Chapter 3083

The stars were all over the sky, the wilderness at night was not quiet, mountains spread, beasts appeared, and insects chirped endlessly.

Rumble~

The gravel on the ground shook, and a train drove along the tracks. In the thick smoke emitted from the locomotive, sparks from burning coal were mixed in.

Inside the VIP carriage of the second section of the train, Su Xiao was flipping through the data in his hand. Originally, he was going to deal with a dangerous object named "Ash Casket." He hadn't reached the scene yet, and the Ash Casket was dealt with by the local "Institution" branch, eventually classifying it as a B-tier dangerous object.

The report noted that although this thing was creepy, its threat to civilians was not as great as imagined. It belonged to the kind that looked scary, but as long as there was sufficient experience in handling dangerous objects, 5–6 "Institution" members could properly resolve it.

Although this wasn't good news for Su Xiao, it also saved him time. His main quest required containing/eliminating A-tier or S-tier dangerous objects. Even if eliminating a B-tier dangerous object could increase the quest completion, compared to the time cost paid, the quest completion obtained was not worth it.

The reason Su Xiao took this long-distance train was to rush to a small town located on the border of the Southern Alliance, named Winter Spring Town.

Four years ago, a dangerous object appeared in Winter Spring Town. By rights, the Containment Organization should have solved it long ago, but that dangerous object was somewhat special, not only extremely difficult to find, but once disturbed, it would immediately disappear, and before long, it would appear in Winter Spring Town again.

After sending a few waves of people back and forth, they still didn't solve that dangerous object, so it was just left here regardless.

Personnel were really in short supply. If not necessary, leaving 1–2 field personnel stationed here all year round was the best choice to deal with this type of dangerous object.

Su Xiao prepared to solve this dangerous object because the level of this dangerous object was not low. The previous Deputy Legion Commander, Wideman, had been to Winter Spring Town and even brought the Fierce Dog Squad, but returned in defeat, and one of his most capable confidants died there.

Facing this situation, a normal person in power couldn't tolerate it and would inevitably wipe out that dangerous object completely. The previous Deputy Legion Commander, Wideman, weighed the pros and cons for a long time and finally decided that compared to losing face, letting more subordinates die here was a greater loss. His ability was destined to be unable to do anything about the dangerous object in Winter Spring Town.

Being able to make the previous Deputy Legion Commander return in defeat, the dangerous object in Winter Spring Town was definitely S-tier at the base. Su Xiao decided to go and see. Even if he couldn't solve it, it was better than waiting in York City.

The heater in the carriage emitted warmth, and combined with the rhythmic sound of the train, it made people sleepy. Su Xiao didn't rest. He didn't even play puzzle games, but sat cross-legged on the bed, with the Dragon Flash placed flat on his legs, ready to draw his sword and fight at any time.

It wasn't that Su Xiao was overly cautious. In quest worlds, historically, when taking transportation, the probability of Su Xiao being attacked was over 70%.

This was also why he didn't buy transportation that could be stored in the storage space. Not only because transportation that could be brought into the eighth-tier world was extremely expensive, but also because it would be heartbreaking if it were broken.

Not only was Su Xiao vigilant, but Baha was also very vigilant. The Tianba beauty, Hunting Tide, sat by the train window, admiring the night view outside. Although she wasn't willing to assist Su Xiao, she couldn't do anything about the summoning contract.

The Tianba warriors of the Heavenly Palace were indeed killed by Su Xiao. However, Su Xiao didn't go on a massive slaughter of the Tianba tribe civilians in the God's Country; that was purely a waste of time.

Regarding this, Hunting Tide was skeptical. In fact, it didn't matter whether she believed it or not. Su Xiao summoned her because of Hunting Tide's strength, and because of her agility characteristic. When initially contacting dangerous objects, running fast was clearly stronger than having high survival ability.

Compared to Su Xiao and Baha, whose perception was fully open, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was much more relaxed. It was sleeping soundly on the small bed opposite. Before, when it learned that it was going to deal with the "Ash Casket," it looked as steady as an old dog, fearless, but in reality, it was so scared that it almost dripped urine.

Now that it heard the "Ash Casket" had been contained, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang felt that dog life was full of hope again. When its mood was good, it naturally started sleeping soundly.

While Su Xiao was releasing his perception, he was also performing daily meditation. After completing the daily meditation, he opened his eyes. Perhaps he was overthinking. It had been nearly three hours since leaving York City, and still, no enemies had attacked.

Just as Su Xiao felt a bit relaxed, something suddenly fell within his perception circle, crashing onto the roof of the train.

Su Xiao looked up and saw the dent on the top of the carriage. Just as he was about to draw his sword, a groan of pain came from above.

"I fell to death. I told you not to fly upside down. Is your intelligence limited to eating dirt?"

A slightly youthful male voice came from above, and the voice was still in the voice-changing period.

Thump thump thump~

A white-haired boy hung upside down, tapping on the train window with his fingers.

"Sir, sorry to disturb you. Do you know where Sunset Canyon is? I can pay Ta Pounds."

The white-haired boy smiled very infectiously. Clearly, this was not an attacker.

At this moment, there was some doubt in the boy's heart. For some reason, when he looked at the man in the carriage, he felt a sense of blockage in his heart. He clearly had never met the other party, yet he looked at the other party... unpleasantly?

The white-haired boy suppressed the thoughts in his heart. He had never met the other party, so why would he look at someone unpleasantly for no reason? This must be his own problem and had nothing to do with the other party.

"Sunset Canyon is over there..."

Baha raised its wings, just about to point the direction, when the white-haired boy disappeared with a "whoa." That's right, it was just a "whoa."

The train was driving in the tunnel, while the white-haired boy sat at the tunnel entrance, with a bump gradually swelling on his head, and a mechanical giant bird landed beside him.

"You, so stupid, cluck cluck cluck cluck."

The mechanical giant bird made a sound like gears rubbing. If members of the Containment Organization saw it, they would recognize it as a dangerous object in the first instance.

"Where did this person come from? He doesn't look very smart at all."

Baha poured itself a cup of hot tea and drank it slowly, which made Hunting Tide look sideways repeatedly.

"This is the Son of the World."

Su Xiao perceived just now that the fluctuation of that aura might be the Son of the World, but it was likely not the authentic Son of the World. That feeling of luck being added to one's body wasn't too intense.

"Slaughter him?"

Baha's aura began to become dangerous.

"Not for now."

Su Xiao didn't let Baha make a move. He was somewhat curious about what that was. If that white-haired boy was the authentic Son of the World, he would have already made a move just now.

That feeling was like... a Son of the World that appeared due to some coincidence? Or rather, someone had poured the power of luck into the other party.

This was not impossible. The two types of items treasured in Su Xiao's storage space could achieve this point. Judging from the current situation, it seemed that someone had used some method to cultivate a Son of the World (fake).

Don't think this is incredible. In the Wizard World, although Su Xiao hadn't seen this kind of person with his own eyes, the Nia cultivated by Dawn, Laurent, and Gus was a similar existence.

If Su Xiao's guess was correct, then the situation would be very interesting. After he released the Devourer, the Devourer reached symbiosis with a young man named Aiqi.

And someone had cultivated a white-haired boy through special methods.

If Su Xiao and that person clashed, the possibility of the two of them directly fighting in the early stage was not high. It was likely to develop into a first round of game and probing through their respective pawns, that is, letting Aiqi and the white-haired boy clash.

Prosperous Capital, Gaman City.

The streets at midnight were empty, and a figure covered in blood was running wildly on the street. Angry curses could still be heard from behind.

A few seconds later, more than a dozen burly men stopped on the street, their eyes, like hungry wolves, looking around.

"Where did that kid run to? He punched me, Puluo (Puluo: a curse word in this world, similar to damn it)."

"Must find him. The black thing that emerged from his hand just now bit off half of Afu's head. Afu is dead for sure."

More than a dozen sturdy men were cursing. Inside a nearby alley, Aiqi shrank in the darkness. Just today, he protected the person he wanted to protect, which was the boss of the "Soya Hotel," Ms. Xiya Soya.

Those rude guys covered in sweat, under the stimulation of alcohol, were unreasonable to Ms. Soya. Looking at that posture, they were clearly trying to take advantage of the fact that there weren't many guests to push Ms. Soya into the utility room.

Aiqi could guess what these thugs were going to do because he was already an 18-year-old adult male.

Aiqi stood out. He originally wanted to shout for help before being beaten to death, but when he came to his senses, he was already holding half an arm in his hand, covered in bite marks, as if bitten into two pieces by a giant beast.

Aiqi was scared out of his wits and turned to run, so the scene just now happened.

"Let him run away. How do we explain this to the higher-ups? Did you guys get water in your brains? Today's matter must be silenced no matter what. Once the people above know, in no more than 6 o'clock in the morning, we will all disappear."

"No way, we joined the 'Ring' half a month ago. No matter how you say it, the 'Ring' is also an outer organization of the Containment Organization. The Containment Organization is a member of the Alliance, an official organization, it's unlikely..."

"Fart!"

A loud shout made the other sturdy men lower their heads. The leading man stared with bull eyes, the flesh on his face trembling, and he roared:

"You know the Containment Organization very well? You really think that's a charity organization? Being known by the 'Institution' about today's matter is more terrifying than death. We joined the 'Ring' to avoid the pursuit of the Blood Hand Gang. Have you ever thought about why the Blood Hand Gang, which controls most of the underground business in Gaman City, doesn't dare to hunt us down anymore? They are afraid of the Containment Organization, and even more afraid of the 'Institution.' The 'Institution' is full of extraordinary individuals with abnormal brains. Killing us doesn't count as anything to them. Do you remember how many ants you've stepped to death?"

The leading sturdy man's scolding made the rest of them feel cold in their hands and feet, realizing the severity of the matter. Joining the "Ring" made them all feel a bit carried away, and under the stimulation of alcohol, tonight's scene happened.

"Then boss, tonight's matter."

"Silence them, not one left. Dirty deeds are more hated than murder. You guys go back to the hotel and handle the scene well, disguising it as a dangerous object appearing. As for that kid, I have some impression of him. Last time I went to Soya Hotel, I saw him being very intimate with a woman. That's a female apprentice at the Velvet Street Tailor Shop. We guys start from this side. If we kill them all, maybe a few of us can survive. Otherwise, we'll all die. Understand?"

"Yes yes yes."

"We're going back to the hotel."

More than a dozen sturdy men were just about to act separately when Aiqi, who was shrinking in the darkness of the alley, stood up.

"Aiqi."

The Devourer's voice appeared in Aiqi's brain.

"Devourer."

"Slaughter them all, you can do it."

"I'm scared."

Aiqi strode forward while speaking. He was very scared now, but being scared wasn't shameful. He had already walked out of the darkness, and he stood up.

"You guys, damn it."

Aiqi clenched his fists, and the Devourer erupted from his body, surging like fine black tentacles, eventually wrapping around his whole body.

"Aiqi, you are no longer a coward."

Boom!

A large claw swept past, and blood and broken skull fragments splashed. Aiqi stood on the street lamp holding half a head, grinning, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth.

"You guys, really damn it."

Aiqi suddenly appeared in front of the sturdy man leader, his bloody mouth opened, biting off the enemy's shoulder and part of the torso.

Wails and screams tore through the night sky, flesh and blood splashed, dyeing a large area of the street red. A rib hit the wall of a shop by the street with a bang.

The night wind blew. On the roof of a building a hundred meters away, two men and one woman were located here. Among them, a girl wearing a black dress sat on the edge of the roof, her two calves dangling, watching the scene a hundred meters away.

These three were extraordinary individuals of the "Institution." While executing orders, they happened to come here to clean up "trash."

"Is this a dangerous object?"

The girl in the black dress looked at Aiqi who was killing, tilting her head and pondering.

"It's not, but it also needs to be dealt with."

"Then let's do it. Originally we came to clean up pests, this is an unexpected harvest."

The girl in the black dress stretched her hands out, just about to jump off the roof, when a hand wearing a leather glove pressed on her shoulder.

"His name is Aiqi. The ears provided his intelligence. Don't pay attention to him."

"What's this, we've already come."

The girl in the black dress was a bit unhappy.

"Then you go and kill. By the way, forgot to tell you, the order from the ears came from the Legion Commander."

The smiling man hugged his shoulders with both hands. The "ears" he mentioned were the intelligence department of the Institution.

"So what."

The girl in the black dress spoke with a look of indifference.

"I'm talking about the Deputy Legion Commander, not that puppet old man."

"There are so many stars tonight. Let's go, continue to execute the order."

The girl in the black dress stood up and turned to leave, but she immediately thought of something and specifically said a sentence, letting her two teammates help her keep it a secret. The conversation just now must never be reported. She didn't want to say goodbye to this beautiful world. If she offended the Deputy Legion Commander, she felt she wasn't far from death.

The train sped along. Su Xiao placed the glass bottle in his hand on the table. The Devourer fragments inside were surging, and the volume had increased, which meant that side had already started to grow.

"Boss, the progress is good. How long has it been and it's already started to grow."

Baha looked and clicked its tongue in wonder, but soon it was relieved. Gaman City was the territory of the Containment Organization. As long as the Devourer's host didn't seek death, go and provoke Director Vic of the Containment Hospital, or offend the Minister of Finance, Ms. Xiu Lin, it wouldn't encounter any powerful enemies it couldn't fight there.

Su Xiao put away the glass bottle containing the Devourer fragments. It was fine to keep raising it there. Compared to these, he was more concerned about how many contractors had entered this fully open, native world.

Opening the world contact platform, because the number of eighth-tier contractors was not very large, the probability of encountering acquaintances was higher. The situation in this contact platform could be described as exceptionally joyful. Contractors from various paradises could speak in it, and the content was as follows:

National Football Third (Reincarnation Paradise): "Report numbers!"

National Football First (Reincarnation Paradise): "1."

National Football Second (Reincarnation Paradise): "2."

National Football Third (Reincarnation Paradise): "3, report numbers completed!"

Black Rose (Reincarnation Paradise): "The three *** above, you ***,????."

【This contractor has been restricted from speaking. Remaining free speaking times for today: 2 times.】

National Football Second (Reincarnation Paradise): "Hahaha, the lady who spits fragrance, saw Elvish again. Black Rose, do you still remember our three brothers?"

Black Rose (Reincarnation Paradise): "If you dare to continue speaking, I'll slaughter you three muscle-heads."

Light Mu (Holy Light Paradise): "So lively."

Alec (Death Paradise): "Meaningless quarreling."

Light Mu (Holy Light Paradise): "Second brother, hello."

Black Rose (Reincarnation Paradise): "Ten-thousand-year second... ah no, second brother, hello."

【This contractor's free speaking times for today have been exhausted.】

Alec (Death Paradise): "It was just that the last clash with Bai Ye ranked second. In the last world progress, I was first in battlefield kill reputation. If I clash with Bai Ye again, I won't lose. Moreover, Bai Ye is likely not in this world. Bai Ye brother, are you there?"

Bai Ye (Reincarnation Paradise): "Oh."

Alec (Death Paradise): "..."

Black Rose (Reincarnation Paradise): "Hahahahahaha..."

【This contractor paid 3 soul coins for this speaking.】

National Football First (Reincarnation Paradise): "Bai Ye, look here."

National Football Second (Reincarnation Paradise): "Long time no see, miss you very much."

National Football Third (Reincarnation Paradise): "Ura!"

Tyrant (Apocalypse Paradise): "Bai Ye? This is a famous powerhouse in the eighth tier? Never heard of it. If there's a chance, let's fight. I am Tyrant, the immortal Tyrant."

Tyrant (Apocalypse Paradise): "Your code name is... Kuku Lin · Bai Ye? It must be, it won't be wrong, you bastard who brought a large group of bosses to besiege us!"

Light Mu (Holy Light Paradise): "Victim of Bai Ye-style army flow +1."

【Announcement (Tree of Void): Due to the special nature of this world, this ranking mechanism cannot be triggered.】

【Constantizing...】

【The ranking mechanism is a unique reward mechanism for fully open, native worlds. Because it cannot be activated normally in this world, the temporary permission replacement has been activated.】

【World Source Ranking has been activated. Rewards will be given to the 1st to 50th places based on the final World Source obtained by all contractors in this world.】

【First place reward: Bud of the Tree. After obtaining this item, you can perform a specific permission upgrade, such as opening the Seventh Layer of the Land of All Living Things (unique facility of Reincarnation Paradise), or opening the Endless Tower (unique facility of Death Paradise)...】

【Second place reward: Dragon · Coercion (Ultimate skill scroll).】

【Third place reward: Gorgeous Soul Box (After opening, you can obtain 30 Soul Crystals · Complete).】

【Fourth place reward: World Power Condensate · Small Piece (After use, you can obtain 12% World Source, can only be used in this world).】

【Fifth place reward: World Power Condensate · Fragment (After use, you can obtain 10% World Source, can only be used in this world).】

【Sixth to fiftieth place reward: 8% to 1.5% World Source (This is an item that can be converted into World Source after use. Because this world is notarized, World Source cannot be directly rewarded).】

Gaman City, inside a hotel guest room, the window was open, and the cool night wind blew the curtains.

Kirin Dragon · Alec sat in front of the window. After seeing the second place reward, his dark golden eyes narrowed. The 【Dragon · Coercion】 skill scroll, the second place reward, was something he had been looking for for a long time. This time, he was determined to take second place!

PS: (Updated late, a big chapter of 5000 words is presented.)