Pursuing Mirror City Players

"Run."

Witnessing the horrific scene of the complete annihilation of the Hei Mi, the two leaders of Mirror City exchanged glances, and without needing to say anything more, they had already reached a consensus.

The two exerted force with their feet, suddenly turned around, and sprinted towards the dense forest behind them without hesitation, not daring to stop for even a moment.

The terrifying power displayed by the Fairy Fish completely overturned all their previous understanding.

The power of this high-level Magic Beast far exceeded their expectations.

The mysterious and unpredictable Water Prison skill, which came and went silently and imprisoned them without any way to break Hei Mi, was deeply imprinted in the minds of the two men, making them feel a chill down their spines and their whole bodies go cold.

The originally aggressive Hei Mi and their companions were utterly powerless against the Fairy Fish. Like lambs to the slaughter, they had no chance to struggle and were all trapped in the Water Prison, becoming sitting ducks.

At that moment, a sense of absurdity arose in their hearts.

Who gave them the audacity to harbor such an arrogant thought as to hunt down such a high-level Magic Beast?

In the split second between life and death, the two leaders of Mirror City felt nothing but endless relief.

Thankfully, they made the decisive choice to save people and destroy the Blue Stone. If they had chosen the other path, they would be the ones being caught now.

The two leaders' resolute escape instantly alerted all the Mirror City players behind them.

The group was taken aback for a moment, but after only a second, they immediately reacted and fled in panic.

Everyone exerted all their strength, wishing they could grow eight legs, as if behind them was not a Magic Beast, but a raging flood that could overturn everything, an abyss of despair capable of swallowing everyone's lives, and no one dared to stop.

Just as the entire Mirror City team was hastily retreating, Hei Mi, trapped in the Water Prison and with nowhere to run, urgently sent a distress message in Nearby Channel.

Hei Mi implored the people of Mirror City to help stop the Water Prison, and then join forces with them from both inside and outside to break through Water Prison.

However, the entire chat channel was completely silent; no one in Mirror City responded, and no one returned.

Hei Mi's scheme seemed naive and laughable to everyone.

The players in Mirror City understand this.

Given the overwhelming strength displayed by the Fairy Fish, if they were to turn back to provide assistance, it wouldn't be to save anyone, but rather to throw their lives away in vain.

Hei Mi was clearly desperate and wanted to drag the entire Mirror City team down with him, using the lives of others to buy himself a chance to survive.

In the world of martial arts, on the battlefield of life and death, it has always been a matter of sacrificing one's fellow practitioners rather than oneself.

No one would risk their own life and the safety of the entire team for a team already doomed to destruction.

Life and death are in the hands of fate; running away is the best policy.

Meanwhile, the Hei Mi, trapped in the Water Prison, were in dire straits.

The transparent yet incredibly hard Water Prison slowly contracted, carrying everyone forward at high speed with its icy pressure, about to deliver them to the Fairy Fish.

Looking at the Fairy Fish up close, her Different Plane magnified infinitely before my eyes. Her scales gleamed with a cold, watery light, and her eyes were deep and icy, devoid of any warmth of life. The more I looked at her, the more sinister and terrifying she became, with a suffocating and bone-chilling sense of oppression.

"What's going on with the other team? Why haven't they come out to rescue people yet?"

The young man from the White Nation had long lost his previous elegance and nobility, his aristocratic air gone. His face was anxious and disheveled, and his forehead was covered with fine beads of cold sweat that kept sliding down his chin.

He looked at the Water Prison, which was about to reach the Blue Stone where the Fairy Fish was, and his tone was full of despair and impatience.

They didn't reply to me.

Hei Mi stared intently at the game chat channel, his eyes wide and bloodshot. His fingertips refreshed the screen repeatedly, but the message on the screen remained frozen on the distress message he had just sent.

There was not a single response, not a single signal of support.

Besides, the area where the Mirror City team had previously Stealth and ambushed was now completely silent, without the slightest movement, clearly indicating that they had already escaped.

Now that things have come to this, even if Hei Mi is incredibly dense, he has finally seen the reality clearly.

The allied forces from Mirror City have no intention of turning back to rescue them; they have been completely abandoned.

"Hateful!"

A raging fire ignited in his Hei Mi chest; he gritted his teeth, his voice filled with extreme fury.

"We promised to form a united front, to advance and retreat together! But when danger strikes, they only care about their own survival—these treacherous bastards!"

Resentment, anger, and hatred intertwined, completely overwhelming Hei Mi's reason. His face gradually changed from ashen to a distorted, manic expression.

"Since you're abandoning us and leaving us to die, then none of us will survive! Let's all die here together!"

At this moment, the Water Prison, along with the Hei Mi, had arrived completely in front of the Fairy Fish, their lives hanging by a thread.

A mad, ruthless glint flashed in Hei Mi's eyes. He suddenly rushed to the front of the Water Prison, pointed at the Fairy Fish in the direction where the Mirror City team had escaped and Stealth, and roared at the top of his lungs.

"There's another team lying in ambush over there! They've been lurking in the shadows and are now trying to escape! Quickly, use the Water Prison to catch them! Any later and they'll get away completely!"

Upon hearing this, all the players in the Water Prison had their pupils shrink, and they looked at Hei Mi with shocked expressions.

No one expected that, in this desperate situation, Hei Mi would choose to betray his allied teammates to a high-level Magic Beast, even at the cost of dragging everyone down with him.

But in just a moment, everyone felt relieved.

Since we are allies who came together, we should share the fate of life and death.

Moreover, the people of Mirror City retreated without hesitation, abandoning their lives. Such callousness is no excuse for their lack of morality and their complete abandonment of pretense of civility.

Bang--!

Hei Mi wanted to say a few more words, urging Fairy Fish to pursue the Mirror City team, when suddenly a change occurred.

A single, condensed drop of water suddenly pierced through the impenetrable Water Prison barrier, carrying immense force as it slammed precisely and violently into Hei Mi's chest.

A tremendous force struck suddenly, and Hei Mi was hit as if by a heavy hammer. His body flew backward and crashed hard against the Water Prison wall before rolling heavily to the ground. His health bar plummeted instantly, emptying more than half of it, leaving him barely alive.

"Cough... cough cough!"

Hei Mi clutched her aching chest, coughing violently, a faint, metallic taste of blood rising in her mouth.

He struggled to lift his head, his eyes filled with astonishment and disbelief, staring intently at the Fairy Fish before him.

Heimi was completely puzzled, and even felt somewhat aggrieved.

He betrayed his teammates and actively provided clues to the enemy, so why did this Magic Beast turn around and attack him?

The Fairy Fish lowered its cold eyes, its deep pupils devoid of any emotion, looking down at the disheveled Hei Mi. Its clear, cold voice, carrying a chilling edge, slowly rang out:

Are you teaching me how to do things?

Hei Mi was instantly speechless. He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word. All the madness and resentment in his heart froze in his eyes.

The main reason the Fairy Fish didn't kill Hei Mi was that killing it would violate the Monster Treaty.

If it's forcibly sent to the high-level Monster Region by the rules, wouldn't that benefit others?

But the coldness in its eyes revealed that it had never intended to let the fleeing Mirror City players go.

The Fairy Fish completely ignored the group of Hei Mi players trapped in the Water Prison, and with a slight lift of her jade hand, activated her skill once again.

Clear, shimmering water suddenly condensed at his fingertips, and a crystal-clear, round water droplet shot out, carrying a sharp, locking aura, flying straight towards the direction in which the Mirror City players were fleeing.

Witnessing this scene firsthand, Hei Mi's heart, which had been filled with anxiety and suspense while trapped in the Water Prison, instantly settled down, and the pent-up frustration in her chest vanished.

Trying to run away?

A mocking glint flashed in Hei Mi's eyes. He wanted to see how those self-proclaimed powerful players in Mirror City would escape the Fairy Fish's deadly Water Prison today.

All the frustration and grievances from being besieged and suppressed vanished at this moment.

He raised his eyes and stared intently in the direction the Mirror City troops had fled, a cold sneer curling at the corner of his lips as he let out a low chuckle.

"Trying to run away? Come back here."

In mid-air, the pursuing water droplet suddenly surged in power, rapidly expanding in size in an instant. The clear water wall whistled past our ears with a whooshing sound, and its pursuit speed increased faster and faster, just like when it chased Hei Mi and his group before.

At this moment, the team led by Dong Hu is in the most precarious and agonizing situation on the field.

The moment the Fairy Fish made her move, all the players in Mirror City were terrified, their feet barely touching the ground as they ran faster than rabbits.

Those people were only concerned with saving their own lives and had no regard for Dong Hu and his group behind them, completely abandoning them.

Most fatally, Dong Hu's entire team was affected by the item's effect. Although they weren't completely immobilized and could still move and run, their movement speed was greatly suppressed, making them as sluggish as if they were stuck in a quagmire.

In just a few breaths, they were left far behind by the fleeing main force, isolated and abandoned, becoming a completely discarded burden.

What's even more disheartening is that the restraints also disable their ability to speak.

No one in the group could call for help. They could only grit their teeth, suppress their panic, and desperately try to escape, looking pitiful and helpless.

Endless regret instantly overwhelmed the entire team.

Dong Hu and his men were all secretly annoyed and regretful.

If they had pretended not to see that joint message and hadn't traveled all that way to warn these people, the team wouldn't have been arrested and controlled, and they wouldn't be in their current predicament.

Just as everyone was exhausted and on the verge of despair, a bone-chilling cold suddenly swept over them from behind, seeping into their bones. Everyone froze and instinctively turned around to look back.

The enormous Water Prison hovered in mid-air, its watery light chilling and its oppressive aura overwhelming, already closing in within inches of them.

In an instant, everyone's face turned ashen, and their hearts sank to the bottom.

It's over.

It's no use, there's no escaping it now.

Looking up at the Water Prison that blotted out the sky, Dong Hu's eyes were filled with bitterness and helplessness, and a wave of powerless self-mockery welled up in his heart.

Indeed, one should not be too soft-hearted or too righteous in one's dealings with others. A moment of kindness and assistance may end up backfiring, leading to such a tragic end.

The entire team completely gave up struggling, their tense bodies slowly relaxing as they closed their eyes and quietly waited for the Water Prison to fall, accepting their fate of being imprisoned and eliminated.

The anticipated confinement and oppression failed to materialize.

The group opened their eyes in astonishment, only to see that the giant Water Prison hanging overhead did not stop at all, but passed straight past them, who were stunned. With an indomitable and sharp momentum, it sped off in the direction where the Mirror City players had fled, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a streak of water and disappeared into the distance.

"This..."

Dong Hu stood frozen in place, staring blankly in the direction where the Water Prison had disappeared, his face full of confusion and bewilderment, his mind a complete blank, utterly clueless.

What exactly is going on?

Did the Fairy Fish deliberately let them go? Did they have no intention of capturing this group at all?

After a brief moment of astonishment, an overwhelming sense of joy welled up inside Dong Hu. He quickly regained his composure and no longer wanted to delve into why the Water Prison hadn't captured them.

Since the Water Prison spared them, they still have a chance to escape!

Thinking of this, Dong Hu's expression hardened, and he quickly turned to the side, giving his teammate a decisive wink.

They were all old teammates who had fought side by side for many years, and their tacit understanding was ingrained in their bones. They instantly understood his intention.

No one dared to delay even a moment, for fear that the Water Prison they had left would return.

The group immediately changed direction and fled in a completely different direction from where the Mirror City players had fled.

The most important thing right now is to completely shake off the Fairy Fish's pursuit. As long as I can survive and escape successfully, I will eventually find a way to remove the restraints on my body.

Dong Hu was happy, but the Mirror City team was upset.

When the two leaders felt a chill behind them, they realized that the Fairy Fish's Water Prison was closing in.

The two looked back and, sure enough, saw the now enormous Water Prison flying rapidly toward them.

The other players clearly noticed this as well, their faces turning deathly pale, and their pace quickening.

However, they still underestimated the speed of the Fairy Fish Water Prison.

In just a few seconds, the Water Prison was already above them.

"My lords, please think of a solution!"

The players were so anxious they were almost in tears.

They could see that the Water Prison was extremely sturdy; even with all the combined full force of so many level 100 players from Hei Mi, not a single crack was left in it.

Although they were slightly stronger than those from Mirror City, it was virtually impossible for them to destroy this Water Prison.

Therefore, once they were imprisoned in the Water Prison, their only consequence was being arrested.

The Fairy Fish will definitely not let them get away with it.

"Damn it, why didn't those players who asked for help tell us that the Fairy Fish was this strong?"

One of the leaders of Mirror City couldn't help but feel resentful at this moment.

If those who asked for help had explained the situation, they wouldn't have come to rescue them at all, right?

Upon realizing this, the leader of Mirror City choked, instantly speechless.

"I have a defensive item here. It can envelop us when activated, but I don't know if it will work."

One of the leaders of Mirror City gritted his teeth and spoke with heartache.

"Then what are we waiting for? Use it now!"

At this moment, the Water Prison overhead had already enveloped everyone, and it looked like it was about to fall, so another leader hurriedly spoke up.

Without hesitation, the defensive items were activated immediately.

A golden barrier instantly enveloped the fleeing group.

"Phew... we're safe now."

Looking at the golden barrier above their heads, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Their Mirror City's props are still useful.

Once they leave the Water Prison, they can remove the props and escape.

Just as the players finished thinking, the Water Prison above their heads suddenly descended.