The station fell quiet.
Xu Huo and the Golden-eyed Player were both focused on each other. Neither had made a move, but neither had let down their guard. The other five Players standing in the corner watched them warily. They didn't provoke them verbally or try to stop them; they simply readied their Defense Artifacts.
"Your explosive item can't be used a second time in such a short period," the Golden-eyed Player said first.
"Want to find out?" Xu Huo watched him calmly.
After those two sentences, the atmosphere grew tense again. Just as everyone focused their attention on them, a Player who had entered the station later took a quick look at the situation and suddenly walked between the two. He took off the bowler hat on his head and held it against his chest. After looking from one to the other, he smiled and said, "It seems you both want to settle this. Why don't I act as the referee?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Xu Huo and the Golden-eyed Player both changed expression. On Xu Huo's side, Revolving Lantern took effect, and the hat-wearing Player standing between them froze in place. Meanwhile, a gauzy shadow emerged around the Golden-eyed Player, its shifting movements making him seem ethereal. The next second, the shadow darted away, and the Golden-eyed Player moved from across from Xu Huo and the hat-wearing Player to another corner of the station.
The five Players, who had just been through an explosion, cursed at the sudden turn of events and hurried to get as far from the three as possible, to avoid getting caught up in it again.
But just as everyone braced for another clash, none of the three made a move. The hat-wearing Player even smiled and said, "It seems