Hugo was entangled by a group of Black Wristbands.

These people had seen his fight with Bai Kou earlier and also coveted the items in his possession. Therefore, when he appeared before them blind, injured, and low on stamina, their first reaction was to kill him.

"We split the items evenly!" This group struck first, and their combat power was clearly much higher than those before them.

The fight didn't last long before someone among the Black Wristbands recognized Hugo and called out to his companions, "Hey, his characteristics are a bit like the Doctor from the Phantom Sound Knights."

"So what if he's the Doctor?" someone sneered coldly. "Not everyone wearing a white coat heals and saves people. Hugo, the Death Doctor of the Phantom Sound Knights, spreads infectious diseases everywhere. He once forced a game partition to shut down, and it remains a dead zone to this day. How many people have died horribly because he released viruses as he pleased?"

"People who put wristbands on others and hunt them like lambs are actually capable of sympathy?" Hugo let out a mocking laugh.

"In the adult world, it's kill or be killed, everyone relies on their own methods. But newborn children are innocent. Even killing children and infants... the reputation of the Phantom Sound Knights has long been rotten and stinking. I heard the Rongxin Group is trading supplies with players from other partitions. Since you're here, you're probably the trading partner." that Black Wristband said. "How laughable! District 011 would actually get involved with you bunch of notorious players!"

Hugo fell silent for a moment, then laughed again. "This deal was initiated by the Rongxin Group. The problem lies with District 011."

"That doesn't matter either." The Black Wristband took out a palm-sized glass box and pointed it at him. "After dealing with you, District 011 will naturally handle its internal affairs."

Blinded, Hugo showed apprehension towards the item in the other's hand. He threw out two explosive items and circled forward. For the first time, his scalpel flew out of his hand!

"Extreme Confinement!" The Black Wristband didn't dodge or evade. Clapping his hands together, he shattered the glass box. Countless fragments sprayed out, all flying in the same direction. They intercepted the scalpel mid-flight, rapidly crystallized and froze it, then carried the item towards Hugo!

Hugo moved to dodge, but a fragment still hit his right arm, immediately freezing his right hand. Crystals automatically grew, covering his palm and wrist. Within two seconds, the covered part automatically fell off—it truly fell off, as if it had undergone cryogenic cutting.

Hugo probably didn't expect this item to be so powerful either. Barely fending off attacks from other players, he reached out to retrieve his hand. However, the Black Wristband who attacked was also preparing to recover his item. Both men rushed towards the same target...

"The Power of Writing." A voice came. Everyone involuntarily turned their heads towards the source of the sound.

Xu Huo, holding a pen in one hand, released the kite string with the other. He managed to thread it through before Hugo's severed hand's cut surface was completely sealed, and yanked the hand over!

"Seeking death!" The Black Wristband reacted first, a metal ball smashing through the air!

Although Xu Huo had prepared his items in advance, when the iron ball smashed into the "Mobile Metal," he was still sent flying along with the item, crashing into the wall. Looking up, Hugo and the others were already right in front of him!

With a sweeping gesture, he used the momentum to retreat through several doors, shutting Hugo and the others outside one by one. However, this was only an emergency measure. Hugo and that Black Wristband were obviously not so easy to shake off, actually crashing through several doors in an instant. Hugo even threw an item at him:

"Dirty Syringe Needle!"

"Ding!" The Moving Metal intercepted the needle, but the pathogens on the needle quickly spread across the metal and drifted through the air towards Xu Huo!

"Absolute Safety Distance!" The B-grade item defended against the poisonous gas. Xu Huo jumped out from the doorway, rushing straight into the area where players were gathered. As he exited, he used "Strangers Though Familiar" on the Black Wristband, then stacked "Misplaced Capture" and "Damage Discount."

"Strangers Though Familiar" naturally couldn't last three minutes against the Black Wristband, but it effectively delayed his attack. "Misplaced Capture" avoided another attack from Hugo. Although Xu Huo was still grazed by the residual force, under the multiple layers of protection from his items, he wasn't injured in any vital spots.

Passing through the crowd, he opened several more doors ahead, continuously delving deeper into his own Mental World.

Hugo and the Black Wristband followed him in, but as the number of doors increased, they gradually slowed down. Because beyond the doors, it was no longer the alternating hospital environment, but had transformed into a long, winding staircase.

"Clank! Clank! Clank!" With the sound of mechanical turning, circular floors appeared around the two men. Within the constantly opening and closing doors, Xu Huo's back appeared one after another. The Black Wristband, who could see, didn't hesitate and jumped into a doorway, then disappeared. Hugo stood still and took out his tuning fork.

Xu Huo couldn't stand him pulling that move within his Mental World. He directly opened a door beneath Hugo's feet and sent him out.

The Black Wristband was trapped inside the book tower. Hugo was released back into the Seventeenth Hospital. Xu Huo hid behind a metal wall, not rushing to examine his spoils of war. Instead, he opened the staircase passage and let a group of Red Wristbands through.

Hugo was blind in both eyes, missing a hand, and had lost that crucial item on his wrist. After a long, bitter fight with the Red Wristbands, he took out a whistle!

Seeing this, Xu Huo's gaze darkened. He immediately layered on illusions to weaken the whistle's sound, but the sound wave seemed to drill out like fine needles.

Within a few seconds, a massive figure smashed through the hospital floors, charging straight towards him!

The shirtless Whale, carrying a locomotive, smashed down from the fifth floor to the second floor. Ignoring the players directly crushed to death by the locomotive, he looked down at Hugo's condition and instantly roared in fury, "Who did this! Come out yourself!"

Xu Huo, trying to hide as far away as possible, actually felt an urge to step forward under his words. Fortunately, Bai Kou appeared at that moment. She descended from above, sweeping a kick towards Whale!

"Boom!" Whale, holding the locomotive with one hand, shot up from the ground, simultaneously scooping up Hugo as he retreated ten meters. His expression was cold and grim as he stared at Bai Kou.

Bai Kou, meanwhile, glanced at Hugo. "Oh my, what a beautiful sight."

Whale ground his teeth until they creaked. "Was it your people who did this? To the ends of the earth, the Phantom Sound Knights will remember this grudge!"

Bai Kou snorted with disdain. "You should have thought of this outcome when you slaughtered the Platinum Eye's fleet and robbed their military equipment. How does it feel, having the knife cut into your own flesh? Does it hurt nicely?"

Hugo, being carried by Whale, struggled to prop himself up and said to Bai Kou, "The kid who stole my item must be the Dungeon Boss. His evolution rate isn't high, at most a C-level player. You came from Platinum Eye, you definitely wouldn't bring only one C-level player. So, you're temporarily allied. He's definitely from District 011. Just investigate the list of people who boarded the ship, and you can find out his identity."