Chapter 289: Victory (Fourth update, extra update for monthly tickets)

Dika threw a heavy punch.

Bang.

A chunk of Su Xiao's left shoulder was blown away, and his left arm hung limply.

Enduring the numbness spreading through half his body, a bloody light surged over Su Xiao, his muscles bulging slightly as he activated the bracer's inherent skill.

"Minotaur Lord's Rage (Active): After activating this skill, Strength +15 for 10 seconds."

"Tip: Minotaur Lord's Rage (Active) has a cooldown of 10 natural days."

"Tip: Activating Minotaur Lord's Rage (Active) consumes 30% of your HP."

Much of the blood in Su Xiao's body was drained and converted into power, raising his Strength attribute from 29 to 44 for ten seconds.

Checking Zhan Long Shan sliced through the air, emitting a terrifying wail, and blood-red flames seemed to burn in Su Xiao's eyes.

The long blade swept past, severing anything that blocked its edge.

Puchi.

A small piece of skull and an arm flew up; Dika let out a miserable scream, and his figure vanished.

Drip, drip.

Fresh blood dripped from his fingertips. Su Xiao gasped for air as the effect of the 【Minotaur Lord's Armored Bracer】 faded, and the surging sense of power within him disappeared.

Looking up at the enemy, Dika's right cheek had been sliced off, revealing a stark white skull.

There was a cross-section on the skull where one could even see the brain directly.

Dika tore a strip of cloth from his body with one hand and wrapped it around his head; this was to prevent his brains from spilling out during teleportation.

Dika's right arm had been severed, leaving him with only one arm to attack with, significantly reducing his threat.

Su Xiao had a large hole in his chest, his left shoulder was blown away, and his left arm hung limply, making it impossible to use the Boundary Line.

After two rounds of combat, both sides were severely injured.

Taking advantage of Dika's pause to catch his breath, Su Xiao retreated slowly until he reached the edge of the barrier, leaning his body against it.

He did not believe Dika could teleport out of the barrier; this barrier was the highest-level ability in the Parasyte world.

"Continue."

Blood spilled from the corner of Su Xiao's mouth. The enemy before him was somewhat similar to him—also seeking revenge, and equally ruthless.

"Good."

Dika clenched his left fist. The Kara people respected one type of person above all: the strong. Whether it was the previous Tuka or the current Dika, this remained true.

The brutal slaughter began. Su Xiao remained on the defensive, never attacking proactively; since the enemy could teleport, attacking proactively was a waste of stamina.

Xiang Bubu Wang hid nearby, ready to take a punch for Su Xiao at any moment. This idiot's ability was very shameless; not only did it have an aura that restored 1 HP per second, but it could also secretly heal Su Xiao.

The war of attrition began. After severely injuring Dika, Su Xiao stopped risking his life against him. He could potentially kill the opponent, but he might die in the process. He did not fear death, but trading lives with the enemy before him was not worth it.

Su Xiao never got close to Dika, fearing a situation where Dika might teleport him into the ocean outside the whale's body; if that happened, he would be doomed.

The war of attrition continued. Relying on the Ice Goddess Aura, Su Xiao's recovery ability was not weak, restoring 1 HP per second—60 HP per minute. The battle lasted for dozens of minutes, and the Ice Goddess Aura helped Su Xiao recover several thousand HP.

There were two minutes left until the coordinate establishment was successful. Su Xiao, covered in blood, leaned against the barrier with a large hole in his lower abdomen. He had nearly been teleported into the sea by Dika three times, but at the most critical moments, he had slashed at Dika's vitals, forcing the opponent to interrupt the teleportation.

Dika needed at least 2 seconds to teleport someone else; Su Xiao had figured this out during the dozens of minutes of fighting.

Dika could teleport once every 7 seconds. Within three seconds after teleporting, Dika could use the previous spatial fluctuation to teleport again, after which he had to wait 7 seconds.

Su Xiao constantly explored the enemy's information during the fight; Dika's figure could not be captured by detection equipment at all.

At this moment, Su Xiao could no longer stand up. Recovery items like 【Royal Secret Medicine】 and 【Delicious Chocolate】 were all used up. Xiang Bubu Wang lay half-dead in the distance, having taken two punches for Su Xiao.

Dika was not doing well either; one arm was severed, one-third of his head was sliced off, there were over a dozen deep slash marks on his torso, and a triangular hole had been cut into the center of his chest, where his beating heart and wriggling organs could be clearly seen.

Dika's intestines spilled onto the ground as he struggled toward Su Xiao; with every step, more of his intestines were dragged out.

The barrier was filled with a thick, bloody stench; the brutality of the battle was beyond imagination.

Dika struggled to approach Su Xiao, stopping to catch his breath every few steps, leaving a large trail of blood inside the sperm whale's esophagus.

Su Xiao tried to sit up, but failed several times. He put away Checking Zhan Long Shan and took out the Broken Elf; he only had enough strength left to raise his arm.

Raising the Broken Elf with a trembling arm, Su Xiao fired several shots, but because his hand was not steady enough, he only hit Dika once.

Dika was hit in the shoulder, staggered for a long time, and nearly fell over.

Both Su Xiao and Dika were at the end of their ropes. Xiang Bubu Wang, nearby, wanted to stand up to protect its master, but failed after several attempts. Its four legs were splayed outward, and fresh blood matted its once-pristine fur together. Xiang Bubu's eyes were filled with unwillingness.

Xiang Bubu Wang was different from ordinary Teigu creatures; it was more like a normal living being, with flesh and blood.

Su Xiao slumped against the barrier and put away the Broken Elf. World coordinate... ten seconds until generation!

Su Xiao took out a cigarette with a trembling hand and lit it. The blood on his fingers stained the cigarette, and he took a deep drag.

"I won."

Smiling as he looked at the enemy, Su Xiao exhaled a puff of blue smoke.

Dika could no longer hear what Su Xiao was saying; the severe head injury had caused serious damage to his hearing.

【Announcement: The third coordinate has been successfully established. The war is won!】

【Announcement: The spatial battlefield has ended. This spatial battlefield is won.】

All surviving contractors received this notification. They rushed out from their hiding spots, cheering and screaming; some even covered their faces and wept bitterly.

The spatial battlefield was hell, a shura field, a meat grinder, but it was all over.

Contractors were teleported away one after another, entering a space for temporary rest.

Su Xiao also received numerous notifications. Dika, not far from him, let out a roar of unwillingness as his body gradually decomposed; this was the Reincarnation Paradise's forced execution ability.

【The war is won. The Arbiter identity has been reclaimed.】

Su Xiao's Arbiter ability disappeared, the screen floating beside him vanished, and his attire returned to normal.

【Arbiter identity reclaimed. Protection measures initiated; modifying the memories of contractors regarding the Arbiter identity.】

Su Xiao's face lit up with joy; it seemed he didn't need to change his "disguise." He had previously wondered why the Reincarnation Paradise had let him travel to the derived world in the same cabin as the contractors; it turned out there were such protection measures.

The memories of Adam and others seeing Su Xiao in front of the spaceship began to blur, eventually replaced by trivial matters, such as chatting with a contractor in front of the cabin.

The memories of God King, Flash Gold, and others were all modified. The modified memories were all about the identity of "Bai Ye," not the existence of the Arbiter.

In the memories of the surviving contractors, the Arbiter seemed to have appeared out of thin air.

【Evaluating the Arbiter's performance in this world...】

【Evaluation complete. Arbiter's performance: Excellent! Special reward granted. The Hunter may choose one of the following options.】

a: 50,000 Paradise Coins.

b: Purple Treasure Chest x1 (The items obtained from this chest have a minimum rating of 140.)

c: Golden Honor Scroll (This is a Golden reward, granted based on the combined identity of Arbiter and Hunter.)

Note: Golden Honor Scroll: Can upgrade a skill-type ability by one tier. Skill-type abilities are divided into: Basic, Proficient, Mastery, Grandmaster... Insufficient authority to view levels below.

Note: The Golden Honor Scroll can upgrade abilities up to the "Mastery" level.

Seeing option c, Su Xiao's heart burned with excitement. His "Sword Mastery" was a Mastery-level skill. If he obtained this scroll, Sword Mastery would be upgraded to Sword Grandmaster!

Su Xiao didn't know what the concept of Sword Grandmaster was, but he was about to possess this ability.