Players, Please Board the Train

Chapter 473: Second Death

The colorful crystalline shards, growing out of the air like spears, pierced through the ten escort personnel. Eight of them died on the spot; only the two guarding the coffin-like box were not yet dead. They seemed to have used a special item to block the attack of the air crystalline shards. However, this attack was different from others. Even though they intercepted the crystalline shards head-on, the intercepted parts still sprouted more crystalline branches like blooming flowers. And once they penetrated the human body, whether bones or internal organs, they would rapidly turn to dust!

Everyone present had witnessed how formidable these ten escort personnel were. They faced the mutant tide without losing a single person, and this was even with some space-time items being restricted. Yet Laurence Li could kill them with a single strike without even showing himself. Items and characteristics were utterly useless!

Two seconds later, Laurence Li appeared on the locomotive of the train, a cage placed beside him. Inside was precisely that female blood mutant who had almost been killed by Director Yuan moments ago.

Director Yuan was not dead yet. He looked at Laurence Li, revealing a strange smile, then slapped the coffin-like box!

The five sides of the coffin-like box peeled away. As it toppled over, it revealed a rectangular glass cabinet. Inside was not a living person or corpses as Xu Huo had previously guessed, but a cabinet filled with pink gas. As the coffin-like box opened, a mechanical humming sound came from within the glass cabinet. In an instant, the glass shattered, and a massive amount of pink gas rushed out in all directions following the shockwave!

Above and below the train, mutants and humans alike died instantly upon contact with or inhalation of this gas!

Xu Huo died once again. When he opened his eyes, Laurence Li had just appeared on the locomotive. He immediately shouted, "Don't open the coffin!"

This was precisely the moment Director Yuan raised his hand. Alerted, Laurence Li pointed a single finger forward. Director Yuan's arm was swiftly encased in crystalline shards and turned to dust. Simultaneously, similar crystalline shards sealed the coffin, removed the two troublesome hands attached to it, and, from a distance, twisted off the heads of Director Yuan and the other player.

These ten people, Director Yuan and his men, died too quickly and simply, like ten ants by the roadside, their lives holding no weight. But upon careful thought, it makes one realize how terrifying super players truly are. Against ordinary high-level players, there's still a chance for a desperate fight, but encountering a super player probably only leaves the option of lying down and accepting fate.

Therefore, after the crystalline shards on the coffin-like box disappeared, the three surviving members of Vivi's group dared not go to retrieve it, nor did they dare to glance in that direction more than necessary.At this moment, the remaining blood mutants nearby had been casually cleaned up by Laurence Li. The train continued forward, but the only sound came from the female blood mutant trapped in the cage.

Xu Huo stood on Carriage Three, his gaze fixed straight ahead, landing on Laurence Li.

At such a short distance, Laurence Li also looked at him. His emerald green pupils were no different from when he boarded the train, showing no additional emotion.

With two time reversals, it was impossible for Laurence Li not to know that Xu Huo possessed a super item. Now, if he wished, he could take this item from Xu Huo at any moment.

The train had not yet arrived at the station, and Xu Huo absolutely could not escape from the hands of a super player.

Their gazes clashed. Xu Huo did not retreat half a step.

The train's speed increased, the airflow grew stronger, and the roar of the fierce wind gradually drowned out all other sounds. After a brief silence, Laurence Li, the cage, and the coffin-like box vanished from the train.

Only after knowing the man had left did Xu Huo secretly let out a sigh of relief. He pulled down Dr. Deng, who had been howling in the air, and carried him towards Carriage One.

Out of wariness, Vivi's trio also only moved closer to the leeward side. Both parties hid behind the locomotive, coexisting peacefully.

Dr. Deng had been flown like a kite. Although his protective suit prevented any physical harm, his psychological trauma seemed significant. He couldn't stand at all, only able to sit on the ground trembling, staring at Xu Huo for a long while without being able to speak.

Xu Huo was in a very bad mood, his expression blank and his tone icy. "It seems you'd rather stay on the train killing mutants."

Dr. Deng involuntarily swallowed. "That's not what I meant."

"You'd better behave." Xu Huo said, "You haven't stopped since Laurence Li appeared. You deliberately revealed you worked at Stellar Pharmaceuticals, that you're a pharmacology Ph.D., and have some research on evolutionary side effects. Do you really not understand the threat level of a high-level player?"

"No. You just wanted to attract Laurence Li's attention. In other words, you wanted him to take you away."

"You also weren't kidnapped repeatedly because you're outspoken, but because you consciously chose your targets. As for why you did this, I don't need to explain it to you, do I?"

The nervous Dr. Deng gradually calmed down. There was no panic at being exposed, only a faint smile. "You're truly clever. What you say is correct. However, there's no need to vent your anger on me. After all, you're only a D-level player; there's nothing you could do against Laurence Li. But you are a very outstanding person. I believe you will grow quickly."

"And your luck is also good. Laurence Li actually didn't kill you."

In the end, Laurence Li's attention had clearly only lingered on Xu Huo, not even glancing at Vivi's trio. And Xu Huo had shouted not to open the coffin just as Director Yuan was about to act. Dr. Deng had already discerned the clue—since the space-time items of Director Yuan's group couldn't be used, and Laurence Li didn't need to use space-time type items at all, it was evident that Xu Huo must possess a very good space-time item.

Laurence Li's notice perhaps stemmed precisely from this.

That's why Dr. Deng said his luck was good; Laurence Li hesitated and ultimately did not kill to take the item.

Xu Huo, of course, was also clear about this. A flash of ferocity passed through his eyes. If Laurence Li truly wanted to take the super item, the only thing that could make him change his mind would be to fully disclose the matter of perfect evolution. And players possessing train tickets are difficult to imprison. So even if successful, the best outcome would be to have his player status suspended and become a test subject; otherwise, he'd be kept alive with limbs severed... Such consequences are worse than death!

In his fury, he coldly looked at Vivi's father, who had launched an attack against him without warning. Using the "Constraining Star Sphere" to disrupt his mental state, Xu Huo brought him into his own mental world at the fastest speed possible.

Previously, he could only use items to interfere with players whose mental state wasn't great, unable to project his mental world externally. But after his evolution rate increased, the ability to withdraw and project it suddenly came naturally. Although Vivi's father's level wasn't low, his physical strength and mental state were both poor, so he fell for it immediately.

His defensive awareness was strong. He immediately used an item to deploy a protective barrier around himself, giving Xu Huo no chance to approach. But Xu Huo himself had no intention of getting close. He stepped aside a couple of paces, watching expressionlessly as Vivi's father jumped off the train.