Lian Qingkong looked even older than before. His body had grown gaunt, and each breath came heavier than the last. But at that moment, no one dared underestimate him!
"Who are you?" The others had naturally noticed the stranger standing by the hospital bed, as well as the young Player frozen two meters away.
"You!" The stranded Players, who cared deeply about the Imperial Treasure, recognized Xu Huo at a glance. Seeing that he had made it to the capital alive and found Lian Qingkong, they immediately moved to kill him.
But by then, the devices Xu Huo carried had already formed a barrier around the bed. They had also frozen two Players who tried to use space bombs.
Ignoring the attacks pounding against the protective barrier and the frantic government Players, Xu Huo pulled a Syringe from his pocket. He lifted Lian Qingkong's arm and injected him. "I came prepared. I was worried you'd stop breathing before I got here."
Lian Qingkong gave his colleagues, held back outside, a slight nod. Only then did he ask Xu Huo, "Did you find the Imperial Treasure?"
"If I hadn't, I wouldn't have come back today." After the injection, Xu Huo thoughtfully tucked in Lian Qingkong's blanket. Then he turned to the stranded Players outside, who were practically jumping out of their skins. "Now you can take your chances and guess whether the Imperial Treasure I'm holding is real."
"If it isn't, you'll be free to leave."
"If it is, then tough luck."
"Kill him! Hurry!" One Player's eyes went red as he shouted, "I got married and had a child in the Yu Kingdom. Why should I have to go into high-risk instances just because Players came later? Ten years! I've missed over a hundred instances. If this instance disappears, I'm