Xu Huo still had to spend some time in District 017. To avoid unnecessary trouble, he hadn't put on the Super Artifact right away. He hadn't expected the Suitcase Man to show up so suddenly and pack him into the Leather Case at first sight.
Although he could escape the Leather Case, that didn't mean he'd be completely safe once he got out. If Super Players were really that easy to kill, the Suitcase Man and the Paper Puppeteer wouldn't be alive and well, meeting up in District 017. So the best way to escape was to use a Ticket and leave, to avoid getting packed into some inexplicable space again.
However, no one could have expected the Suitcase Man to be waiting for them outside. Besides the force that seemed to make the air congeal, Xu Huo felt another power pulling at him—the Suitcase Man's gaze!
"Three Seconds of Life" was already in his hand, but he didn't leave. Like the others, he stood motionless in place, as if time had stopped.
Instinct had driven him to make that choice, but the breath of death still licked his face, seeped into every pore, and sank into his bones, as if it could awaken the fear buried in his soul...
But the feeling didn't last long. The Suitcase Man had chosen him first, but just as he was about to step forward, he suddenly stopped and looked toward Guan Donglai instead.
The instant the Suitcase Man's gaze settled on him, Guan Donglai's eyes flew open, his pupils trembling violently.
"It's you." The Suitcase Man's attention shifted completely away from Xu Huo. As that almost tangible gaze fixed on Guan Donglai, the skin on his face began to twitch violently. His mouth opened and closed, as if he were screaming soundlessly.