Between Two Gunshots
The iron gate slammed shut. Xu Huo was about to go after them when the three Players who had been driven back by the flames returned and blocked his way. "If you take Young Master Yang away today, how are we supposed to show our faces in this line of work?"
Xu Huo glanced at their lower halves. "After the way you've been running around with your asses hanging out today, I doubt you'll be able to stay in this line of work anyway. Why not get out of my way and save your own lives?"
The man in the windbreaker from earlier wiped the soot from his face, revealing a row of white teeth. "You think you're the only one with items?"
As he spoke, a bowling ball appeared in his hand. He tapped it lightly against the ground, and it bounced toward Xu Huo!
Xu Huo swung his sword to block it, but the bowling ball was extraordinarily elastic. When struck, its center caved in, and it clung to the blade like soft mud before sliding down.
He immediately stowed the sword in his item slot. With nothing left to cling to, the bowling ball hit the ground, bounced back into shape, and sprang straight at his face!
Xu Huo leaned back to avoid it, then casually opened the Adult Fairy Tale Book. As red words spilled from its pages, the two Players who had been advancing on him recoiled as if they'd seen something terrifying. The man in the windbreaker didn't retreat, but the Strings that had long been lurking nearby wrapped neatly around his neck and hoisted him up to the ceiling!
With the Bright Red Sword back in his hand, Xu Huo swiftly finished off the man in the windbreaker. He kicked