"How coincidental." The one who came in was none other than the Giant Eyed Fish Player who had tried to invite Xu Huo and the painted woman to team up earlier.
Compared with the group from before, their numbers had clearly dwindled. The Mermaid Player was nowhere to be seen. When the Giant Eyed Fish Player and his companions saw the two injured Players in the room, delight showed on their faces. But when they turned and saw Xu Huo and the painted woman without their Masks, their expressions darkened.
The door behind them shut, and the room's atmosphere grew tense. The two injured Players spoke up first. "The room's big enough. How about we each take a spot and rest?"
Xu Huo and the painted woman made no move to attack, apparently agreeing.
The Giant Eyed Fish Player and his companions, however, wouldn't have it. One of them tossed out a ring. As soon as it hit the ground, it spread across the floor like water, then split into three rings, encircling the painted woman, Xu Huo, and the two injured Players separately. Barriers rose from the floor, sealing them all inside.
They probably wanted to deal with the two who looked weaker first, then focus on Xu Huo and the painted woman. After deploying the Artifact, the Player immediately pulled the injured pair over to his side. The Giant Eyed Fish Player and his companions also stood inside a ring. The two rings now joined to form a larger one, seemingly pushing the painted woman off to one side.
The two groups fought inside the ring. The Giant Eyed Fish Player didn't join in, instead watching Xu Huo and the painted woman from the sidelines.
The painted woman fiddled with the barrier for a while, but found she