# Chapter 2371: If There's Danger, Push Him to the Front
To be honest, so many players weren't really unable to deal with that fish, it's just that the fish looked too troublesome to touch, as if once you got stuck to it, you couldn't shake it off. And during the chase, it actually kept growing bigger!
It was only after it grew that Xu Huo and the others discovered this fish could easily pass through defensive barriers as if they were just air, with only actual physical objects being effective for blocking.
"Could it be a space item?" Shi Shuai followed behind Xu Huo and the others. In fact, he had no other path to choose, so he had to say, "How about one of you sacrifice yourself and try putting it in your item slot? Maybe it's an unowned item!"
"Do you think everyone's an idiot?" the little girl immediately said, but compared to when she was being chased by the threads, she was much calmer now. She even took out a pack of fish food and threw it out. "Good fish, eat this, don't eat people."
That item fish actually ate it. Its mouth couldn't close like a normal fish's, but it would chase after food. Once food fell into its mouth, it was like entering another space, disappearing instantly.
"Could this be a pocket portal?" Xu Huo said.
They slowed down a bit because the item fish went to eat the fish food. Shi Shuai also slowed down.
He snatched the little girl's fish food, poured it all out in one go, and then watched as the fish swallowed them one by one, actually stopping its chase!
"Pfft!" Shi Shuai laughed. "Looks like this fish isn't too smart, just focused on eating."
With the crisis resolved, he even had the leisure to walk back and closely observe the item fish's appearance.
This fish had already grown to one meter long. Its enlarged sharp teeth looked even more ferocious.
But it was fake.
"It's fine now." Shi Shuai stuffed the cloth bag into his pocket and was about to say something when suddenly a suction force from behind yanked him flying!
"Damn it!" Shi Shuai was swallowed into the fish's mouth, and the moment he entered, that fish also expanded three or four times, instantly blocking the corridor.
"Run!" the little girl shouted, but she was dragged by Shi Shuai's item. As she flew up, she happened to grab the Painting Woman's hand. The latter followed her without any struggle.
This was the trouble with space power being sealed. Xu Huo used an item to grab the Painting Woman, but before even a second of struggle, he too fell into the black vortex inside the fish's mouth.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Successive collision sounds rang out. Xu Huo, along with the little girl and the Painting Woman, rolled out of the black passage. They thought it was some hidden space again, but unexpectedly, they were back in the corridor of the Fish Feast Building!
"The fish's belly was actually an exit!" the little girl exclaimed in surprise as she climbed up, simultaneously pressing her hand hard on Shi Shuai, who had come out first and served as a cushion.
Shi Shuai leaned against the wall and groaned, "Do you have any humanity? Without me, could you have gotten out?"
No one paid him any attention, because the Carnival Day wasn't over yet. The place they came out was the twelfth floor. The corridor was covered in blood everywhere, even the carpet was soaked with blood. Not only players, but many service staff and security personnel in the Fish Feast Building had died.
A few players who had killed until their eyes were red were chasing two people from the other end of the corridor.
Coincidentally, one of them was the round-faced player who had sold information to Xu Huo before.
Xu Huo and the Painting Woman had already changed their appearances, so the other party didn't recognize them, but that didn't stop him from asking for help.
Xu Huo stepped in to block, killing two more players who were unwilling to give up, and only then did this group retreat.
"Brother, I'm really grateful to you!" the round-faced player panted heavily. "I've been running for an hour, can you believe it? I didn't even have time to drink a sip of water!"
"Aren't you well-informed? Can't find a hiding place?" Xu Huo asked.
The round-faced player scratched his head. "I don't know if those spaces are safe. Rather than facing unknown dangers, I'd rather parkour outside."
"Did you buy information from me before?" he said generously. "You helped me, so I can give you three free consultations."
"Keep them for yourself." Xu Huo smiled faintly, stepping over the corpse at his feet and walking toward the stairs.
The round-faced player naturally followed without hesitation. Shi Shuai and the little girl hesitated for a moment before also following behind them.
"Brother, you want to go upstairs? You'd better not. It's more dangerous upstairs." The round-faced player grimaced. "Several groups are teaming up to kill people. They've already hunted through several floors. Going up will definitely run into them."
Xu Huo ignored him and continued walking upstairs on his own.
The round-faced player wanted to persuade him further, but the Painting Woman interrupted him first. "If you don't want to go, then leave."
The round-faced player actually considered it, but when he saw Shi Shuai and the little girl walking ahead of him, he gritted his teeth and caught up.
"Why are you following us?" the Painting Woman scowled at Shi Shuai.
"Sister, don't be so petty. Traveling together means we can look out for each other. Just now, if it weren't for my incredible luck, could you have gotten out so quickly? You might still be trapped in that loom with the others!"
Shi Shuai bragged about his luck.
The little girl was also angry that he had grabbed her, but after hearing this, she found it reasonable and suggested, "If there's danger, push him to the front."
The Painting Woman gladly accepted. The two grabbed him and made him clear the way for Xu Huo.
Seeing Xu Huo wandering aimlessly in the building, only making a move when someone attacked, Shi Shuai couldn't help asking, "Are you looking for Easter eggs?"
Xu Huo certainly wasn't looking for Easter eggs. He just wanted to see the players on the higher floors. Finding a player whose name and face were unknown was too difficult, but since all players came out of their rooms during Carnival Day, this was also an opportunity.
Those who teamed up to kill and rob could be directly ruled out. Those who were too weak could also be ruled out. Cannibal players were ruled out too. So he had to go as high as possible, precisely when no one could care about anyone else.
The group walked to the twenty-fifth floor and finally encountered the killing group the round-faced player had mentioned.
The group they ran into consisted of eight people, including the unkempt player they had seen in the restaurant during the day. He clearly wasn't a cannibal player, but he insisted on tasting human blood when killing. His behavior was relatively crude, so when he encountered Xu Huo's group, unlike his companions, he was almost completely covered in blood.
There were plenty of sick people. Even if they weren't sick, staying in the game for long would make them sick. What Xu Huo and the others needed to guard against was his strength.
"Oh! More people delivering themselves to the door." A flat-haired man from behind pushed past his companion to the front, swept his gaze over them, then pointed at the Painting Woman and the little girl. "Just in time, I still have a few mermaid masks here. Keep the women alive, kill everyone else."
His words were unclear, but Xu Huo was very interested. So he instantly released his spiritual realm. All these people were within the range of his materialized objects. Subjected to spiritual interference combined with item attacks, the players couldn't support each other, and the man who had spoken was easily moved in front of him.