Chapter 257: Return (Fourth update, monthly ticket bonus)

A few dozen kilometers outside the Imperial Capital, beside a small river.

Su Xiao was holding a coordinate locator; waves of spatial fluctuations were appearing nearby, and the locator was sending out a signal of a certain frequency.

【Spatial coordinate locating... 10%... 30%... 70%... 100%, location complete.】

【The Hunter has completed 'Main Mission 2: Coordinate Location' and can return at any time. Remaining time in the derived world: ten minutes.】

【The coordinate locator has been retrieved. This location will become the entry point for other Qiyuezhe into this derived world.】

Su Xiao suddenly realized that he had been helping Reincarnation Paradise pinpoint transmission coordinates. When other Qiyuezhe entered the Akame ga Kill world, they wouldn't be sent to that shitty location in the Far North like he was.

Actually, Su Xiao wasn't the unluckiest one; there was a Qiyuezhe sent to the far east of the continent. That fellow would need about twenty days just to travel, and he still hadn't reached the Imperial Capital even now.

Reincarnation Paradise could certainly manage to transmit Qiyuezhe precisely to a location within a derived world, but the cost of doing so was very high.

That was why Reincarnation Paradise had Su Xiao locate a coordinate. The mission briefing had hinted that the coordinate locator was a very precious material, so Reincarnation Paradise chose someone more trustworthy.

Compared to ordinary Qiyuezhe, Reincarnation Paradise trusted Su Xiao, the Hunter, a bit more.

Su Xiao didn't know Reincarnation Paradise's attitude. His initial goal in Reincarnation Paradise was to become stronger. Now, his strength was very close to being able to take revenge, so for the sake of stability, he chose to endure for the time being.

Moreover, Su Xiao had recently discovered that compared to living a dull life in the real world, adventuring within Reincarnation Paradise was a pretty good choice.

Here, he could fight against various powerful enemies, master formidable abilities, and use his strength to dominate his fate instead of drifting with the tide.

Rather than being dull, Su Xiao preferred to live brilliantly.

The return mission was already completed, and Su Xiao prepared to return to Reincarnation Paradise.

Boom, boom. Boom.

For some reason, the ground began to shake. Xiang Bubu blocked Su Xiao's front, the fur on its back standing up.

"This is..."

Su Xiao looked into the distance; a bull-headed monster several dozen meters tall was charging over at high speed.

"This thing... runs really fast."

Su Xiao immediately chose to return; this bull-headed giant monster was definitely not to be trifled with.

But just as Su Xiao withdrew his gaze, he vaguely saw something on the bull-headed giant monster's forehead. Looking closely, it was a very small head, looking at him with hateful eyes.

"The Little Emperor? Is this... the monster that Xia Luoke spoke of?"

Su Xiao hesitated slightly. He definitely wasn't a match for the bull-headed giant monster, but if the Little Emperor was inside the monster's body, it would be different. That position was the forehead, which belonged to a vital point.

Su Xiao took out a detonator. He had been keeping the Little Emperor by his side all along; how could he not leave a backup plan?

The bull-headed giant monster's speed was very fast. A few seconds later, it was about two hundred meters away from Su Xiao.

Pressing the detonator, a loud bang came from afar, and the bull-headed giant monster crashed to the ground headfirst.

Su Xiao had placed an egg-sized micro-bomb on the Little Emperor. That thing was very hard to detect and was a white-quality item certified by Reincarnation Paradise.

The explosion sounded, but no kill notification appeared. Instead, a somewhat strange notification appeared.

【You have destroyed the core of the 'Bull-Headed Lord' (1/5)】

【The Bull-Headed Lord is the strongest creature in this derived world. You may choose one of the following options as a reward.】

Option 1: 21,000 Paradise Coins.

Option 2: Soul Crystal (Medium).

Option 3: Bull-Headed Lord Armguards (Purple).

Bull-Headed Lord Armguards

Origin: Akame ga Kill

Quality: Purple

Category: Armguards

Durability: 72/72

Equipment Requirements: Strength 23, Agility 17.

Equipment Effect: Bull-Headed Lord's Wrath (Active): After activating this skill, Strength +15 for 10 seconds.

Note: The cooldown for Bull-Headed Lord's Wrath (Active) is 10 natural days.

Note: Activating Bull-Headed Lord's Wrath (Active) consumes 30% of HP.

Rating: 138 (Note: Purple equipment ratings range from 71 to 150.)

Introduction: Turn blood into strength and crush everything.

Price: 37,000 Paradise Coins.

The Soul Crystal (Medium) was certainly tempting, but the 【Bull-Headed Lord Armguards】 made it impossible to look away.

What was the concept of Strength +15? Su Xiao's current Strength attribute was 24 points. After increasing it by 15, it would reach a staggering 39 points. Although it could only last for ten seconds, in the critical moment of a battle, ten seconds meant life or death.

Imagine Su Xiao fighting an enemy; at the critical moment, his Strength attribute suddenly becomes 39 points. How terrifying would his slashes be then?

Su Xiao chose the 【Bull-Headed Lord Armguards】. At the same time, spatial fluctuations appeared around him; he had already chosen to return to Reincarnation Paradise.

The Bull-Headed Lord in the distance stood up, a pair of blood-red bull eyes staring at him.

Su Xiao's back of the head suffered a heavy blow, but there was no ripple in his heart; he was even thinking about how to strengthen his various abilities.

Roar!!

An angry roar came to his ears. The Bull-Headed Lord rushed to Su Xiao's front, and that fist, like an iron pestle, smashed down. The ground shattered with a boom, just like a smashed plate, but Su Xiao was already nowhere to be seen.

"This detestable human, actually daring to hurt my core."

Waves of sound spread out. This terrifying creature was helpless under the power of space.

If Su Xiao saw this scene, he would definitely sigh secretly: running away after acting cool is really fucking exciting.

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

【The Hunter has returned to Reincarnation Paradise. Starting to calculate derived world rewards.】

Derived World: Akame ga Kill.

Difficulty: Lv. 8 (Extremely Difficult)

World Source Obtained: 27.2

Number of Missions Completed: 2 (Main Missions 1, 2).

Overall Evaluation: A. (Note: Ratings range from E- to S+. Overall evaluation is calculated based on the total World Source obtained and the number of missions completed.)

Starting to collect World Source...,

World Source collection complete. Starting to tally rewards.

Rewards Obtained: 13 attribute points (already includes attribute points obtained within the derived world), 10,000 Paradise Coins.

Overall evaluation is A. Hunter level +2, upgraded to Lv. 9. (Level increases based on overall evaluation.)

Hunter level has reached Lv. 9. Storage space increased to nine cubic meters.

Calculation complete. Rewards have been automatically deposited into the Hunter's brand.

……

【Detected that the item 'Jie Duan Xian' carried by the Hunter has not been notarized by Reincarnation Paradise. Judging... This is an Imperial Tool material, its value is only 1/15 of a finished Imperial Tool. You can spend Paradise Coins for notarization. Do you wish to spend 5,000 Paradise Coins for notarization?】

Su Xiao was stunned and immediately chose to have Reincarnation Paradise notarize Jie Duan Xian.

The World Source obtained in the Akame ga Kill world this time wasn't much, but the attribute points rewarded by the main missions were many.

With dozens of people fighting over one key, it wasn't strange that the rewards were generous.

Sitting on the bed in his exclusive space, Su Xiao checked the attribute points and Paradise Coins in his brand. There were 13 attribute points and 31,057 Paradise Coins in total.

The harvest from this derived world was quite fruitful; Su Xiao obtained many good items and equipment.

【Mythril Holy Ring (Purple)】, 【Bull-Headed Lord Armguards (Purple)】, 【Ice Domain Prince Token (Blue)】—all three pieces of equipment were obtained in the Akame ga Kill world. Two of them were very suitable for him. Besides these pieces of equipment, there were also Soul Crystals and so on.

Su Xiao didn't want to do anything now; he just wanted to sleep. Ever since he infiltrated the Imperial Palace in the Akame ga Kill world, he hadn't rested at all.

Xiang Bubu jumped onto the bed, and the bed leg creaked. It was very curious about Su Xiao's exclusive space, especially this bed.

"If you're hungry, there's food in the fridge. If you're thirsty, go to the faucet over there... not the toilet! Don't drink water there! Take your head out, you are not allowed to destroy the furniture, otherwise, you'll be grounded for three days..."

After instructing Xiang Bubu on 'common sense', Su Xiao fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. Soon, even breathing sounds appeared in the exclusive space. Su Xiao fell into a deep sleep without even taking off his clothes, showing just how exhausted he was.

Xiang Bubu tilted its head and looked at Su Xiao, then glanced at the bed. It wanted to gnaw on it, but it was afraid of being grounded.

After sleeping for a full seventeen hours, Su Xiao woke up groggily. He was woken up by the urge to urinate; otherwise, he could have continued sleeping.

After relieving himself refreshingly, Su Xiao took a cold shower to clear his head.

Checking the furniture, there was no damage, only a large dumbbell had been gnawed on, and the iron plate was covered in tooth marks.

Su Xiao looked at Xiang Bubu; Xiang Bubu was staring at that dumbbell. It had had a fight with this dumbbell earlier~.

Dressed neatly, Su Xiao took Xiang Bubu and left the exclusive space, heading straight for the Attribute Enhancement Hall. This was his personal habit: enhance attributes first.

Su Xiao had visited this place several times and was quite familiar with it. After paying 100 Paradise Coins, he obtained the right to use an attribute enhancement chamber. Xiang Bubu stood guard at the door.

【Welcome to the attribute enhancement chamber. Your naked attributes are as follows.】

Strength: 24

Agility: 24

Stamina: 12

Intelligence: 24

Charisma: 3

【The Hunter can freely distribute attribute points: 13 points】

【Beep, detected that the Hunter's main attributes are Strength, Agility, and Intelligence. Please prioritize enhancing these three attributes.】

Those 3 points of Charisma attribute were a bit of an eyesore. Su Xiao didn't intend to use precious attribute points to enhance Charisma.

Compared to communicating with plot characters in a friendly manner, he was more accustomed to putting a blade to their necks. That was more effective, and the other party's attitude would be extremely 'sincere' and 'enthusiastic'.

And putting a blade to a plot character's neck required the support of four attributes: Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence.

There were 13 attribute points that could be freely distributed. Odd numbers couldn't be distributed evenly. In the end, Su Xiao's distribution method was: Strength +5, Agility +4, Intelligence +4.

【Attribute distribution complete. Enhancement starting. Enhancement will be accompanied by immense pain. Do you wish to use the anesthesia function? This function is free.】

"Do not activate."

The attribute enhancement chamber began to operate. Su Xiao closed his eyes and sat cross-legged on the ground, looking like an old monk in meditation. The muscles on his face twitched constantly, and his whole body's skin turned red.

No matter how many times he experienced it, he couldn't adapt to the intense pain during this enhancement. This pain was increasing.

The starting point of human physique was very low, but it had infinite potential. The enhancement of attribute points was developing this potential. If one wanted to quickly achieve effects that would take years or even decades, one had to endure terrifying pain.

When the attribute enhancement chamber stopped operating, Su Xiao's clothes were already soaked with sweat.

Feeling the surging power within his body, a smile appeared on Su Xiao's face. The feeling of becoming stronger was always so wonderful.

Now his attributes had become:

Strength: 29

Agility: 28

Stamina: 12

Intelligence: 28

Charisma: 3

Su Xiao left the Attribute Enhancement Hall. He prepared to go to the trading market to sell equipment; he urgently needed Paradise Coins.

Zhan Long Shan's sharpness value had already reached 86%. By consuming another blue-quality blade weapon, Zhan Long Shan could be upgraded to purple quality.

This would be the last blue weapon Zhan Long Shan would devour. Su Xiao would buy a blue weapon with suitable additional attributes for Zhan Long Shan at a high price.

When Zhan Long Shan was upgraded to purple quality, it could only devour purple-quality blade weapons. The price of purple weapons was really too expensive, and they were very rare. Su Xiao had to seize this last opportunity to devour a blue weapon.

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