All-Out Melee
Unfortunately, the bearded man only responded with a cold laugh. He pulled out a cylindrical Artifact and blew through it. A wave of freezing air poured out, icing over the corridor in an instant. The short old man inside was no exception; a layer of frost formed over his Defense Artifact's barrier.
But the next second, black Manifestations shredded the frost. Whip-like Manifestations whipped through the corridor, turning into slender blades as they rushed toward the bearded man and the others, indiscriminately shredding everything in their path!
The bearded man and his group weren't pushovers. They were all A-class players, so of course they carried interference devices. The Manifestation blades quickly lost their killing power, but they didn't disappear. They barely held their shape as they fell to the ground.
Xu Huo raised an eyebrow. They could still maintain their Manifestation state under interference. Impressive.
The devices gave the bearded man and his group room to maneuver. Wearing Defense Artifacts, they closed in on the short old man. The cramped setting made broad, sweeping surprise attacks difficult to use, so the Bailin Association players preferred close-quarters combat. They had the numbers, which gave them an advantage in that kind of fight.
Mental control could catch someone off guard, but it couldn't affect so many people at once. The short old man fought while retreating, using the building's narrow corners to fend off attacks and the flexibility of his mental Manifestations to change tactics. In no time, he had killed three Bailin Association players.
The Bailin Association players were enraged. One of them trapped the short old man with a field-sealing Artifact, while another shouted, "Pick your ears!" The short old man abruptly froze in place. Several Attack Artifacts shot toward his forehead, throat, and heart!
"Clang, clang, clang!"