Players, All Aboard!
Chapter 1994

Uneven

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"Is it that serious?" Xu Huo didn't think he was joking. He quickly asked, "Tell me what's going on."

"The containment barrier is moving." The masked youth's voice came through the Communicator.

"Moving?" Xu Huo quickly checked the two walls on his side and confirmed they hadn't shifted. Then he asked, "The containment barrier near Agor Company's headquarters is moving? Have Agor's players left?"

"No wonder they've been slowly reducing their numbers since earlier," the masked youth said. "Their target is the Outer District Players."

Trapped inside the containment barrier, players could leave only by breaking through it with an item or some other means, or by using a Ticket. All East District players, including those from other cities, could leave. Only Outer District Players were unable to.

"They're here!" The voice on the other end of the Communicator immediately grew urgent. At that moment, Xu Huo also saw what was happening from an aircraft near Agor Company's headquarters.

The encircling wall was indeed moving toward the center, just as the masked youth had said. Only this wall was moving, at a steady pace. It was so enormous that you might not notice it at first unless you watched closely. What was more, it didn't affect the buildings as it moved, and made very little noise.

But before anyone could notice it moving—or those trying to break through the barrier could find a clue—a strange vibration swept through the area. In an instant, all the East District players vanished from where they stood—they had left the Sub-district!

The very next second, the wall, which had been moving at a crawl, contracted in the blink of an eye, closing in around the plaza in front of the Agor building. It moved so fast that it seemed to vanish from space for

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