He Jiaorong and the others hadn't even blinked, but when the blanket came down, it landed as lightly as if it had covered nothing but air. Xu Huo was nowhere to be seen.
They rushed over and tore the blanket to shreds, but he was gone.
"He's not nearby." Xiao Wu had immediately used his item to search the area, then contacted the triangular-eyed man outside. His expression darkened. "Nobody."
By now, they understood. They'd taken Xu Huo for a sucker, but he'd been making fools of them all along!
"How did he get out?" He Jiaorong asked in confusion. "Aren't items restricted in this area?"
She didn't understand. Neither did the other Players keeping watch nearby, so one of them went into the Yongxing Hotel.
When the two groups came face-to-face, He Jiaorong and the others knew perfectly well that Xu Huo had played them. But the other Players had no idea. They figured the group had gone into the hotel with Xu Huo on friendly terms and stayed in the same room until the middle of the night. Now he'd suddenly disappeared, so there was no doubt they'd done away with him.
After narrowly avoiding a door-opening attack, He Jiaorong and the others huddled in the room, afraid to go out for the time being. They also understood why Xu Huo had gone to such lengths to lead them to the hotel, but it was too late.
After leaving the hotel, Xu Huo went to the hospital. There couldn't be many hospitals in District 019 that installed tracking chips in people's hearts. The procedure wasn't a one-time affair; the follow-up maintenance was very expensive, and the materials used were special. It wouldn't be hard to find the right place.
The hospital's materials storeroom would certainly have high-level security,