News Travels Fast

After the explosions came waves of screams. Before the cries for help could even spread, residents near the blast site began pouring out one after another, fleeing blindly and frantically into the distance.

The only ones who managed to stay somewhat calm were the Players. Whether they were members of the law enforcement team or Players mingling among the ordinary people for entertainment, they immediately broke away from the crowd and leaped onto nearby buildings.

Shangguan Xi had come up too, and happened to be facing Xu Huo. The moment they saw each other, Shangguan Xi exclaimed in shock, "That was a huge operation. A lot of people are going to die."

"It wasn't me," Xu Huo said gravely. "Teacher Ai and that retired security guard ran off."

Shangguan Xi understood at once. "I knew that old bastard was up to no good. I planted a tracker on him."

As he spoke, he took out a prop, but he only managed to glance at the signal before it disappeared.

"They sure ran fast. I only got a rough direction."

Xu Huo had already seen them. Teacher Ai hadn't yet left the range of "Shared Location." He grabbed Shangguan Xi and used "Go to Destination."

After two jumps, they caught up with Teacher Ai. But W37 Players had also reached the area. The law enforcement team, which had already been patrolling nearby, had followed as soon as Teacher Ai and the other man escaped. They'd only been held up by a fast-travel prop, preventing them from catching the pair right away. Now the two men were trapped inside a twenty-meter-high wall. Law enforcement Players poured over it from all sides, like dumplings dropping into a pot. They tossed out their props, and the pair were left lying on the ground with