Chapter 354: Hanging from the Southeast Branch

With the Pluton blueprints suddenly changing locations, Crazy Milk and Revolver Man immediately realized something was wrong.

Franky couldn't have left the Judicial Tower at this time. Neither of them was stupid; this meant the Pluton blueprints had already fallen into someone else's hands.

It wasn't just Crazy Milk and Revolver Man who realized this; the three members of the National Football Team also realized it.

A difficult choice lay before them: whether to leave the Judicial Tower.

The chaotic battle between the Straw Hat Pirates and CP9 was about to begin, which would be the perfect time to reap benefits.

If the mission failure penalty were attribute deduction, they would have left the Judicial Tower decisively, but since the penalty was the deduction of Paradise Coins, they hesitated.

While they hesitated, Su Xiao had already left the main island and arrived at the front island.

The contractors on the front island were very confused. They had already given up on completing the main quest, but now the Pluton blueprints had actively delivered themselves; happiness had come too suddenly.

Su Xiao brought Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang to the Sea Train station on the front island. The spacious station was empty.

Standing in the station with Checking Zhan Long Shan in hand, the warnings from Reincarnation Paradise became increasingly urgent.

【Warning: Violator No. 9740 is within 100 meters. Hunter must respond with caution.】

【Warning: Violator No. 9740 is within 30 meters. Hunter must respond with caution.】

Su Xiao looked around. There was no one within his perception, yet the warnings from Reincarnation Paradise kept appearing.

"Come out. Hiding is meaningless."

Su Xiao stood in place, seemingly having discovered the enemy's location.

"Another one here to die."

A hollow voice echoed from all around, making it impossible to determine the direction.

【Warning: Violator No. 9740 has approached within 10 meters of the Hunter. Detected that Violator No. 9740 is a 9/10 alien species. Space Barrier has been activated.】

A pale gold barrier appeared, covering a range of about 200 meters.

"This damn barrier again."

A figure appeared not far from Su Xiao. This figure could no longer be called human; it could only be considered a humanoid creature.

The humanoid creature was covered in dark green liquid, which dripped onto the ground as it walked, causing the floor to hiss with corrosion.

"You're the Hunter, right? *Hehehe. *"

The humanoid creature spoke shockingly, accompanied by a strange laugh.

Su Xiao didn't speak. He had an ominous feeling, one he hadn't felt even when fighting Revolver Man.

"I've killed too many humans like you. There is no other possibility than becoming nutrients for my body."

Killing intent flashed in the humanoid creature's green vertical pupils, and it licked its lips with a forked tongue.

Su Xiao frowned. This thing didn't look human at all, and it didn't feel like a contractor.

If there was any creature similar to this humanoid, it would be the Kara star people he had encountered before.

"A Level 9 contractor, daring to come kill me without even passing the First Tier trial. Your courage is commendable."

The humanoid creature tilted its head to look at Su Xiao, its gaze seemingly that of a cold-blooded animal.

*Sss. *

A large amount of green smoke sprayed from the humanoid creature's body, rapidly spreading to the surroundings.

【You have been eroded by 'Unknown Toxin', taking 2 damage per second.】

【You have been eroded by 'Unknown Toxin', recovery effects reduced by 50% (natural HP recovery and recovery item effects).】

Su Xiao had already held his breath, but he was still being eroded; the opponent's toxin could directly invade the human body.

Scanning the surroundings, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang had long since hidden somewhere.

"Then, let the hunt begin."

Qing Gang Ying activated. Su Xiao took out several high-grade alchemy bombs and threw them on the ground, then suddenly surged forward, charging at the humanoid creature.

"Snake Venom."

The humanoid creature's belly bulged, its mouth opened wide, and a large spray of venom erupted.

Su Xiao stopped his charge. The venom in front of him was overwhelming; he couldn't charge through it.

*Splatter. * The large amount of venom scattered on the ground, and a pungent, fishy odor wafted over. Just smelling it made Su Xiao feel dizzy.

He absolutely could not be touched by this potent toxin; otherwise, he would be dead or half-crippled.

The enemy was very tricky, close combat was difficult, and Su Xiao's HP was continuously dropping. A war of attrition was impossible.

Scanning the terrain, it was an open area with only a few seats. This terrain was advantageous to him.

Su Xiao moved his mind, and a high-grade alchemy bomb on the ground immediately changed shape, turning into dozens of small frogs.

The white little frogs hopped rapidly on the ground, and Su Xiao bypassed the venom in front of him, charging at the humanoid creature.

"Foolish human, if you want close combat so badly, I'll grant it. Remember, the one who kills you is called Habak."

The venom on Habak's body began to surge, and it actively charged at Su Xiao.

Su Xiao held Checking Zhan Long Shan, rushed to Habak, and slashed down at its head.

Habak smiled disdainfully, seemingly not caring about Su Xiao's slash, and its claws, covered in venom, grabbed at Su Xiao's chest.

*Slash. *

The long blade slashed through, venom splashing everywhere.

"Ah!!"

Habak let out a piercing scream, and waves of sound spread out.

*Crack, crack... *

The glass on the station windows cracked. Su Xiao's head buzzed, and large overlapping images appeared in his eyes.

Quickly retreating a few steps, Su Xiao shook his head, and the overlapping images disappeared.

Habak's body was trembling, venom splashing everywhere, and a blue mark appeared on its neck.

The slash just now had severed Habak's neck, but there was no feeling of hitting a solid body; it seemed to have slashed into a pile of venom.

Qing Gang Ying energy invaded Habak's body, and Habak's eyes began to roll back in pain.

Su Xiao naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity; he rushed forward and landed two more slashes.

*Slash, slash. *

Venom splashed. Two slash marks appeared on Habak's crown and bridge of the nose. Although the slashes had no effect, the Qing Gang Ying energy could hurt the opponent.

"Unforgivable, daring to hurt me."

Habak's body stopped trembling, and it glared at Su Xiao.

"Poisonous, no physical form, intelligent. What kind of creature is this?"

Su Xiao was very puzzled, wondering if Reincarnation Paradise would choose other races to become contractors besides humans. The possibility was low; the contractors he had seen were all human.

Thinking of a countermeasure, the slashes clearly had no effect, and although Qing Gang Ying had some effect, it was far from enough to kill the opponent.

"Poison Pain."

Habak held one claw in front of its mouth, puffed out its cheeks, and blew hard.

*Whoosh. *

A streak of green light shot toward Su Xiao. He wanted to dodge, but the green light was too fast, piercing directly into his lower abdomen.

【You have been eroded by 'Poison Pain', taking 120 true damage within 3 seconds, accompanied by a severe pain effect.】

Su Xiao pulled back his clothes and found a coin-sized dark green mark on his lower abdomen.

Suddenly, a sharp pain struck. Su Xiao's forehead veins bulged, and cold sweat seeped out on his face.

Pain, pain to the bone marrow. Not only that, his HP was dropping rapidly.

"Xiang Bubu."

Hearing Su Xiao's shout, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang immediately activated his "Loyal Protector" ability. Su Xiao's HP recovered by a large chunk. Only now did he know where Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang had been hiding.

Looking up, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was hanging from the steel frame above the station.

Please note, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang wasn't grabbing the frame with his paws or biting it; he was using his tail to form a U-shape, hanging from the steel frame! He was currently hanging upside down.

Not only was Su Xiao stunned, but Habak was also stunned.

"What kind of new species is this?"

Hearing Habak call him a new species, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was very angry. That look seemed to say: 'You're the new species, your whole family is a new species.'

Actually, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was right... ===== CHAPTER 355 =====