Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1040: Forcefully Breaking the Stalemate

Chapter 1040: Chapter 1040: Forcefully Breaking the Stalemate

The ground stirred again as Xu Huo used "Balloon String" and "Compulsory Levitation" to lift the Dong Siblings, while drawing out the "Eye of the Deceased" to chop and dodge the coming spear-shaped stones. After selectively avoiding the traps on the ground, he threw the "Quick-Injury Ice Pearl," allowing it to ricochet freely within the square.

Originally, he only wanted to use the Ice Pearl to destroy some of the traps, but unexpectedly, the moving stones could no longer move after being frozen, conveniently solving the troublesome Prop that could churn the ground.

Wei Yu, not far away, also used a Prop to block the attacks. As a Super Evolver, he could control the powerless stones from a distance. The stones that had fallen to the ground became natural weapons—under his control, they forged a small-scale, horizontal downpour!

This wasn’t enough to kill the eight Players who had not yet entered the fray. When they noticed Wei Yu trying to approach them, one of them pulled out a human-sized canister. The next second, a torrent of poison gas poured out!

Wei Yu quickly enveloped himself and Wei Chengzhang in a protective shield and yelled, "Using such dirty tricks in a Player duel, hiding your heads and showing your tails—who are you people!"

Clearly, the opponents intended only to kill, not to waste words. Or perhaps they felt these few individuals were not worth their words—this was a one-sided hunt; the two sides were never on equal grounds from the beginning.

"Wei Yu..." Wei Chengzhang knelt on the ground in pain. The duration of the protective Prop was short, so this was merely a transition to get Wei Chengzhang suited up in defensive gear. But even after donning a gas mask and protective suit, he was poisoned.

Wei Yu’s expression changed, and he immediately inspected the protective suit, only to find a tear at the ankle—where the poison gas had entered!

"Just skin contact can also lead to poisoning this quickly?" While taking out an Antitoxin, Wei Yu looked towards Xu Huo’s direction, only to find that the Dong Siblings had disappeared. In their place was a sizable box-shaped Prop, and Xu Huo was standing outside... outside?!

Wei Yu’s vision blurred momentarily; the person he had just seen standing outside the Prop had vanished in a blink. With a swift glance, he spotted Xu Huo charging towards a Rank-B Player on one side of the square!

He was courting death!

Not only Wei Yu, but all other Players present thought the same. Yet, unexpectedly, Xu Huo not only blocked the Rank-B Player’s two attacks but also pulled him down from the platform. As the two fell to the ground, a metal sphere even grazed past the Rank-B Player’s temple!

With his feet back on the ground, Xu Huo regained control of "Death of the Holder," twirled it around before confronting the man opposite him, "You were standing too high; it’s better to talk this way."

No sooner had he spoken than the ground around him suddenly rose up, crashing towards the center like a meteor falling!

"Unassailable Territory" caught the attack, and from the dust, seeing the person pressing in, Xu Huo leaped through space to twenty meters away. During the jump, he equipped the defensive Prop "Ideal Skin" and quickly set up "Everything Wants to Slice" in the air!

"Everything Fades!" As the Rank-B Player spoke, the fine threads hanging in the air smoothly slid down. At the same time, he intercepted Xu Huo, restricting his movement with a Spatial Artifact, then clenched his fist simply and punched towards Xu Huo’s face!

Xu Huo could not retreat, but the punch made him instinctively sense danger. "Lifelike Wax Figure" would probably not nullify the force of this punch. However, at that moment, a force blocked his heels... Yes, his heels, coinciding with his backward movement, tugged him uncontrollably backwards.

It was precisely at the moment he fell that the fist that should have smashed into his face instead hit the air. A visible shockwave delicately spread from the fist, and the surrounding air also seemed to materialize into a diamond-shaped pattern, if only for an instant. Xu Huo still saw the lines in the air—such spatial lines he could only see when overlaying his Psychic Power, otherwise, it was just a feeling!

Another Super Evolver!

The punch disrupted the Prop’s restrictive effect, and Xu Huo quickly retreated, returning to the shelter’s front. He then took out the "Little Mushroom Cloud" while utilizing "Compulsory Levitation."

The "Little Mushroom Cloud" had a ten-second delay before exploding, but this time was not enough to move the Prop elsewhere. Thus, he couldn’t enter the shelter. Aside from facing the explosion head-on, he also had to block the attacking Super Evolver!

Seeming to recognize the power of the Prop in his hand, the Rank-B Player did not continue his assault but instead hastily retreated to his companions!

Seeing the Rank-B Player assuming a protective stance to cover their escape, and knowing it was impossible to safely shelter Wei Chengzhang, Wei Yu directly brought him to Xu Huo’s side, "Let us hide inside!"

"Take two Props!" Xu Huo commanded swiftly.

Without hesitation, Wei Yu handed over two Rank-B Props, and after the two of them entered, the "Little Mushroom Cloud" explosion timer ticked down!

Being at the center of the explosion, even after hiding at the back of the shelter, Xu Huo was still significantly affected. First, he collided twice with his own shelter due to the explosive wind. "Unassailable Territory" was shattered three times; had it not overlaid with "Ideal Skin," he might have died on the spot!

The "Little Mushroom Cloud" was only a Rank-B Prop, yet the core force of its explosion was enough to disrupt a Rank A Prop’s Defensive Barrier. This blast should be strong enough to blow a hole through the square.

When a mushroom cloud rose from the ground, the shelter had already been swept to a relatively safe place by the blast. "Compulsory Levitation" was not strong enough to lift the heavy shelter, so without a way to land safely, Xu Huo first retracted the Prop and, standing mid-air, then used "Balloon String" to suspend the two of them.

Looking down at the ground, the square that had trapped them was atop an underground structure, now unroofed, revealing a large pit and some damaged equipment around.

"It looks like it’s specifically designed to deal with Snow City Players." Xu Huo asked Dong Jingxuan, "Do you know this place?"

"We safe..." Dong Jingxuan was cut off by a gust of wind and promptly closed his mouth.

"It’s a development zone." Wei Yu looked troubled, "I remember this place is directly administered by the government. There were rumors about building a new experimental area here..."

"It looks like the new experimental zone is already complete." Xu Huo smiled, "Just that the first batch of testers isn’t you guys."

"But now that this place is exposed, the Snow City Players will soon arrive."

He glanced at the others, "How about you guys go first?"