Chapter 174

The situation on the battlefield became strange; the women of the Flower of the Other Shore gathered in a group, and the Black Mist Woman and Su Xiao stood facing each other.

"I am no match for you."

The Black Mist Woman clenched her fists; the fists wrapped in black mist were filled with surging power, but no matter how strong the power was, it appeared pale in the face of Su Xiao's speed and blade technique.

No matter how strong the power, it was useless if it couldn't hit the target.

"Just wait, you will die sooner or later too; I'll be waiting for you in hell, if hell really exists."

The Black Mist Woman let out a loud laugh, and two magic circles appeared within her blood-red slit pupils.

"Jo(+hnma*cginnis."

The Black Mist Woman shouted like a shaman, and the black mist on her body gradually changed, turning into a magic circle similar to the one in her pupils.

Su Xiao subconsciously felt something was wrong; it wasn't a feeling of danger, but he vaguely sensed the appearance of spatial power.

This feeling was very similar to when the Reincarnation Paradise transported him, but the fluctuation was very weak.

Su Xiao decisively abandoned the Black Mist Woman and charged toward the members of the Flower of the Other Shore.

Discovering Su Xiao charging, the women of the Flower of the Other Shore subconsciously retreated two steps; they had all been terrified by Su Xiao, which was human nature.

Su Xiao slaughtered them as if cutting melons and vegetables, never needing a second strike.

But Su Xiao's target was not them, but Leng Yue.

Charging a few steps to reach Leng Yue, Blood Rose was blocking her path.

The shadow of the spear flashed repeatedly; Su Xiao's simple and unadorned blade slashed against the spear, and Blood Rose gritted her teeth, barely holding off Su Xiao's attack.

No matter how fancy the spear dance was, it was broken by Su Xiao's single blade.

Blood Rose was a strength-type, her strength only 1 point lower than Su Xiao's, and her blue-quality long spear was exceptionally sturdy, which was why she held off Su Xiao's strike.

Su Xiao was not surprised that his strike was blocked; he raised his foot and aimed a direct kick at Blood Rose's lower abdomen.

Bang.

Blood Rose let out a "wah" and spat out a large mouthful of blood; her kidneys had been kicked to pieces, and her intestines were also ruptured in many places.

While Blood Rose was flying in mid-air, Su Xiao slashed his blade toward her throat.

Blood Rose subconsciously blocked with her arm.

Puchi.

One arm and nearly half her chin were slashed off, and Blood Rose's throat was cut open by a third.

Having one-third of her throat slashed open was not a fatal wound; as long as the arteries and veins weren't severed, a person wouldn't die in the short term.

Although Blood Rose was severely injured, she had bought Leng Yue two seconds of life.

Su Xiao looked at Leng Yue lying on the ground; Leng Yue had not lost consciousness, and her black-and-white eyes remained unyielding.

"Bad guy, don't hurt my sister."

A petite figure threw herself onto Leng Yue—it was the timid healer named Candy; despite her fear of death, she had actually stepped forward.

Candy lay on Leng Yue with her back to Su Xiao; this was no different from courting death.

"Darkness · Elegy."

In the distance, only the head of the Black Mist Woman remained, while all other parts had turned into black mist.

Boom!

Su Xiao only felt a massive force coming from the side; he was sent flying far away, his ears ringing.

Su Xiao crashed into a residential house, the wall of the first floor collapsing, and dust surged up.

"Goodbye, Leng Yue; no, it should be farewell."

At this moment, only the head of the Black Mist Woman remained, and a large magic circle five meters in diameter appeared in front of her, covered in mysterious black patterns.

The magic circle was wreathed in black mist, and occasionally, phantom images of vengeful ghosts appeared on it.

With a flash of black light, the women of the Flower of the Other Shore appeared on the magic circle with looks of astonishment.

"This is to repay you for saving my life, Leng Yue."

After leaving these words, the Black Mist Woman dissipated, and at the same time, the magic circle was completely activated.

Boom.

Several black iron pillars appeared at the six corners of the magic circle.

Crack, crack.

Large cracks appeared in the space near the magic circle, and Leng Yue and the others suddenly disappeared from the spot.

A random large-scale teleportation array—this was an ability the Black Mist Woman had used at the cost of her life.

Contractors at this stage absolutely could not escape a 'derived world'; that was no longer a matter of space—unless they could obtain some kind of item produced by the Reincarnation Paradise, otherwise, they needed to be strong to the limit.

Su Xiao walked out of the dust-filled building, patted the dust off his hair, and scanned his surroundings.

The women of the Flower of the Other Shore had disappeared, but the Hunter mission was completed.

【The Hunter has cleared rule-breaker No. 16770, and the Hunter mission has been completed (2/3).】

"To think they could even escape; sooner or later, I will slaughter you all."

Su Xiao sat on a pile of ruins, a sense of fatigue washing over his body.

Taking out the last portion of 【Golden Fried Rice】 from his storage space, Su Xiao ate it in a leisurely manner.

The barrier set up by the Flower of the Other Shore adventure group had disappeared, and the surrounding contractors didn't dare to approach.

At this moment, those contractors were looking at Su Xiao with trepidation; this guy was just too strong—one against fifty-plus, and he had nearly wiped them all out.

"What, do you want to fight me?"

Su Xiao looked around at the contractors in the distance; Dragon Flash was stuck in front of him, its blade still stained with traces of blood.

The contractors shook their heads rapidly.

"Don't... don't misunderstand, we don't have that intention; don't come over here, if you come over, I'm running."

Many contractors subconsciously retreated; the miserable state of the Flower of the Other Shore was still fresh in their minds, and those corpses all over the ground were a bloody lesson.

Adam gave a look to his team members, and the Brotherhood members retreated quickly, not even daring to look at Su Xiao; it would be disastrous if this guy suddenly charged over.

Su Xiao's terrifying blade technique, which slaughtered contractors like cutting melons and vegetables, made Adam's scalp tingle.

Adam secretly estimated that if the Brotherhood faced Su Xiao, they probably wouldn't fare much better than the Flower of the Other Shore.

Most contractors chose to retreat temporarily, but a small portion of contractors tentatively approached Su Xiao.

They didn't want to fight Su Xiao; these were not contractors at all, but employees protected by the Flower of the Other Shore adventure group.

As a fairly strong adventure group, the Flower of the Other Shore recruited some employees every time they entered a derived world.

Now that the Flower of the Other Shore had been slaughtered and forced to retreat, these employees who had paid Paradise Coins lost their protection, which was a very dangerous situation.

"This contractor lord, I wonder if you have any interest..."

An employee dressed as a merchant asked tentatively.

"No interest; if you want protection, go find the Brotherhood."

Su Xiao finished the 【Golden Fried Rice】, took out a cigarette, and lit it; the feeling of smoking after killing someone was not bad—it could dilute the bloody smell on his body.

He had no interest in carrying these burdens; although the profits were substantial, he would have to sign contracts, which would leave him tied up in his subsequent actions.

Compared to the profits gained from employees, Su Xiao valued the gains obtained within the derived world more.

Su Xiao found an empty residential house nearby, and after entering, he set up some simple traps at the windows and doorway to serve as a warning.

Su Xiao walked unsteadily to the wooden bed in the house and collapsed onto it with a thud.

"Heh... to think they were scared off."

Su Xiao lay on the bed and chuckled; he had been at the end of his rope just now, and if it hadn't been for that rule-breaker, he wouldn't have been in such a sorry state—the other party's ability was too bizarre.

When he touched the black mist, he felt a strong sense of weakness, and his health points dropped like flowing water.

After the battle with the Flower of the Other Shore, Su Xiao understood one thing: he was very strong when fighting contractors!

Especially the Green Steel Shadow ability, which was very useful when fighting contractors.

However, Su Xiao was not blindly arrogant, thinking he was invincible within the derived world; the Flower of the Other Shore adventure group had a different development direction than his.

The Flower of the Other Shore adventure group was more inclined toward dealing with plot creatures, while his focus was on dealing with contractors.

This didn't mean Su Xiao couldn't deal with plot creatures—the Female Titan had been slashed to pieces by him—it was just relative.

Sensing the slightest movement around him with his mind's eye, Su Xiao's breathing gradually became even; he really needed rest now.