Time Kills
Xu Huo didn't make things difficult for him. He gave him some dried meat. The Player was so hungry his eyes were bloodshot. He snatched the meat and shoved it into his mouth, but after barely managing to swallow a couple of bites, he choked and rolled his eyes back. He pounded his chest and reached out.
Only then did Xu Huo leisurely take out some water and hand it to him. Squatting in front of him, he said, "I hadn't gotten around to giving you water yet. You were in such a hurry, you could've choked to death."
The other man had no time to trade barbs with him. His eyes remained fixed in Xu Huo's direction, but he didn't stop eating or drinking. After gulping down a couple of mouthfuls of water, he started chewing the dried meat again.
By then, Meng Wenguang had already taken down the other Player. He was as skilled at fighting as his appearance suggested. With a Defense Artifact in use, he practically had the other man on the ropes, and he moved fast. The other Player wasn't weak, but he was in even worse shape than the one who'd nearly choked to death. After a few rounds of fast-paced combat, he began to lose steam. Once Meng Wenguang found an opening, he punched him hard enough to send him sprawling.
To avoid drawing the attention of Pumpkin City's residents, he'd first used a rubber artifact on the ground to absorb the impact. He'd been incredibly considerate.
The Player had been punched hard enough to spit blood, and his gaze had gone blank.
Meng Wenguang held him aloft with one hand and shook him a few times, as if he were a strip of cured meat. "Don't die. We haven't questioned