Chapter 424: Clearing the Field

In the pitch-black corridor, Su Xiao leaned against the concrete wall, the blood on his body leaving a large bloodstain on the wall.

Ten minutes had passed since the Dwarf in the Flask obtained the power of God, and Su Xiao was clearing the contractors below the Presidential Palace.

These contractors were not soft persimmons; some contractors were not too strong, but some were very strong.

Even among contractors of the same level, there was a big gap. Some contractors were very strong, while others were weaker.

There was a type of contractor that was very difficult to deal with, and that was the contractor who developed a single attribute to the extreme.

For example, some contractors who developed the Strength attribute alone would keep their Stamina attribute at the level just enough to withstand the Strength attribute, in order to rapidly increase the Strength attribute.

The corpse beside Su Xiao's feet was just like this. He initially estimated that this contractor's Strength attribute was at least over 45 points, with powerful attack power, but equally fragile.

Su Xiao pulled out an iron rod from his left arm, and a bloody wound appeared on his injured arm.

Su Xiao had already driven away at least a dozen contractors and killed two.

The drop rate of Scarlet Cards in the Fullmetal Alchemist world was very low. At least Su Xiao hadn't seen one yet. In his view, this was related to the relatively small number of contractors he had killed.

Just as Su Xiao was resting, rapid footsteps came from the corridor ahead.

Three contractors ran from the corridor ahead and stopped after seeing Su Xiao.

"Friend, there's a madman underground who has been hunting down other contractors. Do you know where that guy is?"

A young woman spoke. The corridor was a bit dim, and the distance was far, so she didn't see Su Xiao's appearance for a while.

"Madman? Not sure."

Su Xiao clenched the Checking Zhan Long Shan in his hand.

"Big sister, this guy is a bit wrong. Black windbreaker, uses sword-type weapons. Could it be... this guy is that madman! Run!"

A big-eyed girl turned and ran, but hadn't run many steps when she found her companion standing still in place.

"Don't be afraid, this guy is severely injured."

The young woman looked Su Xiao up and down, but didn't dare to get close.

A faint smell of blood came, and the young woman looked behind Su Xiao. A bloody corpse lay there.

"That's right, it's this guy."

The young woman suddenly had the intention to retreat and gave a look to the two people beside her.

"I killed your teammate?"

Su Xiao heard a different meaning from the words of the three contractors.

"Not at all."

Getting the young woman's answer, Su Xiao frowned.

"Then how do you know I'm hunting down other contractors?"

Su Xiao was very curious about this point.

"No comment."

The young woman turned and left, and Su Xiao kicked the ground and rushed forward.

Five minutes later, Su Xiao spat out a mouthful of blood, with an arrow stuck in his lower abdomen and chest each.

The three contractors lay on the ground, two of whom had already lost consciousness, leaving only the young woman crawling on the ground.

The young woman's lips trembled, her fair cheeks stained with blood spots, and one leg was severed.

"Answer my question."

Su Xiao scanned his HP; 26% remained.

The contractors in the Fullmetal Alchemist world were different from the ordinary contractors he had encountered in the past. These contractors wouldn't be killed by him in seconds, even if his strength had already improved significantly.

Not only would they not be killed by him in seconds, but they could also fight him for a few rounds. If his attack ability wasn't strong enough, who would win and who would lose in the joint effort of these three people was still unknown.

It was precisely because his attack ability was terrifying enough that the few were defeated after consuming 20% of Su Xiao's HP.

At this moment, the young woman's eyes went dark, and she struggled to raise her head to look at Su Xiao.

"Mon... monster!"

The young woman had never seen such a strong "contractor" as Su Xiao. It was no wonder she would be like this. Su Xiao was a Hunter; if his ability to fight contractors wasn't strong enough, he would have died long ago.

"Want to live?"

Su Xiao squatted in front of the young woman, the Checking Zhan Long Shan in his hand still dripping blood.

"Kill if you want, I won't hand over equipment or Paradise Coins."

The young woman took out a dagger and held it against her throat; she was afraid of being humiliated by Su Xiao.

"I'm not interested in your broken equipment, just asking you one question."

The young woman was slightly surprised.

"What question?"

"How do you know of my existence? No, that's a bit hard to understand. How do you know I'm clearing other contractors?"

The young woman lowered her head, her eyes showing strange light.

"You don't have the Derivative World Communication Platform?"

"What is that?"

Su Xiao had never heard of any Derivative World Communication Platform.

Not only was Su Xiao puzzled, but the young woman was even more puzzled.

"The Derivative World Communication Platform is a basic function. No, Tier 1 contractors don't have this ability. Could it be..."

Su Xiao nodded. He already understood what was going on. It seemed that was the ability of Tier 2 contractors.

"I see. You are executing a promotion mission. How could a Tier 1 contractor be so strong?"

The young woman looked at Su Xiao with burning eyes.

"Who knows? Perhaps it's because I'm not afraid of death and dare to execute dangerous missions. High risk, high return, that's all."

The young woman nodded and wiped the blood off her face.

"You are very strong, we are not your opponents. However, the drop rate of Scarlet Cards in the Fullmetal Alchemist world is very low, so killing us has no benefit for you."

The young woman took out two recovery items.

One was a blue-quality potion that could restore 60% HP and slightly restore limb damage; the other was a green-quality recovery food that restored 80% HP within 5 minutes after use.

"These are for you, and we won't seek revenge on you. We will return immediately. Our main mission has been completed; coming here was just trying our luck."

The young woman drafted a temporary contract. Su Xiao took a look and then broke the temporary contract relationship.

He indeed needed these two recovery items very much, but the young woman's two teammates had been chopped down by him. Although they weren't dead, their limbs were scattered all over the corridor.

May I ask, would there be no hatred in one's heart after being chopped like this?

Is it really worth letting the enemy go for two recovery items? The answer is not worth it. Since hatred has already been formed, one must cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, otherwise, don't form hatred.

"Hey... don't look at me with that look. Didn't you just ask if I wanted to live? Now my answer is I want to live."

"Indeed, no one wants to die, but I only asked if you wanted to live. Did I say I would spare your life?"

The blade flashed, and a red mark appeared on the young woman's neck.

"You... liar."

The young woman's pupils began to dim, and gurgling blood sprayed from the wound on her throat. Even if she pressed the wound with her hand and used a recovery item, it was useless.

After dealing with the young woman's two teammates, Su Xiao took out a few rolls of bandages and treated the wounds on his body urgently.

This was the last group of contractors nearby. The area below the Presidential Palace extended in all directions, and Su Xiao didn't go to clear the positions that were too far away.

The roaring sound underground was constant. Su Xiao guessed that the five human sacrifices had already started a war with the Dwarf in the Flask.

Below the Presidential Palace.

The Dwarf in the Flask was fighting with the five human sacrifices. Edward and the others didn't know what method they used, but they actually recovered the use of alchemy.

The battle between alchemists was exceptionally fierce, especially since the five human sacrifices didn't need transmutation circles to activate alchemy; they only needed to put their hands together.

The Dwarf in the Flask, who could use the power of God, was almost unsolvable in the Fullmetal Alchemist world, but now the Dwarf in the Flask had the power of God but couldn't use it. ===== CHAPTER 425 =====