Even though they couldn't see, the players could still sense when someone nearby was killed. For a moment, none of them dared risk trying to buy time to recover. As they held their ground behind Defense Artifacts, they put some distance between themselves and their surroundings, then launched a frenzied assault on the weapons and blocking barriers around them.
With so many people involved, the fighting consumed the players' Artifacts and weapons. The East District had clearly come prepared: whenever one layer of the blocking barrier was broken, another took its place, and whenever one batch of weapons was wrecked, another appeared. Only a handful of East District players were interspersed among them, using Artifacts as cover to fire the occasional sneak attack. The two sides had been fighting for only three to five minutes, but three people on Xu Huo's side had already died.
"Staying trapped here isn't an option!" Qiao Qiao shouted. "Blow this place up!"
The others immediately understood. Several split off to hold back the attacks around them, while the rest set about breaking through the floor. They were in an underground facility built from high-grade metal. To get the best results from the explosive Artifacts, they needed to open the passage above them first. Even if they couldn't break through, they had to create a gap in the East District players' defenses!
Xu Huo shot into the air as well. He dodged the East District players' attacks and used his black blade to cut a cross-shaped crack into the ceiling. Unfortunately, he managed only two swings before a powerful force slammed him to one side. A metal bracelet then pierced his defensive barrier and locked around his right arm. Its irresistible weight dragged him straight toward the ground, and the black blade slipped from his