"Bang, bang!" Several desks in the classroom were knocked over, taking three players who still hadn't come to their senses down with them. The player who had been forcibly returned to the classroom immediately grabbed someone and held him in front of himself. He tried to sound tough, but his voice betrayed his fear. "Don't do anything stupid! Six against one—we might not lose!"
The two people who had already stepped aside thought he was a little off his rocker. One of the women asked him, "Don't you have a long-distance teleportation item?"
If he was going to run, he might as well run far away.
The man's face stiffened, as if she'd hit the nail on the head. "I'm not leaving! I want to see what you're planning!"
The player he was holding woke up just then. He turned around and slapped the man—not an ordinary slap, but one empowered by an item. It sent him and the desk crashing through the wall and into the railing outside.
A Defense Artifact blocked most of the damage. The player brushed himself off and got to his feet, then tried to run toward the playground. Of course, he didn't get away this time. After crashing into the reinforced spatial barrier several times, he got the message and returned to the classroom. Seeing Xu Huo sitting at the head of the room with an impassive face, he remarked, "This is giving me a real fear of being back in school."
No one paid him any attention. The remaining two players woke up as well. Like the one who'd thrown the punch, they had no idea what was going on. When they saw everyone staring at the newcomer, they looked over too.
"What are you looking at? This has nothing to do with