But the leader soon calmed down from his fright. Realizing he could not escape the mental interference, he opened his right hand. A faint arc of light shot out, radiating outward with Xu Huo at its center. In that instant, the ticket instance activated!
"So that's how it works." Noticing people disappearing one after another from the stands behind him, Xu Huo pulled the three men before him into the instance in one go, along with some of the players over by the arena. Most were swallowed up before they could react, but the three who had tried to negotiate with him face-to-face were quick enough to use their tickets and leave District 041 immediately.
What a shame.
The next second, his surroundings changed. A gray sky had barely entered his field of vision when powerful gravity bore down on him. Xu Huo was forced out of midair toward the ground. Unable to fully counter the tremendous impact, he plunged both feet straight into the paving stones and braced himself before slowly straightening up. But the pressure did not relent. A pungent, sour stench of decay came with it. It was more than just unpleasant: tiny, down-like particles floated in the air, and inhaling them brought on dizziness almost instantly-poison!
His protective armor activated automatically, flowing metal quickly covering his entire body. Although the armor could block the airborne particles, it could not completely keep out the poisonous air. Some of the players who had entered with him soon collapsed from poisoning. They did not die, but they looked drained of strength.
Xiduo was nearby. His body must have undergone special evolution, as he showed no fear of the poisonous air at all. Moving slowly under the immense pressure, he found ways to kill several District 041 players.
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