Chapter 2547: Civilized Man
So the situation was already very clear. The portal space was surrounded by chaos space, and it was highly likely a place disconnected from the game. That was why the players from Zone 001 were trying so hard to retake these strongholds.
Of course, whether this place was originally like this or was caused by the later arrival of external zone forces, the way out was blocked. At the very least, they had to find that safe path.
Xu Huo couldn't be sure that entering chaos space would allow him to contact the outside world. Even if he could, if the people from Zone 001 were all leaving by ticket, then he wouldn't be able to leave either, unless there was another way.
His gaze fell on the members of the Holy Sword Society. But they could come and go freely, which meant there was indeed a passage leading to Zone 001 here.
"Where did you go out before?" Xu Huo asked. "Is it in chaos space?"
The people from Zone 001 all fell silent. Then the older player said, "It's not that we don't want to say, but that passage is now unusable. We're not sure if it's in chaos space, because we came in from one of the training grounds."
"After the Holy Sword Society people arrived, that passage was completely sealed off."
That was possible. If a super player had left a path for the people of Zone 001, they would certainly ensure its safety.
"Did the Holy Sword Society members who came include a temporal super evolver?" Xu Huo asked again.
"Well... that's hard to say." The older player glanced at him. Originally, they didn't believe there was a temporal super evolver in the Holy Sword Society, but seeing Xu Huo, they were now having some doubts.
Xu Huo didn't press them. From the time he entered the mountain until now, he had sensed at least thirty external zone players nearby. Many of them were often concealed by the chaotic temporal and spatial forces, but they would occasionally come back to exchange information and switch shifts.
In the mountains, shouting and signal lights were much more effective than communication devices, but they could only transmit relatively urgent information. For truly important information, to maintain secrecy, they would also choose to talk face-to-face.
The entrance and exit to chaos space were most likely the new passage opened by the Holy Sword Society members. And with luck, the original safe passage might not have been completely destroyed either.
"Friend, you're talking a bit too much," a Holy Sword Society member about ten meters away said with a smile. "If you want to know something, why not ask us? Those Zone 001 people don't have any truth in their mouths."
"Alright," Xu Huo replied smoothly. "When is your envoy coming? And I've looked around, but I don't see any gold disciples here. Didn't you say you had a lot of people and it was absolutely safe? Right now, it looks like you're hiding here, afraid to go out."
The man chuckled. "Since the Holy Sword Society dared to come, we're certainly not afraid of trouble. Otherwise, why do you think the person behind you risked his life? You're an instance player, right? Monkey said you're good at both spatial evolution and mental evolution. What future is there in fighting alone? Join the Holy Sword Society, and I guarantee you'll quickly rise to A-rank."
Monkey was the skinny man from before. He had already left with the other members, heading in the direction of chaos space.
"Evolution or not, that's a separate matter," Xu Huo didn't take the bait. "At least I have to get out alive first."
The man was still smiling. "People who sit on the fence usually don't end well. You'd better think it over carefully and make your decision before the envoy arrives."
The surrounding Holy Sword Society members were all watching him. Their gazes weren't exactly friendly, and of course, they were mostly directed at the Zone 001 players. After all the fighting between the two sides, the Holy Sword Society had also lost quite a few people because of Zone 001.
"Actually, I'm a bit curious," Xu Huo changed the subject. "Does the Holy Sword Society have some deep, irreconcilable hatred with Zone 001? Otherwise, why would you go to such great lengths to besiege this place?"
"Even if you do manage to seize this district, can you really put down roots here? I'm afraid everyone in Zone 001 would see you as enemies."
"That's none of your business." The man waved his hand, clearly not wanting to continue the conversation.
It was unknown when that envoy would arrive, but soon, two gold disciples appeared. They wore badges and accompanied a masked man as they walked over.
The Holy Sword Society, as a player organization, had considerable resources. But most of the players who joined were after those resources. They had no sense of conviction, and there was no deep friendship between members. Their different backgrounds and experiences made them look like a mismatched group, more like a temporary assembly. The two gold disciples were much the same. Although they had the aura of superiors, like ordinary players who had fought their way out of the game, they carried a wildness about them.
The masked man, however, was completely different.
Compared to a bunch of ruthless killers, he was more like a "civilized man."
He wore a silver robe, and even his shoes were silver. The clothes, made of a special metal, were thin but exceptionally textured. With the faint airflow, the patterns on the fabric would roll in a strange way, as if the clothes were alive.
The other party wore a mask, so his face couldn't be seen, but his eyes were clearly visible. A pair of green pupils, like emeralds, possessed both the beauty of a gemstone and its coldness.
"Why are there living people from Zone 001 here?" The other party stopped and immediately began to reprimand the two gold disciples, but there was no more emotion in his eyes, as if he were merely stating a trivial matter. As soon as he finished speaking, several spatial rays shot out like scissors, twisting towards the people from Zone 001!
These were not ordinary spatial rays, but lethal weapons. They were even harder to detect than typical spatial ray blades. Not to mention those who hadn't evolved, even the two spatial super evolvers on the Zone 001 side only realized what was happening after the rays had cut through the spatial barriers that suddenly appeared around them!
Xu Huo had already stood up.
He and the painting woman were sitting in the corner, originally very inconspicuous, with little aura around them. Compared to these twenty elites from Zone 001, they were like a side dish next to the main course. Of course, in the eyes of the masked man, these twenty people from Zone 001 were also insignificant.
But Xu Huo blocking the spatial rays changed things.
The masked man's pupils moved slightly, his gaze shifting to Xu Huo, then to the painting woman behind him. "There's a good fish here too."
Trait evolution seemed to have brought some subtle change to Xu Huo. Even in a place disconnected from the game, as long as he remained silent, most people wouldn't pay attention to him. That was why his stepping forward was so abrupt.
But it was only for a moment, because once they faced each other head-on, no one would think he was an insignificant minor character.