Chapter 2707

(Wait and modify) Pu Yu understood immediately and couldn’t help laughing, "I said fate is quite magical; you weren’t willing to help before, but here you are anyway."

Xu Huo also laughed, "Since we’re friends, it’s only right to help each other."

Pu Yu understood the sentiment, "Miss Yan might face danger when removing the props, so I brought plenty of defensive props and instruments—even if she encounters top-level Rank-A players, these should help her hold out for a while."

Xu Huo had this in mind and didn’t hesitate to help Yan Jiayu connect with others. He immediately contacted Xin Rong and Nie Xuan to borrow equipment and inquired if Bai Kou had any non-game field simulation instruments, as a precaution against Yan Jiayu exiting the props only to enter a high-risk random instance.

Bai Kou readily lent him the instrument, but it’s a consumable, lasting only twenty-four hours.

"Twenty-four hours is enough," Yan Jiayu said, "Recovering about half is no problem."

The field props were inconvenient to use, so Pu Yu used the instrument to create a venue, assisted by the Mechanical Being for protection and to activate the simulation instrument.

Xu Huo and the others waited in the opposing field props, prepared for unexpected situations.

Although Yan Jiayu had already described the process of removing the props, no one anticipated the scene would be so horrific. The kangaroo suit was almost grown into her flesh, tearing any part meant ripping off skin and flesh entirely. The process was not only painful but prolonged. She couldn’t rip it off quickly and had to ensure more parts were torn off before the previously torn areas healed, requiring repeated attempts.

A lot of blood had soaked the ground beneath her feet. Finally, after she completely released her arm, she shook her hand and injected herself with a potion before continuing to remove the rest.

Yan Ping and others’ expressions twisted in discomfort, unable to persist and eventually looked away, glancing towards Xu Huo sitting with eyes closed, resting.

Seeing that he didn’t seem particularly concerned, the others naturally found places to rest as well.

Xu Huo was reviewing the engagement with the Suitcase Man.

The confrontation only lasted around three seconds, during which he died twice, exhausting two "Three Seconds of a Lifetime," "Undaunted Martyr Substitute," and several life-saving props, along with all the passive trigger instruments obtained from the last District 001 being wasted. In the end, the Suitcase Man pursued him right to the transmission channel. Actually, following him wasn’t difficult, but he pulled back at the last moment, indifferently watching Xu Huo fall into the space channel.

This might be related to the Superdimensional Space Power; perhaps the Suitcase Man had encountered that level of space power before and knew how formidable it was, hence why he didn’t pursue doggedly.

Perhaps he believed Xu Huo couldn’t survive under those circumstances, so he didn’t bother chasing him.

Whatever the reason, both he and Yan Jiayu managed to escape, and there was no need to delve into the specific reasons.

However, from this confrontation, he witnessed some of the Suitcase Man’s deadly moves.

It seemed like he hadn’t actually undergone Spatial Evolution, but the momentary appearance of the black canopy not only possessed suction but also seemed to suppress space power—it was how the space instrument failed when Xu Huo first emerged.

In the previous Zone 017 Super Prop incident, the Suitcase Man and Lawrence Lee also utilized this black power, which could counteract Super Player Level spatial evolution power, undoubtedly formidable, though it’s hard to imagine it evolved from traits.

And during several encounters, he perceived a rise in temperature, which should be the method used in Zone 017 to evaporate people. Just because he was equipped with ample defensive instruments and props, they hadn’t taken immediate effect.

Indeed it was the Suitcase Man; he doesn’t hesitate when killing.

He informed the Yu Country Government about the Suitcase Man and the instance, alerting them to Dai He’s death and advising them against attempting to enter that forest.

Soon, Ji Qingcheng replied to his message, reporting that the players he had stationed near the forest were all dead, and the monitored dolls suddenly vanished without a trace, uncertain whether the instance had disappeared.

Xu Huo hesitated briefly but nonetheless suggested they arrange for people to flee to other zones in advance.

The Suitcase Man was unpredictable; there’s no knowing if he would implicate the entire zone because someone escaped his instance. Moreover, the Girl in the painting and Da Mao were still in Circus City, and the situation remained uncertain.

Ji Qingcheng didn’t reply further, while Xu Huo searched for information on Zone 039 beneath the dimension. Fortunately, sporadically, players entering this zone were speaking out, indicating relative peace.

After multiple injections of self-healing potions, Xu Huo’s body recovered swiftly. He cleaned his props while inspecting the props and instruments sent by Xin Rong and Nie Xuan.

Nie Xuan provided mostly advanced props and instruments acquired through application, which were of decent quality. Xin Rong supplied mostly energy weapons with few instruments, considering the possibility that high-risk random instances might render props unusable; he borrowed additional ones.

Additionally, he brought out his "Time Ring" and "Fate’s String," along with several space instruments with destructive power.

Yan Jiayu excels in battle, and some props Xu Huo used weren’t suitable for her, but the two time-related items could play a good supporting role.

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She simply pretended not to notice.

Pu Yu insisted on waiting for Xu Huo to recover before proceeding further, so they hunkered down in the field props on the second and third days. There were a few incidents involving mutant plant activity, but they were small-scale, normal plant activities, and not dangerous.

Yan Jiayu was more worried about the Suitcase Man catching up, as Li Chun hadn’t escaped from Circus City and the situation was unclear.

Fortunately, their surroundings remained quiet over the two days; if the Suitcase Man really came, the miraculous feeling would be absolute.

Normally, contacting Superdimensional Space Power would result in death, especially since this power penetrated his body. Yet the Water Rubik’s Cube restricted it well, not only rescuing him again but also coincidentally providing him with the opportunity to harness Superdimensional Space Power.

Indeed, Xu Huo felt he could now trigger the Superdimensional Space Power by controlling spatial power, and the Water Rubik’s Cube and Superdimensional Space Power had reached a balance again, remaining static when not triggered—similar to before when it was near his heart but far less dangerous and troublesome than the heart.

"I really should thank him." Xu Huo said with an expressionless face as he flexed his fingers.

Yan Jiayu couldn’t afford to waste time anymore.

He paused slightly and looked at Pu Yu, "We meet again."

Pu Yu was slightly surprised, not recognizing him.

It made sense—previously, on the train and meeting at C09-001, he used a fake face. After entering Circus City, his props failed, and the disguise obviously failed as well.

"We met at Teacher Jing Shi’s residence and encountered each other twice on the train."