Chapter 884: The Game Between Factions

Kihara Hasu calculated quickly in her mind. 0.6 seconds later, the calculation was completed, and Stiyl disappeared from where he was. When Stiyl appeared again, he was already 2 meters in front of Su Xiao!

This kind of cooperation was a nightmare for Stiyl. Previously, there was 'Innocentius' blocking between him and Su Xiao, and besides, he had set up a large number of magic traps in the position where he was before, so it was not simple for Su Xiao to get close to him.

And now, the defenseless Stiyl appeared under Su Xiao's blade, and the long sword was about ten centimeters away from his throat.

The long sword slashed across, and the light blue Blue Steel Shadow energy left a trail in the air.

Puchi!

Blood sprayed at least three meters high. Stiyl's head flew up, his face full of disbelief. Whether it was Innocentius or the large number of magic traps he had set up, none of them played any role.

If they fought head-on, even if Stiyl was not Su Xiao's opponent, he could fight a few rounds with Su Xiao. Moreover, in Su Xiao's current state of not having fully recovered from his serious injuries, wanting to kill the other party would require paying some price. However, Stiyl, who had little understanding of superpowers, died under the combination of spatial ability + Su Xiao's swordsmanship. For Stiyl, he died without knowing why.

Was that really the case? Of course not. Before Su Xiao and Kihara Hasu cooperated in actual combat, they had tried and discussed many times. Whether it was the distance of spatial movement, position, time of slashing, trajectory, etc., they had all been practiced many times before having the current effect.

Now in actual combat, Su Xiao only used one sword to behead this genius magician belonging to the British Puritan Special Forces Necessary Evil Church.

【You killed Stiyl Magnus】

【Stiyl Magnus is a main member of the British Puritan, obtained 3.2% of the world's source, currently obtained a total of 8.8% of the world's source.】

【Your talent 'Soul Eater' activated, permanently increasing mana by 30 points, current maximum mana limit is 3176 points.】

【You obtained Magician's Rune Card - Dark Purple (Magician's Rune Card: Treasure Chest item).】

The reward for killing Stiyl was not too generous. Su Xiao had thought of this point long ago. It was not that Stiyl's strength was not strong enough, but that in the process of killing Stiyl, Kihara Hasu played a key role.

A long time ago, Su Xiao discovered one point: killing enemies together with plot characters would shrink a portion of the rewards. As for how much it shrunk, it depended on the plot character's identity, strength, and how much role they played in the battle. After combining many factors, Su Xiao's contribution in the battle was judged, and the final benefit obtained was: highest value benefit of killing the target - many factors of the plot character + Su Xiao's combat contribution = final gain.

The amount of mana increased by Su Xiao's talent ability Soul Eater was not interfered with by the above factors.

With a thud, Stiyl's head landed.

"Stiyl!!"

A shrill cry came from the warehouse. No, this could no longer be described as a cry; this was a wail.

'Innocentius', which was rushing toward Su Xiao aggressively, stopped in place and quickly decomposed. The flames produced by Stiyl using magic all dissipated.

Su Xiao lightly shook his long sword, and the blood on the blade splashed on the ground, forming a spray-type semicircle. He looked into the warehouse. 'Kanzaki Kaori', with eyes full of tears, knelt in the warehouse, her gaze somewhat listless.

Su Xiao stared at 'Kanzaki Kaori', his brows furrowed. Kihara Hasu on the side didn't immediately use her spatial ability; she knew Kanzaki Kaori's close-combat ability.

"Continue?"

"Wait."

Su Xiao walked into the warehouse. In the warehouse, 'Kanzaki Kaori', who was kneeling on the ground, didn't look at Su Xiao at all, and her sword was thrown aside.

Seeing this scene, Su Xiao felt very wrong. Even if Stiyl died in battle, Kanzaki Kaori wouldn't be so unbearable. After a battle with Kanzaki Kaori, he had some understanding of that woman. Although kind, she was not pedantic, and her will was firm. When they first met, her aura-releasing ability couldn't do anything to the other party.

With Kanzaki Kaori's personality, even if Stiyl died in battle, she wouldn't kneel on the ground and wail. Throwing away the sword in her hand when a strong enemy was present was not something a person who used a sword would do.

"Who are you? Where is Kanzaki Kaori?"

Su Xiao's figure flashed, and the Dragon Flash was already pressed against 'Kanzaki Kaori's' throat. After getting close, he discovered that this woman was exactly the same as Kanzaki Kaori in appearance and dress, but her temperament was completely different.

"You will not die well..."

The fake Kanzaki Kaori raised her head, her tear-filled eyes staring at Su Xiao.

Su Xiao's eyes narrowed. After thinking through a certain thing, the long sword slashed across, and the fake Kanzaki Kaori had her throat cut. A few seconds later, the appearance of the fake Kanzaki Kaori lying on the ground changed, turning into a woman he had never seen before.

【You killed Sylvia Rockefeller.】

【Sylvia Rockefeller is an ordinary member of the British Puritan, obtained 0.23% of the world's source...】

Facts proved that this woman was not Kanzaki Kaori, and her strength was relatively weak. After killing her, she only obtained very little world source and mana, and there were no treasure chest items at all. This woman's heart was not strong enough. After Stiyl died, this woman completely collapsed and even lost her fighting spirit. From her age, this should be Stiyl's admirer, the kind of crazy admirer. But Su Xiao also thought of another situation, which was that this woman might know that she must die here today. This was her mission, and crying and hatred were all on-the-spot performances.

The seriously injured Kanzaki Kaori was nowhere to be found, and the matter became confusing. Su Xiao sat on a wooden box in the warehouse, lit a cigarette, and thought silently.

A long time later, Su Xiao figured out what the whole thing was about.

"This old fox, completely handing over his thinking to the life-support device? Nonsense."

The old fox in Su Xiao's mouth was Aleister. In this matter, Aleister was the beneficiary. Of course, Su Xiao's gain was no less than the other party's. He had laid the best foundation for completing the Tier 3 promotion mission.

He already understood what the whole thing was about. Before, Aleister asked him to deal with Kanzaki Kaori, which was indeed to wipe out Kanzaki Kaori. Of course, even if Kanzaki Kaori didn't die, Aleister could accept it, as long as the other party didn't continue to run around in Academy City.

After Su Xiao seriously injured Kanzaki Kaori, the British Puritan received this news, and Bishop Laura Stuart had a second negotiation with Aleister. Laura Stuart was a mother fox.

Given the situation at the time, the negotiation went smoothly, and the Index Librorum Prohibitorum was temporarily preserved by the science side. This was Laura Stuart's concession in helplessness.

Compared to the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, which had multiple protective measures and would basically not be stolen by outsiders, the life of the Saint Kanzaki Kaori was more important. This was a solid combat power, a 'nuclear bomb-level' armed force on the magic side. If such an easy-to-use chess piece died in Academy City, Laura Stuart would really not be able to find the tune even if she cried.

Precisely because of this, Aleister let the British Puritan force take away the 'seriously injured and unconscious' Kanzaki Kaori. As the price for invading Academy City, the genius magician Stiyl became a sacrifice, becoming a discarded pawn.

In fact, when he saw the fake Kanzaki Kaori kneeling on the ground and wailing, Su Xiao felt that there was something fishy about it. The other party cried too sadly, sadly to the point of being somewhat fake, and didn't resist at all.

It was very obvious that Stiyl was unwilling to accept the British Puritan's withdrawal order, that is, temporarily abandoning Index and leaving Academy City, completely without the awareness of a loser. Therefore, Laura Stuart decisively abandoned him and temporarily transferred a magic spy to disguise as Kanzaki Kaori, which not only allowed the magic side to preserve combat power but also gave the science side face, so the two sides would not completely break up because of this matter.

The struggle between factions was so cruel and ruthless. Those who did not follow would be abandoned without exception. The role Su Xiao played in it was about to become that of a 'screenwriter'.

Su Xiao took out his communicator and contacted Aleister.

"Aleister, Kanzaki Kaori has been solved by me."

"Oh? Isn't that a magic spy?"

"In a sense, this is Kanzaki Kaori."

Hearing Su Xiao's words, the corners of Aleister's mouth in the Windowless Building curled up, and he actually smiled.

"Perhaps so. This matter ends here. As long as you don't interfere with my core plan, you can act automatically within Academy City. I have greeted Tsuchimikado Motoharu, and he is waiting for your news at any time."

The call hung up, and Su Xiao let out a long breath. He successfully laid the best foundation for the Tier 3 promotion mission.

"This old fox."

Su Xiao repeated the old fox again. If he hadn't insisted that Kanzaki Kaori was 'dead' just now, Aleister might have used the excuse of mission failure to make him execute other missions again. As for what Su Xiao said before about 'doing things for Aleister unconditionally during the search for the codex', that was completely nonsense. Don't talk about Aleister; even Su Xiao himself didn't believe it. He didn't come here to 'do hard labor' for Aleister. Doing these things was just for the right to act freely and to see the multi-spy Tsuchimikado Motoharu.

"Then, it's time to start doing business."

Su Xiao walked out of the warehouse, and Bubu Wang followed closely. As for Kihara Hasu, she was already humming a song and walking in another direction. Still the same sentence, except for Aleister's missions, Kihara Hasu would not act with Su Xiao. Relying on a terrifying aura to make plot characters bow down, that was completely living in a dream, especially for a rebellious girl like Kihara Hasu.

As for capturing hearts, if Su Xiao heard this sentence, he would not be able to help but laugh out loud. Would a girl with a sound mind, independent subjectivity, and will have her heart captured because of being squeezed in a car or cooperating once or twice? Thinking with her butt, she would know that was the treatment for the protagonist of a hot-blooded manga. For a fierce villain like Su Xiao, even if they cooperated a hundred times, Kihara Hasu would not have her heart moved; it was more reliable for her vigilance to rise. ===== CHAPTER 885 =====