Xu Huo had already decided to go to the sixty-ninth floor, but the Fish Banquet players might be waiting outside the door, just waiting for him to co out. Taking the Girl in the painting with him was too conspicuous. Letting her turn into a painting was also risky. When she maintained her human form, it was difficult for ordinary players to see that she was a prop unless she herself took on the form of paper. If she turned back into a painting without being placed into the luggage compartnt or item slot, it would be extrely easy to expose herself, especially since this building was filled with all kinds of visible and invisible detectors. It was too risky.
So, he decided to let the Girl in the painting stay in this room and wait for his return.
The Girl in the painting was unwilling. She pointed to the flat-headed man beside her.
The last ti they encountered each other, the flat-headed man had found an excuse to start a fight because he had his eye on her.
Seeing both of them looking at him, the flat-headed man was not at all embarrassed, "I’ve already paid my debt. Whatever you want to do is not my business."
Of course, whatever he wanted to do was none of their business either. If the Girl in the painting stayed behind, would she be particularly targeted? Why should he guarantee that?
Let alone strangers, even friends and family often cannot be relied upon.
"I want to go with you." the Girl in the painting insisted.
Xu Huo was worried he might miss the fish if he went late. Without much hesitation, he nodded and turned to the flat-headed man, "You go open the door."
Upon hearing this, the flat-headed man’s face instantly darkened but quickly relaxed again, "Well, since your fist is bigger."
He went to open the door. Originally, Xu Huo had planned to release the Spiritual World the mont the door opened and use the ntal Portal to shift positions. He had already anticipated that the Fish Banquet people would set up a Spatial Barrier inside and outside the corridor to block his Psychic Power, so he used "Sealing Door" the instant he went out, successfully shattering multiple barriers in the corridor and smoothly going up the stairs.
The Fish Banquet players followed closely behind. Not only did they wear ntal interference instrunts themselves, but they also set them up in the building and the elevator. With nurous similar space-ti items, the interference was extrely strong. Space-related items malfunctioned at any ti. Once his ntal Portal was blocked, it would be difficult for him to use special channels to transfer. In such a situation, no matter how fast, he couldn’t vanish into thin air nor easily transfer upstairs or downstairs.
Even more frustrating was that just as he stepped onto the sixtieth floor, the entire building itself changed!
Although the original floors had leisure areas and were spacious, most of the space was still occupied by rooms. But the mont he stepped onto the sixtieth floor, he sharply sensed a subtle change in the surrounding space. Not only did the open area increase, but the few staircases that should have been nearby had all disappeared. As he tried to move forward, the ground, walls, and even the whole space stretched and expanded, making the staircases that were originally far away seem further and further away. Due to the spatial changes, this floor inadvertently isolated itself from the floors above and below!
Realizing this was a new space within the Fish Banquet Building, Xu Huo abruptly stopped where he was. He didn’t need to look to know a lot of players had arrived around him. Players working for the Fish Banquet weren’t incompetent. They were almost all Rank-B or Rank-A, acting decisively in combat. This ant they were either experienced in the ga or specifically trained by the Fish Banquet’s boss...
The forr seed more likely. Xu Huo had interacted with Ga Governnt Base staff. Those not fighting for survival in the ga had a fundantally different nature from ordinary players. Although the Ga Governnt Base people had high self-discipline, their "work characteristics" cultivated from a young age far surpassed the Grey Players they absorbed, covering their bodies and minds, making their personal characteristics less apparent.
Of course, this might be related to the fact that the ones he’d seen were dispatched to ordinary Wormhole Point divisions. In general, it was easy to distinguish the aura between the two, so the people in front of him should be ordinary players absorbed by the Fish Banquet. Miss Zhai was called the "Governor." Fish Banquet’s working positions couldn’t include a "Governor." So the Fish Banquet’s boss and other core mbers were most likely from the Advanced Wormhole Site division, well-connected and not surprising if they could pull strings. Perhaps the people now seen were all Grey Players.
"Bang!" Xu Huo was once again blasted away, crashing into the wall with the Girl in the painting. The dense props attacks made him overwheld. Although he had a prop that could temporarily disable props and characteristics, it had a usage limit and should not be wasted here. The result of a hard clash was that, even ensuring his speed and response were at a high level, he still couldn’t easily shake off these people. Moreover, there were too many of them, taking turns to avoid props interference, and soon they had figured out his combat habits and props effects, even starting to use so targeted props and instrunts.
"Blocking his vision and hearing is useless, it only distracts us. Replace those props and instrunts." One of the three players attacking him observed and commanded.
Likewise, the other two also continuously reported their observations:
"The defensive barrier of the Super Instrunts has an unclear usage limit, but can’t appear continuously, and it takes at least 0.1 seconds to activate."
"Your reaction speed is impressive. Even during high-speed combat, you can quickly assess the limitations of others’ props and instrunts. Replace any props or instrunts used more than three tis."
"Super instrunts can partially absorb impacts, but they don’t guarantee zero damage. Add large-scale, high-impact props and instrunts, and ensure thorough protection. Use sonic interference."
The ntioned sonic interference isn’t about creating overly loud or sharp sounds to block his hearing; it’s about instantly causing auditory damage or resonating with his body. Either thod can be lethal. However, players’ daily protective suits and defensive instrunts can minimize sonic damage. In other words, it’s easy to defend against unless the attack is a surprise or the target is unprepared.
Having fought for so long and with soone directing the battle, Xu Huo knew that their sudden use of helts was not just to deafen him. At that mont, he manipulated the Ti Force within the space, causing the Ti Rays to resonate and thus destroy so props. He then swiftly introduced Ti Force from other spaces to annihilate these players in the shortest ti, leaving no one alive!
The mont Ti Force enveloped this space, nearly everyone around was halted. So froze in place, others aged rapidly. However, a few pre-set props were not entirely ineffective, including a sonic instrunt, which got slightly diverted when launched. When the space returned to stillness, several unprotected Fish Banquet Team players began bleeding from their mouths and noses under the sonic waves and died standing!
Static Ti rely slows down the flow of ti on people; it doesn’t truly stop ti. Thus, attacks are slowed upon entering the Ti Force zone. To those in this space, the process of dying is protracted and likely painful.
The players enveloped by faster Ti Force didn’t concern Xu Huo much, but for the slower ones, he couldn’t precisely control the range of Ti Force and worried that retracting and reintroducing it might cause unnecessary trouble. So he simply kicked the sonic instrunt towards them.
The sonic instrunt’s attack range was limited and couldn’t take down everyone at once, so Xu Huo activated it a second ti. When he attempted a third rotation, a voice appeared out of nowhere:
"Young man, we’ve shown you rcy, must you go this far?"
This sudden voice set off alarms for Xu Huo, as he hadn’t noticed the person’s presence until they spoke, which caused a slight spatial fluctuation. Expanding his Spiritual World to the fullest, he prepared to flee. However, with a single clap, a barrier closed in from all sides, trapping him on the floor again. The barrier was so solid that even the Black Blade could only leave small marks on it!
The mont "Sealing Door" returned to his hand, a middle-aged man in a white casual outfit with long brown hair appeared behind Xu Huo, aiming his index finger straight at the center of Xu Huo’s nape!
Instinctively, Xu Huo triggered the Water Cube Barrier. The man’s finger created a half-centiter dent in the barrier, and the impact wasn’t entirely absorbed. Xu Huo felt as if he was inside a massive bell that had been struck. As he flew backward, his mind shook!
"Bang!" He crashed hard against the barrier, and it cracked!
Fighting the urge to vomit, Xu Huo flipped over and raised the "Sealing Door" again, which seed to anger the long-haired man. His gaze turned icy, as though looking at a dood man. He teleported beside the barrier and changed from a finger to a palm attack!
This ti, Xu Huo couldn’t evade no matter what. He planned to take the hit with the Water Cube Barrier, but unexpectedly, the Girl in the Painting flew behind him, spreading her arms to shield him!
The Girl in the Painting is a prop, a super prop, unlikely to die. She’s distinct from ordinary props, and even in a sealed ga channel, she acts normally. Therefore, there’s no need to worry about her being destroyed. However, her survival is a significant flaw. If her uniqueness were discovered, the Fish Banquet people would likely show no rcy!
"Get out of the way!" Xu Huo opened a ntal Portal in front of and below her, using a Materialized Item to protect himself. It was extrely taxing, but it should buy a mont’s ti.
Seeing his actions, the long-haired man rely sneered contemptuously, not altering his posture. His hand pierced through the ntal Portal without being sent elsewhere, shattering the portal instantly!
Realizing he intended to take out both the Girl in the Painting and himself, Xu Huo tried to escape with her through the portal at their feet. Yet, before he could step out, a force pinned him in place. "Three Seconds of a Lifeti" and "Heart of the Child" appeared in his hands, and in a flash of lightning, the long-haired man was halted!
A fish head wedged itself between them, turning its eyeball towards Xu Huo:
"Pop, pop, pop!"
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