Chapter 2910: King's City Is Extremely Quiet
Controlling the release of the Gossamer Space power, Xu Huo also tested the metals and ores in the treasure vault.
Mm, the speed of perceiving spatial structures had increased, while the difficulty had decreased, making deconstruction very easy.
Of course, this only applied to the objects themselves. Although he had achieved a small-scale kaleidoscope world, his method of using space power had become relatively singular. Perhaps he should study new methods.
After crushing a pile of gold coins and gems, he stopped his attempts, satisfied.
Both Mental Evolution and Space Evolution had raised their limits due to the increased evolution rate. Time Evolution was likely the same, but the location wasn't suitable, so he couldn't try it for now.
Although his personal panel couldn't be opened, he couldn't leave the King's Treasure Vault empty-handed.
After picking and choosing, he took a gem-encrusted crown, a decorative codex, some items of unknown function, and some high-quality ores. Then he returned to the spot where he had entered, stepped forward in the opposite direction, and smoothly exited the treasure space.
About ten days had passed. Outside, Mei Zheng and the others had gone from being initially composed to restless and irritable, and finally to accepting reality with calm resignation.
"Is the guy dead or not?" the Gem Man asked, repeating the question for the umpteenth time.
Glancing at the castle still stuck in the swamp, Mei Zheng answered again, "The swamp will shrink as soon as he comes out, even if it's just a corpse."
"You're messing with me!" The Gem Man slapped the table they had temporarily moved and placed outside the castle gate, fuming. "Ten days! He's been in there for ten days! If he hasn't come out in ten days, he's either dead in the King's Treasure or he's already cleared it! Now he's gone, the teleportation device won't open, and after all this effort, we've got nothing to show for it!"
"Be a bit more civilized," Mei Zheng frowned. "The teleportation device isn't lost."
"Yeah, it's not lost, but it's also useless!" the Gem Man retorted. "Just wait for someone to settle scores with you later!"
Mei Zheng was also getting angry. "Do you want to fight again?"
Ten days ago, the Archons of the twelve main cities had a small-scale "friendly competition." To avoid affecting the teleportation device, everyone fought very restrainedly, and in the end, no clear winner emerged. They only stopped when they were exhausted and bored.
Mei Zheng's container item was open but showed no activity. Xu Huo's fate was unknown. The players worried about attacks from other districts on one hand, and new changes in the instance on the other. Helplessly, their "technical personnel" had yet to crack the startup procedure for the teleportation device, so they could only waste time like this.
Compared to the stranded players who were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, the allied forces and the ticket players who had just entered the instance were much calmer. The stranded players controlled King's City, and they couldn't intervene, so they could only passively wait for the result. Moreover, whether Xu Huo lived or died, it had the least impact on them. Even if Xu Huo's family came for revenge, they would definitely target the people from the twelve main cities first.
If Xu Huo could come out alive, it would be even simpler.
Ten days. The players were also reaching their limit of patience.
"Ten days and he hasn't come out. He's probably dead in the King's Treasure space." Lou Fei stepped forward, preparing to politely ask the players from other main cities to leave King's City.
But it was at this moment that the swamp blocking the castle's main hall suddenly surged and rapidly shrank.
"It worked!" Mei Zheng couldn't suppress a look of ecstasy. But before he could rush into the hall, he saw a black substance surge out from the swamp near the King's Throne—he had seen this stuff before. Although he didn't know what it was, Xu Huo had used it to kill players in King's City!
Mei Zheng and Lou Fei's first reaction was to run. Chan Juan, the Gem Man, and others who weren't quite clear on the situation were a half-beat slower. By the time they saw Xu Huo walking out of the black substance, Time power had already covered the entire castle, inside and out.
"Tap, tap, tap..." Xu Huo walked down from before the King's Throne, step by step towards the Archons of the twelve main cities. The Time power opened a path as he moved, finally stopping on Lou Fei.
Regaining her freedom, Lou Fei's pupils trembled. She didn't even have the energy to look at the people around her. Meeting the gaze of the person in front of her, a tremendous mental pressure instinctively froze her limbs—at this moment, she felt as if she was being watched by some irresistible, powerful force. A sense of helpless negativity seeped from the depths of her soul into every part of her body!
Xu Huo stood before her, his eyes slightly lowered. "You're different from the others. You should know about the changes in the King's Treasure."
Lou Fei swallowed. "Ten years ago, one day, I discovered someone entering the space where the King's Treasure is located without clearing the instance. I saw him go in and come out with my own eyes..."
Xu Huo nodded slightly. "And the instance didn't change because of it. You're really lucky."
No wonder no news had spread. But even the stranded players in King's City didn't know. It was hard to imagine how the Bookworm had figured it out.
But the result was good.
"I'll ask now. Please answer truthfully," he said.
Lou Fei nodded.
"The container item placed outside the King's Throne—who made it?" Xu Huo's gaze swept across Mei Zheng and the Gem Man's faces. "It shouldn't be just one person."
"Mei Zheng," Lou Fei replied. "People from Tree Heart City, Red Carpet City, and Sword City all made a move, but Mei Zheng got the upper hand."
"Very good." Xu Huo moved his finger. Space Tangents cut across the area covered by Time power. Mei Zheng, Hate Feather, the Gem Man, the Spiky Head, and the dozen or so players each of them had brought all had their necks severed.
Lou Fei didn't need to turn around to know what had happened behind her. She quickly said, "Don't kill the people outside! They were just watching!"
Xu Huo didn't respond. He walked past her towards the outside, while Space Tangents roamed outside the castle. He only stopped when he had completely exited the main hall.
Most of the players crowded on the periphery had already fled when the Time power covered the castle. Some of the more timid ones had directly left the city. The bolder ones, though still inside the city, had maximized their distance from the castle, huddled in various buildings with instruments, peeping. The ones still left were the players trying to unlock the teleportation device. They were trapped in the building by the Blockade Barrier, wanting to run but not daring to.
At this moment, King's City was extremely quiet.
Xu Huo looked up at the sky. "Nice weather."
Accompanied by the thudding sounds of heads hitting the ground, the Time power was lifted.
Not to mention how horrifying the scene of heads falling in droves was, the spared Mr. Hu, Chan Juan, and the others all had terrified expressions. Even without sensing any obvious killing intent, they didn't dare to overlook any of Xu Huo's movements—an existence that was too powerful was itself a fatal threat, regardless of whether he had any intention to kill!