Chapter 1000: The Elegant Train Hijackers
The square-faced man jerked back to avoid the fatal blow, then slammed his pair of Defense Artifacts together. He'd meant to block the woman's second attack, but he hadn't expected her to keep her arm extended after the sneak attack. His shields crushed it.
Her forearm and dagger fell to the floor together. The woman screamed and collapsed, staring at the square-faced man as if he were a devil. "A Player! A Player killed someone... A Player killed someone! Notify the train conductor! Notify Snow City Station!"
"Damn it!" the square-faced man cursed and had no choice but to retreat to Car One.
But the door leading to Car One suddenly slammed shut. The metal around its frame visibly melted into liquid, sealing every gap.
"You've got a lot of nerve using a trick like that!" The square-faced man swung his short blade, carving a cross into the door. Another Player kicked the cracked metal panel. Just as he was about to get through, the door suddenly melted, and scorching metal poured over him like sulfuric acid. With a sizzling hiss, he screamed and rolled across the floor. In an instant, the metal pierced his skull!
"Fourth!" the square-faced man shouted, his eyes bloodshot. He turned to go back and avenge his fallen comrade, but the crowd of passengers packed together was coming toward them, embracing the people in Car Two like mindless puppets.
The train staff Players caught in the crowd had already died. Though they didn't know if Players had killed them, they knew their opponent could use ordinary people to conceal their methods. So the square-faced man and his three companions didn't let the crowd get close. The young Player who'd been playing peacemaker smashed a bottle of sleeping Potion on