Chapter 2196

The reason Su Xiao didn't directly eliminate Mitang was simple: the other party still had utility value, was cooperative enough, and was a rule-breaker from the Holy Light Paradise.

"Eat it."

Su Xiao threw an object that looked like chewing gum to Mitang. Mitang didn't hesitate at all, threw it directly into her mouth, and started chewing—that's right, chewing it just like chewing gum.

"Why does this thing have a strange taste?"

While Mitang was speaking, she blew a white bubble from her mouth. Xiang Bubu Wang was stunned; it swore to heaven that this was the first time it had seen someone use an alchemy bomb to blow bubbles.

Pop—

The bubble burst, and Mitang continued chewing.

"After getting used to this taste, it's actually quite good. What kind of poison-flavored chewing gum is this? Will I die instantly if I eat too much? If not, give me a few more pieces."

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak and quickly drafted a contract.

"Sign."

"Alrighty."

Mitang took the contract, and soon, that small face turned bitter.

"If I meet you again in the future, wouldn't I have to be a wage earner forever? This contract is too detailed, 78 articles in total..."

Although she said so, Mitang still signed the contract through her brand, chewing the alchemy bomb in her mouth.

"Little sister, if you don't want your head blown off, swallow what's in your mouth."

Baha stepped back a few steps to avoid being splattered with blood if Mitang's head was blown to pieces.

"So it was a bomb, no wonder it was so chewy."

Mitang swallowed the alchemy bomb with a 'gulp' and sat on the ground, looking up at the sky, considering how to survive.

After resting for two hours, Su Xiao stood up and headed toward the Abyss Snake Mansion. After resolving Xi and the existence behind her, Su Xiao successfully completed Main Quest 2, which allowed him to focus on finding the 'Space-Time Hub Coordinate', and the pressure was greatly reduced.

Through Mitang's unprompted confession, Su Xiao learned that she had no relationship with Xi. Before entering this world, Mitang had received a commission through a 'black intermediary' to assist someone in completing a task. During this period, Mitang wouldn't participate in combat; her task was only perception and early warning, finding clues, and detecting terrain.

Mitang had long been used to this kind of commission; she didn't even care about Xi's purpose or the other party's background. These could all bring trouble.

Complete the commission, get the benefits—this was all Mitang had to do. As for whether she lied, there was a contract restriction; lying would lead to direct forced execution.

"In other words, there is an organization similar to an intermediary among you rule-breakers, helping you provide commissions and intelligence."

Su Xiao didn't slaughter Mitang, which was actually related to the other party's identity as a rule-breaker. Such a cowardly rule-breaker was too rare. He could learn many secrets of rule-breakers through the other party.

"I didn't say that was a black intermediary among rule-breakers; that's something you guessed yourself."

Mitang stretched. Clearly, she had signed some kind of confidentiality contract.

"However, there is one thing I can tell you."

"Say it."

"You rule-breakers of the Samsara Paradise are different from 'us'."

"Explain specifically."

"Uh~ you rule-breakers of the Samsara Paradise are all lunatics, and once you reach a high tier, everyone is an old schemer, and your abilities are strange and varied. I've seen the most terrifying one—that guy could devour the equipment of other paradise Qiyuezhe and rule-breakers. He didn't open scarlet cards, but directly tore off the equipment from the enemy's corpse and ate it, ignoring all ownership."

Speaking of this, Mitang rubbed her shoulders with both hands, clearly stimulated by the scene she had once seen.

After marching for a few hours, Su Xiao arrived at the wooden bridge. The purple silk ribbons on the head of the bridge fluttered. After crossing the wooden bridge and walking a section of mountain road, he arrived at the Abyss Snake Mansion.

"Are we, just going over like this?"

Mitang looked at Su Xiao, then turned to look at Xiang Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha.

"What do you think?"

Baha landed on the wooden stake at the head of the bridge.

"Shouldn't we infiltrate? The situation in the Abyss Snake Mansion is somewhat..."

Mitang was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly thought of something.

"My barrier ability strength is not bad, lv. 59. So that's why I was able to survive."

Mitang looked very silly and happy, but in reality, she was very smart. Being able to survive until now as a solo perception-type already explained this point. But this time she guessed wrong; Su Xiao didn't need her barrier ability at all.

Su Xiao stepped onto the wooden bridge, crossed the stone bridge, and arrived at the stone steps he had reached before. Before long, he arrived at the main gate of the Abyss Snake Mansion.

Those four Tianba covered in mucus were still guarding in front of the gate. They all hung their heads. As long as he didn't make a huge noise, he wouldn't startle them.

"There are 17 enemies. The 4 Tianba in front are Qin-attribute. After the porch, at a distance of about twenty meters, there are 13 Drowning-attribute Tianba. They..."

Before Mitang finished speaking, she discovered Su Xiao was looking at her. In an instant, Mitang understood everything.

"Nice. Cooperating with a smart person like you is just easy. Wait for me for five minutes."

Mitang pressed her hands together, and her mana value slid down like flowing water.

Five minutes later, Mitang's face was pale. Her hand raised and pressed onto Su Xiao's right arm.

"After using this, I will be weak for a few days. Now I have already broken away from the combat state. As long as you cancel Article 18 of the contract, I can leave this world. With the other articles of the contract in place, it's impossible for me to reveal anything related to you. So, is that okay?"

"Fine."

"Alright then."

White light emerged on Mitang's body. This ability was originally intended to be used on Xi. Now that Xi was dead, there was no need for Mitang to keep it.

【Hint: The Hunter has received the buff effect of 'Spirit Sealing Concealment'. The Hunter will be in the 'Spirit Hidden' state. This effect can last for 1 hour and 23 minutes and will be immediately canceled after combat.】

The white radiance hid into Su Xiao's right arm, and a triangular array appeared on the back of his hand. This array was slowly dissipating and would completely vanish after 1 hour and 23 minutes.

"Commission... completed. See you again if fate allows. I hope the next person to hire me is you, friend from the Samsara Paradise. I'm leaving now. After all, my employer failed, and the buy-life money is the price of failure. A heavy loss~"

Mitang smiled. Pale-faced, she retreated slowly. After retreating over ten meters, she took out a scroll and crushed it directly.

Invisible threads clung to Mitang's body, and spatial fluctuations emerged. Mitang's body gradually faded. This commission was both a huge loss and a huge gain for Mitang. The loss was that she not only didn't get the full commission fee but also paid buy-life money, while the gain was that she survived.

Su Xiao checked the contract signed with Mitang. Through the contract, he confirmed that the other party had already left this world.

【You have obtained Soul Crystal (Complete) x14.】

【You have obtained Legend Medal x16.】

【You have obtained Iron Wall (Epic-level gem).】

【You have obtained Scorching Pain (Epic-level gem).】

【You have obtained Indestructible (Epic-level gem).】

14 Soul Crystals (Complete)—just one short of upgrading Blade Master by one level—16 Legend Medals (essential items for forging Legendary-level equipment), and three Epic-level gems. These were the buy-life money Mitang had taken out, which had been traded to Su Xiao earlier. After she left this world, Su Xiao could obtain full ownership.

Compared to the reward for killing Mitang, the current gains were definitely much higher. After all, killing Mitang wouldn't necessarily yield a Scarlet Card, and even if it did, it wouldn't necessarily yield good things.

As for taking Mitang into the Abyss Snake Mansion, Su Xiao had never considered doing so. One could imagine how dangerous it was inside the Abyss Snake Mansion. Even if the contract signed almost permanently bound Mitang, Su Xiao wouldn't trust the other party.

"Next time you sign a contract, remember to observe it with a microscope."

While Su Xiao was speaking, he snapped his fingers. At the same time, Mitang, who was in the teleportation state, suddenly felt a pulling force, and her head suffered a heavy blow.

When Mitang broke away from the teleportation state, she scratched her head in confusion.

"This feeling, was I... pulled away some memories? And this contract, what kind of ghost thing is this? Did an accident happen when accepting the commission? And I actually survived. Hmm, a lot of things are missing from the storage space, I'm already bankrupt. Forget it, the more I know, the faster I die. I'd better change my profession. Taking too many commissions will always lead to a rollover. This time I even lost the memories of the past month. Do I have to be so creepy? What kind of monster did I encounter?"

Mitang gritted her teeth and decided to change her profession.

In front of the main gate of the Abyss Snake Mansion.

Su Xiao walked toward the Abyss Snake Mansion. He was in the 'Spirit Hidden' state.

As he got closer and closer to the main gate of the Abyss Snake Mansion, Su Xiao raised his hand and pressed it onto the hilt of Zhan Long Shan.

When he was only five meters away from a Tianba, that Tianba raised its head slightly. But when this Tianba swept its gaze around, Su Xiao had already leaped onto the roof of the porch.

After a preliminary test, Su Xiao concluded that the so-called Spirit Hidden state wasn't invisibility, but as long as he didn't get within five meters of the enemy and wasn't in the enemy's line of sight, the Tianba couldn't discover him. This was already enough.