Chapter 2729: One Hundred Twenty-Three People

Xu Huo didn’t make any statement at the scene and let Mr. Dong accept the gifts and politely send them away.

The visitors finished their task, relaxed considerably, and eventually handed over an invitation, indicating that the Werna Family was willing to mediate and invited him to a banquet on behalf of the Herta Family to bury the hatchet with a smile.

Xu Huo looked at the invitation. It wasn’t at the family’s noble estate but rather a hotel.

"Alright." He smiled faintly, "Convey to the Werna and Herta Families that I will definitely be there."

The group came and left hurriedly.

"Sir, do you need formal attire for the banquet?" Mr. Dong asked.

"For a Hongmen Banquet, what attire?" Xu Huo casually tossed the invitation aside.

"Shouldn’t you dress more impressively for a Hongmen Banquet?" Mr. Dong retorted.

Xu Huo laughed, "What do you think is considered impressive?"

Mr. Dong mentioned that He Pu had a custom-made suit that wouldn’t feel out of place in any setting and even had protective features.

He quickly brought out the suit, and Xu Huo looked at the overly formal attire with layers, "The weather isn’t that cold yet; wouldn’t wearing this make one seem intellectually deficient?"

Mr. Dong frowned slightly, then simplified the outfit, leaving just a coat, "Sir is a person who doesn’t fuss over details; what’s worn underneath doesn’t matter."

"Taking Mr. He’s clothing to the banquet is overestimating them. Is there any more convenient attire?" Xu Huo asked.

Mr. Dong stared at him for a while and regretfully pushed the clothes rack away, returning later with a casual outfit, which was also custom-made with defensive capabilities, though of a lower rank, only Rank-B.

"Mr. He has quite a collection of clothes." Xu Huo glanced at the new outfit, casually saying, "Do they usually stay in your room?"

Mr. Dong did not want to answer this question; he placed the clothes down and said, "I’ll fetch afternoon tea."

Xu Huo wasn’t very concerned and then contacted Lady Lily and Roy Clements to inquire about Kage Herta’s movements.

Lady Lily disliked the Herta Family and had a good relationship with Rose Castle, so she wouldn’t refuse such a small favor, but as for Roy Clements, having been through the previous day’s experience, he didn’t immediately agree but probed Xu Huo’s attitude.

"Think it over." Xu Huo didn’t mention what he planned to do, only said, "I don’t have many friends in Zone 011, so I can only trouble you."

Roy chuckled awkwardly, without giving a definite answer.

Xu Huo wasn’t particularly bothered; he could find Kage Herta anytime.

In the evening, he attempted to contact Hua Han Werna once more, but after receiving no response, he went to rest early.

The next day, after a brief explanation to Mr. Dong, Dr. Deng, and Meng Cun, he headed to the bustling area of Base City for the banquet.

The Songtao Hotel is a well-known local hotel in Base City but is not owned by the Werna Household; rather, it belongs to a mid-level noble affiliated with the Herta Family. By the time Xu Huo arrived, the attendants were already waiting at the door to lead him to the top floor.

The opulent hotel glittered with the aura of debauchery, and the forty-sixth to forty-fourth floors were fully occupied, with players, all unfamiliar faces, seated in the restaurant.

The entire forty-seventh floor contained only one room, where a large round table occupied most of the space, with more than a dozen people of mixed ages seated, some of whom he’d seen at charity events.

As Xu Huo entered, everyone present turned their heads and scrutinized him with varied expressions, yet none stood up. When he remained silent, a young player seated near the door rose and said, "Mr. Xu, you’re a bit late. The dishes have already been ordered; I wonder if they’re to your liking."

Xu Huo ignored him and chose an empty seat to sit down; surveying the people around the table, he asked, "Kage Herta didn’t come?"

The same young man spoke again, "Young Master Ka Ge had something else and couldn’t attend such a banquet."

Xu Huo also wasn’t angry, nodding slightly and saying, "I’m still waiting for the Herta Family’s apology. I don’t know who today is from the Herta Family?"

An older man opposite him smiled, "Young people are hot-tempered; a few mean words aren’t much. Mr. Xu is favored by the Werna Family and is part of Zone 011. Why not reconcile?"

The man raised his tea cup.

Xu Huo looked at him, and until the hand holding the tea cup clenched tight and his face began to change, Xu Huo chuckled lightly, "If I drink your tea today, won’t I have to bow and scrape in Zone 011 thereafter?"

"Let Kage Herta come here to brew tea and apologize, or," he leaned slightly backward, speaking nonchalantly, "today, the one hundred and twenty-three players upstairs and downstairs all have to die."

The people who seemed stuck to their chairs all jumped up with a clatter, and the old Herta member shattered his tea cup, shouting, "Refusing the wine of peace and partaking the penalty wine!"

"Why stand up? Sit back down!" Xu Huo commanded sternly, and the dozen or so people around the table all sat back down in unison. Ignoring their changed expressions, he tapped the table lightly, and the surrounding spatial power instantly gathered into a Super Space Body Belt, isolating attacks from all directions. Then, the barrier formed by the Super Space Body Belt expanded and disintegrated, and a huge burst of energy blew apart the entire forty-seventh floor along with the rooftop, with only two people surviving by relying on props.

The top floor’s airflow howled, quickly blowing away the debris from the explosion, and the surviving duo were also sent flying. Even as the old man flew out of the building, he shouted, "Isolate his prop, attack closely, his time force can’t be too near himself!"

Before the words were finished, in the next second, dozens of players on the floor below ascended into the air, with a small-scale non-game field simulation device activated so props could no longer be used. Using the device, dozens of people coordinated attacks from near and far, instantly surrounding Xu Huo.

Xu Huo always had the Super Space Body Belt barrier around him. He stood on the rocking floor and sliced through the few players closest to him; then turned to the side of the building, trapping the two who had flown out, watching as other players caught the panic-stricken Herta family member, and said, "I said I would kill one hundred and twenty-three of you, not one less."

With that, the massacre began; locking the game didn’t limit Xu Huo, but it severely restricted the Zone 011 players’ combat abilities. However, upon realizing this, they had no time to disable the device.

These old figures indeed understood Xu Huo’s temporal evolution quite well, meaning that he could trigger time forces, but without precise control, to avoid harming himself, he had to distance from the time forces...

But this venue was too large; the time force could cover part, spatial force could cover part, and opening the Spiritual World around him made killing them truly too easy.

Within seconds, the one hundred and twenty-odd individuals upstairs and downstairs were killed with almost no ability to resist.

"One ran away?" Xu Huo looked to the bottom right corner, where a player had jumped off the building, escaping the confines and entered the station.