Chapter 3090

There were many patches of bloodstains and large blood spots on the snow, Su Xiao did not pursue, this was his first time using Blade Domain in combat, his body was not yet fully accustomed to this new ability, especially the stamina consumption, activating Blade Domain for a total of 3 seconds gave him a vague feeling of stamina overdraft, this was not due to his stamina being insufficient, but because Blade Domain was activated too intensely.

The more enemies inside Blade Domain, the more slashes Su Xiao had to form, and the greater the stamina consumption; if there was only one strong enemy inside Blade Domain, the stamina consumption would be over ten times less than this time.

In reality, Blade Domain has no fixed cooldown or duration; if Su Xiao's stamina were sufficient, not only could he activate it for 3 seconds, but even for 3 hours, it would not be a problem—this is the characteristic of domain-type abilities: as long as the user can endure, the domain can remain active.

The initial 3 seconds are more like a skill protection mechanism, a preferential treatment by the Reincarnation Paradise for contractors and hunters; although the main storyline missions and war missions released by the Reincarnation Paradise are indeed brutal, they are not meant to let contractors and hunters die.

Su Xiao has two ways to remove this limitation: through seal permission, he can immediately lift it, or he can gradually adapt and become familiar with Blade Domain through combat.

Su Xiao planned to adapt for a period of time before removing this limitation; to adapt to Blade Domain, frequent use would suffice.

Clang.

A slash mark appeared in front of Su Xiao; as expected, he could still use Blade Domain, but could not fully unleash this ability; if he forced it within 2–3 days, even if he did not die, his true stamina attribute would permanently decrease, followed by permanent reductions in vitality, permanent decline in physical defense, and permanent reduction in cellular energy, etc.

Blade Domain needs gradual adaptation, training, and development; for training, Su Xiao planned to use Blade Domain to perform some relatively precise tasks, such as carving a small sculpture from a hard material using the slashes of Blade Domain—he could consider carving a small sculpture of Ignoring Bubu Wang first.

While Su Xiao was pondering, Hunting Tide leapt onto a rooftop a hundred meters away, holding an unconscious member of the Eclipse Organization in hand.

"Need a live one? Don't misunderstand, I'm doing this to make up for the mistake of being tracked by the enemy."

"..."

Su Xiao pushed open an empty wooden house, and Hunting Tide, dragging the prisoner, also entered.

Hunting Tide threw the prisoner against the wall; without any visible movement, the bowstring of the Source Bow trembled, nailing the prisoner to the wall.

Soon after, Baham and Am returned; Baham chased down eight enemies and killed them all, while Am failed to catch one—his speed was a fatal flaw.

Su Xiao checked the prompt that had just appeared; in this battle he killed many enemies but only obtained 4.79% of World Origin, showing how difficult it is to acquire World Origin in this world.

Compared to killing superhumans within this world, obtaining World Origin by handling dangerous objects is faster—unless attacking the Eclipse Organization's headquarters or going to war with the Alliance, it is otherwise hard to find many superhumans.

Such good fortune as today's will be hard to encounter again after this battle; Kinsley, that superbly cunning old fox, will not send his men to die again; he is a man full of personal charm and ruthless methods, he looks after those who sincerely follow him, yet can also exploit those unrelated to him—no matter how cruel or vicious the means, he will use them.

If Alliance officials were to vote on who is more suitable to become the leader of all superhumans, Su Xiao or Kinsley, they would surely choose Kinsley, even by a 100% to 0% landslide; but if voting on who is better at eliminating dangerous objects, the result would certainly be Su Xiao.

"I damn it, there are too many trolls in this world."

Baham took several shots during the pursuit; previously it was him spraying others, today he got what he deserved—physically, he was sprayed several times.

Su Xiao put down a chair and sat facing the prisoner; the cold-faced man nailed to the wall hung his head, appearing already unconscious.

"Tell me, how is the situation with Kinsley's side? Did you find the mermaid?"

Su Xiao's words received no answer; the cold-faced man nailed to the wall still kept his eyes closed, his breath and spiritual fluctuations showed no change.

"Stop pretending, we all know you're not unconscious."

After Baham finished speaking, the cold-faced man raised his head and opened his eyes.

"Being captured by a woman—this is a disgrace."

Bang.

Hunting Tide swung the Source Bow at the cold-faced man's face; the man's neck nearly broke, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and he spat out several blood-stained teeth.

This is the 'Prayye' race; their territory is also part of the Alliance's domain, but they have their own civilization and customs; the tradition of the Prayye people is that women are unsuited for combat or physical labor, better suited for meticulous and tedious work, such as lawyers, doctors, or superhuman pharmacists.

"Too light—are you tickling me?"

The cold-faced man laughed, revealing teeth stained with blood; he was deliberately provoking Hunting Tide to make her kill him.

Su Xiao stared at the cold-faced man's eyes; after a moment, he nodded slightly—relying solely on torture would not work, they needed the Endless Dark Collar.

With a click, the Endless Dark Collar was fastened around the cold-faced man's neck.

"Where is Kinsley?"

Su Xiao casually asked a question; it didn't matter what the other answered, as long as he lied, the passive Lie-Binding Curse of the Endless Dark Collar would trigger, reducing the opponent's willpower attribute, then activating the Black Prison (active), throwing him into the dark cell.

"I don't know."

As soon as the cold-faced man finished speaking, he felt a surge of yin-cold energy enter his body, rushing straight to his brain.

Half an hour later, after the combined baptism of the passive Lie-Binding Curse and the active Black Prison, the cold-faced man's gaze became dull, saliva dripped from the corner of his mouth.

"Tell me all information about the mermaid."

Su Xiao removed the Endless Dark Collar from the cold-faced man's neck; the equipment's effect had already reached its maximum.

"Lord Kinsley… will come to save me, will come… save me, mud tastes good, hehehehe."

The cold-faced man laughed foolishly; his willpower had been reduced to below 3 points, and he had been locked in the dark cell for a long time, but his remaining instinct prevented him from betraying Kinsley.

A blade light flashed across the cold-faced man's neck; Su Xiao walked toward the wooden house's exterior—this man could even reveal his own home address, yet not a single word about Kinsley's information was spoken.

"He has backbone."

Baham stared at the cold-faced man's corpse, gave Am a glance, and Am dragged the corpse down from the wall, shouldered it, and walked toward the snow, preparing to find a place to bury it.

One hour later, Su Xiao stood on a teleportation array; the affairs of Winter Spring Town were done, it was time to return to Youke City, one of the three major cities at the continent's center and also one of the places where power is most concentrated; Su Xiao wanted to return and see how things were there.

Ignoring Bubu Wang, Am, and Baham all stepped onto the teleportation array; Hunting Tide saw they were all calm and composed, so she paid no attention and stepped onto the array as well—she still did not know she had boarded a thief's ship.

"Get ready to depart! It's already too late to get off now, Hunting Tide, whatever you do, don't vomit, the agency, however you vomit."

Baham shouted loudly; Hunting Tide merely snorted, indifferent in her heart.

Boom!

The wooden house where Su Xiao was located exploded, wood chips flew in all directions; within the vast light, Hunting Tide's eyes widened, realizing things were not simple.

"Wait..."

As Hunting Tide's words trailed off, she felt the world spin, as if two invisible giant hands appeared on both sides, slamming her into the center, after which everything around began to rotate—she wanted to vomit.

At the same time, outside Winter Spring Town, Vasov, covered in bloodstains, sat in the snow; nearby was a hunchbacked old man, and a pure maiden with her hair tied in a ponytail.

The hunchbacked old man was a space-system user; the pure maiden was a backup arranged by Kinsley, she would not appear unless absolutely necessary, because her mission was to infiltrate Su Xiao's side.

"Here we are, the adult said correctly—they will use spatial secret arts to return to Youke City; otherwise, they would not have established spatial secret seals in the Youke City agency, the spy's intelligence is very accurate."

The hunchbacked old man stretched his hands, tearing open a pitch-black hole.

"Intercept them, don't let them return to Youke City so quickly."

Vasov's expression turned solemn; his respect for his leader Kinsley grew deeper in his heart—this adult had already arranged everything.

"I'm intercepting."

The hunchbacked old man's hands hovered in the air, a black sphere appearing between them, cracks forming in the air around the sphere.

"Not good!"

The hunchbacked old man made a motion to retreat; he had indeed intercepted a spatial fluctuation, but this fluctuation was like an iron train racing furiously along a rocky road, nearly rolling over him.

With a bang, the hunchbacked old man's arms shattered into minced meat, his jaw flying off, his false teeth spiraling upward.

Pata-pata~

The hunchbacked old man lay upside down in the snow, his legs positioned in a ridiculous pose—this was the fate of trying to stop a chariot with one's arms.

Huazhiwo peeled a piece of flesh from his own forehead; the pure maiden standing beside him had her face dotted with blood, the two locking eyes, both somewhat dazed.

"Goya, it's your turn now."

Huazhiwo gave a wry smile; they had previously calculated the legion commander of the mechanism down to the last detail, yet were struck into near-autism by the opponent's sheer strength—they knew that legion commander was strong, but now he was excessively strong, to the point of absurdity.

"Leave it to me."

The pure maiden, namely Goya, wiped the blood from her face; she had been cultivated to this point, finally about to fulfill her duty. Regarding the target figure Kukulin·Bai Ye, Goya felt relatively satisfied—he was a superlative figure, appearing to be in his early twenties, which would allow her to leverage her advantage in beauty.

"Confident?"

"Pretty much; if I fail, remember to place a bouquet of white flowers before my tombstone."

Goya walked across the snow, saying those words with her mouth, but in truth she was quite confident.