Chapter 2321: The Initiative Is in His Hands
"You killed my companion." The newcomer's voice was unusually hoarse, rough and unpleasant to hear. "You are a Mental Super Evolver."
"Your companion should have considered the consequences of being killed when he came to my home to murder people," Xu Huo said calmly. "There's no such thing as a one-sided deal in this world."
The other party remained unmoved, merely shifting his gaze downward to glance at the large number of players pouring out of the venue, then let out a laugh. "There are quite a few people here. It's only natural for them to be buried with my companion."
As he spoke, colorful light clusters emerged less than a kilometer from the venue, ten in total, each containing immense spatial power. They were likely spatial explosion-type items similar to the "Mini Mushroom Cloud."
Unsure of the range they could cover, Xu Huo immediately used the "Glass House" device to enclose the venue. The "Glass House" could form a Blockade Barrier spanning two kilometers, at least isolating the venue from the rest of the city.
Following that, ten Spiritual Gates opened simultaneously, gathering all the colorful light clusters high above the venue. After maximizing the distance, he used several Defense Items to provide a partial cover...
The next second, a massive shockwave spread out with a deafening roar. The few small-range Defense Barriers were naturally completely shattered. The force of the blast even cracked the outermost "Glass House" barrier, and the rampaging airflow tore through the venue and the surrounding streets like a typhoon or tsunami!
The once neat and tidy streets were instantly reduced to rubble, and some passersby were caught in the chaos. However, this was merely a diversion. The Outer Zone Player's true target was Xu Huo. While Xu Huo dealt with the colorful light clusters, the opponent used traits and items to launch several sneak attacks, though none succeeded. When Xu Huo's attention was drawn to the aftermath of the explosion, the opponent raised a hammer and nail from a distance and slammed down fiercely:
"Seal the Coffin!"
Even though Xu Huo immediately pulled up Space Rays to trigger the Water Cube's blockade, the immense force from that distant strike sent him flying. After repeatedly using Spiritual Power to dissipate the force, he still crashed through the "Glass House" barrier. Steadying himself, he looked back at the barrier and revealed a faint smile.
The blockade barrier, which had suffered almost no damage under the Chaos Space entity, had actually shown fluctuations from that distant hammer strike!
That's right, fluctuations.
The Water Cube's blockade barrier resembled an arc, but that Outer Zone Player had dented it, causing the entire barrier to ripple like waves!
Switching to the opponent's back in an instant, he said, "Again!"
The earlier feints were all just preparation for this final hammer strike. As long as it successfully hit its target, unless it was a Super Item, almost no A-level Defense Item could block it... Seeing the person who had flashed behind him, the Outer Zone Player turned and swung his hammer again. But to his utter surprise, Xu Huo didn't dodge or evade—he took the hit head-on!
Watching the opponent fly away, the Outer Zone Player's eyes darkened. He turned to look at the players scattering below. However, before he could act, Xu Huo returned—not only returned but attempted to snatch his item!
This Outer Zone Player was highly skilled in combat. Even though Xu Huo used items and the Spiritual Realm to track him frequently, the opponent managed to keep him at bay for a time. After opening several layers of barriers with his items, he shook off Xu Huo and planned to use a Teleportation Item to create a significant distance.
This was standard practice in combat—leave and come back later. Long-distance Teleportation Items could catch someone off guard.
Unfortunately, the long-distance Teleportation Item didn't work.
He abruptly turned his head to look at Xu Huo, who was moving toward him. "You actually restricted my Space Item!"
Xu Huo seemed not to hear him, his full attention on the set of hammer and nail. "Don't be in such a hurry to leave."
The Outer Zone Player's expression changed instantly. Whether it was due to interference between similar items or other arrangements in Ting City, he wouldn't be able to avenge his companion today. Since that was the case...
He looked at the Painting Woman standing at the venue entrance.
The Painting Woman was furious. Seeing the opponent charging at her, she didn't dodge or evade, clearly lining up her paper animals.
But before the two could clash, the power of the "Time Ring" enveloped the entire venue. Both the Outer Zone Player and the Painting Woman, along with the players fleeing in all directions, were frozen in place.
However, the freezing power of this type of Time Item wasn't entirely inescapable. Wearing decent Time-Space Items could create interference. Since Time Freeze couldn't directly harm players, even a slight delay was acceptable.
Thus, the Outer Zone Player soon recovered from the stasis. He hadn't given up on his target, ignoring Xu Huo behind him and directly grabbing the Painting Woman by the throat.
But what he didn't expect was that the moment he caught her, she also regained her mobility. She showed no sign of pain and, without hesitation, wrapped both hands around his head.
Due to the Defense Barrier, the Painting Woman couldn't directly touch his skin, so the Outer Zone Player didn't care. He grabbed her and spun her around, holding her between himself and Xu Huo!
The Spiritual Power materialization stopped. Xu Huo seemed to be blocked ten meters away. But the next instant, the Painting Woman's thumb pierced through the Defense Barrier and stabbed directly into the Outer Zone Player's eye. Then, another surge of Time Power descended from above, pinning him in place!
Xu Huo approached, first glancing at the equally frozen Painting Woman. As he raised his blade, he stopped activating the Time Power—controlling Time Power required being outside its influence, so he couldn't recklessly intervene; he had to exploit a time gap.
The initiative was in his hands. That was enough.
The Outer Zone Player's head and body separated, and he fell stiffly in front of the venue entrance.
The Painting Woman pulled her neck free from his grip and angrily tapped on her communicator. "Why did you freeze me too? I haven't hit him yet!"
Xu Huo looked at the bloodied head. "His eyeballs are burst. You didn't come out on the losing end."
The Painting Woman was far from satisfied. "I was happily shopping, and they burst in and attacked me! I didn't even get to fight back before they died! I'm not happy at all!"
Xu Huo had already looted the items from the corpse. He stepped aside. "Then kick him a few times."
The Painting Woman indeed went up and kicked him several times. Still unsatisfied, she picked up the Outer Zone Player's head and declared, "I'm going to make his head into a specimen!"
"Absolutely not, absolutely not!" Team Leader Wu, seeing the situation had calmed down, hurried over and took the head from her. He then said to Xu Huo, "Is this matter settled now?"
"There are no other people nearby for now," Xu Huo said. "But has the Special Defense Department confirmed that only three Outer Zone Players escaped?"