Chapter 919: Home Field Advantage
"Living sword!" The baby-faced player instinctively floated backward a step the moment he saw that half-open eye, then stopped himself with reason, not turning and fleeing outright.
Xu Huo didn't know the situation, but he didn't show any of it. The tattooed man frowned, becoming even more vigilant.
The baby-faced player and the tattooed man had only formed a temporary alliance, and they'd been at odds before. Judging by their reactions now, it seemed another rift had appeared.
Seizing this opportunity, Xu Huo instantly closed in on the baby-faced player.
He noticed that the other had been floating in the air the whole time, seemingly moving freely within his own gravity chaos zone, but he never achieved the same ease of control as when he played the clown. Additionally, the baby-faced player avoided getting close to the edges of the gravity chaos zone, especially when its duration was shorter, and it seemed he couldn't put on the clown costume either.
Perhaps the clown costume and the strength of the gravity zone were somehow connected, but time was too short, and Xu Huo had no chance to investigate. However, one thing was clear: to deal with the baby-faced player, the best approach was to force him to the ground!
When he flashed in front of the baby-faced player, the other recoiled in shock while using a defense item, which happened to collide with Xu Huo's "Same-Sex Repulsion." Both were sent flying apart, instantly widening the distance by dozens of meters!
As soon as the distance opened up, the baby-faced player turned and fled without hesitation. Meanwhile, Xu Huo was intercepted by the tattooed man, who glanced at the sword in his hand and said coldly, "I won't be fooled like him. If your sword were any good, you wouldn't have waited until now to pull it out. The one who died in that cage might not have been a real living sample. You still need to get your vehicle back, right? Hand over the sample, and I'll let you go!"
Xu Huo looked at him without speaking, then smiled inexplicably. The next moment, he swung the sword backward. A sharp collision sound rang out, and the building behind him suddenly exploded—exactly in the direction the sword had been aimed!
This wasn't the power of "Eye of the Dead," but an invisible item.
The tattooed man had been talking to buy time, intending to set up an item. Xu Huo wasn't going to give him that chance or waste words. As the building exploded, he vanished from his spot!
Startled, the tattooed man used "Fleeting Meteor Shower" to block the front. A few diamond-shaped white fragments flashed through the air, but they didn't catch Xu Huo's figure.
The tattooed man's eyes darted around in rapid search, but the next second, an invisible force slammed into him, sending him crashing into the building diagonally below!
Xu Huo followed closely behind.
Then, a continuous battle erupted inside the damaged building. Both sides matched each other in speed and were equally skilled with their items. However, Xu Huo leaned more toward defense, while the tattooed man was the aggressor.
This stalemate didn't last long. When the tattooed man used that invisible projectile item again, Xu Huo's figure vanished from its original trajectory!
The tattooed man hesitated for a moment before moving forward to check, only to see a few spots of fresh blood. Following the trail of blood, he quickly entered an underground passage ahead.
Xu Huo had already disappeared, but this area only had this one relatively intact building, and the fresh smell of blood suggested he should be hiding inside.
The tattooed man didn't linger long and quickly descended underground—this was a five-story underground parking garage, plus the three above-ground floors, making it a sizable area.
Meanwhile, not far from another entrance to the parking garage, Ding Wei and Zhao Jiahuai appeared.
"It's not worth just shaking them off like this. That Xu guy is something—it'd be good to have him as a hired thug," Zhao Jiahuai said regretfully.
"A thug?" Ding Wei sneered. "Xu is ruthless. You want to use him? Only that idiot Shangguan Xi would believe he'd cooperate with others to clear the instance. Take my word for it—if he didn't need someone to protect the driver, he'd definitely make a move on us."
"He's been tied up," Zhao Jiahuai said worriedly. "If he can't handle those two, we might have trouble keeping the vehicle."
"A fight like that will leave both sides battered. Didn't one already die when they split up?" Ding Wei said dismissively. "By the time we get the vehicle back, things should be settled over there. With a vehicle, who can't we cooperate with?"
Zhao Jiahuai seemed convinced and looked at the underground parking garage, which was especially dark and damp due to the damaged power supply. "Are you sure the vehicle came in here? I'll remind you, the player who took the vehicle isn't easy to deal with either."
"Whoever has the vehicle needs a driver," Ding Wei said confidently. "I know how to drive."
Zhao Jiahuai didn't argue further and followed her down to the second underground floor.
The underground parking garage was empty—everything was visible at a glance—so checking it wasn't difficult. But when they reached the underground level and found stairs leading further down, both their expressions changed.
"Is this mental interference?" Zhao Jiahuai immediately realized. Using a lighting item to see Ding Wei's face, he lowered his eyelids and said, "If it's mental interference, vision will be more affected. Better turn off the lights."
Ding Wei didn't object. They both put away their items, and once the view went dark, Zhao Jiahuai suggested going back the way they came.
"Fine," Ding Wei replied after a second of silence in the darkness.
They walked back one after the other. The darkness and silence amplified their senses. Though only a dozen or so seconds passed, it felt like much longer. When the airflow behind her changed, Ding Wei, who was in front, suddenly dove into a roll while throwing out an item.
A circular metal piece zipped back and forth through the air before returning to her hand. Ding Wei slowly stood up, took out a lighting item, and looked behind her: Zhao Jiahuai's spot was completely empty, and the range of the light was shrinking, now only illuminating about ten meters ahead.
Ding Wei certainly wasn't going to look for Zhao Jiahuai. With a grim face, she walked along the lane. At first, she only quickened her pace, but soon she used an item. After sprinting for a long time, the lane still had no end.
Realizing she couldn't break this mental interference, she stopped and spoke to the surroundings: "I don't know what to call the friend here. My name is Ding Wei. I can drive an off-road vehicle. If you've got the vehicle, I can lend a hand. I also know the item situations of several players. Forget the others, but the one I came in the same vehicle with is a veteran. He definitely won't give up the vehicle easily. He might have even tampered with it."
There was no response from the darkness. After a pause, she continued, "If we cooperate, I can provide this information for free. To be honest, that player isn't easy to deal with."
No one came out, but Ding Wei's eyes suddenly darkened. She turned to run, but before she could take two steps, a ray shot up from the ground, slicing her cleanly in two!
(Chapter End)