Chapter 2816: Fragile Players

After listening to Buzz Cut’s words, Xu Huo put away the “Green Moss” and stood up to head to the restaurant.

Buzz Cut didn’t bother him further and turned around to find another target.

There were quite a few players in the restaurant, and the atmosphere was quite pleasant, with groups chatting here and there. Their main topic was the alien attack on the train yesterday.

Such attacks by aliens on advanced trains aren’t that common, though it might also be that players have become stronger and don’t take such attacks seriously.

What people in the restaurant were talking about was the peculiarity of the aliens that attacked the train last night.

Although the aliens have body structures similar to humans, they already look quite different, so players generally don’t have psychological barriers to killing them. One player showed a video of the alien climbing onto the back car last night.

“If it weren’t for the scales and armor on its face, just looking at the shadow, you’d really think it was a person. Normally, aliens appear in groups, but this time there were only three.”

“It’s not unusual; I heard that this type of alien increasingly doesn’t look like humans,” another player said. “To a large extent, they’re devolved from players.”

“Then how did they appear near the tracks?” a female player asked. “Most devolved players are either killed or imprisoned in their zones, so they shouldn’t be able to get to the dimensional tracks.”

“You’ve been a player for so long, and you still don’t know that this track is set by the game as an obstacle for us?” another green-haired female player said. “Otherwise, how could aliens appear near the tracks? Look at the space on both sides of the tracks; it’s like a jigsaw puzzle. You wouldn’t dare to imagine what people would turn into going in there.”

What would they turn into…

Xu Huo’s gaze fell outside the window on the space divided into upper and lower layers with completely different landscapes, almost like a computer desktop, and he gained a bit of new insight.

When he learned about the Superdimensional Space Power, he realized that the area near the dimensional tracks is likely occupied by such forces. Players don’t notice because the gap is too large, just as ordinary players can’t sense the Space-Time Power controlled by Evolvers. Players can’t perceive the space power of higher dimensions either.

But the game can still use Dimensional Space Power, so it’s reasonable that the area around the tracks is stable. These forces seem to occupy all the space around the tracks, but what the reality is, nobody knows. At least it’s not as dangerous as it seems; otherwise, aliens wouldn’t be able to operate here.

“Has anyone gotten off the train?” the female player who spoke earlier asked again. “I mean, anyone who came back alive?”

“I haven’t encountered it, but I once caught someone from a Game Government Base, and he said yes, but it was just an internal announcement without specific information.” The short-haired man showcasing the video admired his nails adorned with tiny gemstones, speaking leisurely, “People from the Game Government Base basically don’t know the situation near the tracks. Maybe the higher-ups know, but they have chips in their brains and run fast, hard to catch and difficult to interrogate, not worth the effort.”

Nobody underestimated his jeweled nails because they incorporated quite a few props. Using such a method to embed props in nails was quite ingenious.

“But there’s a rumor that players at advanced wormhole points often encounter on this train.” The short-haired man said again, “That means players from Rank-A Wormhole Points.”

“Most members of the Game Government Base come from Rank-A Wormhole Points.” The green-haired woman said with interest, “They probably disguise themselves as ordinary players while frequenting the train on this track, suggesting there is something very important nearby.”

As she spoke, she looked around, “Do we have any base members here?”

Laughter broke out in small bursts in the restaurant, “You think anyone would admit that when you ask like this? Try it if you have the ability, maybe you’ll find out.”

The green-haired woman also laughed, “One against many, I can’t handle that. Surely there are capable people among you, how about giving it a try?”

Nobody paid her any attention, and the topic returned to the strangely human-like alien. Despite its speed, its attack power wasn’t very strong, and it would leave if it couldn’t break through defenses over time. However, the toxin on its nails was a bit troublesome.

The conversation then shifted to the problem of aliens eating humans. Alien cannibalism was instinctual; it seemed to be their only way to replenish energy. Some players had researched whether aliens become stronger after eating humans and were not shy about sharing their findings.

The sound of aliens feeding echoed in the restaurant, but the players remained unfazed; some even used it to enhance their appetite.

Fortunately, the player didn’t play the video for too long before turning it off with a smile, saying to the others, “I usually use this to relieve stress.”

“Your way of relieving stress is really unique,” the short-haired man fanned his hand in front of his nose, “ruining people’s meal.”

With that, he got up and left the restaurant.

A man with dyed silver-white hair slowly scanned the restaurant’s occupants with his gaze, including Xu Huo. Although Xu Huo sat in a corner inconspicuously, the silver-haired man, after bypassing him, looked back with apparent satisfaction, giving him a careful once-over.

Xu Huo offered no response, ate his meal silently, and returned to his compartment.

Unexpectedly, this man and the green-haired woman shared the same compartment with him. After Xu Huo, the two returned to the compartment and sat with the Buzz Cut guy who previously chatted them up.

Soon, two more players boarded the train. One was seriously injured, went into a single room upon arrival, closed the door, and didn’t come out again. The other silently headed to a corner.

The night quickly approached. Moments before lights-out, the three silver-haired men dispersed: one went to the forward transition car, one to the rear transition car, and one stayed near the back car door.

Once the lights went out, the air in the compartment seemed to solidify. As bodies moved through, what flowed through fingers wasn’t merely a mild breeze; it felt like running water.

The entire compartment was immersed in this “current.” The two who were in the transition cars entered from the front and rear doors and attacked their pre-selected targets with incredible speed!

The silver-haired man’s chosen target was clearly Xu Huo. He darted forward with lightning speed, a silver gleam flying from his hand—attempting to resolve the fight quickly within a controlled attack range.

“Buzz!” Unfortunately, the silver gleam got stuck in mid-air, halting steadily to Xu Huo’s left side. Simultaneously, the silver-haired man’s movements stiffened—as though caught in slow motion rather than frozen in place. Before he could process his shock, he felt someone pressing against his back. No time to react, two hands firmly locked around his throat…

With a “crack,” the silver-haired man fell to the ground.

Xu Huo remained seated on the sofa, casually retrieving the knife prop suspended in mid-air. He remarked with a sigh, “Truly fragile.”