Chapter 2711

(Wait a moment to modify) The text on the paper ends here, finally showing two simple smiley face drawings.

Xu Huo glanced over it and stored it in the luggage compartment.

The traits compensated for some things he overlooked, but most were unimportant. More crucial was the type of matter in the black space of the Suitcase Man, something he hadn’t seen before... In this game, he had encountered the Nüwa Stone and Primeval Stone multiple times, but the substance released from the black space of the Suitcase Man was something he hadn’t seen...

Can trait evolution peak mastery still give birth to things not existing in the game world?

This can be looked into later; the Suitcase Man’s tracking has failed. Most likely, he’ll retrieve the Black Blade, which Xu Huo used in many zones. It’s not his first encounter with the Suitcase Man, and over time, it’s possible he may track him to Zone 014.

Of course, having used it in many zones is also a good thing as tracing his whereabouts will naturally demand more time.

Just hope the Suitcase Man isn’t too idle lately.

"Cough!" Yan Jiayu coughed, springing up with a jerk, and reached down her throat to pull out a piece of colorful cloth strips. Then she gagged, shedding tears, saying, "This thing wasn’t pulled clean."

Xu Huo was surprised by her recovery ability; after all, she was hurt so severely just now, yet recovered so quickly with such vigor, it was rare.

"Can you stand up?" he extended his hand.

Yan Jiayu waved her hand to indicate no need, rolled off the bed herself, broadly stretching her limbs, jumped twice, then nodded at Xu Huo, "All set!"

"A quick recovery is good." Xu Huo handed her the items prepared in advance, "Familiarize yourself with the use of props and instruments in advance, to avoid being caught off guard when transported."

Yan Jiayu nodded, "Thanks for coming to rescue me. Almost dragged you into losing your life in the Suitcase Man’s hands. Qi Cong has already escaped, keeping tickets on him at all times."

"Li Chun unfortunately couldn’t get out."

"She should be fine," Xu Huo said, "This time you owe me one."

In Circus City, with many spaces, hiding is simple for her, even if the Suitcase Man finds her, faced with super props, his first choice should unlikely be destruction.

"I’ll remember, if the need arises, feel free to seek me out," Yan Jiayu smiled but soon added, "Wonder if Li Chun and Da Mao would be mistreated."

"Maybe they’ll come out themselves in a few days." Xu Huo reassured her, urging to familiarize quickly with the usage of props and instruments.

They then moved to the venue props.

After greeting Pu Yu and others, Yan Jiayu got busy, besides using Xu Huo’s borrowed props and instruments, she also needed to prepare personal handy weapons.

After resting for a night, they formally set out early the next morning.

Although having Xu Huo makes traveling convenient, with him freshly recovering from severe injuries, Pu Yu and others were mindful not to overwork him. Moreover, the journey was so long, constantly using Mental Portals was unlikely that possible, thus maintaining the usual method: walking.

Yan Jiayu worried about lacking items upon reaching the high-risk instance and thus carried instruments and some lightweight energy weapons.

Xu Huo had it much easier, his items refreshed, temporarily leaving defense instruments, having worn-out ones mostly disposed of. Remaining items, better replaced by direct manipulation of spatial power; thus, he carried only a small bag containing small detection, tracking instruments, and food and water.

Along the way, he observed the two people beside Pu Yu, indeed stronger than shown. Encountering mutant plants, Yan Ping and these battle-hardened Bounty Hunters barely fared by utilizing props and instruments. They managed effects with merely one or two instruments, moving adeptly, not displaying real strength nor aiding Yan Ping and others.

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Whichever kind it is, clearly it’s far beyond their bearable range.

Yan Ping and others moved aside to discuss, Pu Yu looked at Xu Huo, "Uncertain if you dare join me on this journey."

"Helping friends is reasonable," Xu Huo said, "Besides, I’m also curious, before the ticket usage resumed, they continued protecting Pu Yu, but Pu Yu must prepay half the agreed rewards. If they withdraw midway, they won’t take the remaining rewards, but should they escort Pu Yu successfully, the remaining compensations are to be paid in full."

Pu Yu was well-off; naturally, there was no objection about that. However, back to topic, "This wasn’t your first time raising prices along this way, a little money, advanced payment is fine with you, as regarding underground relics escaped, relying on the super props time reversal ability, playing tricks on the Suitcase Man twice, narrowly fleeing the third time..."

"Lucky because he felt the Suitcase Man capable of killing him before he fully entered the space channel, and his guess was right. When the Superdimensional Space Power silk surfaced, all attention from the Suitcase Man centered on it, ignoring him, merely a lowly ant’s life, marking him with tracking traits, only Water Rubik’s Cube and Superdimensional Space Power’s instability rendered the trait ineffective..."

"Unfortunately, with so many evolutions, Xu Huo still didn’t realize, the black space the Suitcase Man activated and the black abyss outside the castle were alike, they appeared as an actually existing space. But truthfully, what devours humans, objects, is some invisible matter in the black space, something Xu Huo had never seen..."

"The Inversion Ring and Three Seconds of a Lifetime, coupled with a wisp of Superdimensional Space Power created a miracle—where a Rank-B player confronted a Super Player and escaped. Yet, this miracle slightly blinded Xu Huo; he overlooked the Black Blade left behind in Zone 039, traces were left on the blade, a Super Player, entirely capable of tracking the places he’d been through these traces, deducing his long-term stay in that zone..."

"...The Puppet Wall unwittingly weighed heavily on Xu Huo’s psyche, perhaps one day he might become an addition to it..."

Seeing this, Xu Huo sneered coldly.

The text jumped to the moving zone here.

"...The favorable environment allows King Fungus to grow merrily, gradually suppressing toxins within Xu Huo, here seems to share a similar aura with the Nüwa Stone..."

"Of course, similar aura faintly emanates from that Rank-A wormhole point player Pu Yu, Xu Huo took some thought, likely wishing to claw back losses from this person or zone..."

"But he underestimated the players beside Pu Yu, deliberately restrained skills hinting at their strength, they’re top-level Rank-A players."