Slaughter and Departure

After stabbing Wizard to death, Wang Zhifan turned back to help his teammates trapped in the valley.

The valley was in chaos. Around fifty foreign players charged in from every direction, trying to surround and kill the six Xia Kingdom players.

Li Zhenguo and the others watched renowned Earthstar players—including Hercules, Lovsky, Gansaka Hikawa, Kim Sang-myung, and the Lizard Tamer—bear down on them. Anger and confusion filled them. Why were these supposed teammates so determined to join forces against them that they no longer cared about the Punishment Instance?

"Don't panic! The spatial barrier Mr. Wang left behind is extraordinarily strong. They can't touch us anytime soon!"

Gu Xingchen, a level 99 mage, quickly recognized that the separate space Wang Zhifan had used to trap them was actually powerful protection. He shouted to alert his companions.

Li Zhenguo's expression did not change. He had realized even earlier than Gu Xingchen that Wang Zhifan had trapped them to protect them. What he did not understand was what Wang Zhifan had meant by clearing away every obstacle.

Then a figure appeared at the edge of the valley. It was Wang Zhifan, who had vanished several seconds earlier. Perhaps Li Zhenguo would finally get an answer.

But if Li Zhenguo and the others could spot Wang Zhifan, so could the foreign players. Their senses were no weaker than those of the six Xia Kingdom players.

Hercules, the United States team captain, was the first to turn toward the approaching man with the saber. Wang Zhifan's face was no longer pale, and his body was uninjured. Hercules's heart sank. Something was wrong.

"Wizard, what's going on with this guy? Wizard! Wizard!"

Hercules tried to contact his trusted partner through their telepathic link, but got no response. Worse, he discovered that only his own half