Chapter 3428: This Love Story, So Complicated

Closing the Void Tree's notifications, Su Xiao did not yet fully understand the situation in this world. However, judging by the name "Killing Leaderboard," the competition for resources in this Tree-Born World would inevitably be brutal to the extreme.

The fire in the large stone house burned fiercely, emitting a 'pop' sound from time to time; as the wood cracked, sparks showered out from the fire.

Su Xiao used the team function to sense the positions of Xiang Bubu, Amu, Baja, and Beni. The first to be sensed was Xiang Bubu Wang; Xiang Bubu was rushing over at full speed and would arrive before long.

Baja's initial distance was greater, but it could fly. Based on its speed, it would arrive shortly after Xiang Bubu Wang in half an hour.

Amu's whereabouts were unknown; the distance was so great that even the team sensing function could not lock onto it. This meant it was beyond 80 kilometers, and it could only be vaguely detected that Amu was to the east.

As for the last one, Beni, there was no need to worry. She had already activated her daily 'Orphan Mode.' In the previous world, Beni had obtained 【Traveler's Favor】. This special equipment had three effects:

1. As the travel/walking distance increases, there is a higher probability of discovering treasure.

2. After walking more than 30,000 meters, one begins to receive the protection of the "Traveler," increasing the initial friendliness of all non-evil faction creatures. Upon chance encounters, if help is requested, the other party will likely provide a certain degree of assistance.

3. Wild animals/extraordinary beasts and all animal-type existences have their initial friendliness toward the wearer of this equipment increased by +45 points (the friendliness cap is 100 points).

Simply put, the more Beni walks, the better her luck and the more animal friends she has. With the "Heart of Friendliness" trait, even if Beni encounters animal-type existences of the evil faction, ghosts, spirits, etc., as long as Beni does not provoke them, those existences will not attack her.

In the eyes of those existences, Beni's situation is basically: "This little thing looks quite pleasing to the eye." That is the general feeling.

Right now, Beni had already gone to rack up her step count. Within the next two days, she would transmit news back through the team channel.

Su Xiao glanced at the hanging ponytail man and the female sensory-type. He needed to pry their mouths open as soon as possible, at least to know the Gray Gentleman's purpose for coming to the Tree-Born World this time.

Just as Su Xiao was preparing to take action, a Void Tree announcement appeared.

【Announcement (Void Tree): The Killing Leaderboard is about to open.】

【Because too many rule-breakers have entered this world, and Hunters, Executioners, Death Rangers, Pioneers, Guardians, and Battle Angels are all participating, this event will adopt a no-rules melee mode.】

【Killing any participant will grant 1 Killing Merit point.】

【Killing any participant will allow you to inherit the other party's existing Killing Merit points, on top of gaining 1 Killing Merit point.】

【Total number of participants: 1,296.】

【Mode: Escape/Melee/Killing Competition.】

【Warning: Because the opening of this Tree-Born World was delayed, the maximum number of final survivors will be reduced from 300 to 100.】

【Warning: Before the end of this world progress, only 100 participants can leave this world. If the number of survivors exceeds 100, participants ranked after 100 in Killing Merit acquisition will be forcibly executed.】

【Hint: Among the 1,296 participants in this world, there are a total of five Overlord-level units (the first four Overlord-level units are determined based on personal combat power, team combat power, or special abilities).】

【The first four Overlord-level units are true Overlords. The fifth Overlord position is a special Overlord position, randomly selected. If the randomly selected target dies, the lowest-ranked Overlord-level unit will be randomly selected again after 1 natural day.】

【The Overlord-level units this time are:】

1. Kuku Lin · Bai Ye (Samsara Paradise · Hunter/Dangerous Unit).

2. Gray Gentleman (Samsara Paradise · Rule-breaker/Dangerous Unit).

3. Crow Woman (Void · Arcane Eternal Star/Dangerous Unit).

4. Solomon (Samsara Paradise · Some Qiyuezhe/Former Hunter/Dangerous Unit).

... (Below is the special Overlord position. This unit is randomly drawn from the 1,292 participants. The lucky winner this time is:)

5. Aiduoer · Papa (Apocalypse Paradise · Some Qiyuezhe/Ordinary Unit).

【If you kill any of the above five Overlord-level units, you will receive 100 Killing Merit points for each.】

【World Source cannot be obtained in this world, but treasure chests, titles, soul crystals, etc., can be obtained.】

【When settling this world, because World Source cannot be obtained, the settlement will be based on the participant's Killing Merit points/task completion quantity/exploration degree (exploration degree is not visible before settlement).】

Seeing these hints, Su Xiao had already imagined how fierce the situation in the Tree-Born World would become.

As for being notarized as an Overlord-level unit, Su Xiao estimated that it was likely based on a judgment of his fundamental combat power, and perhaps also related to his repeated ignoring of the Void Tree's warnings.

Being identified as an Overlord-level unit actually had no benefits; instead, one would be targeted by other participants. Killing an Overlord-level unit grants 100 Killing Merit points, equivalent to killing 100 normal participants.

Interestingly, Su Xiao, the Gray Gentleman, Crow Woman, and Solomon were judged to be there based on hard power, while the fifth Overlord-level unit was randomly selected. For example, Aiduoer · Papa—if she were strong, it would be fine, but any normal participant with a shred of sanity would not easily provoke Su Xiao or the Gray Gentleman and others.

Aiduoer · Papa was different; she was a super fat sheep. Killing her would yield 100 Killing Merit points.

Killing Merit is a good thing. Not only can it be used to obtain rewards from the Killing Leaderboard, but it also involves the world settlement after returning, meaning how many real attribute points and refined Immortal Stones, etc., can be obtained.

Previously, the Gray Gentleman had used some means to delay the opening of the Tree-Born World. Now, the consequences had arrived: the original 300 survival slots were reduced to 100 by the Void Tree.

Not only that, there were 1,296 participants this time. Su Xiao had, of course, investigated the opening of previous Tree-Born Worlds. In the past, there were never this many people; the number was usually around 400–600. On that basis, 300 survival slots were already cruel enough.

But now, with 1,296 people entering and only 100 survival slots, this was a Shura killing field.

More importantly, the notarization rules this time were wrong. After previous Tree-Born Worlds opened, hundreds of people would escape and kill in the large area of the "Yada Ancient Capital." There were fog walls around the perimeter, like an inverted large bowl, covering the "Yada Ancient Capital" and surrounding territories, preventing participants from leaving this area.

But this time, there were no such restrictions. These thousand-plus people could escape and kill across the entire continent.

This also meant one thing: the remaining 90% of areas not explored by participants were now fully open. Presumably, the natives there were also not to be trifled with.

【Announcement (Void Tree): The Killing Leaderboard has been opened. Participants will have the opportunity to obtain the following rewards (because all areas are open this time, and the number of participants is the highest ever, the leaderboard rewards this time have been increased by 3 times overall).】

【First place reward: Origin Magic Mirror (Abyss product).】

【Second place: Soul of Technique (High-tier technique trait · skill scroll).】

【Third place: Storm Greatsword (Void product · forged by the Demon Blacksmith).】

【Fourth place: Dark Monarch · Inheritance Power (Undead/Dark magic exclusive).】

【Fifth place: Soul Treasure Chest (After opening, you can obtain 15–100 Soul Crystal Cores).】

【Sixth to tenth place can obtain 8–4 Soul Crystal Cores respectively.】

【Tenth to one hundredth place can obtain Soul Crystals (Complete) or Soul Coins corresponding to their ranking. For detailed ranking rewards, please check the branch list.】

Closing the reward list, Su Xiao did not know what the 【Origin Magic Mirror】 was. Things from the Abyss were bound to be extraordinary, but he was more interested in the 【Soul of Technique】.

Undoubtedly, the 【Soul of Technique】 was a technique-type ability, and it was the type that provided subsequent bonuses to already mastered technique abilities. Being chosen by the Void Tree as the second-place reward, its value could be imagined.

This Tree-Born World was very dangerous, but there were many ways to gain benefits. Killing Merit alone provided double rewards: after obtaining rewards from the Killing Leaderboard, there were also settlement rewards upon returning.

Just as Su Xiao was thinking about his next strategy, an announcement appeared again.

【Announcement (Void Tree): This killing competition will have a total of four stages.】

【11 hours later, the first stage will begin.】

【After entering the first stage, supply boxes (5–10) will be dropped at the Tree of Origin in the center of the "Yada Ancient Capital."】

【Hint: The supply boxes are white, blue, and purple.】

【White supply box: Mostly contains one-time use items.】

【Blue supply box: Mostly contains rare resources.】

【Purple supply box: Mostly contains resources urgently needed in this world.】

The first melee would begin in 11 hours. Su Xiao checked the main quest that had already appeared.

【Main Quest: Survival (First Ring)】

Difficulty level: Adaptive.

Quest introduction: Survive until the number of participants is less than 300.

Quest deadline: Adaptive.

Quest reward: World Key × 1.

Quest penalty: None.

Seeing this quest, Su Xiao's brows furrowed. The quest difficulty was unknown, the reward was generous, and there was no penalty—these were all very ominous signs.

Su Xiao estimated that the danger in this world did not all come from other participants. Being notarized by the Void Tree as an Overlord-level unit already indicated that his combat power was among the top few of all participants.

Even so, the quest penalty was actually "none." Did that mean that after all areas of the Tree-Born World were opened, those areas not explored by contractors contained extremely powerful intelligent plants and extraordinary animals?

It was now nearly 7:00 PM. Eleven hours later, at 6:00 AM tomorrow, the first round of melee would begin in the area where the Tree of Origin was located.

Su Xiao would, of course, participate in this melee. This was not only to kill rule-breakers and reduce the number of enemies, but also to obtain more Killing Merit.

Besides that, competing for supply boxes was also very important. They contained resources urgently needed by those in this world. The Void Tree had previously hinted that the various abnormal states in this world were of a very high tier. Although Su Xiao was an alchemist, he was not omnipotent and could not guarantee he could formulate potions to deal with all abnormal states.

Moreover, to formulate corresponding potions, one needed to first analyze the characteristics of the abnormal state, which also took time. If one were suddenly subjected to an abnormal state, one could only endure it initially.

Fortunately, Su Xiao had previously upgraded his Basic Passive · Body Soul, which had increased his resistance to abnormal states. And the 【Heart of Berger (Immortal Grade)】 he was equipped with was simply an artifact in this world.

"Power of Adaptation (Core · Passive): According to the enemy's characteristics, increases the wearer's abnormal state resistance by 62–80 points (adaptive)."

If there were no enemies, for example, if Su Xiao were poisoned, this equipment would cause Su Xiao's poison resistance to skyrocket.

Others would be finished after 10 seconds of poisoning, but Su Xiao could hold on for at least half an hour. If he gave himself a shot in the meantime, holding on for over 40 minutes was absolutely no problem.

Running sounds came, followed by a 'bang,' and then Xiang Bubu's whimpering. This was because it was running too fast and had crashed into a tree or stone pillar again.

Before long, Xiang Bubu Wang, with a face full of grievance, ran into the large stone house. A few minutes later, Baja flew in through the window.

"Boss, I scouted on the way. This ancient capital we are in is huge. There is a big tree in the center. I estimate that tree is at least a thousand meters tall. Also, in the western half of this ancient capital, there are quite a few Vine People."

As Baja spoke, it looked at the two captives hanging upside down.

"Vine People?"

Su Xiao recalled and remembered the Ancient Tree People, Vine Tribe, Fungal Tribe, Tree Elf Tribe, and Ghost Tribe mentioned in the world introduction.

Presumably, the Vine People Baja mentioned were the Vine Tribe.

It was best not to provoke the Vine Tribe. Their tribe members were numerous and united. The Vine Tribe was very persistent and hardworking. The western half of the ancient capital was their habitat, and it had been well maintained by them.

The Vine Tribe belonged to an omnivorous species; they ate both meat and plants. However, they did not eat vine-type plants; those were their distant relatives.

Su Xiao was considering whether to launch a surprise attack on the Gray Gentleman's side now. After deliberation, he decided to abandon this plan. They had been blocked by those rule-breakers for a while just now. Although the enemy had suffered heavy losses, the time spent killing them had caused his side to lose the initiative. Rushing over now would make him a true "reckless brute," and it was highly likely he would walk straight into the Gray Gentleman's trap.

Moreover, Su Xiao had other things to do coming to the Tree-Born World this time. He would not stare fixedly at the Gray Gentleman, causing himself to remain in the open.

The Gray Gentleman's side had many people and great influence. As a price, it was difficult for them to hide in the dark.

Su Xiao was different. His own combat power was strong, and hiding was a very simple matter.

Once Su Xiao hid in the dark, the one who would be uncomfortable was the Gray Gentleman. He would need to guard against Su Xiao everywhere to avoid a sudden attack.

"Baja, wake them both up."

Su Xiao walked to a stone table against the wall, took out disinfectant, washed his hands, and then took out a roll of animal skin. After spreading it flat, there were multiple small leather pouches inside, and inside the pouches were crystal needles.

These 15 crystal needles were Su Xiao's harvest from 【Coin's Alchemy Notes】. This thing was called the "Thorn of Mercy."

Its effect was not merciful at all. During the Second Era · Alchemy Civilization, alchemists also had enemies, and sometimes they needed to learn some secrets from the enemies' mouths. What should be done? Torture? As an alchemist, how could one resort to violence?

So, an alchemist invented the "Thorn of Mercy." Using this thing to obtain information meant the enemy didn't need to be tortured. It could be called "extremely merciful."

Su Xiao picked up 5 crystal thorns. Anyone who could withstand 3 was a true iron-blooded man.

"Xiang Bubu, you take a leak, and I'll splash them awake."

Just as Baja spoke, the corner of the female contractor's eye twitched slightly.

"I'm already awake. I say, old brother, your punch was really ruthless. I still have tinnitus."

The ponytail man hanging upside down spoke, and the female rule-breaker receiving the same treatment also opened her eyes.

Su Xiao stopped in front of the female rule-breaker. With a 'rip,' the dagger in his hand tore open her outer garment.

He took out 【Coin's Alchemy Notes】, checked the diagram on it, and had Baja seal the female rule-breaker's mouth with tape. Then, he inserted a crystal thorn over ten centimeters long into the female rule-breaker's abdomen, which had slight abdominal muscle contours. The precise position was two fingers below the navel.

3 seconds after the crystal thorn was inserted, the female rule-breaker almost rolled her eyes and died. Because her mouth was sealed and she was hanging upside down, she twisted her body like a caterpillar.

A dozen seconds later, the female rule-breaker's sweat mixed with tears dripped down from her hair tips. Her whole person looked as if she had been washed by water, and the pupils in her eyes were trembling.

One minute later, just as the light in the female rule-breaker's pupils began to dim, Su Xiao pulled the crystal thorn out of her abdomen. Baja ripped the tape off her mouth with a 'rip.'

"I'll tell you the Gray Gentleman's plan, you let me go."

"..."

Su Xiao signaled Baja to let the female rule-breaker down. After Baja cut the rope with its eagle claws, the female rule-breaker fell to the ground with a 'thud.' She was completely exhausted; it was difficult for her to even stand up, and her legs were weak.

"My name is Eleanor, I am a rule-breaker from Sanctuary Paradise, 27 years old this year..."

Su Xiao raised his hand, signaling that he didn't need to know these things.

"After being stabbed by this crystal needle? What did you feel?"

"A very complicated and painful feeling."

Eleanor turned her head slightly, not wanting to recall what had just happened.

"Speak now, the Gray Gentleman's plan."

"Okay, the Gray Gentleman's plot is huge. He wants to do a big thing in the Tree-Born World."

Eleanor's expression was serious, and after speaking, she even nodded at Su Xiao.

"..."

Su Xiao looked at Eleanor, his smile gradually becoming kind.

"The information you provided is very useful."

"Right? I said it, I'm willing to say anything. If you're interested, I can do it with you. How about you let me go afterward?"

"Okay."

"Then come on."

Eleanor's voice had just fallen.

Crack!

Su Xiao crushed Eleanor's neck and threw her aside. His gaze turned to the ponytail man. Seeing this, the ponytail man said:

"Actually, she said everything. In her cognition, she said everything she knew."

The ponytail man smiled. Although he feared Su Xiao's interrogation methods, he was not worried about leaking secrets.

"The Priest's ability."

Su Xiao could be certain that this ability came from the Priest. Just now, Eleanor actually wanted to tell the Gray Gentleman's plan, but she had already been affected by the Priest's ability without even knowing it herself.

So when she touched the memory area about the "Gray Gentleman's plan," she was misled, thus saying nonsense like "The Gray Gentleman's plot is huge, he wants to do a big thing in the Tree-Born World," which sounded reasonable but actually had no meaning.

Su Xiao seemed to know why the Gray Gentleman sought cooperation with the Priest. With this kind of ability, even if he gathered many people, he didn't need to worry about the problem of leaking secrets.

"Old brother, I still have 10,000 Soul Coins here. How about buying a life? You have a grudge against the Gray Gentleman, we actually only cooperate with the Gray Gentleman, we belong to opposing positions. Opposing positions, 10,000 Soul Coins to buy a life is not too much, right?"

The ponytail man spoke. Hearing this, Baja asked: "Are you from Apocalypse Paradise?"

"Yes, how did you know?"

"Intuition."

"How about it? 10,000 Soul Coins, buying a life is not too much, right?"

"Okay."

Su Xiao spoke. The ponytail man's eyes lit up. He tentatively asked: "Then sign a contract?"

"Hmm."

Su Xiao drafted a contract. Seeing this, the ponytail man chuckled and said: "Otherwise... draft a double contract notarized by the Void Tree?"

Pfft.

Blood sprayed. Su Xiao shook the blood off his knife. The ponytail man's head rolled to the ground. Signing a Samsara Paradise contract or a Void Tree contract could be manipulated, but a double contract had too much risk of manipulation. Since he couldn't get 10,000 Soul Coins for free, of course, he would immediately slaughter the ponytail man.

Su Xiao had already made up his mind just now. Let alone the ponytail man offering 10,000 Soul Coins, even if the other party offered 100,000, he had to die. Cutting weeds requires removing the roots, and killing enemies requires scattering the ashes. If an enemy falls into a river or similar, even if the enemy has suffered a fatal wound, he must see the corpse. If he can't get the corpse, he will block the upstream and downstream of the river and drain the water.

Or if an enemy falls off a cliff or similar, if he can go down, he must go down to see the enemy finished with his own eyes. If he really can't go down, he must throw a few Apollos down.

Su Xiao had been deeply influenced by various novels, TV series, and movies since he was a child. He knew how tough the lives of those protagonists were, and how those villains died.

So when he dealt with the Son of the World, he not only went there in person every time but also mobilized all available forces. Even if it was using a cannon to kill a mosquito, he would do it. What if he was turned around?

Sending experience to the other party bit by bit to level up? Letting the other party level up all the way and finally challenge him? Su Xiao had always nipped such things in the bud. As long as he confirmed they were enemies, Su Xiao didn't do things like blocking the "Novice Village." It was a waste of time. He would throw an Apollo directly into the "Novice Village," blowing up even the village chief. Still want to fight monsters to level up? Afraid they are living in a dream.

Su Xiao took out a bottle of alchemy potion. After leaving the large stone house, he threw it back inside. With a 'whoosh,' the flames exploded. Su Xiao hadn't walked a few steps when a loud explosion occurred behind him. The flames and broken rocks were like a curtain, reflecting behind him.

Su Xiao decided to observe first. He would remain still tonight and go to the vicinity of the Tree of Origin in the center of the "Yada Ancient Capital" tomorrow morning to participate in the supply box competition tomorrow morning.

There were two subsequent things to do: find the last piece of 【Soul-Severing Shadow Stone · Incomplete】 and the 【Talent Awakening Device】.

Both were in the Tree-Born World, but their locations were unclear. Plus, there were no empires or kingdoms here, so it was impossible to gather information. The former "Yada Civilization" had long since perished. In such an environment, finding things was difficult.

Su Xiao had two types of item-finding tools: 【Prison Rice】 and 【Navigation Compass】. The latter could not be used for the time being.

Compared to these two, Su Xiao felt that if he could get Caesar over, the pressure in finding the 【Soul-Severing Shadow Stone · Incomplete】 and the 【Talent Awakening Device】 would be much less.

Unfortunately, this was difficult. The Tree-Born World could not be reached by teleportation. Sometimes Su Xiao couldn't help but wonder, what would happen if Caesar and the Abyss Jar met?

Abandoning this thought, Su Xiao took out the 【Prison Rice】. Before he could use it, Xiang Bubu Wang beside him barked.

Following Xiang Bubu Wang's line of sight, Su Xiao saw a figure walk out of the darkness. It was Wood.

Wood's attention was focused on the 【Prison Rice】 in Su Xiao's hand. As the saying goes, an expert knows the ropes; Wood saw the extraordinary nature of the 【Prison Rice】 at a glance.

"Bai Ye, the light rice in this little bag looks delicious."

"It's for feeding monkeys."

"This..."

Wood coughed lightly and didn't continue. Su Xiao wasn't lying; the 【Prison Rice】 was indeed used to feed the "Luck Monkey."

"Wood, how did you find us?"

Baja's gaze was slightly unkind. If Wood had set a coordinate on it or Xiang Bubu Wang, it was a typical case of ill intent.

"By this."

The Abyss Jar appeared in Wood's hand. Seeing this, Baja was half-believing.

"Bai Ye, I said before, we continue to cooperate. I came to this world without a clear goal."

"Then what benefits do you get by traveling with us?"

Baja looked at Wood suspiciously. Wood said with a slight smile: "It's strange to say, you always choose dangerous places to go, which happens to be what I want. You all know, I need opportunities."

Wood's implication was that he was prepared to travel with Su Xiao temporarily, taking the opportunity to find a chance to send away the "Wild Father."

"If you two are going to form a team, can you count me in?"

A female voice came, and a woman in a white robe walked over. She wore a hood, the white robe had a red lining, and the pendant on her neck was a twisted cross.

"You are?"

Wood's pupil flames condensed. The newcomer's aura made him feel slightly familiar, yet strange.

"Wang."

Xiang Bubu Wang barked, meaning it seemed to remember who part of the scent on this woman came from.

"I am Zuiyas's wife, Ewo · Ona. Ewo is his surname, and Ona is my name. I have heard that one mention you two more than once."

Ancient God Priest · Ona's temperament was gentle; one couldn't tell at all that she was of the Ancient God system.

Su Xiao's hand pressed onto the hilt of his blade, and Wood beside him took a big step back, keeping his distance from Ancient God Priest · Ona.

When Su Xiao cooperated with Zuiyas, he had witnessed an ability of the other party called "Marrow-Parasitic Worm."

In Zuiyas's hands, this ability required the target to completely lose the ability to resist before he could plant the "Marrow-Parasitic Worm" in the target's brain. After this ability took effect, it could change the other party's subconscious cognition without the target noticing.

Previously, when Zuiyas controlled Bolosi of the Undersea World, Bolosi didn't notice anything abnormal until the end, always regarding Su Xiao, Wood, and Zuiyas as confidants + friends he hadn't seen for many years.

Zuiyas's "Marrow-Parasitic Worm" ability was actually learned from his wife. The "Marrow-Parasitic Worm" cast by Ancient God Priest · Ona was even more terrifying; she could plant the "Marrow-Parasitic Worm" without the other party knowing at all.

Zuiyas had also mentioned one thing: a long time ago, he offended Ona's mother, an Ancient God High Priestess. Afterward, Zuiyas was hunted down. However, when he was first hunted down, Zuiyas kidnapped the Ancient God High Priestess's daughter, which was Ona.

It was a total of two months; the first month was spent growing fond of each other, and the second month was spent with Ona fleeing while dragging the unsteady Zuiyas along. Afterward, Ona even pleaded with her mother, and in the end, she married Zuiyas.

When Su Xiao and Wood first heard about this, they both thought Ona was a victim, not only kidnapped but also forcibly "hey hey hey" by Zuiyas.

But after learning that "Marrow-Parasitic Worm" was Ona's specialty ability, this matter didn't seem right no matter how one thought about it. It always felt like Zuiyas offending Ona's mother was not a coincidence at all.

Moreover, was the daughter of an Ancient God High Priestess really that easy to kidnap? And could they escape for two months? But in the Meteorite Star, the Ancient God's territory, no matter how one thought about it, this didn't seem reasonable.

This matter couldn't help but make people suspect whether Ona had taken a fancy to the "energetic young man" Zuiyas back then. During their escape, it probably wasn't Zuiyas using force. It was highly likely that Ona was half-willing.

When they were in the Painting World, Su Xiao took out 【Sun Potion (Perfect)】. After Zuiyas learned of its massive permanent enhancement and recovery of kidney and other functions, that gaze was impressive. Presumably, Zuiyas had been harmed quite a bit after marriage.

"You two, why are you so vigilant against me? Oh, I see, you two are guarding against the Marrow-Parasitic Worm? It's okay, I won't take action against the Law-Exterminator and the holder of the Abyss Jar. Moreover, I am only responsible for the first half."

Ancient God Priest · Ona's last sentence was meaningful. After speaking, she took off her hood.

"Damn it! What virtue and ability does Zuiyas have?"

Baja expressed its affirmation of Ancient God Priest · Ona's appearance, but thinking that this was the Ancient God system and she could sprout a bunch of tentacles, it immediately ignored the consideration of appearance.

"Ms. Ona, you actually took a fancy to Zuiyas, especially the young Zuiyas. It's really... surprising."

Wood remembered the arrogant look of young Zuiyas and felt particularly confused. Why didn't any beautiful women of the Demon race take a fancy to him and throw themselves at him? Comparing their looks when they were young, Wood had confidence in crushing Zuiyas.

"Because of various reasons, that is a happiness you gentlemen cannot imagine."

Ancient God Priest · Ona, as a married lady, spoke about dirty jokes regarding her husband without any restraint.

"Oh~"

Baja "oh"ed meaningfully.

"So that's how it is."

Wood remembered the large pile of tentacles Zuiyas could release and seemed to understand something.

"Your ability is dangerous. We can cooperate, but we must sign a contract."

Su Xiao, who hadn't spoken for a while, stated his position.

"Contract?"

Ancient God Priest · Ona frowned slightly.

"Yes, the contract between me and Bai Ye, you can choose one."

"That won't do. My husband has told me more than once that I must never sign a contract with Bai Ye and Wood, otherwise, even selling the coffin wouldn't be enough."

Ancient God Priest · Ona had a smiling expression, determined not to sign a contract no matter what.

"This is slander. However, Bai Ye, what is your attitude?"

Wood looked at Su Xiao.

"Have you ever heard of a Law-Exterminator being invaded by parasitic worms?"

"Isn't that nonsense?"

Wood couldn't help but say this, feeling a bit envious in his heart. He knew some of the Law-Exterminators' Green Steel Shadow energy. To date, no parasitic creature would be so stupid as to parasitize a Law-Exterminator.

"Welcome, Ms. Ona."

Wood finalized the decision to temporarily cooperate with Ancient God Priest · Ona. There were two reasons: the other party's ability was indeed strong, and there was another point—just now Ancient God Priest · Ona said she was responsible for the first half, which couldn't help but make people guess who would be on the field for the second half?

Finding a wind-sheltered place in the ruins, Su Xiao sat cross-legged and meditated, while Wood looked at the large iron pot on the fire with a solemn expression. As Zuiyas's wife, Ona's original words were that Su Xiao and Wood were Zuiyas's friends, so she would be responsible for tonight's late-night snack and let them taste her gains.

But Wood looked at the turbid, viscous soup in the pot that carried a slight sense of despair, and he had no appetite at all. Wood seemed to suddenly understand why Zuiyas had such a good appetite in the Painting World.

For his own life safety, Su Xiao politely declined Ona's late-night snack and took out the meal he had packed from Xia's last time. Wood, of course, chose to sponge a meal. Ona also held the attitude of trying it out, tasted it, and then, in the name of not tasting it thoroughly, ate most of the meal Su Xiao took out.

The next morning, at dawn, there were two hours left until the first batch of supplies were dropped.

"Bai Ye, what is the strategy this time?"

"Grab what you can."

"Good strategy!"

"Hmm, it should be like this."

Obviously, Wood and Ancient God Priest · Ona were not prepared to have the three of them cooperate to grab supply boxes. The reason was that it was not easy to divide them, and the benefits were low.

In that case, why cooperate? That goes without saying. With "good teammates," in a critical moment, as long as you run faster than your good teammate, the danger won't catch up.

In the team of Su Xiao, Wood, and Ona, this was the correct way to use teammates.

As the morning sun rose on the horizon and all things revived, Su Xiao rushed toward the direction of the Tree of Origin. In this first round of melee, he would be able to see many hidden opponents. If the three brothers of the National Football Team, Solomon, Crow Woman, Gulu, Water Brother, and others were all present, it would inevitably be exceptionally lively. ===== CHAPTER 3429 =====