Chapter 2535: You Guys Are Quite Interesting
The Black Blade was already in his hand. Xu Huo's spiritual power covered the city center area including the landmark tower, but he didn't sense any special force on the transparent bubble. However, he didn't dare to relax. Just as he was about to probe, he saw the outline of a human face emerge on the bubble—it looked like a child's face, but it was very angry. As the bubble burst, a sharp voice rang out, "If you dismantle my home again, I'll hit you!"
The bubble had already disappeared, and the voice vanished with it. After a second, Xu Huo said, "So those attacks just now didn't count as 'hitting people'? You're really funny."
He gestured toward the tower with the Black Blade. Even if the metal used to forge the tower was special, the ground beneath the city couldn't be entirely made of metal. If he couldn't dismantle the tower, there were plenty of other ways to bring it down.
No new bubbles descended from the tower, so Xu Huo swung the blade at the ground from a hundred meters away. With the support of the item, the Black Blade released a tangent several hundred meters long, cutting deeply into the metal ground. Of course, due to the metal's special properties, the cut didn't achieve his ideal effect. But that didn't matter—if one strike wasn't enough, he'd go for a second!
Ignoring the mini-boss's warning, he alternated between resisting the metal fragments that gathered and scattered intermittently and taking the time to churn up the ground around the tower into a mess. After several minutes of this standoff, some of the flying metal fragments gathered in the air, repeatedly compressed, and eventually formed a giant spike. Along with the other fragments, it swept toward him!
Xu Huo was constrained and couldn't dodge in time. Despite the Space Barrier and Space Item protecting him, he was struck head-on. The high-speed rotating spike pinned him down, driving him toward the ground!
With a rumbling roar, the barrier formed by the "Space Sphere" crashed into the ground, creating a massive crater. It was then crushed relentlessly by the immense force, plowing through the earth and buildings in the opposite direction from the tower!
Although Xu Huo was encased in the "Space Sphere," the overwhelming pressure and the impact of smashing through the ground and structures made it impossible for him to break free. As nearby metal objects launched repeated attacks, cracks began to appear in the "Space Sphere's" barrier!
Taking advantage of another pass through a building, he quickly swapped the "Space Sphere" for "Auto Film" and used the "Time Ring" to freeze the surrounding space. After escaping from under the giant spike, he poured all his strength into mobilizing his space power. The polyhedra were few in number, but he could compensate with Super Space Entities...
In the blink of an eye, the entire building he was in was filled with Space Entities. Super Space Entities couldn't be captured by the naked eye, and the polyhedra, being few in number, weren't obvious in the chaotic environment. So, others could only see the metal objects freeze for a moment before being blasted apart along with the entire building. Several other dilapidated buildings nearby suffered the same fate!
The decomposition caused by the polyhedra and Super Space Entities wasn't like the Space Entities formed by simply stacking Space Barriers. Their power dissipated quickly, but the Space Entities collided repeatedly, triggering a chain reaction. The continuous lethality kept destroying everything around them. By the time the explosive force from the Space Entities had fully dispersed, not only had those buildings vanished, but a massive pit had appeared in the ground. Around the giant crater, only finely shredded metal fragments remained.
"So different directions of space evolution can lead to such huge differences..." The middle-aged man, who had been escorted by the Painting Woman, had already been rescued by Qiu Xiangming. The three of them had chased all the way to the city center and had just witnessed Xu Huo blowing up the building. The middle-aged man couldn't hide his amazement.
Since the building was destroyed, Xu Huo had naturally emerged. Just as the middle-aged man spoke, he appeared behind the two, grabbed the middle-aged man, yanked him aside, and kicked him toward Qiu Xiangming.
Given Qiu Xiangming's strength, he couldn't have been unaware of Xu Huo's movements. But the Painting Woman had already restrained him first. After two items failed to take effect, he clapped his hands in the air. The Painting Woman, who had been right next to him, suddenly swapped positions with the middle-aged man. Under the effect of the trait, Xu Huo could only watch helplessly as the man slipped from his grasp.
The Painting Woman, dizzy and disoriented, smacked her forehead right into Xu Huo's palm. She looked up, confused, glanced at him, then turned back to Qiu Xiangming. The paper scraps floating in the air converged into a massive pillar, surrounding the four of them.
Grabbing the man again was impossible. Xu Huo's gaze shifted from the two of them to the large number of balloons suddenly floating behind them. He smiled and said, "Looks like there are plenty of ways to tear down a city."
Qiu Xiangming didn't move, but the middle-aged man turned his head to look. The next second, the balloons, along with the buildings on both sides, were crushed together. The corrosive agent created a misty haze, but that was all.
"With such a big city, how do you three plan to tear it down?" Qiu Xiangming said.
But no sooner had he spoken than over a dozen nearby buildings began releasing large numbers of balloons. Bubble Bean, with his broken leg, moved quickly across the rooftops with the help of items. Everywhere he went, balloons rose into the air. In just a few blinks, balloons filled the entire field of vision. A strong wind swept in, and the balloons surged toward the city center.
Crackling explosions and the hissing sound of corrosion spread through the city. Hearing the noise, Xu Huo took out his lighter. With a series of clicks, bursts of fire erupted from different buildings, turning the area into a sea of flames in an instant.
There were only a handful of people in the entire city: Xu Huo's group of three, Qiu Xiangming and the middle-aged man, and four players from Zone 001 who had been drawn out by the fire. But as the flames spread, the surrounding blocks were inevitably affected. Thick black smoke billowed, and explosions from some buildings made it look like a fierce battle had just taken place. In reality, this wasn't even an appetizer.
Bubble Bean had already been captured by the later-arriving players. Two of them stood on a high-rise three thousand meters away, while the other two were on a building a thousand meters away. They held Bubble Bean hostage, their voices carried by the wind through an item, "If you don't want your companion to die, behave yourselves!"
Xu Huo looked at Bubble Bean with regret. "Can't blame me for this. If I bow my head, I'll get beaten. I'd rather not."
Even true friends couldn't always be counted on in a situation like this, let alone Xu Huo, a "fake friend." Bubble Bean let out a bitter laugh and shouted loudly, "I don't want to either! Thrown in here without a clue, and now they expect us to do whatever they say? Go ahead and do it, send these bastards to the grave with me..."
Bubble Bean was silenced and thrown to the ground. A player stepped on the back of his head, grinding his face into the dirt. Blood quickly stained the ground, and he couldn't speak anymore.
Xu Huo's expression darkened slightly, but then he smiled. "You guys are quite interesting."