Chapter 2549: Something's Wrong
Xu Huo possessed absolute talent in Super Evolution, a talent that those born from A-level wormhole points could never hope to match. However, one of his shortcomings was his player evolution level. As a B-level player, his evolution rate remained around 80%. It would likely take a considerable amount of time to reach the evolution rate of an A-level player. It was hard to say how high his future achievements might be.
There had been players in the game who maxed out all three evolutionary paths like this. Because of such a player, wars had broken out between several wormhole points. Although the incident didn't occur in their area, just looking at how Carmen Field's battle site still frequently made game news made it clear how powerful that person was.
Of course, Carmen Field was a genius who had already matured. It was hard to say whether Xu Huo would become another Carmen Field in the future, but for now, he was still easy to kill.
Whether it was the 001 District Government or the twenty players who had witnessed this temporal massacre, they could all be avenues for leaking his identity. Especially these twenty people present. In another place, even if the game channels were cut off, they would still have a fighting chance. But here, time and space were chaotic, and Xu Huo had maxed out his Mental Defense against Spiritual Interference. They were no different from the Holy Sword Society members!
To conceal his combat information, killing them here was his best choice.
The group of players from District 001 remained silent as mice, not only because their lives were in Xu Huo's hands, but also because they had underestimated his strength. If they made a move here, he would likely go on a killing spree, and there were still many of their trapped companions here.
But unexpectedly, Xu Huo didn't attack them. Instead, he said, "You know how to get out of the mountains, right?"
"Remember my face. If you don't want District 001 to be wiped out, find a way to cover up my information."
"You all go back first. I'll head over to the Chaos Space and take a look."
Seeing that he was about to leave, the older player quickly said, "There might not be an exit in the Chaos Space!"
Xu Huo didn't stop because of his words. He waved his hand and said, "If there's no exit, there will definitely be people."
Watching his figure disappear into the woods, the others from District 001 gathered around. "What do we do?"
"Check again. Don't leave any loopholes," the older player said with a grave expression. "If his identity information is leaked, District 001's situation will only get worse."
"From now on, none of you can leave my line of sight. Anyone who separates will be considered a traitor. When we get back, I will apply for hypnotherapy from my superiors."
"Let's move!"
The players present spoke in unison: "Yes!"
Xu Huo was right. He was wearing the face of someone from District 001. If people found out he was a dual Temporal-Spatial Evolver, to eliminate the root of the problem, outside forces would definitely try to kill him by any means before he became a top-tier A-level player. At that time, the entire District 001 would become a hostage!
Xu Huo could just walk away, but they would be the ones to suffer!
After separating from the District 001 players, Xu Huo had the Painting Woman go out first and rendezvous with Bubble Bean. He couldn't store the Painting Woman here because the chaotic time power might leave behind images.
"Follow the people from District 001. If necessary, let them protect you," he instructed.
The Painting Woman nodded, waved at him, turned around, and trotted away.
Xu Huo quickened his pace, following the safe passage through the mountain forest towards the entrance of the Chaos Space. Any Holy Sword Society player he encountered along the way, regardless of their identity, was killed on sight.
When he arrived at the entrance to the Chaos Space, he happened to run into the Holy Sword Society's "Envoy" coming out from inside. The Chaos Space was also an excellent training ground, so it wasn't surprising that the Holy Sword Society would send people in to try their luck. Consequently, there were quite a few people guarding the place.
Xu Huo didn't approach immediately. Instead, he used his Space Power and Spiritual Power to create Materialized Objects for an encirclement attack. The Holy Sword Society naturally had Super Evolvers too, but they were far inferior to those from District 001. Even those who could barely block a few attacks were subsequently killed by the Time Power that followed.
In just a few short breaths, the Holy Sword Society had lost over twenty A-level players. The remaining people had already located Xu Huo's position, but he was hiding in the crevices of the chaotic space-time power, leaving them helpless. Moreover, his excessive movements made the already unstable entrance to the Chaos Space even more chaotic. Two players standing beside the Envoy were directly killed by Space Ray Blades because they were crowded together with no room to dodge!
"Idiots! Put on your protective suits!" the Envoy, wearing a cloak and a half-mask, roared furiously at the people beside him. He repeatedly retreated into the Chaos Space and used a signal light to send messages nearby. When there was no response from the training ground side, he unhesitatingly retreated into the Chaos Space and manipulated the Space Rays to seal the entrance.
The danger of the Chaos Space was the same for everyone. The fact that space-time powers were useful also meant they were more unstable. Once a power fluctuation occurred in one place, other places might also start moving, like a large area of floating ice. When one piece collides with a second, and the second with a third, the direction, range, and number of collisions become uncontrollable, and could very likely trigger an uncontrollable tsunami. So the Holy Sword Society's Envoy sealed the door very hastily.
Xu Huo didn't expend much effort to open another door and come out. During this process, he observed that the place where the Chaos Space connected to the portal space was about twenty meters high, looking like a torn gash. The edges and top of the gash were relatively stable, leaving only a passage about ten meters high and seven or eight meters wide that was still passable.
Although there were still floating Space Ray Blades inside, it was far more stable than other places further in. It looked like a pre-opened passage.
Perhaps it was left by a Super Player.
Looking at the shattered, floating rocks beneath his feet, Xu Huo paused briefly before stepping inside.
The Holy Sword Society people hadn't gone far, so he didn't follow too closely. They maintained a certain distance, fighting by manipulating Space Rays. Due to the environmental limitations, both sides held back.
Xu Huo initially thought there was an exit set up by the Holy Sword Society inside. But the deeper he went, the more he felt the pressure from the space-time power. After penetrating only two hundred meters, he felt as if he was walking under thousands of blades. Forget making any big moves; even swinging his arms while walking made him worry about triggering a rampage of space-time power.
Something's wrong!
The moment he realized this, he opened his Spiritual Gate and used the narrow passage formed by the path he had taken to return to the space entrance. But just as his front foot stepped out, the passage behind him was completely crushed by the surging space-time power. The Holy Sword Society people were still inside, their fate unknown.