"What a coincidence." The one who entered was the Giant Eye Fish mask player who had previously attempted to team up with Xu Huo’s duo.

Compared to the previous team, they had clearly reduced their numbers, and the mermaid female player was nowhere to be seen. When they saw the two wounded players in the room, the Giant Eye Fish group showed a hint of joy, but after turning back and seeing the unmasked Girl in the painting and Xu Huo, their faces sunk.

The door behind them closed, and the atmosphere in the room became stagnant. The two wounded players voluntarily spoke, "Since the room is so big, why don’t we each take a spot to rest?"

Xu Huo and the Girl in the painting didn’t take action, obviously agreeing with this idea.

However, the Giant Eye Fish group refused. One of them threw out a ring, which quickly infiltrated the ground like water upon landing, splitting into three rings, each encircling the Girl in the painting, Xu Huo, and the two wounded players. Barriers rose from the ground, completely sealing each of them.

Probably intending to deal with the two seemingly weaker ones first before concentrating on Xu Huo and the Girl in the painting, the player pulled the wounded pair over to their side after deploying the prop. There was a circle under the Giant Eye Fish group’s feet as well, now merging with another to form a larger ring, seemingly pushing the Girl in the painting aside with rejection.

The two groups battled within the ring, while the Giant Eye Fish stood aside, keeping an eye on Xu Huo and the Girl in the painting.

The Girl in the painting fiddled with the barrier for a while and found she couldn’t tear it open by hand. Her backpack was discarded at the side, rendering the props within inaccessible, so she waved to Xu Huo, indicating for him to let her out.

Xu Huo finished the last bite of food and took a big gulp of water before standing up, withdrawing the Black Blade to pierce the barrier. Then he attached the ring hung on the blade handle to the handle’s end, sweeping across with the sword and simultaneously cutting open the other two barriers in the room.

The two injured players immediately distanced themselves from the Giant Eye Fish group and threw props, causing a strong wind to rise in the room. Some items and small props were shattered, debris flying everywhere. Amid the chaos, a wounded player took the opportunity to kill one from the Giant Eye Fish’s side, but before he could escape, a suddenly extended metal decoration pierced his neck.

The move was made by the Giant Eye Fish player. Looking at the other player’s corpse, he sneered, "Facing higher-level players, dealing with you is just a piece of cake?"

The two players originally in the room had just teamed up midway, so their camaraderie wasn’t deep. But with their comrade killed, the remaining one was obviously angry. Yet the disparity in strength was apparent, so he used a trait that interferes with vision, seizing the chance to run towards the door.

Unfortunately, for some players, visual interference doesn’t have much effect. He barely touched the doorknob when a prop nailed him onto the door from behind. It was the Giant Eye Fish again who killed him, this time using his own prop, a black metal rod. Under his control, the rod could thin and lengthen, turning into a several-meter-long spike, which pierced the wounded player’s defensive barrier.

Retracting the prop, the Giant Eye Fish planned to turn and deal with Xu Huo and the Girl in the painting. Before he could make a move, Xu Huo was already behind him. Even though the Giant Eye Fish quickly distanced himself and stacked multiple layers of defensive props, he still ended up pinned to the wall by "Sealing Door." Thanks to the prop’s assistance, it missed his heart and only left a hole in his chest, so the injury wasn’t too severe.

But the Giant Eye Fish was fast, and Xu Huo was even faster. More than that, Xu Huo wasn’t just relying on props to reduce movement time—he could use portals to bring the Giant Eye Fish right in front of him. As long as the Giant Eye Fish couldn’t break through the Water Rubik’s Cube’s sealing barrier, he always suffered losses in close encounters. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

After being struck and sent flying for the fifth time, the Giant Eye Fish almost couldn’t hold onto his metal rod. He spat blood and snarled, "I thought you looked like a person, but you turned out to be a Cannibal Player!"

Xu Huo wiped the blood off the blade of the Black Knife, smiling at him, "What, can’t believe there’s another player at the same level with better physical qualities than you?"

The Giant Eye Fish misjudged, squinting his eyes, and said again, "With evolution rate boosted by potions, I don’t believe you can last any longer!"

After he spoke, he dashed forward, clashing his prop. Both suffered the force backlash. At the same time, their defensive and attack props activated, cancelling each other out due to the intense collision. Xu Huo’s psychic power attacks were ever-present from every angle, binding the Giant Eye Fish’s ankle once more. Xu Huo kicked and sent him flying again!

Such close combat rarely occurred ordinarily, but after vigorous activity, Xu Huo’s body felt awakened. Whether it was the enhanced physical abilities from trait evolution or the leap in physical capabilities from perfect evolution to another level, all clearly demonstrated the state of super evolution to him.

The Giant Eye Fish’s body had undergone secondary evolution, so his chest injury didn’t need a Healing Potion to recover swiftly enough not to hinder his combat capability. However, after fighting for so long and attacking with full force using props, he was somewhat exhausted. Though not to the point of exhaustion, Xia Huo’s increasingly courageous state seemed abnormal!

He naturally assumed Xu Huo’s body had undergone secondary evolution too. Gritting his teeth, he angrily and jealously shouted at a companion, "Are you still not joining in?"

The other two surrounded him from the sides—initially, five people, one was killed, and another was held by the Girl in the painting, leaving only three including the Giant Eye Fish.

Three against one, yet Xu Huo still wasn’t at a disadvantage. Often, he didn’t even need more attack props, merely raising a Defensive Barrier, neutralizing traits and props, before closing in for combat with the three.

These three players had supplemented fighting knowledge, learned combat skills upon becoming players, and were rich in practical experience, resulting in a tightly contested fight. As Xu Huo’s speed increased, the three barely had time to activate props unless they cooperated.

Even in this situation, they struggled to cope, as Xu Huo’s Psyche Force Materialization was elusive but not going for the kill, seemingly just wanting to trap them in the room as sparring partners!

The longer the fight went on, the more fired up the Giant Eye Fish’s trio became, eventually bringing out high-damage props. The room was blasted twice. Xu Huo was naturally unharmed, but it injured the player fighting the Girl in the painting—that person was so entangled that he couldn’t spare attention for this side.

"I’m done playing with you all! Madman!" The Giant Eye Fish stood by the door long ago, pulling it open to escape, only to slam into a crisp sound!