Chapter 2539: The Seal on the Portal Space
Seeing that Xu Huo was unmoved, Bubble Bean shifted the topic, "Besides, this is an unclaimed super dungeon, having an extra dungeon isn’t a bad thing."
Xu Huo patted his shoulder, "Focus on how to save your own life. Worry less about other things."
Finding super players isn’t that easy, not to mention the Suitcase Man, even Huahan Werna and the Paper Servant Master, two super players who seem to have a good impression of him, would require a price to help. And Gourmet, a newly promoted super player, and the Magician who was almost a super player, could only be considered as acquaintances. They all connected with him because of others, and this kind of relationship hasn’t reached the level where he could directly seek help, not to mention that he might not even be able to contact them.
Bubble Bean thought he saw through him, not considering him boastful, but rather stubborn, "The rules and bottom lines of the world are made to restrain good people. You consider the consequences, but those people don’t think that way at all."
Super players are the top tier in the game. Even Rank-A wormhole points sometimes get attacked by super players, let alone the districts behind. Without this consideration, it’s fine, but if a super player really comes with the intent to kill, who knows how many people would die in District 001.
Bubble Bean thought Xu Huo was being too kind-hearted, not wanting to involve the ordinary people in District 001, wanting to solve problems on his own. Of course, this is also a common trait of capable people, not wanting to rely on others. He was convinced that some super player must have mentored Xu Huo, otherwise, it would be impossible for him to have such high talent and good props.
In the current situation, what may seem like a desperate situation for him is not the same for Xu Huo. Being proficient in time control, it’s not difficult for him to protect himself and escape.
Unable to persuade him, Bubble Bean could only desperately drop hints, insinuating that Qiu Xiangming and the others discussing plans might harbor ill intentions.
"Are they saying bad things about us?" the Girl in the painting asked Xu Huo.
"Not really," Xu Huo said calmly, "They’re probably discussing how to make up lies."
After all, this is the site of the super dungeon, and he seems to be a very strong competitor. Most people in District 001 probably don’t want outsiders to take the super dungeon, and trying to retain him... The start of their relationship wasn’t that great, and now trying to save face and ask him to stay wouldn’t have a high success rate.
But it didn’t matter much to Xu Huo. No district would lay out the situation inside a super dungeon completely.
So when Qiu Xiangming and the others approached again, he spoke first, "Forget about other things. Surely, you won’t hide information about the Outer District Forces and the Holy Sword Society, right? Let me be blunt upfront, I didn’t have any agreements with your District 001 beforehand. Taking you out of the metal city is just fulfilling the dungeon mini boss’s requirement. Think it over carefully before saying anything."
Qiu Xiangming conveyed the intention of the district government, "In three days, the public election results will be announced. Mr. Valen said if you still want to see the Wan Family alive, you must find a way to leave the relic area within three days."
"As for us and the other trapped companions, we don’t need you to take care of us."
"As long as you find the exit, we’ll naturally find our way out."
This is the confidence of Rank-A players. Indeed, in terms of strength, many of them are stronger than Xu Huo. The only difference is the Super Evolution. The most important reason they need Xu Huo is that they hope he can find the exit. Once an exit is found, leaving is not a problem.
"The Inversion Ring was obtained by your ability, so it naturally belongs to you. We can also ensure that no information about you or the super props will be leaked afterwards."
After listening, Xu Huo’s expression didn’t change, but inside, he understood that the situation in District 001 was becoming increasingly dire. If no significant opportunities arose, Valen and the others would still follow their original plans, and such a firm attitude indicated their growing determination.
"Some spaces in the relic area are different in time from the outside districts, but in the space where the exit is, time and district time are the same. So when I say three days, it really means just three days," Qiu Xiangming added.
"Tell me about the situation on the side of the Outer District Forces," Xu Huo said. "What method are they using to block the entrance and exit?"
"It’s speculated that it should be a super instrument." Qiu Xiangming began to explain the situation of people from District 001 being trapped.
Due to the unique location of the relic area, the dungeon has a portal exclusively for District 001 players. This portal isn’t an ordinary portal but a transitional space. Given that it’s already a space-themed super dungeon venue, using a separate space as a door isn’t surprising.
This portal space is the sole channel from the relic area to the outside world. Regardless of the method used to enter, everyone must exit through this place, and since the dungeon hadn’t activated, there were no ticket restrictions, making it very safe for District 001.
However, Outer District Forces led by the Holy Sword Society used an instrument to seal this space, cutting off the portal space’s connection to the game, rendering personal panels and props entirely ineffective. Although the instruments weren’t restricted, there were more advanced instruments within the space, so all mass-destructive space instruments carried by District 001 players couldn’t be used. Only some easily portable micro and small weapons and mechanical instruments remained.
This greatly weakened the combat abilities of District 001 players. However, while it restricted them, it also restricted the Outer District Forces, so the Outer District players who came in were equally affected. Both sides suffered losses in battles but neither was critically damaged. District 001 players attempted multiple times to assault places guarded by the Outer District Forces, trying to destroy the instrument, but no matter how many times they tried, they couldn’t get close. It wasn’t players stopping them, but rather a mysterious force that transported them away upon reaching close proximity, with no memory of what happened during the transportation.
Xu Huo frowned upon hearing this. The aspect of losing memory was quite unsettling.
"How did you acquire this information?" he asked.
"By accident," Qiu Xiangming replied. "We’ve been continually fighting with the Outer District Forces, and during that time, there were three brief instances of the instrument being unsealed. The first two times went unnoticed, triggering a Small Inversion Ring during instrument and props organization, directly transporting players to another space within the relic area. After contacting the district government upon emerging, they shared the information."
"This news got passed onto others by companions who returned to the portal space, so before the third instance of instrument unsealing, we made a lot of preparations."
"But to our surprise, the third instrument unsealing was as brief as a flash of light. Not a single person succeeded in leaving the portal space or relic area using tickets or the Small Inversion Ring."