Chapter 2667: The Hero's Swan Song
"Don't tell me you think you're the only Super Evolver here!" A Stranded Player waved his hand, and invisible Space Ray Blades shot toward the young player and the hospital bed.
For players without Space Evolution, it was difficult to grasp the details of a spatial power confrontation, but that didn't mean they were completely unaware. The concentration and eruption of power in the space, as well as subtle changes in wind direction and sound, could all serve as their basis for judgment. So when the Stranded Player's attack was blocked and Space Ray Blades came flying back, all the players who had been trying to attack nearby immediately retreated!
The ground was repeatedly scarred by blade sweeps, extending all the way to fifty meters outside the hospital bed.
Some of the Stranded Players were wearing protective suits, but they hadn't prepared thoroughly enough when they came and hadn't brought equally protective helmets. So before the Space Ray Blades disappeared, they didn't dare rush forward, afraid of accidentally getting hit.
Of course, the players present were more concerned about where the Non-Game Area Simulator was installed. The government seemed to be targeting only the Stranded Players, but it was hard to say whether they would also go after the local zone players. No one had expected the government to have cultivated such a powerful Super Evolver, and so young at that. He would likely be the government's ultimate trump card for a long time to come...
This situation led some players to believe that Lian Qingkong's previous actions had merely been to lull them into complacency. But another group of players thought the exact opposite. Since Lian Qingkong had the ability to flip the table but chose not to, it was only for the future of the Isle Nation. Even when faced with attacks and assassination attempts against himself, he never wavered from his original intention—truly worthy of respect!
"Old Mr. Lian," a leader of a player organization trapped inside the sanatorium said loudly, "Twenty years ago, when you took the seat of Grand Archon, I was very unconvinced (bu fu qi). But today, I submit to you (fu). You are a national hero. I am ashamed of my inferiority!"
After saying this, the man turned around and said to his companions, "Brothers, let these outer zone players have a taste of our power. Let them understand whose territory this really is!"
Members of the player organization began joining the melee.
The Stranded Players had arranged many people throughout the city, and this was the time for them to respond. Some set fires in various parts of the city, while others attacked important government buildings, trying to force Lian Qingkong to compromise.
Hearing the successive explosions around him and the growing cries for help and screams, Lian Qingkong's face was as hard as iron. He looked at the young man beside him.
The young man seemed to know what he was about to ask and said in a low voice, "Dai He hasn't returned to the city yet."
Lian Qingkong's expression didn't change. He simply nodded at him.
The young man understood. He pressed the signal device he carried with him, and a dazzling colored light instantly covered the entire sanatorium, followed by a deafening alarm—clearly a signal. The players present had no idea what kind of backup plan Lian Qingkong had prepared, but that didn't stop them from searching for the instrument sealing off the sanatorium. Just then, two Stranded Players dug out the instrument parts buried deep underground!
However, before the Stranded Players could lift their spirits, the players who had been blocked outside the sanatorium realized that their own items could no longer be used either!
At the same time, the explosions throughout the city instantly fell silent. Government players who had been prepared began appearing in groups, using specially equipped capture and restriction instruments to hunt down the outer zone players whose personal panels had been locked!
Before everyone could fully recover from this massive upheaval, they saw the group of Stranded Players wielding instruments and charging at Lian Qingkong—the activation of the signal device was not only to summon the government players lying in ambush within the city, but also a signal to activate an even larger Non-Game Area Simulator. However, the simulator at the sanatorium had not only locked personal panels but also interfered with instruments, while the simulator expanded to cover the city only restricted personal panels, so these players' instruments could still be used.
No one knew exactly how large the blockade (feng suo) range of this simulator was, but judging from the preparations, Lian Qingkong wasn't planning to let anyone off. Whether it was the troublemaking Stranded Players or the local zone players with hidden malicious intentions, he intended to clear all obstacles for the next Grand Archon before his death!
"Go!" At this moment, not only those who were unconvinced (bu fu) by Lian Qingkong, but even the player organizations that had reached agreements with the government in advance didn't dare to stake everything on this gamble. Their first reaction was to have their people withdraw.
But they weren't wrong in their thinking. Lian Qingkong had no intention of letting anyone leave. He not only wanted to kill those jumping around but also wanted to ensure that the remaining people wouldn't dare forget the terror of this day for the next ten years!
Before the Stranded Players' instrument attacks could land on the hospital bed, the sanatorium was suddenly covered by a black sphere that appeared out of nowhere. Along with the players, sound also disappeared. The inside and outside were abruptly cut off. The players outside the sanatorium couldn't see what was happening inside, but they didn't have to worry for long, because the next second, this black sphere suddenly expanded, swallowing all the players outside the sanatorium who hadn't had time to flee!
Xu Huo, who had entered the capital city just one second before the blockade, had already arrived near the sanatorium by this time. Looking at this massive black sphere that covered almost the entire city center, he raised an eyebrow slightly. Then, ignoring the pursuing government players like Dai He, he plunged straight into it.
This black sphere—he had originally thought it was one of Lian Qingkong's items or special instruments. But judging by the situation, it was most likely evolved from a trait. Even with personal panels restricted, this trait could still be used and could wreak havoc... Indeed, the more places you go, the more likely you are to encounter surprises everywhere.
Ignoring the players being silently harvested in the darkness, Xu Huo killed a few Stranded Players blocking his way and went straight to Lian Qingkong's hospital bed.
The young player guarding him sensed his approach and was about to make a move when he was frozen in place by Time power.
"Old sir, spare your men," Xu Huo said, standing beside the hospital bed.
Lian Qingkong was already at his last gasp. With such a large-scale activation of his trait, he could use it once but not a second time. So he wanted to kill as many people on his list as possible.
Feeling his life force rapidly fading, Xu Huo pressed down on his arm. "Save your breath. Maybe in a little while, the people you want to kill will be killed by someone else for you."
This was a demand. With Lian Qingkong's condition, it was impossible for him to kill Xu Huo, but it was very easy for Xu Huo to stop him.
"Perhaps this is fate," Lian Qingkong finally stopped. After the black sphere disappeared, nearly two hundred bodies—men, women, old, and young—were scattered around the sanatorium. Among them were leaders of several player organizations.
The black sphere had only lasted for about two minutes, yet so many players had died. A large portion of them had clearly not died from fighting others... Everyone involuntarily turned their gaze to the culprit who had caused this situation!