Chapter 2154

【Teleportation complete.】

【The Hunter has returned to the real world.】

On the second floor of the accessory shop, Su Xiao stood up from the floor, checked the security devices in the room, and went downstairs.

The accessory shop reopened. Su Xiao sat behind the counter, holding a tablet computer. His real life was exceptionally calm.

Not long ago, Wei Dong from the Cleaners approached Su Xiao, ostensibly for a visit between old friends, but actually to determine if Su Xiao was plotting something.

In Wei Dong's mind, Su Xiao was definitely a top-tier dangerous person. Yet, this dangerous person hadn't caused any major disturbances and, instead, rarely left the small city he called home.

After discovering this, Wei Dong suffered from insomnia. After visiting in person, he confirmed one thing: as long as one didn't provoke Su Xiao, nothing would happen.

Inside the accessory shop, Su Xiao was focused on a puzzle game. Just as he was about to clear a major level, the shop door was pushed open.

"Bai Ye."

A somewhat deep male voice came. Su Xiao's fingers paused, and his game character died instantly, falling to its death while being chased.

Su Xiao raised his head with a smile and looked at the visitor. It was a man in his forties with an ordinary appearance, but his eyes were like those of a cold-blooded animal, just like the nickname he had in Reincarnation Paradise: Half-Man Crocodile.

"You……"

Half-Man Crocodile subconsciously pressed his hand against the firearm at his waist. Just a moment ago, he felt that the person in front of him was no longer human, but a vicious beast grinning at him.

"Xiang Bubu, go make some tea."

Su Xiao put down the tablet and went to the coffee table.

"Sit."

Su Xiao pointed to the sofa opposite him and sat down in a relaxed manner.

Seeing this, Half-Man Crocodile felt significant pressure. The person he was negotiating with was nine times out of ten a cunning old fox; the other party had determined in a very short time that he had no hostility.

Amu brought two cups of tea and placed them on the coffee table. Su Xiao raised his hand and pushed the clear tea towards Half-Man Crocodile.

"Many thanks."

Half-Man Crocodile politely picked up the teacup, seemingly taking a sip, but actually not drinking any at all.

"I came this time……"

Before Half-Man Crocodile could finish his sentence, Su Xiao spoke.

"Who do you want me to help you kill? Before this, we were strangers. Even if we are both Hunters, I won't help you kill anyone."

"……"

Half-Man Crocodile was silent for a moment, then drank the hot clear tea in the cup in one gulp.

"I want you to… slaughter the unnumbered contractor, Xi!"

"Hmm?"

Su Xiao was a bit surprised, but only a bit. When he invaded Saint Light Paradise before, he was interrupted by an unknown enemy while fighting several Battle Angels. The enemy's ability was crystal-based, and he had felt it was familiar at the time.

"I've investigated everything about Xi and used my Hunter authority. Bai Ye, you once 'killed' her, but you should have killed her cat first. That cat is the most troublesome one."

"……"

Su Xiao didn't speak. When he fought Xi at the Second Tier, if it had been a one-on-one fight, he would have likely died. Xi was killed by him using Apollo; that woman had 9 lives—no, 10 lives.

"If Xi were still in Apocalypse Paradise, she wouldn't be a threat. You should know the situation in Apocalypse Paradise. She is now… as strong as a monster, feeding on the 'Source' of neutral deities."

"So?"

Su Xiao certainly wouldn't fear Xi. He had grown in four attributes simultaneously, and the Shadow of Law-Breaker was a late-game profession. At the Second Tier, he certainly couldn't beat Xi, but now it was different.

"So she slaughtered 76 Hunters. Don't underestimate her. Feeding on the 'Source' of neutral deities is an extremely painful process. I came to find you this time because I received a mission from Reincarnation Paradise to deliver this to you."

Half-Man Crocodile pulled a strand of silver hair from his bosom.

"Don't let her grow. Since we've encountered her, let's slaughter her and nip her in the bud while she's still getting stronger."

Half-Man Crocodile placed the strand of silver hair on the coffee table, red light seemingly flashing in his eyes.

"Were you taught a lesson by her?"

Su Xiao glanced at Half-Man Crocodile and picked up the strand of silver hair from the coffee table.

"Yes, I was defeated… miserably. There is 'some existence' supporting Xi from behind. Judging from her aura, equipment, and abilities, the amount of resources she has obtained is not something we can compare to. She is now the 'darling daughter' of some mysterious existence, damn it!"

Half-Man Crocodile cursed, then said:

"Bai Ye, according to my guess, perhaps it was you who made her. She was able to achieve that level even with a large group of incompetent teammates, which is why she was chosen by some existence, allowing her to escape death at your hands."

After saying this, Half-Man Crocodile walked towards the door. Seemingly remembering something, he stopped at the door, turned his back to Su Xiao, and tilted his head slightly to say:

"Bai Ye, that woman is up to you."

Half-Man Crocodile left, and Su Xiao sat on the sofa, lost in thought.

Xi wasn't dead, but Su Xiao wasn't worried. He could kill her 10 times, so why couldn't he kill her an 11th time? What really gave him some concern was the existence behind Xi.

That existence was simply a troublemaker, occasionally appearing to disgust Su Xiao.

Half-Man Crocodile had just said that he received a mission from Reincarnation Paradise, which was why he approached Su Xiao.

According to Su Xiao's speculation, his mission in the next world would likely be to hunt down Xi, or rather, to drag out the existence behind her.

That existence, which had hidden Xi's tracks twice, seemed powerful, but in reality, it had its Space-Time Power seized by Reincarnation Paradise. It felt like cutting its own flesh to save Xi, or rather, in Reincarnation Paradise's judgment, executing Xi was far less important than seizing the Space-Time Power.

Su Xiao had already formed a feud with Xi. According to Half-Man Crocodile, the current Xi was feeding on the "Source" of neutral deities and was as strong as a monster.

Of course, that was for Half-Man Crocodile. Su Xiao's strength growth in the last two worlds was something even he hadn't expected. Until now, he hadn't even judged his own strength within the Sixth Tier; he simply couldn't find an opponent to fight, and the arena had been a slaughter of weaklings.

What to do with an enemy like Xi? The answer, of course, was to find her before she finished growing and slaughter her.

For Su Xiao, as long as the strength gap with the enemy wasn't completely insurmountable, he would immediately take action to find the enemy and then eliminate them.

As for waiting for the enemy to grow up, that kind of "arch-nemesis" thinking didn't exist at all. In Su Xiao's cognition, only a dead enemy was the safest.

Su Xiao had guessed before that Xi wasn't completely dead. This unexpected event gave him the opportunity to eliminate Xi while she was still in the process of growing.

Su Xiao looked at the silver hair in his hand. It was the same as in his memory; Xi had silver hair.

In Su Xiao's impression, Xi was a woman who was both powerful and intelligent. Of course, that was back at the Second Tier.

Even a super cunning old fox like Sfink was arranged by Su Xiao. After all, Su Xiao had encountered too many cunning old foxes. Xi, who could only be considered smart back then, would be arranged to what extent if she faced Su Xiao again? Heaven only knows.

From her previous strike, Su Xiao judged that Xi was growing in terms of combat power. If it were him, with the advantage of being in the shadows, he would never be so anxious to strike.

In reality, Xi had miscalculated Su Xiao's growth speed. After undergoing training that could be called purgatory, she felt she could eliminate her lifelong enemy, so she struck, and then "surprisingly" discovered that the enemy was very difficult to deal with.

Su Xiao felt that Xi wasn't the point; the point was the existence behind her.

Life in the real world didn't have any more ripples. Two days later, Su Xiao received a summons and returned to Reincarnation Paradise.