Chapter 2929: Blocking the National Border
After speaking, Xu Huo left the No. 3 Combat Zone and used a Space Teleportation Item to reach the heart of Country X. Estimating a rough range, he took out the super defense item "Sky Light Domain."
Once the item's maximum mode was activated, a five-colored flowing arc barrier instantly spanned mountains and rivers, covering most of the country's territory.
The other countries in Zone 014 were not a real threat. The truly dangerous ones were the Outer Zone Players who could jump back and forth within a single district. Blocking off most of the national border could temporarily prevent Outer Zone Players from entering through other countries, while also making those already in Country X think twice.
Since he wanted to intimidate others, it was best to do it from the very beginning!
At the moment the Blockade Barrier appeared, Nie Xuan was leading a team chasing a group of Outer Zone Players who had just robbed a player base. After stealing a large amount of supplies collected by Special Defense Department players, these people were fleeing southeast toward the coast.
During several skirmishes along the way, Nie Xuan's team had already realized that these people were both fast and powerful. However, after the robbery, they didn't leave Zone 014. Instead, they led the team on a wild goose chase. Even so, Nie Xuan's team couldn't give up the pursuit.
In fact, such scenes were not uncommon in Zone 014. Whether they had already cleared the game or were Ticket Players not participating in instances, these Outer Zone Players, given their strength advantage, had no intention of stopping after just one robbery. They didn't want to waste time on the Dimension Train either. So, if they were targeted by the Special Defense Department or military players, they usually chose to kill or shake off their pursuers—in short, they had no intention of leaving Zone 014 until they had gathered enough benefits!
Therefore, even though Nie Xuan's team had been led around for nearly an hour, they dared not relax in the slightest. Because these players were not weak, once they lost track or gave up, these people would likely make other moves immediately.
The "Sky Light Domain" barrier appeared very suddenly. Neither Nie Xuan's team nor the Outer Zone Players had time to react. As a result, the barrier happened to cut right through the middle of this fleeing and pursuing group.
Five Outer Zone Players ended up outside the "Sky Light Domain" range, while the remaining seven were trapped inside the Blockade Barrier. Ignoring Nie Xuan's team behind them, they first attacked the Blockade Barrier with a round of strikes. Only after finding that they couldn't break through did they reluctantly give up.
"It looks like running any further won't work," a burly man with a buzz cut said, turning around and grinning at Nie Xuan's team as they gradually closed in. "But running this long is boring anyway. Let's kill them and get down to business."
As his words fell, several invisible attacks shot out from around him. The two players at the front of Nie Xuan's team couldn't react in time and were knocked down. Fortunately, they were equipped with Defense Items, so the attack didn't hit any vital points.
And it wasn't just the buzz-cut man who attacked. The remaining players also flashed and inserted themselves into Nie Xuan's team. Defense Barriers appeared one after another, only to be broken through. After a brief exchange, half of Nie Xuan's people were knocked out of the sky.
Glancing briefly at the two players who had gone after their fallen companions, Nie Xuan quickly refocused his attention because the buzz-cut man was already closing in on him!
"I want to see what you, the leader, are capable of!" The buzz-cut man's eyes widened as he swung a fist equipped with a prop toward Nie Xuan's head!
Nie Xuan blocked with his hand and, with lightning speed, kicked toward the man's waist!
The buzz-cut man hadn't taken this attack seriously at first, but when the overly concentrated Space Power approached, his expression suddenly changed. He immediately retreated while using a Teleportation Item!
However, the Teleportation Item didn't activate in time. Although he managed to create some distance and made Nie Xuan's kick miss, the Space Power extending from Nie Xuan's leg was like thin, overlapping blades of paper, effortlessly cutting through the air and the layers of stacked Defense Barriers!
"Bam!" The sound of the kick's sonic boom was delayed for a moment before it rang out. The buzz-cut man and the three Outer Zone Players nearby, even under the protection of their items and devices, were injured to varying degrees. The buzz-cut man was the worst off—one of his arms had been sliced into pieces.
Ignoring his fallen arm, the buzz-cut man activated his trait, instantly sending Nie Xuan and the others a hundred meters away—based on the range of the previous attack, his Space Power would struggle to be effective at this distance.
"Finish this quickly!" the buzz-cut man said to the others.
Another Outer Zone Player took out a scroll. When the scroll was unfurled, a semi-transparent rainbow light, like a bolt of silk, appeared in the air. This rainbow light shot straight toward Nie Xuan and his team!
"Fall back!" Nie Xuan shouted, waving his arm. An energy cannon barrel appeared in front of him, and in the next moment, over a dozen energy shells roared forward to meet the rainbow light!
With a series of explosions, the rainbow light was intercepted. But that didn't mean the danger was over, because in the next second, the team members all fell into a strange, limb-dysfunctional restraint.
While their movements were restricted, the Outer Zone Players were already preparing to reap lives. Several items' powers stacked together to encircle them from all sides, as if even the air was being sliced into pieces. Under such an assault, Nie Xuan and his team, unable to move freely, had no chance of survival!
Perhaps they were too focused on their opponents' situation, so much so that the buzz-cut man and his group didn't notice that a huge spherical Space Barrier had silently enveloped them.
"Hey, look above you," the few people isolated outside the "Sky Light Domain" called out lazily. They hadn't left and were watching the spectacle. Through the flowing barrier, they had first spotted the sphere and issued a warning.
The buzz-cut man and his group finally looked around, but before they could react, the sphere split apart from the middle.
Yes, just like a round cake being sliced horizontally through the center. The overly smooth surface couldn't maintain its original form, so the upper and lower halves shifted apart.
Of course, the buzz-cut man and his four companions sealed inside were also cut in half!
This move stunned the remaining people, especially the two players who had gone to kill the Special Defense Department members who had fallen into the woods. The higher a player's Evolution Rate, even without Secondary Evolution or the ability to manipulate time and space, they could still sense changes in surrounding forces. But the sphere had appeared too eerily—they hadn't noticed it at all!
Seeing the situation was bad, the two immediately tried to flee. However, before they could act, they froze in place, maintaining their turning posture.
The five people outside the "Sky Light Domain" wanted to see what was happening. They leaned forward to look but suddenly spotted a unfamiliar face inside the barrier.
Standing outside the "Sky Light Domain," the five didn't retreat. They didn't know Xu Huo, so naturally, they weren't afraid. But soon, one of them realized something and his expression changed in shock: "He's the player who killed 'The Tailor'!"