"Hey!" A shout rang out in the distance. Xu Huo looked up and saw a figure a kilometer away, hurrying toward him. Two-meter-long metal plaques circled above the person's head and beside him. They blocked not only the raindrops but also the Demon and Monster masks that kept trying to slip through.
The person across the way had called out a warning from so far away that Xu Huo naturally stayed where he was and waited. But the moment the person had gone less than a hundred meters from where he'd shouted, he suddenly vanished into thin air, beyond Xu Huo's range of perception. Fortunately, he soon reappeared. This time, he stopped a kilometer away and called out, "Put away your artifact! The masks you kill multiply inside the Restricted Zone. Do you know how many more you've caused to appear while standing there with your umbrella?!"
"I didn't see any." Xu Huo lifted a foot, and the next moment he was standing in front of the newcomer. "Are you with the rescue team?"
The other player was still fuming. He controlled the two metal plaques to close in from either side. The place Xu Huo hadn't been allowed to pass through just moments ago now presented no resistance at all. The plaques flew straight at him, though not very quickly; it seemed to be only a warning.
Xu Huo showed no mercy. He casually pressed one plaque toward the ground, then dodged the other and quickly tapped it with a finger. Before the entire plaque had even passed in front of him, the metal artifact had turned to ash.
After a brief standoff, the plaque on the ground quickly burrowed underground. It traveled a hundred meters before emerging behind the player. This time, however, all the decorative birds and