Chapter 1757

On the edge of Zuer City, a large group of Awakened gathered, forming a defensive line. Although the Execution Agency had special privileges, there was one point they would never violate: they could not let a large number of Awakened leave Zuer City.

Golden flames suddenly erupted in the suburbs, like a small sun falling to the ground. A buzzing sound reached Reinhardt's ears. He subconsciously tilted his head, and the wireless earpiece fell into his hand.

The blue indicator light on the wireless earpiece gradually dimmed and finally vanished. Seeing this scene, Reinhardt was stunned for a moment.

"The Legion Commander has had an accident, just outside the city."

Reinhardt's voice was not loud. Hank, who was nearby, immediately stepped forward and grabbed the clothing on his shoulder.

"Are, you, sure?"

There was no strong emotional fluctuation in Hank's odd-sized eyes. In the Execution Agency, it was normal for anyone to die.

"Very sure."

"Let me out!"

Gus, who was half-demonized, stood up from the metal cage.

Two hours later, south side of Zuer City.

It was already 1:00 AM. The city was surprisingly quiet. A man wearing a metal mask with large scorched marks on it entered the Zuer City area.

Rumble...

Dark clouds filled the sky. Mr. J, wearing the mask, looked up. Although the weather was terrible, his mood was quite good. The most difficult guy had been invited out of the Ghoul World by him. That's right, in Mr. J's view, Su Xiao had been invited away, not forced back by him. In Mr. J's speculation, the other party had likely completed the promotion mission; otherwise, it would have been a life-or-death struggle earlier, not a direct withdrawal.

Snap.

Mr. J stepped on a branch and stopped, looking at the gap between two residential houses. It was pitch black there, but Mr. J sensed the presence of a biological entity in the darkness.

"Entering the city so late, take out your residence permit and let me see."

An old man with odd-sized eyes stood up from the darkness.

"Of course, respected sir."

Mr. J bowed like a stage actor. The next moment, a playing card appeared in his hand.

The sound of battle was not too loud, and it ended very quickly. In less than five minutes, Hank's broken corpse lay on the street.

Mr. J pulled out the dagger from his lower abdomen, and black-red blood gushed out. This relic was named Gray Lady; injuring an enemy would cause part of the enemy's blood to necrotize.

Mr. J took a deep breath. The previous explosion had cost him half his life, and the current situation was even less optimistic. He couldn't understand why there were people from the Execution Agency here. Based on his understanding of the Empire's power system, no one would avenge a "fallen" Legion Commander.

Others might not, but two people definitely would: Hank and Reinhardt. Before Su Xiao became Legion Commander, the two of them received strange looks and treatment even among colleagues. After all, eating ghouls and having ferocious appearances were not things everyone could accept. This could be seen from their previous positions: one was a manager of a semi-abandoned warehouse, and the other was a bodyguard—and a bodyguard who couldn't show his face.

Scattered raindrops fell from the sky. A man wearing a high-collared long coat, dressed like a priest, walked out of the rain.

"May the Holy Spirit be with you."

Reinhardt in the rain muttered. He pulled open his collar, revealing the lower half of his face, which lacked lips and muscles. A small bottle the thickness of a finger appeared in his hand. He poured some white powder from the bottle. This time, he didn't inhale the white powder into his nasal cavity but licked it directly with his tongue.

Crackle!

Heavenly thunder fell. Blue-white electric arcs filled the area within dozens of meters of Reinhardt. The ground hissed due to the high-voltage current, which was terrifying.

Within a starry sky, Su Xiao closed the Reincarnation Paradise's prompt. He hadn't been directly teleported back to the Reincarnation Paradise—it was the same when entering the Ghoul World—and now, he was waiting for the subsequent settlement of the mission.

"Punched you? What was the specific purpose?"

Su Xiao looked at Xiang Bubu Wang with doubt in his eyes.

"Woof."

Xiang Bubu Wang's meaning was: "It doesn't really know either. That woman suddenly punched it and then ran away."

"Oh, then if I see her later, I'll slaughter her in passing."

"Woof~"

Xiang Bubu Wang hesitated a bit, meaning: "No need to be that ruthless, just let me punch her back once."

Su Xiao didn't speak. Before leaving Zuer City, he had guessed that Qiyuezhe would come to besiege him, but not going to snatch the Space-Time Core was clearly impossible. Continuing to delay would only allow the enemy to prepare more thoroughly.

What he didn't expect was Zui'e appearing. After fighting Zui'e, dealing with other Qiyuezhe was clearly impossible. Gulu and Mr. J were both at the strongest tier of the Fourth Tier. If Su Xiao hadn't fought Zui'e, he could have killed one of them in seconds. As for Gulu's delicate and weak little body, as long as Blood Beast pounced, the probability of Gulu surviving was very low; being killed in seconds was normal, and Mr. J wouldn't be much better off.

Zui'e's strength was off the charts, and he was a hybrid of Ghoul and human, plus a World Boss template. Blood Beast couldn't kill him in seconds, but one pounce still took 65% of Zui'e's health. Su Xiao even suspected that even if Zui'e were placed in a Fifth Tier world, he wouldn't be a minor character.

Although Su Xiao was forced back by Gulu and Mr. J, he had also completed many things before that, such as completing the promotion mission and killing Zui'e. His main goal was to complete the promotion mission. As for the extra two days of stay, he really had nothing to do, since the Ghost Ring had been completely wiped out.

If Su Xiao wanted to continue obtaining World's Source, there was only one method left: temporarily defecting and becoming hostile to Harold. Other than that, there was basically no way to quickly obtain World's Source.

Just as Su Xiao was waiting for the subsequent mission settlement, a sense of teleportation appeared in the starry sky. This should be a Qiyuezhe who had completed the promotion mission.

With a bang, a lump of charcoal fell to the ground. This lump of charcoal stood up with great effort and was clearly stunned after seeing Su Xiao a few meters away.

Their eyes met. Su Xiao was also somewhat surprised, but after seeing the other party's injuries, he vaguely guessed what was going on.

The charcoal man took a long breath and, after pondering for a moment, said: "Among your subordinates, there's one who can discharge electricity, right?"

Hearing the inquiry from the charcoal man, who was Mr. J, all the doubts in Su Xiao's heart were resolved.

"Reinhardt actually forced you back; it really gratifies me."

A smile appeared on Su Xiao's face, and he felt much more refreshed in his heart.

"Not forced back; I almost died in his hands."

Mr. J also smiled, as if mocking himself.

"Thunderstorm day?"

"That... is correct."

Mr. J was clearly somewhat autistic. He had calculated everything, but he hadn't calculated that he would encounter someone from the Execution Agency, and it was Su Xiao's confidant at that.

"Pfft~"

Xiang Bubu Wang laughed out loud. Encountering Reinhardt on a thunderstorm day—even Su Xiao couldn't clash head-on with him. Reinhardt on a thunderstorm day + drugs was equivalent to the combat power of a Fourteen-Eyed Ghoul, even a large chunk stronger than Zui'e. If it weren't for Reinhardt's incredibly poor mobility, Su Xiao would definitely have brought him along when leaving the city.

Ignoring the gloomy-faced Mr. J, Su Xiao silently waited for the subsequent mission settlement. Half an hour later, the settlement was completed, and another Qiyuezhe was teleported into the starry sky. This Qiyuezhe's mission was to find the abandoned Eye Chamber. His mission was closely related to Su Xiao's, but the strength gap was a bit large, so this gloomy youth didn't choose to cooperate with Su Xiao.

The mission settlement was completed, and the sense of teleportation appeared again, wrapping Su Xiao within it.

Bang!

Light and shadow flashed before his eyes. When Su Xiao regained consciousness, he was already in the Reincarnation Paradise.

【Teleportation complete. The Hunter has returned to the exclusive room.】

【Settling native rewards...】

Derived World: Ghoul Continent

Difficulty: Lv. 15–Lv. 47

World's Source Obtained: 113.2%

Number of Missions Completed: 3 (Promotion mission x3.)

Comprehensive Evaluation: S+

Comprehensive evaluation is S+, starting to collect World's Source...

World's Source collection complete, starting to calculate rewards.

Rewards Obtained: 14 Real Attribute Points, 97,000 Paradise Coins.

Detected that the Hunter has completed the Fifth Tier promotion mission and has obtained Fifth Tier promotion qualifications.

Settlement complete, rewards have been deposited into the Hunter's brand.

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