Chapter 3101

The five members of the protagonist team clearly understood the situation before them. Although they had been used all along, this did not mean they were stupid; rather, they had been crushed in terms of strength, intelligence, and status. In these aspects, the protagonist team was a dimension behind Su Xiao and Kingsley.

All five members of the protagonist team stood against the wall, especially Nainai Ni among them, who appeared exceptionally well-behaved.

"Existence is reasonable. The mermaid has the value of her existence. Containing her is not enough to reflect her value."

As Kingsley spoke, he unfastened a gold button from his right collar and tucked it into his bosom; this was a gift from his wife and held special significance for him.

"……"

Su Xiao did not speak. Following his control, the Banishing was withdrawn from the white-haired youth's chest. This Son of the World (Fake) was still useful; he might be needed in the future. To be safe, when the Banishing had just detached from Su Xiao's cuff, it had already been wrapped in a TH9-type potion.

There were two Sons of the World (Fake). One could be dealt with at any time through the Devourer, and the other could be exterminated via the TH9-type potion. This was the most secure choice. Even if he left them alive, Su Xiao would not let them grow into a major threat.

His philosophy was: either kill none, or if he had to kill, then including Aiqi, leave none behind. Hatred was like a seed that would take root and sprout in the heart. Su Xiao did not have the habit of letting enemies grow. If this were a genuine Son of the World, he would have killed them the moment they met. As for the protagonist team, at the current stage, they were not yet in a hostile state.

The Banishing fragments flew near Su Xiao and wrapped around the crystal coffin. Following his control, the crystal coffin floated behind him.

In reality, avoiding a fight with Kingsley was the most time-saving and lowest-risk choice. Conversely, the rewards would also be lower.

The hostility of their positions meant cooperation with Kingsley was impossible. Su Xiao was now the Legion Commander of the Institution. The philosophy inherited by the Institution was that one must not use dangerous objects. Even as the Legion Commander, he could not ignore this. All members of the Institution upheld the philosophy of not using dangerous objects, only containing or eliminating them.

Once the news that Su Xiao used a dangerous object reached the members of the Institution, he would lose their hearts. Not only would the Institution's transcendents not support him, but Director Vic of the Containment Ward and Ms. Xiulin of the Finance Department would also stand in opposition to him.

The philosophy of not using dangerous objects seemed rigid, but it was not. The mortality rate for handling dangerous objects was extremely high. If the transcendents of the Institution did not have a belief supporting them, who could have made it to today? Who didn't have family? Who wasn't afraid of death? In fact, everyone was afraid, but they had a belief in their hearts.

Su Xiao did not fear being hostile to anyone, but the things he had to do later would be difficult without the assistance of the containment agency.

Now, if he wanted to know any intelligence, he only needed to dial the operator girl, and there would be over a hundred thousand intelligence personnel collecting information for him everywhere. The eyes and ears further down were too numerous to count; beggars, workers, and merchants could all become Su Xiao's informants.

Intelligence that would take a lone person days, or even longer, to find could be delivered completely to him within half an hour after a single phone call, presented in the form of a document on the desk in front of him. This was the gap.

If he cooperated with Kingsley and used the mermaid to accomplish certain things together, it might seem like avoiding a battle, but in reality, it would bury hidden dangers.

It wasn't that Su Xiao couldn't use the mermaid, but he absolutely could not cooperate with Kingsley to use her. If he did, the leverage would fall into Kingsley's hands. At that point, Kingsley would only need to announce to the outside world that Su Xiao had used the dangerous object mermaid. Although it wouldn't reach the point where the entire containment agency was hostile to Su Xiao, his subordinates would be disheartened, and at most, they would only obey his orders on the surface, while in reality, they would be alienated.

The hostility of their positions was already set, so there was no need for more words. Kill.

Boom!

The gravel under Su Xiao's feet shattered, and he turned into an afterimage, rushing straight toward Kingsley.

The long blade tore through the air, leaving a black mark in mid-air, and slashed toward Kingsley's neck at an angle that was almost impossible to evade.

With a clanging sound, the long blade stopped a dozen kilometers from Kingsley's neck. A tear appeared in Kingsley's formal wear, and the ground beside his feet exploded violently; this was the kinetic energy brought by Su Xiao's single slash.

The impact scattered, sweeping out with wind pressure. In the protagonist team nearby, Daoer Mu extended one hand forward, forming a shell resembling obsidian texture in front of him. This shell was like half an eggshell; it looked thin, but it was actually Daoer Mu's strongest defensive ability.

Amidst the impact caused by the clash between Su Xiao and Kingsley, the shell in front of Daoer Mu shattered rapidly. His strongest defense didn't seem very strong either.

With a boom, all five members of the protagonist team slammed into the wall behind them. The wall shattered rapidly, and they flew backward into the gravel, finally hitting the mountain body covered in cracks.

The location of the battle between Su Xiao and Kingsley had a vertical mountain wall on the right and a large area of ruins on the left, and the five members of the protagonist team were slapped onto the mountain wall at this moment.

Nainai Ni fell to the ground. She felt a tightness in her chest and secretly rejoiced in her heart. Fortunately, she had acted sufficiently well-behaved just now. If they had been directly hostile, all five of them would have died here within a few breaths.

"These two people... what kind of monsters are they?"

The mature woman Man Li coughed repeatedly. The two people fighting nearby clearly weren't targeting them, but they could barely withstand the aftermath of the battle.

"Let's retreat quickly. This level of battle is not something we can participate in... No, watching the battle is also dangerous."

Just as Aiqi's voice fell, a cyan-blue slash passed over his head. It was so fast that it was only after the slash had submerged into the mountain behind Aiqi that he reacted. He immediately touched his head; fortunately, his skull was still there.

Ignoring the protagonist team shivering on the side, Su Xiao had already completely clashed with Kingsley.

Zing.

The slash grazed Kingsley's ear. While dodging, Kingsley pressed one hand forward.

An impact force struck head-on. Su Xiao slid backward in a half-squatting posture, plowing the ground. This knockback ability of Kingsley's was very troublesome. Every time he was knocked back, the injuries brought about didn't count for much to Su Xiao, but Kingsley could use this ability almost without restriction. This was another characteristic of S-003 (Black Emperor): Repel.

Su Xiao stood up and looked at Kingsley, who was dozens of meters away. It was now known that the Black Emperor had two characteristics: Exile and Repel.

Repel was easy to understand; it was a knockback ability that could not be exempted and had no cooldown interval. Using it carried risks. As for Exile, this ability was very troublesome.

The Exile ability was changed from the Black Emperor's "Submission" ability. Those who were unwilling to submit to the Black Emperor would be exiled.

【Hint: You have suffered the "Exile" status. This is a debuff status. Your Luck attribute will be continuously reduced until you leave the influence range of the dangerous object S-003 (Black Emperor).】

【Your fortune has been blocked by the "Exile" status. Your Luck attribute will temporarily slide to 0 points (because the Luck attribute is lower than 50 points, this debuff cannot be exempted; if it were higher than 50 points, this debuff could be exempted to a certain extent).】

【Your Luck attribute is temporarily reduced by 10 points.】

【Your Luck attribute is temporarily reduced by 5 points.】

【Your Luck attribute is temporarily reduced by 3 points.】

【Your Luck attribute is temporarily reduced by 1 point...】

When the battle first started, Su Xiao's Luck attribute had already slid to 0 points. Not only that, it continued to drop subsequently. Even if it was a temporary debuff, this was very fatal.

In the first few seconds of the battle, the Luck attribute slid particularly fiercely, dropping to -18 points within a few seconds. Since then, the slide of the Luck attribute had slowed down.

The situation at this time was that every time Su Xiao had the intention to attack Kingsley, he had a 20% probability of sliding 1 point of Luck attribute. This was the subsequent reduction effect of the Exile status.

In battle, how could there be no intention to attack? Precisely because of this, Su Xiao's Luck attribute had already slid to -39 points. He could feel that the night wind blowing by was colder, and the tips of the wheat grass on the surrounding ground seemed to point toward him, like sharp edges.

Malice from the world appeared from all directions. After the Luck attribute exceeded -30 points, it was no longer just simple bad luck.

As long as he continued to fight Kingsley, Su Xiao's Luck attribute would continuously slide until he was far away from Kingsley, at which point this debuff effect would be lifted, and Su Xiao's Luck attribute would recover.

Su Xiao did not strike randomly. If the Luck attribute slid to -40 points, it was a different concept. When it slid to -50 points, even he had a high probability of dying here. This was the dangerous aspect of the Black Emperor. Moreover, its user was named Kingsley, the person who had secretly helped form the protagonist team together with Su Xiao.

A half-moon hung high, and the stars filled the sky. On the ground covered with large areas of cracks, Su Xiao and Kingsley stood in a standoff dozens of meters apart.

Su Xiao was waiting for an opportunity. The Fate Dominator's Luck Power (Core Active) ability could instantly increase his Luck attribute by 20 points, allowing his Luck attribute to recover to -19 points. A debuff within -20 points of Luck attribute was not fatal to Su Xiao; this was the key to victory.

If Kingsley himself were not strong, then it would be nothing; Su Xiao could kill the opponent quickly. The problem was, as the leader of the Eclipse organization, Kingsley himself was a powerhouse in the strongest echelon of this world. The opponent hadn't reached today by relying on personal charm, but by killing his way up.

A bloodstain appeared on the side of Kingsley's neck. His eyes stared at Su Xiao. Undoubtedly, this was the strongest enemy he had encountered in his life.

In reality, Kingsley was very puzzled in his heart. Of course, he had fought the Legion Commander of the Institution before. As a user of the Black Emperor, he had always been stronger than the opponent. Although he was not as good as the opponent in handling dangerous objects, if comparing personal strength, he was more than a notch stronger than the opponent.

Just now, Kingsley discovered that the situation was wrong. For some reason, the Legion Commander of the Institution in front of him had improved his strength by a large margin. If he didn't use that method, and additionally used the Black Emperor with higher risk, let alone defeating the opponent, he would definitely die here today.

Kingsley didn't even need to consider it to know that with the speed erupted by the strong enemy opposite, if he couldn't beat the opponent, he wouldn't even have a chance to retreat.

More crucially, Kingsley estimated that even if he used the method he had always hidden, his victory or defeat with the opponent would only be a fifty-fifty chance, because the opponent was too good at fighting, and the probability of him dying was higher.

Kingsley's right hand, wearing a black glove, gripped the air, and a trace of golden electric arc flashed between his palms. This was the method he had always hidden. Although he had practiced this ability for a long time, no one knew about it except himself, not even his confidant Ring 1.

Crack!

A bolt of golden lightning streaked across the sky. In an instant, the sky was filled with this kind of golden lightning.

Seeing this golden lightning, Su Xiao recalled the Nameless Captain he met in the Demon Sea. The opponent was a true Son of the World, and one of his main abilities was this kind of golden lightning.

Not only the Nameless Captain, but Douglas, whom Su Xiao met in the Dark Prison World, was also a Son of the World. The opponent could also use this kind of golden lightning, but the usage time was very short, and he couldn't use it as freely as the Nameless Captain.

This kind of golden lightning had a great connection with the true Son of the World. At this moment, Kingsley also used this ability. Was this guy a true Son of the World of this world?

The opponent was definitely not. Su Xiao could be sure of this point. Kingsley could not be the true Son of the World of this world. Su Xiao had killed many Sons of the World. After fighting, whether the enemy was a true Son of the World was extremely intuitive in Su Xiao's perception.

Su Xiao wanted to know how Kingsley managed this kind of golden lightning.

If Su Xiao could also manage this kind of golden lightning, he could use an extremely tyrannical sword art technique. That move was called Heaven's Wrath: Thunder Fall.