Chapter 728: Black Player vs Red Player
The four players now appearing before them were from the batch that had just arrived. Sharing similar inclinations, they used a prop to lock down the venue without approaching, maintaining a considerable distance as they moved—clearly experienced.
On Xu Huo's side, Long Aotian immediately tried to destroy the lock on the door, but with one slash of his blade, a bolt of electricity shot out from the chain, sending him flying three meters back. When he hit the ground, his entire body was charred black!
Xiao Ling shot a glance at Yu Guangnan, who then donned an insulated coat and rammed the door.
Although he wasn't sent flying like Long Aotian, the electric current generated by the collision instantly burst outward like sparks, making it nearly impossible to stand near the entrance!
Xu Huo and the others quickly dodged the current and moved away from the exit, but they didn't sit idly by. Since the prop was hard to deal with, they would go after the person holding it!
First, the water blade gun fired at the two players directly opposite the entrance. As they dodged, a rubber water ball flew out from a gap in the chain, blocking one of them, while the other was pulled downward by a suddenly sinking patch of ground!
"Dancer's Grace!"
"Skyrocket!"
One of the cannibal players bent backward 180 degrees to avoid the rubber water ball, simultaneously tossing out something like a fly strip that stuck the ball to the ground. The other leaped seven or eight meters high, landing on a nearby building, and returned the favor by scattering a handful of fine needles toward the venue!
"Watch out!" Yu Guangnan turned to shield Xiao Ling as they retreated, while Xu Huo and the others quickly distanced themselves from the door. In an instant, the needles colliding with the venue's chain released countless electric currents, and those fine needles, as if influenced by a magnetic field, flew wildly around the venue, ricocheting off the door or windows and triggering new chain reactions!
Most of the facilities in the Mad Prison were made of metal, so electrifying one point electrified everything. Although Xu Huo and the others had put on protective suits in time, they still suffered some minor injuries.
"A single lock thinks it can trap us here? I don't believe it!" Long Aotian wiped his blackened face and tossed a square prop toward the entrance.
The silver metal block separated into several smaller blocks upon landing at the door, then all of them attached themselves to the gate's bars and the prop chain. Within just a few seconds, corrosion marks appeared on the iron bars of the Mad Prison venue. As the small metal blocks fell to the ground, the areas they had adhered to were covered in rust, and even the electric current sent rust flakes flying!
Then, these corrosion marks appeared on the prop chain!
"Go!" With a crash, Long Aotian slammed into the door, snapping the prop chain with a series of bangs. He grabbed the torn-off gate of the prison venue, spun around a few times, and hurled it violently at the cannibal players!
The iron door clanged to the ground. With the prop broken, the cannibal players quickly scattered and surrounded Long Aotian from all sides!
Cannibal players couldn't use traits, but using props wisely could compensate for this weakness. Additionally, they generally had stronger physiques and especially fast movement speed.
This speed wasn't very noticeable at lower evolution rates, because even if their physical abilities and speed were slightly faster than ordinary players, the gap wasn't huge—at least not enough to make using props seem slower than their movements. However, as their evolution rates increased, cannibal players became aware of their advantage: speed!
Props might not be able to cover everyone, but four cannibal players attacking from different directions was enough to overwhelm!
Long Aotian's reaction speed wasn't bad, but under the encirclement of the four, he seemed a beat slow. Caught between their close-quarters attacks and prop usage, he was momentarily flustered, sometimes unable to use props in time!
Seeing him on the losing end, one cannibal player wielding a triangular spike bided his time, moving like a cheetah—swift and silent—appearing behind him!
"Clang!" The black triangular spike aimed at Long Aotian's back was blocked by a transparent barrier. Xu Huo flashed in front of the cannibal player and smiled at him. "Look to your left."
The cannibal player instinctively turned his head left, but the next second, Xu Huo's longsword was already swinging at his neck!
However, this man wasn't slow. He realized his mistake mid-turn and quickly conjured a defense prop to protect his head!
Unfortunately, his defense prop was too low-level. The "Eye of the Dead" sliced through the prop like tofu, severing half his throat without any resistance!
Clutching his spurting neck, the man shot Xu Huo an incredulous look before turning to flee. But Xu Huo wouldn't give him the chance. Teleporting in front of him, he simultaneously used "Danger Makes People Blind" and "Important Call." The cannibal player, blinded instantly, had to free one hand to press it against his ear.
A cannibal player who had survived this long naturally had some means of fighting back. With a flick of his fingers, countless fine needles shot out from his entire body, while a large red balloon appeared above his head. Its interior flipped outward, enveloping them both!
The inside of the balloon was a metal structure. After trapping Xu Huo and the cannibal player, it formed a separate three-square-meter space. The cramped space was disadvantageous for the cannibal player, but it wasn't great for Xu Huo either, because those fine needles would create a chain reaction with the metal structure, repeatedly piercing through the space at incredible speed!
Xu Huo immediately used "Compressed Air" to create distance between them. With a barrier in front of him, he was unaffected by the needles, but it also gave the other room to breathe. Swinging the "Orb of Murmurs" in his hand, he pulled the blood-soaked man into his spiritual realm.
Outside, Xie Ling, Liu Chengyi, and the others were also fighting the remaining three cannibal players. Seeing Xu Huo trapped in the prop and not coming out for a while, Xie Ling threw a small metal spider toward that direction. But just as it left her hand, the balloon vanished, and the metal spider flew straight at Xu Huo's face as he walked out!
"Wa—" Before she could finish her warning, she saw her prop sliced in half by a sword, then flicked away by Xu Huo like an ant.
The matter wasn't over yet.
The other three cannibal players exchanged quick glances upon seeing their companion's corpse. Three against seven—they had lost their advantage.
Seeing the situation was unfavorable, the three prepared to retreat. Xu Huo's side also caught on to their intentions. Xiao Ling sneered, "Come and go as you please? No way!"
"Love Means Mutual Destruction!"
With words like a curse, a translucent thin cord gradually appeared on her wrist. This cord split into three lines, each wrapping around one of the cannibal players' hands!
When the three turned back, Yu Guangnan and the others had already surrounded them from different directions!
One of the cannibal players flicked his wrist, shedding the thin cord. Instead of trying to rescue his two companions, he dropped two poison gas bombs on the spot, forcing those behind him to actively keep their distance.
"Don't worry, I'll find others to avenge you!" This guy couldn't resist a parting jab, but no sooner had he spoken than his feet were stuck to the ground, unable to move.
(End of Chapter)