Chapter 2597: Unlucky Mu Xiao

The underground space was quiet. At the entrance, Su Xiao pressed one hand on the crystal wall in front of him, and the crystal wall had cracked at the scorching red center.

Because of the solar flames exploding in the underground space, the oxygen inside had been exhausted, which caused air vortices to appear in front of the hole in the crystal wall, and the outside air was quickly sucked into the underground space.

Boom!

The flames exploded again, burning for a full few minutes before subsiding. The crystal wall shattered accordingly. Every time an Apollo exploded, Su Xiao had to reform a crystal wall. At this time, his mana was not much left.

【Hint: You have killed Rain Throat Tribe · Shaman · Wugu.】

【You obtained Holy Spirit-grade Treasure Chest (45%).】

【You obtained 5.12% of World Source.】

【You have killed Rain Throat Tribe member · River Tooth.】

【You obtained Life Force (Fragment) x1.】

【You have killed...】

There were many kill hints. Blowing flat the Rain Throat Tribe, Su Xiao obtained a total of 17.23% of World Source. The difficulty of obtaining World Source in this world was high, most likely because there were basic rewards.

As for 【Life Force (Fragment)】, Su Xiao didn't know what this thing was for for the time being. He obtained a total of 217 pieces of 【Life Force (Fragment)】. This thing was different from treasure chests. After Su Xiao obtained it, these 【Life Force (Fragment)】 immediately floated toward him.

【Life Force (Fragment): A necessary item to awaken ancient existences, can also be used to exchange for rare supplies in the Tiger Bee faction.】

Compared to rewards, there were several hints at the bottom that were particularly eye-catching, which were penalty hints.

【You have killed Some Qiyuezhe No. 12056, this is a friendly contractor. In this world, your Scarlet Card drop rate is reduced by 12% (penalty increased by three times).】

【You have killed Some Qiyuezhe No. 10094, this is a friendly contractor.】

【Judging...】

【Judgment complete, the hunter and Some Qiyuezhe No. 10094 are in a normal hostile relationship, there is no penalty for this kill.】

【Due to the multiple abnormal behaviors of Some Qiyuezhe No. 10094, you obtained Hunter Reward, Diamond Honor Medal x10.】

Blowing up two friendly contractors, Su Xiao felt that these two should be the Illusionist and the Crow Man.

Killing the Crow Man had penalties because the Crow Man didn't count as the Illusionist's subordinate, and the other party didn't fight Su Xiao in a true sense. This time, Su Xiao took the initiative to attack, leading to the Crow Man's death.

The Illusionist was different. The other party sent people to attack Su Xiao first, so blowing this guy up not only had no penalties but also obtained Diamond Honor Medals.

Su Xiao only knew one situation where he would obtain Diamond Honor Medals, which was after killing a violator. But the Illusionist was not a violator. Not to mention that the other party's aura was different from a violator's, last time they met, the hunter's hunting authority was not activated.

The high temperature in front subsided somewhat. Su Xiao walked into the underground space. After the fourth Apollo exploded, the aura inside disappeared completely. But a few seconds later, Su Xiao sensed a life aura appearing inside. By the Seventh Tier, the contractors' ability to save their lives was not weak.

Walking into the underground space, Su Xiao held his breath, his gaze looking around. The high temperature made the air distort, and the magma that hadn't cooled down around reflected the place fire-red.

In the distorted air, a figure stood barefoot in the magma. She had a fair back, with light red tattoos on her back, the color very faint.

The black leather clothes covered in sparks hung down like a skirt, and the not-so-long hair floated slowly due to the high temperature.

This figure was standing with her back to Su Xiao, grabbing the head of a charred corpse with one hand. This was the Illusionist's corpse.

"The Illusionist is dead, and my quest has also failed."

Mu Xiao turned slightly, not caring about exposing herself, and looked at Su Xiao with her head turned. She exerted force in her hand, crushing the Illusionist's head.

In the distorted heat, although Mu Xiao was shirtless, her expression was calm, as if she had been waiting here for a long time, just waiting for Su Xiao to come and fight her to the death.

It seemed

Just as Mu Xiao's vision plunged into pitch-black darkness, she was dragged out of the quagmire of death. This is one of her core abilities: Original Sin · Gluttony.

Mu Xiao is an Original Sin Messenger who cultivates Strength, Agility, Intelligence, and Charisma. Just as she thought the Gluttony Monarch had been blown to death, a bloody maw appeared, helping her consume the death that was about to descend upon her. In that instant, Mu Xiao felt a sense of reluctance. After the Gluttony Monarch consumed the death, it completely perished. Even if someone inherited the 'Original Sin Messenger' profession after her death, they would no longer be able to master the ability of Original Sin · Gluttony.

After her vision recovered, Mu Xiao felt the scorching heat around her and her own unscathed body. The only extra thing was the light red mark on her back; she did not know what it was.

What puzzled Mu Xiao even more was that she did not know when she had grabbed the Illusionist's head, and she was standing with her back to the exit of the underground space.

Compared to these puzzles, Mu Xiao wanted to know one thing more: the enemy was just over ten meters away, and she could not move her whole body except for her head. What should she do now?

As the fifty-seventh ranked in the Tree Arena, Mu Xiao was very calm. She decided to deter the enemy first and stall for time by providing some intelligence.

"The Illusionist is the 'puppet' of the Gray Gentleman. It's truly a pity you could kill him. That old schemer who never actively enters any world... the feeling of being targeted by him..."

Clang—

The long blade slashed over. The intelligence Mu Xiao provided was very valuable, but compared to that, killing the enemy before him was more important.

With a swish, the clothing on Su Xiao's shoulder was pierced. He turned his body sideways, and blood-colored spikes pierced past both sides of his neck and under his armpits. Although they didn't hurt him, the blood-colored spikes were extremely sharp.

These very thin blood-colored spikes shot out from the light red tattoo on Mu Xiao's back. Her face was pale at this moment, but she could move.

Mu Xiao brandished the war scythe in her hand and assumed a combat stance.

"You can't kill me..."

Mu Xiao stopped halfway through her sentence because she discovered that she seemed to have a constitution for reverse prophecy, and it was the kind where the good doesn't come true, but the bad does. The Illusionist's words before he died, "Big sister, I beg you, please stop talking," seemed to still be echoing in Mu Xiao's ears.

Mu Xiao's aura surged by a notch, and then she... turned and fled. Among her four main attributes, Strength ensures she isn't suppressed in melee combat, Intelligence increases the power of her 'Original Sin' abilities, while Agility and Charisma are very special; they make her attacks carry the 'Blood Dance' effect, which initially significantly increases the sharpness of her weapon.

After the 'Blood Dance' effect injures an enemy, the enemy will suffer true bleeding damage, and it can stack. A frequent situation is that during a battle, Mu Xiao suddenly retreats, and not long after, the enemy dies from true bleeding damage.

Mu Xiao's Agility attribute is very high, and coupled with her 'Sin Dance' series abilities, her escape capability is definitely in the top tier of the Seventh Tier.

With a whoosh, a wind pressure swept past Xibeier, blowing up her clothes and hair. Her expression was bewildered.

Mu Xiao had the strength to kill Xibeier in an instant with one swing of her scythe, but she didn't do so. In her view, killing that monster's toy would definitely attract a lot of hatred. Moreover, Xibeier is a contractor of the Holy Light Paradise; the punishment for actively killing a contractor from one's own side is terrifying: the first time deducts 10% of all attributes, the second time 50% of all attributes. The punishment for accidental killing is barely acceptable, only deducting 1 point of a random physical attribute.

Just as Mu Xiao swept past Xibeier, an afterimage attacked.

With a swish, Su Xiao landed in a forward-leaping thrust posture, the Dragon Flash held in one hand stabbed into the ground, pinning a piece of clothing covered in sparks to it.

Seeing this scene, Xibeier immediately stood against the wall. When gods fight, she should still try to stay as far away as possible.