The Players who entered the Dungeon were not all that weak. By the time Xu Huo reached Gemstone City, several Players had already followed the traces there. These people had split into two groups, and each group had someone using an item to pinpoint his location. Both sides found Xu Huo, whose appearance had been changed, almost at the same time, and they acted swiftly. To prevent accidentally injuring the people of Gemstone City and being branded criminals, one of the Players used an item to forcibly move Xu Huo outside the city.
These Players were all at least moderately skilled. After exchanging blows with them for a while, Xu Huo pretended to be beaten back and gave up on the white gem, then fled back into Gemstone City.
What followed was a showdown between the two groups. Both sides knew perfectly well that Xu Huo had handed over the most beautiful gem so easily simply to make them fight to the death. Thus, after the gem appeared, both sides tacitly stopped attacking. After a brief and swift discussion, they decided to clear the Dungeon together and split the completion rewards evenly.
Even if they wanted to make some extra profit, they would have to wait until after clearing the Dungeon. They could not touch anything in Gemstone City yet.
This was the method with the lowest cost. If they delayed any longer, the Players from Moon City might arrive, and they might not be able to clear the Dungeon smoothly.
Unfortunately, although their plan was sound, when they tried to enter the city, they found themselves stopped outside by an invisible barrier.
At first, they thought it was Xu Huo's doing. But after trying several different places and still failing to enter, they realized they had fallen into a