# Chapter 2536: Did You Grow That Tall by Eating Bird Droppings?
Xu Huo only said one sentence and then had nothing more to say, which left Qiu Xiangming and the others unable to continue the conversation. Seeing that he truly didn't care about Bubble Bean's life or death, the several players behind him shifted their attention back to Painting Woman.
They wanted to directly capture Xu Huo and force him to comply, but unfortunately, he was a Temporal Super Evolver. If they failed, they would definitely lose personnel, which was very disadvantageous for them.
Xu Huo naturally saw this as well. His expression turned cold. "I don't know if the Holy Sword Society has Super Players, but I think there must be Super Players in other zones besides Zone 001. Do you think your battle with the Holy Sword Society will be the final fight, or do you think the entire Zone 001 will be buried along with you in this one engagement?"
Qiu Xiangming understood his meaning but could only say, "We're in a desperate situation. We can't afford to worry about anything else right now."
He slightly raised his finger, and the players thousands of meters away made their move. A semi-transparent black barrier suddenly emerged from the ground, instantly covering nearly a third of the city, including the city center. Without a doubt, this was another restrictive item. Unless the holder was killed, this thing wouldn't be lifted anytime soon.
Xu Huo had lost his patience. He looked at Qiu Xiangming. "If you were smart enough, you'd understand that you shouldn't be so close to me."
Before he finished speaking, Qiu Xiangming's face changed dramatically. However, he had no time to react before a Time Power suddenly descended, instantly enveloping the building where he stood. The intact structure visibly powdered, melting a large hole in its center in the blink of an eye, then collapsing!
The towering dust cloud, accompanied by the thunderous sound of the building's collapse, flew up, blocking the view between both sides. Xu Huo stood still, his gaze fixed ahead, piercing through the dust to look at the child who had suddenly appeared there and snatched Qiu Xiangming and the middle-aged man away just before the Time Power descended.
It was a strange-looking big-headed doll, not quite like a real person. Its oversized head and somewhat eerie features made it look more like a frightening toy, yet its expressions were very lively—blinking, breathing, and changing expressions indistinguishable from a real person.
The big-headed doll saved them but hadn't spoken yet when Painting Woman took the lead and pulled out her communicator. "You're really ugly!"
"You're really ugly!"
"You're really ugly!"
The sentence played on repeat. The big-headed doll on the other side raised its eyebrows high, then gave a thumbs down, fiercely flipping it over. It then opened its mouth and spat out a bubble. The bubble bore its face and expression, and when it popped, it released a voice. "You can't even talk!"
Could Painting Woman tolerate this? Her fingers tapped rapidly on the communicator. The big-headed doll refused to be outdone, continuously spitting out bubbles from its mouth, and the two began a mutual insult session using their tools.
"You're mute too!"
"You don't even have a voice!"
"You're ugly and can't talk! You're a deformed child!"
"I can do without a communicator, but you can't!"
"So what? You're ugly, not good-looking, big-headed doll with short limbs—I wouldn't even want you to clean for me!"
"So what if you have long limbs? I can beat you to death here. Can you?"
"Come on, I'll slice you into a big-headed doll painting and paste it on the floor!"
"You mute, I have to wait for you to talk. I'll squeeze you into a ball and use you to wipe my shoes!"
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Their arguing didn't stop them from fighting either. This was the big-headed doll's home turf, so all the metal fragments in the area moved, surrounding the place tightly. Even the Zone 001 players were targeted. Painting Woman was slightly inferior; she could only control paper within a small range, so she only managed to surround herself and the big-headed doll.
The metal fragments watched menacingly, and the big-headed doll didn't seem to have normal human thinking. Qiu Xiangming and the others didn't dare to breathe loudly, standing still and watching them argue.
The big-headed doll and Painting Woman's thought processes were clearly different from theirs. If they fought without restraint, only others would suffer.
"Enough." Xu Huo interrupted them. "Let's talk about business."
He looked at the big-headed doll. "Since you've shown yourself, that makes things easier."
The big-headed doll angrily spat out a bubble. "I warned you. I told you not to dismantle my home, or I'll beat you to death!"
Xu Huo smiled and pointed at Qiu Xiangming and the others. "When I decided to kill, I never planned for a peaceful resolution. You have no sincerity in negotiations, so I won't waste time either."
"Whether it's the Zone 001 players or you, do you really think hiding in the Super Instance venue will keep you safe? Besides the Holy Sword Society, I believe many others want the Super Instance. Ordinary players can't find the place, but Super Players can."
Qiu Xiangming and the others had no reaction. The big-headed doll had a big head but a small brain capacity and immediately fell for it, asking nervously, "Do you know other Super Players?"
Xu Huo smiled meaningfully, his unspoken words leaving plenty of room for imagination.
Of course, he wasn't deliberately bluffing either. At least the Box Carrier was "on call"—if not today, then tomorrow.
"Then you should leave quickly." The big-headed doll stopped shouting about beating him to death. "Go to the space point, take the Reversal Ring, and bring them all out with you."
Xu Huo tilted his head slightly. "No. I didn't want it before, and I want it even less now."
The big-headed doll's large face twisted together. It only found this troublesome, but Qiu Xiangming and the others behind it nearly vomited blood. The Reversal Ring—just from the name, it was obviously the original version of the Small Reversal Ring. A Super Item, and he was acting coy and refusing?!
Ignoring their gazes, Xu Huo continued, "Let me take the Reversal Ring, but you have to pay me some compensation."
"Do you have no shame?!" the middle-aged man couldn't help but shout.
Xu Huo coldly glanced at him. "Super Items can also be frozen by Time Power."
The big-headed doll could save them once, but what about a second, third, or fourth time? They wouldn't always be this lucky.
He paused, then relaxed his expression and said calmly, "Speaking of shame, I never planned to come in the first place. But since you're so insistent, it's only right to make some demands."
"Trouble you to inform Warren. When I go out, I want to see the Wan family members alive."
"And if not?" the player who had sealed the venue sneered. "On Zone 001's turf, do you think a B-rank player can turn things upside down?"
"Turning things upside down is an exaggeration, but making Zone 001 pay a painful price is still possible." Xu Huo was very modest. He nodded toward the big-headed doll. "What do you say?"
"Don't agree to him!" the middle-aged man shouted. "How can we be blackmailed and controlled by him?"
"You still have the nerve to say that!" The big-headed doll turned around in fury, bubbles popping out one after another. "If you weren't so useless, how could my house have been dismantled so much? Hundreds of people can't even take away one item—did you grow that tall by eating bird droppings?"
"I don't care. Get him out of here quickly, then come back and fix my house. If it's not fixed properly, next time you come, I'll kill every single one of you!"