Chapter 832: A-Grade Player Battle!
The moment they saw the man, Xu Huo and Yan Jiayu both chose to retreat without a word. But at that instant, a pale blue light curtain appeared around the banquet hall, instantly sealing the space. The players responsible for banquet security immediately surrounded the man and the guests kneeling around him, laughing wildly.
The laughing guests weren't just non-players; a few scattered players were among them, but they weren't the ones who had originally been standing in the center. People like Ashis Werner and the others had already retreated to the edges of the banquet hall before the incident occurred.
But they hadn't left.
Xu Huo took one look at the situation and knew that both the attacker and the attacked had come prepared. Today's banquet was a fishing expedition!
He shot a glance at Yan Jiayu, who nodded solemnly.
With so many high-level players here, the fish they were after certainly wasn't small. If things went wrong, entering an instance would be the safest option.
The laughter hadn't stopped yet, but the other guests had quieted down after the initial chaos, all staring at the golden-haired man in the center.
"Jin Feixue." Ashis Werner called out the man's identity. The next second, the man who seemed to be in mourning opened his eyes. The moment his gaze fell on the people kneeling before him, invisible blades instantly shredded them. From neck to face, it was as if they had been thrown into rolling blades—flesh and blood flew in an instant. When they fell, you couldn't even tell they were human heads!
A few sharp screams came and went in a flash, but the 011 District players present didn't make a move.
The man standing before them was Jin Feixue, the leader of the Eerie Sound Knights. Although the Eerie Sound Knights had a fearsome reputation, their members at least seemed somewhat normal. But this leader was different—he specialized in killing people with all kinds of brutal methods.
His presence here meant the other members of the Eerie Sound Knights had also arrived. If they weren't here, they must have gone elsewhere.
This banquet was originally meant to fish out the "Butterfly Lady" who had sabotaged the deal on the ship. But the Eerie Sound Knights had arrived first.
Ashis received several notifications—the Eerie Sound Knights had indeed started moving elsewhere.
"Captain Jin, 011 District has no quarrel with your Eerie Sound Knights. This place is under the jurisdiction of the Game Government Base. If you want to cause trouble, you've picked the wrong spot." Ashis's tone was firm. The high-level players present were already poised to act.
Jin Feixue was an A-Grade player, and there were also A-Grade players from 011 District present. But he clearly didn't feel at a disadvantage. He plucked the white flower from his chest and placed it in the pool of blood on the floor. "Someone from the Eerie Sound Knights died in 011 District."
Ashis's expression darkened. Before he could say anything, Karg Helta beside him blurted out, "It's not like we killed your people. When you were snatching the Platinum Eye weapon, didn't you think someone would come after you..."
Before he could finish, a forearm-length string shot straight toward his brow, even piercing through the defense items released by two players in its path!
Karg Helta dodged immediately, but that exposed the golden-haired woman standing behind him. She wasn't a player, and the players nearby were all on high alert—no one was willing to risk their lives for an ordinary person. The golden-haired woman had no idea what was about to happen.
Just then, Yan Jiayu leaped forward and blocked the golden-haired woman. A sticker was attached to the back of her hand, and she held a demon-subduing pestle in both hands, catching the string head-on. But the impact sent her crashing backward into the golden-haired woman, flying toward the window!
A crack appeared on the demon-subduing pestle. Even though Yan Jiayu dragged her feet to absorb the force, she couldn't completely stop the string before hitting the blue light curtain. And she had no strength left to throw the golden-haired woman aside.
With no one to help, her options were either to crush the golden-haired woman to death or enter an instance and let her die... The time to decide was extremely short—maybe just a blink. But Yan Jiayu didn't leave. Instead, she summoned Da Mao!
The stone lion pushed the golden-haired woman aside and wedged itself behind Yan Jiayu, helping to slow the high-speed impact. At the same time, Xu Huo flashed in front of her, gripping the "Eye of the Dead" and slashing at the string with all his might!
But the sword didn't cut the string. Under the combined effects of "Progress Bar Disappearance" and "Controlled Weightlessness," it only managed to change the string's direction. The residual force sent the string flying diagonally into the ceiling, piercing the blue light curtain and leaving a web of cracks!
The electric current from the prop surged down the string and struck the floor, blasting a huge hole in it!
Yan Jiayu barely stopped in front of the blue light curtain, tilting her head to move her skull out of the way before exhaling heavily. "That was close!"
Xu Huo stood in front of her, staring coldly at Jin Feixue ahead.
The leader of the Eerie Sound Knights. Back in 014 District, if they hadn't been held up by Lawrence Li, the casualties might have been even greater. They hadn't come here today to demand an explanation for their comrade's death or to uncover the truth. They simply held a grudge against 011 District and wanted to vent their anger through slaughter.
Music began to fill the air. It wasn't from the band's performance, but when the music started, everyone present felt as if they'd been hit with a club—their heads throbbed painfully.
Xu Huo immediately put on his earphones, but he could still feel the prop's influence. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw several strings identical to the previous one fly out from Jin Feixue's body. He teleported to the blue light curtain, crouching low to avoid the impending shockwave!
The 011 District players naturally weren't going to sit idly by. A glowing triangular prop shot through the hall, bending the flying strings!
Although the strings changed direction, they still punched several large holes in the blue light curtain. Some players tried to escape, only to be pierced through the heart by the strings as they turned back. Several players fell in front of the windows!
By now, not only Ashis but also the other players present had joined the fight. A female player used a pencil to draw on Jin Feixue's legs from a distance. From his knees down to his feet, they instantly turned into black lines on a white background, like a colorless animation, and lost all mobility.
"Space Distortion!" Another player twisted his hands in opposite directions. Visibly, an hourglass-shaped isolated space formed around Jin Feixue. The intersection point in the middle became the key to the opposing forces, rapidly contracting toward him!
At first glance, it was hard to gauge the power of this trait. Without moving, Jin Feixue placed a crystal-like ring around himself. The ring, floating at his waist, collided with the distorted space. It began to shatter from the outside, turning into a pile of fragments in an instant!
However, this also delayed the distorted space from making direct contact with Jin Feixue. As the ring broke, he pulled out a red-and-blue pointer and flicked it lightly. The distorted space, which had been converging on him, immediately reversed and expanded outward!