Chapter 2390: Strong Control Player Spider Lock
Inside the miniature instrument was a trace of poison, which would be automatically released upon impact. Not every player had perfectly protected themselves, and some inevitably got hit. Unfortunately, with the personal panel unable to be opened, not many people carried large amounts of antidotes on them. The poisoned players tried a few injections and, finding them largely ineffective, began to ask others for help.
Unfortunately, the others had no solution either. Someone, without thinking, suggested, "Why not catch some poisonous bugs here and fight poison with poison?"
But no one present had any research in that area.
Two players examined the wreckage of the corpse. "This guy is ruthless enough. He didn't leave a single intact instrument behind."
"It's not necessarily because of self-destruction," another person said. "Some instruments with biometric authentication are like this—once the person dies, they automatically self-destruct."
"But those are usually used to prevent technology from leaking. These... they're just ordinary space items. Was it really necessary?"
The other players couldn't help but mock the stinginess of the Fish Feast.
"Where's that fish and that octopus?" someone asked. The tentacle item had contributed during the earlier siege of the formalwear player, but after that one strike, it had suddenly vanished without a trace. At first, they thought it had hidden in the woods, but now there was no sign of it at all.
However, just as these words were spoken, a fish mouth suddenly appeared from the ground and swallowed Xu Huo, the three with him, and the two players standing beside them in one gulp!
Unlike the previous rapid switching, the five of them seemed to be swallowed into a transparent bubble, instantly transported from the ground to the high altitude!
"Are we inside the fish's stomach?" the female player asked, having been scooped up. She tried cutting around with her space triangle, and after finding it futile, she asked the others, "Is there an exit on your side?"
Although they were scattered, there was a sense of weightlessness within the space, and their feet never touched solid ground. Reaching out to feel around, they found the surfaces above, below, left, and right all very soft, like touching soft dough. It felt unpleasant, and they tried pushing in the same direction without success.
But the item fish was still moving. In the next second, it shifted to the collapsed woods. Xu Huo and the others could even see the grass, trees, and ground brushing past them. It was a strange feeling, as if they were passing directly through the trees—the space where the trees existed intersected with their own space but did not interfere with each other.
This feeling was even more intuitive than the sensation of passing through obstacles in a spiritual realm. They could even see the state of the objects they passed through.
"How is this done?" another male player couldn't help asking. "Passing through a tree without any damage?"
This statement wasn't quite accurate, because when the item fish passed through space, it simply opened a flexible spatial portal. Of course, people and items are different, so the portal perceived by humans might differ from that used by the item. Perhaps, in their view, the item fish opened a very large portal, but for the item fish itself, it might have only cracked open a very tiny slit.
But this first-person perspective was somewhat unexpected.
However, before they could recover from the shock, several players crossed through space and arrived at the spot where the formalwear player had self-destructed. Six people emerged, but instead of seeking out their companions, they each released two spider-shaped flying instruments—calling them flying instruments wasn't quite accurate, because besides flying, they could also freely jump after landing. Their targets, aside from the remaining players, included two small-sized beasts lurking nearby.
Next, everyone inside the fish's belly saw that whatever was touched by these spider instruments—whether it was a limb, back, or anything else—once contacted by this instrument, both humans and animals instantly stiffened. Not only could they not break free, they couldn't even move a finger to activate an instrument!
"Are these spider instruments from the same source as the tentacle items?" Xu Huo immediately said, because the state of the people and animals caught by these instruments was almost identical to that of the players previously captured by the tentacle items!
Those few players didn't leave immediately after capturing people. Instead, they used detection instruments to search the surroundings, seemingly detecting the presence of the item fish. As Xu Huo moved closer to them with it, they all looked up in unison. One of them took out a tadpole-shaped instrument, which, once released, shot straight toward Xu Huo and the others at a terrifying speed.
Of course, the item fish was also fast. In the next second, it shifted to another part of the zoo. But unexpectedly, that tadpole followed closely behind. Xu Huo and the others changed locations several times with the item fish, and the tadpole was right on their heels each time.
"Is that an item or an instrument? Are all the things used by the Fish Feast this advanced?" the female player said nervously.
The situation was clear. Being caught meant almost no chance of escape, and the outcome would certainly be terrible. Although the Fish Feast appeared to be a place for free hunting on the surface, behind the scenes, it was engaged in human trafficking, like with the mermaids. Other things not put on display would only be more brutal. Otherwise, why bother capturing people? If they found it troublesome, wouldn't it be easier to just kill them?
Xu Huo's expression also darkened. Although he knew that advanced wormhole points must have specific methods for targeting and controlling players, he hadn't expected it to reach this level. Those spider instruments could even destroy space barriers. In this situation, neither items nor instruments could be of much use, and even super evolution might be suppressed... He couldn't imagine what kind of predicament players would face if the personal panel was closed, instruments were jammed, and super evolution power was suppressed to a certain extent.
"Don't worry, that kind of good stuff isn't found everywhere." Shi Shuai rubbed his chin at this point and said, "It's mainly because the boss of the Fish Feast is quite capable, so they managed to get their hands on these things."
"Those spider locks can release space power. After contacting a person's body, they can control the person's movement by manipulating the space rays inside their body for a short time. But after all, it's space rays. Being able to trigger a pause is already pretty good—it's not very flexible."
The people present, including the Painting Woman, all turned to look at him. Xu Huo said, "You actually know about this?"
Shi Shuai grinned. "I told you, I'm a super player. A super player's knowledge is naturally different. Too bad none of you believed me."
The other two players were both stunned and delighted. A super player's strength was on a different level from ordinary players. Escaping should be a piece of cake, right?
"Then do you know how to make the spider lock?" the Painting Woman asked.
Shi Shuai's smile faltered. "How would I know that? I'm not a technician."
The Painting Woman's disappointment was undisguised.
Shi Shuai wanted to argue with her, but the other two players couldn't sit still anymore. They quickly interrupted their irrelevant topic. "Senior, can you take us away first? At this rate, I'm afraid we won't make it until the game channel reopens tonight!"
One chapter today. I've been feeling really tired lately and want to rest. I can't guarantee two chapters every day. Everyone, get some rest early. ^_^