The mustached man's expression seemed a little off. His body was enduring immense pain, and if he hadn't passed out, he should have been struggling to hold on. But now, a subtle smile appeared on his face. His gaze went unfocused for a moment, as if he were lost in some blissful daydream.
A Base Player used an artifact to check his condition. Only then did two players approach, one on either side, and prop him up. They locked his hands and feet.
The Attack Incident looked like it would soon be over. But just as the mustached man was about to be taken back to the base building, a swarm of colorful bouncing balls the size of basketballs poured into the plaza from above. They burst with a series of crackling explosions, spraying colorful slime everywhere. It covered nearly the entire plaza, while a foul stench spread through the air, so pungent that even the Players present couldn't help gagging.
With two clicks, the bearded player slipped out of the two Players' grasp, and his handcuffs and shackles came undone. The female Player who had arrived on the same ship suddenly slapped him across the face. "Are you awake now?"
She wore an artifact on her hand. The slap left his face covered in tiny, green-bean-sized spots of blood. But thanks to it, the bearded player came to his senses. Seeing the woman before him, he blurted out, "What are you doing here?"
"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known how heroic you were!" The female Player was furious. "Take the Ticket I gave you and get out of here!"
The bearded player threw out an artifact to fend off an attack from a Base Player, then quickly said, "I didn't come here today expecting to leave alive.