Chapter 505

Ten hours later, on the arena platform.

The long blade in Su Xiao's hand pierced through the enemy's throat. With force from both hands, the enemy was thrown away in an over-the-shoulder throw posture, slamming hard against the protective cover at the edge of the arena platform, and fell to the ground with a splash.

This slash piercing the throat was enough to be fatal, and the enemy didn't stand up again.

Su Xiao had been fighting continuously for over ten hours, and his state had declined somewhat.

【Thirty-three consecutive victories!】

A line of golden, shining large characters floated up, and the spectator seats were in an uproar.

The gradually dissipating Some Qiyuezhe was convinced. His strength wasn't weak, and he mastered Nen ability: Enhancement type.

【Individual Battle has ended, Victory, thirty-three consecutive victories!】

【Hunter ranking improved, from 10,307th to 9,600th (Second-tier).】

Su Xiao let out a long breath, finally breaking into the top 10,000.

Contrary to imagination, his ranking improved rapidly during the initial consecutive victories, but the leap-frog growth slowed down around 20,000th, and it was even harder around 10,000th, and the opponents were becoming stronger.

One had to know that Su Xiao was only an Lv. 10 Hunter now, and his opponents were all Contractors above Lv. 13, who had experienced many more Derived Worlds than him.

The difficulty of reaching the top 10 was too high. Not to mention the top 10, Su Xiao felt that reaching the top 100 was impossible; at least he couldn't do it now.

Contractors in the top 1,000 of the Arena could pose a threat to him, and the top 500 had a chance to kill him. If he encountered a Some Qiyuezhe in the top 200 in a Derived World, he might die.

But this was just Su Xiao's guess, a guess based on his current ranking.

Su Xiao wasn't surprised to get this result. He had only been promoted to the second tier for two days, and having his current ranking was already very good. He could just proceed according to the original trajectory, which was to become stronger faster than others.

Su Xiao had fought dozens of matches and was very tired. He dragged his tired body away from the Arena.

Taking Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang toward Xia's restaurant, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang already remembered this road and knew they were going to eat, its pace very cheerful.

Ding-a-ling.

Pushing open the restaurant door, the shop was as quiet as ever. Xia was sleeping on a dining table. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang looked at Xia, its gaze clearly saying it was disappointed that she wasn't living up to expectations—sleeping in broad daylight, this broken shop was going to be finished.

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang let out a high-decibel bark, and Xia was startled, suddenly sitting up.

"So it's you, this 'Husky'."

Xia leaned on the chair, her dream interrupted, seemingly a bit unhappy.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang barked at Xia a few times, its gaze seeming to say: 'You're the Husky, your whole family is Huskies.'

Because they had been in contact for a long time, Xia could already understand Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's meaning; after all, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's IQ was there.

"Got it, got it, I'm a Husky, I have black and white fur all over."

Xia chuckled, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was so angry its fur stood up.

"Which page are you eating?"

Xia picked up the menu. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang considered for a moment and barked three times, meaning to eat all the dishes on the third page.

This unique way of ordering was unique to Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang. Xia got up and went to the back kitchen to get busy. Not long after, a table of sumptuous food was served, and Su Xiao and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang began to feast.

"How have you been lately? Your killing intent is becoming more and more astonishing."

Su Xiao chewed the food in his mouth and said vaguely: "Pretty good, it's been pretty smooth lately."

Xia nodded. She didn't hope Su Xiao would have any trouble, because Su Xiao was fast becoming the only customer here.

"Have you heard? A big thing happened recently."

Su Xiao stopped chewing food: "What thing?"

"The Shenhuang Adventure Group and the Brigade have officially started a war, the kind that won't stop until one side dies. It's very scary."

Xia showed an expression of lingering fear.

"Hmm?"

Su Xiao stopped his movements and picked up a napkin on the side to wipe his mouth.

"Is that guy Shenhuang crazy? He's not the kind of irrational person."

Su Xiao was very surprised to hear this news because he had been in contact with Shenhuang himself.

"You know Shenhuang?"

"Traded a few times. Why is Shenhuang fighting the Brigade to the death?"

"His biological sister Xila died, killed by the Brigade's sixth member, 'Gulu'."

Su Xiao's eyes flickered. He had seen both Xila and Gulu. Last time at the auction, he could see that there was a grudge between the two, but he didn't expect Gulu to kill Xila directly.

"The Brigade is really a bunch of lunatics; it seems there's no one they dare not kill. Heard that both sides had a conflict because of grabbing one piece of the Demon Hunter set."

Demon Hunter set: A dark purple set with only three pieces; it was a dream set for melee combat.

A dark purple set and a single piece of dark purple equipment were two different concepts; the two couldn't be compared.

"Did Gulu grab it?"

"No, the ring of that Demon Hunter set is in the hands of the Shenhuang Adventure Group."

Things were more complicated than imagined. Su Xiao lowered his head to think about something.

"Hey hey, you're not going to participate in it, are you? Now Shenhuang, the Brigade, Blood Gate, Black Sail Chamber of Commerce, Mantian—over a dozen large adventure groups are participating in it, all for that Demon Hunter set. That must be a hot potato."

Xia talked with great relish because these things had nothing to do with her; she just told them as things to talk about after tea and dinner.

"Hearing you say that..."

Xia nodded.

"Right, living is so good, why get involved in that matter? You might die."

"I'm even more interested."

Su Xiao looked at Xia with a smile. Xia's small mouth opened slightly, her expression a bit awkward.

"Just kidding. Do I still have the qualification to grab it now?"

Su Xiao had self-knowledge. Over a dozen large adventure groups were grabbing that thing, and those people would use various props to track the location of the Shenhuang Adventure Group in the world. If he got involved in it, he definitely wouldn't have a good end.

What he needed to do now was to become stronger as soon as possible. Only by being strong would he have the qualification to obtain the Demon Hunter set.

"Where did you get the information?"

Xia, as a worker, knew about this, but Su Xiao was completely unaware.

"Many workers know about it. How could I not know about such a big thing?"

Su Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly. As a lone wolf, information was a weakness.

Trading 100 Paradise Coins to Xia, Xia felt a bit surprised.

"The meal money isn't that much..."

Su Xiao waved his hand.

"Notify me if there is similar news in the future, and I will pay the reward."

"Okay."

Xia laughed, her two eyes squinting into crescent shapes, just like a little money-grubber.

"Leaving."

Su Xiao left Xia's restaurant, followed by Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, who couldn't walk anymore. That little look seemed to be saying: 'Master, walk slower, I ate too much.'

"Glutton."

Returning to the exclusive room and sleeping until he woke up naturally, after getting up, Su Xiao looked at the timer on the bedside table. There were 5 hours left before returning to the real world.

After getting up and washing, Su Xiao prepared to go to the Trial Ground to summon a mirror image proficient in sword art. He still had 68,250 Paradise Coins left.

Leaving Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, who was sleeping in, in the exclusive room, Su Xiao walked toward the Trial Ground.

Passing by the Trading Plaza, he subconsciously looked at the surrounding stalls.

When passing by a stall, Su Xiao's footsteps stopped. An item on the stall attracted his attention.

"Make this thing cheaper."

Su Xiao picked up a broken weapon. This thing was a consumable.

"50,000 Paradise Coins, no bargaining."

The stall owner's attitude was firm. No matter how Su Xiao bargained, the other party wouldn't lower it by even 1 Paradise Coin.

After hesitating for a long time, Su Xiao spent 50,000 Paradise Coins to buy the broken weapon.

This thing wasn't needed for the time being, but this thing was an opportunity to become strong quickly, although it was a bit dangerous.