Chapter 1353: Chapter 1354

(To be modified later) The player who was fleeing was initially using props to move between floors, but unexpectedly stepped onto the 101. This type of metal prop from the game was impenetrable for him, and he noticed Xu Huo nearby, aiming a crossbow at him!

The crossbow arrow wasn’t a physical arrow, but a semi-transparent ice, which pierced the wall and quickly melted away!

“I’m not looking for you,” said Xu Huo, clarifying his stance. However, due to this momentary delay, the player chasing him had already come down from the upper floor. But just as he revealed a pair of feet, a strange force knocked him away, creating a deep groove in the ceiling before stopping at the wall.

The next second, two people and a Stone Lion fell to the floor where Xu Huo and the others were.

“Da Mao, attack!” Yan Jiayu ordered the Stone Lion to pounce while sticking a muscle doll sticker on his face. Instantly, his speed surged, becoming as fast as an untraceable cannonball, powerfully slamming toward the person by the wall!

The player clearly didn’t regard Yan Jiayu’s reckless combat style. With a pat on his shoulder, a blue light arc opened in front of him. Protected by the light arc, he didn’t spare Yan Jiayu another glance, focusing instead on the Stone Lion approaching at a steady pace from the side.

However, just as he prepared to free his hands to deal with the Stone Lion, Yan Jiayu, the human bomb, struck him head-on—not sure if there was another invisible defense prop on her, but she smashed through the player and the wall, causing cracks to appear on the light arc!

“What!” The opponent couldn’t hide his shock, and he was then slammed against the outermost wall of the building, only to be bounced back by a barrier on the wall.

Yan Jiayu, on the receiving end of the force, was not as embarrassed as him, landing steadily in the middle of the room and charging in with the Demon-Subduing Pestle for a barrage of attacks!

With a few “bang-bang-bang” sounds, a shield prop was cracked, and the player quickly dodged. Using his characteristics, he briefly limited Yan Jiayu’s speed before running towards Xu Huo!

His real target was the government player who hadn’t escaped yet. However, before he got halfway there, a cold light swept in from the side!

The chasing player quickly sidestepped to avoid it, then raised his hand, shooting dozens of cowhair needles from his sleeve.

With the air barrier temporarily unavailable, Xu Huo simply put Shelter 101 in front of him, and while attacking, simultaneously used “Extreme Fatigue” and “Progress Bar Disappearance”.

The player immediately felt the effects of the props applied to his body. Pressing on his cuff, the clothes he was wearing fanned open and closed like scales. After a color change, they reverted to normal, and the tiredness on his face disappeared!

Yan Jiayu and the Stone Lion closed in. The lazy Da Mao got hit on the butt, unleashing all his fury on the chasing player, who retreated step by step under the pounce and shred.

“The vase’s effect!” The chasing player threw a mat on the ground, causing Da Mao’s feet to slip it landed on, fixing one paw to the ground.

But this had little effect; the Stone Lion driven by brute force simply dug a hole, and being unable to escape the mat didn’t matter—it could take the floor with it.

Neither Xu Huo nor Yan Jiayu were any easier to handle than Da Mao. Yan Jiayu fought in close quarters, while Xu Huo used props to assist and occasionally launched surprise attacks. After three minutes of confrontation, both sides suffered damages.

Glancing upward, Xu Huo moved up the stairs. Upon reaching the third floor, he sensed someone rapidly descending from the middle of the building. In a second, he entered the office floor, positioning Shelter 101 directly below!

The player who was fleeing was initially using props to move between floors, but unexpectedly stepped onto the 101. This type of metal prop from the game was impenetrable for him, and he noticed Xu Huo nearby, aiming a crossbow at him!

The crossbow arrow wasn’t a physical arrow, but a semi-transparent ice, which pierced the wall and quickly melted away!

“I’m not looking for you,” said Xu Huo, clarifying his stance. However, due to this momentary delay, the player chasing him had already come down from the upper floor. But just as he revealed a pair of feet, a strange force knocked him away, creating a deep groove in the ceiling before stopping at the wall.

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“Dai Song is missing,” Qiu Ming suddenly said.

Dai Song was originally seated at the back and got off the car with Cao Qinglin. Now, behind them stood only Cao Qinglin, with Dai Song nowhere in sight.

“Did he run off?” Fan Zhigang said, “Well, with Dr. Duor gone, there’s no point in him following us.”

“Ka-ka-ka-ka!” Not far away, the dummy started moving again, its jaw twitching at high speed, making a continuous sound. Soon, more identical noises emerged, gradually overshadowing the rain sound.

“We’re surrounded.” Cao Qinglin and the group had already retreated together, standing back-to-back.

Soon, the first dummy leaped forward towards Fan Zhigang, but was immediately sawed in half by the spinning saw in his hand—these dummy-like props weren’t solid and seemed to have no special effects.

However, in the next second, the upper and lower halves of the severed dummy began to move independently. They climbed the ground swiftly, entangling Fan Zhigang’s arms and legs in a blink.

Even if humans could easily break out of such hand-twisting and leg-locking methods, more dummies quickly filled in, and their hands and feet could detach to attack unexpectedly.

“There’s no need to tangle with a bunch of dummies, let’s go!” Qiu Ming pulled Cao Qinglin, ready to leave, telling Xu Huo: “We’ll take this route!”

With those words, the two used a teleportation prop and left.

Gou Wu and Wei Dong did the same, while Fan Zhigang said, “You guys go ahead, I’ll dismantle a few more dummies!”

As he spoke, he threw out a half-meter diameter circular prop that spun through and destroyed a row of dummies. When he looked back, he saw that Xu Huo and his companion were already gone. He then took out a teleportation prop, but just as he was about to leave, he suddenly stiffened for an unexplained reason, stunned in place. The next moment, a dummy jumped on and bit his shoulder, followed by his hands, legs, waist, abdomen, chest, throat, face, and top of his head…

After Qiu Ming and the others left, Xu Huo broke free from the dummy’s encirclement. He didn’t detect any other players within range of his perception, and Dai Song did indeed leave on his own. He probably recognized someone and snuck into a grove when no one was looking.

The map indicated that this area was the habitat of particularly troublesome mutant plants, with no large mutant beasts in sight. Hiding inside was relatively safe.

Constantly expanding the range of the spiritual world, Xu Huo concealed his trail and moved deeper into the grove.

This area was filled with a vine plant called Wishful Fruit, which bore large, red, round fruits upon ripening. The skin was tough, and the fruits didn’t fall off on their own. Thus, they would ferment inside and burst open. The sweet smell of the fruit was toxic and could allure animals to the vicinity,