Chapter 353: Battle in the Guesthouse
The porcelain vase was brought by another maid, who also delivered fresh flowers.
While arranging the flowers in the vase, Xu Huo asked about the vase's origin. The maid told him that Hu Shan was very skilled at ceramics, and He Pu had even given her a dedicated workshop on the first floor. Besides vases and containers, she could even make human-shaped clay figures, but Hu Shan was often dissatisfied with her own work and would break them and throw them away.
"Mr. Xu came at an inconvenient time. The castle has been very busy entertaining guests these days, so she probably won't make anything new."
After the maid left, Xu Huo went to the study on the second floor again. He took a photo of He Pu from the bookshelf, pried open the frame, tore it in half, then pieced it back together and put it back. Only then did he go find the Chen brothers. After giving them a few brief instructions, he returned to his room.
Before dinner, the young maid returned, handing him the pawnshop receipts and the leftover money from the purchases. He gave her a crystal hair clip from the list, and the maid left happily.
He didn't go downstairs for dinner and only left his room at midnight.
As soon as he stepped out, the Ma couple followed him.
Xu Huo pretended not to notice and went straight around the garden maze toward the woods in front of the guesthouse at the back.
Seeing this, the couple exchanged glances and quickened their pace slightly.
Before he even entered the woods, Xu Huo opened the black umbrella in his hand.
Raindrops fell on the faces of the Ma couple, but they didn't mind. It often rained around the castle. Their eyes were fixed on Xu Huo, like beasts of prey entering a hunting state.
But just as they entered the woods, the man ahead suddenly stopped.
Just as the two were startled, Mrs. Ma suddenly grabbed her neck with both hands, her entire body falling backward as she was dragged backward by her feet!
Mr. Ma was about to go back and pull her, but a fire inexplicably erupted on his body. He cried out in surprise, but reacted quickly, tearing off his clothes in a few swift motions and quickly hiding behind a nearby tree.
At the same time, Mrs. Ma, relying on her explosively swollen muscle strength, forcibly tore apart the strings strangling her neck. Her whole body seemed to become a mass of bulging muscles as she charged toward Xu Huo with a thunderous roar!
She didn't run in a straight line but moved left and right, rapidly changing positions to avoid the lighter's aim.
The Ma couple hadn't survived to a D-rank instance by relying solely on luck as cannibal players. The moment they were ambushed, they both entered a combat state. Their combat experience was rich. When Mr. Ma was burned, Mrs. Ma quickly changed positions, giving Xu Huo no chance to strike.
The more powerful a prop, the more restrictive its usage conditions. Although Xu Huo was holding the lighter, he couldn't release a second flame. His eyes followed Mrs. Ma's movements left and right as he kept retreating, seemingly unable to keep up.
Taking advantage of the moment his eyes shifted away, Mrs. Ma flashed in front of Xu Huo and swung a blade at his throat!
But Xu Huo didn't even turn his head. A longsword suddenly appeared in his hand, and he slashed upward from below in a vertical cut!
Given the distance between them, just as the sword energy cutting plane appeared, Mrs. Ma spun in the air like a top, charging straight at Xu Huo. She avoided the slash while ramming into his chest like a drill!
"Crack!" Xu Huo was knocked back, and the bull shield in front of him shattered with a sound. He switched to pulling the strings and leaped backward, but the waiting Mr. Ma had already circled to one side and threw a wallet at him. Uncontrollably, the sword in Xu Huo's hand fell to the ground, and Mrs. Ma delivered a flying kick, stomping on his arm!
Xu Huo retreated to the front of the guesthouse. He glanced at the longsword on the ground but ultimately didn't risk retrieving it. Instead, he turned and rushed into the guesthouse.
The Ma couple didn't care about the prop on the ground. As long as the original owner wasn't dead, even the most powerful prop could only be used as a club. They also wouldn't give Xu Huo a chance to reclaim his prop, so Mr. Ma picked up the sword and stabbed it into a tree.
Then the two entered the guesthouse.
Although this guesthouse was specifically used for raising spiders, entering it first led to a small living room. On the left and right were archives rooms. Passing through the corridors on both sides, the back area was where the glass terrariums were kept.
The Ma couple had never been here before, but once inside, there were small lights specifically for the spiders, creating patches of brightness and darkness, making visibility poor.
"Where did that kid hide?" Mr. Ma casually closed the door.
As his words fell, all the lights in the spider room suddenly went out. The two immediately pricked up their ears to listen to the sounds around them. Evolved hearing and vision were both enhanced. Even without being able to see, they could identify positions by sound. Moreover, cannibal players had stronger physical evolution than ordinary players. Even if Xu Huo had a higher evolution rate, they weren't afraid!
But before they could split up, they were drenched in a shower of alcohol!
"He has a silencing prop!"
The couple didn't hesitate to run toward the door, but at that moment, Mrs. Ma, who was a step behind, had already caught fire. Not only her clothes, but her hair and eyebrows were all burning. Mr. Ma instinctively turned back, just in time to see Xu Huo raise a small spray bottle: "Pssst...!"
Mr. Ma covered his eyes and screamed in pain: "Pepper spray!"
Xu Huo had already picked up the "Target-Locked Chainsaw." With one pull of the starter cord, he swung it straight at Mr. Ma's head!
Mr. Ma immediately let go of his hands covering his eyes and raised his arm to block. Blood splattered everywhere. He sacrificed one arm to avoid having his head split open.
Mrs. Ma, whose fire hadn't yet been completely extinguished, lunged to grab him from behind. Xu Huo bent down, and the chainsaw in his hand, along with a short arrow flying from the darkness through the range of the Silent Figure, both struck the person behind!
Mrs. Ma blocked the chainsaw with her arm guard prop, but couldn't dodge the short arrow in time. She formed a fist with one hand to protect her heart!
"Pfft!" The short arrow pierced through the back of her hand, its momentum mostly neutralized. Although the arrowhead stabbed into her chest, it only caused a flesh wound.
Mrs. Ma pulled out the arrow and reached for Xu Huo, but he had already circled behind her during that opening. Kicking Mr. Ma away, he slit her throat with the butcher knife.
Mr. Ma's eyes were bloodshot and he couldn't see. Hearing the sound of a heavy object falling, he forced his eyes open. Seeing Mrs. Ma's shadow fall to the ground, he roared in fury: "You dare kill her! I'll kill you!"
The fire on Mrs. Ma went out, and the spider room returned to darkness. Xu Huo exchanged a few moves with Mr. Ma using the chainsaw, then controlled the short arrow to stab his shoulder.
Seeing the other party about to throw the wallet on the ground again, Xu Huo first withdrew all his props into the prop inventory. Then the cigarette in his pocket fell out.
Mr. Ma couldn't see or hear Xu Huo's movements. Relying on instinct, he charged toward the position of their previous fight. Entering the range of the Silent Figure, he caught the sound of footsteps and swung his blade without hesitation to the right. Hearing Xu Huo retreat, he rushed forward, but suddenly felt a pain in his chest. Reaching out to touch it, it was the chainsaw!
"Go reunite with your wife. Have some company on the road to the underworld." Xu Huo pulled out the chainsaw and kicked his corpse toward Mrs. Ma.