Chapter 2607: We Can’t Possibly Wait Until Then, Right?
Xu Huo wasn’t surprised by his persistence, he just added, "It’s only the second day now, we can hold out for the remaining time, can you manage not to sleep?"
Mr. Xi looked at him, "Haven’t you thought of a way to get out early?"
Xu Huo laughed, "You overestimate me."
The old man glanced at the floating headsets around, somewhat struggling to say, "Even a body forged from metal can’t endure so many days without sleep. If not, we might just hide in the sewer, wear protective suits, and survive a few days."
That’s what he did before, and if he hadn’t been chased out by the Girl in the painting, he could have stayed hidden for two more days.
Xu Huo made no comment; if there’s truly no other option, hiding underground is doable, but one must consider the silvery white threads that can transform from roots into sharp lines. Previously, their attacks were focused on the surface, so it’s hard to say whether they would penetrate underground if their range expanded. Hiding underground wouldn’t be so easy.
Moreover, he felt that the Night Tour Team wasn’t so mechanical; they didn’t operate entirely according to a fixed pattern and could immediately form a new team after being defeated by a large explosion... I’m afraid the bells heard after the explosion weren’t the only ones, and performers flying in other directions could also evolve into new Night Tour Teams.
Xu Huo, keeping an eye on the situation outside through the players around the writer Jing Shi, noted that after the horror-themed Night Tour Team in Lanshui Town, two more cities have seen Night Tour Teams, one being religious-themed and the other doll-themed.
The religious-themed method of killing had been witnessed before; it would continuously harvest heads in relatively open and populated areas. However, after the religious Night Tour Team appeared, it exhibited a complexity and unpredictability entirely contrary to previous crudeness. When a Night Tour Team appears, the city echoes with some kind of religious chanting; during the procession, they neither kill nor take away nearby onlookers, yet after the Night Tour ends, some of those who heard the chanting are influenced to voluntarily come forward to take on headsets, with even those who wear headsets resorting to suicidal attacks to transfer them.
Not only is it hard to guard against, but the range of influence is also quite large, making specific prevention difficult; now cities experiencing religious-themed Night Tours have enforced a complete silence.
The doll-themed Night Tour Team is much bloodier; its members quickly disperse upon appearance, conduct a bloody massacre within a certain time and scope, and then return to the team, dressed in adorable doll costumes but nearly each one returns stained with blood.
Considering the current situation, these Night Tour Teams appear in different cities in rotation, the time of appearance, team size, duration of activity, specific number of killings... all of these are uncertain details. The only certainty is that each Night Tour Team emerges from dungeon restricted areas, and with local government and players failing to effectively block dungeon entry points.
"It seems outside isn’t much better than restricted areas," Xu Huo said.
If they stayed in the dungeon venue after going out, they’d still risk facing Night Tour Team attacks and possibly being engulfed again as dungeon restricted areas expanded, unless they leave District 001, cutting off completely from the division.
The sunlight was somewhat glaring, the prolonged mental stress made Mr. Xi a bit unable to hold on, wanting to go underground for a rest. However, before he could get into the sewer, a headset flew up from underground to block him. Watching him anxiously crawl down, he was lifted out like a Sky-Monkey by instruments, drawing laughter from Xu Huo and the Girl in the painting.
Xu Huo controlled the instrument to knock the two headsets flying, catching the old man as he came down from the air, "Now you know I’m not joking, right?"
Though Mr. Xi was quite unsatisfied, with his abilities unable to resolve the current dilemma, he straightforwardly spread his hands, "You could just knock me out, I wouldn’t know a thing, and I’d get some sleep."
Xu Huo shook his head, "I respect you very much."
In other words, he’d never forcefully shove him into a container prop.
The old man looked at him with a complicated expression, "You sure bear grudges."
"It’s mutual." Xu Huo wiped the sweat from his forehead, "The temperature is rising, let’s find a shady place to walk."
Nearby there’s a relatively open mall, convenient for activity, so the three headed there.
Headsets occasionally appeared, making peaceful rest almost impossible, but Xu Huo and the Girl in the painting had higher defensive power, lessening their predicament.
With their assistance, Mr. Xi found it much easier and even took some time to study the Water Cube Barrier on Xu Huo.
"Your instrument is high-level," he said, using an instrument to check the barrier’s data, "From the defense level classification, it’s highly likely to be a Super Instrument."
"Any way to deconstruct this layer of barrier?" Xu Huo asked.
The old man gave him a "Are you kidding me?" look, "The creation of Super Instruments is a technical chasm for most Wormhole Points and districts, and even finding a way through is impossible, let alone deconstructing it."
"Ultimately, it’s a barrier formed by spatial power," Xu Huo said, "I can currently construct polyhedrons from spatial power to a visible degree to the naked eye, but due to this instrument’s blockade, I can’t wield spatial power."
"If the use of spatial power by spatial instruments operates on the same principle, then this barrier should be deconstructable."
Mr. Xi was surprised at his evolutionary strength, giving a compliment: "Rarely has bi-directional Super Evolution been so impressive," then proceeded, "Your idea is correct, but your understanding of the weight of space-time power is mistaken."
"Different people have varying conceptions and control over spatial power based on evolutionary paths, even if you stand on the same foundation, layering spatial bodies hundreds of thousands of times making one hard to find opponents among players, that’s only among players. The barrier of a Super Instrument is likely offered countless times on this base, appearing as a mere thin layer, hardly visible to the naked eye, yet in reality, it’s already entered another dimension."
"You should know the scene of the Dimension Train passing through multiple spaces, those seeming to be spliced together spaces exhibit no obvious spatial power fluctuations, right?"
"That’s because their fundamental units and arrangement are entirely distinct from spatial powers controlled by players, absolutely unachievable by human efforts."
"But someone told me, I can deconstruct this instrument through evolutionary power," Xu Huo said.
Mr. Xi paused for a moment, then looked at him with complex eyes, "Perhaps that person thinks you have the potential to become a Super Player."
"Having lived to this age, the only people I can’t understand are Super Players."
"Ordinary players’ abilities are traceable, only Super Players, some can even destroy a city without props, easily."
Though said pleasantly, Xu Huo’s gaze darkened slightly, "Can’t leave it until then to solve the issue, can we?"