Chapter 2394: Chapter 2394: BoBo Fish to the Rescue

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 come 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 compartment or item slot, it would be extremely 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 time 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 moment the door opened and use the Mental 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 mental interference instruments themselves, but they also set them up in the building and the elevator. With numerous similar space-time items, the interference was extremely strong. Space-related items malfunctioned at any time. Once his Mental 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 moment 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 meant they were either experienced in the game or specifically trained by the Fish Banquet’s boss...

The former seemed more likely. Xu Huo had interacted with Game Government Base staff. Those not fighting for survival in the game had a fundamentally different nature from ordinary players. Although the Game Government 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 members 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 overwhelmed. 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 some targeted props and instruments.

"Blocking his vision and hearing is useless, it only distracts us. Replace those props and instruments." 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 Instruments 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 instruments. Replace any props or instruments used more than three times."

"Super instruments can partially absorb impacts, but they don’t guarantee zero damage. Add large-scale, high-impact props and instruments, and ensure thorough protection. Use sonic interference."

The mentioned 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 method can be lethal. However, players’ daily protective suits and defensive instruments 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 someone directing the battle, Xu Huo knew that their sudden use of helmets was not just to deafen him. At that moment, he manipulated the Time Force within the space, causing the Time Rays to resonate and thus destroy some props. He then swiftly introduced Time Force from other spaces to annihilate these players in the shortest time, leaving no one alive!

The moment Time Force enveloped this space, nearly everyone around was halted. Some froze in place, others aged rapidly. However, a few pre-set props were not entirely ineffective, including a sonic instrument, 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 Time merely slows down the flow of time on people; it doesn’t truly stop time. Thus, attacks are slowed upon entering the Time Force zone. To those in this space, the process of dying is protracted and likely painful.

The players enveloped by faster Time Force didn’t concern Xu Huo much, but for the slower ones, he couldn’t precisely control the range of Time Force and worried that retracting and reintroducing it might cause unnecessary trouble. So he simply kicked the sonic instrument towards them.

The sonic instrument’s attack range was limited and couldn’t take down everyone at once, so Xu Huo activated it a second time. When he attempted a third rotation, a voice appeared out of nowhere:

"Young man, we’ve shown you mercy, 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 moment "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-centimeter 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 seemed to anger the long-haired man. His gaze turned icy, as though looking at a doomed man. He teleported beside the barrier and changed from a finger to a palm attack!

This time, 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 game 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 mercy!

"Get out of the way!" Xu Huo opened a Mental Portal in front of and below her, using a Materialized Item to protect himself. It was extremely taxing, but it should buy a moment’s time.

Seeing his actions, the long-haired man merely sneered contemptuously, not altering his posture. His hand pierced through the Mental 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 Lifetime" 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!"