill him, they could create an opportunity, at least forcing him off the building... But the imagination was beautiful. In reality, these weapons stopped when they were still one meter away from Zheng Yuci, as if stuck in the air. No matter how the evil ghost mask pulled, they did not advance another inch!
(Chapter End)