Battle Center

Battle Center

This wasn't a lethal move he could avoid by flattening himself against the ground. Xu Huo, crouched low, realized that at once. He turned and retreated, leaping straight off the hotel roof!

Yan Jiayu and the Player originally assigned to security jumped down with him. They weren't the main combatants, so once the situation became untenable, they immediately withdrew from the main battlefield.

As they jumped, the warped space sheared away the entire floor. The floors above hung suspended for a moment before dropping, but before the two halves of the building could close together, Jin Feixue, Asis, and the others flew out!

The banquet hall was on a middle floor. If the upper half of the building came down, Jin Feixue and the others—who had emerged from different directions—would have had an obstructed view. But someone had apparently tampered with something: the building didn't close. Instead, after the two halves touched, the upper half floated back up.

Half the building hung suspended in midair as aircraft streamed out one after another. The building belonged to Eternal Star, but its staff didn't seem upset. The final bill would be sent to every Player's account, and nothing could stop them from collecting their debts. The staff only needed to evacuate in time to avoid ending up on the list of people owed compensation and funeral expenses.

Not everyone had fled, but everyone who could leave had done so. Then the suspended building moved. It slid sideways before crashing down toward Jin Feixue, while several nearby Players worked together to restrict his movement. First, darts flew at him from every direction, attacking again and again as if they had tracking devices, buying time. Then several flashes of light darted around the perimeter. Their intense glare made it almost impossible to