Chapter 2386: Chapter 2386: Prey and Hunter

Shi Shuai turned back, lowering his voice, "Why are you so loud? You scared me to death!"

"What are you doing?" Xu Huo couldn’t stay in one place for long, so he simply ran straight at him, "That fish is chasing us!"

Shi Shuai, who was squatting on the ground observing, saw half a fish’s head suddenly appear behind him, immediately grabbed a feather, and then disappeared from the spot, while the feather floated back up!

"Get in!" Xu Huo first threw the Girl in the painting over, then used the Water Cube Barrier to block an attack from the tentacles, and took the opportunity to fly backward. After touching the feather, his vision blurred, and he found himself standing inside a banquet hall.

The decorations in this banquet hall were even more luxurious than outside, and there were quite a few people who appeared suddenly like him, so no one paid much attention to him.

The Girl in the painting was not far off, dragging the fleeing Shi Shuai towards him. Xu Huo unexpectedly saw a familiar face, the Formal Dress Player he had met in the restaurant with the peculiar dining habits, who was now surrounded by three to five players, chatting enthusiastically.

"Oh no, oh no, this isn’t a good place." Shi Shuai said when he was dragged to the corner, "Look at this, I was just considering whether or not to come in... now, okay, no one can leave."

"What’s the situation?" Xu Huo asked.

"What else could it be? A player gathering." Shi Shuai said, "But unlike the draws outside, these secretive, private gatherings generally don’t lead to anything good..."

Before he could finish, two players nearby came over with wine glasses, saw the mask on Xu Huo, raised a hand in greeting, and naturally started chatting, probing Xu Huo’s and their intentions.

Clearly, everyone who came here had a clear purpose, so once inside, they only engaged in small talk, not really discussing anything about the banquet.

"And you?" Before Xu Huo could speak, the Girl in the painting had already tapped the Communicator, taking charge.

Although the two were somewhat displeased, they didn’t bother with her, but rather mocked Xu Huo, "You have quite a unique interest, can’t speak... could it be you have some other strengths?"

The smile on Xu Huo’s face faded as he calmly replied, "What do you think my strengths could be?"

Realizing he wasn’t joking, the two left with cold faces.

Xu Huo didn’t attract much attention. Even if someone tried to talk to him because of the mask on his head, they turned to other targets due to his aloof demeanor.

People in this venue wore masks at least resembling the Giant Eye Fish; after Giant Eye Fish came Belly Hole Fish, then Green Poison Stinger, Bite Teeth, and Whale. Whale was the highest-known guest mask to Xu Huo, capable of representing the Fish Banquet in organizing some of the draw banquets and supposedly from the depths of the ocean.

Today’s banquet was prepared for guests with higher mask ranks.

Nobody knew what was going to happen next, but every guest was very excited.

The three of them had already reached the door at the corner of the banquet, tried it, but the door wouldn’t open, and the space outside couldn’t be sensed.

"How do we get out?" Xu Huo slightly turned his head to ask Shi Shuai.

Shi Shuai concealed his hand on the handle and said, "I only know how to get in."

Just as the Girl in the painting was eager to help, a few nearby players suddenly turned towards them, "What are you doing?"

The not-too-loud voice drew quite a crowd, and they turned one by one like terrifying existences in horror films, staring with a highly oppressive gaze.

"I don’t think they’re normal people," Shi Shuai muttered.

"I think they want to eat people," Xu Huo corrected.

As the tension mounted, a bell rang from the other end of the banquet. The Formal Dress Player spoke loudly, "So far, the player ratio inside the banquet hall has reached 7 to 3. The banquet hall is now closed and won’t reopen until the end of the banquet... Now, please enjoy!"

With that said, he teleported behind a player a few meters away, grasping his head and shoulder with both hands, and bit into his neck!

The spraying blood stained the Formal Dress Player’s mask and face red. The attacked player jerked twice but was too weak to break free; his wine glass fell to the floor, and he wheezed, "Wine... wine..."

It seemed he meant the wine was problematic, causing many guests to become wary. They watched the Formal Dress Player, observing him lift his head with a look of ecstasy and madness completely different from before.

The Formal Dress Player licked his index finger, like a homeowner in his backyard, taking a deep breath before declaring, "Let the fun begin!"

This was a signal. One by one, players removed their disguises, becoming ferocious and bloodthirsty, continuously attacking those around them. The attacked were momentarily at a loss, unable to discern friend from foe.

The 7 to 3 figure was no joke; this banquet hall was indeed a hunting ground for Cannibal Players.

And naturally, as Xu Huo and his group didn’t display any aggression, they too became targets. Coincidentally, just as a few players boldly ripped open their shirts to reveal numbers on their backs, intending to unleash their suppressed natures fully here, the Prop Fish appeared, and this time it was exceptionally large. Its head alone was over ten meters high, swallowing two players as it punctured the banquet hall, not to mention the tentacles it spewed from its mouth...

The switch between hunter and prey was seamless. The Cannibal Players’ banquet barely started, and they themselves became part of the feast. Those caught barely had a one-third chance to resist!

These battle-hardened killers would never yield easily; realizing the tentacles were hard to harm, they quickly shifted targets, attempting to seal the Prop Fish within its own space, preventing it from entering the banquet hall—but there was no way around it. For the Prop Fish, capable of freely moving between spaces, their Spatial Artifacts couldn’t seal or block it, only repeatedly interfering and trying to make it retreat.

The outcome was somewhat effective, as the Prop Fish became less willing to enter after repeated attacks, sometimes backing off upon seeing someone as it poked its head out.

But that was merely a temporary solution, so someone shouted for the Formal Dress Player to open the space enclosing the banquet hall and let them leave.

The Formal Dress Player had already notified the Fish Banquet Building; before their arrival, he needed to control the situation, breaking away from others, he pinned several large nets in the air, blocking the front, back, left, and right.