"Was all that effort for nothing?" Zhao Zizhen shook her head with a hint of self-mockery. "I thought with a commotion that big, we'd finally get a good fight. I didn't expect it to be over so quickly."
Quite a few Outer District Players had died in the battle just now, but the losses on District 008's side had been very low. It was clear that both the Players and ordinary people were used to handling emergencies this way, and had become remarkably practiced and coordinated.
"No wonder it's so hard for Outer District Players to clear Dungeons here." Zhao Zizhen seemed rather dispirited. After all, so many Players hadn't managed to make a ripple. What could she and Xu Huo do on their own?
"Not necessarily a bad thing," Xu Huo said. "A battle on this scale didn't even draw District 008's attention. That suggests they classify emergencies differently from other Sub-districts. Unless the fighting reaches a considerable scale, it probably won't bring help from other cities."
"So what?" Zhao Zizhen asked, puzzled.
Xu Huo didn't answer. When small-scale fighting was handled within the city, that meant the city's security depended largely on local equipment, the enforcement teams, and local Player organizations. From what he'd seen so far, the equipment could handle most defense and containment, so not only the Player organizations but even the enforcement teams were reluctant to get involved. Before an incident grew to a certain scale, local Players weren't very willing to expend manpower.
In other words, if three or five Outer District Players started fighting, the first response would definitely come from the nearby defense and containment barriers. The enforcement team would arrive immediately, but wouldn't necessarily intervene right away.
If the fighting then spread over a wider area, the enforcement team would prioritize