Chapter 1885

Seeing the old charlatan in this attire, Su Xiao wasn't too surprised. He had previously guessed that the old charlatan might be a Crow Doctor or a hunter, and the probability of the latter far exceeded the former.

As for how the old charlatan recovered into a human, that was unknown. However, the old charlatan's aura now was completely different from before. This wasn't a question of strength, but a change in essence.

"Have you considered it clearly?"

Su Xiao stood up from in front of the Black Star Stone. Blood Beast had already completed one upgrade.

"The Dead City has no hope left. Letting them roam around is meaningless."

The old charlatan's foot hooked, and the saw-blade covered in blood and minced meat flew up and was gripped in his hand.

"Are you sure? The one we are dealing with this time is the Black King."

Su Xiao looked into the old charlatan's eyes. This guy's aura was very strong; if they fought, Su Xiao had no chance of winning.

"That is... no longer Adgesh. I will send him on his final journey."

Just as the old charlatan finished speaking, Su Xiao received a hint.

【Hidden Task: Key Character of the Birth of Silence has appeared.】

【Mad Hunter Ken Rahan will temporarily join your faction, which will lead to unknown consequences.】

【Judging...】

【The personal favorability between Ken Rahan and the Hunter is 82 points.】

【If you cooperate with Ken Rahan to complete the task/kill a strong enemy, the gains will be reduced by 15% of the extra rewards.】

【Hint: After Ken Rahan temporarily joins your faction, if his behavior is abnormal, he will be removed from the Hunter's faction.】

Seeing the hint from Reincarnation Paradise, the doubt in Su Xiao's heart about the hidden task was finally resolved. The task difficulty of the hidden task "Birth of Silence" was lv. 53, but the world's strongest ultimate boss, the Black King, was in the Hall of Birth. Once that place was destroyed, the Black King would be released. At that time, the task difficulty would be more than lv. 53; reaching above lv. 57 wouldn't be strange.

From the current situation, the old charlatan was not only the key character to enter the Dead City but also a helper to complete the hidden task.

If he hadn't cooperated with the old charlatan before entering the Dead City, this helper would have significantly reduced the gains. Fortunately, Su Xiao had been cooperating with the old charlatan to seize power, so the personal favorability was relatively high, and the gains were only reduced by 15% of the extra rewards.

According to Su Xiao's perception, although the old charlatan was not as terrifying as the Black King, he would definitely be the main striker when dealing with the Black King.

"Then let's go."

Su Xiao walked out of the Sacrificial Altar first, followed by Xiang Bubu Wang, Amu, then Veronique, with the old charlatan bringing up the rear.

For some reason, the old charlatan became somewhat taciturn after turning back into a hunter, leaving only a sense of bloodiness and coldness, as if everything was his prey. This might be the sequelae of Ice Therapy.

Ten minutes later.

The central area was very quiet, with vultures occasionally flying in the sky. The sky was gray and misty. A grand hall stood among the buildings. The grand hall was several dozen meters high, and conservatively estimated, the internal area exceeded 1000 square meters. In front of the main entrance were stone pillars, which were severely weathered, and one could no longer see what was carved on them.

Standing more than ten meters in front of the Hall of Birth, Su Xiao looked at the talent ability Blood Beast again.

Blood Beast didn't have any extra abilities, but the Blood Beast composed of blood energy became more solid, and its power increased by a little over one-tenth, with a total damage intensity reaching 4770 points.

It seemed the increase wasn't large, but the upgrade of Blood Beast wasn't simple addition or subtraction. Each time it was upgraded, the Blood Beast would become more solid. If it could be upgraded three more times, the power of the Blood Beast would at least increase by half. One pounce would definitely be able to instantly kill any contractor other than a fifth-tier tank.

Su Xiao looked into the Hall of Birth. Because the distance was relatively far, he only saw black chains.

Besides the main entrance, there were dozens of windows on the four walls of the Hall of Birth, arranged in three rows from top to bottom. The row of windows closest to the ground was a few meters high, while the highest was more than forty meters. These windows were square holes, and there was nothing on them.

Su Xiao jumped up, grabbed the edge of a window with one hand, and looked into the Hall of Birth.

What came into view were iron chains as thick as an arm. The stone floor was full of cracks. Those chains were nailed to the surrounding walls, converging toward the center, concentrated on one point.

At the center of the iron chains was a pitch-black throne, exactly the same as the throne in the palace. On the throne was a man about three meters tall, wearing black armor all over.

The man's eyes were tightly closed, and the crown on his head was no different from a helmet. In front of him was inserted a 1.8-meter-long cross sword covered with black and red patterns. The blade was a palm wide, and there was a blue gem at the end of the hilt. This was the Sea Eye, the supreme secret treasure of the Sea Clan.

Black chains were connected to the throne, and chains as thick as a finger extended from the throne, binding the man on the throne. The cross sword was even more covered in chains, and one could only see the hilt and a small part of the blade.

【Comparing intelligence attributes of both sides... Comparison complete. Our intelligence attribute is 1.04 times that of the enemy. Because the enemy's tier is too high, only 39% of the information was obtained.】

Death Force: 38245/39500 points

Strength: 135

Agility: 130

Stamina: 127

Intelligence: 102

Charisma: 95

Skill 1, King of Death: Health +68000 points, no pain sensation, reduces 40% holy damage, reduces 80% physical damage, immune to spiritual control effects,???

Skill 3:???

Skill 4, Combat Master: Proficient in using 7 types of weapons,???

Skill 5:???

Skill 6:???

Skill 7, Soul Gaze:???

Skill 12,???:???

After checking the Black King's abilities, Su Xiao's cheeks twitched imperceptibly twice. This guy seemed too damn strong.

The 135-point strength attribute was very terrifying in actual combat. Su Xiao's strength attribute was 108 points. In a head-on battle, the 27-point strength attribute gap was a crushing one. Su Xiao simply couldn't withstand the Black King's slash. If he was slightly careless, he would be broken through by a sword. If he was lucky, he would have an arm or the entire shoulder cut off. If he was unlucky, his torso would be split open. If he was even more unlucky, he would be vertically split in the skull and die on the spot.

Su Xiao let go of the window edge and landed silently.

"What are your chances of winning?"

Su Xiao looked at the old charlatan. For some reason, he couldn't probe the old charlatan's attributes.

"Ninety percent."

"..."

Su Xiao looked at the old charlatan with slight surprise.

"Ninety percent chance... that I will die."

"..."

Su Xiao suddenly felt that the old charlatan's personality hadn't changed in essence. Although he was no longer rambling, the habit of pausing while speaking hadn't changed.

There was no doubt that rushing directly into the Hall of Birth would only result in a total wipeout—and a very miserable one at that, sending a "penta-kill" to the Black King in anger.

Since Su Xiao chose to deal with the Black King, he certainly had something to rely on. He couldn't make himself stronger in a short time, so he would weaken the enemy. The Black King clearly couldn't move yet; this was the key to victory.