Chapter 2389: Waiting for Him to Die
The upgraded tentacle prop was something the formally dressed player could only fight one-on-one, demonstrating his strength. Despite being injured, this person was not at a disadvantage, constantly looking for opportunities to contact his colleagues and attempting to open a spatial portal.
"Why doesn't he leave?" a watching player couldn't help asking. "It shouldn't be hard to hide."
"Don't you know?" someone nearby answered. "This zoo is specifically used to deal with troublemaking players from the Fish Feast Building. Generally, if the Fish Feast Building finds someone troublesome, they can just open a spatial door and throw them in here, no need to waste time in the building. Haven't you noticed that after coming in, props can't be used anymore?"
Props being unusable meant the personal panel couldn't be opened, the connection to the game was severed, and those who entered couldn't leave through a ticket either, only able to return to the Fish Feast.
Everyone else understood the point about props being unusable. Those who had arrived earlier knew that many small spaces in the building were like this. They had entered by mistake, and upon hearing what the zoo was used for, they were somewhat shocked, and naturally more worried about whether they could get out.
"He's probably contacted the Fish Feast people, wanting them to open a channel to pick him up. That tentacle monster is watching him down. Wherever he runs, he gets beaten. He might as well wait here," that player said. "Probably afraid that if his people come, they won't be able to find his location."
"But you don't need to worry too much. This place doesn't completely cut off the game either. During the daily system maintenance, it opens for fifteen minutes." That knowledgeable player checked the time. "Just wait until evening. Otherwise..."
He jerked his chin toward the formally dressed player in the distance. "You can wait for him to die and take his instruments."
The others could wait until evening, but the formally dressed player's situation was different. His instruments were heavily depleted. No matter how high his level, he couldn't sustain this kind of head-on confrontation. The damage he could inflict on the tentacle prop was very small. Coupled with the prop fish occasionally causing trouble, and seeing no contact from the Fish Feast side, he turned around and charged toward Xu Huo and the others!
"Bastard pulling this trick!" The group of players who had been hiding well cursed as they saw him dragging them into the mess, and immediately scattered in all directions.
Xu Huo also ran, but while running, he casually released his spiritual realm, pushing his materialization power to its maximum limit. When the formally dressed player stepped into this range, he gathered all the materialization power into a killing cage!
Although the formally dressed player couldn't use props, the instruments he wore were numerous and of sufficient quality. Even though he had already sensed the trap on the ground, he neither dodged nor avoided, instead letting the materialized object close in. He even paused in place for a moment when the instrument's defense barrier activated, locking eyes with Xu Huo.
However, this calm composure didn't last long, because the tentacle prop came again, and that elusive prop fish directly smashed through his instrument barrier!
Seizing this opportunity, Xu Huo once again closed the materialized object. Black arrows rose from the ground, shooting densely into the sky!
This time, the formally dressed player didn't act arrogantly. He immediately fled the range of the materialized object. But Xu Huo had predicted his escape direction. A barrier-like black shadow directly covered him. Even though the player quickly broke free, he still ended up with several wounds from the freely changing materialized object.
Unfortunately, the wounds weren't very deep.
But this angered the formally dressed player. He activated a button-shaped spatial instrument, and three consecutive spatial rays shot out, heading straight for Xu Huo's back!
Large swaths of trees snapped under the three spatial rays. The forest seemed to have been sliced open, and in an instant, the view opened up, forming a large clearing.
The power of these three spatial rays surpassed even Xue Lang's. Xu Huo suppressed the urge to use the Water Cube Barrier to block them, instead activating the wormhole flower jamming instrument he wore. This instrument had been bought at a high price back then specifically to deal with situations similar to Xue Lang's. The interfered spatial rays lost their previous sharpness, becoming much blunter, and were soon held back by the layers of stacked trees.
Of course, during this process, the other players weren't just sightseeing. The formally dressed player's identity was clear—he was from the Fish Feast. Any player who entered the zoo, regardless of why they came, harbored some resentment at being chased around like a dog by the alien species here. Moreover, the advantage was now on their side. A Fish Feast player might drop some good items.
Apart from some special instruments developed for daily use by the district government and for ordinary people to buy and sell, most instruments weren't picky about usage conditions. Without temporal-spatial interference, general instruments could be used normally. Although the zoo blocked the game channel, it should be similar to the B37-008 Non-Game Area Simulator, restricting props and traits, but allowing instruments to function normally. Of course, some energy weapons were also usable.
However, miniature energy weapons weren't as effective as instruments. Players mostly carried instruments on them. The formally dressed player had many instruments, but he couldn't withstand the numbers.
After his defense barrier was pierced by a player's instrument once again, he was caught squarely by the approaching tentacle prop. Without time or opportunity to activate a new instrument, the formally dressed player blocked one arm at his side. As his entire body was sent flying sideways, the arm that had taken the brunt of the blow was directly smashed and broken. Flesh and blood fragments flew out along with the severed limb, soon swept away by the airwaves from the tentacle prop.
But it wasn't over yet. Many players nearby wanted his life. A female player flashed behind him, drew a triangular shape in the air with one hand, and then several spatial cutting bodies of equal size formed around the formally dressed player, attacking his limbs and back.
The spatial barrier blocked these attacks, but unexpectedly, one of the spatial triangles canceled out with the barrier. At that moment, three more players struck simultaneously. One of them, after his attack missed, directly performed a flying tackle with both feet launching, kicking the formally dressed player several staggering steps, nearly causing him to fall. He didn't fall, only stiffened in place for a moment. In high-level player combat, even a blink could change the situation. He was a beat slow, and two intersecting spatial triangles sliced open his throat!
The formally dressed player used his remaining hand to try to stop the wound, but blocking the left side couldn't stop the right. Blood flowed down his neck, soaking his body. He straightened up, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding players, finally settling on Xu Huo. His eyes wide open, he fell forward. But the moment he hit the ground, his body directly exploded. Mixed in the debris were some miniature instruments, not very useful—an ordinary spatial barrier could block them—but after they fell, they released some mist.
"It's poisonous!"