Chapter 3154: The Hurricane of Power Transition
The A-rank players present were all somewhat capable. From the moment Xu Huo entered, their eyes and brows had been exchanging silent signals. They even had a set of agreed-upon coded gestures, and within such a short time, they had formulated a relatively complete ambush plan. But seeing the person standing here, completely defenseless and full of openings, they dared not make a move. Xu Huo could kill them in less than a second, but asking them to massacre the people of the Capital Government? Absolutely impossible!
Three players exchanged dark glances, seemingly ready to act regardless of the consequences. But at that moment, one of the middle-aged men stepped forward. He waved at his companions, signaling them to follow him out.
Two-thirds of the A-rank players in the building withdrew. Once outside the government building, someone immediately couldn't help but question the middle-aged man, asking if he was really going to be so insane as to kill their own people.
"Don't be impatient. Achieving the goal doesn't actually require killing anyone." The middle-aged man sent another text notification to the entire city through the public channel and publicly declared on the message collection terminal that this was an S-rank emergency. He demanded that everyone in the city must follow the government's instructions—take shelter nearby, no driving, and absolutely no talking.
"Go to the game platform and buy silencing items," the middle-aged man instructed his companions. "The more, the better."
"Also, if anyone creates noise, lock them in a container item first before dealing with them. Don't get entangled."
"Will this work?" another A-rank player asked. "I think he's clearly here to vent his anger by killing people. Even if our methods work for now, given enough time, he'll still find an excuse to massacre the city!"
"First, do as I say. If the situation becomes irreversible, then we can fight to the death." The middle-aged man shot a warning glance at this person. "Don't try to provoke a conflict. None of us are his match. Just now, when he went out for a while, he visited over twenty places in the city and killed nearly a hundred people. He's not an ordinary A-rank player; he's an extremely powerful super evolver. Without knowing his trump cards, acting rashly will definitely result in heavy casualties on our side."
Nearly a hundred people, over twenty places—that meant he hadn't run to each location one by one. Instead, he could control a very large area simultaneously and handle emergencies within that area at the same time.
The players were helpless, but they had no choice. They understood that the longer this dragged on, the more people would speak out. If they didn't step in to handle it, it wouldn't just be a matter of killing those who made noise. If Xu Huo got angry enough, he might destroy the entire city.
Watching the crowd disperse, the woman beside the middle-aged man asked him privately, "I've already purchased a non-game area simulator at a high price on the game platform."
The middle-aged man's expression was grave. While a simulator could restrict player actions, facing a powerful super evolver, they would be at an even greater disadvantage. The most important thing now was to figure out what Xu Huo wanted.
The woman hesitated for a moment before telling him, "Mr. Mo and the families of the other three councilors have been killed. They are holding us accountable through various channels."
The middle-aged man paused upon reading this text, squinted his eyes, and directly used sign language to instruct the woman. She was first shocked, then solemn, and then actually showed some excitement. She saluted, indicating that she would definitely complete the mission.
After she left, the middle-aged man looked back toward the government building. The lights there were still bright, and the aroma of food was still wafting out, but accompanying it was the hurricane of power transition. The hurricane would sweep through, and it should clear away all redundant garbage.
The Capital Government players were quite efficient. After that, Xu Huo went out two more times, and the entire city was soon under the players' control.
When he returned to the government hall, he seemed somewhat listless. Mr. Mo, afraid that he hadn't killed enough to satisfy himself, had two attractive players brew him some tea to cool his temper.
Xu Huo didn't look at the man and woman in front of him. He tilted his chin toward Mr. Mo. "You."
Me... me? Mr. Mo pointed at himself. After a moment of hesitation, he straightened his clothes and stepped forward.
"Bring me all the classified files related to the 009 zone players," Xu Huo ordered.
Mr. Mo's brain short-circuited for a moment, but then he immediately followed the order and went to his office, carrying back the communication terminal that stored the files.
After the items were placed in the hall, Mr. Mo only then snapped out of it under the warning or anxious gazes of the others. What had he done? Those were the files of core players from the 009 zone—how could he show them to an outer zone player!
But Xu Huo had already started reading. Panic-stricken, Mr. Mo was less worried about leaking player information and more afraid that by personally handing over the information, he would face retaliation from the players. Losing his position as archon was no longer the top concern—the real question was whether he could keep his life!
In his panic, he turned his gaze to the secretary officer. How could the secretary officer possibly intervene? He kept his head down, completely hiding his expression.
Xu Huo was looking for Jiang Jiang's file.
The last time he came to the 009 zone, Jiang Jiang was a famous painter. She disguised herself as an ordinary person, gaining popularity by creating paintings that could calm players' minds, and was protected by various player factions.
Her paintings had a certain precognitive ability, capable of depicting the scene of a person's death in advance. Because of this, she faced some minor criticism, but more importantly, she had predicted that her own death was related to him, stating that she was destined to die in the 009 zone.
At the time, Xu Huo thought she was also someone taught by Dr. Zhang, which led to their conflict. Later, after overturning that judgment, he didn't kill Jiang Jiang, but she subsequently disappeared from the 009 zone without a trace.
This time, he had come specifically to find her. She had painted many precognitive works and must have a far deeper understanding of "fate" than anyone else. Moreover, he was curious—after all this time, had she found a way to rewrite her predictions?
Compared to precognitive items that were sometimes accurate and sometimes not, items like "Three Seconds of Life" that actually mobilized curved time, and the occasional future glimpsed after temporal evolution, among all the players he had encountered so far, only she could use her trait to predict multiple times. The frequency was remarkably high. He just didn't know if she could provide him with answers.
Before long, he found Jiang Jiang's file.
Her real name was Liu Yi. At the time her file was sealed, she was a C-rank player. The conflict with him during the zone fusion incident made it impossible for her to remain anonymous. And because her ability to predict death had spread, many players wanted to control her, leading to a zone-wide manhunt.
Liu Yi had no intention of leaving the 009 zone initially, but under the relentless pursuit of those with ulterior motives, she was forced to flee. She had never appeared again since.
Although the district government had sealed her file, they had never given up searching for her. The latest report was submitted a month ago. There were rumors that someone in a certain small town could predict the future. Government players investigated and found it was a scam, thus closing the case.