Chapter 466: The Man in the Wheelchair
Sure enough, not long after they returned to the carriage, Weiwei's father also came back to the carriage and sat down beside her as if nothing had happened.
"Uncle, are you getting off the train today?" Weiwei turned around and asked Xu Huo at this moment.
"Can't get off," Xu Huo said with a smile to her.
Weiwei looked very happy. "That's great! I really like you, Uncle, and I don't want you to get off so early either."
"Weiwei." Her mother was a bit displeased and called her name with a heavier tone, but Weiwei didn't care. She pretended not to hear and continued playing with the toys given by the two players from the second carriage, holding one in each hand and making them fight each other.
A few minutes later, only Weiwei's voice remained in the carriage. The players who had been chatting comfortably yesterday were now all silent.
Not long after, a few more new players boarded the train, about five of them, three of whom entered the third carriage from the fourth.
Xu Huo noticed that Weiwei's mother, whose hand was resting on the table, stretched her fingers slightly, then retracted her thumb and index finger.
Casually withdrawing his gaze, Xu Huo turned to look at Dr. Deng.
Under his stare, Dr. Deng involuntarily tensed up and asked with his eyes what he meant.
"Want something to eat?" Xu Huo asked.
Dr. Deng breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Just anything will do."
Xu Huo called the flight attendant.
After lunchtime ended, Xu Huo moved his seat to a corner near the front of the train, silently counting the time in his mind.
Sensing the changes in the expressions and body language of the players in the same carriage, he frowned inwardly. This bunch probably wouldn't wait until nightfall to make a move...
The timing was just that coincidental. The moment this thought crossed his mind, a commotion came from the second carriage. First, the front door of the carriage, along with the surrounding metal panels, was cut off and disappeared. When the second carriage was completely exposed to the view of the first carriage, the rear door was also twisted open by some force.
The fight started without warning, but in the blink of an eye, the few people guarding the coffin box killed a player who was originally in the second carriage!
Next, the couple who had given Weiwei the toys, along with the three players who rushed from the third carriage into the second, became the main force of the attack. Four of them drew away some of the firepower, while one shorter player, whose figure flickered and shifted, actually bypassed the escort's blockade and appeared directly on top of the coffin box!
"Hehe! I'll take this thing!" he said, slapping his palm down toward the coffin box, but it was intercepted halfway by an invisible force, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't press it down.
His item seemed to require direct hand contact with the coffin box to work. After being blocked, he looked furious and pulled out his gun, firing at the person sitting beside the coffin box.
The two players whose hands were fused with the coffin box didn't even lift their eyelids. The one being aimed at reached out with his other hand, catching the bullet like a slow-flying mosquito, then casually threw it back—with even more force than when it left the barrel. Before the short player could react, it hit him in the thigh!
At the same time, the player on the other side of the coffin box raised two fingers and drew a cross in the air. The kneeling short player was instantly cut into four pieces, then caught by a trash can that appeared out of nowhere, cleaned up without even a single drop of blood splattering.
Similarly, the other players were killed cleanly and efficiently, leaving no trace behind, as if they had never existed. The escorts calmly returned to their positions.
Dr. Deng, watching from the side, didn't even dare to breathe heavily. Seeing that those people didn't seem to intend to go on a killing spree, he couldn't help but say, "Good thing they're not planning a massacre."
Xu Huo glanced at the people around him and noticed that two of them were making a move.
Even if the escorts held their ground in one carriage, it couldn't stop other ambitious players.
The players in the third carriage also sensed something was wrong and began retreating toward the fourth.
"Maybe we should leave too?" Dr. Deng couldn't hold back and said to Xu Huo, "Staying here is too dangerous!"
Xu Huo's gaze swept over the second carriage, his expression hesitant.
But just as the two sides were on the verge of conflict, a strange gas suddenly surged out from the second carriage. It moved very fast, slightly greenish, but completely odorless.
Although Xu Huo immediately put on the "Oxygen Supply," he still fell victim to it. The moment the gas enveloped him, all the other players in his vision disappeared, leaving only the empty carriage echoing with the faint sound of the train moving.
People couldn't just vanish into thin air. He quickly activated the "Star Binding Sphere" and the "Director's Authority." In this situation, these two items were the most practical!
However, what he didn't expect was that before he could use the "Director's Authority," the small horn in his hand suddenly slipped away, and a voice spoke out of nowhere, "This little item is quite interesting."
Xu Huo sensed someone in front of him and was about to use the Star Binding Sphere when the effect of the gas disappeared. A green-eyed man sitting in a wheelchair appeared before him, holding his item in his hand.
The effect didn't wear off just for him. The players in the first carriage also showed wary expressions upon seeing the wheelchair man, and the escorts in the second carriage didn't look any better—they were even more tense than the players in the first carriage!
"Who are you?" Weiwei quickly reacted and leaned in to talk to him.
But the wheelchair man raised a finger and drew a line in the air. Her mouth opened, but no sound came out. He drew another line, and her knees went weak as she knelt down.
Weiwei's parents tried to rescue her, but an invisible wall blocked them. No matter what items or traits they used, they couldn't break through.
Xu Huo watched where they were striking. His eyes weren't deceiving him—a patch of colorful diamond-shaped patterns appeared at the point of impact.
Then he felt the wheelchair man's gaze sweep over him.
His body involuntarily tensed. This feeling reminded him of the man carrying a leather suitcase he had encountered when leaving Block Fairy Tale City. These two were completely different types of people, but the feeling they gave him was strikingly similar.
Making a judgment in his mind, he simply sat back down in his original seat.
The wheelchair man also had no intention of bothering him. He toyed with the small horn for a moment before placing it on the table and flicking it lightly with his finger.
Xu Huo caught his item, but saw that the man had already turned around and said to the players in front and behind the train, "I just want a quiet, peaceful ride. I hope everyone won't spoil my mood. Also, please ask the flight attendants to clean up the opposite carriage and get rid of the smell of blood."
Two flight attendants appeared simultaneously in the first carriage. After greeting the wheelchair man, they quickly began cleaning the second carriage with their items. Not only did they wash away the stains and replace the broken tables and chairs, but they also restored the front and rear doors. The players who seemed to be escorts just woodenly lifted the coffin box and kept moving it around.
(End of Chapter)