Chapter 2534: Again?
"Are there players like that in Zone 001?" Xu Huo said. "Exceptionally outstanding in trait development."
"Of course there are," Qiu Xiangming said. "Quite a few, in fact. They just can't compare to Super Players."
Xu Huo only used two or three of his traits regularly. While his other traits were slowly evolving, the rewards from each instance were often tied to a player's habits and specialties. Those skilled in using traits might receive trait-related rewards, while those skilled in using items would get better items.
Judging by the Box Carrier's appearance, his traits didn't seem to disappear after the game channels were closed, unlike ordinary players. Could it be that at the final stage of trait evolution, they would become an ability inherent to the player, like Super Evolution, rather than a supplementary power that required the game's assistance to use?
Indeed, from a certain perspective, traits seemed more like an aid for those who couldn't undergo Super Evolution, allowing them to release Space Power, Time Power, or Mental Interference in the name of traits... It seemed he needed to use his traits more often.
"Please sit." Xu Huo pointed to the chair beside him.
Qiu Xiangming had been leaning against the wall. Under the influence of the trait, his body stiffened for a moment, but after a brief pause, he complied with the trait and sat down on the chair. He then looked at the man across from him with some exasperation. "Do you think practicing on the spot will be effective?"
"Practicing more can't hurt," Xu Huo said. "Maybe I'll evolve a special trait in the future. Then I won't just be asking you to sit alone—I'll come back and invite the entire District Government to sit together."
Qiu Xiangming didn't know if he was speaking casually or issuing a veiled threat. Frowning, he said, "If you want to train in this area, I can give you a few notebooks. They're experience notes shared internally by the Enforcement Department."
Xu Huo didn't stand on ceremony and took the notebooks from him. "All handwritten?"
"They're considered important materials. Putting them in the terminal risks leaks. Writing them on paper is best," Qiu Xiangming said. "These aren't the originals. Many people have read them, and there are some insightful annotations from different perspectives. They're quite good."
Xu Huo thanked him and began flipping through them.
Seeing that he seemed intent on reading all the notes on the spot, Qiu Xiangming couldn't help but say, "How about we go out first? The mini-boss might not be able to enter this space."
Otherwise, it would have come in to kick them out by now.
"If it can't get in, that's even better. It doesn't know what happened here anyway. The limit is ten days." Xu Huo said indifferently.
He didn't know if Xu Huo really intended to negotiate with the mini-boss or just planned to waste the ten days and end the lesson entirely, but Qiu Xiangming felt helpless. Taking action would only make things worse, and he might not even win in a fight. Time Power could kill in an instant.
Qiu Xiangming let out a long sigh, walked back to his corner, and continued staring blankly at the sky outside.
An individual's power was limited. He had already done what he could.
Xu Huo quickly finished reading a few notebooks, returned them to Qiu Xiangming, stood up, and stretched. "Stop sulking. Get ready to go out."
He once again tore a hole in the space wall. Once the wall was breached, the instance venue would automatically jump back to the previous Metal City. The moment Xu Huo stepped out, a fierce gale rushed straight at his face!
"Again!" he sneered, instantly spatializing the surrounding area, using the barrier formed by the space entity to block the attack. At the same time, he activated defensive items like "Space Sphere" and also used the traits "Eternal Passerby" and "Protagonist Halo." Without a second word, he sprinted toward the city center!
The familiar scene of city destruction played out once more. This time, not only were the street buildings stripped of their metal, but even the ground was torn up. Countless metal objects, both formed and unformed, surged toward Xu Huo like a storm, instantly creating a vortex centered on him. This time, the metal storm showed no mercy, directly engulfing him.
But as they say, fortune and misfortune are intertwined. Although being beaten and then having to go back to school didn't feel great, successfully controlling the polyhedron had improved his movement distance and strength within space. It was like ordinary Space Teleportation Items—especially those for short distances—could be interrupted once Super Evolution reached a certain level. But once an item was upgraded, it wouldn't be so easily blocked.
Xu Huo was repeatedly swept into the metal storm and repeatedly broke free. This time, he held nothing back, using the "Life Core" to melt all the meltable metal in the nearby blocks. As building after building collapsed and street after street sank, the storm sucked in large amounts of metal dust. These tiny particles gathered together, dark and oppressive, blotting out the sky. But as long as they didn't get close to a person, their lethality was greatly reduced.
Xu Huo was aiming for a quick resolution. He didn't get tangled up with the metal storm. Relying on the protection of easily conjured space barriers and defensive items, he quickly reached the city center and saw the landmark tower!
Getting closer, he realized that the metal used for the tower and nearby buildings was extraordinary. The "Life Core" might not be able to melt it. But if the "Life Core" couldn't, items could. He put on "Explosion Maniac" and set up space bombs around the tower, one point every thousand meters, five points in total. Once set, he detonated them.
The power of this item rivaled that of "Mini Mushroom Cloud." For a moment, the entire city shook, and several metal buildings in the city center were blown to pieces, with metal fragments flying everywhere. Xu Huo dodged the densest areas and approached the tower again, intending to repeat the trick...
But then he noticed that the landmark tower was wrapped in a film-like spatial power. No matter how the surrounding metal fragments flew, none of them touched the tower.
"You sure keep your home well-guarded." Xu Huo sneered, snapping his fingers together to create a new space bomb. "Even if I can't blast through this space, I can still tear down your city. Once this place is leveled to the ground, with your power, you can just rebuild the buildings from the dust, right?"
After another round of bombing, Qiu Xiangming suddenly appeared behind him, forming an empty palm with both hands. With a "crack" sound, the two were moved to the edge of the city. Not only that, but there were also piles upon piles of scrap metal here.
"This?" Xu Huo raised an eyebrow, touching the metal frame stacked highest beside him with one hand. In just two breaths, the entire pile of metal turned to dust, collapsing and crumbling to the ground.
The airflow from the explosions hadn't completely dissipated, and some of the metal dust was carried into the air, darkening the entire sky. In the blink of an eye, Qiu Xiangming vanished from sight, and Xu Huo found himself back under the landmark tower in the city center. A transparent bubble slowly floated down from above.