No. 3: The Most Sought-After Prize
But what they hadn't expected was that as soon as they reached the stairwell, several items came flying down from above in rapid succession. The round-faced Player at the front sensed the danger, but it was already too late to dodge. He was knocked back along with his defensive barrier. Immediately afterward, a transparent film like a layer of Soap Bubbles rapidly spread down from above, squeezing the corridor walls and doors together and trapping all three of them inside!
Hua Sisi turned and waved toward the rear. Several button-shaped items stuck to the film and instantly popped the bubble. The attack from above was too fierce; their path had been completely sealed off before anyone even came down the stairs, so they had no choice but to turn around and take the other way.
The floors of Fish Banquet Tower grew larger as they went up. There were far more than two stairwells on this floor.
"Split up!" the round-faced Player shouted. "If you see a miniature door glowing faint orange, hide inside. It's safe!"
The painted woman's room was actually on this floor, but if he opened the door from outside, what lay beyond might no longer be the original room. So none of the three had considered trying it. They circled around to the other end, then split up and each chose a direction.
What they hadn't expected was that all the passageways leading up and down from this floor were sealed off, and even the elevators were guarded. Their opponents also had their own assignments. Though they attacked, they never strayed far from the places they were guarding, leaving Xu Huo and the other two no openings to exploit. After circling the floor, the three met up again.
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