Chapter 278 - 253: Escape (1)
Chapter 278: Chapter 253: Escape (1)
The sudden turn of events took everyone by surprise.
After the giant Fireball exploded, the entire venue filled with a thick, yellow fog that refused to disperse.
The sound of footsteps echoed from all directions.
"Shit!"
Lieutenant Pang Ze swiped a hand back, and an extremely powerful blast of wind erupted in all directions.
It slammed the thick fog against the surrounding walls, instantly clearing their line of sight.
Over a hundred so-called spectators had already vaulted the low wall and were charging toward the center of the arena.
’Those probably aren’t spectators.’
’They’re all from the Resistance.’
’Many of the women among them are wearing those pale Yellow Silk Stockings. Looks like my earlier guess was right.’
The host, Li Ping, immediately operated the system, raising and expanding the barrier wall to block the Resistance’s advance.
But a moment later, control was wrested away again, and the wall shrank back down.
A massive toxic cloud began to form, about to descend upon them.
Vice Mayor Zhuo Yi made a pinching motion with his fingers, and the toxic cloud instantly condensed, shrinking into a localized shower of poison that fell to the ground.
A thick smoke immediately rose from the ground, which was scorched with pockmarked holes.
To the left, large patches of water suddenly appeared on the ground. Dozens of Water Elements were swaying, nearly finished forming.
Lu Hongyan bellowed, and a massive wave of Flame erupted. The water evaporated, and the Water Elements shrank until they vanished, never fully materializing.
The ground began to shake.
The awards stage was contorting, rising higher.
The awards stage was already taking on the shape of a human head; it looked like it was turning into a massive Earth Element.
The entire stage was the Earth Element’s head. Jiang Die, who had been standing on it, quickly leaped off to the side.
"Interesting. Heh heh."
Captain Tuna’s mouth stretched into a grin, revealing a set of menacing teeth.
He lightly stomped his bent leg.
The ground immediately stopped shaking. The head formed by the awards stage collapsed, turning back into a pile of brownish-yellow earth.
At that moment, lightning flashed overhead.
An incredibly thick bolt of Thunder had formed and came roaring down toward them!
Du Li thrust his palm to the sky.
The thick bolt of Thunder immediately changed course, striking directly at Du Li.
But the instant it hit him, the Thunder vanished into his palm.
Du Li shook his smoking hand. "Damn it, who dares to ambush us? The Resistance?"
"Who else could it be? Let’s get out of here first. We can’t do anything in this Virtual Space."
"Gongsun Ning, shut down your Virtual Space!"
"I can’t. I’ve lost control."
"Fucking useless piece of shit!"
"Don’t be so harsh. The Resistance is incredibly resourceful. It’s understandable that Gongsun Ning can’t fight them off alone."
"Then what do we do now?"
"Shit! Comms are cut, and I can’t force a teleport back to my territory. Is it the same for you guys?"
"Yeah!"
"Me too!"
"Then the only way out is to die. We have to leave this Virtual Space first."
"Dammit, the Resistance is definitely lying in wait for us outside. Zhao Quan, what the fuck kind of security are you running? This is your territory, isn’t it?"
"Shit! Mayor Yin Cheng, what do you have to say for yourself? Is this the result of your campaign to exterminate the Resistance?"
"Enough with the bullshit. Let’s get out of here first."
"Damn it, if we just leave like this, we’ll walk right into their trap."
"There’s no choice. We have to get out and then kill them all."
"An ambush is an ambush. Fighting in here is pointless. We can’t hurt them."
"Dammit, I’m not waiting for them to kill me. I’ll do it myself!"
A noble’s body instantly exploded, scattering a bloody mist.
"Shit! I’m out too!"
Another noble and Mayor Yin Cheng also killed themselves to exit the Virtual Space.
One by one, the remaining nobles followed suit.
Seeing this, the majority of the attacking Resistance members also withdrew.
Only a dozen or so Resistance fighters remained, continuing their Attack.
In the center of the arena, only Zhao Chi’s group of nine contestants and the five village representatives remained.
Everyone was completely bewildered.
It had all happened too fast.
From the moment the Fireball exploded to the nobles and officials leaving, only a few dozen seconds had passed.
Zhao Chi had already backed away to the edge of the arena.
This was a Virtual Space, and death only meant being teleported outside.
But just as the nobles had discussed, if the Resistance was attacking them in here, they must have everything prepared on the outside.
They were being forced out, right into an encirclement.
The moment they appeared outside, they would surely be met with a fierce Attack.
Zhao Chi tried to teleport.
But a system notification popped up: [Competition Complete. Teleportation privileges have been closed.]
’It seems only contestants who were in the middle of the competition could teleport back to their territories.’
With the general teleportation function disabled, Zhao Chi couldn’t force a teleport back either.
’Only the nobles have that privilege.’
’But based on their conversation, even their Ability has been restricted.’
’Then I’ll try teleporting to another battlefield.’
Zhao Chi immediately tried to teleport again.
[Teleportation currently unavailable. Please try again later.]
’Try again later, my ass...’
Zhao Chi sighed, watching various Spiritual Techniques assail them again from all sides.
With the nobles gone, the people left behind had no Power to resist the Resistance fighters.
Even though the five remaining village representatives were quite capable, they were still leagues below the nobles.
It was completely unrealistic for the five of them to withstand the attacks of more than a dozen Resistance fighters.
The other nine contestants were just rookies who only knew a few Basic Spirit Techniques; they were utterly powerless.
Boulders crashed down and Ice Spears rained upon them.
Spikes of earth jutted from the ground as Flames raged wildly.
Jiang Xuanye, struggling to survive, roared, "We’re not nobles! Why aren’t you Resistance fighters chasing the nobles? Why are you attacking us? We’re just commoners!"
They weren’t idiots.
One look at the situation was enough to know this was the Resistance ambushing the nobles.
Once they were forced outside, the Resistance fighters wouldn’t have time to check if they were nobles or not. They’d just attack first and ask questions later.