Run Fast
The item effect of "Rain in the Sky" had not been canceled out by any other Space Artifact, nor had it been disrupted. That was proof enough that this item was higher-ranked than the other Space Artifacts.
"Our Space Artifacts have stopped working," someone said.
At the front stood the sword-wielding Player. He glanced at the time. "It's about time. Let's go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all six of them vanished.
Xu Huo stood alone in the rain. Only after confirming that no one else was nearby did he retrieve the item. He looked at the Flying Monitor in the distance and said, "They sure ran fast. Next time they come, they won't get the same welcome."
After speaking, he casually sent a flying shuttle crashing into the monitor, destroying it. Then he spread his Spiritual World to catch up with the painted woman and the others.
The painted woman and the others were waiting at another exit from the woods. When they saw him return unharmed, the two Wan family members breathed a sigh of relief.
"What happened to those people?" Bubble Bean asked.
"They left," Xu Huo said calmly. "They weren't here to kill anyone. They were probably just trying to slow us down."
Bubble Bean was shocked that Xu Huo had emerged without a scratch after being surrounded by six Players, but he was even angrier at the Players from District 001.
"Do these people have nothing better to do? They come out to take a few swings, then run back to the Station. They can waste Return Tickets like that?"
"You knew about this, didn't you?" He turned to the two Wan family members. "People always say your family is upright and honorable, but it doesn't look that way to me. Players