Chapter 173

Checking his remaining mana, there were over 200 points left, enough to sustain this battle.

While guarding the cave entrance in the Third District yesterday, his talent ability 'Spirit Eater' had already reached its limit, gaining a total of 100 mana points, so his current mana was a full 403 points.

What is the concept of 403 mana points? If equipment bonuses are excluded, it would require 40 points of intelligence to reach.

Although Su Xiao had a lot of mana, the Shadow of the Law Breaker was also a heavy mana consumer.

This was the profession the Reincarnation Paradise had selected as most suitable for him, and it didn't waste his talent ability; coupled with his identity as a Hunter, inheriting the Shadow of the Law Breaker was a matter of course.

Temporarily ignoring the sense of weakness surging within his body, Su Xiao quickly charged toward Leng Yue.

Leng Yue was already on the verge of death; Su Xiao had to resolve this hidden danger first.

But before Su Xiao could charge two steps, a barrage of bullets and skills forced him back.

"Leader, Leader, are you okay?"

Blood Rose rushed to Leng Yue's side with red eyes, and her hand trembled upon touching Leng Yue's body.

At this moment, Leng Yue's body was trembling slightly; the pain from the Green Steel Shadow had not yet subsided.

Blood Rose hoisted Leng Yue up and ran quickly into the crowd of the Flower of the Other Shore, where the women spontaneously protected Leng Yue within their ranks.

"Candy, hurry and heal the Leader."

Candy nodded and released several skills on Leng Yue in succession.

A verdant green light enveloped Leng Yue, the light adhering to the wound on her chest that was several dozen centimeters long.

Something that neither Candy nor Blood Rose expected happened: a pale blue energy suddenly surged from within Leng Yue's body. This pale blue energy was extremely fierce, and after merging with the verdant green light, the green light actually dissipated.

Candy, refusing to believe it, used two more recovery skills, but the result was the same.

"Healing skills... have... no effect."

Candy stood frozen in place; Leng Yue was continuously losing blood, and she would die in less than two minutes.

This was not even the worst situation; not far away, Su Xiao had already charged up with his blade.

The scene of a tiger entering a flock of sheep was repeated; after Su Xiao charged into the crowd of the Flower of the Other Shore, he quickly slaughtered its members.

Blood splattered everywhere, and screams rang out in succession.

Ten steps to kill one person? No, it was one step to kill ten.

After only a few seconds, Su Xiao had carved a bloody path through the crowd of the Flower of the Other Shore; he was six meters away from Leng Yue and Blood Rose, and since the start of the battle, the Flower of the Other Shore had already lost fifteen people.

Five meters, the Flower of the Other Shore had lost a total of twenty people.

Four meters, the Flower of the Other Shore had lost a total of twenty-seven people.

Three meters, the Flower of the Other Shore had lost a total of thirty people.

After casualties exceeded half their number, the members of the Flower of the Other Shore began to show signs of collapse.

"You bastard!"

A female contractor with a ponytail charged at Su Xiao in a desperate attempt; Su Xiao immediately abandoned the others and turned to face the ponytail contractor—she was the rule-breaker within the Flower of the Other Shore adventure group.

As the ponytail contractor charged, black smoke surged from within her body; this black mist gave people an ominous feeling.

The skin of any contractor who touched the black mist immediately withered; seeing this, the Black Mist Woman hurriedly retracted the smoke.

"Leng Yue, thank you for accepting and taking care of a heretic like me. Thank you, thank you, thank you."

At this moment, the Black Mist Woman could no longer be seen as human; her entire body was shrouded in black mist, and only a human shape could be vaguely discerned, but those blood-red eyes were exceptionally conspicuous—they were demonic, slit pupils.

"What is this... creature?"

Blood Rose stared blankly at the Black Mist Woman; she had never known there was such a contractor in the group.

"Don't go..."

Leng Yue, in her near-death state, murmured, and while the nearby Blood Rose didn't hear it clearly, the Black Mist Woman in the distance did.

"It's no use; you can't deal with him."

The Black Mist Woman shook her head; although one couldn't see her expression, Su Xiao felt the other party was smiling.

"I shouldn't have joined you; a heretic like me only brings disaster to others, but being with my sisters was truly happy."

The Black Mist Woman turned her head to look at the women of the Flower of the Other Shore, her eyes filled with attachment.

The Black Mist Woman suddenly stared straight at Su Xiao, her eyes filled with undisguised hatred.

"You blood-stained killers, what did I ever do wrong..."

The Black Mist Woman's voice suddenly disappeared halfway through her sentence, though one could see her mouth still opening and closing.

"Hm? Interesting, it seems you know something."

Su Xiao felt the other party might have recognized his identity as a Hunter and had to be finished off as soon as possible; once his Hunter identity was exposed, he would be targeted in every derived world from now on.

The Black Mist Woman's mouth opened and closed for a long time, but still, no sound appeared.

"Damn it, I don't even have the right to speak."

The Black Mist Woman stomped her foot, and a shallow pit appeared in the ground beneath her.

"Don't you have anything to say to me, you 'favored son' of the Reincarnation Paradise!"

The Black Mist Woman looked at Su Xiao mockingly.

"......"

Su Xiao just watched the Black Mist Woman in silence; some secrets were hidden by the Reincarnation Paradise, and he was still too weak—knowing too much was not a good thing.

Exploring the truth while not being strong enough was, in Su Xiao's view, just a fancy way of courting death.

As for the 'favored son' of the Reincarnation Paradise the other party mentioned, that was complete nonsense; the risks a Hunter bore were dozens of times greater than those of an ordinary contractor. While he had some privileges within the Reincarnation Paradise, once in a derived world, everyone was treated exactly the same.

A mission would give a label, and then he would have to search the world for it, only to find the enemy was still very strong—was this really the treatment of a 'favored son'? Absolutely not.

"What a cold-hearted guy; that's normal, ordinary people..."

The Black Mist Woman's words were blocked again; from her gritted-teeth expression, one could tell she must be cursing loudly.

"Forget it, let's decide who lives and who dies."

After saying this, the Black Mist Woman charged at Su Xiao; her speed wasn't fast, but her footsteps were exceptionally heavy—this person's strength attribute must be terrifying.

Su Xiao narrowed his eyes, staring at the Black Mist Woman.

After the Black Mist Woman reached Su Xiao, she punched at his head; the fist, wrapped in black mist, brought with it a gust of wind.

Su Xiao tilted his head to dodge the punch and immediately felt his cheek go numb.

Whoosh.

The extremely tyrannical fist wind lifted Su Xiao's black hair, and a bloody scratch appeared on his cheek.

Being hit by this punch would result in his head being blown apart!

Su Xiao turned sideways, and a sniper bullet buried itself in the ground beneath his feet.

The long blade was raised, and the blade edge swept across the Black Mist Woman's body, but there was no feeling of touching a solid object.

"Hmph."

The Black Mist Woman let out a muffled groan, the black mist on her body surging.

"So you really can hurt me, damn it."

The Black Mist Woman retreated several steps, and just as Su Xiao wanted to pursue, he felt several bullets coming his way.

Bang, bang, bang...

Su Xiao dodged the bullets, leaving traces of blood along his path.

"I have no choice but to risk my life."

The Black Mist Woman held her arms in front of her, and the black mist on her body spread out; those black mists twisted and deformed in the air, rapidly approaching Su Xiao.

Su Xiao retreated again, but a small patch of black mist infected his shoulder.

Zzzzt.

The skin withered the moment it touched the black mist, and the signs of withering showed a tendency to spread to his entire arm.

He swung his blade to cut off a piece of flesh from his shoulder, and that flesh disintegrated into dust in the air.

Su Xiao tilted his head to look at the wound on his shoulder; although he had lost a piece of skin and flesh, it hadn't damaged the underlying muscle—it was just a superficial wound.

The black mist surged, and the Black Mist Woman's figure reappeared.

It seemed that fully turning into black mist placed a heavy burden on her, and the Black Mist Woman began to pant violently.

"It really doesn't work, you damn monster."

A look of determination flashed in the Black Mist Woman's slit pupils.