Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1402 - 1403 Support and Instance

Chapter 1402: Chapter 1403 Support and Instance

The Magician mimicked the battle mode of a true Magician. Although it had only half the behavior patterns, it could still put up a fight against a Rank-A Player of considerable strength. More so, the Mechanical Being’s greatest advantage was its ability to evade many props, and a tightly confined, efficient minute of combat was enough to hold off the Gentleman Player. During the process, Xu Huo used the ’Death of the Holder’ once again. This time, it wasn’t blocked by the Staff Notation ahead of time, so the metal bead wounded his forehead.

After seeing blood, the Gentleman Player could no longer maintain his persona. In his rage and shame, his facial features began to contort — genuinely contort. The mask on his face, for reasons unknown, slipped off amidst his twitching facial muscles and twisted into a clump.

The fake face could no longer be looked at. The Gentleman Player yanked the skin off his face and flung it to the ground, then spread out his arms to gather all the floating lines into a large cylinder, swinging it toward the Magician!

"Bang!"

The line column pressed against the Magician’s chest, pinning it to a side metal wall. But moments later, the line column uncontrollably slid forward. The time limit of the prop Magician had been reached, and it vanished automatically into thin air. The Gentleman Player, with his target missed, turned to look at Xu Huo.

About that face, how should one describe it...

"Very distinctive." Xu Huo provided this evaluation.

The Gentleman Player’s original face, though not outstanding, was certainly above average. However, the face beneath the mask was beady-eyed and grimaced, with exceptionally dense facial hair, giving the entire face a bluish tint at first glance. Coupled with an unfriendly demeanor, it nearly required no malicious expression to evoke the word "menacing."

But evidently, such impolite behavior as commenting on another’s appearance in person infuriated the Gentleman Player. His gaze at Xu Huo was filled with murderous intent, and he no longer cared about his image as before. Like a beast let loose from its cage, he maneuvered over obstacles within the factory, changing his attack positions unpredictably.

Xu Huo’s expression became solemn. The Gentleman Player must have undergone Super Evolution. When moving in an animalistic form, his speed far exceeded what it was before. He was already a Rank-B player, with considerable speed, and this animal form was even more suited for close-quarter attacks. Each time, in the midst of Staff Notation’s intermittent attacks, he would certainly appear, and the angles were extremely tricky, twice attacking from below!

The Gentleman Player had been commissioned to come to New District Government City, likely for those clones. Judging by the way he fought alone, capturing them alive seemed unlikely. If the ultimate goal was to kill, the method was less important. He was now enjoying his performance, but when pushed, he might just blow up the entire city’s Mechanical Beings to end things swiftly.

However, Xu Huo did not want such a thing to happen. In the pharmaceutical factory, the experimental products that couldn’t see the light of day wouldn’t necessarily all be obliterated in the blast. If those resilient toxins leaked out, the consequences would be far more severe than just affecting a few cities, and Zone 023 lacked the capacity for aftermath management. Even if the aftermath of such an attack could be quelled, it would come at a great cost.

While responding to the Gentleman Player’s assault, Xu Huo observed his state. Previously, to defend against the factory’s toxins, not only did he wear Defensive Clothing, but he also maintained a Defensive Barrier outside. This was to prepare for a vocal showcase, to avoid facing a situation where, opening his mouth, he would be surrounded by toxins outside his Defensive Clothing. However, after the mask was removed, he directly dispensed with both barriers, remaining active without defense in the toxin-laden air, yet did not become poisoned.

"Bang!"

A flash from the Gentleman Player interrupted his thoughts. Xu Huo, along with his barrier, was knocked against the rear wall, turning to dodge the incoming Staff Notation. The several props he used in succession all failed, and after taking another kick from his opponent, he retreated to a more open spot, simultaneously activating the ’Goalkeeper’ and ’Fluttering Snowflakes.’

’Fluttering Snowflakes’ was a trap prop, while ’Goalkeeper’ could rebound others’ attacks. These two props were very suitable for stalling time, especially ’Goalkeeper.’

But unexpectedly, the Gentleman Player did not approach at all. After letting out a cold laugh from a distance, he began moving his fingers rhythmically. With his actions, the Staff Notation lines in the air adhered to the ground, gradually merging into one line. This line passed through the trap area to the edge of ’Goalkeeper,’ then circled around at the barrier’s base.

"Single Strong Tone!" The Gentleman Player clapped from afar, and a rest note on that line emitted a strong tremor, originating at the point of ground connection, completely shattering the ’Goalkeeper’ barrier!

The moment the barrier was breached, the surrounding Staff Notation swiftly converged, forming a small cage shape against the building. Though it appeared not dense, each line had an enlarged rest note!

Xu Huo sensed trouble, but with passages blocked ahead, he hadn’t enough time to escape the encirclement. Thus, he could only make full use of Cubic Space to erect a Spatial Barrier while using the blades formed by Spatial Rays to interfere with the Staff Notation.

"Dong!"

"Dong!"

"Dong!"

The consecutive surges of vibrations produced shockwaves that caused remnants of the Spatial Barrier around Xu Huo to appear, and he nearly lost consciousness from the impact. Forcing himself to stabilize, he then couldn’t suppress a retch. Despite the tremendous shock, the layered protection barriers and interference by the Spatial Blade managed to mitigate the damage, and he wasn’t too seriously injured.

The Gentleman Player’s short brows rose high, "Let’s see how many rounds you can withstand!"

More lines gathered, and he also picked up an amplification prop.

Xu Huo narrowed his eyes, weighing whether to retreat, when suddenly, a flood of confetti scattered down the factory corridors. His expression relaxed slightly, activating the random dungeon ’The Seventeenth Hospital.’

The Seventeenth Hospital, unused since the upgrade in Zone 014, descended upon the factory, spreading rapidly from its center in all directions. It drew not only Xu Huo and the Gentleman Player into the instance but also the New District Government players who were preparing to breach the factory. Aside from the mayor and a few elite player high-rankers with Golden Badges, who retreated to a safe location to command the battle, almost everyone else was caught in one sweep.

Though the dungeon space overlapped with reality, it did not interfere with it, making it seem as if the pharmaceutical factory was suddenly emptied. Only the Mechanical Beings, again entering a state without instructions, and the poisonous gas temporarily confined within metal walls, were left.

The sudden change of events rendered the Gentleman Player cautious for a moment, but he soon relaxed upon hearing the dungeon notification; it was just a low-level random dungeon, after all.

"Is this the reinforcements summoned?" He mistakenly regarded the random dungeon as the possession of the newly arrived players, with disdain in his words, "A Level D walkthrough?"