Chapter 722

Su Xiao leaned against the bedside, shirtless. The talent had been successfully awakened, and the heavy burden on his shoulders was reduced by more than half.

Now, as long as he completed the main mission, this derived world would basically be declared over. Unfortunately, he could not execute the main mission for the time being.

Many signs indicated that most of the contractors in the Holy Grail world had already been killed, at least that was the situation on the derived world contact platform.

Except for Su Xiao himself and Brother No-Umbrella, the contact platform was like a haunted house. This was the first time Su Xiao had encountered such a situation. In the past, the derived world contact platform was very lively, with enemies provoking each other, and there was no shortage of people looking for collaborators.

If what Brother No-Umbrella said was true, then there were only four contractors left in this derived world. Su Xiao was not considered a contractor; he was a Hunter.

Without considering the ultimate goals of those three people, it could be seen from their actions that they were clearing the field. If Brother No-Umbrella died, would the next one be Su Xiao?

Su Xiao did not think those three high-tier contractors would let him off, so before those three made a move on him, he had to gather all the power he could.

Checking the time, there were four and a half hours left until meeting Brother No-Umbrella. After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao left the villa with Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and the others, and the group headed toward the center of Fuyuki City under the cover of night.

Fuyuki City at night was silent. Dim streetlights illuminated the streets. Because of the recent multiple home-invasion murders and missing persons cases, Fuyuki City at night was like a ghost town.

A car drove into the center street. Su Xiao was driving, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was in the passenger seat, and Matou Sakura was in the back seat. As for the Berserker Matou Kariya, he had already been stuffed into the trunk by Su Xiao; that belonged to the "special seat."

The car stopped in front of the cathedral on the center street. After Su Xiao got out of the car, he knocked on the church door.

Thump, thump, thump...

Su Xiao knocked for a long time, but no one opened the door. Just as he was preparing to use special means to enter the church, footsteps came from behind the door.

"Who is it?"

The old priest's slightly tired voice came from inside the door.

"It's me."

Su Xiao's voice made the old priest inside the door perk up.

"Could it be..."

The old priest hurriedly opened the door. At this moment, the old priest was wearing pajamas, and there was still a bit of eye gunk in the corner of his eye.

"You... entered Ryudoji Temple?"

The old priest stared at Su Xiao, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Yes."

"Come in and talk."

The old priest stepped aside, signaling Su Xiao to enter the church. After entering the church, the old priest hurriedly washed up. When he appeared in front of Su Xiao again, he was clearly much more energetic. The two sat opposite each other in the church.

"That place..."

The old priest stopped mid-sentence. Su Xiao took out a necklace and placed it on the wooden table in front of him.

"This necklace."

The old priest's voice was a bit hoarse, and his hands began to tremble. He wanted to pick up the necklace to confirm several times, but seemed to lack the courage.

"Sius is dead."

Su Xiao's words seemed to hit the old priest like a heavy hammer. The old priest lowered his eyelids, and those originally bright eyes became dull.

"Was she... in pain when she left?"

The old priest covered his face with one hand, his voice choked with sobs, and transparent liquid spilled from between his fingers.

"When I killed her, she had already turned into a monster, the Orphan of Resentment, Sius. As for whether she was in pain, it was alright."

"Orphan... of Resentment."

The nearly 60-year-old priest choked, unable to speak.

"Can you tell me about the situation at that time? Did she still have... human characteristics?"

Seeing the old priest's appearance, Su Xiao recalled Sius's human mindset. Sius at that time had reason; whether in human state or monster state, she had reason.

"No human characteristics. When I saw her, she was already a monster, without reason, unable to speak. Perhaps her consciousness had died long ago."

"Is that so... as long as she didn't suffer too much pain... that's great."

"She finally died under that gun. After death, she turned into a green-haired beauty, looking about twenty years old. Very beautiful."

The old priest stopped talking, just holding his eyes with one hand. After a long while, his emotions stabilized somewhat.

"If at that time... no, there are no ifs. This is the fate of people like us. I am just a lucky one among them."

The old priest stood up and returned to the church after a while. At this time, the old priest was much calmer, but his eyes were still a bit red.

"Sorry, I lost my composure. My relationship with Sius... we were once lovers. Phew~"

The old priest let out a long sigh.

"I am very surprised that you could infiltrate Ryudoji Temple and kill Sius. What about the other resentful creatures?"

"They died quite peacefully."

Actually, Su Xiao didn't tell the truth. Those resentful creatures died miserably, evaporated into gas by high temperatures.

"They all died?"

The old priest was stunned, as if he were re-evaluating Su Xiao.

"This... Ryudoji Temple has been blown flat by me."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

The old priest sat up straight, as if he had heard something absurd.

"Literal meaning."

This time the old priest couldn't stay calm. He stood up with a whoosh. The importance of Ryudoji Temple was beyond words; that was the core area of the Fifth Holy Grail War.

"Is the mountain under Ryudoji Temple okay? Did any abnormalities appear there? Like spewing mana or..."

Su Xiao waved his hand.

"The mana underground is fine. I sensed it when I closed the spiritual barrier."

The old priest clearly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Priest, I solved a problem for the Holy Church this time, right?"

Su Xiao tapped his fingers on the wooden table.

"Yes, Sius was once an Executor. This matter should have been resolved within the Church, but those bastards from the Mage Association suddenly intervened, saying that resentful creatures had research value. They are simply brain-dead."

The old priest handed a list to Su Xiao. This list was made of parchment, very delicate, with the Holy Church's emblem on the back.

【Tip: The Hunter has triggered the 'Risei Church' merit exchange mechanism. You can use Holy Church merits to exchange for items on the list. Current Holy Church merits: 2219 points.】

These Holy Church merits were all obtained from Su Xiao blowing Ryudoji Temple flat. Except for Sius, all resentful creatures in Ryudoji Temple did not drop treasure chests.

Su Xiao took the list, and a list appeared.

【Soul Crystal (Large) x1】

Quality: None

Category: Pure concentrated soul essence.

Rating: None

Introduction: Soul crystals are rare items, the hard currency of any world. For dark races like Abyss Demons, Soul Crystal (Large) can even make them put down their dignity for a short time, thus becoming your thug.

Exchange price: 1000 Holy Church merits.

【Holy Water · Medium Bottle (99% concentration)】

Origin: fate/zero · Holy Church

Quality: Pale Gold

Type: Consumable (Can be used twice)

Effect 1: After drinking, restores 80% Health and 80% mana, and quickly heals injuries.

Effect 2: If splashed on an enemy, it can cause 800 points of holy damage + 300 points of true damage to dark-type enemies, and cause a forced purification/burning effect on dark-type enemies.

Rating: 300

Introduction: Drinking it or splashing it, this is a difficult choice.

Exchange price: 800 Holy Church merits

【Ghost Hunter】

Origin: fate/zero · Holy Church

Quality: Pale Gold

Category: Bow/Crossbow

Magazine capacity: 1

Durability: 68/68

Attack power: 73～135

Equipment requirements: Strength 30, Agility 50, Intelligence 10, basic remote skills lv. 25 or above.

Equipment Effect 1: Mithril Bolt (Passive), if Ghost Hunter is in an empty state, it can generate an energy bolt within 1 minute. Generating an energy bolt consumes 50 mana points. The energy bolt has a mithril special effect.

Equipment Effect 2: Silent Hunter (Passive), after the bolt is fired, it is silent and shields perception of a certain intensity. Bolt penetration +9, armor penetration +8.

Equipment Effect 3: Hunter Mark (Active), after activating this skill, you can mark any remote target. If the bolt hits the marked target, the mithril bolt will explode inside the target, and the target will be stunned or mentally dazed for 1–3 seconds.

Tip: Hunter Mark (Active) can last for 10 seconds.

Tip: Hunter Mark (Active) requires 100 mana points.

Tip: Hunter Mark (Active) cooldown is 2 hours.

Rating: 280

Introduction: Hunting time has begun.

Price: 81000 Paradise Coins

Exchange price: 500 Holy Church merits

Besides these three items, there were other equipment or items on the list, but they were not as valuable as these three.

Su Xiao took a fancy to all three items. Exchanging for all of them would require 2300 Holy Church merits, but he only had 2219 Holy Church merits. This was awkward.

Su Xiao looked at the old priest. After the old priest noticed Su Xiao's gaze, he raised his line of sight, staring at the ceiling.

"Priest..."

"Cough, cough, cough..."

The old priest coughed dryly as if he were having an asthma attack.

"Sigh~ at my age, I'm useless. What did you say just now?"