# Chapter 2922: Platinum Eye Attack Incident 5
A dazzling longsword appeared in Bai Kou's hand. As she swung it, white halos burst outward like a solar wheel, also forcing back the black hole-like dark substance released by the Box Carrier.
Items and instruments combined with various new weapons resumed the chaotic battle, but neither side could inflict much substantial damage. Bai Kou and her group's goal was to buy time, while the Box Carrier's aim was to find the energy chip—he seemed uninterested in the energy technology itself. He neither took hostages to threaten the Platinum Eye government nor negotiated with Bai Kou and the others. It was more like an impromptu robbery, entirely dependent on his whim.
Xin Rong and the others had already left. Xu Huo helped evacuate people nearby. The Platinum Eye players moved extremely fast; by now, most of the city's personnel had been sent outside. As a slight tremor ran through the city's ground, a rhythmic "clack-clack" sound came from far away.
This sound was the signal. The Platinum Eye players who had been rescuing people in the city began to retreat.
Time was short. Some trapped individuals still remained, continuing to rescue themselves and call for help, but the players had gradually withdrawn—this meant they had been abandoned.
Judging by the players' attitude, directly abandoning Platinum Eye was unlikely. Bai Kou and the others were stalling for time while waiting for other players to leave. This suggested that Platinum Eye still had instruments capable of restraining super players...
Xu Huo climbed to a high vantage point and looked around. He saw that on the east and west sides of Platinum Eye, two huge arc-shaped metal covers were rising. Based on their scale, these giant metal covers were enough to envelop the entire foundation of Platinum Eye, including the buffer zone outside the city. It seemed they intended to seal off the entire city!
Ordinary instruments were ineffective against super players. Even the Non-Game Area Simulator had insufficient restrictions. With most people evacuated, Platinum Eye still chose to activate the protective barrier. Could there be a hyperdimensional device buried underground?
As this thought flashed through his mind, he looked up at the distant sky again. Why wasn't Bai Kou leaving?
Bai Kou and some of Platinum Eye's veteran players were struggling intensely. They had used all the items and instruments they could carry, but most of the time they could only damage the city. The dark space controlled by the Box Carrier was like a bottomless pit—any power that entered would be weakened, even super player-level spatial power!
After using it too many times, Bai Kou's light sword had grown dim. As she prepared to charge forward again, an elderly man stopped her. "Miss Bai Kou, you should go. Leave the rest to us."
By now, the city-wide blockade barrier had covered two-thirds of the city, leaving only a crescent-shaped gap in the sky above the city center. Apart from them, some players were stationed inside the barrier for protection. Before the barrier fully closed, they would use their tickets to leave.
Their goal was simply to trap the Box Carrier here. The fewer sacrifices, the better.
"I can't go." Bai Kou wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. "The Platinum Eye mayor isn't here. Right now, I am Platinum Eye's representative. If even I flee so easily, how can Platinum Eye maintain its standing in the game after reconstruction?"
"I want the entire game to know that Platinum Eye isn't a piece of fat anyone can take a bite out of. Anyone who tries to mess with this place will lose a layer of skin!"
"You all go. There's no need to sacrifice your lives. I'll be fine."
Without waiting for the veteran players' response, she threw her hands forward, releasing over a dozen white threads. Spatial power attached to them, turning them into crystal-like translucent substances. These seemingly hard spatial forces were as flexible as silk threads, wrapping around the Box Carrier before suddenly contracting and closing in!
The dark power had devouring and pulling force, but this time it couldn't fully affect the white threads. Instead, due to the mutual pulling between forces, the white threads tangled together but didn't disappear into the dark space—they remained suspended in midair.
Bai Kou struggled to control the white threads, but they weren't fast enough against the dark power. The Box Carrier easily dodged them. Raising his hand, he released two streams of dark force, knocking back the two veteran players attacking from both sides, then came directly before Bai Kou.
An invisible force swept across, severing Bai Kou's wrists and causing the threads in her hands to dissipate into the air. She was lifted and suspended in the air, level with the Box Carrier.
The Platinum Eye veteran players' expressions changed, but it was impossible to block the Box Carrier now. One of them flashed to the side and drew a barrier across the entire city between the two!
But the Box Carrier merely tilted his head to glance at him. Black power flowed from his body like water, easily penetrating the barrier while blocking all items released by other players. The black water-like substance interwove rapidly, forming a hollow sphere that directly encased Bai Kou.
Bai Kou was still trapped by the unknown force, unable to break free. She looked at the Box Carrier with difficulty. "You'll never get what you want."
The Box Carrier smiled, a rare expression. "I just want the ready-made energy chips. You must have made many by now. Give me the chips, and I'll spare Platinum Eye and give you a quick death."
"I'm very satisfied with you. Turning you into a puppet would surely yield extraordinary combat power."
Bai Kou smiled too. "Too bad. Platinum Eye doesn't have what you want... Within the inch!"
As she spoke, she and the Box Carrier were enclosed in a transparent rectangular prism. With the word "sink," the rectangular prism plummeted toward the ground with both of them inside!
"I've changed my mind." The Box Carrier didn't rush to escape. Instead, he stepped forward and grabbed Bai Kou's throat. Gray, insect-like things crawled from the back of his hand onto her face, burrowing into her skin along the texture!
Bai Kou's expression instantly twisted in pain. These seemingly insect-like things carried deadly poison, almost instantly flooding her blood vessels. Not only did they turn her entire body gray-black, but they also made her skin extremely fragile. Even slight movements caused it to tear under the strain. In moments, she became a blood-soaked figure!
The rectangular prism descended to three hundred meters above the ground. At that moment, the metal cover above the city fully closed. Several irregular spherical objects appeared simultaneously at various high points, embedding themselves into the rectangular prism formed by visible spatial bodies. They twitched and recombined periodically, and blurry wandering threads flew out from them, heading straight toward Bai Kou and the Box Carrier!
"Hyperdimensional device." The Box Carrier's expression turned cold. He threw Bai Kou aside and kicked her out. Under the immense force, Bai Kou slammed into one side of the rectangular prism, causing the entire structure to shift several meters in her direction, narrowly dodging two wandering threads.
Those two hyperdimensional forces ultimately landed in the city. The moment they touched the ground, they dug out a void thousands of meters deep!
More wandering threads flew out. The Box Carrier ignored Bai Kou, who was slumped in a corner of the rectangular prism. He looked up at the hyperdimensional devices, carefully observing their coverage range and attack patterns.
Of course, a giant instrument sealing an entire city couldn't have only this level of attack power. This was meant to trap super players. So, even before full closure, a thin layer of hyperdimensional power had coated the inside of the barrier. This was an unbreakable stable state. If attacked by force, the hyperdimensional spatial power within would become unbalanced, destroying everything in contact, including the barrier itself!
Realizing this, the Box Carrier turned back to re-examine Bai Kou. "Trying to die together with me?"
Bai Kou propped herself up to sit, her face covered in blood. "Killing you today means no super player will dare casually target Platinum Eye from now on!"
The Box Carrier's killing intent surged. But before he could move, another hyperdimensional spatial force shot toward him. He pressed his left hand against the side of the rectangular prism with a slight force. With a dull thud, the prism shifted several meters sideways again, dodging the incoming hyperdimensional spatial force.
There was absolutely no chance of escape above ground. The Box Carrier turned his gaze to the ground, but his peripheral vision caught Bai Kou's slightly mocking smile. He narrowed his eyes. "Killing you first and then leaving won't be too late."
"Crack, crack, crack!" Bai Kou's entire body was crushed by an unknown force. Even under the protection of spatial power and instruments, her limbs twisted abnormally, and her bones snapped.
"I'll pull your bones out." The Box Carrier's index finger and thumb came together. Bai Kou's left arm jerked upward, broken bones piercing through flesh. Just as he was about to continue, a black substance suddenly flooded the air. The rectangular prism was completely covered, plunging into total darkness!
But this darkness lasted less than the blink of an eye. The next moment, three figures leaped out of the black substance in two directions. The Box Carrier's killing intent dissipated, while the other two vanished along with the black substance!
"What are you doing here—" Bai Kou was still conscious, immediately recognizing the person behind this unfamiliar face.
"Time is limited. Open the hyperdimensional device and use the ticket to leave!" Xu Huo spoke rapidly while moving quickly through the darkness. "Darkened Heart" had limited coverage. He could only enter the dark space within this range. Given the Box Carrier's keen perception, once he exited once, he could quickly determine Xu Huo's activity limits. With items, instruments, and time power all blocked, he wouldn't have a chance to fight!
Bai Kou's expression wavered, but only for a brief moment before she made her decision. "Go to the city center!"
The rectangular prism had originally landed in the city center, but the Box Carrier had shifted it slightly. Now they weren't far away. There was no time to say more—the dark space's retention limit had been reached!