The instant she saw Xu Huo, the hairs on Xing Xiaoyu's neck stood on end. Almost instinctively, she felt afraid.
Her mind blanked for a moment, and she couldn't figure out why. All she could do was wonder why one person seemed so different from before, as if she were facing two completely different opponents...
But she understood soon enough.
As her mind was disrupted by the mental force, Time Power pinned her in place. That momentary pause cost her her last chance to save herself. Several automatically generated defensive barriers were repeatedly sliced apart by Spatial Cutline, and then her body was cut apart too, scattering soundlessly across the ground.
By the time Xu Huo came back out, the battle outside had also ended. Neither side had won. They had only grown more aggressive as the fight went on, launching repeated attacks near the Dungeon building. Afraid they might affect the Dungeon, the Bailin Association intervened forcefully, and the two sides temporarily called a truce.
"Where's Xing Xiaoyu?" Yue Yan'er asked as she got back to her feet.
"She's dead, obviously," the Ruby necklace said scornfully.
"She fell into another space." Whether anyone believed him or not, that was the only explanation Xu Huo offered.
"Looks like that item really is useful," the silver-armored woman remarked, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
The people from the Zisheng Research Institute had thought Xu Huo was a newcomer. He had never been particularly assertive and had often yielded to others, so they hadn't considered him a threat. Now, among the three people who had fought, only Xing Xiaoyu, who had chased after him, had disappeared. The others couldn't help scrutinizing him, and regretted judging him by appearances. Someone who acted honest wasn't necessarily honest; there wasn't a single pushover among the A-class players