Aside from Chang Shoujie and his companion, the pink-haired player and the others in black coats didn't really know what Xu Huo was after. The black-coated players had used an artifact to create a sandstorm so they could ditch Darkness Under the Lamp and the others and kill Xu Huo. Clearly, they hadn't gotten their wish this time. Xu Huo had gone along with their plan, yet he still seemed to have strength to spare.
The black-coated players exchanged glances and decided to retreat.
But the long-distance teleportation artifact that hadn't worked earlier still didn't work now. Xu Huo gently turned the black blade in his hand and chuckled. "Don't be in such a hurry to leave. We can finally get started."
As he spoke, several waves of sand rose from the flat ground, swallowing Chang Shoujie and his companion and scattering the black-coated players.
"Don't trust what you see! This is mental interference!" one of the black-coated players shouted to warn his companions. He also took out an interference device, but just then a thin beam of light swept down. He instinctively leaned back, only to be surrounded by trap artifacts, ambush artifacts, and frontal attacks. Nearly every artifact he carried was used within ten seconds, including two lifesaving artifacts.
Lifesaving artifacts generally had a limited number of uses. Once he'd used them up, he tried to interfere with Xu Huo using his Ability. But amid the still-falling rain of dust, a mist suddenly appeared. His Ability was intercepted in various ways and barely had any effect.
His Ability was hard to use effectively, and he seemed outmatched by Xu Huo in both the level and number of artifacts. Xu Huo's deliberate efforts to keep his distance also all but negated the advantage of his higher evolution rate. He