The Prey and the Hunter
Shi Shuai turned around and lowered his voice. "Why are you shouting so loud? You nearly scared me to death!"
"What are you doing?" Xu Huo couldn't stay in one place for long, so he simply ran straight toward him. "That fish is coming after us!"
Shi Shuai had been crouching on the ground, watching. When he saw half a fish head suddenly emerge behind Xu Huo, he immediately reached out and grabbed the feather. In the next instant, he vanished from where he stood, and the feather floated back into the air!
"Get inside!" Xu Huo tossed the painted woman over first, then used the water Rubik's Cube barrier to block a tentacle's attack. He let himself be carried backward by the force and touched the feather. His vision blurred, and then he found himself standing in a banquet hall.
The banquet hall's decor was even more luxurious than outside. Quite a few people had appeared there as suddenly as he had, so no one paid him much attention.
The painted woman was nearby. She grabbed Shi Shuai, who was about to run, and brought him over. Xu Huo also happened to spot a familiar face: the formally dressed Player with bizarre dining habits whom he'd seen in the restaurant earlier. At that moment, three or five Players surrounded him as he chatted animatedly with them.
"This is bad, this is bad. This place is no good." Once they were pulled into a corner, Shi Shuai said, "Look at this mess. I was just wondering whether to come in... Now look where we are. No one's getting out."
"What's going on?" Xu Huo asked.
"What else? A Player gathering," Shi Shuai said. "But unlike the gatherings where they draw lots outside, these secretive, private