The man was none other than the Black Bracelet Player who had installed cameras on the ship—the one they'd seen in the restaurant earlier.
His clothes were soaked in blood, and his shoes and face were covered in it. He looked like a butcher who'd just walked out of a slaughterhouse.
Now he stared at the cluster of Red Bracelet Players, his eyes nearly bloodshot.
The Red Bracelet Players weren't fools. One look at his bearing told them he was coming for them. They kicked the Anthropomorphic Doll curled up on the ground aside and advanced on him.
"He's injured his right hand." One of the Red Bracelet Players sized him up, his gaze quickly settling on his right arm.
The Black Bracelet Player remained impassive. He glanced at the "Xu Huo" on the ground, then charged straight at the Red Bracelet Player in front of him.
That Red Bracelet Player cautiously backed away and flung out something like a Magic Curtain. It unfurled toward the Black Bracelet Player, but missed. The Black Bracelet Player's move had been a feint, meant to distract them. He'd only pretended to lunge; his real target was the Player on the right. Even against Red Bracelet Players, he'd chosen to fight hand-to-hand.
The two clashed. The Red Bracelet Player traded punches with the Black Bracelet Player. Though the Black Bracelet Player was knocked back, several invisible forces sliced along the Red Bracelet Player's arm, from between his knuckles all the way to his elbow. It had literally been cut apart. His hand now gaped like a chicken's foot, blood pouring out as if it were free.
"That kid fights dirty! Kill him!" The Red Bracelet Player backed away while reaching for a Potion, but before he could get it to his mouth, the Black