Chapter 2702: Death Rewind
At this moment, Zone 039 had not yet turned dark. The black sky Xu Huo saw in his field of vision appeared only for an instant. As the man standing high in the air lightly waved his hand, that patch of black rapidly shrank, finally disappearing behind him.
Zhu Bu, Qi Cong, and the others were nowhere to be seen. Above the vast primeval forest, only Xu Huo, Yan Jiayu who had been pulled away by the suction force, and the Box Carrier remained.
Those emotionless blue eyes merely swept over them once, yet Xu Huo experienced several life-and-death crises. "Eternal Passerby A 2.0" had an effect comparable to a Super Item, so after consuming the life-saving item, he was still alive and well.
This caused the Box Carrier, who had removed his blood-stained gloves, to pause slightly in his movements. His gaze returned to Xu Huo, and in the blink of an eye, it shifted from casual indifference to surging killing intent!
A mountain-crushing force pressed in from both sides, and the protective barrier brought by the trait was on the verge of collapse in an instant. When the Box Carrier vanished from his sight, Xu Huo's hair stood on end, and he activated the "Reversal Ring" without hesitation!
The Super Space Item took effect, and a powerful spatial fluctuation erupted, instantly causing the Box Carrier, who had reappeared ten meters in front of him, to disappear!
The pressure on him vanished along with the Box Carrier. Regaining his freedom, Xu Huo immediately moved to Yan Jiayu's side, but before he could grab her, he was once again locked in place by a tremendous force. He quickly used the "Reversal Ring" a second time. After the restraining force disappeared again, he finally grabbed Yan Jiayu's arm, but the next moment, her arm dissolved and melted away in his hand!
Xu Huo ended up grasping at nothing. Sensing the killing intent surging from behind, he activated the Bone Ring while throwing out the one-third activated Cube!
But what he never expected was that the gravity suppression of the Bone Ring was completely useless against the Box Carrier. Not only that, but the metal Cube, which had begun to activate, was also caught by a black vortex that suddenly appeared. As the pitch-black space engulfed the Cube, a hole was pierced through Xu Huo's heart!
Death rewound time by three seconds. Xu Huo was now still a hundred meters away from Yan Jiayu. The Box Carrier, realizing that Xu Huo had not died after multiple attacks, appeared before him with killing intent and was teleported to another space by the "Reversal Ring"!
Although the "Reversal Ring" could teleport the Box Carrier to other zones, it couldn't stop him from coming back. Last time, he had just reached Yan Jiayu's side when the Box Carrier returned, clearly having locked onto Zone 039 and able to return in an instant. So simply sending him away wouldn't allow Xu Huo to escape with Yan Jiayu!
In a flash, Xu Huo had simulated a new plan. He shortened the distance of the Spiritual Gate to save time. As he came out of the Spiritual Gate, he activated the "Reversal Ring" a second time, sending the Box Carrier, who had just returned to Zone 039, away again. Then, opening the Spiritual Gate once more, he reached Yan Jiayu's side just in time. At the same time, he activated the "Reversal Ring" a third time, buying another moment.
And this time, the time he bought was enough to use the ticket to leave with Yan Jiayu...
But he never expected that he still died.
Time rewound once more. He was back at the moment he first teleported the Box Carrier away. This time, he still didn't go directly to Yan Jiayu's side. But after sending the Box Carrier away a second time, he chose not to continue moving toward Yan Jiayu. Instead, he threw out the "Big Mushroom Cloud." The nuclear-level spatial explosion unleashed a massive wave of energy that recklessly surged in all directions, not only blasting him away but also affecting the speed of the Box Carrier as he returned!
Xu Huo collided with Yan Jiayu while activating the "Reversal Ring" and used Time Power to cover the area ahead, ensuring enough time to escape!
But he still underestimated the Super Player. Just as he and Yan Jiayu were about to enter the space teleportation channel, the Box Carrier had already crossed the area covered by Time Power and appeared in front of them!
The teleportation channel was right behind him, but Xu Huo had no way to avoid it now, because the moment he sensed the Box Carrier's arrival, the other's hand once again struck his heart from a distance!
"Pfft!" Xu Huo spat a mouthful of black blood onto the childhood personality who had suddenly blocked in front of him. The Water Cube connected to his heart was forced out of his body. The high-dimensional space power threads sealed within it also emerged, extending out of the Water Cube, piercing through his back, through his heart, and then stabbing out from his chest!
The Box Carrier, who had already reached the space teleportation channel, narrowed his eyes slightly and actually took a step back.
The last thing Xu Huo saw in his gradually darkening vision was the Box Carrier's cold, indifferent gaze. Then he sank into boundless darkness.
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Inside a certain moving zone, a group of bounty hunters wearing heavy mechanical suits was slowly moving through a dense mutant forest.
There were eight of them in total, moving very slowly, not only because they were injured but also because of the excessive equipment they were carrying.
"Miss Pu Yu, it's getting late. Let's find a place to rest," said the tall man walking in front, turning back to the person behind him wearing a black metal suit.
The mutant forest was unusually calm at the moment. Trees and plants were staying put, and although some oddly shaped fungi could be seen everywhere, and fungal threads and small creatures floated in the air, overall it was still clear, with no thick fog or swarms of insects blocking the sky.
"Keep an eye on the detector. Beware of mutant species approaching." Pu Yu nodded.
The group stopped. Someone took out a disguised small Location Item. They carried the equipment inside first before entering one by one.
Inside the Location Item, the group could finally take off their helmets, rest, and replenish their energy.
Pu Yu, the female player from the A-level wormhole point who had met Xu Huo twice on the train and once in C09-001, was now accompanied by two different players, while the others were professional bounty hunters.
Everyone was very silent and in low spirits.
After treating the wounds of the injured, the burly man came to Pu Yu. "We've only been in here for two days, and we've already lost half our people. The price we agreed on needs to be doubled. And whether you achieve your goal in the end or not, the money must be paid."
The person beside Pu Yu said, "That's not what the contract says."
The burly man's eyes held anger. "You didn't tell us before that this was an ultra-high-energy moving zone. This is on a completely different level from ordinary moving zones!"
Pu Yu interrupted the person beside her and said to the burly man, "The price is fine, but you have to guarantee that you'll get me to the destination. Whether I achieve my goal or not is none of your concern. Just try to keep me safe."
The burly man's expression relaxed slightly. "You keep your word, and we won't tear up the contract unilaterally."